How do you reach an enormous city like Kolkata, India?
That was the dilemma puzzling local Seventh-day Adventists. 
Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, is the cradle of Adventism in India, with the first Adventists arriving in 1893. But today the bustling city has only several hundred members in a greater population of 15 million.
Undaunted, local church members got to work. The result: an unprecedented, four-year initiative culminated in June with church attendance nearly doubling and 123…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/-xdr16i1FZE/

How do you reach an enormous city in a country like India?
Church members in one of those cities took the approach of reaching out in their community by serving in practical ways. Members organized temperance rallies to help people stop smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, using drugs, and chewing paan, an addictive substance comprised of paan leaf and areca nut. Children chanted pro-health slogans at the rallies, and health professionals spoke on street corners. People crowded around for the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/rVXV_oCButk/

What if our Adventist churches across North America began a conspiracy? 
What if we decided in harmony with all the other churches across Bermuda, Canada, the United States, and the islands of Guam and Micronesia that we are going to love our cities as Jesus did?
What would happen if we ventured outside the walls of our churches, asked people about their needs, and did something transformational for individuals and communities?
What if our local churches conspired together to respond to…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/W_8wwYfCDzs/

Members of the Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist Church on the Caribbean Island of Tortola recently planted dozens of coconut trees along the shores in an efforts to beautify their island after Hurricane Irma hit hard in 2017. Pathfinders, leaders and the church’s community services plant 69 trees on the Trellis Bay, Beff Island and Josiah Bay in British Virgin islands late last month. Khoy Smith, pathfinder counselor and deputy community services leader at the Maranatha Adventist Church, said he…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/RLoGMvieLkM/

Eating well is important for your brain, as well as your body. Your brain needs fuel and nourishment to perform at its best—now, and in the future. What you eat can make a big difference to your mood, how clearly you think and your memory.
So whether it’s for an exam, an important meeting or simply to stay on top of all the things you need to remember, what foods are best for boosting your brainpower?
While there isn’t a single go-to brain food, for a healthy brain it’s all about eating plenty…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/dNpyth00v8c/