This is the story of Antonio Soto, 58, a man who, for 19 years, studied the Bible with a DVD he found in the trash. “I worked in a cleaning company, in the San Joaquin district of Santiago, Chile, and it was very expensive. I picked up some DVDs and one caught my attention because it said “The Great Conflict,” Soto said. “I started watching the DVD and I liked everything that Pastor Luís Gonçalves spoke about. Inside me I felt that God was speaking to me,” Soto continued. “I was very moved by…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/NcL8LNtehhY/

The 2019 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) Division Finals on April 26-27 drew a record-breaking 210 teams to Rockford, Illinois, located nearly 100 miles northwest of Chicago. This was the first time in PBE’s history that more than 200 teams participated in the division level testing. Approximately 3,500 people filled the sports complex of the Rockford Valley Community College, a number that shocked organizers.
“One of the things that really surprised us is that there are so many clubs coming…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/eRQ1g3T7bCs/

Top administrators and leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from throughout the Inter-American Division (IAD) began their mid-year annual business meetings this week. They are reviewing membership growth figures and voting major evangelism initiatives and activities that will multiply efforts to finish strong next year as the five-year period ends in July.  The dozens of executive committee members rubbed elbows, heard progress reports, and took actions in the packed church’s headquarters…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BROwt19z4DE/

Devices like smartphones and tablets have become powerful tools to communicate, entertain and seek information—connecting us as a global community in a way past generations could not have dreamed.
However, kids today often spend significant amounts of time watching or interacting with screens, which can directly impact sleep quality as well as time for physical activity, with negative consequences across all the key foundations of children’s health and wellbeing.
Current guidelines state that…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/9fX2M9WpEsE/