The director of intensive care at Sydney Adventist Hospital was recognized during the Queen’s Birthday Honors, which were announced on Sunday, June 8.
Professor Simon Finfer was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to intensive care medicine, medical research and education, and for his service to global health institutes. Finfer has been on the team leading the San’s preparedness to deal with the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has a particular interest in…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Uf5XK2_tEHU/

Kirsten Roggenkamp and Heather Blaire are both school teachers who became friends in their shared classroom at Mile High Academy in Denver, Colorado. Their writing partnership has focused on re-telling Bible stories for younger readers, and they talked with Australia’s Record magazine about these projects. 
Tell us about your journey to becoming authors.
For a generation of children who are used to seeing stories acted out in movies and on TV, it was important us to present the Bible stories…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/JyF4CMgPaCw/

Despite the restrictions imposed by quarantines related to the Covid-19 pandemic, membership in the South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church grew by 1.76 percent in the first four months of 2020. The division supports church activities in eight nations on the South American continent.
By the end of April, the South American Division closed its books with 2,487,669 members. The 1.76 percent increase over 2019 reflects “real growth,” defined as the difference between the number…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/50MN2zMr9eI/

When COVID-19 hit Norway late last February and turned the lives of its residents upside down, Delfred and Hannah Onde thought that everything their team was accomplishing in the Oslo community would come to a grinding halt. It wasn’t long, however, before the Holy Spirit helped them to begin thinking outside the box. Passion for Mission Originally from the Philippines, Delfred, a pastor, and Hannah, a nurse, have served as missionaries in various world regions—including South Korea,…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/ZSo9s7NG0fM/

Dozens of volunteers from the Agency for Development and Assistance Resources (ADRA Peru) arrived in the Nauta area of Loreto, Peru, on May 31st to deliver 430 economic vouchers and 70 basic food kits to poverty stricken families in the region. 
Ing. Santos Guerrero, head of Special Projects for ADRA Peru says, “The need is wide and the health emergency has led to an economic emergency. Now there is the desperation of not having access to food. These basic baskets, at least, will help [the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/v79EsHJ3PYo/