The 2020 Sonscreen Film Festival, in collaboration with new partner CoLab, was on track to be held April 2-5, 2020. Those plans drastically changed the second week of March as novel coronavirus disease closures caused the North American Division (NAD) to cancel the festival that was to be hosted at the Loma Linda University Church in California. 
By April 13, after long hours of reorganizing, shuffling, and creating, the festival moved online. It became the first NAD event to successfully…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/_5z99-TjhYc/

On May 18, Matthew Rushing, 9, from Moreno Valley, California, delivered dozens of boxes of snacks to Loma Linda University Medical Center Emergency Department staff, aiming to lift their spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In just a little over two weeks, Rushing raised more than $400 for his project by selling his book of poetry called “Poems for Hard Times.” He said he wanted to donate to emergency department workers at Loma Linda University Medical Center because his pediatrician works at…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/pcT_CAzT1QU/

A special Sabbath event has united thousands of Adventists from around the South Pacific Division (SPD) like never before.
The #weRtheCHURCH division-wide Sabbath connected church members in a special way at a time when many churches are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was the first of its kind in the history of the Adventist church in the South Pacific. Hosted by Glenn Townend, SPD president, and Litiana Turner, children’s ministries leader, it began on Friday…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Vxt8XkT0-AM/

With Brazil surpassing Russia as the nation with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, millions are wondering about the prophetic significance of current events such as the pandemic. On May 23, Brazil reported 347,398 cases of the novel coronavirus and 22,013 deaths, second only to the United States, where there are 1.6 million confirmed cases of the virus and 97,477 deaths reported.
To answer these questions with biblical truths and Scriptural assurance, Seventh-day…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/trptBD-tg4c/

In Brazil, one of the sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been student transport. With schools closed for the past two months, many school drivers have been out of work. Students and parents joined the Colégio Adventista de Itaboraí, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, to donate basic food baskets to these professionals. Some parents even chose to continue paying the monthly transportation fee.
Thirteen drivers received an invitation to attend a brief meeting at the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Akd4GfZHf4A/