As the pandemic linked to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to disrupt lives around the globe, Seventh-day Adventists in Brazil are doing their part to help neighbors in need. Over the weekend of April 25-26, members of the Orion Pathfinders Club in Praça dos Imigrantes, in the south of Minas Gerais state, collected donations at a drive-thru collection stop.
Hundreds of people came to the site to donate food, cleaning supplies and clothing. Selma Dias, Pathfinder leader, said…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/KoLidrDpGrk/

The Victorian Conference, in partnership with Hope Channel and the South Pacific Division, have collaborated to create an integrated online evangelistic campaign designed to reach new secular audiences and funnel them into local church communities.
Commencing on May 8, “Predictions of Hope: Beyond Corona” is the first four-day installment of programs, presented by pastors Gary Webster and Robbie Berghan. It is designed as a “bridge” to help secular audiences connect with relevant global events…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/NyEJ8h7tVeM/

Just as Tennessee state officials started enforcing social distancing guidelines encouraging people to stay home due to COVID-19 in March, It Is Written began airing a weekly Sabbath School Bible study and sermon series for its viewers.
The It Is Written TV Sabbath School program features John Bradshaw, speaker/director of It Is Written, along with the co-authors of the current Adult Bible Study Guide, “How to Interpret Scripture,” Michael Hasel, professor of Near Eastern Studies and…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/eyYCo-Az51s/

Two Seventh-day Adventist hospitals in California again received national recognition for patient safety and quality, independent watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group announced.
Both Loma Linda University Medical Center and its East Campus hospitals received “A” grades for spring 2020. The designations are widely considered one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive. “Leapfrog’s recognition of our physicians, nurses and support staff is an incredible honor,”…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/atL_209-5j0/

Some 13,500 Seventh-day Adventists across the church in the Inter-Oceanic Mexican region received food and essential items for their families as the country continues its quarantine regulations. The families selected were among the most needy across eight states comprising a church membership of more 203,400.
“Many of our members with their own small businesses do not have the possibility to work and we wanted to make sure the church did something to help them,” said Pastor Moisés Reyna,…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/TXxw6anIqsY/