For more than three weeks now, a group of Seventh-day Adventists across the Dutch Island of Sint Maarten have been serving over 300 meals to volunteers who have been assisting the government in packing and distributing meals to seniors and other citizens who depend on the country’s social aid system.  Volunteers from churches throughout the island have been preparing the hot meals six days a week since Apr. 5, 2020, as the island continues a nation-wide curfew because of the coronavirus…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/W-jPdkI_lyw/

For more than three weeks now, a group of Seventh-day Adventists across the Dutch Island of Sint Maarten have been serving over 300 meals to volunteers who have been assisting the government in packing and distributing meals to seniors and other citizens who depend on the country’s social aid system.  Volunteers from churches throughout the island have been preparing the hot meals six days a week since Apr. 5, 2020, as the island continues a nation-wide curfew because of the coronavirus…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/ZRKcjXnsE5E/

How big a thank you have you said this week? My neighbour works in a local supermarket. She told me how good it felt to be thanked and to feel valued during this crisis. The reality of the value of ordinary people doing ordinary but important jobs has hit home. They are the ‘new celebrity’.  So while you sit at home, lock your door and stay safe, why not share this message of thanks to farmers, shop workers, pharmacists, bakers and more – all those who contribute in real ways to our safety,…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/VrhDwcmeabA/

Thousands of people have lost jobs, superannuation funds are worth substantially less and relationship issues are becoming more apparent—those are just some of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. People are infected, health care workers are stressed and families are grieving; everyone is suffering.
The virus and its affect do not surprise God, but what is He doing about it? This question assumes two characteristics about God. Firstly, that God is love and wants to help people—the Bible…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/21rCOvMGR8Y/

Even as the global Covid-19 pandemic dominates news headlines, a major report on religious freedom released this week in Washington, D.C. provided a sobering reminder that religious persecution and restrictions continue unabated in many parts of the world. The annual report, which tracks both positive and negative trends in religious freedom, was issued April 30 by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent watchdog agency that helps inform US…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/cKFQw-dcWc4/