The room watched in anticipation as G.T. Ng, general secretary for the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, approached the onstage table and took a chair. Rolling it to the front of the platform, Ng then began, as can be expected, with a joke. As the laughter rolling through the auditorium quieted, the secretary asked, “Have you ever been disappointed with an election?” Ng then shared questions he has received from various individuals over the years:  Is it true that God appoints but the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/IPQr-_kVVUk/

“Tomorrow, your character, smile, and everything you carry is going to be about God and immolating the aroma of Christ to wherever you are going to serve,” said Jo Dubs, founder and director of the “God in Shoes” ministry, to a room of hundreds of women receiving orientation for a day of service during the 2019 North American Division Women’s Convention in Orlando, Florida. “Tomorrow is all about serving, it’s not about us.”
Since 2009, the Georgia-Cumberland Conference-based ministry, God in…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/GXgaXevjBFQ/

The Seventh-day Adventist Church and its international humanitarian agency, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), announced today a new global campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.” The joint campaign is an urgent call to leaders around the world that all children, regardless of race, age, nationality, gender, religion or origin, have a right to earn and complete an education, and that being in school is a recognition of the value and potential of each individual child.
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“I’m glad to be alive today!” G. T. Ng, executive secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, began the 2019 Secretary’s Report with an exclamation and a smile. He then continued by talking about the concept of Reflex Influence, a concept Ellen G. White mentioned six times in the last few years of the 19th century–significantly, a period of time during our church’s history when we experienced rapid missionary growth and serious financial challenges. 
In 1900, White wrote, “The…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/DckYPKbUMP0/

As the sky darkened, indicating Sabbath had begun, the Friday evening portion of Annual Council began with song service led by Charles Haugabrooks, a regular on programs such as 3ABN and Hope Channel. Following opening prayer, representatives from around the world presented a series of brief spotlights on mission projects in their communities.
Missions of Jeremiah and Abraham
Viktor Alyeksyeyenko, secretary of the Euro-Asia Division, spoke of a two-option mission program they have developed….Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/oxYcAJVmS9Y/