Hurricane Dorian took the lives of seven of Shirley Smith’s family.  She struggles to articulate her grief, to express what she’s feeling. Smith is one of many in Grand Bahama who lost loved ones, lost everything in her home and is still dealing with debris, no electricity and no running water.
Smith makes her way to the Freeport Adventist Church in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to seek a hot meal for herself and family members.
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Sydney Adventist Hospital doctors have been recognized for their passion and expertise during the inaugural San Hospital Doctor Gala Dinner.
Held at the Harbourside Taronga Function Center, the glittering social occasion was an opportunity to acknowledge the medical fraternity for their commitment to the San.
South Pacific Division president and Adventist HealthCare chairman Glenn Townend presented a message via video, welcoming and thanking the doctors, and reinforcing the Board’s support of…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/xsp0_85vZYI/

As Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas and threated landfall along the Eastern seaboard, Medical Cadet Corps (MCC) units began preparations to respond with assistance as needed.
“Our Cadets and officers are trained to provide spiritual comfort or “Spiritual First Aid,” and other services such as first aid, relief, rescue, humanitarian aid in times of emergency and disaster, as well as logistical support,” says MCC Major General Dionisio Olivo, Atlantic Union Conference Corps Commander and…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/0FDYl_po_jI/

Is there a minimum age to exercise solidarity? The generous initiative of 7-year-old Maria Fernanda is evidence there is not. The little girl chose to celebrate her birthday by having a party with her 1st grade classmates at Itabuna Adventist College, in southern Bahia, Brazil on August 22nd. The fact would be unremarkable, if not for the theme and purpose of the celebration. Maria Fernanda gave up receiving gifts, preferring instead that her classmates bring milk powder, which would then be…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/lCw3zLnMcj8/

Snapped brown pine trees, downed electrical poles, mangled steel buildings, destroyed businesses, flattened neighborhoods, churches destroyed, and debris everywhere. That was the sight that greeted Seventh-day Adventist leaders from the Inter-America Division (IAD) during a recent tour of the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Marsh Harbour, Abaco “You look at it all and think where to start? Where to rebuild? When will it be possible for them…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/4lNn02e3Q_w/