The four Papaioannou missionary children wanted a pet for a long time.
They begged for a cat or a dog when the family from their homeland in Greece in Europe to work far away in the Philippines in Asia.
Father was busy teaching at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, and Mother was caring for the four children and studying for a master’s degree in education. Besides, the parents weren’t all that interested in having a pet at home. They didn’t want to feed a cat or clean…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/mgfFuMVUjuM/

“When we arrived at Christmas Island, we were so happy,” Kate recalls. “I just wanted to kiss the ground.”
For a few moments, it felt like freedom, safety, a new beginning, a whole new set of opportunities. But the photo taken in those moments portrays a different reality, an ordeal only just beginning and a nation largely uninterested in their story.
It was April 2, 2013. The photo showed Kate and her husband Eric being frisked by Customs officers, while their two-and-a-half-year-old son,…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/lMXRIi1_1lY/

ADRA`s publication “Room for Women” is a place where voices of refugee and migrant girls and women are heard. 
Today we join with ADRA in commemorating World Refugee Day. The number of people fleeing their home around the world is increasing every year, leaving them without home, security or ways to meet their basic needs. Girls and women among them make an especially vulnerable group and demand our additional attention while responding to their needs.
On behalf of ADRA Serbia, we are proud to…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/bglw9Gi6mWk/

In honor of World Environment Day, elementary students of the Adventist School of Porto Feliz,in the interior of São Paulo, held a sustainability fair in the town square. They wanted to raise awareness of the importance of caring for the environment and conscious discarding.
Service started early and residents lined up to dispose of plastic bottles, used batteries, aluminum cans and other recyclables. After disposing of them, each visitor received a voucher that was exchanged for organic…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/C8QWu9-lxwM/

During a thanksgiving service organized by the beneficiaries and hosted by the Seventh-day Adventist church in Gada Bivu Jos, group leader Sylvester Dalong shared they were initially adhoc staff with the Ministry of Lands and Survey for Plateau State, but the State government approved their permanent employment in April 2014. Unfortunately, the succeeding administration terminated their appointment in 2015 without any justifiable reason.  “By the intervention of Yohanna Manoah, an elder in the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/KAMoB_W8YRI/