Rorive Vinga introduced a friend to Christ when he was only a boy.
Father, a soldier in the Gabonese military, was stationed in the eastern city of Koulamoutou. So, Rorive moved into a new home there with his parents and four younger brothers and sisters.
But they had a problem. There were no other Seventh-day Adventists in the city. There was a church, but it had been closed for many years because no one worshipped there anymore. The building was old and falling apart.
Father called Rorive…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Iz2AFhvzRTo/

1. Romans 15:7* Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
2. Zechariah 7:9,10 This is what the Lord Almighty said: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”
3. Job 31:32 But no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler.
4. Luke 10:36,37 [Jesus asked,] “Which of these…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/XYMRM7gMg4I/

We would rejoice if there were NO World Refugee Sabbath – because there were NO refugees.  Sadly that is not the case, so for the fourth year running, the Trans-European Division, in partnership with the Inter-European Division and ADRA Europe, is highlighting the needs of refugees and migrants in Europe. Our focus this year is Hospitality, based on the words of Hebrews 12:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers…”
Watch our documentary film that brings you fascinating reports from…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/TWy78Sjds4c/

A quarter of a century has passed since the world stood by, while approximately one million Rwandans were slaughtered by their neighbors and fellow citizens. How can such an outburst of undiluted evil ever be explained? Like all evil, there is no real sense to be made of it, but the influence of theories about race and a view of humans very foreign to what the Biblical record reveals are clearly evident in this tragedy.
As a church, we have to wrestle with the fact that there were many who…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/v4EFn0EDp9Q/

Many of us can remember having a strict bedtime checklist when we were little. Brush your teeth, read a bedtime story and lights off at 8pm.
As we compete more and more with distracting screens and busy schedules, the idea of having such a tight routine can feel like an impossible feat most nights!
Research has proven the positive impact that a simple, consistent routine before sleep has on children’s health and wellbeing—both short and long-term. Looking at phones or eating sugary snacks…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BYgblZhDW7I/