More than 5,000 Seventh-day Adventists in Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas, Mexico, cleaned streets in support of the city’s “Let’s Clean Tuxtla” initiative. 
Thousands of children, young people and adults, from dozens of Adventist Churches in Tuxtla, woke up early Sunday, Apr. 28, to sweep, clear debris, and collect trash in four areas near the city’s main road, Belisario Dominguez Boulevard.
Wearing Pathfinder uniforms or special shirts identifying them as Seventh-day Adventists, the group…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/ENjAtO6DFZI/

More than 1,600 Adventist young men and women within the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) were challenged  to ask for wisdom so that each one of them may be fully utilized for mission. 
The challenge came during the #Ask19 SSD Youth Leadership Summit held at the Central Philippine Adventist College, Bacolod City, Philippines. 
“Ask 2019” is part of the SSD youth departments five-year initiative, “Pass it on.” 
Saw Samuel, president of the Adventist Church in the Southern Asia-Pacific…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/DA__mr0DZXQ/

Adventist Media was acknowledged at the 2019 Christian Media & Arts Australia (CMAA) conference, winning two awards at the Excellence in Media Awards presentation on Wednesday, May 15.
Maryellen Fairfax was announced as winner of the “Emerging Talent” category, beating four other finalists from prominent media institutions. She is a panelist on Mums At The Table and also one of the hosts of I Am, both productions of Adventist Media.
“Receiving this award has been absolutely surreal! Every…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/AAJ-gOKpKQw/

From the Office of the President, Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
We have received very encouraging news and are happy to indicate that all Seventh-day Adventist detainees in Burundi have been released. Prayers have been answered.  We thank the Government of Burundi for its role and specifically one of its Members of Parliament, Honorable Justin Niyobuhungiro, for facilitating the releases. Thank you to Seventh-day Adventist church members…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Y-0hlmPuqK0/

On Friday, May 17, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act (H.R. 5). The bill, if it were to become law, would extend protection to gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals across a broad spectrum of U.S. civil rights laws. This would include employment, housing, public accommodation, and social services.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned that this legislation would further erode the religious liberty of faith communities and their members. This bill makes…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/mTwroM8X_8M/