The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) offices in the South Pacific have secured funding of more than $A1.7 million to support communities devastated by Tropical Cyclone Harold.
The cyclone struck Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu in April, leaving many families homeless, destroying schools, medical centers and other community facilities, and damaging water and food sources.
ADRA has been at the forefront of the relief effort, supporting thousands of people by focusing on…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/6_0G65_tVXY/

It is hard to write a letter to ‘dear coronavirus’. Even the word ‘dear’ makes us cringe. There is no love lost for this deadly disease. Yet the irony of challenging this ‘dear’ disease directly has not been lost on viewers across 60+ countries and in multiple languages worldwide.
For 12 weeks #dearcoronavirus clips have circulated the globe sharing a message of hope and love. Now, in a final clip we note that “You left emptiness in the lives of millions of people since you arrived. You showed…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/h9aqUzgU8RM/

Seventh-day Adventist hospital administrators and church leaders throughout the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory recently paused for spiritual reflection and prayer for physicians, other health professionals, and general staff as they care for patients during the pandemic crisis. The video conference session was meant to reaffirm the mission of spreading hope, love and compassion – even in the midst of stringent measures of operation across the 14 Adventist hospitals in Inter-America. …Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/U0yQ_sNgH50/

The director of intensive care at Sydney Adventist Hospital was recognized during the Queen’s Birthday Honors, which were announced on Sunday, June 8.
Professor Simon Finfer was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to intensive care medicine, medical research and education, and for his service to global health institutes. Finfer has been on the team leading the San’s preparedness to deal with the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has a particular interest in…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Uf5XK2_tEHU/

Kirsten Roggenkamp and Heather Blaire are both school teachers who became friends in their shared classroom at Mile High Academy in Denver, Colorado. Their writing partnership has focused on re-telling Bible stories for younger readers, and they talked with Australia’s Record magazine about these projects. 
Tell us about your journey to becoming authors.
For a generation of children who are used to seeing stories acted out in movies and on TV, it was important us to present the Bible stories…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/JyF4CMgPaCw/