In the middle of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic that artisan Mara da Silva found an opportunity to talk about Jesus. 
A resident of a condominium in the city of Serra, in Espírito Santo, Brazil, de Silva decided to create personalized gifts for her neighbors, with messages about the Bible. Now, four people are taking Bible studies with her through WhatsApp.
The first special “treat” was a fabric mask, to use for protection during pandemic. The mask was not given alone, but…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/vBfSNamyNac/

GAiN Europe is delighted to announce the premier of the film Uncertainty, a film about fears, life decisions, and faith. The film is a production of South America, Inter-Europe and Trans-Europe Regions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, directed by Jefferson Nali with the contribution of Adrian Duré, Hope Media Europe Producer, and Rafael Rossi, South America Communication director. This is a production Feliz7play for GAiN Europe. Alice is a young woman who is living through a moment of real…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/vVA_ViIHmtY/

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted plans for the 2020 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE), which was set to take place April 17-18, 2020, in Salem, Oregon. Leaders were anticipating thousands to participate and observe the annual Bible trivia testing for Pathfinders from across the North American Division (NAD) and beyond, especially after the stunning turnout at the 2019 testing. Instead, a much smaller group joined a virtual event on April 18.
The event in Salem would have…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BhmcpcPLN-M/

When the local chapter of the Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) in St. Croix, US. Virgin Islands, recently appealed to the community for face masks on behalf of some of the more vulnerable sectors of the population, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference was swift to fulfill that need. The North Caribbean Conference’s Community Services department took to the task of coordinating production of 125 face masks to go towards a center which houses…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/8zX1dvLtgaI/

I was looking through old Record archives online when this unusual news item caught my eye. More than 20 years ago, in the late ‘90s (wow, does anyone else feel old reading that?), something happened in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that caused a stir:
“Some Adventists in PNG are refusing to have their children immunized against polio following claims it leads to eternal damnation. An independent ministry, operating in the Eastern Highlands Simbu Province, says the Sabin vaccine contains a metal…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/G44SgP0aveQ/