The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand means that most Seventh-day Adventist churches will be able to reopen.
Last week, the New Zealand government announced that the country would be moving to alert level 2 restrictions as of noon on Friday, May 29. At this level, gatherings of up to 100 people are permitted. When questioned by the media as to why the restrictions would apply from noon on Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responded that it would allow Muslims, Jews and…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/FlW84mHjfSM/

Amphan, the most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh this year with wind speeds of 160 kph (100 mph), made landfall on May 20 along the city’s coastal and southwestern districts. Thousands of houses were destroyed, poultry farms were devastated, thousands of trees uprooted, roads were left nearly impassable, and countless shelters were lost.
Hundreds of villages were inundated in Bhola, Patuakhali, Barguna, Khulna, Bagerhat, and Satkhira. Additionally, tidal surges battered areas in Barguna,…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Rw6Tkr5lC6o/

Ghana’s president promised to protect religious freedom during a meeting with Seventh-day Adventist Church leader Ted N.C. Wilson, and he enthusiastically accepted an offer by Wilson to read the Bible and pray together.
Signaling thriving religious freedom in the West African country, 20,000 Adventists also gathered over the weekend to celebrate a milestone in Africa’s church history.
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo raised the issue of religious freedom after welcoming an…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BUtgpITNXF0/

In this time of pain and unrest across the United States, our hearts continue to go out in sympathy to all who have suffered, and especially to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, whose lives ended tragically. 
As Seventh-day Adventists, we stand together worldwide in condemning racism, bigotry, hatred, prejudice, and violence in all of its myriad forms. We know that God is a God of justice, who sees and knows all, and we look to Him to fulfill His Word when He…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/mwKlfyfQtwg/

Youth pastor Samu Koro is attracting an unprecedented response from viewers tuning into his evangelistic program with Hope Channel Fiji, accumulating hundreds of thousands of views across different platforms.
The program, running since May 24, is being broadcast on Hope TV and Hope Radio as well as Facebook and YouTube. Currently, each Facebook video alone has received 10,000-20,000 views, and more than 600 live viewers during peak periods.
John Tausere from Hope Channel Fiji says that there…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/gwal9mpyOek/