Growing up in Calhoun, Georgia, Amy Jordon had her life path figured out. Her aunt was a nurse and always encouraged her to think about a career in nursing,  but Jordon had other ideas.
“She would always say that she thought I would be a great nurse and that I should pursue nursing,” said Jordon. “But I was going to teach English, because I loved to read and write, so that is what I was going to do.”
Things were going as planned for Jordon. She went to college, and while she stood in line to…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/vVi0TQyqrPg/

Thieves broke into the private garden of Cannington Community Church (CCC) in Western Australia last week to steal ten fruit trees, which were to be used in food parcels and in meals served at their weekly soup kitchen.
“We left on Thursday afternoon and by Sunday they were gone,” explained ADRA representative and church project coordinator Heather Stewart-Johnson. “They dug under the fence and took the roots and all. And they stole our wheelbarrows to transport the trees. I’m just disappointed…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/rgcT6nia8m0/

COVID-19 has affected the number of volunteers, hours of operation, food distribution hours, and other programs at most Adventist Community Services (ACS) locations in North America. This is the reality at the Northeastern Conference (NEC) ACS Center.
As a result of school closings in New York City, the Queens Center for Progress was closed, reducing the number of volunteers; volunteers who were instrumental in carrying out the daily activities at the center. Fortunately, other volunteers from…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/2b-dql6yKUs/

Bill was at a gas station pumping gas when suddenly he felt a strong impression to give a GLOW tract to a well-dressed woman on the other side of the pump standing near her vehicle. He tried to brush aside the impression, but it remained, and with ever-increasing intensity, the impression persisted as the seconds wore on. After some hesitancy, Bill finally relented, went over, and handed her a few GLOW tracts. The woman inquired as to which church puts these pamphlets out. When she learned, a…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/HZCscaIOfc4/

After six Sabbaths of meeting by Zoom, the congregation of Lillehammer, Norway, longed for a more personal worship experience during lockdown. As with all other churches in Norway, the building was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their simple solution was “drive-in” church. On Saturday, April 25, between 40 and 50 members pulled up in the church parking lot, pointing their cars toward a temporary platform constructed outside the building.
The platform was set up on a trailer. Flowers, green…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/tp16RvDohuo/