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The experience and impact of an Avondale One Mission service trip can last a life time. Lachlan’s experience in Cambodia did just that. Read his story and learn more about the positive impact on the world you can also experience by serving on a One Mission service trip at Avondale.
Read more at the source: Making a Difference in Cambodia
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from News.
**To share this story: By Kimberly Luste Maran “Hacksaw Ridge,” the film depicting the life and heroic efforts of Seventh-day Adventist Army combat medic Desmond Doss during World War II, received six Oscar nominations. The Jan. 24, 2017, Academy Award announcement listed the nominations: Best Picture, Bill Mechanic and David Permut, producers; Best Director, Mel Gibson; Best Actor in a Leading Role, Andrew Garfield; Best Film Editing; Best Sound Editing; and Best Sound Mixing. Photo: screen grab from HacksawRidge.movie “It’s an honor to have Desmond’s story recognized by the Academy,” said Terry Benedict, the Adventist filmmaker who produced and directed the award-winning documentary on Doss entitled “The Conscientious Objector.” “Everyone working on the picture knew they were on a very special film,” Benedict, also a producer on “Hacksaw Ridge,” added. “Never, as a little boy of 10 and reading his story, could I have known that this journey would culminate in such an impactful way.” These “recognitions cement the Doss story of personal heroism, courage, bravery, integrity, fidelity, faith, and love into world history as an exemplary model of a Christian character,” said Charles Knapp, chair of the Desmond Doss Council, in response to the nominations
Read more at the source: "Hacksaw Ridge" Receives Six Oscar Nominations
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.
If you get the opportunity to go on an Avondale One Mission trip, take it. It can teach you the importance of service, working hard and the difference it can have on people’s lives. Paris did just that. Read more of her story and experiences from a One Mission trip to Vanuatu.
Read more at the source: Changing lives through service
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from News.
How do you know if you are in a position by Divine assignment or by default? What is your personal brand? Does it reflect the fruit of the Spirit?
Read more at the source: Connecting Your Career with Your Calling – K. Shelette Stewart
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Vimeo / NAD Adventist’s videos.
Church leaders emphasize the value of Adventist voice in discussions of peacemaking and promotion of human dignity.
Read more at the source: With conflict increasing worldwide, Adventists talk peacemaking at the United Nations
Article posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist.org News Feed.
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