Tanzania: Four Adventist Church Leaders, Driver Are Killed In Crash En Route to Funeral Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | 23.12.2005 | International Four leaders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Tanzania, along with the son of one leader, were killed in a head-on vehicle collision December 21. The men died while en route to the funeral of Dr. Witson Mwamakamba, former publishing director of the Adventist church in East Africa, according to Pastor Steven Bina, regional church communication director. Killed were Pastor Geoffrey Simon, local church president; Pastor Loitopuak Lebabu, secretary; Mzuma Wikahi, treasurer; and Pastor
South Pacific Adventist Church Leaders to Discuss Identity Wahroonga, New South Wales/Australia | 23.12.2005 | International Theologians and administrators from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific Division will meet in late January next year to discuss the identity of Adventism to help formulate strategic plans for the next five years. The Bible Congress, themed "Past, Present, and Future: Who is the Seventh-day Adventist?" is coordinated by Dr Paul Petersen, an Old Testament scholar and Director of Biblical Research for the Adventist Church in the South Pacific. About 120 delegates are expected t
ADRA Helps Young Mothers in Mexico City: Mexico City/Mexico | 23.12.2005 | ADRA In Mexico City, where more than 22 million people reside, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing hope to a small group of adolescent mothers and children. ADRA Mexico recently opened a training center in the town of San Rafael to teach these mothers, ages 11-17, the sewing trade so they can earn money to support their children. The center was inaugurated on Dec. 15. "Our primary objective was to bring some hope to the group of girls who had been kicked out of their
APD Season Greetings with a Special Prayer Basel | 23.12.2005 | Switzerland May the Peace and the Beauty of the Christmas Season Bring You Happiness Now and Throughout the coming New Year 2006. The colleagues from the Editorial office of the Adventist Press Service APD Basel/Switzerland CHRISTMAS PRAYER 2005 When the world was dark and the city was quiet, you came. You crept in beside us. And no-one knew. Only the few who dared to believe that God might do something different. Will you do the same this Christmas, Lord? Will you come into the
U.S.Adventist Educators Ponder Impact of Intelligent Design Ruling Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 23.12.2005 | Religious Liberty A December. 20 ruling from a federal court in the United States finds that "creation science" or "Intelligent Design" cannot be taught in state-sponsored schools because it has a religious base. Seventh-day Adventists are among several faith groups who are questioning that ruling. "Intelligent Design," or "ID" is a scientific theory that postulates a different origin of the universe than Darwin's theory of evolution. The ruling capped a six-week federal trial in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, bef
Health: Loma Linda University, LLU Medical Center Mark Centennial Loma Linda, California/USA, | 21.12.2005 | Health & Ethics In 1905, Albert Einstein published the Special Theory of Relativity, the first jukebox was invented, and, on a small hill in Southern California called Loma Linda, a dream began. The Seventh-day Adventist-owned Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), celebrate the fulfillment of that dream with its 100th anniversary this year. Officials at the institution say the unwavering dedication of those who promoted healthful living and provided care for the sick ha
Adventist World Church Leader Urges Care for the Poor as 2006 Draws Near Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 16.12.2005 | International Along with preaching the Gospel message, Seventh-day Adventists must also express practical concern for "the very poorest" of the world, Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president, said in a year-end message recorded for 14.3 million church members in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. "Whether they are poor, carry the HIV virus, or whatever, they are loved by our Lord," Pastor Paulsen said of the world's less fortunate. "It is our duty to express that love, and to giv
Urgent Winter Aid from ADRA Arrives for Earthquake Survivors in Kashmir Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 16.12.2005 | ADRA More than 90 trucks loaded with tents, blankets, stoves, and hygiene kits provided by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) European Union have been sent to the Bagh District of Azad Kashmir, where ADRA is working to deliver and set up tents, as well as distribute winter supplies for an estimated 8,500 displaced earthquake survivors. 60 heavy-duty winterized army tents were also flown into Islamabad on November 24 by three Hercules C130 planes provided by NATO (National Atlantic
New Leadership Team Appointed to the Middle East Adventist Church Nicosia, Cyprus | 15.12.2005 | unknow The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East has a new leadership team that includes what is believed to be the youngest person ever to be appointed to an administrative post in that region. At 33-years-old, Conrad Vine has been elected the secretary-treasurer for the church in that region. The announcement was made at the start of the Adventist church's year-end meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus. Vine, who is trained both in business and in theology, currently pastors two sizeable Adventist
Turkish Authorities Harass Protestant Communities Istanbul/Turkey | 02.12.2005 | Religious Liberty Turkey’s Protestant Christian minorities experienced fresh harassment this past week from both security police and the judiciary, along with an attempt by vandals to set on fire one local church, reports the Christian news agency Compass Direct (CD). On Sunday, November 27, members of the Agape House congregation in Samsun, a city along the Black Sea coast, were disquieted by a large, white minibus parked in front of their church as they came to morning worship services. Church members sus
Papua New Guinea: Crocodile Attacks Sepik River Villagers Port Moresby/PNG | 02.12.2005 | International A Seventh-day Adventist Church elder from Kanganamun village in Angoram, East Sepik Province, located on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, says crocodiles are running amok on the Sepik River and has called for help. Isaac Wambun, who is in Madang to seek assistance from authorities on what could be done, said killer crocodiles were threatening the livelihood of his people living along the banks of the Sepik River, the national newspaper Post Courier reports. Mr Wambun said this was a
