China to permit Bible distribution to athletes at Olympics Beijing/China | 27.06.2008 | Bible The Chinese government has given permission for distribution of booklets of the Gospels, New Testaments, and full Bibles during the Olympic Games, even though it normally controls publication of the Bible. An edition of 50,000 bilingual booklets containing the four Gospels will be made available in the Athletes’ Village in Beijing and five other Olympic Cities. Additionally, 10,000 New Testaments and 30,000 Bibles will be printed. The Beijing Olympics organizing committee is allowing the fre
Solomon Islands to launch Pidgin Bible Honiara/Solomon Islands | 27.06.2008 | Bible A new Pidgin language bible will be launched in the Solomon Islands on July 6. The launch of the Solomon Islands Pidgin Bible will be the biggest event in the 2008 Year of the Bible, declared by the Solomon's government. Also the launch of the new bible coincides with the nation's 30th independence celebrations. The14 year long work carried out by the Solomon Islands Translation Advisory (SITA) group involved translating hundreds of pages from the books of the Old Testament, as well as revisi
60 Years of Broadcasting the Adventist hope in Christ by "Stimme der Hoffnung" Darmstadt/Germany | 22.06.2008 | Media The Stimme der Hoffnung (Voice of Hope) radio station held a festive church service on June 14, 2008, to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The celebration took place on the premises of the new Adventist Media Center "Stimme der Hoffnung" in Alsbach-Hähnlein near Darmstadt, Germany. More than 230 former staff members as well as "Zivis" - persons doing “civil” or community work instead of military service - gathered with their families to participate in this special event. During the first part
Papua New Guinea Tribesmen Confess to Killing Adventist Missionary Port Moresby/Papua New Guinea | 20.06.2008 | International Relatives of one of the pioneering Seventh-day Adventists missionary to Papua New Guinea (PNG) were presented with a confession and apology by members of a tribe that murdered him 110 years ago. Fijian missionary, Peni Tavodi accompanied by Pastor Septimus and wife, Edith Carr from Australia arrived in PNG on June 13, 1908. In an emotional ceremony held, the descendants of the Taburi clan in the Koiari district that first received the Adventist gospel in 1908, expressed remorse over the
Adventist Neurosurgeon receives U.S. highest civilian award Washington, D.C./USA, | 20.06.2008 | Persons A Seventh-day Adventist pioneer in pediatric neurosurgery who overcame childhood poverty and achieved worldwide renown received the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States government on June 19. Dr. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his outstanding contributions to medicine and his motivating influence on America's young people, U.S. President George W. Bush said during a ceremony in the White House. Perhaps best known for his
Gospels to be specially printed for the Olympics2008 in Beijing Beijing/China | 17.06.2008 | Bible Bibles and Scripture booklets will be available to athletes in the Olympic village in Beijing and five other cities hosting events this summer, despite rumours that Bibles would be banned at the games. In a major breakthrough, Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead for the printing and distribution of 50,000 booklets with the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in Chinese and English, 10,000 Chinese-English Bibles and 30,000 Chinese-English New Testaments. The Beijing Olympic organis
Life and work of Salvationist 'Major Bosshardt' recognised in Dutch commemorative stamp set Utrecht/The Netherlands | 15.06.2008 | International A set of nine postage stamps has been produced in The Netherlands to celebrate the life of the country's most famous Salvationist – and one of its best-loved citizens – Lieut-Colonel Alida M. Bosshardt OF. Ms. Bosshardt joined the Salvation Army in 1934 and was instructed to work with women in the city's Red Light District shortly after the end of World War II. The colonel died in June 2007 - 94 years old - after a lifetime serving the poor and needy. She spent more than 50 years working fo
First Adventist Business Meeting in North Korea since more than 50 years Kumgangsan/North Korea | 04.06.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in Northern Asia held their mid-year Executive Committee meeting in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea last month, the first such meeting there since the country closed its borders in 1953. Meeting for one day in the city of Kumgangsan, church officers established Chinese theology education and examined implementation of the world church's extraordinary tithe for this region of the world. "We have no organized work in North Korea, so to hav
Aftershocks Rock Earthquake-Affected Region in China: ADRA Continues Response Beijing/China | 04.06.2008 | ADRA As aftershocks from the deadly May 12 earthquake continue to spread fear among survivors in the affected Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting survivors with food, mosquito nets, shelter materials, medical aid, and much needed counseling services. ADRA emergency personnel working in the Sichuan Province have already distributed 7,500 tents, a donation worth US$213,200 [CHF 222.000]. made by the Xiamen Golden Triangle Company L
