Center offers free training, online resources for personal evangelism
May 6, 2008 Orlando, Florida, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN

 "Don't worry," Ken Norton tells uncertain church members during his guest-preaching gigs. "I have my license." He means his driver's license, not his ministerial credential.

Adventist Church in the Philippines to 'Tell God's Love' through cell phones
May 2, 2008 Manila, Philippines
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Article on abuse noted for 'courageous effort'; Canadian Adventist magazine also awarded
April 29, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Kimberly Luste Maran, Adventist Review/ANN Staff

The flagship journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist Review, continues to win awards from North America's oldest interdenominational press association.

April 28, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Taashi Rowe/ANN

 La dieta desequilibrada de los masáis -- un pequeño grupo étnico que vive en el sur de Kenia y el norte de Tanzania -- podría comprometer la supervivencia de los infectados con el HIV y el SIDA, dicen los médicos.

Attendance, giving are up six months after Mexico floods; community involvement brings opportunity despite tragedy
April 25, 2008 Ostuacan, Chiapas, Mexico
Ansel Oliver/ANN

Carolina Hernández Cruz ya no asiste al colegio. Carolina sufre de estrés postraumático después de haber perdido a su padre y a dos hermanas en un alud de barro durante la inundación del año pasado en el sudeste de México, en lo que fue uno de los peores desastres de la historia de la nación.

Church employee Friday loved young communicators, former co-workers say
April 25, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Taashi Rowe

Los departamentos de Comunicaciones y Ministerios de la Mujer de la sede central de la Iglesia Adventista en Silver Spring, Maryland, han decidido honrar la memoria de una colega y al mismo tiempo contribuir con la educación de las mujeres.

Al vincular la pobreza con las mujeres de escasos recursos, diversas religiones, agencias asistenciales y representantes gubernamentales dijeron el pasado 13 de abril que no es una coincidencia que aproximadamente el setenta por ciento de los 1.200 millones de personas que subsisten con un dólar por día o menos sean mujeres y niñas.

 La transformación de semejantes estadísticas perturbadoras constituye un "imperativo moral", afirmaron los líderes reunidos en la atestada Catedral Nacional de Washington con motivo de la Cumbre de mujeres, religiones y desarrollo para poner fin a la pobreza mundial.

By Adventist HealthCare Communication Staff
Source: Columbia Union Conference "Visitor"
James G. Lee, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Adventist HealthCare in Rockville, Md., has been named as a Director of the HealthCare Financial Management Association (HFMA) board. HFMA is a national organization that focuses on improving the financial management and business performance of health-care related organizations.

By Pamela Scheib
Photos by Art Calhoun
Source: Columbia Union Conference Visitor
Recently 11 Pathfinder clubs from the Chesapeake, Mountain View, Ohio, and Pennsylvania conferences participated in the Columbia Union Pathfinder Bible Achievement. This year’s event was hosted by the Chesapeake Conference and was held in the Highland View Academy chapel in Hagerstown, Md.