On an island where guerrilla warfare and political uncertainty continues, and Christianity is struggling, there is a positive side, says Mike Ryan, director of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Global Mission program, just back from a week-long visit to
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders asked for local care and support for AIDS victims, calling on local churches in Africa and other parts of the world affected by HIV/AIDS to become support centers for those living with the disease.
An early-morning fire Nov. 24 has claimed the life of a Peruvian Seventh-day Adventist student at Peoples Friendship University in Moscow.
Natalia Scheglova, by day, is a teacher of religious subjects at the Seventh-day Adventist Church's seminary here, leading students through the New Testament, its exegesis as well as the study of the Greek language.
The Adventist Church wanted to tackle youth drug use--both within and outside the church--and believed a cooperative approach using a positive environment was the best method.
Holding volleyball matches in prison isn't exactly what Adventists in Latvia were planning on using as a Christian witness approach.