“I’m a Recovering Racist.”
“Ah, you’ve got jungle fever.” I’d just told this individual that my girlfriend was a Pacific Islander. I knew they were joking, that they often had a cheeky, irreverent wit. I don’t remember how I responded but, 13 years later, I do remember the comme…
Reaching Hearts in Southern Asia
Sarah is a Global Mission pioneer who works in a large city in Southern Asia. When her husband left her four years ago, she knew she had to find a way to support herself. But she didn’t know where to look for a job.
She prayed for direction and God imp…
National missionary project unites adults and children in Paraguay
Seventh-day Adventists in Paraguay continue to carry out evangelistic activities in 2020, despite the challenges of a global pandemic and quarantine. The Church there recently launched “Acts 29,” a project designed to carry forward the outreach of the …
Refugee Children’s Summer Camp Leads to Community Learning
Every summer, Adventist Muslim Friendship Association (AMFA), a North American Division-based initiative located near Chattanooga, Tennessee, provides a summer school for children of refugee families in the area. According to AMFA, the goal is to help …
G. Alexander Bryant Named North American Division President
On July 9, 2020, the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s General Conference Executive Committee met virtually to receive the name of G. Alexander Bryant, the recommendation for division president, from both the North American Division’s nominating committee…
Adventist Leaders in Inter-America Called to Depend on God in Times of Crisis
This year’s Segment Leadership Development (SeLD) Conference opened with a record number of Seventh-day Adventist church administrators, department heads, pastors, and institutional leaders across the territory in attendance. More than 3,300 leaders tu…