The psychological and emotional impact of the pandemic has been traumatic for many individuals, causing a collective feeling of stress. In fact, recent data from the American Psychological Association show that 84 percent of adults surveyed have the highest stress levels since the early days of...
Twenty-six people were baptized after the first evangelistic meetings were held on Araki Island, Vanuatu, on August 15–28. Led by Pastor Renold Toa, the meetings were an initiative of the Enra Basket ministry, started in 2019 by Franklyn William and his wife, Rose, church members from Santo Islan...
Life is short, as they say, but there are a few privileged people who live longer than most of us do these days. In the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, lives Francisca Montes-Susano, who is probably the oldest person in the world today. Lola (Grandma) Francisca, who recently celebrate...
The desperate airlift out of Kabul had barely kicked into gear last month when a call went out to the State of Wisconsin’s Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster (VOAD) group. The sudden collapse of the Afghan government meant there was an urgent need for clothing in order to help the displace...
Paul Douglas, treasurer of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC), opened his inaugural Treasury Report to the 2021 Annual Council’s Executive committee, with some good news. “In looking at the state of our finances at the end of August, I can report that the financial picture is ...
GC Executive Committee honored the memory of those who fell in the line of duty.