World News Briefs - April 2009 SudanOutreach for War-torn RegionSeventh-day Adventist Church members recently held outreach meetings in south Sudan, an area experiencing an influx of displaced persons returning home after 20 years of war. The meetings were well attended and inc... Read more
World News Briefs - March 2009 Russia3ABN Launches Russian ChannelThe Three Angels Broadcasting Network successfully launched the first Seventh-day Adventist Russian TV channel. The channel features 24-hour Christian Russian-language programming, and distributes via the Interne... Read more
World News Briefs - February 2009 BrazilSão Paulo Passes Religious Freedom CharterAdventists in Brazil say they are encouraged by the passage of the Brazilian Charter of Religious Freedom in São Paulo, the nation's largest and most influential city. The document is meant to draw a... Read more
World News Briefs - January 2009 CongoADRA Sends Aid to ThousandsThe Adventist Development and Relief Agency is coordinating emergency relief supplies for thousands of people who have been displaced by violence near the border of Congo and Rwanda. Food prices have gone up more th... Read more
World News Briefs December 2008 PhilippinesTraveling Bible Promotes Scripture StudyA Bible is traveling around the world in anticipation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 2010 General Conference session. Written in 66 languages, the Bible began its journey in Manila, Philipp... Read more
World News Briefs October 2008 UkraineADRA Aids Flood VictimsThousands of Ukrainians have been left without homes after some of the worst flooding the country has seen in over a century. In response, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency has distributed food and personal ... Read more
World News Briefs - September 2008 GhanaAdventist University President Receives National HonorSeth Abang Laryea, president of Ghana’s Valley View University, recently received the Order of Volta, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors. Ghana’s president, John Agyekum Kuffor, p... Read more
World News Briefs - August 2008 Washington D.C.Adventist Surgeon Receives Medal of FreedomBenjamin Carson, a Seventh-day Adventist pioneer in pediatric neurosurgery, has been awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award was granted for Carson’s outstanding contribut... Read more
World News Briefs July 2008 ChinaQuake Destroys Adventist ChurchesThe 7.9 magnitude earthquake in May in central China has claimed more than 15,000 lives, including several Adventists. The director of the Chinese Union Mission reported eight Adventist churches destroyed in t... Read more