Attendance, giving are up six months after Mexico floods; community involvement brings opportunity despite tragedy

"We had no time to take stuff out," says Adventist Church member Pedro Moreno of last year's flooding at his house in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Though residents of the coastal plain are used to flooding, water last year rose from ankle to chest level in five hours, he says.

Church bonds strengthened, members remember after disaster

Minnesotan missionaries were visiting son in central African country; Family reunited in hospital

Marybeth Mosier, right, and her family escaped a fallen plane April 15 after it skidded through Goma's commercial district. Having worked in Tanzania for 8 years, the Minnesotan family was considering a move to the Congo, where their eldest son Keith heads up Frontline Missions for the central African country.

Adventists among survivors of Congo plane crash

US$1 billion in funds to empower women, girls committed; 'When you educate a girl, you educate a nation'

Adventist Church vice president Dr. Ella Simmons joined world faith, aid agency and government representatives April 13 to commit to ending world poverty. During small group meetings the following day, Simmons said leaders brainstormed tangible ways to meet that goal.

Adventists join world faith, aid agency leaders against poverty

New chapter against drugs and tobacco established

Victor Roach, president of the International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (ICPA)-- Caribbean Bloc.  He encourages a ban against public smoking at the launch of the Jamaican chapter of the ICPA.

West Indies: Adventists call for a ban on smoking in public places

Griggs' distance learning MBA available in Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan; 'You are the one we want to partner with'

Some 90 students at Hanoi-based Vietnam National University are enrolled in an English master's degree in business administration offered by Adventist-run Griggs University. Similar degree partnerships around the world give Griggs a chance to introduce students to Christian values and business ethics, the organization's president says.

Adventist university degree goes the distance with new partnerships

More internships, missionary opportunities expected for students

Adventist Health Ministries director Dr. Allan Handysides believes partnering with international health organizations will help broaden Adventist students' understanding of global health issues.

Adventists continue exploring partnerships with international health organizations

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