February 14, 2006
Thailand: ADRA Gives Girls a Safety Net Amid Human Trafficking Explosion
To be a poor girl in Thailand can sometimes mean being dispensable, a "possession" easily traded for money, and then used for sex.
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February 13, 2006
Cuba: New Church Dedication Planned in Pilon; Literature Aids Mission Activity
Excitement is growing among Seventh-day Adventists in Pilon, Cuba, as their new house of worship is nearing completion for a Mar. 25 dedication. Adventist pastor Israel Leito, president of the church's Inter-America region, is expected to preside at the c
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In China, Seventh-day Adventist Church Gains Notice ... A 500-word entry about the Seventh-day Adventist Church appears in the new edition of the "Christianity Dictionary," a reference book ...
February 13, 2006
Germany: Young and Old, Adventists Catch Internet Evangelism Vision
Whether they were 12-years-old, or 87, they came from Poland, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic to the 11th STAonline forum in Muehlenrahmede, Germany Feb. 9 to 12.
February 13, 2006
United States: Arson Cited in Arizona Adventist Church Fire
A nighttime fire at the North Valley Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church in Phoenix, Arizona is being blamed on arson, with city and federal officials investigating. The Feb. 7 blaze gutted the church, and caused a reported $200,000 in damage.
South America: Brazil, Peru Advance Student's Religious Freedom
In a historic ruling, Peru's national ombudsman spoke out in favor of an Adventist university student who was denied the right to freely practice his religion in the private university he was attending.