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NAD Administrators Affirm Work and Assess Needs During Visit to the Guam-Micronesia Mission
Beginning January 4, 2024, a North American Division administrative team visited several islands within the Guam-Micronesia Mission for two weeks. “We wanted to provide encouragement and do an assessment of needs and see how we could better support the work there,” said NAD president G. Alexander Bryant.
A Lineage of Care at Southern Adventist University
Families in Southern Adventist University’s School of Nursing are connected by care and united in their calling to serve. Several students and faculty recently had the opportunity to see each other in new contexts–a mother and daughter graduating together, a professor teaching her daughter, and a whole family using their training as they work in tandem in the medical field.
For 14th Year, U.S. News & World Report Names AdventHealth Orlando No. 1 Hospital in Orlando Metro Area
AdventHealth Orlando ranked No. 1 in the Orlando metro area among U.S. News’ 2024-2025 edition of Best Hospitals. It’s the 14th consecutive year the hospital has topped the rankings in greater Orlando.
Local Businesses Prepare to Welcome Pathfinders to Gillette, Wyoming
The idea of 60,000 visitors effectively doubling the size of your town overnight may not thrill everyone, but for some of the small businesses of Gillette, Wyoming, the prospect is an exciting opportunity.
Fourth of July in France: Educating for Mission
France is an unusual place to be celebrating America's Independence Day. And yet on July 4, 2024, the Collonges (Campus Adventiste du Salève) dining room was decked out in the stars and stripes, serving hot dogs and veggie burgers as educators from across the NAD, Trans-European Division, Inter-European Division, Middle East University, and the Ukrainian Union Conference gathered for the 2024 Higher Education Council "Educating for Mission" Conference.
Adventist Information Ministry Goes West
Adventist Information Ministry (AIM) has been advancing the North American Division’s (NAD) evangelistic efforts since 1982, when it was established on the Andrews University campus in Berrien Springs, Michigan, as an evangelistic contact center for Adventist media ministries. Today, it serves as the division’s epicenter for connecting broadcast and social media interests with local churches through phone and online platforms. The success of AIM’s recent digital evangelism efforts, namely working with churches to run social media ads for prayer, has necessitated a larger workforce.
Escrito Está Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Escrito Está, the Spanish-language ministry of It Is Written, marks 30 years of ministry this year. Escrito Está is currently the most widely aired Spanish-language television program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The ministry’s original focus was reaching the Latino population in North America, but that focus quickly expanded to the rest of the world. Today, Escrito Está has a prominent presence on national television stations in several Latin American countries.
At Loma Linda University Health Drayson Center, 39th Annual Children’s Day Event Inspires Young Minds with Healthcare Education
The 39th annual children’s day presented by Farmer Boys transformed Loma Linda University Health Drayson Center Superfield into a fun-filled learning experience. Hundreds of children aged 3 to 8 and their families participated in the event’s unique blend of interactive activities, animal encounters, and engaging performances on May 8, 2024.
Southern Adventist University Sweeps Medals at SkillsUSA
For the third year in a row, students from Southern Adventist University took home top honors in the SkillsUSA collegiate division state championship in web design and development in April. According to Richard Halterman, PhD, dean and professor in the School of Computing, three teams from Southern competed and placed first, second, and third in the Tennessee state championship.