Stories & Commentaries

Adventist Leaders Attend Growing Young Cohort Summits
From across the North American Division (NAD), more than 80 Adventist church members, leaders, and innovators convened at Fuller Youth Institute [FYI] in Pasadena, California, to join in the Growing Young Cohort Summit on Oct. 5-6 and 12-13, 2017.

Care for Cuba Sends the First Adventist Long-Term Missionaries to Cuba in 50 Years
For the first time in 50 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church will send long-term missionaries to Cuba.

Oh, To Be Like a Kitten!
I was traveling for work when I received the text message from my wife. “Daddy Please??!!” appeared on my phone’s screen, along with a photo of my daughters wearing big grins.

Pacific Union College Resumes Classes After Wildfire Concerns
Students returned to the Pacific Union College campus in Angwin, California, on Oct. 17, 2017, after a week-long hiatus.
Finding Her Way: Profile on Kristy D. Childs, Human Trafficking Survivor
Fleeing an abusive home, Kristy was well into “the life” by age 12. Desperate for food, she did what she could — what she thought she had to do — to survive.

Fire Destroys Redwood Adventist Academy
On Monday, Oct. 9, the Tubbs Fire swept into the Larkfield-Wikiup area of Santa Rosa and destroyed Redwood Adventist Academy, located on Mark West Springs Road.

iBelieve Bible Witnesses, Provides Online Bible Study
Ministering would be wonderfully straightforward if all young people in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, between the ages of 18 and 35, regularly attended church and Sabbath school.

At Annual Council, Unity in Mission Phase II Document Referred Back to Committee
At Annual Council meetings this afternoon, about six hours of discussion on the 14-page "Procedures for Reconciliation and Adherence in Church Governance: Phase II" ensued after the document was read aloud.

ADRA Canada Executive Director Announces Retirement
ADRA Canada announces the retirement of Executive Director James Astleford on Jan. 1, 2018, after 14 years of service in various capacities, including that of executive director.

Georgia Pathfinders Participate in First-Ever Mongolia Mission Camporee
A small team of Pathfinders from the Georgia-Cumberland Conference participated in the first Mongolia Mission Pathfinder Camporee on July 14-18, 2017.