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Johnny Rodman, member of Oasis Church, in Portland, Tennessee, was shocked at the immense destruction that surrounded him. He had just come from helping in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after a series of tornadoes swept through Kentucky and Tennessee on the night of December 10, 2021, and morning of December 11. Now, he stood in Mayfield, Kentucky, where extensive devastation left a community wondering how they would recover. 

The Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists, available online at encyclopedia.adventist.org, tells the stories of distinguished Adventists in history and those less known or new to many Adventists today, including the stories of many Adventist women and minority Adventist Americans.

The human brain is the most complex organ of our bodies, and some say the most complex structure in the known universe. Today we are facing seemingly insurmountable issues with other conditions that involve brain function. Through our mental health initiative, Adventist HealthyYOU: Restored, NAD Health Ministries is embracing the processes that God uses for the renewing of our minds.

The Northeastern Conference Adventist Community Services (ACS) sponsored a pilot class in warehouse operations in Hamden, Connecticut, on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Sixty-five participants from three local conferences, Northeastern, Greater New York, and Southern New England, attended the eight-hour PowerPoint-based class hosted by the Mount Zion Seventh-day Adventist Church.

In a world that is growing more fractured and torn every day, Black History Month is a time to hit the pause button, and really try to get to know each other better. To get to know each other more. Black History Month gives us another opportunity to listen to each other, and to embrace a story of a people that have been resilient and determined.

We are all members of a family. Whether it is a traditional nuclear family, blended, extended, single-parent, or adopted, we hold a connection. And while many similarities may exist, every family is unique with its own combination of strengths and weaknesses.

On Dec. 16, 2021, the world watched helplessly as Typhoon Rai, a category 5 super typhoon, slammed the Philippines with sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and rainfalls that triggered floods and landslides. With nine landfalls throughout the Philippines, the wake of Rai’s destruction is immense. ADRA responded immediately to the disaster.

Rockefeller Ludwig Twyman, known to many as “Rocky,” was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently lives in Rockville, Maryland. A public relations consultant, Twyman describes what he does this way: “I bring about positive stories, promote positive stories about churches and social organizations in the media.” In addition to this role, Twyman is an accomplished musician and choir director, activist, and prayer warrior.

Southern Adventist University’s honors program, Southern Scholars, is pleased to welcome historian Eric Anderson, Ph.D., as the presenter for the first Benjamin McArthur Endowed Lecture.

A new Black History Month study guide, “Social Justice and the Word of God,” dedicated to the memory of former Allegheny East Conference president Henry J. Fordham III and his wife Sharon Elaine (Wright) Fordham, has been launched.