Tag Archives: ADRA
ADRA STATEMENT ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY
NOTE: In addition to this ADRA statement, check out the third episode of the Adventist Peace Radio podcast (episode 3; all episodes). The episode focuses on ADRA and the refugee crisis. Silver Spring, Md.— This World Refugee Day, there are … Continue reading
ADRA Continues to Respond to Earthquakes in Nepal
Adventist Today reported on ADRA’s response to the devastating earthquake on April 25 (link). Subsequent tremors and quakes in the area have caused additional damage. Regardless of the risks, ADRA continues to work in the area, as seen in this … Continue reading
ANN: Denomination Appoints Ebola Response Coordinator
Ansel Oliver reports for the Adventist News Network: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency has appointed an Ebola Response Coordinator in a move that Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders say will help the global denomination and its numerous entities respond to … Continue reading
NEWS: Ukraine, Reform Movement, and Forest Fires
What is ADRA doing in the Ukraine? (ADRA Canada, 29 July 2014; link) ADRA is supporting people displaced by fighting from the eastern part of Ukraine. This assistance includes hygiene kits, clothes, socks and underwear, disposable tableware, towels, and napkins. … Continue reading
Carl Wilkens: I’m Not Leaving
I’ve written previously about Carl Wilkens, the only American to stay in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide: Adventist Today interview AU Summit on Social Consciousness God’s Compassion through and for Humanity Today I finally read his book, I’m Not Leaving … Continue reading
Week’s Links [#5 updated]
This week’s list is shorter than usual, just choosing five stories from three outlets. 1. Adventist Church sides with Muslim woman in workplace religious freedom case (Elizabeth Lechleitner, Adv News Network, 12 Dec 2013) The Seventh-day Adventist Church yesterday filed … Continue reading
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Tagged ADRA, disaster response, environment, food, international development, potpourri, religious liberty
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ANN Video
The most recent ANN video speaks to a number of social issues. [error: for some reason it won’t embed] (source)
World Humanitarian Day
ADRA Canada posted the following comment on Facebook today (links added): Today is World Humanitarian Day, a day to remember humanitarian workers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We here at ADRA Canada are humbled to … Continue reading
Week’s Links
SDA Women (Ordination+) Danish Union suspends all ministerial ordination until 2015 (ANN) Awaiting a GC Vote, the Danish Union Halts All Ordinations (Alexander Carpenter, Spectrum) Another Union Conference Takes a Stand for Ordination Without Gender Discrimination (Adventist Today) The Creation … Continue reading
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Tagged ADRA, environment, human rights, race and ethnicity, religious liberty, sustainability, torture, violence, volunteerism, women in ministry
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ADRA Sri Lanka
This video demonstrates some of the good work ADRA is facilitating in Sri Lanka. A shorter version is available here.
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Tagged ADRA, community, films, food, international development, poverty, water
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