Seventh-day Adventists in East Zimbabwe have embarked on an AIDS awareness program they hope will radically improve understanding and prevention of AIDS within churches, and in surrounding communities.
Eighty-two children attended a Vacation Bible School at the Seventh-day Adventist church in Baghdad, Iraq, from June 23 to July 6, reports Valerie Fidelia, children's ministries director for the Adventist Church in the Middle East region.
More than 3,000 people of Ugandan heritage, expelled from Tanzania last year, are receiving ongoing help from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency office in Uganda.
Representatives of the Brazilian state of Para have approved a Bill which prohibits holding public examinations on Saturday.
Some 10,000 young people, aged 10 to 15 years, gathered July 17 to 21 for a massive campout, focused on fun, learning, worship, and outdoor activities.
Government officials in the northern African nation of Eritrea have suspended the operation of a number of church organizations, according to reports from the World Evangelical Alliance.