August 27, 2001
President of Adventist Development and Relief Agency to Retire
Ralph S. Watts Jr., president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) for the past 16 years, has announced his intention to retire.
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Oregon Group Sponsors Anti-Catholic Billboard
A religious group in Oregon, United States, that has financed an anti-Roman Catholic billboard is not affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, says a spokesperson for the Adventist Church.
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Adventist Humanitarian Agency Responds to Flooding in Poland Warsaw, Poland . . . [ANN] The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) is assisting survivors of the flooding in the province of Malopolska in southern Poland. Unprecedented amounts of rain in July and August cause...
August 20, 2001
Adventists in Burundi Committed to Peace, Says Leader
Seventh-day Adventists in the central African country of Burundi are looking for "souls' salvation" not "political power," said a church spokesperson last week.
August 20, 2001
Report Names World's Worst Religious-Freedom Offenders
Nine countries--Burma, China, Iran, Iraq, Laos, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkmenistan--are among the world's worst religious-freedom violators, according to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
August 20, 2001
Papua New Guinea Governor General Visits Filipino Adventists
Sir Silas Atopare, Governor General of Papua New Guinea, visited with Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders and members during his recent visit to the Philippines.