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Seventh-day Adventists on the island of St. Croix were encouraged by church leaders to press on in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The powerful storm battered the island last month with winds in excess of 175 miles per house, destroying homes, displacing residents and leaving the community hurting.
“Do not allow anything to steal your blessing,” said Pastor Al Powell, youth ministries director for the church in Inter-America, as he addressed more than 500 church members on Sabbath, Sept. 30, 2017, at Peters Rest Adventist Church.
October 11, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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After Hurricanes Irma and Maria pummeled St. Thomas and St. John in the Virgin Islands last month, taking off roofs, damaging buildings and downing electric poles, dozens of Seventh-day Adventists gathered on Sabbath, Sep. 24, to praise God, find comfort in worshiping together and share their testimonies through the storms.
The Category 5 storm peaked at 185 miles per hour on Sep. 6, and remained at the strength for 37 hours, killing three and displacing hundreds, authorities reported. Many Seventh-day Adventist were also displaced.
October 6, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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The local Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Maarten and Tortola, in collaboration with the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA), is helping to provide relief to hundreds of displaced and distressed individuals from Hurricane Irma’s destruction last month.
ADRA has already provided over 1,000 hot meals over three days in St. Maarten and food baskets for over 500 families in Tortola, church leaders said.
October 3, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist Church members in St. Catherine marched in the streets of Portmore on August 26, 2017, calling for the end of violence in the Jamaican society.
The march was done in observance of the EndItNow program – “a global initiative by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to raise awareness and advocate for the end of violence around the world.”
September 18, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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A homeless man went from sleeping on the steps of a local Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, to worshipping in the church and spreading the Good News of the Gospel.
It took Rudolph St. Clair Knight, 64, over a year of sleeping on the premises of the Faith Seventh-day Adventist Church in Frederiksted, St. Croix, to turn from a lifestyle of drugs, alcohol, and living on the streets, thanks to a breakfast ministry began by church members to feed the homeless and needy in the community.
August 11, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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Junior Roberts, 28, and his 27-year-old wife, Stephanie, ran into trouble when they were baptized and changed the business model for their catering company in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston.
They stopped serving lobster and liquor, and turned down lucrative contracts on Friday nights and Saturdays.
But the married couple said they have never been happier — and their business is now flourishing.
August 10, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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Scores of members of the Rastafairan, Nyahbinghi Theocracy Order located in a community in Clarendon, Jamaica, were treated to free health screenings last weekend thanks to the efforts of the Three Angels Pharmacy Mobile Health Clinic—a clinic owned and operated by Seventh-day Adventist Rohan McNellie.
August 1, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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Sadie McKenzie stood on the porch of her house in a village in the Central American country of Belize. The strangest thing was happening.
A young white man walked through an alley toward her. Then he stopped, turned around, and walked away.
A few minutes later, the man reappeared and slowly made his way toward her again. Then he stopped, turned around, and walked away.
Sadie decided that if he did the same thing a third time, she would stop him and demand to know why he kept turning back.
August 1, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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The university teacher gave Kermyt Torres Castellano and the rest of his class a difficult homework assignment in Puerto Rico. Kermyt and his classmates needed to find someone in need and then help that person.
Kermyt liked to help people, but he wondered what he could do for his homework assignment. He spoke with several classmates, and they decided to team up to feed homeless people in their town. One student said, “I’ll bring rice and beans.” Another student offered to bring vegetarian meat, and others said they would bring salad and juice.
July 19, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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Seventh-day Adventist Church’s operated Montemorelos University recently trained dozens of health professionals and enthusiasts during its fourth training session of the “I Want to Live Healthy” initiative earlier this month, in Montemorelos, Mexico.
The “I Want to Live Healthy” program network, which is comprised of different church institutions, specifically in the North Mexican Region and South Colombia, prepares health promoters to lead the initiative which consists of the eight steps to living a healthy lifestyle: drinking water, keeping a positive attitude, eating salads, exercising, resting, avoiding poor foods, eating a better breakfast, less dinners and promoting happiness.
July 12, 2017 in From the Field, RSS English by IADComm
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