Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Southeast Asia report that some 8,000 people have been baptized since the beginning of 2002, as part of the region's emphasis on "Go One Million"--an international initiative encouraging lay evangelism.
Revitalizing existing Seventh-day Adventist congregations and starting new ones were topics high on the agenda of the recent SEEDS 2002 conference held last weekend.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Inter-America region is breaking new ground with a live Internet broadcast from its annual executive committee meeting.
During its spring 2002 meeting, the Board of Directors for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International appointed Dr. Ron Mataya as director of health.
Not drinking enough water could be as harmful to a person's heart as smoking, according to a study released last month by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Loma Linda University and Medical Center.
A record 25,000 Seventh-day Adventists attended the May 11 Sabbath, or Saturday, program of the 10th annual youth congress in Southern Philippines.