March 4, 2002
New President Reaffirms Mission of Adventist Humanitarian Agency
"We serve because God asks us to serve," said Charles Sandefur, new president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
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20,000 Baptized During Dominican Evangelistic Series
More than 20,000 people have been baptized as a result of what organizers are calling the most successful evangelistic series ever held by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic.
Church in Norway Calls for Fewer Committee Meetings, More Evangelism
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway is giving priority to public evangelism for a 10-week period by limiting the number of in-house committee meetings and by cutting back on non-evangelistic church events.
Thousands Complete Literacy Program in Uganda
More than 3,400 adults graduated February 11 from an adult literacy program in Eastern Uganda run by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
Adventist Volunteer Drowns in El Salvador
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor on a volunteer project in El Salvador drowned February 24 while rescuing several people caught in a riptide in the Pacific Ocean.
New Satellite Evangelism Series Begins in Romania
A 22-day satellite evangelistic series was launched February 23 from the Seventh-day Adventist theological seminary near Bucharest, Romania.