Silver Spring, Maryland—Following the recent outbreak of fighting in Georgia, in the eastern European Caucasus region near the Black Sea, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to respond to the needs of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled the violence. Already more than 2,000 people have died in the first week of fighting and nearly 100,000 have been uprooted from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Silver Spring, Maryland¬—Ninety children received backpacks filled with school supplies on July 23 at an elementary school in the city of El Edén, in western Honduras, as a result of donations provided through ADRA’s Really Useful Gift Catalog.

Silver Spring, Maryland—More than 1,300 flood survivors in Ukraine are receiving food baskets and personal hygiene items from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) after heavy rains in July submerged 40,600 homes and nearly 84,000 acres, or 34,000 hectares, of farmland in western areas in late July.

Hundreds of students welcomed a party of special guests for the Cuddapah School’s dedication in Andra Pradesh, India, June 29. Local Seventh-day Adventist church officials and government officials attended.

A Chilean congregation pooled all their resources together several years ago to build one of the smallest churches we’ve ever seen. The problem is that attendance grew from 10 members to 50, rendering their little church useless. Meet the people of Puerto Saavedra, tour their Dollhouse Church, and discover how God answered their prayers.

“There’s no way you can build a church in one day.” That’s what Maranatha representatives heard many times, a comment that’s been disproved by a project that’s becoming a reality.

Adrienne Townsend accepted the oath of office and was officially sworn in July 24

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