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China -- The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) office in China received the 2005 World Habitat Award on Oct. 3 for its work in providing energy efficient housing in China.
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November 7, 2005
Britain: Soap Opera Highlights Youth, Offers Help
At One Hope Street in England, one finds a house of drama, a house filled with love, hate, anger, sadness, betrayal and, most importantly, hope. The cast is made up of a large, multi-cultural family who just lost their foster parents and are now left to d
November 7, 2005
Oman: Muscat Church Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary
Located at the Eastern horn of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sultanate of Oman has a relatively small population -- around 3 million people -- of which about 550,000 are workers from other lands. Overwhelmingly Muslim, the presence of Christianity, though pe
November 6, 2005
North America: Mission Awareness Challenge Given to Church Communicators
Raising Seventh-day Adventist church members' awareness of mission activity was a challenge presented to 150 church communicators from North America during a recent seminar here. Members of the Society of Adventist Communicators were given the challenge d
November 6, 2005
Zimbabwe: Soccer Team Ousted for Refusing to Play on Saturdays
Known all over Zimbabwe and much of Africa for stopping rival teams from scoring, the Amazulu football (soccer) team have themselves been stopped in their tracks. The team's equally well-known policy of not playing on Saturdays -- the Bible Sabbath for te
November 1, 2005
United States: Ex-State Department Official Claims Religion 'Still Missing' in Foreign Policy
The major problem with United States foreign policy, said Dr. Tom Farr, former director of the Office of International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State, is that "we're not taking religion as seriously as we should."