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Lesotho: Sewing Teaches Women with HIV/AIDS Self-Sufficiency
May 9, 2005

Lesotho: Sewing Teaches Women with HIV/AIDS Self-Sufficiency

In a region where poverty and HIV/AIDS are inextricably linked, a recent workshop in Lesotho taught women sewing skills as a means of income generation. The "Workshop on Sewing for HIV Positive Women" is a small but significant step towards self-sufficie

Cameroon: Crash Claims Life of Local Church President
May 4, 2005

Cameroon: Crash Claims Life of Local Church President

Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Celestin Rakotoarisoa Herimanana, 44, was killed May 4 in a bus crash while returning to Douala from Yaounde, the nation's capital. He is survived by his wife and two young sons.

Poland: Current World Situation, Church-State Relations Discussed
May 2, 2005

Poland: Current World Situation, Church-State Relations Discussed

Poland's new status as a member of the European Union, and developments within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, were main topics of discussion between Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of the Republic of Poland, and Bert B. Beach, general secretary of th

Russia: AIDS Conference Gains Support From Christian Communities
May 2, 2005

Russia: AIDS Conference Gains Support From Christian Communities

With Russia's concern over the growth of AIDS an international conference was held in Moscow under the theme "State, Religious and Public Organizations in Solving the AIDS problem - Perspectives of Cooperation." It brought together representatives of stat

Belarus: Publishing and Education Breakthroughs
May 2, 2005

Belarus: Publishing and Education Breakthroughs

Considered a breakthrough for a protestant Christian denomination, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Belarus just released the first edition of a church magazine for public distribution.