The Brazilian House of Representatives gave special recognition April 26 to the country's Pathfinder movement, a Seventh-day Adventist organization dedicated to assisting the social, spiritual, and physical development of young people.
Seventh-day Adventist lawyers from eight Eastern African countries met for a four-day congress in Mangoshi, Malawi, April 11 to 14.
Addressing an assembly of students and faculty at the University of Eastern Africa, Jan Paulsen said Adventist institutions will not serve their purpose unless they offer training that benefits society.
The exceptional growth rate of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya was acknowledged by Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, and Pastor Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church, who visited the country April 25 to 29.
Every Christian community has a responsibility to seek positive ways to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, said Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, during a four-day pastoral visit to Kenya, April 25 to 29.
Issues of church unity and effective church leadership dominated a two-day visit to Ethiopia by Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, and Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church's General Conference