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The Power of a Simple Tract: Transforming Lives with Messages of Hope and Wholeness
<figure class="figure size--large"> <img alt="A smiling young girl holds several tracts in front of the Mercedes Stadium in Atlanta." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c1601396-1afd-4ea1-9a0b-78c3b30d2668" height="1800" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/img-20241019-wa0032.jpg" width="1200" loading="lazy"> <figcaption class="figcaption"><p class="font--secondary--xs"><em>A young participant of the Southern Union Publishing Department's outreach event smiles as she hands out tracts at Atlanta, Georgia's Mercede</em></figcaption></figure>
50 Ministerial Spouses Unite for Community Service, Fellowship, and Training During the 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting
Community service, fellowship, and training sessions made up the spouses’ meetings during this year’s NAD Year-End Meetings, with roughly 50 spouses of conference leaders in attendance.
Report on 2024 Consolidated Enrollment
The Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities (AACU), comprised of the presidents and other top leaders from 13 Adventist colleges and universities in North America, has determined that the latest consolidated fall enrollment numbers for all 13 institutions totals 20,828 students. This increase of 256 students from the previous year marks the second consecutive year of total growth.
Charting a New Path: 2024 Administrators’ Conference Unites Leaders to Shape the Future of the Church in North America
It’s been 10 years since conference and union presidents, executive secretaries, and treasurers gathered in one room to brainstorm how best to carry out the church’s mission in North America. A long-awaited follow-up, the 2024 administrators’ conference hosted more than 200 conference and union officers at the NAD’s headquarters on Oct. 30-31.
Adventist Community Services Coordinates Hygiene Kit, Grow Box Projects at International Pathfinder Camporee
Helping others was a non-negotiable dimension of the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee, and Adventist Community Services (ACS) buttressed many of the philanthropic projects already in motion in Gillette, Wyoming. Two particular ACS projects were somewhat attached at the hip, though they might not have seemed related: hygiene kits and grow boxes.
Gillette Pathfinder Camporee Baby: Emory and Sarah Kelley Welcome Early Arrival
On Friday, August 9, 2024, following the evening presentation at the International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming, the unexpected happened. Sarah Kelley, who had taken a chance traveling to the camporee when she was nearly full term, felt her water break. Remarkably, Sarah still decided to stay overnight in their tent, not leaving for the hospital until Sabbath morning.
International Camporee Exhibits, Halls Offer Resources and Share Adventist Culture
Every international Pathfinder camporee offers attendees unique educational activities and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. At “Believe the Promise,” halls full of exhibits, vendors, and on-site activities allowed Pathfinders to learn more about regions across North America and beyond —ideas, history, Adventist organizations and culture, careers, hobbies, skills, volunteer services, different types of honors (230!), or new ways to have fun. This is just a taste of what the camporee offered.
A Servant of God, Friend to Man
Pathfinders from around the world joined forces for the international camporee, focusing on community service projects such as outreach to the elderly, veterans, and active military; community clean-ups; and food distribution. Grounded in the Pathfinder Law, "servant of God, friend to man," the 45 planned community service projects this week highlight their commitment to selfless service.