35,000 Get Access to Clean Water in Darfur ... Some 35,000 people living near the capital of West Darfur, Sudan now have access to clean water after the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) completed a water project Feb. 28. ADRA has drilled 19 successful boreholes for new wells and installed hand pumps for wells, providing better access to clean water for families in the region. ADRA also rehabilitated 50 existing hand pumps and trained more than 40 residents as hand pump mechanics. The newly constructed wells are in community villages, public schools, mosques and governmental compounds.

Adventist College Upgraded to University ... Fireworks marked the end of Caribbean Union College and the birth of the University of the Southern Caribbean on March 16.  For 78 years, Caribbean Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist school, has provided tertiary-level education to the population of Trinidad and Tobago and beyond. Now the island’s newest university joins two others.  With a university status the school can now conduct research and offer graduate courses, says Dr. Andrea Luxton, associate director of Education for the Adventist world church.

Ten Commandments Proponents Interviewed ... The Hope Channel, a television network owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will present a one-hour interview with two leaders of the “Ten Commandments Commission,” a private organization promoting the commandments among evangelical Christians and others. The “Inside Hope” program, airing this week, will feature interviews of commission leaders Ron Wexler and Blackie Gonzales by show hosts Brad Thorp and Gary Gibbs. Information on the program can be found at www.hopetv.org.