Adventist Health Messages on Radio

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States….[ANN Staff] The Seventh-day Adventist Church is now broadcasting its health message on radio stations across North America. Fifty-four spots of “Lifelines,” a one-minute public service radio program, were mailed on CD to 1,000 public and Christian radio stations.

Each program offers practical tips on an aspect of health and ends by informing listeners that it is produced by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

“Here’s a wonderful way for us to share our knowledge of health with the general public,” says DeWitt Williams, health ministries director for the Adventist Church in North America. “Our goal is to give people information that will help them live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Lifelines is hosted by medical expert Elmar Sakala, MD, MPH, of Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. For a free copy call 805-955-7606.

Russia: Christian Leaders Meet to Pray for Peace

Moscow, Russia….[Valery Ivanov/ANN Staff] Some 300 Russian religious and state leaders, including representatives of the state, parliament and the diplomatic community met at a Feb. 27 prayer breakfast at Moscow’s Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel. The event was organized by four Protestant denominations—Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, Evangelical Christians and Pentecostals—and included intercession for Russia as well as the current world situation.

At the meeting, Christian leaders expressed their concern with the developing conflict with Iraq and appealed to God that the conflict be solved by negotiations and not by war.