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Despite sweeping efforts by both government and private organizations to step up AIDS education, prevention and treatment around the globe, many AIDS' sufferers continue to combat not only the disease's ravages, but also the scorn and alienation of neighb

Young women in AAIM's sewing seminar display their work.

Africa: Adventist Ministry Mends Lives, Empowers Women

Not everyone can afford a traditional Ugandan wedding. After calculating the bride price and the reception, a wedding quickly becomes expensive. So expensive that it took Andereya Madoni 29 years to make his common-law marriage legal. Madoni was one of 39

Prime Radio, an Adventist radio station in Central Uganda, picked up the U.S. $1,800 tab for each of the couple's weddings.

Uganda: Adventist Church and Radio Station Sponsor Mass Wedding

Ask any Seventh-day Adventist Church member and she'll tell you that pastoral work is not a solo enterprise. Ask any pastor the same question and he'll admit that despite the pastor's leadership role, nurturing and sharing the Gospel takes a real team, a

"The church belongs to the people and they should be more involved," says Francois Louw, from the Adventist church in Southern Africa. "We cannot depend on one pastor to spread the word. The church is growing rapidly.  Where there are more congregations to pastor, this compels people to lead."

World Church: Without Lay Leaders Church's Work Would Cease, Pastors Say

When Thomas Müller, Adventist Media Director in Denmark, got word of Denmark's Kristeligt Dagblad, one of the country's leading Christian newspapers, he declined submitting the Seventh-day Adventist church in Denmark's Web site.

Jonas Raabjerg, pictured here, is the current webmaster for the Adventist Church's official web presence in Denmark.

Denmark: Adventist Church's Web site Wins Countrywide Competition

Nobody spoke an audible word at a silent worship service at Newbold College the week of November 23. No one sang a hymn, or preached a sermon. There was no music and no collection of an offering. This was a first for this Adventist-owned institution of hi

"The aim of Quiet Church is to provide a peaceful space where people can be with God," said Henrik Jorgensen, one of the initiative's organizers.

England: Adventist College Worships in Joyous Silence

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays have traditionally been about gorging ourselves on huge fatty meals and then falling asleep in front of the television. But these upcoming holidays should be about so much more than eating, says Dr. Allan Handysides

Dr. Allan Handysides, director of health ministries for the Adventist world church. He says that the holidays are the perfect time to become more active and eat less. [ANN file photo]

Front page photo: [Ray Dabrowski/ANN]

Holidays Are About More Than Food, Says Adventist Health Guru

At 72 years old, she lies in a hospice wasting away from the debilitating effects of cancer that daily ravages her brain, breast and lungs. For most people the last thing on their minds would be school. But not Wilma Gramkow. Despite her fading health, sh

72-year-old Wilma Gramkow (center), surrounded by University of Hamburg professors, celebrates the defense of her doctoral thesis. Despite the ravages of cancer and chemotherapy, she refused to give up the dream of earning her doctoral degree. [Photo: Anja Schaebe/ANN]

Switzerland: 72-year-old Receives Doctorate at Hospice

United States: Proposed Center to Make Florida Hospital Hub of Surgeon Training Worldwide, United Kingdom: Interdenominational Faith Representatives Pray for Prisoners, World Church: Adventist Photo Database Images Viewed Half a Million Times, Australia:

Ms. Carmelita Findlay became the first woman in the 100-year-history of the West Indies Union Conference to be elected its Treasurer. [Photo courtesy of the West Indies Union]

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Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Cayman Islands and other parts of the world met in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica on the weekend of November 10 to celebrate 100 years of the church in that area.

Children enjoy celebrations after Saturday evening's awards ceremony.

Jamaica: Church Celebrates 100 Years, Thanks God for Leading

While there is no doubt that women have contributed greatly to the world and their churches in general "women feel they are not being heard," said Heather-Dawn Small, director of Women's Ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist world church.

Heather-Dawn Small, director of Women's Ministries for the Adventist world church. [Photo: Taashi Rowe/ANN]

World Church: Adventist President and Women Make 'Time to Talk'

Philippines: Adventist Laymen Turn State Penitentiary Into Seminary, Philippines: President Arroyo Calls for 'Moral Integrity' Among Public Servants, Ukraine: Church Celebrates Life of an Artist ...

State artist Natalija Faryna and Daniel Reband, MC from Voice of Hope, present at the concert commemorating the life of Adventist-raised Anna German.

Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen joined celebrations this week in Mongolia of the first Adventist language school there and the 1,000th member of the Mongolia Mission Field.

After Paulsen's appearance on a popular Mongolian talk show, many locals called the TV studio with questions about the new Adventist language school.

Mongolia: Paulsen Meets National Leaders, Celebrates New Language School and Mongolia's 1,000th Adventist

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