Sahmyook University’s Charity Shop has stepped up to help struggling foreign students during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Operated by a group of volunteer women, the shop donated 30 million KRW (about US$26,000) to the university for school development and scholarships for students. The sh...
The coronavirus has changed much in our world—many things that seemed unlikely to change have already given up their seats to the so-called new normal. Our message content may be the same, but formats and platforms that convey the message are not the same anymore. If we also need to change the fo...
When Nancy Crosby walked onto the Kayenta Seventh-day Adventist Church property on a sunny day in July, it was like being jolted awake from a long sleep. For the past 14 months, the Navajo Nation in Arizona, where Kayenta is located, had been under rigid COVID restrictions; no one had been allowe...
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted” (Luke 18:14, NIV). Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reported to be one ...
A small congregation of Seventh-day Adventists in Panama recently launched a community-wide impact initiative across the financial district of Panama City, a metropolitan area still dealing with the challenges brought on by the pandemic. The activity, coined as “Be a Hero, Save Lives”, was organi...
One of the first things I did after finishing high school was to join a mission trip to the state of Tamilnadu in southern India. On this trip, my group and I got to visit orphanages, see the formation of new churches and meet local missionaries who had toiled for years trying to spread the Gosp...