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Celebrate World Refugee Sabbath

Story by Kimi-Roux James

On June 16, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the humanitarian arm for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will commemorate World Refugee Sabbath.

ADRA works with refugees in 39 countries providing food, clean water, hygiene kits and shelter and offers livelihood and education trainings to help refugees sustain their nutrition and generate income. It recently undertook a new project to send letters on behalf of refugees in dire distress to local lawmakers.

Former Washington Adventist University Professor Joe Spicer Passes Away

Professor Joseph Ruben Spicer born June 9, 1929 in Chicago, Ill. passed away peacefully on January 22, 2018 of natural causes in Clemmons, NC. He was the son of the late Seventh-day Adventist Elder Joseph and Anna Spicer from the Adriatic coast of former Yugoslavia.

Desmond T. Doss Students Spend Three Days on WWII Aircraft Carrier

Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy students spend time on the USS Yorktown WWII aircraft carrier.

Story by Tiffany Doss

Last week the USS Yorktown WWII aircraft carrier became the temporary residence for students from Potomac Conference's Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va. Seventh through 10th grade students spent three days and two nights on board the historic ship at the Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.

Potomac Conference Pastor Introduces Storytelling

Kara Castillo, Sligo church member, shares her story with the Reset crowd.

Story by Tiffany Doss

After seeing the success of nationwide storytelling competitions and exhibitions such as The Moth, a National Public Radio (NPR) show and podcast, last year Richard Castillo, an associate pastor of the Sligo church in Takoma Park, Md., set out to create a program built around storytelling.

Eighteen Columbia Union PBE Teams Place First at Division Event

A team from Potomac Conference's Beltsville Pathfinder Club reacts to their placement. Photo by Pieter Damsteegt

By V. Michelle Bernard / Photos by Pieter Damsteegt/NAD

Thirty-seven teams from the Columbia Union Conference participated in the North American Division’s (NAD) Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) at Camp Hawthorne (Fla.) April 21.