One Year in Mission
"I’m so happy to see you again!" Kang Dongwon shouted with excitement as he was reporting in the NSD office. He just came back from New York after his successful first mission of the "One…
The Rescue after Lushan earthquake
The Lushan earthquake occurred on April 20, 2013. 22 church members in Lushan Church experienced the earthquake. But by God’s grace, they are all safe and sound. However their houses and two meeting grounds collapsed.…
Adventists in Ha’erbin gets health messages
In May, Dr. John Zhang, responsible for overseeing health ministry at CHUM, traveled to the city of Ha’erbin, Heilongjiang Province, to teach the local Adventists health messages and medical evangelism. Three hundred people came to…
FOURTH IN A SERIES: In prison, Monteiro wants peace for church, Togo government
The Lomé Civil Prison is hot and overcrowded. It’s open air, like a crowded bazaar, but without shops. Prisoners sleep 80 in a cell, side-by-side, their bodies bumping against each other all night with each…
THIRD IN A SERIES: After the arrest, the case for Monteiro’s release
The night António Monteiro was arrested, his boss, Sahel Union Mission President Guy Roger, took some colleagues to police headquarters to find out why. To their surprise, they were arrested, their keys were confiscated and…
SECOND IN A SERIES: Monteiro’s accuser sought to recant testimony
Pastor António Monteiro and fellow church members have been in prison for nearly 500 days based solely on the accusation of one man. But according to a court-ordered psychiatric exam, that man, Kpatcha Simliya, would…
FIRST IN A SERIES: Monteiro says judge told him he was innocent
Pastor António Monteiro has remained in prison for more than a year now, accused of a crime his church officials say he didn’t commit. Monteiro, the Family Ministries director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Sahel…
NSD Shepherdess International Launches Pastoral Spouses Web Site
NSD Shepherdess International Coordinator, Lynn Ripley, would like to announce that since July 2013 the pastoral spouses web site is live: nsdspouses.org. On it you will find pages for each of the major languages of the NSD…
Young Adventist Teenagers start their Pacific Ocean Crossing Voyage
Three Adventist teenagers, along with their guides are crossing the Pacific by boat. They are Mr. YeonBong Pyo and his son, PyoHyeon, his nephew, JeongHyun, Mr. SeungYoon Lee and his son, HoGeon Lee. After long…
KUC and 5 Local Conference Secretariat Evaluations
June 25-July 1, 2013 the secretariat evaluations for the Korean Union Conference with its 5 local conferences were conducted. The participants for the evaluation were the representatives from the General Conference, the Northern Asia-Pacific Division,…