Comprehensive Health Ministry – Medical Missionary Training in Mongolia
The first Comprehensive Health Ministry and the second Medical Missionary Training in Mongolia were held at Mongolia Mission (MM) from May 27 to 29, 2015. Dr. Barbara Choi, health ministry director of the Northern Asia-Pacific…
Health Program Collaboration with the Government of China
On March 5 and 6, 2015, a team comprised of health leaders from the General Conference, Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) and Adventist Health Hong Kong (AHHK), held two days of health activities for the people…
A Groundskeeper with a Mission
Recently my wife Ivanette and I had the privilege of visiting the campus of Taiwan Adventist College and Academy where we spent four years from 1978 to 1982. At that time we were a young…
Newly Elected NSD Executive Secretary and NSD Treasurer
General Conference (GC) session delegates elected new NSD Executive Secretary and NSD Treasurer. Elder Yutaka Inada (52) was elected as NSD’s Executive Secretary and Elder German Ariel Lust (49) as NSD Treasurer. Both of them…
Wilson Calls for Unity in Adventist Mission
Ted N.C. Wilson, speaking in his first sermon after his re-election as General Conference president, urged Adventists to press ahead in unity in proclaiming Jesus’ soon return. Wilson drew from hallmark initiatives of his first…
Delegates vote ‘No’ on issue of Women’s Ordination
Delegates turned down a motion that would have allowed each division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to decide for itself whether to ordain women to the gospel ministry in its territory. By a margin of…
Dr. Jairyong Lee re-elected as NSD President
GC delegates voted in favor of continuing incumbent Northern Asia-Pacific Division president Dr. Jairyong Lee to another five years in office on Sunday in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Jairyong Lee is a man of mission…
Wilson Interview: “It’s a Very Humbling Experience”
Reelected president Ted N. C. Wilson talks about the burdens of his role, getting more sleep, handling disappointments, and what he will focus on in the next five years. July 03, 2015 | San Antonio, Texas…
GC Delegates Approve Record 35 New Union Conferences
Moving to streamline the church’s work at a time of rapid growth, delegates opened the General Conference session on Thursday by officially approving the addition of an unprecedented 35 new union conferences to the Adventist…
Ted N. C. Wilson Re-elected GC President in Landslide Vote
Delegates overwhelming elected incumbent General Conference president Ted N.C. Wilson to another five years in office on Friday. An estimated 90 percent of some 1,900 registered delegates voted in favor of continuing Wilson in his…