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Ted Wilson encourages members in Israel to help build God’s Church; At the African Union, an Adventist Leader Speaks for Human Dignity; and more View this email in your browser

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Headlines Ted Wilson encourages members in Israel to help build God’s Church At the African Union, an Adventist Leader Speaks for Human Dignity World Radio Day 2016 Ted Wilson encourages members in Israel to help build God’s Church Despite challenges, leaders say the Church in Israel is “steadfast.” On Sabbath, February 13 almost 700 Israeli Seventh-day Adventist brothers and sisters were blessed with a beautiful sunny day. Gathered at the YMCA Auditorium in Jerusalem, congregants enjoyed peace and the blessings of a special Sabbath. Children and adult choirs, plus instrumental ensembles, praised God through music. Testimonies and reports inspired the audience and the congregation sang with emotion and enthusiasm.  During the divine service, Pastor Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, preached on "Building on God's Church," with parallels to Nehemiah and the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls.  Read more at news.adventist.org. At the African Union, an Adventist Leader Speaks for Human Dignity The African Union Prayer Breakfast provides spiritual encouragement to political leaders grappling with immense social and economic challenges. As heads of state for 54 African countries gathered for the 26th African Union Summit, a Seventh-day Adventist leader urged delegates to recognize “respect for human dignity” as a foundational principle of good governance. Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Adventist world church, spoke at the African Union Prayer Breakfast on January 30, held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The breakfast brought together heads of state, foreign ministers, and religious leaders to pray for those involved in the two-day summit of political leaders—a key annual event focused on challenges facing the African continent. Read more at news.adventist.org. World Radio Day 2016 In 1923 – just three years after the first radio broadcast in the United States – the first Seventh-day Adventist radio station was set up, at Emmanuel Missionary College in Michigan. By the 1930s, H.M.S. Richards Sr. had begun his pioneering radio work with The Voice of Prophecy, and over the next several decades, Adventists in a wide variety of countries embraced radio evangelism. To address the challenge of reaching people in the Communist countries of Eastern Europe, the church took a leap of faith in 1971 to establish its largest single initiative in international broadcasting, and Adventist World Radio (AWR) was born. Read more at news.adventist.org.

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