Youth Alive Facilitators get Trained in Colombia
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Northern Colombian Union and UNAC | Inter-American Division The Adventist University de Colombia (UNAC) was the venue for the launch of the first Youth Alive in Spanish, a spiritual strengthening and empowerment strategy for young people of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in which they learn to…
Read MoreYouth Alive Participants Promote Community Health Challenge
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Albania Mission | Adriatic Union | Trans-European Division During April and May, Albanian youth ran Health Challenge, inviting members of the Tirana and Korçe communities to understand and use the eight natural remedies (pure air, sunlight, temperance, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, and…
Read MoreHundreds of Youth Gather for Youth Alive in Malaysia
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Malaysia Union Mission | Southern Asia Pacific Division More than 300 young people from Malaysia and Brunei recently gathered together for a Youth Alive conference in Goshen, Sabah. Organized by the Adventist Church in Malaysia (MAUM), the Youth Alive Conference was a collaboration between the health…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery and Lifestyle Coaching Trainings Reach Korea
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Korean Union | Northern Asia Pacific Division Dedicated health professionals, educators, pastors, and health ministry directors from Conferences and churches in the Korean Union gathered to attend a week-long comprehensive health training. Organized by Pr. Park, health director, in collaboration with Dr. Ko, health director for…
Read MoreMiddle East University Hosts Stop Smoking Program
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Lebanon | Middle-East North Africa Union The Middle East University (MEU) hosted a Breathe Free 2 Stop Smoking program on campus in March of 2023. The program was co-hosted by the University and the Middle East North Africa Union (MENAU). At the conclusion, 30 participants graduated…
Read MoreBrazil Equips Leaders in Addiction Recovery
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 São Paulo, Brazil | Central Brazilian Union | South American Division Pastors, health professionals, and lay church members gathered at the Adventist Training Center in Cotia, São Paulo, from March 9-10, 2023 for the Journey to Wholeness Addiction Recovery training. Nearly 180 participants across the Union…
Read MoreLifestyle Coaching and Addiction Recovery Training Held in Fiji Island
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Trans-Pacific Union Mission | South Pacific Division The Trans-Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) hosted an addiction recovery facilitator’s training and a Lifestyle Coaching Skills workshop at the Coral Coast Christian Camp in Deuba, Fiji, from March 14-22, 2023. Sponsored through the 10,000 Toes campaign, the week-long program…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery Training Comes to Zimbabwe and Seychelles
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Harare, Zimbabwe, and Victoria, Seychelles | Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division The International Commission for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Dependence (ICPA) Zimbabwe charter hosted an addiction recovery program in Harare, Zimbabwe, from April 14-16, 2023, convening nearly 200 participants nationwide. Participants included Adventist pastors, health…
Read MorePastors and Health Advocates join for Lifestyle Coaching Training in Serbia
Southern European Union | Trans-European Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Pastors and health promoters representing Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, joined together at the Adventist Theological Seminary in Belgrade, Serbia, from November 4-6, 2022, to be equipped for comprehensive health ministry. They were eager to learn coaching skills in an effort…
Read MoreHealth Ministry Congress in Colombia Equips Health teams for Mission
North Colombia Union|Inter-American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 The North-Colombia Union brought together hundreds of health professionals, lay health promoters, and supporting organizations for a joint health ministry congress in Santa Marta, Colombia, from December 6-10,2022. The goal was to equip participants with a biblically sound, evidence-based, and unified approach…
Read MoreHealth Ministries Directors Join for Renewal and Training
Bali, Indonesia | Southern Asian Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Health ministry leaders for countries of the southern Asia-pacific division came to Bali, Indonesia, from February 5-9, 2023, for a division-wide Health Advisory. The goal of the advisory was to equip and align all health leaders in the framework of comprehensive…
Read MoreIsrael Field Pastors Renew Vision for Health Work
Migdalia, Israel|Israel Field Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Ministerial families in Israel participated in a health retreat on February 18-21,2023, organized by the IsraelField administration. The retreat occurred at the Midgalia Lifestyle Center, near the lake of Galilea, in a beautiful, restful setting close to where Jesus ministered healing to many.…
Read MoreReaching Vietnam through the Ministry of Mental Health
South-Asia Union Mission | Southern Asia-Pacific Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 Vietnam is recovering from Covid 19, dealing with anxiety, stress, and depression caused by isolation, social media, and poor sleep patterns. Vietnam’s Adventist community sees this as an opportunity to engage with the public and give solutions to this…
Read MoreYouth and Young Adults Make a Stand for Living Healthy and Serving Others
Franco-Belgium Union | Inter-European Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 Over 70 Young Adventists and several pastors met at the Moulin de l’Ayrolle, France, for a youth alive facilitator training and the launch of three mission-driven youth alive centers in the region. Six youth leaders were hired to lead Youth Alive…
Read MoreBaptisms from Health Outreach in Venezuela
Western Venezuela Union| Inter-American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 Despite the many challenges the people in Venezuela faced, the Adventist church in the Western Venezuela region found ways to minister to people’s needs, following Jesus’ method. They held two community projects focusing on comprehensive health ministry, with several conference ministries…
Read MorePhysicians Unite to Serve the Underserved in Brazil
Belem, Brazil | South-American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 The Adventist Medical Association (AMA) of the South American Division held its annual congress in the city of Belem, Para, at the premises of the Belem Adventist Hospital – which was first founded by pioneer missionaries Leo and Jessie Halliwell. The…
Read MoreLifestyle Coaching Comes to Brazil and Peru
Southern Union, Brazil and UPeU Chile | South American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 On June 25-27, 2022, the Southern Union of Brazil held its first Lifestyle Coaching Skills (LCS) workshop in the country. The workshop was led by Dr. Katia Reinert, GC HM Associate director, and held at CATRE…
Read MoreYouth and Young Adults Sign Abstinence Pledge
French Antilles-Guiana Union | Inter-American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 Adventist leaders from the French Antilles-Guiana Union (FAGU) hosted the first Youth Alive Training and Conference in the territory of the Inter-American Division. Martinique was the chosen city to host the nearly 200 youth and young adults, health professionals, youth…
Read MoreYouth Alive Comes to Egypt
Egypt Field | Middle-East North-Africa Union Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 On August 8-14, 2022, nearly 180 youth, young adults, health directors, pastors, youth leaders, and other ministry directors came to Alexandria, Egypt, to attend a Youth Alive facilitator training followed by a Youth Alive Conference. The event was hosted by…
Read MoreCentennial Celebration of Waldfriede Adventist Hospital
Berlin, Germany | Inter-European Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 Over the weekend of September 10, 2022, Waldfriede Adventist Hospital celebrated 102 years of unbroken service to the citizens of Berlin. Celebrations had been postponed twice because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, so it turned out to be on the 102nd anniversary.…
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