UCC Dedicates Exercise Trail to the Memory of Dr. Jay R Sloop
April 6, 2016, Spokane, WA. The Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists dedicated a 1-mile walking trail that meanders through the pine trees on their property in memory of Dr. Jay Randall Sloop, former Health Ministries Director, who died on a mission trip to the Ukraine two years ago. This was a more than fitting…
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UNACH Graduates Students Trained in Evangelism and Health Education
On December 3, 2015 Adventist University of Chile (UNACH) graduated 41 individuals who completed the requirements for the Diploma in Evangelism and Education for Health. This one year training program is offered by the Faculty of Theology to prepare pastors and others to more effectively contribute to outreach of the church through Comprehensive Health Ministry…
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Andrews Launches Health & Wellness Initiative
Andrews University officially launched its new University Health & Wellness initiative on Wednesday, September 23, built on the principle and Andrews core strength of Live Wholly. This new initiative is ongoing and includes the development and construction of a Health & Wellness Center, currently still in planning stages. “I am thrilled about the incredible opportunity…
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Chilean Theology Faculty Launch Course in Evangelistic Health Promotion
Fifty students, their family and friends joined the administrators and faculty at the Adventist University of Chile on March 24, 2015, to inaugurate the first Diploma in Evangelism and Health Promotion. This is the first course of it´s kind offered by a faculty of theology, and is a very significant step to blending the gospel…
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Training in Argentina for SDA Health Students in Public Universities
A new course designed to train and encourage health students who are not studying at Adventist universities was launched in March 2015. This pilot project, organized by the Argentinian Union and Buenos Aires Conference in collaboration with the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, attracted much attention when all 35 places…
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Adventist Health Study: Vegetarian Diet Cuts Risk of Certain Cancers
A vegetarian diet may reduce your risk of certain kinds of cancer by 22 percent, according to a new analysis from the Adventist Health Study-2.
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Brazilian Conference Trains Hundreds in Health Ministries
Over 400 church members, including health professionals, 80 pastors and 100 SDA school directors and science teachers, were trained in the principles of healthy living and outreach, at the Missão & Cura (Mission and Healing) program, near Sao Paulo, Brazil. The program launched in 2013. It runs during the carnival holiday week and has attracted…
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Health Expo Reaches the Tip of the World
A new record was set for health expos! On Sunday, December 14, 2014, the southernmost health expo served the town of Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, in Argentina. Over 50 people from a low income neighborhood were blessed by the team of Adventists who shared simple health principles in a friendly environment. Tierra del Fuego…
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Miracles of Grace Conference
Submitted by fredhardinge on Thu, 01/08/2015 – 10:36 The Second Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (SID) Literature Evangelist Congress took place December 2 through 7, 2014, at the Birchwood Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a vibrant and exciting meeting, attended by almost 1,000 delegates from throughout the Division. The conveners were Pastors Howard Faigao…
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Saved to Serve: Leading by Example
Lima, Peru was the epicenter, not of a earthquake but of a great movement to implement a blended ministry, where health will play a vital role in church life and outreach. The week of November 2-9, 2014 started with a Spirit filled South American Division Annual Council, where plans were laid for massive outreach campaigns…
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Spirituality and Health Congress of Adventist Health Professionals
Over 400 Adventist health professionals and students, from Brazil and surrounding countries met in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, eager to learn more on how to model Christ in their work place as well as to commit themselves to a life of service. Drs. Peter Landless and Viriato Ferreira encouraged the group to allow the love of…
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Missionary Book for 2015
By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists You can join the global effort to share the Missionary Book for 2015, Health and Wellness: Secrets That Will Change Your Life. Edited by Mark Finley and Peter Landless, this book offers practical principles for living an…
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The Ebola Virus
By Peter Landless, MB, BCh, MMed, FCP (SA), FACC, FASNC, Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has captivated the attention of the world. It has spawned genuine concern as well as a huge amount of fear and paranoia. At present it is confined…
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Amidst the Flames–Kiev Adventist Christian Medical Center
By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists This recently opened institution is located a few kilometers from the heart of Kiev where more than 30 people have been killed in the civil unrest that is shaking Ukraine. While many have fled the city, the…
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Long Thanh Health Expo in Vietnam
[Information provided by To Phuong, Health Ministries Director for Vietnam] Long Thanh Health Expo was the first health event organized by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam for the purpose of exposing the general public the Adventist lifestyle. This was held on 8-9 December 2013 in Phuoc Thai high school and clinic. This was the…
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No Good News to Report: Dr. Jay Sloop Still Missing
NOTE: For the most recent updates on this situation, please visit the Sloop Blog. Thank you. Sadly, after more than a week of being missing in Kiev, Dr. Jay Sloop has not been found. The Sloop family is requesting that those who choose could fast and pray that this mystery can be solved. All that…
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Update: Dr. Jay Sloop still missing in Kiev
By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists NOTE: For the most recent updates on this situation, please visit the Sloop Blog. Thank you. It is well past noon on Sabbath in Kiev. Yesterday, the largest group of searchers spent the entire day in the…
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Health Ministeries Director Missing in Ukraine
By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists NOTE: For the most current updated information on this story please visit the Sloop Blog. Dr. Jay Sloop, Upper Columbia Conference Health Ministries Director, disappeared Tuesday while walking in Kiev, Ukraine. Sloop went first to Serbia to…
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New Vegetarian Plate Published
Source: My Vegetarian Plate | GCHM Publications Library By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day AdventistsThe introduction by the USDA of MyPlate in 2010 was a giant leap from the more complex pyramid to a simple plate for illustrating adequate dietary intake to the general…
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Ministerial and Health Ministry Meeting Continues in Snowstorm
By Fred Hardinge, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Director of Health Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Employees of the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have been furloughed today because of a heavy snowstorm. In spite of this storm, the representatives of each of the 13 divisions of the church for Health…
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