How a Brazilian Pastor Grew His Audience From 60 People to 3,000
This is the story of how Marcelo Flordos Santos, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in northeast Brazil, received two talents and then gained 100 more through the reach of the Internet. Flor, a slight man with graying hair, looked at the several dozen people who were showing up at his evangelistic meetings five years ago and determined…
Read More‘The key to longevity is to plant food properly’
A United States-based soil nutritionist who travelled to Jamaica last month to speak at a religious conference in Robin’s Bay, St Mary, has claimed that the prevalence of serious medical conditions such as cancer and diabetes can be reduced, simply by improving the way food is planted, grown, and processed. Speaking on the second day…
Read MoreDigging for gold…Adventists seek to increase profits for local farmers
ROBIN’S BAY, St Mary: radical health initiative could help generate employment and at least $1 million per year for farmers throughout St Mary and Portland, according to President of the North East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Arlington Woodburn. In an effort to promote his organisation’s ‘Save Our Schools Through Industries and Commitments’ (SOSTIC) project,…
Read MoreZIKV threat could make abortion necessary
The severity of the global outbreak of the Zika virus (ZIKV) and its potential threat to newborn babies has sparked international debates about abortion, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Jamaica did not miss the opportunity to share its views on the controversial topic. A report from the British Broadcasting Corporation earlier this year highlighted…
Read MoreNew Haven SDA Church takes GYD to Hospital
On the afternoon of Sabbath, March 19, 2016, scores of people of all ages left the Seventh-day Adventist Church at New Haven in St. Andrew, Jamaica for the St. Joseph Hospital to minister to the individuals there, as a practical demonstration of the Global Youth Day theme, “Be The Sermon.” Members of the group met with patients and…
Read MoreAndrews Memorial Hospital to get new CEO
DR Patric Rutherford, who has been at the helm of the Andrews Memorial Hospital in Kingston for the past 20 years, will retire at the end of this month. His successor, who is scheduled to assume the CEO position in June of this year, is Dr Marvin Rouhotas, a medical doctor with over 20 years…
Read MoreAndrews Memorial Hospital Changing Guard
The 60-bed Andrews Memorial Hospital located along Hope Road in St Andrew will change leadership at the end of the month when Dr Patric Rutherford, who has been at the helm for the past 20 years, retires. His successor, Dr Marvin Rouhotas, a specialist in tropical medicine, will be the new CEO and president on…
Read MoreAdventists in Jamaica mourn the passing of NCU professor
Mandeville, Jamaica | Nigel Coke/IAD The Seventh-day Adventist family and the faculty, staff and students of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is mourning the sudden passing of Dr. Teran Milford, late Professor and Interim Dean of the of the College of Education and Leadership at NCU. Dr. Teran Milford. Image by Orville Morgan/NCU Dr. Milford died…
Read MoreAdventists host first Special Needs Week
A year after the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Jamaica launched its Special Needs Ministries in Jamaica, the church will celebrate Special Needs Awareness Week, starting today. “It is imperative that we place emphasis on special-needs persons since it is a privilege to demonstrate the love of Christ, regardless of status – mental or physical,” said…
Read MoreCelebrating Life – Over a Century
One hundred and three–not out is an enviable record that many batsmen would like to hold in a test series. Miss Isabel Lewis is not a cricketer but through the mercies of God, this is the score she has put on the longevity chart. Born January 19, 1913, Miss Lewis has defied the “three score and ten”…
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