Angola: Church Vibrant Despite War
Despite the hardships of 30 years of war in Angola, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is very much alive, according to Paul Ratsara, executive secretary for the church in the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean region.
Despite the hardships of 30 years of war in Angola, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is very much alive, according to Paul Ratsara, executive secretary for the church in the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean region.
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An old woman, left crippled by the war, watched Seventh-day Adventist Global Mission pioneers teach English and Khmer to illiterate children.
The Adventist Church plays a key role in the development of society, Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said at the opening of the Fiji Pathfinder Camporee--a gathering of Christian young people--at Queen Victoria School.
Developing tensions in the Middle East are viewed with concern by Seventh-day Adventist leaders, said Larry Colburn, assistant to the president of the world church.
Seventh-day Adventist churches in Venezuela remain open and active despite political unrest, church leaders in the region say.