Seventh-day Adventists should be known as "people who are eager to do good," Pastor Jan Paulsen, Adventist world church president, told more than 3,000 students and faculty at Bandung Adventist University, concluding a four-day visit to Indonesia Feb. 15.
While there are news reports that rebels in Haiti threaten to overtake the capital city of Port-of-Prince, Seventh-day Adventist members continue to worship.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is committed to being a positive force in Thai society, said Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president, during a meeting last week with Suwit Khunkitti, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand.
Seventh-day Adventist broadcast ministries, including one of the oldest religious programs continuously aired on radio, were prominently featured at the 2004 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Adventist Church in eight countries of Eastern and Central Africa is aiming to double its membership by 2008.
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