A total of 143 Seventh-day Adventist young people from Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, the Sudan and Cyprus, as well as Britain, Tanzania and South Africa, gathered recently in this resort city to share a common faith in Jesus.
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Main speakers at a recent international conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief stressed the importance of respecting religious freedom while fighting terrorism.
Joined by Botswana President Festus Mogae and other national leaders, 2,000 women, members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 13 African nations, met for a five-day women's ministries congress at the University of Botswana.
As an unexpected side effect to the SARS epidemic that brushed this island-nation, Seventh-day Adventists are among those being asked to help two of the largest cities aid their populations of homeless people.
In spite of the political turmoil and high poverty that has stricken Haiti for years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church continues to grow and meet the challenges it faces there.