Some 2,000 Afghan refugees, facing a harsh winter without adequate shelter, have received assistance from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International.
Asia's first comprehensive cancer center opened at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital last month.
Forgiveness may be easier to accept than give, suggest the results of a University of Michigan study released last week.
Seventh-day Adventists in Montemorelos, Mexico--an economically poor region long considered a "mission area"—are turning old categories upside down as they raise money for church mission work in other areas of the world.
Nearly 4,500 people have requested Bible studies in the past month as a result of an unprecedented mailing of Signs Magazine to residents of Minnesota, United States.
Chinese president Jiang Zemin has foreshadowed tighter control of religious activity in the future, warning that non-state approved religions will not be tolerated.