Asia's first comprehensive cancer center opened at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital last month.

Asia's first comprehensive cancer center was opened in Hong Kong last month. Cancer is the leading cause of medical deaths in Asia.

Groundbreaking Cancer Center Opens in Hong Kong

Don Sahly, director of leadership training for the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide, has accepted an invitation to be president of Southwestern Adventist University.

Don Sahly will assume full presidential responsibilities at Southwestern Adventist University during the early part of spring semester, following the completion of prior commitments at his current position as director of leadership education at the Adventist World Headquarters. Sahly has served as an elementary school principal, director of alumni programs at Andrews University, administrator of Ekamai School in Bangkok, Thailand, president and dean of Southeast Asia Union College, associate director for education in the Far Eastern region of the Adventist Church, and president of Southern Adventist University.

Incoming University President Emphasizes Spiritual Values

Mission experts and directors of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Global Mission religious study centers met together December 5 to 8 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to share reports and discuss future directions for Adventist relations with other religions thr

Children are the future hope of Cambodia, a Buddhist country still recovering from years of terror under the Pol Pot regime. Global Mission pioneers in Cambodia are sharing the story of Jesus in a culturally sensitve way.

Experts Discuss Challenges of Cross-Cultural Mission

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Japan has concluded its Cleft Lip and Palate Operation in Nepal, providing free surgery to 50 needy patients.

From right to left: Yuji Ishikawa, team leader and male nurse of Tokyo Adventist Hospital; Kumari, a patient from India; Megumi Ariyoshi, nurse of Tokyo Adventist Hospital; and Kumari's pastor.

Life-Changing Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate Patients in Nepal

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.

Pastor Omar Velazquez, left, greets Armando Miranda, a vice president of the Adventist world church, and Michael Ryan Global Mission director for the world church. The visitors from the Adventist world headquarters visited the Montemorelos University Church to give recognition to church members for their involvement in mission.

ANN Feature: Mexican Church Takes Up the Mission Challenge

Some 2,000 Afghan refugees, facing a harsh winter without adequate shelter, have received assistance from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International.

Refugees on a river island between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. ADRA says many are not prepared for the winter, many lacking shoes, socks and blankets.

Humanitarian Effort Underway for Afghan Refugees on Tajikistan Border

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