Seventh-day Adventists make up a vibrant, growing, and positive force in Indian society, said Adventist world president Pastor Jan Paulsen during his five-state visit to India, November 26 to December 2.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's social and humanitarian work in India and the challenges faced by religious minorities were just two of the issues discussed during a November 27 meeting between India's President K. R. Narayanan and Pastor Jan Paulsen,
A special issue of the Adventist Review depicting the "tapestry of Adventism" was released last month during a special reception at the Adventist Church world headquarters.
A volunteer worker with Maranatha Volunteers International, a Seventh-day Adventist supporting organization, disappeared last month while on a project in Costa Rica and has since been declared missing by Costa Rican authorities.
Six Seventh-day Adventist Church members were arrested while meeting in a private apartment in Turkmenabad, Turkmenistan, on November 16
Two Peruvian congressmen, addressing the inaugural meeting of the International Congress of Religious Liberty in Lima, spoke strongly in support of religious freedom, describing it as a way to promote peace and avoid religious violence.