Ever since she was a little girl growing up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, Heidi Cartagena wanted to bless others with her voice by singing or preaching. However, she was too shy. It wasn’t until she was in college that she found her voice through lettering—the a...
On August 19, 2021, thirty young people appeared on a computer screen—missionaries being trained for the North Korean mission. They are mostly composed of enthusiastic college students, with some high school students and young professionals—a doctor, nurse, teacher, lawyer, and social worker. The...
The Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) held its Leadership Council at the Jeju Mission Leadership Training Center from July 5 to 8, 2021. The council meeting was also streamed online and some portions were presented online. The officers and directors of the NSD, Korean Union Conference (KUC), a...
Keeping the blessing of the Sabbath by remembering its purpose.
Sweat trickled down the builders’ faces as they dug their shovels into the wheelbarrow. Most days, it rained, but that particular day was dry and stifling. They were mixing cement, sand, and seashells to form a concrete-like substance to build a house. The main ingredient would be plastic water b...
Figures show that thousands of children and adolescents have lost their mother, father, or both as a result of COVID-19.