Pastor Matthew Bediako and his wife, Elizabeth, were recently front-page news in "The Mirror," an Accra, Ghana newspaper billed as that nation's "most popular weekly."

News Briefs: Bediako Noted in Top Ghanaian Newspaper

They titled it, "Remix," and it is the first group to address emerging church issues in a Seventh-day Adventist context in the South Pacific region of the church. The group gathered at Fox Valley Community Church (FVCC)in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Dec.

Carolyn Kitto, a mission-planning consultant says "The value of church ... has declined."

Australia: Church Remixed For Postmodern Culture?

A United States Marine Corps court-martial has sentenced a Marine, who came to a belief in non-combatancy shortly after signing a two-year re-enlistment, to seven months in jail, rather than separating him from the military. Observers say this is a highly

MARINE SENTENCED: Corporal Joel David Klimkewicz, right, shown with his wife, Tomomi, at court-martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States. Both members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Cpl. Klimkewicz sought non-combatant status but instead was brought to trial, convicted and sentenced to seven months in jail, which observers say is a highly unusual outcome. Adventist attorneys are seeking to get the sentence reduced. [Photo: Mitchell A. Tyner/ANN]

United States: Adventist, Non-Combatant, Sentenced to Jail by U.S. Marine Corps Court-Martial

ADRA Provides Relief Items for Thousands in Philippines
	
Metro Manila, Philippines--Targeting more than 16,000 people affected by three destructive typhoons that hit the Philippines during the past month, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (AD

AWR to Broadcast in Turkish: Vulcan is Turkish and is the technician and one of the producers for programs in the small AWR studio that was just established in Izmir, Turkey. [Photo: Benjamin D. Schoun/AWR/ANN]

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Though the journey from concept to reality took 40 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Universidad de Montemorelos in Mexico has completed its quest to open a dental school. They recently held opening ceremonies for the Dr. Lloyd Baum School of Dent

Dr. Lloyd Baum (center right) and Hector Hernandez, dean, School of Dentistry Dr. Lloyd Baum, University of Montemorelos, pose with the first class of dental students during opening ceremonies for the school. [Photo credit: Nancy Yuen/ANN]

Mexico: Dental School Opening Caps 40-Year Dream

Police returned a seven-year old boy unharmed to his parents just 16 hours after he was kidnapped on Dec. 7. The boy was taken after one of the kidnappers forced his way into the boy's home, on the campus of the Dominican Adventist University in the city

Dominican Republic: Police Return Boy Safely Home Hours After Abduction

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