Adventist news from all around the South Pacific

InFocus Adventist News 30 January 2009
"Understanding Islam" conference explores the realities of the religion in the world today...more

Adventists in the News January 30 2009
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers...more

New beginnings for South New South Wales
There has been a new beginning for camp meetings for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South New South Wales this year...more

Adventist recognised for contributions to biomedical and nutrition research
Dr John Ashton has been appointed Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences at Victoria University in recognition of his contribution to biomedical and nutrition research...more

Mission filmmaker collects South Pacific stories
Daniel Weber recently completed a two-week itinerary in the South Pacific, collecting stories and interviews for the Office of Adventist Mission...more

New Tongan hymnbook
The Seventh-day Adventist hymnbook has been translated into the Tongan language, complete with music notations...more

Missionaires learn cross-cultural relations
Nine missionary families who will be serving the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific attended this year's Mission Institute at Avondale College from January 11- 24...more

InFocus Adventist News 23 January 2009
Flooding in Fiji takes lives, destroys property and impacts mission...more

Adventists in the News 23 January 2009
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers...more

Adventist tertiary students open doors
Australian Christian musician Paul Colman has spent a week speaking to, worshipping with and singing for Seventh-day Adventist tertiary students in the country...more

Conference success speaks to church and society
Drawing from a wide variety of study areas, the "New Perspectives on Christianity" conference modelled an approach to integrating Christian faith with contemporary learning...more

InFocus Adventist News: 16 January 2009
Avondale College's School of Aviation reopens...more

Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers...more

The Seventh-day Adventist Church for the South Pacific's Centre for Church Planting is providing almost $300,000 this year for ten church plant projects in Australia and New Zealand, five of which are just commencing...more

Missionaries return home
12 missionary families have returned home after spending time working overseas including Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Singapore...more

An isolated visit
A singing group from the Apotiko Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG) spent their year-end holiday witnessing and helping people on Ruprup Island....more

Adventist lifestyle applauded
The January edition of Australia's Good Health & Medicine magazine has praised aspects of the Adventist lifestyle for its contribution to the longevity of those who follow it....more

New version for Adventist websites
The process of upgrading all of the almost 1000 websites belonging to Seventh-day Adventist churches, schools and ministries in the South Pacific have commenced...more