Wednesday, September 27, 2017

SDA News - Adventist Respond

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Matthew 25:45
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"The widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Irma has profoundly impacted millions of people. Relief efforts by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) across several affected islands in the Caribbean and surrounding areas include the distribution of food, water, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and other critical resources. ADRA’s response continues to grow even as emergency preparation is underway for Hurricane Maria.

ADRA, one of the first humanitarian organizations to reach remote regions on the islands greatly impacted by the tropical storm, has activated relief teams as part of the ongoing disaster response. The islands that are most affected and receiving ADRA disaster relief assistance include: Anguilla, Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, St. Martin/Maarten, Tortola, and Turks and Caicos.

Hours after a powerful 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City on Tuesday, Sep. 19, toppling dozens of buildings and homes and killing hundreds, Seventh-day Adventists sprung into action to assist in the recovery effort.
Local churches and schools across Mexico City opened their doors to collect food and medicines to be distributed to the victims of the quake, said Jorge García, communication director of the church in Central Mexico.
You could see master guides and church member volunteers showing the love of God to people in need in the streets, by hospitals, schools, and buildings,” said García.


Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Puerto Rico are finally beginning to connect with those around them after Hurricane Maria plowed through the island on Sep. 20, 2017. The Category 4 storm brought winds of up to 155 mph that killed 10 people, knocked down power lines and cellphone towers, flooded streets, and disrupted the infrastructure of the entire island like never before.
In the history of our country, there has never been such a phenomenon, such great destruction as Hurricane Maria has caused,” said Luis A. Rivera, administrator of the Bella Vista Adventist Hospital and treasurer of the church in Puerto Rico. “It paralyzed our entire island from coast to coast and just now we are slowing trying to communicate with some on the island.”
The church’s Bella Vista Hospital is running with its generators, housing 62 patients at the moment and offering limited services,” said Rivera in a telephone call. The challenge will be in the coming days when food, medications, oxygen and diesel for generators will start depleting, said Rivera."
ANN