http://www.stanet.ch/apd/ APD - freikirchlicher Nachrichtendienst der Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten (STA) en 1997 - 2010 APD Schweiz, stanet.ch Following a deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, the extent of the humanitarian crisis in some of the worse hit areas in south-central Chile is becoming apparent, reports the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), which is ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2510.html Early Saturday (February 27), a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook south-central Chile killing at least 120, damaging infrastructure, and triggering a tsunami. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assessing the needs in the worst hit areas and ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2507.html At the General Synod two weeks ago, a motion was agreed that means that the Church of England will join Christians across the country in celebrating and promoting the Bible as part of the 400th anniversary in 2011 of the Authorised Version. The Synod voted unanimously to ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2505.html The German Lutheran bishop Margot Kaessmann has given up on February 24 her posts as head of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, but will continue as a pastor. She is resigning days after she was apprehended for an alleged ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2506.html A new Seventh-day Adventist television channel in Beirut is expected to help spread the Bible-based Adventist church's message of hope among Arabic-speaking communities in the Middle East, a region "rich in Biblical history," its director said last week. Church leaders said the "Al Waad Channel", ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2501.html The little yellow box clutched in the man’s hand could have been mistaken for a small suitcase. Despite its bright but rugged exterior, what it held inside had become, in the last two weeks, as valuable as a rare jewel. No sooner had he jumped into the row of seats behind ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2495.html Child survivors of the recent earthquake in Haiti continue to suffer from physical and psychological injuries caused by the ongoing crisis, making recovery for the nation’s youngest citizens even more difficult. In response, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2496.html The possibility of an outbreak of deadly diseases in quake-affected Haiti is growing, making the need for clean water and basic sanitation even more critical, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). The number of temporary shelters, already a staple in ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2497.html Mikhail P. Kulakov Sr., the first president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Euro-Asia region, and a pioneering Adventist leader who endured imprisonment in the former Soviet Union for his faith, died of brain cancer February 10 at his home in Highland, California ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2487.html A large, military-led team of Moroccan authorities raided a Bible study in a small city southeast of Marrakech last week, arresting 18 Moroccans and deporting a U.S. citizen, reports Compass Direct News. According to local Christian leaders approximately 60 officers from the Moroccan security ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2480.html The Finnish government took further measures for public health earlier this month by proposing a ban on smoking in private cars with underage occupants and prohibiting stores from displaying tobacco products. While government statistics report that only 20 percent of the Finnish population smokes, ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2464.html More than two weeks after the earthquake, relief agencies are fighting blocked roads and lack of centralized organization while attempting to distribute food and fresh water to Haitians around the capital of Port-au-Prince, workers said. Tasks that would take a matter of hours under normal ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2465.html While aid has started to flow into areas of Port-au-Prince, tensions among survivors seeking food, water, and basic necessities continue to be a serious issue among displaced populations, reported the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International. “It’s been ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2456.html Administrative offices for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland are nearing completion 14 months after a fire gutted previous headquarters. The final phase of rebuilding -- including a foyer, training rooms, boardroom and additional offices -- is expected to take ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2449.html In a statement aired on the Seventh-day Adventist Church's television station, the Hope Channel, church President Jan Paulsen urged Haitians to not lose courage in the aftermath of the earthquake. "Your brothers and sisters around the world, they think about you, they pray for you, they want to ... http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/2450.html