Adventist Heritage Center. March 29, On March 17, shortly after 26-yearold Nancy Abu-Bonsrah received the news that she had been accepted

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1 Adventist Heritage Center From: Sent: To: Subject: North American Division Communication on behalf of North American Division Communication Wednesday, March 29, :24 PM Adventist Heritage Center NAD NewsPoints-Adventist med student first black female in JHU neurosurgery residency; NAD statement on proposed repeal of Johnson Amendment; more! News and Information from the North American Division View this in your browser March 29, 2017 On March 17, shortly after 26-yearold Nancy Abu-Bonsrah received the news that she had been accepted into the residency program at the Johns Two Adventists lost their jobs at Kellogg's plant in Utah when they were not able to "swap out" of Sabbath work duty. The 10th U.S. District Court of 1

2 Hopkins School of Medicine's neurosurgical department, she posted this on Facebook: What a way to begin the Sabbath!" Abu-Bonsrah, a Seventh-day Adventist, is the first black female neurosurgical resident to have been accepted into the Johns Hopkins program in its history, which spans more than 100 years. MORE Appeals in Denver, Colo., heard their appeal on March 22, 2017, after a lower court found insufficient evidence that the two Adventist plaintiffs were treated unfairly. MORE The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America has responded to the proposed repeal of the Johnson Amendment. Part of the statement: "While recognizing the law s potential First Amendment concerns, the church reaffirms its opposition to legislative efforts to eliminate or weaken rules that prohibit nonprofits, including houses of worship, from endorsing or opposing candidates." READ MORE Tragedy struck a Silver Spring, Md., apartment complex last summer when the complex was devastated by an explosion. Adventist HealthCare was able to provide free care that day to many of the victims, some of whom lost family members and all their possessions. On March 27, 2017, NBC Channel 4 aired the story of a victim and Christopher Magee, the orthopedist who performed the patient s surgery and oversaw the rehab by Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation team. WATCH the video. 2

3 Get a sample of the answers Dan Jackson, NAD president, and Alex Bryant, NAD executive secretary, gave during the "Is This Thing On?" Facebook event live streamed on March 14, 2017, by reading this ARTICLE. And CLICK HERE to watch a news video; CLICK HERE to watch the entire event on Vimeo. ITTO gave young adult college students the opportunity to dialog with the two church leaders. A week-long campus revival is taking place through April 1, 2017, on the grounds of Washington Adventist University. The event is being held each evening at 7 p.m. in a white tent, located on the Commons, an area between Flower Avenue and Washington Adventist Hospital. The public is invited to attend. MORE CMU Expansion Leads to Adventist Church and Academy Campus Move (Colo.) Infants Sleep Safely at Metroplex Adventist Hospital (Texas) Napa, Mendocino Adventist Health Hospitals Change Names, Renew Mission (Calif.) Bordeaux Church (Tenn.) Holds Free Health Fair Top Accreditation for Lighthouse SDA School (Colo.) Crews Break Ground on State-of-the-Art Wellness Center in Fowler (Calif.) 3

4 Desmond Doss Commemorative Event Draws Large Audience (Tenn.) Highland Adventist School (W.V.) Students Host International Food Fair Program Connecting Patients with Washington Adventist Hospital Nurses Reduces 911 Calls Don't forget the NAD All-Night Prayer Call, April 6-7, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Eastern Time. NAD prayer leaders will serve as "prayer hosts" throughout the night. Let's give thanks; let's share needs; let's pray together! Call ; access code is Prayer# (772937#). "Each One Can Reach One" is the theme for the Christian Record Annual Day of Giving, Sabbath, April 8. Through the story of Leanora Ruff, Ph.D., learn how reaching out to others can make an impact in your church and community. Funds raised enable Christian Record Services, Inc. to distribute Sabbath School lessons, Bibles, Bible study guides, and more to people who are blind. Materials for your church for this upcoming World Budget offering, including bulletin inserts, offering video, children s story, poster, and discussion guide are available in English and Spanish at 4

5 Now you can watch SALT 365, It Is Written's free online evangelism training. This week's video presentation is "Effectively Teaching About the Spirit of Prophecy" with Eric Flickinger. It Is Written's SALT Program is a three-month evangelism training school that takes place each fall on Southern Adventist University's campus. Do you care about the future of religious freedom, both in North America and around the world? You won t want to miss the 8 th World Congress for Religious Freedom on Aug in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This year marks the first time this event has been hosted in the NAD. This event brings together religious freedom advocates from many different countries to focus on crucial issues and challenges. Click here for more info, registration, and hotel reservations. The Hope Sabbath School team is beginning a new quarter of exciting studies on the apostle Peter and his letters. Explore valuable truths and learn how to apply them to the daily Christian walk. The studies begin this Friday on Hope Channel at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. April April Focus: Stewardship 1 Missionary Magazines (Signs, Message, El Centinela) 1 Offering: Local Church Budget 2-7 Tour de Youth, "The Big Easy" 6-8 Sonscreen Film Festival 7-8 Lake Region Conference Month of Prayer: Lake Union Conference Adventist Mission 5

6 Leadership Summit 7-8 South Atlantic Conf. Stewardship & Religious Liberty Convention Stewardship Sabbath 8 Offering: World Budget (emphasis Christian Record Services) 15 Literature Evangelism Sabbath 15 Offering: Local Church Budget Andrews University Music & Worship Conference Education Sabbath 22 Offering: Local Conference Advance Day of Hope and Compassion NAD 2017 Human Resources Conference & Union Secretariat Council th Annual GNYC Women's Prayer Retreat 29 Offering: NAD Evangelism 6

7 NAD Feature: "Do You Know You're a Missionary...Right Now?," by Amy D. Prindle, pp NAD News: NAD Compassion Movement Meets in Tucson, NAD's First Congregation for Visually Impaired Inaugurated, It Is Written Responds to Gatlinburg Wildfires, Oakwood University Celebrates Founder's Day, pp NAD Update: "Ministry Leaders Urged to Go 'Beyond the Pew,'" by Kimberly Luste Maran, pp NAD Perspective: "Our Message of Hope and Wholeness," by Erica Jones, p. 17 This magazine is mailed to Adventists in North America; click HERE to read online. Jesus' Example 7

8 "Everyone has a story and everyone has needs. We need to approach each with 'How would Jesus handle this situation?'" Daniel R. Jackson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, March 29, 2017 Forward to a friend Subscribe NewsPoints Archives and PDFs 8

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