The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said.

Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week.

Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists.

Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61.

Amazing Facts, the worldwide multimedia Christian ministry, has announced the release of their brand-new website called The Truth About Ellen G. White at www.EllenGWhiteTruth.com.

In an election year, words like "truth" are often thrown around without much regard. But what is truth? Many years ago, God wrote His truth in tables of stone. Man has tried to put pen to paper to draft his own truth, but that has often deteriorated as fast as the parchment it was written on. But God's law still stands today. He gave us a code of good moral conduct because He knows what's best for us.

It Is Written just launched an exciting, interactive Bible study website just for kids! Created and hosted by Jean Boonstra, My Place With Jesus leads children into a deeper understanding of the Bible. The 14 lessons cover topics such as Creation and Heaven, and each student is treated to a treat at the end of each study. The site is a safe place for kids on the Internet, and no personal information is collected from the child. To be one of the first people to experience this new It Is Written outreach, visit www.MyPlaceWithJesus.com.

From Feb. 1 - March 1, 2008, thousands of people attended "Revelation Speaks Peace" in Portland. This month-long evangelistic series was a joint effort between It Is Written and the Oregon Conference.

From March 15-22, Pastor Robert Costa and the Está Escrito team traveled to La Paz, Bolivia, to hold a series of meetings in conjunction with 2,500 churches around the world.