Adventist Headlines From Around the World—October 7, 2025

BULGARIA

Adventist Educators From Across the Country Meet for the First Time Ever

The first national educational conference on Seventh-day Adventist education in Bulgaria took place September 6 in Sofia. The event brought together teachers, educational specialists, parents, and laypeople for whom Christian education is both a mission and personal responsibility. The atmosphere was saturated with inspiration, sharing, and hope for the future, organizers said.

The main guest speaker was Marius Munteanu, director of the Education Department of the Inter-European Division. In his speech Munteanu presented the historical path of secular and biblical education, emphasizing the crucial role of Christian education in building minds and hearts. “Depending on how well we educate our future generations, the image of reality will be changed or not. We are decisive factors in shaping both the minds and souls of our children,” he said.

According to Darina Petkova, director of Education of the Bulgarian Union of Churches Conference, “Adventist education is the place where knowledge and faith meet. That’s our motto.”

The event is a “small step” toward a big goal—the establishment of the first-of-its-kind Adventist school in Bulgaria, leaders said. One participant summarized: “We must dream of a broad education in which Christ is a natural presence, and everything is for His glory.”

The first national educational conference on Seventh-day Adventist education in Bulgaria took place September 6 in Sofia. The event brought together teachers, educational specialists, parents, and laypeople. [Photo: Nikolay Stoykov]

PERU

Adventist Students Transform Lima Community With Volunteer Service

A group of 17 students and volunteers from Ecuador Adventist College Academy traveled to Peru to participate in 10 days of missionary work in Ñaña, a suburb of Lima. The team left visible traces of service, solidarity, and faith, organizers said. The team participated in several community support activities, including improvements to church infrastructure, church building painting, targeted visits, and evangelism programs aimed at both teens and adults.

In addition, the group gave an offering of US$1,000, intended to improve the security of the church building. Thanks to this contribution, windows were secured to protect the church from theft.

The initiative was part of the comprehensive missionary strategy of the school in Ecuador, which also includes welcoming international missionaries, community outreach near the school campus, a School of Mission, and other mission projects.

At the end of the project, the church community expressed its gratitude with hugs, words, and tears. The students returned inspired by an experience that united work, faith, and friendship, organizers revealed. The initiative “motivated them to continue in the path of a system of education that prepares them for a lifetime of service,” they said.

Volunteers from Ecuador Adventist College Academy recently served in a special outreach initiative in a suburb of Lima, Peru. [Photo: South American Division News]

MALAYSIA

Penang Adventist Hospital Dedicates New Facilities to Strengthen Care and Service

Penang Adventist Hospital in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, recently dedicated two new facilities designed to improve accessibility and provide specialized care for patients and the community.

The hospital launched the Adventist bakery express, a drive-through and pick-up concept offering wholesome and plant-based baked goods. The outlet provides a convenient way for customers to enjoy nutritious products with quick pick-up services as well as hassle-free preorders. Leaders said the initiative reflects the hospital’s mission of promoting healthful living.

In addition, the hospital opened the wound and stoma care room. Staffed by a certified wound and stoma care nurses, the room offers specialized services, including stoma pouching and fitting, simple and complex wound dressing, advanced dressing therapy, and counseling and education for patients and their families. Hospital leaders emphasized that the facility was designed to provide professional, compassionate, and personalized care to meet the unique needs of patients on their healing journey.

To enhance accessibility, a buggy service has been introduced within the hospital compound to assist patients, families, and visitors in moving comfortably between facilities. The new facilities continue to strengthen the hospital’s commitment to provide comprehensive, patient-focused services, institutional leaders said.

Hospital leaders and guests cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the opening of the Adventist bakery express at Penang Adventist Hospital, one of two new facilities dedicated to enhancing patient care and community service. [Photo: Penang Adventist Hospital]

MEXICO

Montemorelos University Students Repeat as State Physiotherapy Champions

A team from Montemorelos University won first place for the second consecutive year in the State Physiotherapy Knowledge Contest organized by the Nuevo León College of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. The 2025 edition was held during the fourth Congress of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, September 20-21, in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico.

The competition brought together teams from universities across the state for multiple phases combining multiple-choice questions, clinical case analyses, and head-to-head final rounds. Although the victory brought recognition, prizes, and prestige, students Addy Espinoza, Dinora Flores, and Nancy Rocha said the real value was the process: hours of intense study coupled with spiritual practices they designed as a team.

For several weeks the team dedicated breaks, afternoons, and days off to mastering the contest guide, solving clinical cases, and simulating question rounds. From the outset they agreed their preparation would not be purely academic. They incorporated joint prayer, Bible study, and a fast on the Sabbath before the contest.

Flores said that spiritual focus steadied them in the tensest moments. “When one of us went up to answer, the other two prayed right then,” she said. “Every achievement has meaning only if we give it to God.”

From left to right: Misael Castro, professor of physical therapy and rehabilitation at Montemorelos University, with students Addy Espinoza, Dinora Flores, and Nancy Rocha—winners of the state physiotherapy knowledge contest. [Photo: courtesy of Misael Castro]

UNITED STATES

Atlanta Chapter of the King’s Daughters Celebrates 55 Years of Faith and Fellowship

The Atlanta Chapter of the King’s Daughters (KD) celebrated its fifty-fifth anniversary on August 30 at the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was organized in 1970 and has functioned continuously for the past 55 years.

The King’s Daughters was originally established in Washington, D.C., in 1920 by a group of devout Christian Adventist women whose aim was to bring comfort and cheer to sick and shut-in individuals, minister to those who are elderly, and to form close friendships with one another. That small group has since grown into a sisterhood rooted in Scripture, service, and the quiet strength of prayer, its members said.

“Our main ministry remains service to members of Adventist congregations and our community,” said Fannie Malone-Nash, who has been a charter KD Atlanta member since the chapter began 55 years ago.

“We are proud that our chapter currently has raised and awarded more than US$500,000 in scholarships to more than 308 students,” Betty Crowder, current Atlanta Chapter 1 president, added. “We’re also incredibly excited to have reached this milestone of 55 years of service, and look forward to continuing this legacy of fellowship, community service, and educational support for youth well into the future.”

Atlanta Chapter 1 King’s Daughters in 2025. [Photo: Southern Tidings]