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Loma Linda, CA: Community members support mental health awareness at Stand Up to Stigma 5k

Loma Linda University Behavioral Health hosted its 6th annual Stand Up to Stigma 5k event on Sunday,…

Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired – NZ 2024

Watch the inspiring stories of Kevin, Merle and Max, and Carleeta as their lives have been profoundl…

On This Day – Pastor Jeff Jordan

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In Inter-America, Church Intensified Efforts To Expand Special Needs Ministries

The history of Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired

The Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired (CSFBHI) began in 1899, initiated by Austi…

Hope Channel Launches Groundbreaking Mental Health Documentary Series Starting with “Grief and Loss: A Story of Hope Rediscovered”

Hope Channel proudly announces the premiere of a thought-provoking, inspiring ten-part documentary s…

Church Fellowship to Bring Joy and Inspiration to Thai Orphanage School

Here is a link to an article about this significant Sabbath Fellowship event at Udom Sri Orphanage S…

Living with Disabilities Is No Barrier

Two unique Adventist brothers from Papua New Guinea share their story.

God’s Word Planted in a Child’s Life: Doug Venn Shares His Life Story

Children’s ministries, bicultural families, public education, bullying, favorite foods, Adventist ed…

WAD Pastor Henry Afoakwa Brenya advocates for #DeafInclusion and #PossibilityMinistries

In his interview on Hope Channel Ghana, linked below (in the local language), WAD Pastor Henry Afoak…

Interview on “Otra Mirada” (Another View) with Isabel Rodríguez, Director of APM, Spanish Union

¡Gran entrevista! OTRA MIRADA 🎙Isabel Rodríguez, directora del Ministerio Adventista De Las Posibili…

EUD APM training in October 2023 with Pastor Jeff Jordan and Dr. Ivan Omaña

From October 27 to 29, 2023, at the Adventist Multi-Purpose Center of Entrepeñas, the Convention of…

“In Jesus’ hands” EUD Deaf and Blind Congress in Collonges

A Deaf and Blind Congress was held from August 31 to September 4, 2023 in Collonges, in the EUD. The…

Christian Record Services Employee, Dr. Leanora Ruff, awarded the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Leanora Ruff, PhoneFaith Coordinator with Christian Record Services, was recently awarded the Pr…

Princess Linah M. Otieno shares a powerful sermon for #APMSabbath2023 in Nairobi Kenya

Adventist Church leads Deaf Awareness Seminar in South Philippines

SSD SPUC Filipino Sign Language and Deaf Awareness Training Sept. 25th, 2023 with Ms. Rack Corpuz.

SSD Adventist Possibility Ministries promoted awareness by launching an Autism Advocacy Group at Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia

New Disability Awareness Pathfinder honors

Two new Disability Awareness Pathfinder honors have been created in Australia!

Adventist Review October 2022 Issue on Caregiving

The Adventist Review October 2022 Issue with many useful articles on the subject of Caregiving.

Church Mission Brings Hope to Dozens of Abandoned Children

Local Adventist ministry in Nairobi, Kenya, is changing lives of those who most need it.

Toy Ministry Brings Joy to Vulnerable Children

In Brazil, Jandira de Quadros distributed 200 gifts just in time for Christmas.

First Deaf Youth Camp Held at Sunset Lake

By Esther Doss, Heidi Baumgartner

Amplifying the global issue of hearing loss

Hearing aids will soon become available directly from retailers for adults with mild to moderate hea…

Legacy Health Connections seeks to prepare vulnerable youth for the upcoming school year

LHC started providing free hair care this week as part of their “Stylin’ for Success: Back to School…

Adventist Possibility Ministries – A Ministry for the Local Church

At the 2022 GC Session, a vote of approval was given to include APM in the next Church Manual.

In the U.S., Local Church in Miami Opens Vision Care Center

The goal is to assist underserved communities in Little Haiti and El Portal neighborhoods.

Signs of Faith

The Session experience of a deaf delegate.

A Church That Speaks By Doing

Article in the General Conference Session Bullletin 4 by Pedro Torres, Communication Director for th…

GC Session Increases Visibility for Special Needs Members

New tools and resources seek to help every person to participate, organizers say.

First Congregation for the Deaf in the Dominican Republic

Leaders, members, and visitors celebrate first baptism, offer sign language training.

Ministry of Inclusion in Brazil Influences Decisions for Baptism

Adventist Church’s goal is to share the Bible’s message in a way accessible to all people.

Adventists in Jamaica Welcome Long-awaited Disability Act

Church leaders believe it is an important step to highlight the potential of every human.

West-Central Africa Division 4th Quarter 2021 Possibility Ministries Report

Report by Antwi Harrison Osei

World Orphans & Vulnerable Children’s Day 2021 in Local Churches

Local churches throughout East Central Africa Division highlighted the importance of World Orphans &…

COVID-19 vaccine symposium to be presented by the North American Division

On Sabbath, May 15, at 4 p.m. EDT, join a special COVID-19 vaccine symposium called “Is the CO…

Possibility Ministries – How Can We Find Joy in Suffering?

In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about a special webinar titled, “Finding Joy in Sufferi…

Heroes II – The Bible Trivia Game

Who was David? Moses? Joseph? Bible Heroes II is a Bible trivia game that consists of questions and…

Finding God’s Purpose in My Child’s Disability

The Greater New York Conference will be presenting Finding God’s Purpose in My Child&#821…

Western Australia first conference to provide assistive listening equipment

The Western Australian Conference has become the first conference in the South Pacific Division to d…

I Will Go Theme Song

Here is the theme song for the I Will Go strategic plan of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. To find…

Deaf and Deaf-Blind International zoom meeting

During the last weekend of May 29-June 1, 2020, the second International Adventist Congress for the…

How to Relate to the COVID-19 Virus

Dear Friends, At times, it may seem like our world has been turned upside down. It is amazing how fa…

Dylan Muntuan passes to his rest

by Pastor Jeff Jordan Deicy Muntuan Wenas, founder of The Unspoken Ministry-TUM Indonesia, has lost…

North East Congo Deaf Ministry Report

by Mrs. Safi Bakano,SNM/APM CoordinatorNorth East Congo Union March 31, 2020 Since August 2018 up to…

World Church Executive Committee Votes to Postpone General Conference Session

The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (EXCOM) voted March 19, to postpone the…

Adventist Review Article – My Kind of Church

We have a problem, and we aren’t unique. Many, it seems, have bought into the myth that weakness alw…

SOUTHERN DEAF FELLOWSHIP CAMP MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

The Southern Deaf Fellowship (SDF) Camp Meeting took a different approach this year and went with th…

100 Years of Deaf Ministry in Germany

A celebration of 100 years of Adventist Deaf Ministry in Germany in Hamburg, Germany took place on S…

Camporee 2019 – Oshkosh, WI

Larry Evans and Jeff Jordan presented three classes on Special Needs at the 2019 Camporee in Oshkosh…

Special Needs/Possibility Ministries Sabbath in Indonesia

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A LOOK AT THE GENERAL ATTITUDE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

If something is exclusive, then it is not for everyone. Exclusivity is associated with advantage and…

Special Needs/ Possibilities Ministries Sabbath Activities – Marlborough Main SDA Church, Harare, Zimbabwe

By: Colin Preston, Douglas Mapeta April 27, 2019 The Special Needs Ministries team were involved in…

South African surgeon performs world first surgical process using 3D-printed middle-ear bones

SOUTH AFRICAN SURGEON PERFORMS WORLD FIRST SURGICAL PROCESS USING 3D-PRINTED MIDDLE-EAR BONES By&nbs…

World Autism Day 2019

World Autism Day is on April 2, 2019. Watch this video to learn more about autism.

What does hope look like?

By Larry Evans March 27, 2019 Today, an 11-year-old orphan girl, by the name of Akachi left Aba, Nig…

Special Needs/Possibility Ministries Sabbath

Special Needs/Possibility Ministries SabbathApril 27, 2019Let’s become inclusive, not exclusiv…

Special Needs Day 2019 Sabbath School Resources

Below are some resources to use for Sabbath School on Special Needs/Possibilities Ministries Sabbath…

10 Days of Prayer Event in Spain in LSE

The Adventist Deaf in Spain are organizing a special 10 Days in Prayer event in LSE (Spanish Sign La…

3ABN Today interview with ASNM director, Larry Evans

3ABN Today – “Special Needs Ministry at the GC”Interview with Larry Evans,Adventist Special Ne…

Annual Council – October 2018

The following are some photographs taken during Annual Council 2018.(Click on the images to enlarge)

First ever Special Needs training session at Zimbabwe parliament

The first ever Special Needs training session at Zimbabwe parliament took place recently. The traini…

SPAIN: SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY COLLABORATES WITH YOUTH MINISTRIES IN AN INCLUSIVE CADET CAMP

The cadet camp, held from July 1 to 8, 2018, in Entrepeñas, was an inclusive camp thanks to the enri…

First Video with Sign-Language Inset uploaded to Hungarian Sabbath School Lesson Website

The first video featuring a discussion of the Sabbath School discussion that contains a sign-languag…

Special Needs Ministries created in Southern France Conference

At the administrative assembly of the South France Conference, which took place from May 19 to 21, 2…

Special Needs conference seeks to create opportunities

by Lee Dunstan In a series of presentations across four days at the end of April, a group of up to 3…

Special Needs Sabbath, April 28, 2018 Celebrated in Zimbabwe

Special Needs Sabbath, April 28, 2018 was celebrated in Zimbabwe.Douglas Mapeta, Special Needs Minis…

Adventist leaders in Bangladesh host first autism awareness event

Adventist church leaders in Bangladesh organized a union-wide campaign to celebrate World Autism Day…

Youth who are Deaf in Spain celebrate Global Youth Day, March 17, 2018

Are we listening? Is it any wonder that the numbers of Adventist youth who are deaf are growing in S…

Director’s Travel Report: Dutch Caribbean Union (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacaos) – March 2018

At the invitation of the Dutch Caribbean Union Mission, I traveled to the three islands comprising t…

GC’s Special Needs Ministries Focuses on Possibilities

Larry Evans, Assistant to the General Conference President for the Deaf and Special Needs Ministries…

Loving and Welcoming Families, Living with Disability

One ever-present reality for families touched by disability is that disability cannot be solved or o…

International Day of Disabled Persons, a global celebration of different abilities

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are over 1 billion people—roughly 15% of the…

Director’s Travel Report: Special Needs Ministries Advisory – Southern Asia Pacific Division – Nov 2017

PHILIPPINES Accompanying me on this historic trip was Elder Jeff Jordan, a pastor who is deaf, servi…

Director’s Travel Report: Lisbon, Portugal – Aug/Sept 2017

LISBON, PORTUGAL I write from Lisbon, Portugal where I first attended a meeting for interpreters for…

Director’s Travel Report: Brazil & Zimbabwe – August 2017

BRAZIL Near Sao Paulo, Brazil, was the venue for this year’s Hope Channel’s Leadership/Managers’ Mee…

Historic event of the Ministry for the visually impaired in Brazil

During the last weekend, we had a historic event for the Special Needs Ministries in Brazil &#8…

Ray McAllister wins prestigious award

As member of the Semitic Scholars, a group of three blind academics who created a Braille code for a…

Why Adventist Church Is Placing New Emphasis on Special Needs

As a new assistant to the General Conference president, my goal is to include those with disabilitie…