Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists

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Sometimes being a missionary means facing challenges by local cultures and their warriors, too. Learn about Joseph and Julia Steed, pioneer missionaries in South Australia and Samoa: https://t.co/y9DFwF9WE2 #AdventistHistory

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While we await the Lord’s eternal life, we may help ease the suffering here on earth. Rosie Le Même Adventist Nursing Home provides care to the elderly in Mauritius. Read more here: https://t.co/N2Wu94uBAL #AdventistHistory

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Sometimes God designs that we are in the right place at the right time to learn of him and advance His work. David Hort, a German-born store owner living in Brazil in the 1880s was one of them, when some magazines arrived. Read more here: https://t.co/EuCzJUoo61 #AdventistHistory @iasd

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One of the fascinating aspects of the Chinese language has been the presence of Christian and biblical concepts on their written characters. Learn the story of SDA pioneer Khang Kiat Tien (1895-1987) who studied and wrote about them. https://t.co/3InGpJRxgv #AdventistHistory

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Though first, she surely would prefer to be known as the first of many. Learn more about Eva B. Dykes (1893-1986), the first African-American woman to earn a PhD. She also founded Oakwood University’s choral ensemble, the Aeolians. https://t.co/fSrlHSC0rV #AdventistHistory @NADadventist

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O legado de Clóvis Bunzen Júnior inclui seu trabalho pioneiro na implantação do que viria a ser o Centro White no antigo Instituto Adventista de Ensino do Nordeste. Ver Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/7S8SUNRFce #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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Morocco is the most western country of North Africa and is known as the Maghreb or the “Arab West.” Its first exposure to Seventh-day Adventists began in the city of Casablanca in 1925. https://t.co/tuHBpqUoZ2 #AdventistHistory

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Hosting a variety of ministries, from schools, hospitals, social support, and TV/Radio, the Honduras Union Mission understand that people must be met where they are. https://t.co/cQEPUXdIv6 @AdventistasHN  @AdventistIAD @AdventistasDIA #AdventistHistory

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Você sabia que muitos missionários adventistas em Angola eram brasileiros? Nelson Wolff e sua família estavam entre eles. Veja na Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/0DhDFu6z0C #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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Conhecido por seu carisma e paixão por pregar o evangelho, Marcos Tosta tocou muitas vidas ao redor do mundo. Veja mais na Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/fekJvILHyb #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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A multi-talented German-born woman, Louise C. Kleuser (1890-1976) spent over 44 years working for the Church in a variety of capacities, including as a second lieutenant in the Medical Cadet Corps during WW2: https://t.co/MJaMgtIyHq #AdventistHistory

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Rodolpho Gorski foi um líder visionário, pastor dedicado, talentoso músico e escritor no Brasil. Saiba mais sobre seu ministério na Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/R8WuIiziVI #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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Although Ivan A. Lvov (1879–1958) faced arrest and forced labor for 3 years for his faith, upon release, he returned to lead his congregation, before being arrested again, this time serving over 20 years. Remember his life and legacy: https://t.co/S9qUTMJB3B #AdventistHistory

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Before roads or hospitals, “God’s Angel to Mount Rwenzori” labored tirelessly for those around him. Learn about Magdalon Eugen and his wife Kezia’s work in western Uganda: https://t.co/oGOgkBSozf #AdventistHistory

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Natural de Mantena, no interior de Minas Gerais, Eder Rafael Luz respondeu ao chamado de Deus, conduzindo sua missão por terras brasileiras, neozelandesas e norte-americanas. Veja mais detalhes na Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/PGEbyB6kMT #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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Ao longo dos anos, inúmeros professores deixaram um legado duradouro em seus alunos. Marilei Ritter Gorski, do Colégio Adventista Brasileiro, campus/SP, figura entre esses nomes inesquecíveis. Aqui Enciclopédia Adventista, https://t.co/LF3Fvt80Vp #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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Pictured here with his wife Lillian in 1924, Claude Blandford was a minister for more than 50 years and served 21 years in China. Read more about this pastor, administrator, and pioneering missionary to China: https://t.co/mkKg48FbMT #AdventistHistory

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Os adventistas contribuem para preservar culturas locais. Exemplo disso é Gesson Álvares de Magalhães, fundador da Academia de Letras de Rondônia e membro da União Brasileira de Escritores, como registra a Enciclopédia Adventista. https://t.co/z1NqLW6Lr5 #AdventistHistory @iasd @iasdsudamerica

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This minister of the Gospel helped mobilize small groups in Nigeria, writing a dissertation on the subject.  To read more about Dr. Reuben Agboola Akintunde’s life and work supporting home cell churches, go here: https://t.co/KjZnIicTbe #AdventistHistory @WAdventist

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Though it no longer operates as a school, the Netherlands Junior College and Seminary (1948-1995) served an important role in the post WW2 context to evangelize the Netherlands.

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