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Rick Bianco, Ohio Conference superintendent of schools, greets Adelina Simpson and Cinthya Hernandez, Clifton Christian Academy educators.

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

Prior to the start of the 2023–24 academic school year, some 500 teachers and staff from the Columbia Union Conference joined 5,000 other educators at the North American Division (NAD) Educators’ Convention, themed “Something Better,” in Phoenix.

Creating Community In the Adventist Classroom

At the 2023 North American Division's Educators' Convention, Potomac Conference's Richard Castillo asked Kelly Wiedemann from Shenandoah Valley Academy how she uniquely builds community in her classroom. Here's what she said.

Story by Kimberly Luste Maran/NAD / Photo by Dan Weber

Debra Clements Brill, former vice president for ministries for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed to her rest on August 27, 2023, at her home in Jamaica, Virginia, after an extended illness. She was 71.

Brill retired on October 1, 2019, after serving the division as a vice president for 21 years. “It’s been my great joy to work with gifted leaders who love God and His church!” said Brill upon her retirement.

The drones honor (and all the other new honors) are available through AdventSource.

In the last 10 years, 104 new honors have been approved for use in Pathfinders, the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s co-ed scouting group.

This year, the North American Division (NAD) approved the following new honors, available through AdventSource:

The Sky Is Not the Limit for One Senior, Blue Mountain Academy, Abner Lozano, Eric Engen, Training Mission Aviation

Story by Esther Hernandez

“I’ve always aspired to become a pilot,” says Abner Lozano.

As a sophomore, Lozano learned his dream could come true at Blue Mountain Academy (BMA) through the aviation program offered on campus by Training Mission Aviation. He enrolled in ground school his junior year and began flying soon after that.

Community residents line up for food at the Mizpah church during The Coalition Against Hunger’s first VIP pantry tour and Hope for Philly Network gathering.

Story by LaTasha Hewitt

When community residents learned they would no longer receive the extra food assistance they received during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mizpah and New Life churches in Philadelphia stepped in to fill the gap.