Democratic Republic of Congo: ADRA Assists Refugee Who Cannot Receive a Education
August 5, 2019
Venancia doesn’t know when the violence began.
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Honduras: Farming Education Techniques
June 25, 2019
A dry spell in the place of a rainy season is rarely good for the farmers and communities who depend on agriculture for their food and livelihoods.
India: ADRA’s Response to Cyclone Fani in the Village of Danapada
May 29, 2019
When Cyclone Fani tore through the village of Danapada in India, Manju knew her home and family wouldn’t be safe. She sent her children to stay with relatives and took shelter with her neighbors until she was able to return to her house.
Madagascar: Emilienne’s Story
May 29, 2019
Before 2015, Emilienne was always frowning. The mother of four in Madagascar had good reason: her husband had left her, her children were hungry, and she could not afford any school fees.
Mothers Through ADRA from All Across the World
May 12, 2019
A mother is not just a noun. As a verb, to mother can mean many things: to love, to teach, to provide, to heal, to listen, to sacrifice, to inspire. The list goes on.
Puerto Rico: ADRA’s Emergency Response to Hurricane Maria
April 8, 2019
Glorimar recalls the horrors of Hurricane Maria like it was yesterday. The powerful storm all but destroyed her community in Puerto Rico—the place she’d called home her entire life
Brazil: Carlos’s Testimony on how ADRA Change the Trajectory of his Life
February 4, 2019
Carlos is truly a renaissance man. In his native Venezuela, Carlos studied and graduated from university with a degree in communication, worked as a tailor, volunteered as a sign language interpreter, and formed part of a cultural dance group
Madagascar: Saholy’s Battle Against Starvation
January 11, 2019
In Madagascar, It hasn’t rained for almost two years, the earth is packed hard, and only the occasional cactus breaks the horrific sea of brown—and even they are starting to wither from the lack of rain.
Indonesia: How you Helped ADRA Exceed its Goal in Helping Tsunami Victims
December 30, 2018
When the magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit Indonesia on September 28, Asdar was unprepared. He had just returned from work for lunch at his home in Petobo, a small northern village when the first tremors struck.
Honduras: ADRA’s Farming Supports Communities’ Sustainability
December 28, 2018
Mrs. Juana Zelaya is a 57-year-old mother and wife who lives in the community of Las Casitas, 89 kilometers from the capital of Hondura
Gratitude Without Borders | A Thanksgiving Story
November 26, 2025
When the war reached their hometown of Novomoskovsk, Dmytro Trebushkovand his wife faced an impossible choice: stay in the home they had built with their foster children or flee with nothing but fait
Invisible Wounds: The Global Call to Protect Children Beyond Physical Safety
November 20, 2025
In today’s world, the line between natural and man-made crises is increasingly blurred — and the consequences are deeply personal.
World Toilet Day 2025: Building a Future Where Everyone Has a Safe Toilet
November 19, 2025
Every person deserves the dignity of a safe toilet. Yet, in 2025, nearly half the world’s population still lives without one.
United in the Great Commission
October 30, 2025
It is wonderful to connect about something so close to our hearts: the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
On World Teachers’ Day, We Celebrate the Heroes of the Classroom in Lebanon
October 5, 2025
In classrooms across Baalbek and Mount Lebanon, children who have fled war and hardship sit side by side with their Lebanese peers, opening books, reciting lessons, and rediscovering what it means to dream again. Behind every one of those hopeful faces stands a teacher — a steady, compassionate guide shaping futures even in the most uncertain times.
Jesus Loves the Little Children: A World Refugee Day Story
September 25, 2025
On the third Sabbath of every month, Terrina Williams tells the Children’s Story at Meadowbridge Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia. This year, Sabbath, June 21st, happened to be a special day—World Refugee Day.
When we uphold each other’s dignity, we help build the kingdom Jesus envisioned, with hope and healing.
September 8, 2025
With the sun blazing on the tin roof, I heard her tell about how she fled for her life. In the refugee settlement she came to, she saw no other options than to sell her body.
Back to School With Hope: How ADRA Education Transforms Lives
August 22, 2025
Across the world, millions of children are preparing to return to school—some carrying brand-new backpacks and pencils, others simply carrying the hope of a better future. At ADRA, we believe that education changes everything.
Honoring Fathers Who Carry the Weight of the World
June 15, 2025
In the Middle East, where winter’s chill bites deeper for those who are displaced or living in poverty, one father’s quiet determination tells a powerful story about love, dignity, and survival
The Well of Hope: A Sabbath School’s $10,000 Miracle
June 3, 2025
Each year, Shelly Bradley’s Sabbath School class would flip through ADRA’s Gift Catalog, choosing a project to fund by Christmas.