Spreading Awareness & Breaking the Stigma
September 24, 2024
Worldwide, 1 in 20,000 people are born with albinism.
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World Literacy Day: Reaffirming ADRA’s Commitment to Education
September 8, 2024
As we stop to recognize World Literacy Day on September 8, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to reaffirm its commitment to literacy as a foundational tool for achieving equality, individual empowerment and sustainable development. Michael Kruger, president of ADRA International, emphasizes the importance of literacy in ADRA’s
World Humanitarian Day: ADRA Celebrates Champion of Change Annette Parris
August 19, 2024
On World Humanitarian Day, August 19, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recognizes the dedication and compassion of the many professionals whose tireless efforts drive meaningful humanitarian work.
ADRA Vocational Workshops Increase Financial Stability for Honduran Youth
August 14, 2024
As the world observes International Youth Day in August, ADRA is proud to spotlight remarkable young people like Alejandro Flores from La Victoria, Honduras.
ADRA Joins Adventist Young Professionals for Spiritual Growth and Service
August 1, 2024
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) participated in this year’s Young Professionals Conference, held in Houston, Texas, this past summe
A Gaza Grandfather’s Struggle and Journey Through Conflict and Loss
July 12, 2024
Abed Odeh, a 65-year-old resident of Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, once led a peaceful life surrounded by his large family of 25. A father of eight, Abed saw all his children graduate from university with high honors
Poverty in Paradise
July 1, 2024
In a small village in Honduras lives a woman named Santos. A mother of four children, her days are filled with love for her children, but also the harsh reality of living in poverty.
Schools Out, Funs In, Summer Rules!
June 20, 2024
Hear ye, hear ye, the most anticipated time of the year has finally arrived, and no, I’m not talking about Christmas.
Empowering Refugees: Ahmed’s Journey of Learning Against All Odds
June 3, 2024
Meet Ahmed, an 11-year-old refugee who fled the war in Syria with his family a decade ago, seeking safety in Lebanon. Ahmed and his family now live in a makeshift tent made of tarpaulins and various scraps, near a cashew nut farm owned by their landlord. During school breaks, Ahmed and his siblings work on the farm in exchange for their monthly rent, as their father can no longer work due to chronic leg pain
The flight of Ahmed Mohamed
May 21, 2024
Pastor Ahmed Mohamed knelt by the side of the dusty road where he, his wife and three children had paused to rest.
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.