ADRA Responds to Disasters in Haiti

When the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, Dumont was outside his house with several of his children. His wife and remaining children were attending a funeral at a church nearby, and he was completing some last-minute yardwork before joining them at the service. Dumont heard an unusual noise and he leaned on his shovel to […]

ADRA Angels Q&A

One of the most effective ways you can support ADRA is to join our monthly giving program, ADRA Angels! With the growing popularity of monthly giving, we get a lot of questions about ADRA Angels, so we sat down with our Associate Director of Annual Giving, Shelley Nolan Freesland, who manages the ADRA Angels program. […]

Madagascar: Damy’s Story of Hunger Crisis

3 Things That Make Madagascar’s Hunger Crisis Unique Not every story is easy to write and share. We want to tell you the story of two-year-old Damy and his family in Madagascar. We know stories like his aren’t always easy to read, and we’ll be honest, they can be hard for us to write. ADRA […]

Colombia: Healthy Lives for All

Every person on Earth is born with the right to a healthy life. So many factors have a direct effect on our health, and often the difference between a long life of good health and a life of chronic illness or early death comes down to access. When we lack consistent access to unpolluted air, […]

What is Acute Food Insecurity?

Food insecurity is one of the most pressing problems in the world today. A report by the United Nations in 2022 states that 828 million people worldwide regularly go to bed hungry. Around 50 million people are facing the threat of famine in 45 countries. The amount of people who are acutely food insecure has […]

Color a Meal with ADRA!

Let’s talk food. There’s nothing more important than healthy food, but millions of children around the world don’t have enough to eat. This coloring page is courtesy of ADRA’s Kids Gift Catalog, which is made for kids just like you who want to help others and color our world with love! Make your meal scrumptious, […]

A Supporter’s Words: Joseph Rollakanty

ADRA supporter Joseph Rollakanty shared a generous gift to support those in India who were recently hit by a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases. He then challenged his church to join him in making an impact and they matched his generosity to double the gift! He was kind enough to share his thoughts with us […]

COVID-19 is Changing the World. You Can Help!

We haven’t seen the last of COVID-19 yet, but we are already seeing the scars that it has begun to leave behind. The pandemic turned many of our lives upside down, but how has it changed the world and what does long-term recovery look like for affected communities? 3 Ways COVID-19 is Changing the World […]

Brazil: The Growing Hunger Pandemic

Meet Regaine Millions like Regaine are being affected by a double crisis of COVID-19 and the growing Global Hunger Pandemic.  Brazil is currently one of the countries being hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis–only the United States and India have recorded more cases and deaths due to the virus. In the shadow of the pandemic, […]

5 Reasons You Can Trust ADRA

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Christian faith that believes in, and practices, the messages of Jesus Christ. What are those messages? There are many, but the one that most energizes and guides us is found in Micah 6:8. “He has shown you, O mortal, […]