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Historical Fact: Ebenezer Adventist Health Centre, established in 2007 in Ntandi, Uganda, is a Health Centre III medical facility serving the impoverished people of Mabere sub-county.![]()
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Ebenezer Adventist Health Centre conducts various community health programs. Its medical services include both outpatient and inpatient, antenatal and postnatal care for pregnant mothers and infants, dental health services, tuberculosis screening and treatment, behavioral and mental health counselling, and HIV/AIDS treatment. Minor surgical procedures are performed by trained medical officers, nurses, and midwives. Teams of doctors, clinical officers, nurses, and midwives conduct weekly medical and health camps in partnership with local NGOs in nearby villages. The medical and laboratory services are offered free of charge to patients during medical camps.![]()
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The joint efforts and services offered by the Adventist schools (primary and secondary), church, and health center in Ntandi have contributed to the growth of the community economically, spiritually, and socially. The Ntandi Adventist church has grown into a church district, and the institutions have established two more churches, in addition to the two school chapels that started shortly after the health center was established. The two schools and the health center together employ about 100 people who reside in the community and utilize other residential services in the community, hence impacting community growth.![]()
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Jjita, Cyrus. "Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Health Centre." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. February 28, 2022. Accessed December 10, 2024. encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=5JGP.![]()
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New publication with authors from the Center for Adventist Research (CAR)!![]()
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After the untimely passing of Stanley Hickerson in early 2016, Dr. Denis Kaiser, Research and Publication Editor of CAR completed the annotation for volume 1 of Ellen G. White’s letters and manuscripts. In October 2024, volume 2 of The El¬len G. White Letters & Man¬uscripts with Annotations, 1860–1863 was published (1,152 pages).![]()
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This volume contains every known page of Ellen White's personal letters and manuscripts for a three-year period (1860-1863), arranged in chronological order with explanatory notes. It includes letters, diaries, manuscripts, and transcriptions of what she said in vision. The notes provide an intriguing new level of illumination to the text.![]()
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Alongside the annotation of approxi¬mately 120 documents, the volume features biograph¬ical sketches of about 100 people and six introducto¬ry articles. Among these is a chapter by Dr. Kevin Burton, director of CAR (co-authored with Jud Lake) titled, “The American Civ¬il War, Ellen White, and Seventh-day Adventists,” and two chapters by Dr. Kaiser: “A Biographical Summary of Ellen G. White’s Life During the Times of This Volume” and “The Struggle Toward Church Organization (1843–1863)” (co-au¬thored with Barry D. Oliver).![]()
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You can purchase your own copy on the Adventist Book Center website at bit.ly/LettersManuscriptsVol2!
The Center for Adventist Research has the Theodora Wangerin Collection (92).![]()
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Theodora Augustua Magalene Scharffenberg was born on December 17, 1888, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On May 5, 1909, she married Rufus Wangrin, and in July of that same year they left as missionaries to Korea. Although Rufus died in 1917 Theodora continued as a missionary in Korea for 43 years, until her retirement in 1952. ![]()
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This collection consists of manuscripts and articles written by Wangerin primarily about the Seventh-day Adventist work in Korea. There are biographies of various individuals, expatriates as well as nationals, who were influential in the development of the Church. There are many clippings from magazines related to the work of the Church. Also included are several manuscripts and clippings related to the history of Korea, Christian influences, culture, and military activities during the Korean War of the 1950s. Along with the Korean materials are a few items related to Japan.![]()
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Historical Fact: Werner Konrad Vyhmeister (1931–2020), a visionary, minister, administrator, and educator, whose services spanned over six decades, left a major impact on the Adventist Church’s mission throughout America, Asia, and Africa. The Adventist historian George Knight states that Werner was the most influential person in Adventist higher education in the 20th century.![]()
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Zandritiana, Lovanomena, Shawna Vyhmeister. "Vyhmeister, Werner K. (1931–2020)." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. April 19, 2022. Accessed December 04, 2024. encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=IJD9.![]()
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