Friday, April 15, 2011

Shenandoah Valley Academy senior killed in motorcycle accident

Photo of Kent Grimm
Photo: SVA website

A Shenandoah Valley Academy senior was killed in a motorcycle accident Thursday afternoon in Timberville, Va.


19-year-old Kent Grimm, from Broadway, Va., was driving west on New Market Rd. when he crashed into an eastbound car that had turned in front of him, police said.


SVA has brought in grief counselors to help students cope through the tragedy, stated the academy website.


Below is a video report from a local station.


Newsweek magazine says be an Adventist if you want to live long

Newsweek magazine posted a short, illustrated guide to living a long life. One of their suggestions? Be a Seventh-day Adventist.

We've included the image below:

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Epic videos: Adventist universities edition

Today, we bring you two awesome videos from two awesome universities.

The first video is from Walla Walla University in College Place, Wash. In the video, students go backcountry skiing and take a video camera with them. The results are amazing mix of epic slow motion flipping and point of view shots.

The second video is from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tenn. It's a trailer for their end-of-year show. The feature length documentary sums the school year up through the daily lives of four students. Again, pure awesomeness!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

400+ Adventist teens stage Christian flash mob at Universal CityWalk


More than 400 Adventist teenagers staged a flash mob with a Christian message Saturday, April 9 at Universal CityWalk in Orlando, Fla.

All of a sudden, hundreds of teens began chanting, "Look! Look! Jesus coming, I'm not ready! Are you?"

The flash mob was organized by the iServe United Youth Congress, an Adventist youth event held this year in Orlando, Fla.

Watch the videos below:

Friday, April 8, 2011

Watch iServe United Youth Congress live online

Photo by Josef Kissinger


More than 3,400 teens from Canada, United States, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands are at the iServe United Youth Congress in Orlando, Fla. April 6-10, 2011. More than 10,000 people are expected to arrive on Saturday, according to the event newsletter.


The United Youth Congress is made for teens ages 11 to 17 years old and is hosted by the Black Adventist Youth Directors Association (BAYDA).


The keynote speaker was Zach Hunter, an 18-year old author and founder of Loose Change to Loosen Chains (modern day anti-slavery campaign). General session speakers include Paula Olivier, Willy Ramos, Donald Rolle and Myron Edmonds.


The four-day event concludes Saturday night with a concert featuring Committed, Fred Hammond, 21:03, and comedians Bone Hampton and Broderick Rice.


Saturday, April 2, 2011

Committed talks about new album, Sabbath, and life after "Sing-Off"


Committed (l-r): Robbie Pressley (tenor 4), Geston Pierre (bass), Dennis “DJ” Baptiste (baritone), Maurice Staple (tenor 1), Alain “Tommy” Gervais (tenor 2) and Theron “Therry” Thomas (tenor 3). Photo: Facebook.


Committed, NBC's "The Sing-Off" champion, has been staying busy since winning the $100,000 grand prize and Sony Music recording contract last December.


The six-man Adventist a cappella group has presented and performed at award shows and music events across the country (and in Jamaica), singing mini-concerts for church schools and events, as well as recording their upcoming album.


Committed's second tenor, Alain "Tommy" Gervais, said they have finished their first album. According to an NBCUniversal press release, Committed's album is set for release this summer.


Update: The debut album is now available for pre-order on Amazon. At first, Amazon.com said the album would be released on May 3, 2011. But they have since changed that date to Aug. 30, 2011.


Committed will be in concert at the BAYDA United Youth Congress on April 9 in Orlando, Fla.



Why Committed almost said no to "The Sing-Off"

Friday, March 18, 2011

2,000 young people pray with strangers on the streets

Looking for something to do this weekend? Try doing what more than 2,000 young people did on the streets of Medellin, Columbia. They spent the day praying with passersby and motorists.

Groups of youths gathered at different places where there are lots of people, such as malls, stores, parks and streets offering to pray for their worries and troubles.

You can read more about the event and what people thought of the kids praying for them on the Inter-American Division website.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Behind the scenes video of SAU President getting his hair dyed purple, flash mob appears

Southern Adventist University president Gordon Bietz getting his hair dyed purple

The president of Southern Adventist University, Gordon Bietz, dyed his hair purple on Feb. 10 for a good cause.

Bietz, whose normal hair color is white, had a deal with Southern students: If the students could raise more than $5,000 for a literacy project, he would let his hair be dyed a different color.

But there were more surprises than just a new hair color.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Minor damage to churches, no reports of member casualties after Japan Quake/Tsunami

A tsunami wave comes a shore in Japan. Updates on Adventists in Japan during earthquake and tsunami.
Image from NHK via CNN

The most recent updates on Adventists in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami:

March 13 Update: There are no reports of casualties among church members, according to Adventist News Network.

Four institutional building received minor damage, despite a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that wiped through Japan on Friday.

ANN also reports that an Adventist high school was also damaged.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Youth in South America share Jesus by making movies, sharing books

Youth in South America share Jesus by making videos. Amigos da esperança.

Youth in South America are making short videos illustrating how they share Jesus for a chance to have their video shown on TV.

Young people living in the South American Division have until April 3 to upload a video illustrating an ongoing campaign's theme: “Friends of Hope."

But there is much more to this event than just a video contest.

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