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Public Affairs and Religious Liberty News, April 20, 2022


These news briefs are compiled and shared by the Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) to be a useful resource of current events.

This week:

In partnership with the government and other stakeholders, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Papua New Guinea has launched a campaign to fight type 2 diabetes and other diseases called the “Save 10,000 Toes” campaign.
o This story is available from the Adventist Record at: “Church partners with governments in fight against type 2 diabetes in PNG
Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape recently visited the Papua New Guinea Union Mission office and thanked the church for its work in the community.
o This story is available from the Adventist Record at: “Prime minister visits PNGUM office”
János Szabó PhD has become the first Adventist army chaplain in Hungary.
o This story is available from the Trans-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists at: “Faith on the Firing Line





For more information about these stories please contact Jennifer Gray Woods, director of government affairs and associate director for Public Affairs and Religious Liberty at the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters at [email protected]