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Public Affairs and Religious Liberty News, March 14, 2022

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty News, March 14, 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:

Seventh-day Adventist church members in Poland are opening their churches and homes to help Ukrainian refugees. Since the Russian invasion, more than 1.2 Ukrainians have fled to Poland. The church has been providing shelter, clothes and supplies to many of these new refugees.

o This story is available from the Trans European-Division of Seventh-day Adventists at: “Adventist Churches in Poland Serving as Places of Refuge” and “Compassion Without Borders

Over the last 2 years almost eight thousand Venezuelans have fled to Brazil for refuge. Seventh-day Adventist volunteers have been assisting this vulnerable population by preparing shelters and other supplies.

o This story is available from the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and Adventist Review at: “In Brazil, Volunteers Work to Improve the Lives of Venezuelan Immigrants


For more information about any of 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]