ASI Abroad (edit, back)

07/16/2008

Inter-American Division
ASI organizations in Jamaica and Barbados have been very active. ASI Jamaica is running the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston. This facility provides two hot meals, a warm bath and a change of clothes on Sundays and Wednesdays for 150 homeless persons. The individuals also hear short presentations on how to reintegrate themselves into society, and some have begun attending church. ASI Jamaica donated over $4,000 to repair the building used for the Good Samaritan Inn.

ASI Jamaica is also making progress on their Children’s Village with help from the West Indies Union. The first children will be accepted at the Children’s Village this summer.

ASI Barbados is operating a nursing home in Cave Hill, Barbados. The facility is functioning at full capacity and is very profitable.

Africa
ASI Zimbabwe will hold their annual convention at Victoria Falls—on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia—during the last weekend of November. You are invited to attend, and can call +263 23-852-404 or email asihre@zol.co.zw for more information.

Europe
A lot has been happening at the ASI organizations in Europe. Members of ASI Austria are sponsoring a training center for medical missionaries in Central Europe. And in Central Asia the clinic sponsored by ASI Austria has seen a number of baptisms as a result of the good treatments and Bible studies offered there.

One year after its opening, the vegetarian restaurant in Prague—a Czech-Slovak ASI project—is hosting 350 visitors a day. An Urban Community Center project in Prague is meeting basic community needs and is also nurturing a church plant.

Dr. Gerhard Padderatz of ASI Germany recently visited Hungary, where he helped re-form ASI Hungary. He also visited Sweden where he was interviewed on Lifestyle TV and encouraged a Scandinavian ASI chapter The Country Life Marseille Health Expo in France drew 700 visitors. to form. LifeStyle TV has been making a positive impact in secular Sweden.

Audrey Balderstone, president of ASI United Kingdom, recently visited Portugal with representatives from ASI North America to help form ASI Portugal. And ASI Italy has been very busy with their Health Expos.

In France, Country Life Marseille hosted their first Health Expo, which drew more than 700 visitors in just one and a half days.

ASI Romania hosted the ASI Europe Convention in the town of Tirgu Mures, June 18-21. The theme was “Work, Witness, Win” with guest speaker Jose Rojas from the North American Division. It was a wonderful time of fellowship, worship and encouragement.

ASI Europe is online at www.asi-europe.org

ASIA
ASI Singapore organized a series of events last year featuring the Golden Angels singing ministry from Korea. While in Singapore the Golden Angels led the week of prayer at San-Yu Adventist School. The Golden Angels also sang for a private dinner organized by ASI Singapore. The event helped raise funds for ASI Singapore’s work with microcredit in the Philippines.

ASI Singapore also just completed a natural health seminar, “Winning in Health Naturally,” featuring Dr. An Pang Chieng from Loma Linda University. Dr Chieng shared information on healthy diets, aging and longevity, organic gardening and low-heat cooking to preserve the nutrients in food.