June 19 is Refugee Sabbath. But you don’t need to wait until the 19th to dig into this important issue. On June 4, 2022, ADRA and APF present “Refugees in Crisis: Where is the Church?” The program will broadcast on YouTube and Facebook!

Dr. Herma Percy, Director of Advocacy for ADRA International, will moderate a discussion with five panelists:

Isabela Cunha, Civil Society Advocacy Specialist at UNICEF
Jennifer Woods Government Affairs, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Gabriella Phillips Adventist-Muslim Relations, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Doug Hardt Ukrainian Relief Coordinator, Markham Woods Church
Moe Stiles Masters Applicant in Refugee Studies (and podcaster extraordinaire)

World Refugee Sabbath has been designated for June 18, 2022. This year, ADRA has partnered with Adventist Peace Fellowship to provide some resources, along with this townhall, to Adventist churches and ministry leaders for use in Sabbath School or during a worship service. Resources include brief videos of local Adventist congregations who are responding with creative and inspiring actions; an Advocate newsletter, sermon ideas for Sabbath worship; and an overview of practical ways church members can become involved. Resources can be found at http://adventistpeace.org and https://adra.org/worldrefugeesabbath

The June 2022 edition of ADRA’s bi-monthly newsletter, "Advocate,” focuses on the topic of refugees. You can access the 8-page document as a PDF here.