How God Enabled ADRA’s Initial Response to the Asian Tsunami

Words: Robert Patton The events I’m about to relate may be interpreted in a number of ways, dependent on your faith and beliefs. For me, it was nothing less than a series of miracles! In the aftermath of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, what unfolded was an extraordinary journey of humanitarian assistance. As a […]

ADRA Responds to Devastating Vanuatu Earthquakes

UPDATE 22 December: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilised in response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Vanuatu last week, leaving widespread destruction and thousands of lives disrupted. A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook Port Vila on 17 December, followed by another 6.1-magnitude tremor on 18 December. The official death toll stands at […]

Support to Wujal Wujal in Aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Jasper

In December 2023, Far North Queensland communities were devastated by widespread flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. ADRA’s initial response, coordinated in partnership with seven Seventh-day Adventist churches: Activated 40 volunteers Reached over 1,105 people/households Distributed $30,000 in cash grants Provided 1,000 food hampers Helped with three mud army clean ups Hosted a […]

ADRA Regional Emergency Response Team Training

From 25-28 November 2024, 35 ADRA personnel from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu gathered at Avondale University for a South Pacific Division Emergency Response Team (ERT) training workshop. The training helps to equip ADRA’s first responders in times of disaster. “We try to have these kinds of […]