Suicide First Aid Awareness
4th December 2022 The British Union Conference Health, Women's Ministries and Community Services Director Sharon PlattMcDonald organised a one-day event- Suicide First Aid, hosted by Ms Allison Armstrong, Director of Training,...
Helping the Ukrainian Refugees
On 24 February 2022, my world crumbled into indescribable, unbearable shock. Waves of hopelessness and helplessness engulfed me and my husband as we listened to the news from Ukraine. Russia had invaded Ukraine. Phone calls from...
Soup Run and a call for help
It started like any other Saturday night soup run, but then a commotion. Running. Voices. And a call for help: “Quick Mirela, we need your help!” Mirela Rotaru turned. The urgency in the voice spurred her to move quickly to the...
Labouring with the Lord
“For we are labourers together with God.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 The Lord has blessed the work of Discover Truth in so many ways. It began many years ago with a few dedicated members working on the streets of Dublin. Today it is...
Training for Mission and Conference Presidents
The title of this piece sounds like a beautiful utopia that doesn't exist in the Adventist Church, but it isn't. The presidents of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh Mission recently attended training for Conference presidents at the...
Donors and Recipients Respond to Cost-of-Living Crisis Appeal
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow men." Herman Melville Responding to the cost-of-living crisis, increasing inflation, and rising energy and fuel bills, British Union Conference (BUC)...