IN THIS ISSUE -

** Year-end Meeting Reports Coming
** NAD Response to Hurricane Katrina to Be Aired
** You Can Still Register for '05Revive!
** 4th Annual NAD Christmas Special for Television
** Public Broadcasts and Reports about Adventists and Longevity
** Upcoming Events


FRIDAY FAX
October 28, 2005
A News and Information Service for Leaders in North America


- RESOURCES -

** REPORTS FROM NAD YEAR-END MEETING will be sent to all Friday FAX
recipients as they become available. Year-end Meeting is being held
October 28 - November 1.

** NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA - A detailed
report as presented to NAD's Year-end Meeting today will be aired on
the Hope Channel during October and November. Katrina damaged or
destroyed 30 Adventist churches and displaced 6,000 Adventist members.

Contact: www.nadadventist.org for broadcast times.

** MORE THAN 1,000 SITES HAVE REGISTERED FOR '05REVIVE! - It's not
too late for others to register. It starts November 4 at 7 p.m. CST, and
will be televised in English and Spanish.
'05Revive! with Amazing Facts Speaker/Director Doug Batchelor,
is designed to help you receive the blessing as described in Acts 1:8;
to restore your walk with God (Psalm 80:3); and to reclaim His promise
as stated in Isaiah 11:11.

It will be broadcast on 3ABN and ACN/HopeTV 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
CST nightly, and Sabbath, November 14, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon CST.
ACN/HopeTV will also rebroadcast nightly at 7 - 8:30 p.m. for the PST
zone.

Contact: www.05revive.com or call 916-434-3880 to register and
to learn more about '05Revive. To find a site near you that is hosting
the program, visit http://www.05revive.com/welcome.asp.

** THE 4TH ANNUAL NAD CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FOR TELEVISION, will be taped
at the Adventist Media Center this year. "All Is Bright" is a
heartwarming holiday story for the whole family about a father in the
military who is trying to get home for Christmas.

Contact: www.nadadventist.org/article/articleview/678/1/7/ to
download files useful for posters, bulletin inserts, newsletters, and
other advertising. Contact your local television stations and ask them
to air the program.

** ADVENTISTS AND LONGEVITY LINKED IN TELEVISION AND NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC REPORTS - Adventists were featured in the November National
Geographic magazine as a group that consistently enjoys longevity. The
report was picked up by ABC "World News Tonight (10/23/05) and NBC
"Good Morning America (10/25/05).

Contact: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/LivingLonger/story?id=1242497
to read the story posted by ABC World News Tonight. Go to
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0511/feature1/ to read an
excerpt from National Geographic, and to
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0511/sights_n_sounds/index.html
to view a short video. It may be necessary to do this soon, before it is
removed.

Made Possible Because of Adventist Health Study - "This story was
only possible because we had 34,198 members, with all types of health
lifestyles, in the 1976 study," says Terry Butler, Co-Investigator of
Adventist Health Study-2. "Many more discoveries are likely in the
current study. But we need at least another 20,000 members to join and
complete surveys."

Contact: www.adventisthealthstudy.org or call 877-700-7077 to
sign up. Encourage members to return the survey or request another if it
has been lost. It is important for all members to respond, regardless of
what their diet, lifestyle, and health may be.



- UPCOMING EVENTS -

A quick view of events sponsored by the North American Division


* HMS Richards Lectureship on Biblical Preaching, (for preachers)
Andrews University, October 30, 31- 269-471-6371

* Innovative Impact Pastors Leadership Conference, November 1-2,
Baltimore, Maryland - www.innovativeimpact.org

* '05Revive! Drawing Near, November 4-12, satellite event -
www.05revive.com

* Prayer Conferences, various dates and locations (next event November
11-13, South Lancaster, Massachusetts) -
http://www.nadadventist.org/article/view/226

* WestPoint of Evangelism, "For Such a Time as This..." (For
pastors, evangelists and anyone interested in evangelism), December 4-7,
Simi Valley, California - www.westpointofevangelism.org

* Health Summit, January 29 - February 4, Orlando, Florida -
www.plusline.org

* NET 2006, "Revelation Speaks Peace -- Unlocking the Signs" March 10 -
April 8, via satellite from Phoenix, Arizona - www.unlockthesigns.com
and www.acn.info





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Managing Editor - Lynetta Murdoch
lynetta.murdoch@nad.adventist.org
Fax 301-680-6464