{"id":3828,"date":"2026-02-13T08:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/?page_id=3828"},"modified":"2026-03-30T02:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:34:32","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3828\" class=\"elementor elementor-3828\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9123c2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9123c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7414f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7414f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.white-wave img {\r\n    filter: brightness(0) invert(1) !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* 1. 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This vision shapes everything we do today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6577729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6577729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the globe, in bustling cities and remote villages, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is sharing hope through acts of service, education, and healing. With a presence in over 200 countries and territories, our mission extends far beyond church walls, reaching into classrooms where children discover their potential, hospital rooms where the sick find comfort, disaster zones where the desperate receive aid, and communities where neighbors become family.<\/p><p>We believe that no one will be hungry in the New Earth, so we have humanitarian agencies like ADRA that are trying to feed the hungry to anticipate this future reality. We also believe that no one will be sick or even ignorant on this New Earth, which is why we have hospitals and schools everywhere. Each act of service is a preview of God\u2019s coming kingdom\u2014a tangible expression of His love in a world that desperately needs hope.<\/p><p>There are more Adventist churches in more communities worldwide than McDonald\u2019s, Starbucks, or Subway combined. Each of them announces this New Earth every day, calling every person we impact to a saving relationship with Christ so they can start experiencing the joy that will one day soon be our constant reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3cbb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de3cbb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1404aa4 elementor-absolute white-wave elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1404aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2390\" src=\"https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2.webp 2400w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-1024x1020.webp 1024w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-768x765.webp 768w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-1536x1530.webp 1536w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-2048x2039.webp 2048w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-350x349.webp 350w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-700x697.webp 700w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-1100x1095.webp 1100w, https:\/\/clcadventist.org\/wp-public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WaG1749129530852-2-1600x1593.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdc364 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bdc364\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1561ee4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1561ee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc934da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc934da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b16dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b16dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nurturing Minds for the New Earth<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c6565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c6565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the New Earth, ignorance will be no more. That\u2019s why today, we operate the world\u2019s largest Protestant school system with over 10,000 educational institutions serving more than 2.3 million students globally. From primary schools in African villages to universities recognized by governments worldwide, we\u2019re not just teaching mathematics and science but nurturing the whole person mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac634a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac634a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our educational philosophy reflects our belief in God\u2019s kingdom values. When the Dominican Republic\u2019s Minister of Higher Education commended our university for its \u201cinvaluable contribution to educating thousands of professionals,\u201d he recognized more than academic excellence; he acknowledged an education system that transforms communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e74958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e74958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Rwanda, where the government partnered with us to expand higher education, the Prime Minister praised our \u201clongstanding commitment to education,\u201d noting how faith-based education advances not just knowledge but character. Our students graduate with a vision to serve others, carrying forward the values of the New Earth into their careers and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5229c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e5229c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every child who learns to read in our schools, every nurse who graduates from our universities, every farmer trained in sustainable agriculture\u2014they\u2019re all part of God\u2019s plan of preparing people for the New Earth. 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This vision shapes everything we do today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4990222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4990222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the globe, in bustling cities and remote villages, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is sharing hope through acts of service, education, and healing. With a presence in over 200 countries and territories, our mission extends far beyond church walls, reaching into classrooms where children discover their potential, hospital rooms where the sick find comfort, disaster zones where the desperate receive aid, and communities where neighbors become family.<\/p><p>We believe that no one will be hungry in the New Earth, so we have humanitarian agencies like ADRA that are trying to feed the hungry to anticipate this future reality. 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