ADRA is Embarrassing the Church

October 21, 2026 NewsHound


According to Gateway Pundit, another massive migrant caravan is marching through Mexico toward the US border as we enter the final weeks of the midterm election cycle. And ADRA is helping it happen.

The migrants marching in the latest caravan are mostly from Central America and they just departed Mexico’s southern border.

The Central American migrants told journalist Julio Rosas that they hope the Democrats win the midterm elections.

Last month, a migrant caravan was spotted marching toward the US border ahead of the midterm elections.

At least two NGOs are funding this caravan. According to independent reporter Anthony Aguero, “Proyecto Faro and ADRA” are the two main NGOs assisting the migrant caravan.

Tom Homan recently said the migrants will be sent back to their home countries or a third party country.

“They’ll be immediately turned around, or they’ll be arrested and prosecuted and deported,” Homan said.

“Zero releases from the border under the Trump administration. President Trump promised that. He’s going to keep that promise,” he said.

“I hope voters are paying attention,” Homan said. “Remember the images of 12,000 illegals per day coming across the border. Now they want to abolish the agency that finds them and deports them!”

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Another massive Central American migrant caravan is currently marching north through Mexico toward the U.S. border in the final weeks before the midterms, with participants openly telling journalists they hope Democrats win so enforcement will ease.⁠

Independent reporter Anthony Aguero has identified two NGOs—Proyecto Faro and ADRA (the Adventist Development and Relief Agency)—as the primary groups assisting the caravan’s logistics and support.⁠

ADRA is an ideologically-captured arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which wraps itself in the language of neutral Christian charity and “serving all without regard to political affiliation.”

ADRA has a long, documented history of taking tens of millions in USAID and State Department funds under the Biden administration to distribute cash, food, shelter, and other aid to U.S.-bound migrants across Latin America as part of United Nations regional immigration plans. The organization’s own past statements (including board member, Ted Wilson) dismiss accusations of facilitating irregular migration as “patently false.”

ADRA Helping to Fund Migrant Caravan Marching To United States Border

ADRA Helping to Fund Migrant Caravan Marching To United States Border

September 28, 2026 NewsHound

A migrant caravan is marching toward the US border ahead of the midterm elections. More than 400 aliens from the Honduras entered Mexico on Thursday en route to the United States, Reuters has confirmed. By now, the group has swelled to under 1,000 according to latest reports.

At least two NGOs are funding this caravan. ADRA and Proyecto Faro, according to independent reporter Anthony Aguero. Both NGO’s are ideologically aligned with the political, or progressive, left.

• Proyecto Faro, the immigrant support nonprofit out of Rockland County, New York, is funded by a mix of foundations, nonprofits, and government grants. Mainly funded by a Jewish Foundation, The Harry Donenfeld Foundation, named for the Jewish immigrant who co-founded DC Comics.
• ADRA stands for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, its the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a progressive denomination. Its biggest funder is the U.S. government, mainly USAID, which has given it roughly three hundred eighty-five million dollars. Their last report clarifies they were given at least 36 million US dollars by the end of 2025… more to come.

In January of last year, ADRA (which has championed climate change initiatives, mass immigration, and United Nations inclusions) was named on national television for helping to facilitate mass illegal immigration into the united states.

ADRA receives a large portion of its budget from the United States government and the United Nations, and thus is forbidden to proselytize. It has become just another NGO among hundreds, with post-Christian values and a program of uprooting patriarchy and traditional societies, promoting feminism, and of empowering all-pervasive totalitarian government. Ted Wilson took office in 2010 with the hope of reforming ADRA (and La Sierra), but failed at both. ADRA has its own value system and is, like our hospitals and medical school, only very loosely affiliated with the SDA Church and its message and value system.

Under the guise of being humanitarian, ADRA has supported these issues.

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No Deaths Among Adventist Members Reported After Colombia Earthquake

A magnitude 7.4 quake damaged an Adventist school and church as leaders assess needs and ADRA assists dozens of families in Cali.

August 10, 2026 | Bogotá, Colombia | Laura Acosta, USC, and Inter-American Division News Staff

Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Colombia reported no deaths or serious injuries among church members today, as they continued checking congregations and institutions after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing more than 100 people nationwide.

Pastor Henry Beltrán, president of the South Colombia Union, said the church was maintaining contact with local conference presidents to assess the condition of members, pastors, employees, churches, schools, and other institutions.

ADRA Colombia personnel survey damage to a collapsed building next to CEA Cámbulos Adventist School in Cali, Colombia, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 10, 2026. [Photo: ADRA Colombia]“As of this time, we have received no reports of serious incidents or deaths within our church territory,” Beltrán said. “We continue gathering information and remain attentive to any needs that may arise.”

The earthquake struck at 7:34 a.m. local time on Aug. 10 near San José del Palmar in Colombia’s Chocó department according to the Colombian Geological Service. The shaking was felt across much of the country, including Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Bogotá, and Medellín.

Students Evacuated in Cali

One of the church’s principal concerns was the CEA Cámbulos Adventist School in Cali, where the earthquake damaged portions of the school’s infrastructure. An apartment building next to the campus also collapsed during the shaking.

Jaime Moreno, youth ministries director of the Pacific Colombia Conference, was in the conference offices when the earthquake began. He said students were evacuated to a nearby sports field and later released to their families.

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ADRA Marks 20 Years of Emergency Response Readiness

The initiative supports early humanitarian action in disaster-affected areas
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January 13, 2026


8 January 2026 | St Albans, UK [Joe Philpott]

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is marking 20 years since the establishment of its organised Emergency Response Teams, highlighting two decades of rapid humanitarian action in response to disasters and complex emergencies worldwide.

Established in the mid-2000s, ADRA’s Emergency Response Teams were created to ensure faster, more coordinated assistance in the immediate aftermath of crises, including natural disasters, conflicts and public health emergencies. The teams are trained to deploy quickly, assess needs on the ground and coordinate life-saving support with local authorities and humanitarian partners.

Over the past two decades, the teams have been involved in responses to earthquakes, floods, armed conflict and displacement crises across multiple regions. Their work has focused on emergency shelter, food assistance, water and sanitation, protection services and early recovery support, often in highly complex and insecure environments.

“Preparedness is choosing to be ready to serve,” said João Martins, ADRA Europe director. “With disasters increasing across Europe, this commitment matters more than ever. As we look ahead, our priority is to strengthen ADRA teams and empower local churches to be disaster-ready.”

Martins said preparedness enables local and regional responders to act quickly and responsibly when crises occur. “Together, we can bring care, calm and hope into the hardest moments,” he added.

The scale of ADRA’s emergency response work is reflected in two decades of training activity. Over that period, 54 Emergency Response Team trainings have been delivered, with 764 people trained. A total of 121 trainers from across ADRA and partner organisations have contributed to the programme, with trainings hosted in 34 countries and participation from 101 ADRA country offices.

Alongside this growth, ADRA has adapted its emergency response approach to the evolving humanitarian standards and operating environments. This has included stronger coordination practices, clearer professional standards and greater attention to community feedback. Emergency Response Team training covers areas such as security management, humanitarian principles, safeguarding and coordination with national and international partners.

More information on ADRA Europe’s Emergency Response Teams is available on the ADRA Europe website.



[Photo: Nikolay Stoykov, courtesy of ADRA Europe]

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ADRA Joins Faith Leaders in Prayer Vigil Against Foreign Aid Cuts

Earlier in 2025...


ADRA Joins Faith Leaders in Prayer Vigil Against Foreign Aid Cuts

Natalie Bruzon|

March 14, 2025|Reports

On March 12, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined dozens of faith-based nonprofits for a prayer vigil in Washington, D.C., speaking out against the current U.S. administration’s sweeping foreign aid cuts. Bread for the World and the Accord Network organized the event at the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church. The vigil drew prominent organizations that aid vulnerable communities worldwide.

James Standish, ADRA’s Government Relations Advisor, represented the organization and was one of several speakers at the vigil. Standish affirmed ADRA’s commitment to serving, saying:

At ADRA, we believe that helping the most vulnerable is a core tenet of Christian compassion. While USAID and government funding have played a key role in our work, we now turn to the Adventist Church community and individual donors to help fill the gap created by recent funding cuts. Through prayer, support, and generosity, we can continue providing life-saving assistance to those who need it most, especially in times of crisis.

Slashed funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has hindered ADRA’s mission. As Spectrum recently reported, the agency received $62,617,898 from USAID to fund humanitarian programs worldwide in 2023. The amount represents approximately 64 percent of ADRA’s total revenue of $96,362,929 for that year.

Along with ADRA, World Relief, Catholic Relief Services, Compassion International, and other faith-based aid groups asked Congress to reinstate crucial international programs, condemning the funding cuts on moral and humanitarian grounds, and citing the fallout that has already begun.

ADRA Mexico Opens New Headquarters to Expand Humanitarian Impa

The agency’s modern facility in Mexico City will enhance coordination, partnerships, and rapid response to emergencies nationwide.

November 4, 2025 | Mexico City, Mexico | Gabriela Chagolla and Inter-American Division News

Seventh-day Adventist leaders recently inaugurated the new central offices of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Mexico, aimed at expanding and strengthening humanitarian work across the country.

The inauguration brought together top church administrators from Adventist unions and institutions, donors, and ADRA partners for a brief but meaningful ceremony in Colonia Narvarte, located in the heart of Mexico City. Attendees toured the new facility, which features a reception area, two conference rooms, offices for area coordinators and accounting staff, a kitchen, a warehouse, and a multipurpose terrace.

Ruben Ponce (left), ADRA Mexico director, shares the benefits of the new workspace for the church shortly after leaders participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sep. 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Behind him (from left): Pastors Luis Arturo King, president of the North Mexican Union; Tomás Torres, vice president of the Inter-American Division; Jorge García, president of the Central Mexican Union; and Ignacio Navarro, president of the Chiapas Mexican Union. [Photo: ADRA Mexico]

Refugee Sabbath

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Refugee Sabbath

June 20, 2026


Start Here:
What is Refugee Sabbath?

• June 20th of every year is World Refugee Day, a day designated by the United Nations to honor and celebrate the resilience and courage of refugees.
• Refugee Sabbath was launched by Adventist Refugee & Immigrant Ministries and is now also recognized and promoted by the global Seventh-day Adventist Church and Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
• We encourage congregations to dedicate this Sabbath to special worship programs and prayer for refugees.
• It's a chance for thousands of local churches across North America to share God's heart for refugees & immigrants with their membership.

Get Involved:

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A Closer Look at John Lomacang's MAGA Sermon

March 16, 2025

Gerry Wagoner

John Lomacang recently gave a sermon titled Make Adventism Great Again. While the title is praiseworthy, the latter part of his sermon drifted into politics, highlighting his own political preferences. Some of the high points of his message are:

59:32 – He states, without offering evidence, that some in our church are leaning towards evangelicalism, and buying into their agenda. Exactly what that agenda is, he doesn’t say, but it is presumed to be bad.

59:56 – He says conservatism is not biblical, and we should not get the two mixed up. In this he appears to be taking a shot at those who oppose unbiblical liberalism in the church. He quotes selectively from 5T:

“The work which the church has failed to do in a time of peace and prosperity she will have to do in a terrible crisis under most discouraging, forbidding circumstances. The warnings that worldly conformity has silenced or withheld must be given under the fiercest opposition from enemies of the faith. And at that time the superficial, conservative class, whose influence has steadily retarded the progress of the work, will renounce the faith”--5T 463 (1885).

I believe Lomacang uses this particular passage in 5T because of the word conservatism, which provides a springboard to his political concerns which follow.

He fails to point out that Ellen White is not referring to theological conservatism, but rather those who put “worldly conformity” first and God’s cause second. We agree with him that superficial believers will renounce the faith, the Bible is clear on that, calling it the ‘Falling away’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. The term ‘falling away’ comes from the Greek word apostasia which refers to defection from the one true God—‘repenting’ from good unto evil. Christ declared, “As it was in the days of Lot, … even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed” (Luke 17:28-30). This is home central for apostate Protestantism and apostate Adventism, which are ideologically aligned and will become more so in these last days.

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Ted Wilson: ADRA International Needs Money Due To USAID Funding Pause. Three Angels Message Reversed

 

ADRA in Trouble: What's Next?

Biden Admin. Sends (sent) Millions to Religious Nonprofits Facilitating Mass Illegal Migration

The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s “global humanitarian arm”, the Silver Spring, Md., Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), plans to distribute more than $10 million, nearly 38 percent of it as cash and cash vouchers and the rest as food, shelter, and hygiene needs in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Peru.

ADRA received significant funding from USAID and the State Department from 2021-2023, nearly $51 million in 2021, $32 million in 2022, and more than $9 million in 2023 and two unspecified grants so far for 2024, according to USAspending. It’s unclear how much of that is earmarked for U.S.-bound immigrants in Latin America, but clearly some of it will be in 2024. Brazil and Honduras were among the top countries where ADRA spent money.

Organizations associated with the Catholic Church, collectively, move among the largest volumes of cash and other aid into the hands of U.S.-bound foreign nationals, more than $26 million. Three Jesuit-associated groups are to move some $5.3 million into immigrant hands, while the Catholic Commission for Social Justice sends out nearly $2 million.

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The Church of Jesus Christ and Seventh-day Adventists Continue Humanitarian Collaboration

17 January 2025 - SALT LAKE CITY News Release

The organizations have worked together on more than 330 projects since 1995


At the conclusion of a lunch on Thursday, January 16, 2025, Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé presented the leader of the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with a small stained glass depiction of the Book of Mormon’s tree of life story.

The tree represents God’s love. Bishop Caussé said there’s no better way to describe the work of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).

“What is the greatest manifestation of love from God if it is not the gift of His Son, manifest in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ?” Bishop Caussé said to ADRA President Michael Kruger and others gathered on the 26th floor of the Church Office Building. “This is the tree we all want to approach and share with others. I feel that today we share this together, the love of God. This is what ADRA does every day. Thank you for that.”

Alex Balint (middle) and Matthew Siliga (right) of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency speak with members of the Relief Society General Presidency and Blaine R. Maxfield, managing director of Welfare and Self-Reliance Services, on the 26th floor of the Church Office Building on Thursday, January 16, 2025.2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 


ADRA’s purpose is to “serve humanity so all may live as God intended.” The Adventist community has 21.9 million members, hundreds of thousands of churches globally and the world’s largest integrated healthcare and education network. They deliver relief and development assistance to people in more than 120 countries.

The SDA Church Named on TV for Helping Facilitate Mass Illegal Immigration Into the US

January 25, 2025 NewsHound




Back in February 2024, we ran a story about ADRA helping to facilitate mass illegal immigration into the United States. The Biden administration was footing the bill through the United Nations.

Apparently, the United Nations and ADRA have no plans of stopping this practice. The UN wants to spend 1.4 billion more dollars in 2025 to support an additional 2.3 million migrants traveling from 17 Latin America countries into the United States. ADRA is one of the top ten organizations helping this, destined to receive $5,000,000 from the new budget to facilitate this mass migration. The Seventh-day Adventist church is named in this video:

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ADRA Fights for Climate Solutions at COP28 in Dubai

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ADRA Fights for Climate Solutions at COP28 in Dubai

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6 December 2023 |

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is participating in the COP28 United Nations Global Climate Change Conference in Dubai this week, aiming to showcase its extensive experience in fostering resilience and sustainable development, according to a recent press release. This vital engagement is intended to help communities around the world anticipate, adapt to, and mitigate the challenges posed by climate change.

Scheduled from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, COP28 brings together world leaders, scientists, and environmental experts to discuss and devise solutions for the pressing issues of climate change. This year, ADRA will be recognized as a collaborating humanitarian agency.

Imad Madanat, ADRA’s Vice President for Humanitarian Affairs and Network Standards, emphasized the organization’s pivotal role in addressing the widespread consequences of climate-related disasters. “The consequences are far more widespread than many of us realize. ADRA is at the forefront of battling the consequence of climate-related disasters that impact livelihoods and health in communities we work with, as well as prolong injustice and poverty,” Madanat stated.

ADRA’s Climate-Smart Strategies

For over two decades, ADRA has pioneered nature-based initiatives alongside engineered climate-resilient solutions, and provided resource management capacity building. The organization has launched numerous initiatives worldwide, including:

– Climate-resilient houses for indigenous communities.
– Drip irrigation systems for water and fertilizer conservation.
– Drought-resistant seeds for sustainable crops.
– Organic farming techniques as alternatives to chemical weedicides and pesticides.
– Greenhouses for income generation and improved nutrition in rural areas.
– Training for marginalized groups and women in resilient farming techniques.
– Recyclable plastic bottle houses for displaced individuals and those affected by leprosy.

ADRA Moves to Net Zero

ADRA is actively pursuing Net Zero, striving for minimal greenhouse gas emissions. This initiative aligns with NASA’s climate research highlighting the detrimental effects of greenhouse gases on the planet. ADRA has shared insights from previous COP26 and CP27 conferences through its 2021 Carbon Reduction Guide. Several ADRA country offices have adopted the Climate Environmental Charter, and the agency participated in the ICRC and EcoAct pilot project to develop the Humanitarian Carbon Calculator in 2022.

ADRA’s Role at COP28

ADRA is hosting significant sessions at COP28, including:

– December 5: “Carbon Accounting for Humanitarian Actors” session, focusing on the humanitarian responsibility for eco-friendly operations.
– December 10: “Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems” session, in collaboration with World Vision and Welthungerhilfe, addressing climate impacts on food security.
– December 10: “Food Insecurity: Climate-induced Shocks and Humanitarian Response” panel, discussing the relationship between food security, climate change, and humanitarian responses.

Carina Rolly, Advocacy and Policy Advisor for ADRA Germany, stated, “ADRA can create a better roadmap for reducing the carbon footprint in our operations by sharing our knowledge with COP28 leaders and working with governments, reliable partners, faith-based groups, communities, and other climate-focused organizations.”

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