Silver Spring, MD – The life and work of Kaare Lund, slain country director for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) office in Norway, was remembered on March 21 by 700 attendees. Held at the Onsoy church near Fredrikstad in Norway, the services were attended by many that remember Lund as a person devoted to ADRA’s motto of changing the world, one life at a time.

“Kaare exemplified the life of service that is present in so many ADRA employees,” said Byron Scheuneman, senior vice-president of ADRA International, who attended the service. “The compassion and caring Kaare had for those he served was evident in the relationships he built with them,” Scheuneman continued.

Lund and two other ADRA colleagues, Emmanuel Sharpulo, country director for ADRA Liberia, and Musa Kita, chief driver for ADRA Liberia, were killed on their way to an ADRA project in Liberia funded by Norway.

“Kaare was one of ADRA’s most seasoned workers with years of experience in development work around the world. Emmanuel, Musa, and Kaare will be missed greatly,” said Scheuneman. Lund had served as country director for ADRA Pakistan for many years and had extensive field experience from inspecting projects in South America, Africa, and Asia.

Providing individual and community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age or ethnicity, ADRA is present in more than 125 countries.