June 2001

JUNE 2001

Contents

Editorial

2 Editorial: We Shall Behold Him 3 Operation Amigo: Leaving

We Shall Behold Him

Tracks in Costa Rica

4 New Members 6 Thousands Worship Linder Trees

by Gordon L. Retzer, Lake Union Conference President

in India

7 United Youth Congress 2001 11 A Vision of Hope 12 Preparing the Way of the Lord 13 Creative Parenting: Is It Balance or Harmony We Need?

14 Exploring God’s World: Volleying Vultures

15 Adventist Health System Midwest Region News

16 Andrews University News 17 Education News 18 Youth News 18 Local Church News 20 World Church News 21 Mileposts 24 Classified Ads 28 Announcements 30 eXtreme Grace 31 Profiles of Youth Cover Here is the church, here is the steeple... but where are the youth? 15,000 of them met in Indianapolis for the United Youth Congress. There was music, oratory competition, and a Pathfinder parade.

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e. That’s you and me! Not just the angels, and not just resurrected saints like Peter and Paul, Eve and Mary. Not just Bible characters with sancti­ fied lives. Together, we will see Jesus. We’re promised a time of gathering together, of looking and rejoicing! “Now we beseech you by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,” (2 Thess. 2:1). There will be more than one of us because we assumes two or more. How many more of us will there be to behold Him? That’s the mission you and I share. Our mission is to make sure there is a very large gathering. We means people from every nation, culture, and language. If we is just you and me, then many of those we love wouldn’t be able to see Jesus and enjoy the family gathering. I hope we is zillions more than the two of us. We shall. I know I’ll see Jesus. There is no doubt in my mind I’ll see Him. Jesus has saved me and changed me and is coming back for me. John’s words say it clearly, “He (or she) that has the Son has life; ... These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, ...”(1 John 5:12,13). There is only one sure thing I can bank on. I shall see Jesus one day. I don’t know if I’ll be sick tomorrow, or if my car will start, or if the stock market will go up or down. I don’t know if my Delta flight will be on time, if it will rain or snow, or even if Loma Linda will continue to make Linketts. But one thing is certain. Because of God’s grace, because I have decided to follow Jesus, I shall see Him. We shall behold. When we see Jesus, it will be with more then a passing glance. More then a casual notice. We shall behold Him. Our eyes will be riveted on Jesus, holding tightly to every nuance of His expression. His eyes, His face, His smile of acceptance, His look of love will hold our attention. Our gaze and our hearts will linger, and we will behold Jesus. Will your gaze become a little glazed as your eyes fill with a mist of mysterious joy? Remember, we shall “see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:30). Right now we see by faith, and today it is by beholding through the eyes of faith that we see Him and become changed. I encourage you to spend time with Jesus every morning. He will reveal Himself to you. You will behold His love, and by beholding, become more like Him each day. But, praise the Lord, in a little while we won’t just meet Him in the prayer closet, we’ll behold Him together, face to face. We shall behold Him. Jesus. The light of the world. The bright and morning star. Jesus, Friend of sinners, Savior, Creator, Lord. Jesus. His is the sweetest name I know, and He’s just the same as His holy name. “Call Him Jesus,” the angel said, “for He shall save people from their sins.” We shall behold Him.

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Operation Amigo

Leaving Tracks in Costa Rica by Julie Z. Lee

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Huellas" (Leaving Tracks) group mission trip in Costa Rica, the volunteers stood at the top of a mountain where their project site was located. They had just finished a long day of hiking up a steep and long road with ox carts to carry their things. The worst, they thought, was over. But as the sun set, the group was beset by thousands of blood-thirsty bugs. The locals told them there were only two means of survival: Turn out the light or pray for wind. Turning out the light was not an option. People were expecting worship every evening. So the group prayed for wind. The next night, the wind arrived in such force that tents tipped over and poles splintered like toothpicks. For the rest of the trip, wind buffeted the site. It became a symbol of their experience, and a test of their faith.

Making Tracks Last March, Abdiel Sosa, a graduate student from Muncie, Indiana, and his friends wanted to start a group that organized mission trips for the Hispanic Adventists. Soon Dejando Huellas, a non-profit, Christian organization that coordi­ nates short-term mission trips for Hispanic communities, was born. Abdiel contacted Maranatha. Together, they decided that Dejando Huellas" first trip would be to build a

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church in Costa Rica that winter. Abdiel’s team began visiting churches and wrote letters to friends for help. Soon, over $6,000 was raised for Dejando Huellas. On December 27, 35 volunteers arrived in Guapinol, a small mountain village near the border of Nicaragua. Their battles with the natural elements left them weary, but the volunteers

Thirty-five Hispanic volunteers of all ages collaborated to build a Maranatha church in Costa Rica. The project was organized to encourage short-term mission trips for Hispanic Adventist communities.

remained positive. On the fourth day of construction, a rainstorm inundated the village—it was rainy season in Costa Rica. “We all prayed,” remembers Abdiel. “We asked God to stop the rain. Within ten minutes, the sun came out—hotter than ever. We all got a little burned that day, but it never rained again.” On January 1, a medical team from Puerto Rico arrived. Unfortunately, trouble plagued them too. Their medicines were held up in customs. In

faith that they would soon be released, the medical team held the clinic. In two days, they saw more than 500 patients and pulled 200 teeth. People came from all over the area; some walked four hours from Nicaragua to visit the clinic. Three days later, on the last day of the mission trip, customs released their medicines.

The Light on the Hill Currently, Abdiel is preparing for Dejando Huellas" next mission trip with Maranatha. They will be going to Paraguay, and they will be raising money for financial aid for volunteers and supplies. When asked what makes it all worth the work, Abdiel talks about three lives that have been changed by Dejando Huellas. The first is a Guapinol woman who was hostile to the volunteers. But when the medical team arrived, the woman came to the clinic. Dejando Huellas volunteers gave her clothes and medical attention. The next day, the woman returned with food and opened her home to the volunteers. In return, she asked for a Bible. In Abdiel’s second account, he tells of a pediatrician on the medical team. A non-Adventist and heavy smoker, the doctor ignored the volunteers. But after the second night of worship, he approached the staff in tears. He said he wanted to commit his life to God. Recently, Abdiel heard from the doctor. He’s quit smoking and drinking. He receives Bible studies and attends an Adventist church.

And the third life changed? It is Abdiel Sosa. “When we started, I thought that if I could change just one life, it would be worth it,” says Abdiel. “But it hasn’t been just one life. All our lives are changing, and that’s the greatest motivation of all.” Julie Z. Lee is the Maranatha Volunteers International, Inc. commu­ nication coordinator

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Wisconsin Everyone knows that God is a miracle worker, but can He bring someone close to Him? It may sound easy enough until you find out that this person doesn’t know God exists— doesn’t even know His name. Srikanth Sathyamoorty was born into Hinduism.

The Holy Spirit touched the Hindu hearts of the Sathyamoorthy family.

When Srikanth was young, he heard of a Christian meeting going on in his town. He went for a few meetings, and after one of the meet­ ings he stayed for prayer. When asked what his name was, he was embar­ rassed to state his Hindu name, so instead he said that his name was Peter King. He attended 12 or 14 meetings, and one night he prayed to a God he’d never heard of before. The prayer was simple, “Reveal that you are the real God, and I will follow you.” But nothing happened! No lightning from Heaven, no divine revelation! In India, marriages are arranged, so Srikanth had never met the woman who was to become his wife and had only seen a picture of her. Neverthe­ less, he became married to Nalini.

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One day his boss informed him that, if he wanted to, he could go to the United States to work. Srikanth was so happy, he couldn’t eat. Soon after he married Nalini, he moved to the United States. He had to leave his family behind, while he built a new life for them, but he promised to return and bring his wife to the United States to be with him. He moved to Wisconsin and was working hard, when he saw a flyer blowing across his front lawn. He picked it up and read about evangelistic meetings taking place at the Waukesha Expo Center. He began attending the meetings so he could learn more about what the flyer called, “The One True God.” He took in everything the speaker (Brian McMahon) was saying, and on September 7, 2000, one day before his birthday, he was baptized. Srikanth went back to India and returned with his wife Nalini and daughters, Sneha, (3), and Saranya, (1). After taking Bible studies with Pastor Consuegra, Nalini was baptized in May. Dee Consuegra, Waukesha Community Church communication leader

Michigan One small seed, dropped into the fertile soil of a willing heart, waited many years to be watered, but it eventually brought forth fruit for the harvest. Jan Ruse and Geneva Lawson were neighbors and close friends. Later, Geneva moved away, and the women lost contact with each other, but Jan never forgot her nor the fact that she was a Seventh-day Adventist who kept the seventh-day Sabbath. Years passed, and marriage and children kept both women busy.

Though Jan’s husband was opposed to her attending church with their children, she did manage to attend a few times, and she was baptized by immersion into the Baptist Church. In later years Jan was widowed. Then one day she received in the mail an announcement for Revelation Promises Hope meetings. She wanted to attend, but she didn’t want to go alone. Then her daughter called after receiving the same brochure about the meetings, and they decided to attend together. The speaker for the meetings was David Asscherick, and as Jan listened to the biblical messages being clearly presented, her heart was both warmed and thrilled. Under conviction, Jan called Philip Colburn, pastor of the Wyoming Adventist Church, to discuss baptism. During one of his visits, she mentioned she once had a friend who was a Seventh-day Adventist whose name was Geneva. “What was her last name?” he asked. “Lawson,” was her reply. Grinning broadly, he announced, “Well, you’re not going to believe this, but Geneva is a member of my church!” Needless to say, both women were pretty excited at the next meeting when Pastor Colburn brought them together for the first time after so many years! Though they were very happy to renew their friendship that day, it was hard to say which woman was happier when Jan was baptized! The tiny seed that was planted so long ago had been watered—and once watered, it at long last bore its fruit. Carol Rolf, Wyoming Church communication leader

From left, front row: Geneva Lawson, Jan Ruse, Judy Fredrick, and Tammy Holmden. Back row: Philip Colburn, Wyoming Church pastor, and Scott Niese.

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“My passion was always to help people,” Tammy Holmden murmured softly, “but I never quite found the right church or group with which to identify. I always came away from each church experience with the feeling that something vital was missing, but I couldn’t define what the missing ingredient was. Then I moved to Portland, Oregon, and met a group of New Agers. Since I have long been interested in being a vegetarian, their simple vegetarian diet and natural lifestyle was very appealing. I made a lot of new friends, studied their philosophies, and liked their spirituali­ ty. But then illness hit me, and I had to come back home to get well.” Thus it was that Tammy found herself in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the “city of churches,” looking for a church she could identify with and one that answered the longing of her heart. Then, at work, she met Scott Niese, a Seventh-day Adventist, who invited her to attend his church. “Again, I had been searching unsuccessfully for almost two years for a church home, but when I went to the Adventist Church, I said, ‘Here is everything I have been looking for— the health message and emphasis on spirituality all week and not just one day of the week.’ The members were friendly, and most were serious about their commitment to Christ.” Tammy’s hardest adjustment was saying Sabbath school instead of Sunday school! Judy Fredrick, a long-time member, studied the Bible with Tammy. She helped her to understand the Bible more clearly and to make changes in her lifestyle. Since her baptism, Tammy is rejoicing in her newfound faith, her changed lifestyle, and all her new friends. Carol Rolf, Wyoming Church communication leader

* * * My walk with Christ began back in 1992 when I met Mark Mills, a Seventh-day Adventist. I had never heard of an Adventist before. Mark

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and I worked at the same place, and from time to time we would discuss religion. His beliefs amazed me, but I just thought he was misinformed and that it was up to me to straighten him

James and Di’ana Merrell had been search­ ing for a long time to find God’s church.

out. At that time I was not living a Christian lifestyle. I had been reared by Christian parents, and they had taken me to church regularly. I knew the difference between right and wrong, but I guess I was choosing “wrong.” But then something changed. In 1996, I started dating Mark’s sister, Di’ana (who is now my wife). Soon after that, the NET ’96 meetings with speaker Mark Finley started, and Di’ana asked me whether I would like to go. I said okay and began attending night after night. I was amazed at the things I was learning about the Bible—things I had never heard before. The Holy Spirit was opening my eyes to biblical truth, and slowly I began to change. The NET ’96 meetings ended, but I was not ready for baptism. I attended another series of meetings in 1997, but still I wasn’t ready to make a decision. I had all the information I needed, but there were changes I had to make in my life that I wasn’t ready to make. I wouldn’t be able to play softball on Saturday mornings or watch football on Saturday after­ noons! And, what about my parents? My friends? What would they say? In Hebrews 10:26 it says, “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we

have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left” (NIV). I couldn’t ignore the truths of the Bible, and I knew it was time to make a decision. I attended another series of meetings held at the Ypsilanti Church, and, at the same time, I had Bible studies with Dan Hall, Ann Arbor Church pastor. I finally committed my heart and my life to the Lord, and I was baptized into the Ann Arbor Church. I thank God that He led me to the Adventist Church and that the Holy Spirit humbled my heart so I could accept the truths in God’s Holy Word. In Matthew 19:25, 26, the disciples asked Jesus, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus answered them, “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Jim Merrill, new Ann Arbor Church member

Heard a Good Story Lately? We’d like to print stories here about people who have recently been baptized in your church, but we can’t print what we don’t receive. We are looking for inspiring stories about how new members found the Lord and who helped them toward that decision. What made them decide to seek out the Adventist church? What unique story do thay have to tell? Think about it. Would telling that story help to inspire other members to share the love of Jesus in their city, workplace, or neighborhood? Let us hear about it. Send stories of 300 words or less to your conference Lake Union Herald correspondent. (You’ll find all of their names and their e-mail and conference street addresses in the masthead on page 31.) And don’t forget to include a sharp close-up photo of the new mem­ ber—taken in some other location than the baptismal tank or behind the podi­ um. In fact the photo does not even have to have been taken on the day of the baptism. Digital photos should be shot at the highest available resolution. Each person’s story should stand alone. Please do not send several peo­ ple’s stories all in one article.

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Thousands Worship Under Trees in India by Dorothy Eaton Watts

attended A white flag and stones mark the meeting place of one of hundreds of groups of believers who have no church. Their fervent evangelistic prayer is that God will provide a church for them. meetings. He, ' hree thousand Adventist his wife, and congregations in India lack a later the houses of the trouble makers three daughters were baptized. Every place of worship. They meet caught fire. Peter helped them and Sabbath he meets with the 88 adults under trees or in the village streets gathered money to assist with repairs. and 150 children who gather under a while passersby mock them, “Where Peter’s enemies became his friends, tree in the center of the village to is your God? You say you serve the and eight of the rowdies were bap­ praise the God who delivered him. true and living God; then why is it you tized. This congregation fasts and prays have no house for your God?” Fifty members gather every every Sabbath for a simple village How do our members react? They Sabbath on rented land in a small mud chapel. fast and pray with tears. They tell one and thatch hut. Recently the land another, “God can do the impossi­ owner raised the rent from Rs 500 to ble! One day soon our shame will Rs 2,000 per year, a fee our members turn into rejoicing. Until that day cannot afford. The reason for the price we will suffer gladly for Jesus increase? There is pressure by a Christ.” One such group meets in fundamentalist group to stop Christian Ponnapur near the southern tip of worship in that village. The members India. have located another property at the edge of the village where they could Ponnapur build their church and worship Forty-five-year-old Govindaraj unmolested. They too are fasting and was a former priest who was devil praying that God will give them a possessed. At night he felt church. powerful hands pressing his neck Our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this quarter Surviving on less than one dollar a will help provide simple chapels such as this until he had to fight for air. day, our members can do little more one for hundreds of congregations in villages “I give my life to the care of than hoist a white flag with a cross on and cities across Southern Asia. (At present these idols, then why are they SUD headquarters has more than 1,000 con­ a stick to identify their place of troubling me like this?” he gregations waiting for such chapels.) worship. They can tie some colored wondered. He became so troubled streamers to a tree to make it appear that he moved to a different special. And they wait for God to village, but the devils followed him. Alangudi answer their prayers. Some have At this time Peter, an Adventist lay waited 50 years, others ten or twenty Opposition to Adventists has been volunteer, began visiting Ponnapur. years. Most are new congregations especially strong in Alangudi. Fifteen Learning of Govindaraj’s problem, raised up in the last four years. years ago an Adventist evangelist was Peter prayed for him all night, Your offering this 13th Sabbath will seriously wounded by a man with a pleading for deliverance. In the early help answer their prayers. knife. Eleven years later lay evangelist morning hours the devils left Peter made another attempt to share Govindaraj. Immediately he gathered Dorothy Eaton Watts is the associate the gospel. The opposition was fierce. his idols and with the help of Peter, secretary of the Southern Asia Rowdies tried to frighten people threw them into the river. Division. away from his meetings. A few nights A few weeks later Govindaraj

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United Youth Congress 2001 Young Adventists in Indianapolis

tags that identified them as partici­ pants in a one-of a-kind convention. Picture a city bolstered by 40,000 icture 15,000 Seventh-day tourists, excitedly moving throughout Adventist youth and young restaurants, shops, and other places of adults gathered in a city literally interest in a frenzied motion. Picture surrounded by signs reading, “Indy the Hyatt Regency, Westin, Crowne welcomes Seventh-day Adventists.” Plaza, and scores of other city hotels Picture yourself walking through packed to overflowing by people who Indianapolis’ bustling downtown had gathered for one purpose: to shopping center and encountering celebrate Jesus. And picture this same countless numbers of people wearing group of people bringing their exploration of Indianapolis to a halt to fill the RCA Dome on Friday evening to usher in the Sabbath. From April 4-8, Indianapolis— home of the famed RCA dome, sight of the 1990 James Black (at podium), president of the Black Adventist Youth General Directors Association (BAYDA), presented and thanked youth Conference leaders and numerous special guests during the church service session—again on Sabbath morning in the RCA Dome, Indianapolis. BY WlLONA KARIMABADI

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opened its arms to people who don’t smoke or drink, are more or less vegetarian, and uphold the seventh­ day Sabbath as their holy day of worship. If by now you have gained a sense of the awesome impact of this event, you have only discovered a fraction of just how incredible this experience was for the participants— both delegates and non-delegates. This was a phenomenal event not just because of the sheer magnitude of it, but also because it involved a specific section of the population who are at a stage in their lives when the concept of church-going, or any type of connection with religion can become fragmented. To have 15,000 young people claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior and wear the name Seventh-day Adventist proudly, means that at least for now, the truth of the gospel has taken hold in the hearts of the future leaders of this church. The United Youth Congress, entitled “The New Millennium, It’s All Jesus,” was an event unparalleled by any other. The congress, sponsored by

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Radiant Grace from the Southwest Region Conference provided a very attractive kinet­ ic offertory to hold audience attention while a large team of ushers efficiently collected the Sabbath morning offering from the hun­ dreds of rows of people in the RCA dome.

The Bible Bowl finals, held Friday night, pitted the South Atlantic team against the Northeastern team in both the junior and senior youth categories. Pictured is the junior Northeastern team. The junior South Atlantic team and the senior Northeastern team won the final round.

After the last meeting was finished in the convention center and the RCA Dome, a late night concert was provided in the Hyatt Hotel across the street, for those who were not ready for sleep. Limited seating capac­ ity in the hotel’s ballroom disappointed many of the hopeful attendees Friday night.

the North American Division and the Black Adventist Youth Directors Association (BAYDA), had been previously a conference with partici­ pation from mainly regional confer­ ences. This year, invitations to virtually every union and conference within the North American Division were sent out and met with incredible enthusiasm. From when the congress officially kicked off on Wednesday, April 4, until closing ceremonies on Saturday evening, Jesus was the focus, and pride in being a Seventh-day Adventist young person was extolled. According to James Black Sr., chairman of the United Youth Congress Planning Committee and president of BAYDA, “The events of this weekend—the workshops, the music, the Bible Bowl, the orations,

The great controversy was depicted in mime by members of the Hearts and Hands mime team from the Highland Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in the Lake Region. Christ is here portrayed by Daniel Carmona and Satan is portrayed by Bernita Smith.

Students from Pine Forge Academy’s creative arts class pre­ sented a very moving depiction in mime of the resurrection day at Jesus’ second coming.

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A “mega concert” in the RCA Dome on Saturday night included such luminaries as Richard Smallwood.

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Banners promoting healthy lifestyle choices and snappy drum corps proclaimed the message of youth promoting a healthy Christian lifestyle as the Pathfinders marched the streets of downtown Indianapolis on Sabbath afternoon.

On foot and in helicopters overhead the network affiliates in Indianapolis sent their camera crews to cover the parade and rally. Celeste Ryan, North American Division public information officer, was on hand to answer their questions. Some affiliates even covered the event “live” from the park.

Melissa Duchene, of the Allegheny East Conference, concentrates on the signals coming from her director, Andrea Elliot.

The parade ended at Memorial Park in downtown Indianapolis where a rally was held for healthy lifestyles and right living. The sight of a thousand cleancut Pathfinders in uniform standing in formation made quite a positive impression for the TV cameras, even if there weren’t many resident bystanders there to appreciate it.

the testimonies, the rallies, the mission activities, the Christian fellowship, and the recreation—were all geared toward proclaiming this powerful message: ‘It’s All Jesus!”’ The congress welcomed folks from everywhere within the North American Division as well as other countries. Therefore, arriving in Indianapolis was easier for some than others. Delegates traveled by plane, train, and automobile to be a part of this historic gathering, and many had unique stories to tell of their journeys.

Most related tales of horrendously long road trips crisscrossing some of America’s great highways packed into church vans or chartered buses, lugging along typical road-trip paraphernalia—CD players, books, magazines, pillows, and of course, cell phones to call home. At the confer­ ence, young delegates were excited about the prospect of seeing old friends and making new ones. Once in Indianapolis the majority of delegates were housed at the expansive Hyatt Regency, where it

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seemed that everywhere you looked there were teenagers—riding the elevators, hanging out in the registra­ tion areas of the hotel, calling to each other from the many balconies that overlooked the main lobby area. There were even reports that some of the scheduled workshops were so packed, registered participants had to be turned away to either alternative workshops or other types of activities. Throughout the weekend, choirs from participating conferences competed against each other to win

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A Broken Vow One of the many highlights of the weekend youth congress was the orator­ ical contest which included contestants from seven conferences. For the sec­ ond youth congress in a row, Malissa Martin, daughter of Wendel and Juanita Martin of Detroit, Michigan, has represented the Lake Region Conference in the contest. Malissa gave an exciting and heart-felt speech, “A Broken Vow,” which explained the ill effects of alcohol and some of the terrible consequences one might suffer from indulging in it. The oratorical contest is a witnessing tool that can be used to help spread our health message, that the body is the tem­ ple of God. Malissa won third place for her moving speech. This is the second time that she has placed in the oratorical contest. At the last youth congress, held in St. Louis, she placed third and won a scholarship for her speech, “I Killed My Best Friend.” Malissa, a senior graduating from Peterson-Warren Academy, Inkster, Mich., in June, plans to attend Oakwood College in the fall. Juanita Martin, Peterson-Warren Academy principal

not only trophies, but also the chance to be featured performers at some of the highlighted concerts and worship programs. Pathfinder drum and drill teams wowed the crowds with their expert displays of precision and skill. Youth competed in oratorical competi­ tions and Bible bowls, with partici­ pants as young as elementary schoolaged children. There was even a celebrity basketball tournament, featuring retired NBA stars against Adventist youth teams from the congress. Meals were provided to delegates

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for breakfast and lunch, and in the evenings, delegates were usually on their own for dinner. It is safe to say that there wasn’t a restaurant in Indianapolis that didn’t have the privilege of having congress delegates as customers. And on Sabbath, the throng grew to include worshipers driving into the city from local churches and even bordering states within the Lake Union and its regional conference territories. With crowds far surpassing expected estimates, Sabbath lunch was an experience as well. Lunches

had been served throughout the conference in the adjacent convention hall conference center. However, the enormous gathering had to be divided and fed in both the RCA Dome and Hyatt Regency, and the lines truly tested the concept of Sabbath patience! Sabbath activities continued with the Rally for Life in downtown Indianapolis. The purpose of the rally was to allow congress delegates, chaperones, parents and friends to march together through the streets of the city, ending at Memorial Park to make a statement about youth violence and the value of life. Organizers estimated that more than 1,000 Pathfinders marched in that parade, and it was indeed an awesome sight. The parade and rally were also well covered by local Indianapolis news media. Vespers brought congress partici­ pants back to the RCA dome where the United Youth Congress 2001 was officially brought to a close. Later that evening a mega concert featured top artists in Gospel and Gospel/Rhythm and Blues music. By Sunday morning, bags were packed and delegates left Indianapolis in droves, carrying with them lessons learned and memories to last for a lifetime.

Wilona Karimabodi, of the Columbia Union Visitor, was a member of the cooperative team that covered this event for all the union papers. Other team members included Olsen Perry o/Southern Tidings, and Nadine Dower of the Lake Union Herald. Photography was by team members Kermit Netteburg of the North American Division, Jolynn Fisher of the Pacific Union Recorder, and Dick Dower of the Lake Union Herald, .

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A Vision of Hope Indiana Conference Constituency Report

Delegates voted by secret ballot.

by Richard Dower

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Archie Moore, conference executive secretary, reported that the conference had grown to 6,374 members during the last three years, and that there had been 776 people who had joined the churches by baptism or profession of faith. George Crumley, conference treasurer, said that the Indiana Conference had experienced an average tithe gain of 10.58% per year over the triennium, and that members gave almost $445,000 to the Indiana Advance funds which provide support for evangelism, elementary education, and Camp Timber Ridge. By overwhelming margins, the delegates re-elected Clay Farwell, president; Archie Moore, secretary and superintendent of education; and George Crumley, treasurer. Also re­ elected were: Lloyd Jacobs, ABC manager; John Morrison, ministerial

Vision of Hope” was the theme of the 37th triennial JL >.session of the Indiana Conference, held April 22, 2001, at Indiana Academy. Using video, music, and PowerPoint graphics, Clay Farwell, Indiana Conference president, interviewed people who told stories of encourage­ ment and growth. These stories came from the Lewis Church, the Anderson School, the Ft. Wayne Church, the Martinsville Church, and included a special Pathfinder presentation. After the meeting, as she was walking across the campus to her car, Barbara Fisher, from the Richmond Church, said that her church had met in a business session the previous Saturday evening to discuss how their church could reach out to their town and how they could increase the enrollment of their church school. She said, “I wish that we could have heard Elder Farwell’s report before our business meeting because he presented so many good ideas that could help us.” Indiana Conference President Clay Farwell interviews the In his report, Indianapolis Glendale Pathfinder Club Members on their suc­

and evangelism director; Don Inglish, trust services director; and Charlie Thompson, youth, Sabbath school, and family life director. The other departmental personnel will be appointed by the new conference executive committee at their first meeting. David Blackburn, from Ft. Wayne, commented that the need for regular constituency sessions was “so that members could choose leaders with

The New Indiana Conference Officers: (Left to right) President Clay Farwell, wife Jo; Secretary Archie Moore, wife Rozella; Treasurer George Crumley, wife Rhonda (not pictured).

ideas, and so that there could be a forum for the members to share ideas with the leaders.” At the 37th triennial session of the Indiana Conference, both took place.

Richard Dower is the Lake Union Conference communication director

cess at the Lake Union Bible Bowl.

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Preparing the Way of the Lord. Lake Region Conference Constituency Report President Miles leads the delegates in a chorus of “Happy Birthday” in honor of his wife Doris.

by Richard Dower

nominating committee met to choose the ones to be elected to the various administrative and departmental r he 23rd conference session of positions. the Lake Region Conference was Norman Miles, president, reported held on May 6, 2001, in the that the Lake Region Conference was beautifully redecorated sanctuary of one of seven conferences in the North the City Temple Church in Detroit, American Division to experience a Michigan, with 576 delegates in double-digit tithe gain each of the attendance. preceding three years, resulting in a One of the purposes for the session, more than $3.5 million gain. printed in the Delegate s Kit, states According to George Bryant, that, “Our coming together in a executive secretary, the Lake Region conference constituency meeting is Conference experienced 1,194 not just for the purpose of electing baptisms in 2000 and is now the leaders, but also to elect them in such largest conference in the Lake Union a way that we close the gap between with 24,464 members. our belief and practice.” The election During the treasurer’s report, Gregg process actually began after sundown Baker gave praise to the Lord for His Sabbath evening when the organizing wonderful blessings to the Lake committee met to choose the nominat­ Region Conference. He said that ing committee. Then Sunday morning during the last three years, the after the devotional, the opening of the conference finished paying off the session, and the reports by the $2.8 million loan to the General president, secretary, and treasurer, the Conference, passed $10 million in tithe for the year, and that the working capital had turned positive. After a wellorganized, deli­ cious, hot noon meal, served by the members of the City Temple Church, the nominating committee brought The new officers for the Lake Region Conference: (Left to right) in their recommen­ Secretary George Bryant, wife Pearl; Doris Miles, wife, and dations for the President Norman Miles; Treasurer Gregg Baker, wife Diane.

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administrative team. The delegates elected Norman Miles, president; George Bryant, executive secretary; and Gregg Baker, treasurer, by acclamation. Then, working long into the night, the nominating committee and the delegates elected the following people for the departmental staff: Eugene Anthony, publishing/FHES; Donald Bedney, stewardship, trust services, religious liberty; D. Pearl Bryant, family life; Jerome Davis, ministerial, church growth; Regina Everett, health and temperance; Hugo Gambetta, VP for multi-cultural ministries; Trade Jacobs, women’s ministries; Anthony Kelly, Adventist Youth; J. David Parker, personal ministries, inner city, Community Services, prison min­ istries; Phyllis Washington, Sabbath school, children’s ministries; Philip Willis Sr., National Service Organization; Edward Woods Jr., education; and Ray Young, communi­ cation. During the long day of reports and discussion, Andre Jubert, a delegate from the Bethel Church in Grand Rapids, said, “I believe that the Lord is finishing His work, and the Holy Spirit is leading.” Truly the Lake Region Conference is progressing, and as the session theme suggested, striving to “prepare the way of the Lord.”

Richard Dower is the Lake Union Conference communication director.

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do that energizes you and helps you go home without worrying about work, will help you carry more energy home with you.

CREATIVE

PARENTING The Christian perspective for a happier, healthier home life

Is It Balance or Harmony We Need? Susan E. Murray ow are we to manage our work and family life respon­ sibilities? Most every family struggles with this juggling act. For many years “balance” has been the predominant work-family metaphor, says P. Jeffrey Hill, a professor at Brigham Young University. He recalls his own experience of walking a tightrope in trying to bring balance to his life. Yet he has experienced feeling out-of-balance. He has decided that using the “balance” metaphor may not be the best way to look at this. Rather than “balance,” he suggests that “harmony” might more richly capture what we need to do to manage the demands of our work and families effectively. “If we think of ourselves as composers, lyricists, orches­ trators and performers of our lives, perhaps we can bring together many challenging aspects of our lives into a great symphony of life,” says Hill. Using the metaphor of “har­ mony,” work and family questions are not necessarily, “How can I limit my work time so that I can balance my family life?” or “How can I get out of the house more so I can have more time at work?” Consider looking at this another way by asking the ques­ tion, “What am I learning at work that can help me at home?” or “Are there ways of overlapping work and family time in harmony?” Hill suggests seven practical thoughts about harmonizing work and family life:

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1. Create energy—crescendo with vigor. It’s the depletion of energy as much as the time spent at work that explains the dissonance between work and family. When you feel your job is sapping your energy, you have little left for family. Consider ways of increasing your energy without cutting hours at work. Can you arrange to do more energizing things right before you go home? Does clearing out your e-mail or getting the next work day organized help you feel in control? Whatever you can

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2. Carpe Diem—seize quality time. All time is not created equal. Commit to finding quality time with each family member, depending on your family needs and interests. Bedtime can be high-quality time with children, for example. 3. Do two things at once—use shadow time harmo­ niously. Shadow time means capturing the time spent in a secondary activity that is occurring with a primary activi­ ty. Can your child accompany you to the office or work site sometimes? How about taking one of the children with you to run errands, to connect one-on-one while you travel to and from your destination.

4. Focus on one thing—unison. There are times we need to set boundaries and not let work overpower us. Keeping the Sabbath day holy is one key to harmony. Family vacation can be another time to put work on hold. With laptops, palm pilots, and cellular phones, it can be tempting to try to work and play at the same time. If you are playing in unison with the family, they need your full attention. Put the laptops, etc. away. 5. Strive for flexi­ bility. Those with some flexibility and control over when and where they do their work are better able to find harmony between work and family. Negotiate with your employer if you have ideas for flexibility in your work schedule. 6. Make your sleep peaceful. What you do the last 30 minutes before retiring often determines how restful your sleep will be and how you will feel in the morning. Going to bed when you are utterly exhausted, having worked on a project until the late hours of the night, will not bring harmony to your life. 7. Simplify your life—compose a modest melody. Voluntary simplicity is deliberately choosing to accumu­ late fewer possessions and engaging in fewer activities—a key to finding harmony in a busy life. We live in a materi­ alistic world where we easily acquire many gadgets and toys, but these things have a high cost in time as well as money. When we have too much and do too much, the harmony will elude us.

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Volleying Vultures So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. John 8:7

Exploring God's World With James and Priscilla Tucker

n ancient Jewish law specified that certain trans­ gressions were punishable by stoning. Like our civil laws today, the law was intended to control crime. But because human nature is what it is, some people found a ghoulish enjoyment in the event. For some people, watching someone else being stoned to death was entertaining, and they didn’t want to miss the show. (In the early days of American history, a hanging had the same effect.) People are not the only stone-throwers in our world. The Egyptian Vulture also throws stones. Most of the world’s vultures eat carrion, or the flesh of dead animals. The Egyptian Vulture, however, eats ostrich eggs—not an easy meal to get. Because the shells of the eggs are so tough, the bird can’t crack them by jabbing them with its beak. So it uses a tool: it picks up a stone in its beak, holds its head high, and with a downward snap of its neck hurls the stone at the egg. It may stand 50 yards away from its target and may use stones that weigh more than half a pound. When it cracks the shell, it and the other vultures in the flock gather for a feast. An Egyptian Vulture is not only clever, it is also persistent. About half the time the stones miss the target, but the bird persists until it cracks the shell. When scientists wanted to test the vultures’ perseverance, they placed fake eggs before several birds. The birds bombarded the “eggs” for as long as 90 minutes before giving up.

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When we huddle together and tear someone’s reputation apart, we act like typical vultures. But there is an axiom that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” What that means is that not one of us has the right to condemn another person, because we are all sinners and equally guilty. When you find yourself saying unkind things about another, remember the Egyptian Vulture.

Try this Do this alone just to practice your eye/hand coordina­ tion, or make up teams. Dig a hole large enough to hold a 27- or 28ounce tin can. Sink the can into the hole, making sure that the soil is flush with the top of the can. Stand 12 feet from the can, and, using an underhand toss, try to drop a ball into it. If you miss, take the next shot from where the ball landed. You may toss the ball overhand if you are within three feet of the hole. (Increase the distances as your skill improves.) Your aim is to get the ball into the hole by using the fewest number of tosses. Note: You can sink a series of cans to make a tin-can-toss course, planning around natural hazards, as in a golf course.

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crayon sketches from a first-grade class. We are very serious about this being a community gallery.” The new gallery is dedicated to the memory of Brent Edgerton, Hinsdale Hospital’s former vice president, as well as to the hospital’s wellness mission. Edgerton, who also served as executive director of Bolingbrook Medical Center, lost a 17-month battle with cancer Oct. 9, 2000. Midwest Region The Wellness Gallery is just one of the components that contributes to the overall mood of the hospital. Plants offer a year-round breath of green, and expansive windows give view well-tended flowerbeds that change with the seasons. Hinsdale Hospital Lobby Showcases the to Visitors can relax on the couches and chairs in this area while Art of Staying Well listening to soft, gentle music from a refurbished 1910 Mason Hamlin grand piano. Throughout the day, the piano amazes Wholistic healthcare is the mission of Hinsdale Hospital, visitors as it and that philosophy is evident from the first entertains step visitors take into the lobby. The entrance without a offers comfort, serenity, information, and a pianist. tranquil spot to meditate and reflect. That’s a This is not a good combination for family members who ragtime experience the anxiety and waiting time that player often accompany hospital visits. piano, but Earlier this year, Hinsdale Hospital dedi­ one that cated a Wellness Gallery along a wall of the uses com­ lobby, which features 24-inch by 36-inch pact discs framed artwork under the theme, “Keeping to program You Well. And Well Informed.” the keys to Retired photographer Don Jiskra used the play classimedium of photography to depict the eight cal and principals of healthy living in the premiere i n sp i ra­ exhibit. The photographs illustrate the impor­ Stephen Eastwood and his daughter, Clara, enjoy a close-up look at one of the photographs of the Wellness Gallery. tional tunes. tance of leading a balanced life, having a pos­ Frequently, itive attitude and sense volunteers provide live entertain­ of humor, exercising ment around the piano, which orig­ every day, eating a nutri­ inally was in the hospital lobby, then tious diet, drinking pure Tupper Hall, a former dormitory water, breathing pure air, for student nurses. keeping stress low, and The piano restoration was made spending time with God possible through a gift from Marion daily. O’Toole and family members in The art will change memory of Donald O’Toole Sr., every three months and who passed away in 1997. The feature different medi­ O ’ Toole family felt that this gift ums each time. The hos­ to the hospital had and will always pital plans to use the have special meaning; Donald gallery to showcase its O ’ Toole Sr. had tremendous love community’s talents. and appreciation of music. “ Our Individuals, schools, and Members of the Dunne family listen as volunteers Nancy goal was to create a soothing, organizations will have Schneider, on the 1910 Mason Hamlin grand piano, and Joann healthy environment in our lobby,” Giertuga, on violin, entertain in the Hinsdale Hospital lobby. the opportunity to con­ said Ernie Sadau, CEO of the tribute to this ongoing Adventist Health System Midwest Region. It’s an ambiance project. that employees, patients, and their families all enjoy. “We welcome artwork ranging from paintings to charcoal Lynn Larson, Adventist Health System Midwest Region or photographs from a photography club at a local school,” correspondent said Jonathan Leach, regional director of pastoral care for

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Andrews & University Gymnics Annual Home Show The Andrews University Gymnics, a 28-member acrobat­ ic sports team, performed its annual home show on March 24 and 25 in Johnson Gymnasium. A campus event since 1968, this year’s theme was “Freedom That Lasts.” The Gymnics team, comprised of Andrews University and Andrews Academy students as well as gymnastics enthusiasts from the community, combined high-energy gymnastic routines, music, and a gospel message for an impres­ sive show. “We have a lot of new members this year, but that also means new moves and The Andrews University Gymnics, an new ideas that con­ acrobatics team of university, acad­ tribute to a great per­ emy, and community members, per­ formed their annual campus home formance,” said Brian show in March. Curry, interim coach. Their broad range of talent was shown by the variety of skills incorporated in rou­ tines such as tumbling, group pyramids, men’s pairs, flexibil­ ity, and even some martial arts. The Gymnics also performed two more shows for 3,000 elementary-age students from the surrounding county. The Gymnics tour schedule this year included a 12-day trip to Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina where they performed shows at five different schools. International performances have included Europe, the Caribbean, and the Phillippines. For more information about the Andrews University Gymnics, contact team manager Jennifer Annis at (616) 4713253. Trisha Ramel, student news liaison

Andrews Prof Receives Grant Desmond H. Murray, assistant professor of chemistry, received a $40,000, one-year TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) Foundation award for the research project “Development of High Performance Multicationic Alkali Blues.” “[This award] will help provide opportunities for under­ graduate researchers to know the thrills of science, from con­ ception to implementation,” says Murray. The project is part of a larger research program directed towards the discovery of new colorants of dyes and pigments used in toners, news­ print, ballpoint pens, and computer ribbons.

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“The grant itselfis a result of undergradu­ ate work,” Murray explained. “Ruth Ramlalsingh worked the A research project submitted by Ruth summer of Ramlalsingh, a senior biochemistry and pre­ 1999 and did a med major, provided the basis for Desmond substantial Murray’s $40,000 research award. amount of the basic work that resulted in the submission of the proposal. Our students do original, independent research projects every year. From that I can write grant proposals. The TAPPI foundation award was a result of Ruth’s project.” For more information about the TAPPI research award or the multicationic alkali blues research project, contact Desmond Murray at (616) 471-6087 or murrayd@andrews.edu. Trisha Ramel, student news liaison

Student Earns National Recognition Chad Steinke, a second-year student in the division of archi­ tecture, spent fall semester bridging the generational gap by learning about the needs, concerns, and lifestyles of senior citizens at a local activities facility, and in the process, received national recognition and an invitation to the United Nations in New York. Steinke’s class, Placemaking Studio, was assigned to submit expansion or new building propos­ als for consideration by the center’s administrators. Steinke’s senior cen­ ter expansion and addition design was also entered into the International Council for Caring Communities national competition and received an honorable men­ tion, a distinguished recognition considering that only three proj­ Chad Steinke stands ects—one first place award and two next to his award-win­ honorable mentions—were recog­ ning design project at nized. The three projects were exhib­ the United Nations ited at the United Nations. exhibit in New York. “Personally, I thank God for giv­ ing me the abilities I have and for giving me the opportunity to enter this competition,” the budding architect said. “As soon as I found out about the competition, I started praying about it a lot. And prayer does work, because the project was entered.” Andrews architecture program is the only protestant Christian, accredited architecture program in the country. For more information, call (616) 471-6003 or e-mail architec­ ture @andrews.edu. A. Monise Hamilton, University Relations assistant director

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KJA Students See Governor Bush

Education News IA Students Combine Work and Service at New Industry Indiana — Where can students earn money for their school bill and benefit people in other countries as well? Academy Packaging Services at Indiana Academy (I A) is the place. This new packaging industry that offers employment to IA students is currently working with ADRA. Students unload boxes shipped from Adventist Community Services, sort the clothing and household items, and compress and repackage them into bales for shipment abroad. The first container is scheduled to go to Haiti. Will Jones, junior student, enjoys the challenge of putting on the straps to keep the bales together. The ADRA job is his favorite work assign­ ment. “It’s fun, and I like doing it because I know it’s helping other people,” says Jones. Merlon Joseph, a junior, has fun look­ Will Jones tapes an ADRA clothing bale before he puts the straps on it. ing at all the interest­ ing clothing people send and sorting them out. He says, “It feels good that we’re actually doing something worthwhile—like a real job.” Other work assignments for students include the assembly and packaging of chairs, or the sorting and repackaging of col­ ored card stock which is shipped to a warehouse in New Jersey and then to Michael’s stores nationwide. Four families with teenagers had a vision to provide work for many other young people in boarding academies. They incor­ porated Campus Industries at Auburn Adventist Academy, which began to operate SeaTac Pac in Auburn, Wash., about six years ago. In 1999 Campus Industries opened a second site at Ohio’s Mt. Vernon Academy (Mt. Vernon Packers), and in the sum­ mer of 2000 Academy Packaging Services came to Indiana Academy. Glen Rick, part owner and a former industrial arts teacher, is plant manager at the Indiana Academy site. Rick says that it’s always fun to take a new challenge. “The Lord has blessed,” he added, “it has been a faith builder for me.” If you have packaging and assembly needs for your busi­ ness, please contact Glen Rick at: (317) 984-2819. Laura White, Indiana Academy communications

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Michigan—The students in grades 5-9 at Kalamazoo Junior Academy (KJA) came to school on the morning of Oct. 27, 2000, not quite sure what to expect, but knowing that it would not be an ordinary day. Their teacher, D o n e 1 1 e O’Connor, had heard that Governor Bush would be in Kalamazoo to campaign for the presidency. Because the fifthKJA students were able to see democra­ and sixth-grade cy in action last fall at a rally for Governor class was studying George W. Bush as he campaigned for the election the presidency. process, O’Connor had managed to procure enough tickets so most of the fifth- to ninth-graders could go. The students and drivers piled into cars for the short trip to the rally. As they stood in a long winding line waiting for their chance to enter the auditorium, secret service men and media reporters bustled around them. After waiting about an hour, the students passed through the metal detectors and entered the already-packed auditorium. Whether or not opinions toward politics were changed, the KJA students had an opportunity to receive exposure to our country’s political system. They also had the chance to see the next president of the United States, an experience that will stay with many of them for years to come. Donnelle O’Connor, Kalamazoo Junior Academy fifth- and sixth-grade teacher

Band Together Michigan — Battle Creek Academy (BCA) hosted five Christian school bands on its campus Mar. 15-17 for “Band Together.” Battle Creek Christian Academy, Gobles Junior Academy, Grand Rapids Junior Academy, and Broadview (Ill.) Academy joined BCA, to form a band of more than 100 mem­ bers comprised of students in grades 7-12. “Band Together” was organized with major funding pro­ vided by the United Arts Council. A highlight for the threeday band clinic was guest clinician Dr. Barbara Favorito, chair of the Department of Music at La Sierra University, Calif. The band directors who accompanied their students to BCA also played in the clinic bands, plus they did sectional work. Stark pointed out that during the time the band members were visiting at BCA, the dedicated BCA Band Boosters pro­ vided meals for the participants. The three-day workshop concluded with an evening performance on Mar. 17 in BCA’s gymnasium. Betty Kossick, BCA volunteer communication consultant

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Youth News Wakonda Prepares for Summer Camp Wisconsin — There has been a buzz of activity for months already in order to have Camp Wakonda ready for campers this summer. There will be new experiences everywhere from the nature center to a walk-in store, from the camper villages to the horse corral. This year, summer camp is not only for the young. Family Camp offers a week of summer camp for mom, dad, and the kids. From ceramics and water skiing, to special evening camp fire programs, there are activities for all ages during this week designed especially for families. New activities this summer include model rockets, archery, canoeing, and Indian lore. Experience an evening in the Indian village, make new discoveries in the new nature center. Make memories with friends as you discover and experience all that Camp Wakonda has to offer this summer. If you have a camper who cannot afford the cost of a week at camp, scholarship money may be available. Contact the con­ ference office for further information. A camp brochure and application are available from the conference office, or on the web (www.wakonda.org). Apply early to make sure you or your child has a place at Camp Wakonda this summer. Mike Edge, Camp Wakonda director NOTE: The summer camp schedulesfor all ofthe conferences in the Lake Union are found in the announcement section of this issue beginning on page 28.

Lake Union Pathfinder Camporee September 13-16 Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds Berrien Springs, Michigan Plan with your Pathfinder club NOW to be prepared for

Orion and Beyond with James Black, NAD Pathfinder director. Friday will be filled with lots of fun activities, community service, drill demonstrations and judging. Special presentations on the stars and the universe. Watch for more information in coming issues!

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Church News

Fort Wayne Church Launches “Steps to Jesus” Campaign Indiana—The First Church of Fort Wayne Personal Ministries Council was considering various methods of increasing aware­ ness of the church and its beliefs in the Fort Wayne commu­ nity. During the last five years the church has sponsored two Amazing Facts seminars, NET ’98 in both Spanish and English, NET New York, and NET Chicago. For the year 2001, the Personal Ministries Council was evaluating a return to tra­ ditional advertising media for its evangelistic outreach. As a result, the Personal Ministries Council challenged an adver­ tising committee to review and formulate a plan to achieve their communication objectives. The advertising committee presented two core themes that laid the foundation for the future advertising objectives: 1) Our greatest mission is: “Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28, 29). 2) Our need as a church is to unite the various ministries and press together toward shared common goals and objectives, ulti­ mately to save souls. The Fort Wayne First Adventist Church Beginning Apr. 1, purchased billboard space for their 2001, the church Steps to Jesus advertising campaign. launched its first ini­ tiative with a “Steps to Jesus” campaign. The campaign was designed to begin dur­ ing the Easter season. Fourteen outdoor billboards were pur­ chased for advertising along with a web site developed for the campaign. The outdoor billboards offer the book Steps to Jesus free by calling a toll free 888 number or referring to the Steps to Jesus web site listed on the billboard. The main headline for the billboard is, “Lost? Find Directions” with a picture of the Steps to Jesus book by Ellen White. The Steps to Jesus web site was also developed and launched beginning Apr. 1. Visitors to this site can submit orders to obtain a free copy of Steps to Jesus and join a free Discover Internet Bible school sponsored by the Voice of Prophecy. Several links along with testimonials from Steps to Jesus read­ ers were included in the web site. The web site can be visit­ ed at www.stepstojesus.org. Requests have already come in from as far away as Brazil and the Netherlands. Church members developed both the outdoor billboard and the web site. Although the campaign is designed to run one month, the Personal Ministries Council is considering devel­

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oping the Steps to Jesus campaign on a long-term basis. Mailing costs and number of requests for the book remain a concern for the church. Other advertising initiatives are being developed. It is the goal of the Personal Ministries Council to unite the various ministries within the church and to press together with com­ mon goals for creating innovative and refreshing evangelistic techniques for reaching the community of Fort Wayne and all of the world. It is our sincere prayer that souls will be won for Jesus during the campaign, becoming disciples for Christ. For more information, contact the First Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fort Wayne, Ind. (219) 745-1594; e-mail info@stepstojesus.org. Paul Merrills, Fort Wayne 1st Church personal ministries and communication leader

Jesus Claims Victory in South Flint Michigan — The fruits of the Holy Spirit’s labor paid off as evidenced by 11 baptisms over several Sabbaths following the first District Eight-wide Amazing Discoveries Prophecy Seminar this past September. The evangelistic seminar, which involved eight churches, took place at South Flint Church Sept. 8-Nov. 18. Steve Vail, a Michigan Conference evangelist, presented the seminars. Church members from across District Eight rallied together to support and assist with this evangelistic effort. “Harvest Leaders” were formed, trained, and put to work during each seminar, fielding questions from the audience in a small-group format. Satan also used the opportunity one Sabbath morning to try to thwart the suc­ cess of the Holy Spirit. A fire stared about 9:30 a.m. in the circuit breaker box located in the From left, front: Rhonda Newberry, Joel boiler room of the Christo, and Joette Minoius, who are all South Flint Church. thankful for the Amazing Discoveries The Burton Fire Prophecy Seminar that led them to Christ. Back: Melvin Santos, South Department came Flint Church pastor, stands with Deni right out and made Brunsden, Ruth Wezell, Sharon sure that the fire did Hilgendorf. not spread throughout the church, and Consumers Energy also came to check things over. Within three hours, temporary power was hooked up, and the 12:15 p.m. seminar began only 15 minutes late! While the fire depart­ ment was putting the fire out and checking things over, the South Flint members held Sabbath school in the parking lot, while the elders stood in a circle outside and prayed. Jesus claimed the victory with the continuation of the seminar. Todd Ervin, South Flint Church communication leader

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I Let Go of the Steering Wheel Lake Region — During the Lake Region camp meeting last June, we received the news that JoElla Gause and her three children—Theresa, Tracy, and Arthor—had been in a serious car accident. Immediately, many people began to pray. Prayers ascended for JoElla and her family several times a day throughout the duration of camp meeting, all over the camp­ grounds. JoElla and her children were on their way to Tennessee to visit her brother, after which they planned to visit the Lake Region campgrounds for the annual camp meeting. While she was heading south on the highway, it began to rain quite hard and visibility became very poor. She decided to follow behind a couple of trucks, but visibility became even worse because large sheets of rain fell off the trucks onto her windshield. JoElla decided to get in front of them to have a better view of the road. She pulled into the left lane and passed the truck directly in front of her without any problems. As she attempted to move back into the right lane, the back wheels of her van began to slip. When she applied pressure on the breaks to get more control, the van began to hydroplane. As she attempted to ride out the hydroplane, the van was sud­ denly caught in a strong gust of wind. She fought for control, but was unable to steer or break her speed. As she prayed to her heavenly Father for help, an immediate sense ofcalm came over her. Knowing and believing that they were completely safe in His hands, she let go of the steering wheel to get out of God’s way. She wanted Him to take complete control of her van. The van continued to move very fast across the highway, hit the median and began to roll over again and again until it stopped on a muddy embankment. The blessings in this near tragedy were: the torrential rain had saturated the ground to the point of making it soft enough to lessen the impact of the van’s rollovers; the van did not catch fire nor blow up; although Theresa was pinned under the van, the saturated ground was soft enough to keep her from being crushed under it, and, according to Assistant Fire Chief Niccum, the saturated ground also kept Theresa’s legs from being severed when the van fell on her; a nurse and a doctor, who were not traveling together, saw the accident and were immediately on the scene; approximately 16 truckers stopped traffic so that there would not be a multi-car collision—many of them working together to force the door open to get JoElla out of her van and to pray with her; and the speedy arrival of the paramedics and firemen at the scene of the accident. The surgeon who attended to Theresa’s injuries, reportedly the best surgeon at St. Anthony’s Hospital, was not scheduled to be at the hospital that Friday. Tracy, Arthor, and JoElla suffered minor injuries; and, God, once again, intervened and brought some­ thing good out of certain tragedy. Cynthia A. HartKnott, Hyde Park Church communication leader

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World

Church News

Festival of the Laity Planned to Highlight Soul-winning Silver Spring, MD —The North American Division is plan­ ning to have a Festival of the Laity, a celebration of soul-win­ ning. The four-day event, scheduled for Apr. 24-27,2002, in Orlando, Fla., is being coordinated by the North American Division office of adult ministries. “We’re asking the Holy Spirit to expand soul-winning fer­ vor in North America,” said J. Alfred Johnson II, director of adult ministries, which encompasses the personal ministries, Sabbath school, and prison ministries areas of the church. “We’re inviting everyone who wants to be equipped to use their spir­ itual gifts to finish the work to come experience the best teach­ ing, preaching, and ministry networking Adventism has to offer.” Keynote speakers include Mark Finley, Walter Pearson, Don Schneider, Jan Paulsen, Jose Rojas, Adly Campos, and Abraham Jules. In addition, plans call formore than 100 min­ istry workshops in English, French, and Spanish. One aspect of the event will be the soul-winning testimonies. Johnson is asking that attendees bring members they have won to Christ. “We want to celebrate the new members and hear the testimonies of how they came to know Christ,” he said. Registration packets about the Festival of the Laity, complete with travel, hotel, and exhibit information, will be mailed to every NAD church entity in May. For further details about the confer­ ence, call toll-free (866) 329-2575. To register, visit www. plusline.org/festival.htm or call Carol Barron at (301) 680-6430.

Retreat Attracts 120 Women in Ministry More than 120 women in ministry from across the division attended a professional conference, sponsored by the North American Division (NAD), Apr. 14, at Pine Springs Ranch in the Southeastern California Conference. Duane Schoonard, associate director of the NAD ministerial association and asso­ ciate pastor at the Collegedale Adventist Church in Tennessee, organized the program. Speaking at the opening session on Sunday evening, Debra Brill, NAD vice president for ministries, pointed out that, “The North American Division established a commission in 1995 after the General Conference session in Utrecht to look at the needs of Adventist women in ministry. One of their top pri­ orities was adding a woman to the ministerial department. We did that last year when we appointed Duane Schoonard. Another high priority was providing a division-wide retreat. It hasn’t been easy, but through God’s providence we are here!” The retreat attracted women pastors, chaplains, evangel­ ists, religion teachers, Bible workers, conference departmental leaders, and students from each of the nine unions in North

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America. The General Conference Ministerial Association sup­ ported the event by sponsoring one theology student from each Adventist college in North America. In addition, ten women pastors and theology students came from Australia. Diversity in age and ethnicity marked the group. The youngest were in their early twenties, and the oldest were retired but active in ministry. Hispanics, Asians, African Americans, and those of Anglo heritage participated. Highlights of the retreat included outstanding speakers and workshop presenters, contemporary music, skits, readings, and three hours of free time in the middle of each day to network and reflect. Carolyn Struzuzkowski, an on-call chaplain at St. Joseph Community Hospital in Mishawaka, Ind., said, “The music, the worship services, and the workshops at the retreat were a blessing to the women who provide so much spiritual enrichment to their churches, their classes, and their ministries.” Kit Watts

Adventists Participate in Largest-ever Study of U.S. Churches New York, NY—The Seventh-day Adventist Church and 41 other denominations and faith groups recently participat­ ed in a massive study of more than 14,000 United States church­ es, synagogues, and mosques. Adventist officials say the findings of the study, released in a 60-page report by the research consortium Faith Communities Today (FACT), provides information that will significantly influence the church and its future. “This not only provides us with an unprecedented look at religion in America at the retail level,” says Monte Sahlin, key teacher for the Adventist Church in the FACT study, “it helps us to see where and how we fit in the faith community at large. It also allows us to draw inferences about how reli­ gion is interwoven in American culture and how significant we’ll be in the future.” Like a number of those involved in the study, the Seventh­ day Adventist Church, is growing rapidly worldwide, adding an average of one new member every 28 seconds—more than one million each year. But in the U.S., its membership, like most other churches, isn’t keeping pace. That, says Sahlin, is one reason the study is so valuable. “Now we have new insights on what works and what doesn’t in regards to religion in America, not only within our church, but in 41 others. Now we can compare our worship style, strengths and weaknesses, finances, the role of the pastor, areas of growth and decline with that of the Methodists, Southern Baptists, Judaism, or the study as a whole. Now we can learn more about our own traditions and practices as we compare them with the faith tra­ ditions of 90 percent of all other American churches.” The Seventh-day Adventist Church plans to use the infor­ mation gathered from the FACT study to publish a book and web page that summarize the findings pertinent to its con­ gregations. Preliminary plans also include the development of a workbook that will allow consultants to conduct work­ shops and provide assistance for congregations in church growth, conflict resolution, and effective ministry development.

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Mileposts Within the Lake Union the officiating pastor or church communica­ tion leader is responsible for submission of information to this column. Former members who now live outside the Lake Union may contact the conference communication director where their membership was held when they lived in the Lake Union to obtain the forms for submission. Milepost forms are also available at luc .adventist.org/herald/herald-submit.html. Conference addresses and phone numbers are in the masthead on page 31.

Anniversaries Dale and Donna Bossenberry celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary on Mar. 24, 2001, by a surprise potluck din­ ner at the Oakland Church. They have been members of the Madison (Wis.) Church for 50 years.

Dale Bossenberry and Donna Bjelde were married Mar. 24, 1951, in Madison, Wis., by Pastor John W. Boyd. Dale has been a researcher with the federal gov­ ernment before retiring. Donna has been a secretary for the Adventist Book Center before retiring. The Bossenberry family includes Susan Bossenberry of Spartanburg, S.C.; Diane Bossenberry of Madison, Wis.; and 3 grandchildren.

Ralph Verley and Mildred were married June 5, 1926, in Crystal Falls, Mich., by Pastor Rice. Ralph worked at Ford Motor Co. and Grand Ledge Craftshop. Mildred also worked at the Grand Ledge Craftshop. The Verley family includes Ralph Jr. and Irene Verley of Arlington Heights, Ill.; Lois and Bruce Ring of Iron Mountain, Mich.; Norman and Evelyn Verley, Della and Ron Van Alstine, and Susan and Chuck Kempf all of Quinnesec, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great­ grandchildren.

Weddings Cherish M. Benfield and Carlos O. Martinez were mar­

ried Oct. 1, 2000, in Hinsdale, Ill. The ceremony was performed by Pastor Dan Smith. Cherish is the daughter of Kevin and Jeanette Benfield of Hinsdale, Ill., and Carlos is the son of Oman and Mercedes Martinez of Miami, Fla. The Martinezes are making their home in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Amber S. Burgess and Hector E. Santiago were mar­

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celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on June 5,2001, with their children. They have been members of the Iron Mountain (Mich.) Church for 68 years.

ried May 27,2001, in Columbus, Wis. The ceremony was per­ formed by Pastor Oliver Archer. Amber is the daughter of Doug and Marie Burgess of Fall River, Wis., and Hector is the son of Hector and Emma Santiago of Milwaukee, Wis. The Santiagos are making their home in Berrien Springs, Mich. Carol Prott and Brian L. Dean were married June 4,2000,

in Rhinelander, Wis. The cere­ mony was performed by Pastor

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Kevin Ferreira. Carol is the daughter of Dennis and Pearl Taylor of Racine, Wis., and Brian is the son of Paul and Diane Dean of Rhinelander, Wis. The Deans are making their home in Rhinelander.

Obituaries CARSON, Patrick F., age 85; born Nov. 6, 1915, in North Brook, Ill.; died Feb. 24,2001, in Muskegon, Mich. He was a member of the Muskegon Church. Survivors include his wife, Grace L. Schutter; sons, Patrick, Kenneth, Timothy, and Herbert; daughters, Roberta Larsen and Cathlene Moreland; brothers, Paul, Harvey, and Charles; step­ brothers, Leo and Melvin Johnson; and sisters, Bessie and Mary Bernhardt, Donna Hein, and Ruth McCellan. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Elder Don Williams Sr., with private inurnment. CLARK, David J., age 49; bom Feb. 6,1951, in Niles, Mich.; died Jan. 16, 2001, in Janesville, Wis. He was a member of the Wisconsin Academy Church, Columbus, Wis. Survivors include his mother, Delores (Swanson); and brother, Dan. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastors Richard Habenicht and Gaylan Herr, and interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Columbus, Wis.

COOK, Edwin E., age 57; born Dec. 5, 1942, in Hastings, Mich.; died Nov. 3, 2000, in Battle Creek, Mich. He was a member of the Allegan (Mich.) Church. Survivors include his wife, Linda L. (Green); daughters, Lisa Gaunt and Erin Norton; step­ brothers, Calvin, Roger, and Keith Hunt; sisters, Vivian Castleburg, Mary Byard, Grace Allen, Martha Torkelson, and Ellowyn St. Clair; stepsisters, Doris Iteen and Marge Connor; and 1 grandchild. Memorial services were con­ ducted by Pastor Alvaro Sauza and Elder C. Jim Danforth, and inurnment was in Cedar Lake

Church Mausoleum, Cedar Lake, Mich. COON, Robert A., age 80; born Aug. 24, 1920, in Dayton, Ohio; died Feb. 13, 2001, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a member of the Wyoming (Mich.) Church. Survivors include his daughter, Susan Henry; brothers, Wayne, James, and Ronald; 2 grandchil­ dren; and 1 great-grandchild. There was a private inurnment. DUNN, Ardenna F. (Brace),

age 81; born Sept. 13, 1919, in Westphalia Township, Mich.; died Mar. 7, 2001, in Lansing, Mich. She was a member of the Grand Ledge (Mich.) Church. Survivors include her sons, Myron and Harold; daughters, Nancy Jo Clayburn and Carolyn Sue Bekaert; stepdaughter, Haroldine Bailey; brother, Merwin Brace; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor Lyle Davis, and interment was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing, Mich. HARBAUGH, Edith A. (Vincent), age 87; born Jan. 17,

1914, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; died Feb. 15, 2001, in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a mem­ ber of the Central Church, Grand Rapids. Survivors include her sons, Milton and Albert Meacham and Rusty Fuller; daughters, Carol Hope, Gloria Conner, and Fran Breshears; 9 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 7 great­ great-grandchildren. Memorial services were con­ ducted by Pastors David Glenn and Robert Benardo, with private inurnment. HUNTINGTON, Laura J. (Krause), age 79; born Nov. 20,

1921, in Oconto, Wis.; died Mar. 9, 2001, in Plymouth, Wis. She was a member of the Sheboygan (Wis.) Church. Survivors include her husband, Leland R.; daughter, Loralee Nennich; sister, Emma Jean Krause; and 3 grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastors Loren Nelson and Terry Nennich Jr., and inum-

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KRANER, Arnold, age 85; born July 16,1915, in Mickelson, Mich.; died Jan. 14, 2001, in Lansing, Mich. He was a mem­ ber of the Lansing Church. Survivors include his wife, Harriet Kraner; son, Douglas; daughter, Janet Shepherd; broth­ er, Douglas; sister, Dorothy Hill Woolever; 3 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandson. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor David Yeagley and Elders Fred Earles and Dan Towar, and interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich. KROHN, Albert W., age 81; born Nov. 22, 1919, in Almond, Wis.; died Nov. 27, 2000, in Plainfield, Wis. He was a mem­ ber of the Almond (Wis.) Church. Survivors include his wife, Erma B. (Cornwell); son, Kenneth A.; daughter, Nancy L.; brother, Harold S.; sister, Dorothy; 3 grandchildren; and 7 great-grand­ children. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor Charales Kohley, Elder Donald Corkum and elder Allen Anderson, and interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Bancroft, Wis.

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Missionaries Needed in Korea Adventist native English speak­ ing volunteers; singles or couples (without children) who a re col lege graduates with bachelor's degrees or higher to teach con­ versational English and Bible for one year or more at the SDA Language Institutes of Korea (teaching experience not neces­ sary—we train you). Volunteer missionaries are approved by the General Conference. Benefits include round-trip ticket, hous­ ing, utilities, insurance, and stipend. For more information contact Ray James, 40 Pleas­ ant Dr., Sutter Creek,CA 95685; e-mail jamegr@depot.net

KULL, Anna, age 89; born Feb. 27, 1912, in Ashland, Pa.; died Mar. 19, 2001, in Detroit, Mich. She was a member of the Metro Church, Plymouth, Mich. Survivors include her sister, Edith Blair. Memorial services were con­ ducted by Pastor Bob Stewart, with private inurnment. MCCORMICK, Paul G., age 91; bom Nov. 25,1909, in Herrin, Ill.; died Mar. 22, 2001, in Du Quoin, Ill. He was a member of the Du Quoin Church. Survivors include his daugh­ ters, Betty Elders, Faye Schobert, Pamela Oliver, Pauline Olinger and Linda Sherman; brothers, E.F. and Everett; sister, Lena; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great­ grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor Stephen Shaw, and interment was in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin.

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MICHELSON, Sander H.,

age 89; born July 2, 1909, in Handley Falls, Minn.; died June 18, 1999, in Edmore, Mich. He was a member of the Edmore Church. Survivors include his wife, Opal M. (Hand). Funeral services were con­ ducted by Elder Robert Collar, and interment was in Vinewood Cemetery, Edmore. MIXTER, Carol (DeWitt) Upton, age 68; born Mar. 13,

1932; died Dec. 5, 2000, in Lansing, Mich. She was a mem­ ber of the Lansing Church. Survivors include her husband, Andrew J.; sons, Bill, Jon, and Ben Upton; stepson, Mark Mixter; daughter, Tammy Heniser; stepdaughters, Sally Roderick and Susan Daniels; mother, Irene (Zimmerman) DeWitt Matelske Stough; broth­ ers, Richard and Jerry DeWitt; half brother, Nim Matelske; sis­ ter, Lois Healy; 10 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastors David Yeagley and Marshall McKenzie, and interment was in Deepdale Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Lansing. NELSON, Esther M. (Lutenberg), age 88; born Feb.

22, 1912, in Jasonville, Ind.; died Feb. 5, 2001, in St. Louis, Mich. She was a member of the Cedar Lake (Mich.) Church. Survivors include her son, Lowell; daughters, Ila Collins and Brenda Sommer; sister, Grace Colburn; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 2 great­ great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastors Paul Yeoman and Mickey Mallory and Elder Phillip Colburn, and interment was in Cedar Lake (Mich.) Cemetery. NSENGIYUMVA, Elie, age 48; born June 14, 1952, in Nyabisindu, Rwanda, Africa; died Feb. 17,2001, in Niles, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Triphonie Mukampunga; sons,

Gilles, Blaise, and Timothy; brother, Emmanuel; and sister, Catherine. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Zebron Ncube, and interment was in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. PERLBERG, Myrtle M. (Tessman), age 82; born July 28,

1918, in Milwaukee, Wis.; died Nov. 13, 2000, in Wausau, Wis. She was a member of the Rhinelander (Wis.) Church. Survivors include her sons, David and Dan; daughter, Cathy Harrison; and sisters, Mabel Groth and Janet Schiesel. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor Kevin Ferreira, and inurnment was in Newbold (Wis.) Mausoleum. POKORNY, Audrene E. (Stringham), age 60; bom Apr. 1,

1940, in St. Charles, Mich.; died Feb. 18,2001, in Elsie, Mich. She was a member of the St. Johns (Mich.) Church. Survivors include her former husband, Gary; brothers, Orlin and Darus Stringham; and sister, Cheryl Zimmerman. Memorial services were con­ ducted by Pastor Olan B. Thomas and Elder Jim Danforth, and inter­ ment was in Fairfield Township (Mich.) Cemetery. POWERS, Ellen E. (Laderoot), age 83; bom Jan. 14,

1918, in Detroit, Mich.; died Jan. 20, 2001, in Apopka, Fla. She was a member of the Gaylord (Mich.) Church. Survivors include her husband, Glenn W; sons, Donald A. and David A.; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and 4 step­ great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Elder C. J. Danforth, and interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. POWERS, Glenn W., age 95; born May 24, 1905, in Albion Township, Mich.; died Feb. 19, 2001, in Altamonte Springs, Fla. He was a member of the Gaylord (Mich.) Church. Survivors include his sons, David and Donald; brother, C.L.; 5 grandchildren; and 12 great­ grandchildren. Funeral services were con­

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ducted by Elder Jim Danforth, and interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. REEDER, Howard P., age 83; born July 26, 1917, in Grand Ledge, Mich.; died Feb. 19,2001, in Potterville, Mich. He was a member of the Grand Ledge (Mich.) Church. Survivors include his wife, Arline F. (Warrichait); daughter, SuAnne; brother, Elmer; and 2 grandchildren. Memorial services were con­ ducted by Pastor Lyle Davis, and interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge. SOPER, Esther (Merriman),

age 84; born June 29, 1916, in Plymouth, Mich.; died Oct. 26, 2000, in Grand Haven, Mich. She was a member of the Grand Haven Church. Survivors include her husband, Carl; son, Stephen; daughters, Carla Buthcher, Gene Philo, and Jan Sanford; sisters, Margaret Chatterton and Mary Elfring; 13 grandchildren; and 8 great­ grandchildren.

Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastors Lewis Anderson and Douglas Inglish, and inter­ ment was in Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. SPALDING III, Arthur W.,

age 65; born Oct. 7, 1935, in Fletcher, N.C.; died Feb. 16,2001, in Berrien Springs, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs. Survivors include his wife, Betty C. Patterson; sons, Jeff, Greg, and Scott; sisters, Elaine Halenz, Carole Colburn, and Sylvia Post; and 5 grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted by Pastors Larry Colburn and Skip MacCarty, Elder James Russell, and Don Halenz, and inurnment was in Oak Haven Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. VANDER SCHAAF, Lester,

age 81; born Apr. 9, 1919, in Holland, Mich.; died May 20, 2000, in Holland. He was a mem­ ber of the Holland Church. Survivors include his wife,

Hazel (Simmons); son, Dan; daughter, Diane Furjanic; sisters, Ange Vander Vliet, Charlotte Sneller, and Harriet Baker; 3 grandchildren; and 9 great-grand­ children. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Elder Dennis Slikkers, and interment was in Graafschap Cemetery, Holland. WILSON, Opal O. (Schlegel), age 88; born Mar. 11,

1912, in Green Bay, Wis.; died Feb. 12,2001, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Village Church, Berrien Springs. Survivors include her son, Thomas; daughter, Joan Clausen; sisters, Violet Pool and Patricia Wendt; 4 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor Larry L. Lichtenwalter, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. WOHLERS, Evelyn (Gram) Hansen, age 89; born June 17,

1911, in Yellow Springs, Ohio;

died Feb. 11, 2001, in Holly, Mich. She was a member of the Holly Church. Survivors include her son, Carl Hansen; stepson, Fred; daughters, Barbara Epplett and Carolyn Hays; stepdaughters, Harriett Mason and Vesta Gutsche; 12 grandchildren; 15 step-grand­ children; 10 great-grandchildren; and 20 step-great-grandchildren. There was a private inurnment. WOODHAMS, Wilbur F.,

age 74; born Mar. 7, 1926, in Sonora, Calif.; died Dec. 10, 2000, in Petoskey, Mich. He was a member of the Petoskey Church. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth (White); sons, Daniel and Wayne; brother, Elbert; sister, Darley; and 6 grandchildren. Funeral services were con­ ducted by Pastor George Dronen and Elders Art Covell and David Gotshall and elder Bradley Jones, and inurnment was in Little Traverse Township (Mich.) Mausoleum.

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for immediate placement in sev­ eral hospitals. AH oversees oper­ ations of 20 hospitals in Calif., Hawaii, Ore., and Wash. Please contact Leonard Yost for more information at (916) 774-3355; or e-mail: yostjl@rsvl.ah.org. -6298-2001,12 HEALTH CARE AT HOME PLUS seeks RNs, LPNs, and

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books for sale. Want to buy hard­ back Mary Martha’s Really Truly Stories. Please contact John at (616)781-6379. -6304-2001,11 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS FULL-TIME AC­ COUNTING PROFESSOR

beginning July 1,2001. Requires Ph.D. in accounting and commit­ ment to research and consulting. Rank determined by academic qualification and experience. Adventists apply to: Leonard Gashugi, Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Andrews University School of Business, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0022; e-mail: gashugi@andrews.edu. —63452001,07 SOUTHWESTERN ADVEN­ TIST UNIVERSITY is seeking to fill positions in nursing and physics with qualified individu­

als. An earned doctorate is required in most positions; how­ ever, individuals who are working on the doctorate will be consid­ ered in some cases. Send resume to SWAU, Academic Vice President’s Office, Box 567, Keene, TX 76059. -63552001,07 WANTED: Retired, self-sup­ porting, missionary-minded Adventist couple to manage the Wautoma Adventist Community Services Center. This is a small center and is well-stocked. There is no Adventist church in the area. You would have help as needed. Please write: Elaine Gunderson, N2872 County Rd. S, Wautoma, WI 54982 for more information. -6359-2001,07 PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANY looking for licensed

journeyman or master plumber. Company is located in Berrien

Springs, Mich., and serves south­ western Mich, and northern Ind., specializing in residential, multi­ family, and commercial work. Good pay and benefits that include health insurance and retirement plan. Call (616) 4733220. -6364-2001,07 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

invites applications for full-time teaching position in marketing to begin Aug. 1, 2001. Requires Ph.D. in marketing, successful teaching experience, scholarly activity and research. Adventists apply to Robert Schwab, Search Committee Chair, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems, Andrews University School of Business, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0022; schwab@andrews.edu. —63122001,06 COMPUTER

SCIENCE:

Southwestern Adventist Univer­ sity is seeking qualified appli­ cants for a full-time computer sci­ ence teacher. An earned doctorate is preferred, master’s degree con­ sidered. The ideal applicant will have experience with operating systems (esp. Linux), client/serv­ er systems, data bases, and com­ puter security. Teaching experi­ ence is preferred. Contact Daryl Thomas, Computer Science Dept., SAU, Keene, TX 96059; thomas@cs.swau.edu. -6336-2001,06 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS POWER PLANT OPERATOR. Maintain/repair

steam boilers and operate chillers. Requires associate degree, relat­ ed experience, computer literacy, and driver’s license. State boiler operator’s license must be obtained within one year. Adventists apply to: Andrews University Human Resources, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0840. -6354-2001,06 HOMEBOUND ADVENTIST LADY needs another older or

retired lady to live in/share her home. References please. Little or no rent cost. Near Adrian, Mich., Adventist churches. There are two in the area—one is 15 minutes away, the other is 30 minutes away from home. Please call Shelly or Dave at (517) 436-3442, 4:00-9:00 p.m. -6356-2001,06 PRN POSITIONS available for

occupational therapist, speech therapist, registered dietician, and CENAs for Berrien, Cass, and

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has the following positions avail­ able: design manager, web man­ ager, underwriting, and personal risk director. Interested/qualified Adventist Church members fax resume to Dorothy Redmon, Dir/HR; (301)680-6910. -6360-2001,06 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

invites applications for a full- time faculty position beginning July 1,2001. Master’s degree in nurs­ ing required. Doctorate and teaching experience preferred. Adventists apply to: Dr. Karen Allen, Andrews University Nursing Department, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0200; (616) 471-3364; kama@andrews.edu. -6365-2001,06

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seeks director of student financial services beginning June 1,2001. Bachelor’s degree, supervisory experience, and financial admin­ istration background required. Adventists apply to: Edward Wines, Vice-president for Financial Administration, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0600. -6366-2001,06

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candidates with a doctorate in marriage and family therapy or family studies. Licensure,

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well as actively participate in department and University affairs.

Compensation: Compensation is depend­ ent on training and experience. Benefits include health, dental, disability, as well as

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owned Laura Margaret Homes offer reasonable rates, companion rooms, and private suites. For more information, contact Pat Pietri, administrator, 5905-5917 Edson, Haslett, MI 48840; (517) 339-9149. -6325-2001,07

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SINGLE AND OVER 50? The only group exclusively for all sin­ gles over 50. Stay home and meet new friends in USA only, with a pen pal monthly newsletter of new members and an album. For information, send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Adventist Singles over 50, P.O. Box 527, Canyonville, OR 97417. -6362-2001,06

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offers hope for real healing from chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, toxicities, and oth­ ers. We provide individualized care for your specific needs. Call us at (616) 963-0368. The health center is an important health evan­ gelism initiative of the Michigan Conference. —6363-2001,06

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miles of shoreline, gift/antique shops, lighthouses, theme/state parks. Efficiency apartment $250/week. TV, full kitchen with microwave, bedroom and bath. Additional bedrooms available $50/week. For reservations, con­ tact Mrs. Don Mann, 6099 Gordon Rd., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235; (920) 743-3619. -62922001,07 MOTEL ROOM near Orlando.

Occupants must be 35 or older. Two twin beds, walk-in closet, linen closet, bath, linens provid­ ed, refrigerator, TV, private entrance, heated pool. $35 per night. Vegetarian meals available. Church on grounds, walking dis­ tance to mall and camp meeting. Owned by Florida Conference. For reservations and information, call (800) 729-8017; shaschlipp @aol.com. —6339-2001,07 CABIN RENTALS, GREENE­ VILLE, TN: Mountain and river

views, country store serving full breakfasts, ice cream. Canoes and bicycles for rent. Near Asheville, Gatlinburg, historical sites, Appalachian Trail. From $390/week; daily rates also. Call (800) 842-4690; www.tennesseecabins.com. —6307-2001,06 TRAVEL WITH ADVENTIST FRIENDS: 14-day Alaska edu­

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here are millions of people who have never heard the name of Jesus, don’t know He died on the cross for them, have no hope for eternity with Him. They are young and old, rich and poor, of every color and description. They are the very people Jesus came to save. And that’s why there are thousands of Adventist missionaries who are invading the Devil’s territory, pushing back the frontiers of darkness, and sharing God’s love in their teaching, their preaching, their ministries of compassion and healing, indeed in every moment of their daily lives. The entire community of believers confirms our missionaries in their work. Your prayers help sustain them. Your offerings to World Budget and Sabbath School-help support them and the mission work of the

church around the world. Your generous gift will make a world of difference. You can give to the World Budget on the second Sabbath of each month, or place an offering for World Budget in an offering envelope on any Sabbath. The World Budget Offering supports World Missions and specialized outreach like radio and television ministries, inner city work, health ministries; and disaster relief

ADVENTIST MISSION

Announcements Churches, schools, conferences, institutions, and organizations may submit announcements to the Lake Union Herald through their local conference communication directors. An easy way to do this is to go to luc.adventist.org/herald/herald-submit.html and submit the announcement online. Readers may verify dates and times of programs with the respective sources, as these events are subject to change.

Andrews University www. andrews. edu Aug. 12-17—Hydrotherapy Workshop. The Adventist

Theological Seminary at Andrews University is offering a six-day workshop on hydrotherapy and natural remedies from Aug. 12-17. Lecturers are Drs. Charles Thomas of the Desert Springs Therapy Center, Bruce Hyde, MD, of the Battle Creek Health Center, and Gerard Damsteegt, seminary professor, who will teach the skillful use of water and nutrition in time of illness and health. CEU’s possible. Attending spouses will receive a 50% tuition discount. For more information call Fran McMullen at (616)4713541; or e-mail fran@andrews .edu.

in the replicated 1857 meeting house. Herbert E. Douglass will give a devotional message for early birds in the meeting house at 7:00 Sabbath morning. Sabbath school and church services will be in the Battle Creek Tabernacle. The official dedication will be held at 2:30 Sabbath afternoon, on the lawn of the restored home. Tours of the village will follow. Call (616) 965-3000 for direc­ tions and other information.

22-28, Camp Fellheimer, Scouts Reservation, Gilson, Ill. Dennis Priebe from4«mz/7ig

Facts will be at the Danville Church, 3825 N. Vermilion, Danville, Ill., on June 23. He will present four topics: “Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up,” “What Is Sin?” “How Did Christ Live?” and “What Is Possible for Us?” A fellowship luncheon will be pro­ vided. Books and tapes will be available.

Third Annual Lake Union Hispanic Youth Congress (15-

Lake Union Offerings: June 2—Church 9—Multilingual Ministries; 16—Church Budget; 23—Local Conference Advance; 30—Conference Designated; 30—13th Sabbath: Southern Asia Division. July 7—Church Budget; 14—Women’s Minis­ tries.

Budget;

Special Days: June 9—

Women’s Ministries Emphasis Day; July 14—Home Study International Promotional Day. You are invited to the dedi­

cation of the authentically restored home of James and Ellen White in Historic Adventist Village, Battle Creek, Mich., June 29-30. The festivities will begin on Friday evening at 7:00 with Gordon Retzer, Lake Union Conference president, speaking

35) July 13-15, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49103. Keynote speaker Tony Anobile. Lake Union Pathfinder Camporee, Sept. 13-16, Berrien

Springs, Mich. (See page 18.)

Illinois 2001 Camp Meeting Sched­ ule: Northern—June 8-9,

Broadview Academy, La Fox, Ill.; Central—Sept. 7-8, location undecided; Southern—Sept. 2122, 3ABN, Frankfort, Ill.; Hispanic—Aug. 31-Sept. 3, Camp Wakonda, Oxford, Wis. 2001 Summer Camping Schedule: Wilderness Camp (high school & college age) June 21-July 1, backpack trip to South Dakota; Junior Camp (9-13) July

Indiana 2001 Camp Meeting Sched­ ule: Main—June 10-16, Indiana

Academy, Cicero, Ind.; Hispan­ ic—June 16, Indiana Academy; Hispanic—Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Timber Ridge Camp, Spencer, Ind. 2001 Summer Schedule for Timber Ridge Camp: Single

Mom’s Retreat (for single moms and kids) June 28-July 1; Cub Camp (ages 7-10) July 1-8; Junior Camp (10-13) July 8-15; Teen Camp (13-16) July 15-22; Family Camp (all ages) July 22-29.

Lake Region 2001 Camp Meeting Sched­ ule: Main—June 22-30, Camp

Wagner, Cassopolis, Mich.; Hispanic—Aug. 11-18, Camp Wagner. 2001 Summer Schedule for Camp Wagner: Drum Corps Camp, (ages 10-16), June 4-8; Camp Meeting, (all youth) June 22-30; Hispanic Youth Camp (all youth) July 6-8; Junior Camp (ages 8-12) July 8-22; (13-15) July 15-29; Positive Peer Retreat (16—19) July 29-Aug. 5; Senior

Youth Retreat (high school and college age) Aug. 31-Sept. 2.

Michigan 2001 Camp Meeting Sched­ ule: Hispanic—May 25-28,

Camp Au Sable, Grayling, Mich.; Lower Michigan—June 15-23, Great Lakes Adventist Academy, Cedar Lake, Mich.; Upper Peninsula—Aug. 3-5, Camp Sagola, Sagola, Mich. 2001 Summer Schedule for Camp Au Sable: June 10-17—

Specialty 1; Beginning Drama (ages 10-13); Jr. Basketball (10-13); Jr. Golf (10-13); Jr. Horse Trail (14-16); Music Camp

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(new) (10-16); Small Engine 1 (10—13); Wakeboarding (10-13). June 17-24 —Adventurer (8-9). June 25-July 1—Junior (10—11). July 1-8—-Tween (12-13). July 8-13—Specialty 2 (5-day camp): Aquatic (10—13); Backpacking (new) (13-16); Beginning Horsemanship (10-13); Gym­ nastics (10-13); High Adventure (10-13); Small Engine 2 (10-13). July 15-22—Teen Specialty (ages 14-16 choose two): Archery, Aquatic, Basketball, Christian Drama (Beginner and Advanced), Craft Creations and Design, Golf, Gymnastics, Horsemanship, Biking (BMX and Mountain), Outdoor Exploration, Photography, Wakeboarding, Wall Climbing/Ropes Course. July 2229—Family Camp 1; July 29Aug. 5—Family Camp 2; Aug. 5-12—Family Camp 3. Are you, or is anyone you know, a former Michigan Pathfinder Teen Mission Impact

member? The Michigan Conference Pathfinder depart­ ment needs current addresses of everyone who has ever gone on a Teen Mission trip since its origin in 1981. A 20-year reunion is planned for Aug. 16-19, at Camp Au Sable, and the reunion organ­ izers want to send information to all Teen Mission alumni. So, if you have any information that will help locate these alumni, please contact the Michigan Conference Pathfinder depart­ ment at P.O. Box 19009, Lansing, MI 48901. Phone: (517) 4852226, ext. 272; fax: (517) 4850672; e-mail: pathfinders@ misda.org. Petoskey’s 5th annual church reunion will be held July 13-14

near Petoskey. The speaker for the worship service will be Pastor Arthur Covell of Kingsley. An afternoon musical concert will feature Irene Terrill of Insker, for­ merly of Petoskey. We would like to make contact with the Apsey family who lived in the area in the ’40s and ’50s. Any information on them would be appreciated. For more information, call Ken and Marilyn Coy at (231) 348-7032; e-mail: jacoy@freeway.net.

Wisconsin 2001 Camp Meeting Sched­ ule: Main—June 15-23, Camp

Wakonda, Oxford, Wis.; Hispanic—Aug. 16-19, Camp Wakonda. 2001 Summer Schedule for Camp Wakonda: July 1-8— Blind Camp (9+); July 8-15—

Adventure (8-10); July 15-22— Junior (10-12); July 22-29— Tween (11-13); July 29-Aug.5— Teen (13—16); Aug. 5-12— Family (all ages). The Chippewa Falls Church

will celebrate its 100th year at 650 Woodward Ave., Chippewa Falls, Wis., with a program on Friday evening Aug. 17 and Sabbath, Aug. 18. Anyone who has been a member or pastor, please contact Bob and Mary Merickel at (715) 723-018; or email: merickels@netzero.net; or you may contact Tom and Sharon Butler at (715) 723-0860; or email: thsea@discovernet.net.

World Church Prayer Summit 2001: “The Clarion Call... Standing United in the Gap,” gathering a people to pray for unity in diversity and mission 6:30 p.m., July 18, to 1:00 p.m., July 22, on the Azusa Pacific University campus, 901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa, CA 91702. Keynote speaker, Leslie Pollard, vice president for diversity, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center. Information/registration: PlusLine, (800) SDA-PLUS. Pine Springs Ranch 40th annual reunion will be held Aug. 10-12 at Pine Springs Ranch in Calif. Des Cummings, former director, will be the speaker. For more information, call (800) 5256496; www.pinespringsranch.org.

Lynwood Academy class of 1961 is having their 40-year reunion the weekend of Aug. 17-19 at Pacific Union College

(PUC), Angwin, Calif. All friends and teachers and the classes of 1960 and 1962 are invited. There will be a brunch on Sunday, Aug. 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Please RSVP to Doug Ermshar at 335 N. White Cottage Rd., Angwin, CA 94508; (707) 965-1116; or dermshar@puc.edu. Please help us locate our miss­ ing members: Robert Cassell, Sandra Goddard, Pat Hickerson Gardner, Maxine Kiehm, Rita Lampley deFord, Milton Patrick, and Michael Richard Reinhardt. Please contact Arlene Petersen Ermshar at 18018 N.E. 110th Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604; (360) 687-5048; wprint@aone.com.; web site: http://lynwoodacademy .org Adventist singles and friends

are invited to participate in our international outreach to Chile, South America. An evangelistic and construction project in the

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large city of Vina del Mar will take place Oct. 21-Nov. 4. We will build a church during the day and help with the evangelistic meetings in the evening. Masons, carpenters, an electrician, a plumber, general laborers, musi­ cians, and translators are need­ ed. Call or e-mail Lorraine Hansen at (828) 697-2409, lorrhans@brinet.com; or Wade Cazes at (403) 527-5849, wcazes @memlanc.com for more details.

Adventist Media Center Schedule Breath ofLife TV Faith For Today TV— www.lifestyle.org It Is Written TV—www.iiw org La Voz de la Esperanza radio —www.lavoz.org Voice of Prophecy radio— www.vop.com WEEK OF JUNE 10

Breath of Life—“When God Steps In,” If God Be for You, Part E. Faith For Today—“Stop! You’re Giving Me a Headache!” (Migraines); Apr. 14, 16onTBN: “Entreprenurial Women.” It Is Written—“Revelation Reveals His Coming” [RH, Part 6]. La Voz de la Experanza— “You Can Be an Angel” (Tu Puedes Ser un Angel) (CD #S0123). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.: “Catching Miracles”-2 (CD #G43); Mon.-Fri., June 11-15: “Mountaintop Loyalty: The Elijah Experience”-3 (CD #G40). WEEK OF JUNE 17

Breath of Life—“Walls” If God Be for You, Part B. Faith For Today—“The Prostate Problem: How to Help Your Man”; June 21,23 on TBN: “Self Defense.” It Is Written—“Revelation’s Law and Order” [RH, Part 7]. La Voz de la Esperanza— “Heaven-sent Hope for Dads” (Esperanza del Cielo para Papas) (CD &S0124). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.: “Isaiah: Hope in the Ashes” (CD #G40); Mon.-Fri., June 18-22: “What a Real Man Does” (CD #G42). WEEK OF JUNE 24

Breath ofLife— “Overnight” If God Be for You, Part B. Faith For Today—“Fathers and Sons—How to Talk about the

We need you to share your spiritual passion and gifts with us as we reach out to Chicago’s western suburbs. The Glen Ellyn Seventh-day Adventist Church is committed to growing a dynamic Christian fellowship in our part of the vineyard. Our worship style is contemporary. Our message is the everlasting gospel. Contact Pastor Phil Johnson for information on worship times and service opportunities at (630) 894-0882; e-mail brephil@juno.com.

Tough Stuff”; June 28, 30 on TBN: “Fear.” It Is Written—“Revelation’s Eternal Sign” [RH, Part 8]. La Voz de la Esperanza— “Before God’s Judgement Seat” (Ante el Juicio de Dios) (CD #S0125). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.: “Caught in the Act—and Forgiven” (CD #G45); Mon.-Fri., June 25-29: “The Missing Spice Called Sabbath” (CD #G44).

Adventist Communication Network Schedule June 1, 7:30-9:00 p.m.,

George Meeting.

Brown/Fla.Camp

June 2, 9:30-10:45 a.m., G. Altermatt/Fla.Camp Meeting/ Sabbath school; 11:00—12:15 p.m., Adventist Worship Hour: G. Brown/Fla.Camp Meeting; 3:30-5:00 p.m., Florida Hospital/Fla.Camp Meeting; 7:30-9:00 p.m., G. Brown/Fla.Camp Meeting. June 6, 6:00-7:00 p.m., First Wednesday. June 6-9, 7:30-9:00 p.m., D. Belvedere/Fla.Spanish Camp Meeting. June 9, 9:30-10:45 a.m., I. Vazquez/Fla. Spanish Camp Meeting/Sabbath school; 11:00-12:30 p.m., Adventist Worship Hour: D. Belvedere/Fla.Spanish Camp Meeting. June 16, 23, 30, 11:00 a.m. -12:00, Adventist Worship Hour. July 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m., First Wednesday. July 7, 9:30-10:45 a.m., L. King/Northeastern Camp Meeting/ Sabbath school. July 7, 11:00 a.m.-l :00 p.m., Adventist Worship Hour: Donald King/Northeastern Camp Meeting; 3:30-5:00 p.m., Northeastern Camp Meeting. July 14, 21, 28, 11:00 a.m. -12:00, Adventist Worship Hour.

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River ren­ dezvous with the same report, “Truly, this is a land that flows with milk and honey.”

Three Hearts Beating (Numbers 13:1 through 14:9)

The roster is long with the names of broken hearts. Shammua, Shaphat, Igai, Palti, Gaddiel, and Nahbi are listed there, each name etched in crumbling sandstone. Each name still echoing cries of terror. These are the names of Israel’s finest, the leaders, cap­ tains, “first sons,” and valedictori­ ans of the twelve tribes. When Moses called for “leaders,” no one held back. Each tribe sent their best. The twelve men dressed as traveling merchants and slipped across the Jordan River at night. Twelve men, trained as informa­ tion gatherers, language experts, economists, agronomists, and soldiers, moved stealthily into Canaan, eager to discover the truth of God’s promise, “This is a land that flows with milk and honey.”

For six weeks they followed carefully-planned itineraries throughout the land. Some visited the cities. Others followed the rivers and then walked along Mediterranean beaches. Several tasted valley crops, while their companions tested hillside fortifi­ cations. Each took notes and brought samples of their discover­ ies. All returned to their Jordan

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Back across the Jordan they stood before Moses and the people trumpeting the good news of God’s trustworthiness. People saw the grapes, tasted the grains, admired the flowers, and listened to the stories of God’s Canaan gifts. The first words of the spies’ report sparked a spirit of celebra­ tion. Then came Chapter Two. “But," the spies whispered with trembling voices, “the people who live there are powerful, the cities are well-fortified ... we saw Anak Giants there!”

“Yes, God was right about the country,” ten of the spies reported, “but He was wrong about us. The enemy is too large and we are too weak.” “When we went into one of the towns,” a tremulous voice reported, “we noticed that the city gate was extra wide and tall. We saw carts with wheels larger than a house. And then we looked down and saw the sandals of a local merchant. The feet in those sandals were so large I felt like a grasshopper beside them. I glanced from the toes to the ankles to the shins, knees, thighs, hips, shoulders and sneering lips of the giant. Then I knew the terror a grasshopper feels when I bring my sandal down upon it!"

The people listened in horror, and their celebration of joy became a riot against God. That was when two of the spies shouted the crowd into silence. Caleb and Joshua, leaders from Judah and Ephraim, had also seen the giant descen­ dants of Anak. “If you stare at the giants,” Caleb roared, “you’ll feel like grasshoppers about to be crushed. But if you look above the ugly faces of your enemies, you’ll see the smiling face of God. And to Him, the Sons of Anak appear as tiny grasshoppers ready for the fire.”

Two men, their hearts beating wildly in harmony with the Creator’s, challenged the people to believe, “Because the Lord is with us, we can swallow up every problem the enemy throws into our faces. There is nothing to fear!!!” Nothing to fear! No problems giant enough to overwhelm God’s resources of hope. No catastro­ phe. No emotional letdown. No algebra test, empty refrigerator, balky fuel injector, back-biting classmate, or abusive relative can reach through His shield of eternal protection. True, you can look the problem in the ankle and succumb to grasshopper terror. Or, you can look above the problem to the God of solutions.

His promises flow with milk and honey. You are His. You can trust Him. He has already won. There is nothing to fear. Nothing! Dick Duerksen, Adventist Health System vice president for creative ministries

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Cake Union Herald ProfilesofYouth

Official Publication of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

June 2001

Vol. 93, No. 6

The Lake Union Herald Staff

Gretchen Azcarraga is a graduating senior at Hinsdale Adventist Academy. Ask any senior, and they’ll tell you that she is the glue that holds their class together. The daughter of Isagani and Teresita Azcarraga, Gretchen has been not only an exemplary daughter, but also a model student.

What we treasure most about Gretchen is her quiet, yet unyielding leadership ability. As president of her class for the past two years, Gretchen has worked tirelessly on behalf of Gretchen Azcarraga her class. She has a calming effect on her classmates with opposing personalities.

Gretchen has been a member of the HAA Gynautics and Hinsdale Lady Hurricanes. During her junior year, she served as text editor of the yearbook. She has also been involved in music groups both at church and on campus. Her college plans include majoring in social work or the medical field at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Box C, Berrien Springs, Ml 49103; (616) 473-8242 E-mail: dower@andrews.edu Editor..........................................................................Richard Dower Managing Editor.......................................................Nadine Dower Copy Editor/Circulation Manager.................................Ann Fisher

Contributing Editors Adventist Health System, Midwest Region .......... Judy L. Leach JudyLeach@ahss.org Andrews University ....Tami Martinez tamimart@andrews.edu Illinois................ Richard Carey 74617.1243@compuserve.com Indiana..................... Clay Farwell 74617.771@compuserve.com Lake Region............................ Ray Young DibsYoung@aol.com Michigan......Sandra Blackmer 110175.1313@compuserve.com Wisconsin ...........................................James Fox jfox@chorus.net

Correspondents Adventist Health System, Midwest Region.............. Lynn Larson llarson@ahss.org Andrews University....Monise Hamilton monise@andrews.edu Illinois.............. (temp.) Kelly Rasmussen kellymars2@aol.com Indiana................... Sheri DeWitt 74617.771@compuserve.com Lake Region............................................................... Eloise Wagner Michigan.......... Bruce Babienco 74532.1235@compuserve.com Wisconsin................................. Kitty Crary, britrosel@yahoo.com

Lake Union Conference Departments Box C, Berrien Springs, Ml 49103 (616)473-8200

The term “the perfect gentleman” undoubtedly applies to Michael Lacson, a graduating senior at Hinsdale Adventist Academy where he is the epitome of kindness and finesse. Mikey, as he is known, has been a member of the Hinsdale Adventist Academy Gynautics for the past five years and a member of the HAA Hurricanes for three years. He’s been a part of every musical organization on campus and has served as president of HAA Chorale and Singers. He was pastor of his sophomore class and sergeant-at-arms of his junior and senior classes.

Michael Lacson

The youngest of Lamberto and Edith Lacson’s four children, he values his fam­ ily and friends, and appreciates the bonding and closeness they share. Friendship is important to him. Mikey provides spiritual leadership not only to his diverse body of classmates, but also to students in the entire school. Mikey’s college plans include attending the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago, where he plans to major in multimedia and web design.

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