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Friends their vocation cannot "do nothing."

As one who has spent nearly half GLENN A. SACKETT
a century in the graphics trade, I No procedural changes in Sab- Director, Chaplains Service
would like to compliment you on the bath observance have been imple- Porter Memorial Hospital
"Friends" edition of the Advent- mented at Porter Memorial Hospital
ist Review. The format is attractive, before or since the publication of Baby Boomers
and the articles are interesting and "More Care or Less?" We are far Between 1946 and 1964 the in-
appealing to the reader. from thinking in terms of "business crease in births in the United States
However, two things trouble me: as usual" on Sabbath. The central
was so significant that the generation
1. On the cover, why was the issue was whether it is "ethically
word day capitalized in Seventh- correct to provide for the acutely was given a name—the baby
day Adventist? ill" by staffing one of our 19 oper- boomers. They are the most closely
2. On page 30, the last sentence ating rooms with scheduled staff studied population group in history.
states: "Why not join us next Sat- rather than on-call/overtime-paid They are well educated (one in four
urday for worship?" I don't read in staff. is a college graduate), idealistic (they
the Bible that we are to worship on The purpose of Ed Gallagher's ar- are against war and injustice), and
Saturday. Wouldn't it have been ticle was to pull back the curtain so individualistic (they follow logic and
more in keeping with the Bible people could look in on our internal reason, not institutional loyalty).
teaching to have said, "Why not process of discussion. Seventh-day Adventists of this
join us next Sabbath (Saturday) for generation hold similar views. They
worship?" "FRIENDS EDITION" rebel against social injustice in and
JOHN D. WOHLERS out of the church. While the gener-
College Place, Washington Response to our "Friends" edi- ation is not monolithic, on the
tion (undated, but corresponding whole they have taken the ordina-
1. "Seventh-day Adventist" is to the April 21 issue) has been tion of women as their cause. They
the correct form—the error slipped heavy, with many readers inquir- are watching to see if our church is
through our safety net. ing how they may obtain extra flexible enough, and concerned
2. Yes. However, the Bible also copies to give to neighbors and enough, to give equal rights to both
doesn't use Sunday, Monday, etc. relatives. Contact your Adventist men and women.
For a short period the pioneers of Book Center for supplies. These baby boomers are not in a
our church tried to follow the "First- power position. They do not have
day," "Second-day," etc., designa- the financial resources of their par-
tion, but soon adopted the termi- The purpose of the meeting de- ents. They would be outvoted in
nology in common use for the days scribed was (1) to discuss ways to most church councils. Their most
of the week.—Editors. give the highdst quality of service in important vote is with their feet.
the most efficient way to the acutely They can walk away from the
Sabbath Care ill who need to be serviced on Sab- church if they think it is unrespon-
"More Care or Less?" (Feb. 18; bath, and (2) to educate managers sive to justice and fair play. Unfor-
Letters, Apr. 28) made me feel for- and supervisors about why "the tunately, they are already leaving by
tunate to have been associated for Sabbath was made for man," and the hundreds. That stream could be-
25 years with my present hospital. how we can present it as a "blessed" come a flood if they feel the church
This hospital has had no problems day. is so bound by tradition that it can-
in making a decision about what We need to advance our thinking not change.
constitutes emergency care. At about Sabbath observance in Those of us who are elected to
nights as well as on the weekends present society. We are no longer a leadership cannot let this genera-
the operating and recovery rooms society of self-sufficient farm family tion go by default. While we respect
function only for emergencies with units. How many people does the those who defend the status quo, the
reduced staff. The hospital made typical Adventist cause to "work on very future of the Adventist Church
$10 million last year. However, this Sabbath" by getting up, turning on in North America depends on chan-
installation is non-Adventist and a lights, drawing a drink of water, neling the idealism of this genera-
nonprofit hospital. tuning in the Adventist radio sta- tion into church commitment, and
As Seventh-day Adventists, we tion, driving to church on public eventually leadership. Waiting for
should have no greater difficulty roads, and listening to a sermon? equality sometime in the future may
than non-Adventists have in closing If we are to keep Sabbath obser- be too late for many of our brightest
down the operating rooms at certain vance alive longer than did the early and best.
times of the week. church, we must struggle together to
HENRY M. WARE, M.D. discover Sabbath experience that RALPH W. MARTIN
Newport News, Virginia can bless those who by the nature of President, Potomac Conference
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EDITORIALS
U LTIMATE VALUES
O n the evening of March 16, as-
sailants leveled a shotgun
blast at Peter Knopper outside
his home at Homu in the highlands
of Papua New Guinea. Struck in the
head, Peter died on the way to the
hospital. He left a wife and three
young children; he was 32.
The Knoppers had served at
Homu for three years. Peter admin-
istered the Adventist work in the
Homu district, where we have some
7,000 members in a rapidly growing
field. He also directed the Homu
Laymen's Training School, which
prepared 400 laypeople for Chris-
tian service during the past three
years.
Peter preached his last sermon a
few days before his murder. A con-
secration message for ministers, it
was based on Acts 20, Paul's fare-
well address to the Ephesian believ-
ers. Perhaps this passage impressed
Knopper because Paul mentions
that he spent three years in ministry
among the people of Ephesus (verse
31).
Peter's father showed me his Bi-
ble and notes for the final sermon.
The margin of the Bible at Acts 20
contains jottings in Peter's hand-
writing under the head "Profile of a
Dedicated Minister." He had under-
lined several verses, including
verse 24: "However, I consider my
life worth nothing to me, if only I
may finish the race and complete
the task the Lord Jesus has given
me—the task of testifying to the gos-
pel of God's grace" (he used the
New International Version).
How do we cope with a tragedy
like this? Doesn't Peter Knopper's
death—at only 32 — seem to be mean-
ingless?
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From the perspective of our com-
mon humanity, yes. But not from a
biblical worldview.
For the person without Christ,
life—this life—is the ultimate
value. But for the Christian, Jesus
and His service are worth far more.
Jesus, whom we confess as Sav-
iour and Lord, died just one year
Unless we
have something
worth dying
for, we have
nothing that is
ultimately
worth living
for.
older than Peter Knopper. He too
was murdered.
His death, which was a colossal
miscarriage of justice, seemed to
stamp His life and His cause with
failure. In fact, the death of Jesus
was the climax, the act that won our
forgiveness and gave birth to the
church.
One by one, the friends of Jesus
followed in His train. The first to go
was James, brother of John, be-
headed by Herod Agrippa I. Peter
was crucified, but upside down.
Paul died by the sword.
And Christianity spread, flour-
ished. Banned, beaten, bloodied,
the new faith seemed to thrive the
more it suffered.
So will Adventism at Homu and
throughout Papua New Guinea. Al-
ready we are the third-largest de-
nomination in the country; with the
death of Peter Knopper, our move-
ment will grow even faster. Like
Abel, although dead, he still speaks
(Heb. 11:4).
For most of us in North America,
life is easy. We have all we need,
and much more. Affluence has
made us flabby in our faith; we are
materialistic; we need to sort out
priorities and see eternal values.
Peter's death helps us to do so. If
my life ended today, what differ-
ence would it make? What have I
done to build up God's kingdom?
How much of the sum total of hu-
man misery have I helped to re-
duce? And above all— do I value
Christ more than life itself?
Unless we have something worth
dying for, we have nothing that is
ultimately worth living for.
They took Peter home to Western
Australia for burial. The conference
camp meeting convened a short
time later. Now, Western Australia
is a small conference of less than
5,000 members, but when a special
offering appeal for missions was
made on that Sabbath afternoon, the
people gave A$84,000!
One brother said he had planned
to buy a new TV, but instead he put
the money in the offering. Many
others must have shared his reac-
tion. In the light of Peter Knopper's
death, their values underwent a
change.
Peter Knopper wasn't the only
Adventist in recent times to meet a
violent death at the post of duty.
Indeed, with the worldwide church
increasing very fast, more and more
preachers and lay members are of-
fering the ultimate sacrifice.
But that is how Adventism, like
the first church, began—in sacrifice.
And that is how the work for Christ
will at last be completed.
WILLIAM G. JOHNSSON
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988

IS YOUR RELIGION
RELEVANT?
R
eligion in American Life
(RIAL) has done a study to find
out why 61 million people in
the United States never attend
church. They report that 94 percent
of the respondents believe in God,
69 percent claim membership in a
church or synagogue, 55 percent say
religion is very important to them,
65 percent feel religion can answer
today's problems, and nearly every-
one prays. Yet only 40 percent at-
tend church in a typical week. Why?
In his foreword to the report, Mar-
tin E. Marty, well-known teacher
and writer on religion, observes:
"Religious practice does not decline
because millions believe in the great
ideas of the bearded God-killers,
men like Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche,
and Freud. . . . The high-rise apart-
ment and the long weekend have
done more to limit communal reli-
gious life than theories of evolution
or biblical criticism ever did."
RIAL's study of the unchurched
found that the good old days when
we lived in small friendly commu-
nities centered on the church have
been exchanged for a mobile, hectic,
pressured, impersonal way of life in
which many other activities com-
pete for our time. Women working
outside the home want to spend
weekends at home rather than go
out to church as they used to when
at home all week. Many today prefer
watching religious or other pro-
grams on TV to attending services.
People these days also tend to
question authority, to doubt what
they are told, to want good reasons
for what they believe and do. They
are more concerned with self-
fulfillment; they ask, "What's in it
for me? What do I get out of it?"
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
Such people often find religious ser-
vices irrelevant to their lives. Yet
lately there seems to be a conserva-
tive trend, an increase in religious
observance.
Religious People
Interestingly, many who forswear
church consider themselves reli-
gious people. They say religions are
man-made, that they can be just as
religious at home as at church.
Some feel that church was forced
upon them as children, and they
want no more to do with it. Others
believe that early religious training
helped guide their lives, and they
want their children to have it even
though they themselves have out-
grown it. Many admit that they are
simply too lazy to go to church.
An oft-expressed opinion sug-
gests that churches only want your
money. People also see churchgoers
as self-righteous hypocrites. The
unchurched feel that religion is not
relevant, that it has not kept up with
the needs of modern society. Yet
many would attend church if they
could find the right one.
What are such people looking for
in a church? Fellowship, dynamic
relevant preaching, caring compas-
sion, willingness to discuss doubts,
someone with answers to their
questions, readiness to change with
the times, interest in bettering soci-
ety, ability to meet their needs, re-
ligious training for their children.
Where Do We Fit?
Where do Seventh-day Advent-
ists fit into this picture? Is our reli-
gion relevant? Why do we, or do we
not, attend church?
As to the relevance of our reli-
gion, I would ask, Are happiness,
health, hope, peace of mind, com-
fort in sorrow, freedom from fear
and guilt, fellowship, a purpose to
life, relevant? Then so is our faith,
for when rightly applied, it meets
these deepest human needs as noth-
ing else can. Where else can one
find the answers to life's greatest
questions? "Lord, to whom shall we
go? thou hast the words of eternal
life" (John 6:68). The Adventist
message becomes more and more
relevant as time goes by.
As for church attendance, appar-
ently our record is no better than
that of other denominations. Only
about half of all baptized Adventists
attend church on a given Sabbath.
What about the rest of us? Are we
too busy, too tired, or too lazy? Do
we like TV better, feel just as reli-
gious at home, find the church cold?
Are we reluctant to associate with
hypocrites, loath to part with our
money? Do we dislike the preach-
ing, feel we don't get anything out of
the services? What's a stay-at-home
to do in such cases?
Try these ideas: Keep the Sabbath
beginning.at sunset Friday, and you
won't be too busy or tired to go to
church on Sabbath morning, nor
will you be watching TV during the
holy hours. Realize that Jesus, not
men, founded the church and en-
couraged us in His Word not to ne-
glect church attendance (Heb.
10:25). Go to that cold hypocritical
church and by your presence help
make it what it ought to be: warm
and sincere. Rather than stay away
because of the hypocrites there, go
because of the saints who are also
there! You need the inspiration they
provide. Test the Lord's promises to
faithful stewards (Mal. 3:8-11) and
discover that He means what He
says.
As one minister in the RIAL study
noted, "the church for all its weak-
nesses and hypocrisies is the best
thing we've got going." So ask not
what your church can do for you,
but what you can do for your
church.
EUGENE F. DURAND
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NEWSBREAK

Two Inter-American Division World countries (like Gambia) without any warning
labels. He notes that government leaders are eager to
Fields Top Harvest 90 Goal develop prevention strategies in order to avoid wide-
spread health problems.
o local fields in the Inter-American Division re- Mrs. Jawara is pictured with local ICPA officials and
cently topped their five-year Harvest 90 goals, re- Adventist church leaders.
ports Adalgiza Archbold, editor, Inter-American Divi-
sion edition of the Adventist Review. Mail Count Tops 6,000 at AWR-Asia. In its first
The Colombian Islands Mission recorded total bap- year of broadcasting, Adventist World Radio-Asia, in
tisms of 492 as of December 31, 1987, the end of the first Guam, generated 6,035 pieces of mail, reports Allen
10 quarters of Harvest 90. This represents 140.6 percent Steele, station manager. The letters, which were received
of their five-year goal. from 75 countries, came in response to 17 programs.
The Honduras Mission logged baptisms of 10,886 as
of February 29, 1988, approximately 101 percent of British Headmaster Meets Margaret Thatcher.
their five-year goal. The Honduras and Colombian Is- Keith Davidson, headmaster of the John Loughborough
lands missions were the first two fields in the division School in London, England, recently met British Prime
to reach their Harvest 90 goal. Minister Margaret Thatcher at a reception for commu-
nity leaders and businessmen at Buckingham Palace.
During the reception Thatcher praised the Adventist
WORLD CHURCH school for promoting high moral standards and good
Trinidad Crusade Nets 343 Baptisms. A recent discipline, reports Hymers A. Wilson, South England
Trinidad crusade conducted by Gordon Martinbor- Conference communication director.
ough, Inter-American Division (IAD) associate minis-
terial director, resulted in 343 new converts. The Polish Publisher Reports Major Print Run. The
unique evangelistic campaign featured family life pre- Znaki Czasu Publishing House in Poland recently
sentations, education, and Bible doctrine. printed 100,000 copies of The Desire of Ages. This
edition is the publishing house's largest single printing,
New SDA Medical Clinic Opens in Senegal. A reports Ray Dabrowski, Trans-European Division com-
large crowd converged on the village of Niagius, Sene- munication director. The book will be distributed
gal, on April 21, to officially open the new Adventist throughout the country by literature evangelists.
medical clinic.
In addition to maternal and infant care, the clinic will Ligue Vie Sante Promotes Antismoking Drive.
offer an adult education center, reports Jack Mahon, Ligue Vie Sante (The Life and Health Association), a
Africa-Indian Ocean Division communication director. nondenominational temperance organization in Bel-
gium operated by Seventh-day Adventists, reported
Gambia's First Lady Takes Stand for Temper- that 1,666 people stopped smoking in 1987 as a result
ance. Gambia's first lady, Mrs. D. Jawara (center), re- of 30 Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking classes conducted
cently established a national chapter of the Interna- during the year.
tional Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism The Belgium government has given the association an
and Drug Dependency (ICPA), a nonsectarian temper- $11,000 grant to fund community activities, reports John
ance agency that cooperates extensively with the Ad- Graz, Euro-Africa Division communication director.
ventist Church.
ICPA executive director Thomas Neslund reports
that tobacco companies are selling cigarettes in Third NORTH AMERICA
New Church Organizes in Williamsburg. The
Williamsburg company in Williamsburg, Virginia, was
formally organized into a regular church on April 30.
The organization puts an official Adventist presence
in the area where the first permanent English colony
was settled in Jamestown in 1607. More than 1 million
people visit the area annually.

Walla Walla College Gets $125,000 Grant. The

Parent Education Resource Center at Walla Walla Col-
lege (WWC) recently received a $125,000 grant from the
Fred Meyer Charitable Trust.
The center, which is cosponsored by the college and
The Neighbors, a local social services organization,
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stresses child abuse prevention and family interven-
tion, reports Wilma Hepker, chairman of the Sociology
and Social Work Department at WWC.
3M Donates $10,000 to Sponsor Listen. The 3M
Corporation recently donated
$10,000 to sponsor Listen sub-
scriptions to junior high and
high schools in southern Cali-
fornia, reports Helen Hayes,
area director of Listen Commu-
nity Crusade Against Drugs in
Riverside (county), California.
The one-year grant will cover
Listen and The Winner for
schools between Los Angeles
and Camarillo, California.
SDA Community Support Slips. Employees at 63
Adventist colleges, hospitals, and other church-related
entities contributed $682,978 to United Way last year,
down 10.7 percent from the record high in 1986.
Since 1953, employees of Adventist institutions have
contributed nearly $6.2 million to community-
supported campaigns, reports Milton Murray, director
of Philanthropic Service for Institutions at the General
Conference.
NAD Video Wins Award. The North American
Division Church Ministries Department video titled
Fear No Evil was awarded a Certificate of Creative Ex-
cellence at the U.S. Industrial Film and Video Festival.
The 20-minute program, hosted by Adventist Review
editor William Johnsson, examines the Adventist
teaching of the nature of man in death. Fear No Evil is
slated for general release this fall.
AU Newspaper Wins Four Awards. The Student
Movement, Andrews University's student newspaper,
recently garnered four awards at the Columbia Scho-
lastic Association Gold Circle Awards presentation in
New York, reports Candace Jorgensen, university
spokesperson.
The paper was awarded first place for overall design,
third place for opinion page design, and certificates of
merit for front page design and black-and-white illus-
trations.
FOR YOUR INTEREST
SDA Nurses to Discuss AIDS Care. Guarding the CHURCH CALENDAR
immune system will be the major topic of discussion at
the annual meeting of the Association of Seventh-day June 4 Bible Correspondence School Emphasis
Adventist Nurses (ASDAN) at Indiana Academy, Cic- June 4 Personal Ministries Day
ero, Indiana, June 23-26.
"Often people say 'I don't want to touch' just when the
patient needs to be touched most," says Elizabeth Stern-
dale, ASDAN executive director. "Christ touched the
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
lepers. We should be willing to follow His example."
Amateur Radio Conference Slated for Canada.
The Northwest Adventist Radio Association (NARA) will
be holding its annual convention at the Adventist camp-
ground in Hope, British Columbia, Canada, August 19-
21. The featured speaker is Ed Peterson, founder of the
Adventist Amateur Radio Association. For more infor-
mation, write: Edith Litvin, NARA secretary-
treasurer, P.O. Box 601, Beaverton, Oregon 97075.
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Gorbachev Calls for New Religious Policy. So-
viet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev (second from left)
called for a new official policy that would permit the
church to "carry on its activity without outside inter-
ference," Religious News Service reports.
In an April 29 meeting with Russian Orthodox
Church leaders, the Soviet premier said "a new law on
the freedom of conscience, now being drafted, will re-
flect the interests of religious organizations. These are
all tangible results of new approaches to state-church
relations under conditions of perestroika [restructur-
ing] and democratization of Soviet society."
Women, Minorities Signal Change in Ministry.
The decline of White males entering seminaries com-
bined with the influx of women and minorities is
slowly reshaping the landscape of ministry in Amer-
ica, Religious News Service reports.
Though the ordained ministry is still White and
male, the changes in theology student population
mean that by the year 2000, White men will be a mi-
nority in many denominations.
June 10 "Celebration of Recovery," a retreat for re-
covering alcoholics, begins at Andrews Uni-
versity, Berrien Springs, Michigan. For more
information, call (616) 471-3558.
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DEVOTIONAL

T here are insiders and

there are outsiders. There
are insiders inside, and
there are insiders outside.
There are some outsiders inside,
and of course, there are outsiders
outside. But man cannot tell the dif-
HOPE
FOR THE
ference between insiders and out-
siders because he looks only on the
outside. While most people would
BACKSLIDER
consider themselves insiders, one A loving Father and a sin-bearing Saviour
of the best indicators of true insiders
will be their relationship with out- invite us to return.
siders. Outsiders are outside be-
cause they think it's in to be out
—but real insiders want outsiders BY MORRIS L. VENDEN
in. If insiders don't want outsiders
in, they are outsiders. And insiders
will go out to get outsiders in."
Ever since someone laid that on
my desk, I have been trying to figure
out what it says! But it seems like it
might have something to do with
the subject of this article, because
some of the people we consider out-
siders are backsliders —and real in-
siders want backsliders back in.
What is a backslider? Someone
whose behavior no longer mea-
sures up to church standards?
Someone who has become discour-
aged with the coldness in the
church and gone elsewhere to find
warmth and acceptance? Or is a
backslider someone who has, not
found meaning in a religion that
seems made up of do's and don'ts,
someone who understood the doc-
trines of the church, but never had
a personal relationship with the
Lord Jesus?
Sometimes a backslider will say, "I
left the church, but I didn't backslide
from God." But that is a hard thing to wakes up some morning and says, in his sliding closer to the edge.
accomplish. You cannot love God "Well, I think I'll become a back- He began to pray. After a time a
and hate His church at the same time, slider." The downward path is not man appeared from nowhere, walk-
because God loves the church and so easily recognized. ing barefoot across the smooth sur-
gave Himself for it (Eph. 5:25). Inev- A man told my father of a hike he face of the rock. He held out his
itably when we backslide from the took in Yosemite National Park. He hand and helped the stranded man
church, we also backslide from God. kept going farther and farther down- to a place of safety. When the hiker
"Now ye are the body of Christ, ward on some sloping rock that turned to thank his rescuer, he had
and members in particular" (1 Cor. curved off toward a 3,000-foot drop disappeared.
12:27). You don't have life very long to the valley below. Suddenly he Sliding toward the chasm is a
if you're cut off from the body. A slipped and slid. When he had man- fearful experience when we realize
lizard can grow a new tail, but a tail aged to stop himself, he had reached our danger. But the devil never
cannot grow a new lizard! the point of no return. He clung takes a person off the mountain spir-
How does a person become a there, helpless to get back to the top. itually in one big jump. He always
backslider in the first place? No one Every move he made only resulted leads in small steps. The only thing
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988 (585) 9
wrong with step one may be that it
leads to step two, that's all.
No one builds a highway from the
top of the Rocky Mountains straight
down to Denver; the road curves
and bends. At times it may even
climb for a short while, but the de-
scent is certain. Just so, the devil has
engineered his roads in such a way
that people are drawn impercepti-
bly downward. He has it planned
that by the time they see their dan-
ger, it will seem that they have gone
too far to return. No one ever slides
up, so what hope is there?
God sent a message to backsliders
through the prophet Jeremiah. "Go
and proclaim these words toward
the north, and say, Return, thou
backsliding Israel, saith the Lord;
. . . I will not keep anger for ever.
Only acknowledge thine iniquity,
that thou hast transgressed against
the Lord thy God. . . . Turn, 0 back-
sliding children, saith the Lord; for I
am married unto you. . . . Return, ye
backsliding children, and I will heal
your backslidings" (Jer. 3:12-22).
Then comes the response:
"Behold, we come unto thee; for thou
art the Lord our God. Truly in vain is
salvation hoped for from the hills
[where they had their high places],
and from the multitude of mountains
[where their idols were]: truly in the
Lord our God is the salvation of Is-
rael" (verses 22, 23).
Where It Begins
How does the backslider return? In
our church we decided to reach out
to the backsliders in our community.
But we weren't sure how to do it. We
first thought of sending out the elders
from the church to contact those who
had once been a part of our fellow-
ship. Then we had a better idea: we
called together backsliders who had
already returned and asked them to
share their experiences. We discov-
ered some interesting things regard-
ing why they backslid and what
brought them back.
Backsliding always begins in the
heart. We who can look only on the
outward appearance may not iden-
tify backsliding in another person
until it has shown itself in behavior.
10 (586)
But actions merely reveal what is in
the heart. Because of this, one may
be a backslider inside the church for
a long time before moving outside
the church.
When a person becomes a back-
slider inside the fellowship, it is of-
ten only a matter of time until some-
thing happens that causes
separation from the church. But
whatever that might be, it remains
only a secondary cause. In spite of
the coldness of a congregation, in
spite of an unkindness done by
some member, in spite of inadequa-
cies on the part of the church, back-
sliding begins in the heart.
If after examining you the doctor
says, "Well, everything is fine ex-
cept for one thing—your heart," you
are not encouraged! You can have
all sorts of injuries and still make it
through. But when you have prob-
lems with your heart, that means
more trouble than many wounds
anywhere else.
Just as backsliding begins in the
heart, the return must also begin in
the heart. "The lIackslider in heart
shall be filled with his own ways"
(Prov. 14:14). Being filled with your
own ways provides one of the rea-
sons for returning. Those backslid-
ers who had returned testified that
while the church might have been
cold, it's even colder "out there."
One of their incentives to return was
the heartbreak that came as a result
of going their own way. They be-
came fed up with that which had
once seemed so attractive.
In addition, God exercises His
chastening love even though at
times we misunderstand. The dis-
cipline of God toward His backslid-
den children can prove a mighty
factor in encouraging a return.
Charles Spurgeon, the great
preacher of England, described this
experience in an interesting way:
"He who sins must hurt, and espe-
cially if he is a child of God, for the
Lord has said of His people, 'You
only have I known of all the families
of the earth: therefore I will punish
you for all your iniquities.' Whoever
may go unchastened, a child of God
never shall. The Lord will let His
adversaries do a thousand things
and not punish them, since they
have only to look forward to judg-
ment to come. But as far as His own
children are concerned, they cannot
sin without being visited with
stripes."
So when the Lord chastens us, we
can thank Him for the proof that we
are His children.
One Major Factor
After recognizing their need of
God, and perhaps after experienc-
ing His chastening, these backslid-
ers returned because of one major
factor: someone explained to them
the good news of the gospel—that
salvation comes by faith alone.
They hadn't understood this before.
Perhaps we as a church could pre-
vent many from backsliding if we
made sure that our members under-
stood the gospel aright from the very
beginning, not just the doctrines
and standards of the church.
These backsliders told us they
had never before understood the
good news of righteousness by faith.
When that truth finally dawned, it
motivated them to return. When
God calls backsliders to return, He
invites them to come just as they
are. He says, "Return, ye backslid-
ing children." Notice He does not
say, "Return, ye penitent children."
He pictures us in our worst condi-
tion. He does not say, "Return ye
backsliding children when all your
wounds are healed." He says, "I will
heal you. Come just as you are."
As the message of Christ, our only
hope of righteousness, swells to a
loud cry, many backsliders will re-
turn as they understand for the first
time how to accept the good news
and enter into a saving relationship
with the Lord Jesus.
Certain Bible texts have filled the
heart of the backslider with a fear
that there is no hope. One of these
reads: "For it is impossible for those
who were once enlightened, and
have tasted of the heavenly gift, and
were made partakers of the Holy
Ghost, and have tasted the good
word of God, and the powers of the
world to come, if they shall fall
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
away, to renew them again unto re- the church or outside, there is abun- won't forgive, and a better time than
pentance; seeing they crucify to dant hope for you! You have a Say- now.
themselves the Son of God afresh, iour bigger than your sin. He invites
and put him to an open shame" your return. The devil tries to keep Morris L. Ven-
(Heb. 6:4-6). you away. The next time Satan re- den is pastor of
It doesn't sound encouraging, minds you of your past, remind him the Southwest-
does it? But we should remember of his future and of your loving Fa- ern Adventist
that many who have backslidden ther who longs for your return. College church
from the church never saw more There are four things God does in Keene, Texas.
than a legalistic religion. They not know: a sin He does not hate, a
joined the church, but were never sinner He does not love, a sin He
joined to Christ, perhaps not even
realizing such a thing was possible.
Obviously, this text in Hebrews is
not addressing them. These verses
describe one who has had a deep
experience in the things of God.
Once you have had that, it becomes
very difficult to walk away from it.
I still believe in "once saved, almost
If You Like
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always saved!" God said in Jere-
miah 3 that He is married to us. And
while you might be able to escape
from an earthly marriage rather eas-
ily these days, this is one marriage
that is not lightly dissolved.
But even if you have known a
close relationship with Christ, let
me remind you of the prodigal son.
What kind of father did he have —
Tell a Friend.
legalistic, nit-picking, unloving?
No. And we understand that the

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father in the story is God Himself.
God is a loving Father, yet He lost ome people won't believe that the
one third of His children, the angels Adventist Review is improving unless
in heaven. The prodigal left his
home and went into a far country; they hear it from someone they trust.
he had received the power of So if you have noticed that the Review
choice, but he misused that power. discusses church decisions more openly
The father did not give up on his
son. He waited, he watched, and he . . . if you've noticed
ran to meet the returning backslider, the practical articles
even though the backsliding had on family living . . . if
been deliberate. you've noticed that the
The only sin that cannot be for-
given is the one for which we refuse news is a little fresher
to seek forgiveness. "Who is a God than before . . . tell a
like unto thee, that pardoneth iniq- friend.
uity, and passeth by the transgres-
sion of the remnant of his heritage?
he retaineth not his anger for ever,
because he delighteth in mercy. He
will turn again, he will have com-
passion upon us; he will subdue our
iniquities; and thou wilt cast all
their sins into the depths of the sea"
(Micah 7:18, 19).
If you are a backslider inside of
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
EDUCATION
MINISTERING TO
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
A look at a neglected challenge
BY HUMBERTO M. RASI
AND ISRAEL LEITO
Thousands of Ad-
ventist students attend
secular colleges and
universities around
the world. More than
1,000 of these live in
Lima, Peru; almost
2,000 in Manila, Philippines; and
5,000 in the South Pacific. Esti-
mates indicate that the number in
the United States and Canada is at
least equivalent to those enrolled in
our own institutions of higher learn-
ing.
Why do these students not attend
Adventist schools? How is the
church reaching out to them?
Seventh-day Adventists have al-
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ways taken seriously the command
of Jesus to develop our talents to the
maximum. Consequently, our
church has made a major invest-
ment in the education of our youth,
establishing one of the largest
church-related educational systems
in the world. In many countries, our
membership has a higher schooling
average than the population at large.
At present we have 38,500 stu-
dents attending Adventist colleges
and universities around the
world-17,500 of them in North
America. In contrast, there are more
than 40,000 -Adventist students in
non-Adventist colleges and univer-
sities worldwide.
In some cases these students
should be attending one of our own
schools, but have chosen not to do
so for reasons such as distance from
home or lack of sufficient finances.
The majority, especially outside
North America, have enrolled in
secular colleges and universities be-
cause our institutions do not offer
the programs in which they are in-
terested or because there are no
postsecondary Adventist institu-
tions in their homeland.
Secular institutions of higher
learning confront our students with
major challenges to their Christian
beliefs and lifestyle. The naturalis-
tic assumptions underlying the ma-
jority of courses, the powerful in-
fluence exerted by agnostic or
atheist professors, the heavy politi-
cal involvement of large numbers of
their peers, the amoral lifestyle es-
poused by many on campus—all of
these factors affect Adventist stu-
dents not firmly established in their
Christian faith.
In addition, many universities
carry on regular activities, such as
classes, laboratory sessions, and ex-
aminations, on Sabbath.
These challenges to their Chris-
tian faith occur during the period of
life psychologists call the "critical
years" —the stage when young
adults make decisions regarding
their personal beliefs, when they
critically examine the religious tra-
dition in which they were brought
up and make choices regarding their
relationship to God and the ethical
principles that will guide them for
the rest of their lives.
It is not surprising, then, that a
considerable number of these bright
and motivated Adventist young
adults quietly stop attending
church. By contrast, many other Ad-
ventist students find that the brac-
ing encounter with non-Christian or
anti-Christian philosophies and
lifestyles on campus forces them to
review the fundamentals of their
faith carefully and to strengthen
their communion with God.
The chances that our university
youth will abandon their faith in-
crease markedly when they have
not attended Adventist elementary
or secondary schools, when they
move far away from their home con-
gregation, or when they find no spir-
itual, intellectual, or social support
from the church.
Denominational Responses
When our young adults who pur-
sue advanced degrees in non-
Adventist colleges and universities
complete their studies, having
maintained their religious commit-
ment, we often turn to them when-
ever we need degreed faculty for our
educational institutions, lawyers to
advise our organizations on legal
matters, medical staff for our health-
care institutions, and other well-
qualified personnel to lead out in
the increasingly complex operation
of our global church. In addition,
many of these professionals consti-
tute valuable lay leaders in our con-
gregations, providing the financial
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
support our expanding world mis- house with a small staff, while the The world divisions have been in-
sion needs. Texas Conference maintains a full- vited to establish counterparts to
time chaplain for the students at- the MiCUS Committee in order to
Confronting Questions tending the various campuses of the implement this program. In most
Yet some of us have discouraged state's university system. In Europe places we do not even know who or
our youth from pursuing advanced we have several church-sponsored where our university students are.
degrees in non-Adventist institu- associations of university students.
tions out of concern for their spiri- The results of this support have What You Can Do
tual life. Others feel uncomfortable proved very encouraging. Univer- In the meantime, what can we do?
whenever these students raise dif- sity students serve as congrega- ■If a young member of your fam-
ficult questions about our beliefs or tional leaders, becoming involved ily has moved away to study at a
practices. They fail to realize that in in outreach activities such as plans non-Adventist university, locate a
most cases these questions are part to stop smoking, health clinics, nearby church and write to the pas-
of the process through which these Revelation seminars, and Bible tor, asking him to visit that student.
young adults arrive at their own per- studies. Through these ministries Help your university student keep
sonal, mature faith. At times these they bring others into our fellow- in touch with the church by mailing
are the very questions with which ship and feel encouraged to utilize to him or her Adventist publica-
they are confronted in their learning their abilities. tions such as the Collegiate Quar-
environment, so they bring them to Unfortunately as conference terly, the Adventist Review, and the
church, seeking reliable answers. budgets come under review, these union paper.
We have also been guilty of be- support ministries are often sus- ■If university students attend
nign neglect. We have left these stu- pended. your church, make them feel wel-
dents to take the initiative in estab- come and involve them in church
lishing residences near university A Coordinated Approach life. You might organize a Sabbath
centers, organizing themselves into Aware of the membership losses school class for young adults, with
student associations, and carrying resulting from these fragmented ap- a dynamic, friendly teacher. Make
on outreach and service programs. proaches, church leaders have de- sure that university students are in-
We have also let many of them qui- cided to provide a coordinated vited to lunch on Sabbath.
etly slip out of our congregations. global response to the spiritual, in- ■If you have a large concentra-
Fortunately, we have at times pro- tellectual, and social needs of this tion of university students in your
vided support and encouragement, growing sector of our membership. area, ask your church board or con-
realizing that these university stu- Three General Conference depart- ference to consider naming a chap-
dents are our own children and fre- ments—Church Ministries, Ad- lain or a pastor to minister to them.
quently the most gifted and moti- ventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and As the MiCUS Committee devel-
vated in our congregations. Education—have joined forces in ops further plans for a coordinated
Enlightened denominational lead- the newly established MiCUS Com- ministry in this important area, they
ers have recognized their special mittee (Ministry to College and Uni- solicit the prayers and suggestions
spiritual, intellectual, and social versity Students) to lead out in this of university students, parents, and
needs. As a result, in several parts of new approach. A small budget has church leaders. ❑
the world the church has appointed been provided to begin implement-
campus chaplains for them, pro- ing in 1988 a program designed to: Humberto M.
vided some financial assistance, 1. Assist the world divisions in or- Rasi is an asso-
guided them in establishing student ganizing regular spiritual seminars ciate director of
associations, organized seminars for Adventist students attending sec- the Education
and retreats for them, and involved ular colleges and universities. Department,
them in the activities of the church. 2. Cooperate with the divisions and Israel Leito
In the Philippines some congre- in providing workshops for Ad- is an associate
gations hold a ceremony for their ventist campus chaplains and min- director of the
university students when they com- isters working in university centers. Church Minis-
plete their studies. The church re- 3. Develop materials to support tries Depart-
joices with them and formally nurture and outreach activities of ment, both at the
places upon them the sacred re- Adventist students on secular cam- General Confer-
sponsibility of honoring God and puses. One of the first products will ence. They also
serving others with their talents. At be a prototype issue of a network serve as secre-
the University of Tennessee at publication for college and univer- taries of the
Knoxville, the Georgia-Cumberland sity students with parallel editions MiCUS Commit-
Conference operates a university in four main languages. tee.

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CURRENT ISSUES
AHS BEGINS
MISSION
CLARIFICATION
PROCESS
Leaders gather to study and affirm the raison
d'etre of Adventist health-care institutions.
BY MYRON WIDMER between their values and survival.
"It is only a matter of time," says
Winton Beaven, assistant to the
president of Kettering Medical Cen-
T ghtening up of
regulations and poli-
ter in Kettering, Ohio, "before the
U.S. government will require all
hospitals accepting Medicare and
Medicaid patients to provide full
clinical care [including routine,
nonemergency care] seven days a
cies by the United week."
Such a requirement could pro-
States government voke an outcry from the many pub-
and other third-party lic and private hospitals alike that
are already experiencing the pinch
payers of health-care of finding enough trained medical
personnel to staff their normal
costs may soon force workweeks.
But for Seventh-day Adventist
Adventist hospitals hospitals, the issue will go deeper
than just finding additional staffing.
into a showdown The anticipated requirement of pro-
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viding full clinical care, even on
Sabbath, directly challenges Ad-
ventism's belief in the sacredness of
the Sabbath and a long tradition of
staunchly refusing to do nonessen-
tial work on the Sabbath.
Speaking before a large gathering
of Adventist health-care adminis-
trators and church leaders earlier
this year, Dr. Beaven outlined two
possible responses by the Adventist
Church. "If because of our beliefs
and tradition we cannot offer full
clinical care seven days a week, we
will soon be getting out of the
healthcare field. Or if in the context
of our beliefs we feel Adventist hos-
pitals can offer full clinical care on
Sabbath, we need guidelines to fol-
low, and then we need to tell our
members."
Other Issues
The possibility of providing non-
essential medical care on Sabbaths
is but one of many issues facing the
Adventist Church's hospitals in the
United States. Others include the ef-
fects of lessened reimbursements by
third-party payers (medical insur-
ers), explosive growth of technology
(with the accompanying expensive
price tag), rapidly shifting trends in
delivering health care, and the in-
evitable, fierce competition among
providers of health care.
In response to these issues and
others, the Adventist Health System
(AHS), which operates the church's
health-care ministry in the United
States (73 hospitals, 94 nursing
homes, 16 retirement centers, and
more than 35 other related busi-
nesses), is taking a serious look not
just at its business operations but at
its basic mission, to see if it is sur-
viving intact.
Don Welch, president of AHS/US,
believes it is "a time to reaffirm the
purpose of Adventist medical insti-
tutions; a time to see if our mission
of continuing Christ's healing min-
istry can still exist without cornpro-
mise in the midst of a constantly
changing and increasingly restric-
tive and competitive health-care
marketplace."
To fulfill that desire, AHS is em-
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
barking upon a yearly planning pro-
cess of developing a concrete mis-
sion statement and business and
leadership philosophies, under the
direction of Joel Hass, AHS/U.S.
vice president for planning, market-
ing, and communication.
Hass initiated the first step in the
process last February when he in-
vited 74 church leaders, hospital
administrators, and laypersons to
Dallas, Texas, for a four-day Confer-
ence on Mission, Business Philoso-
phy, and Leadership Philosophy.
As a participant in that confer-
ence, I learned the importance of an
up-to-date written mission state-
ment. Without one, the Adventist
Health System does not have a core
document upon which to judge the
appropriateness or effectiveness of
its business and leadership deci-
sions in fulfilling the mission of the
Adventist Church.
Jerry McManis, president of Mc-
Manis Associates consulting firm of
Washington, D.C., and facilitator for
the conference, defined a mission
statement for the participants as
"the most vital aspect of any orga-
nization. It shows what you stand
for, the reason for being, and the
difference from others." And he
added, "We can't create a strategy
[for operating AHS] until we have a
mission statement."
Since the creation of AHS/U.S. in
1983, it has not updated its written
mission statement, although its four
divisions have mission statements.
In advance of the conference,
AHS asked director David Larson
and his fellow ethicists of the Center
for Bioethics at Loma Linda Univer-
sity to prepare preliminary discus-
sion documents for the three areas:
mission, business philosophy, and
leadership philosophy.
These documents served as the
starting point for small group dis-
cussions, which often spawned in-
tense debates over the pros and cons
of certain points and the exact
wording of the statements.
At the heart of many discussions
were such questions as these:
• Should Adventist hospitals put
in print that they will provide qual-
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
ity medical care for the medically
indigent? Or should they leave it out
of their mission document but still
do it?
• Should the evangelistic witness
of Adventist hospital employees be
overt, openly discussing church be-
liefs with patients, or covert, giving
a witness that compels patients into
asking what makes the difference?
• Should Adventist hospitals
open their doors for nonemergency
C an the
church's
healing
ministry still
exist without
compromise in
the midst of a
constantly
changing and
increasingly
restrictive and
competitive
environment?
care on the Sabbath? If they do not
do it everywhere, should they do it
in some communities when sur-
vival of the institution depends
upon attracting those patients who
would otherwise go to a nearby
competing hospital?
• In states in which Adventist
long-term care facilities are re-
quired by law to make pork avail-
able for patients who ask for it,
should the AHS obey the law, refuse
to follow it, or sell its facilities in
that state?
• Should AHS be actively in-
volved in influencing governmental
policies regarding health care?
• Is prevention still a thrust of Ad-
ventist hospitals, or is it taking a
back seat to acute care?
• Should Adventist hospitals en-
courage and fund ongoing and ex-
pensive medical research?
• Is every hospital in the system,
regardless of size, location, or mis-
sion, expected to operate profit-
ably? If not, will the system subsi-
dize unprofitable entities?
• Should Adventist hospitals be
active in community life?
• How much should the con-
sumer market desires dictate what
hospitals do, particularly in areas
where Adventist values come into
conflict with consumer wishes?
• Should AHS own or operate
businesses that have no direct bear-
ing upon the mission of the system
or church?
• Should non-Adventists be al-
lowed to occupy top leadership po-
sitions in Adventist hospitals?
• Should hospital executives be
paid full community wages, as are
most hospital employees below the
executive level?
• Should the Adventist Health
System change its nonprofit status
and become a for-profit corporation
wholly owned by the Adventist
Church, partially to ensure protec-
tion of the church's assets from any
liability suits?
• Should AHS engage in joint
business ventures with non-Ad-
ventist entities?
Consensus Appears
After two days of the conference,
facilitators sensed that consensus
would be reached only upon a mis-
sion document and that further days
would need to be scheduled for
complete discussion of the business
and management philosophy docu-
ments. And they were right. Other
days have been scheduled.
The final draft of the mission
statement has been submitted to the
AHS/U.S. board for final polishing
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and acceptance. Here is the final
draft of the conference:
The Mission of the
Adventist Health System
The mission of the health-care or-
ganizations of the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist Church is to continue the
healing ministry of Jesus Christ by
providing health-care services that
enhance the complete well-being of
individuals and communities and
by blending the principles of Chris-
tianity with scientific health care.
Each organization, consistent
with local circumstances and re-
sources, will:
• Embody Christian compassion to
all without regard to race, creed, sex,
age, nationality, or economic status.
• Provide quality care at a reason-
able price.
• Work with government and
community organizations to assure
reasonable access to health-care ser-
vices.
• Share the joy of the Sabbath as
a special day in honor of God's cre-
ative, healing, and redemptive love.
• Participate in discussions re-
garding public policy pertinent to
health care.
• Respect the freedom of patients
to make decisions about their health
care.
• Promote individual and com-
munity health through a variety of
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Adventist
hospitals may
soon be forced
into a
showdown
between their
values and
survival.
educational methods.
• Enlarge the pool of reliable
medical and health-care knowledge
through basic and applied research.
• Communicate through appro-
priate means the Adventist heritage
of health, healing, and lifestyle.
• Respect medical staff and em-
ployees as its most valued assets.
• Demonstrate good citizenship
through active involvement in com-
munity life.
Business Philosophies
The business philosophy docu-
ment, though barely discussed at
Loma Linda
University
Medical Center
the conference, ad-
dresses such areas as the
support of all AHS enti-
ties to the mission state-
ment; responsiveness to
consumer demands, ad-
herence to a system-
wide business strategy,
profitability, and joint
ventures.
The leadership phi-
losophy document out-
z lines these issues: the
U support of the mission
statement by all employ-
ees, particularly execu-
tives; professional ethics—
including quality, integrity, team-
work, and responsibility; account-
ability; compensation; and commit-
ment to personnel development.
The completion of all three of
these documents constitutes the
first step in the health system's six-
step process of analyzing the health-
care environment and producing a
strategic plan that ensures the ac-
complishment of the Adventist
Church's mission through healthy,
viable health-care facilities headed
by Adventist Health System/United
States. ❑
If you have comments or ques-
tions concerning any of the issues
raised by these documents or con-
cerning the overall strategic plan-
ning process, please write to Joel
Hass, vice president for planning,
marketing, and communication,
Adventist Health System/United
States, 2221 E. Lamar Boulevard,
Arlington, Texas 76006-7411.
Myron Widmer,
associate editor
=of the Adventist
Review, was a
participant in
the Conference
on Mission,
Business Philos-
ophy, and Leadership Philosophy.
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HEALTH
SETTING ASIDE
BESETTING WEIGHT
Brighten your physical, mental, social, and
spiritual outlook with one decision.
BY PATRICIA HOLMAN
B y April of last year I had become
50 pounds overweight and
hated myself. I cannot believe how,
much time I spent thinking about
the problem, arguing with myself
about it. When I began having chest
pains as well as numbness and pain
in my legs, I knew the weight had to
go.
A weight-loss clinic opened
around the corner from where I
work. One day, with a friend who
wanted to lose 30 pounds, I visited
the place. We found the program
very sensible —one that used food,
vitamins, and no shots —so we
signed up and practiced the buddy
support system.
I began walking two miles three or
four times a week. By the end of Au-
gust I weighed 50 pounds less. I went
from dress size 18 to 12 or even 10. I
don't count calories anymore, but I
have learned new rules: three simple,
balanced, and regular meals every
day; no second helpings; only one or
two small helpings of dessert per
day; no eating between meals; mon-
itoring my weight daily; increased
water intake and no desserts when I
go over my ideal weight.
This victory has brought such a
blessing, I praise the Lord for it! It's
like being let out of jail. The com-
pliments I receive are fantastic, and
the support of friends has been won-
derful. My relationship with Jesus
has improved, as has my relation-
ship with my family. I can cope with
stress much better, and it has be-
come much easier to maintain a pos-
itive mental attitude. I also find that
I now tend to procrastinate less, and
have accomplished several things I
had put off for years. I have laid
18 (594)
aside many of the problems that I
used to face daily.
"Let us lay aside every weight,
difficult to overcome" (ibid., p. 59).
Why does Satan use this tempta-
tion? When we look at some of the
and the sin which doth so easily disadvantages of being overweight,
beset us" (Heb. 12:1). Webster de- we can easily see why. Physical
fines beset as "to trouble or harass." vigor deteriorates. The system be-
I know of no sin more harassing comes more susceptible to harden-
than the mental struggle of being ing of the arteries, diabetes, and
overweight! other diseases and ailments. Men-
tal and moral deterioration follow
The Eden Test depression and discouragement
God placed Adam and Eve in the over our condition. It becomes dif-
Garden of Eden to have dominion ficult to cope with any stress. A
over it and to care for it. He in- never-ending mental struggle sets
structed them to eat freely from all in; negativism takes over.
trees except the tree of the knowl- With all these problems, how
edge of good and evil. If they chose much more difficult it proves to live
to eat from the forbidden tree, they the Christian life. Christian living
would begin to die (Gen. 2:15-17). involves balancing the physical,
They failed the test and yielded to mental, and spiritual facets of life.
the first sin: appetite. An appetite out of control breaks
This test remains with us today down all three. What better tool can
—control of appetite. "Overtaxing the devil have to "kill three birds
the stomach is a common sin, and with one stone"?
when too much food is used, the
entire system is burdened. Life and Robbing God
vitality, instead of being increased, Many of us would not rob God in
are decreased. This is as Satan plans tithes and offerings, yet we rob Him
to have it" (Counsels on Diet and of our optimal physical and mental
Foods, p. 131). strength by selfish, uncontrolled
Some of my recent reading has self-indulgence in food (ibid., pp.
reinforced the importance of gain- 132, 133). We may comfort our-
ing and maintaining victory over selves with the thought that we do
this sin of overeating or compulsive not drink, smoke, or eat meat; but
eating. "The controlling power of lack of exercise and overeating of
appetite will prove the ruin of thou- wholesome foods are just as harm-
sands, when, if they conquered on ful. Excess fat is excess fat, no mat-
this point, they would have had ter what its source.
moral power to gain the victory over So often we do not take time to
every other temptation of Satan. But make balanced meals for ourselves
those who are slaves to appetite will and our families. We eat entirely too
fail in perfecting Christian charac- many starches and desserts —too
ter. . .. As we near the close of time, much cake, cookies, or candy.
Satan's temptation to indulge appe- "Sugar is not good for the stomach.
tite will be more powerful and more It causes fermentation, and this
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
clouds the brain and brings peevish- • Physical exercise becomes less tend to eat away from the table
ness into the disposition" (ibid., taxing. outside of mealtimes.
p. 327). "It is better to let sweet Be Good to Yourself • Check in with your doctor.
things alone. . . . You do not need Many doctors have programs
them. You want a clear mind to Many overweight people, women available or can recommend
think after God's order" (ibid., p. in particular, spend most of their safe ones.
328). time giving of themselves to others, • Do not go on a diet! Rather,
What are the advantages and ben- leaving no time to be good to them- change your lifestyle. Select a
efits of bringing your appetite under selves. One of the most valuable gifts safe weight-loss program. Many
control, thus setting aside excess you can give yourself is to take the formal programs are available if
weight? To list a few: necessary steps to make your body as the task seems too much to han-
• Physical energy is renewed. healthy and attractive as possible. dle alone. Normally, anything
• Your system is freed of excess This gift also benefits those most im- over 10 pounds is too discour-
weight. portant to you. Becoming and staying aging to handle without help.
• You look and feel younger. fit means learning and practicing be- Avoid gimmicks such as shots,
• Self-confidence and whole- ing good to yourself. pills, or special foods. Some of
some self-esteem replace self- How do you go about setting aside these are more dangerous than
consciousness. this besetting weight? being overweight and do not
• A positive mental attitude is • Take control now—tomorrow help to establish the change in
more easily maintained. never comes. Ask God to help you. lifestyle necessary for perma-
• Thinking becomes clearer. • Begin by analyzing your eating nent weight control.
• Personal relationships improve habits. Keep a log of everything Many support groups are avail-
because you like yourself and you eat for two or three days. able, or you can start your own
thus become more likeable. Avoid situations in which you group. You can do the folloWing
with the support of a few close
friends:
• Walk 20 minutes a day—a great
way to lose inches.
• Drink six to eight glasses of wa-
ter a day (a natural diuretic).
Make sure that you get up to 1/2
teaspoon of salt to replenish the
sodium flushed from your sys-
tem, or you will feel tired.
• Stop all eating between meals.
• Stop eating desserts and junk
foods.
• Make sure your meals are bal-
anced. Eat a protein with each
meal. Because protein takes
longer to digest, it reduces hun-
ger. Also eat plenty of fresh or
frozen fruits and vegetables,
avoiding those with added salt
or sugar.
God can grant you the strength to
take charge of your life and set aside
the besetting weight. Remember:
"Whether you eat or drink, or what-
ever you do, do all to the glory of
God" (1 Cor. 10:31, NKJV). 0

Patricia Holman is controller for a

manufacturing company in Jackson,
g Michigan. This article is provided by
the General Conference Department
8 of Health and Temperance.
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MY CHURCH
T
HE CHURCH IS
LOSING ITS YOUNG
PEOPLE
e dropout rate of young peo-
Ti ple from the Adventist Church
s alarming. I have no statistics
to support this claim, but a quick
trip to any local congregation will
provide enough evidence to indi-
cate that the church is losing one of
its most valuable resources. I am
convinced that by the end of this
decade or the early part of the next,
the burning issue in the Adventist
Church will be its inability to attract
and hold young people.
Programs such as Harvest 90 usu-
ally do not seem to attract or appeal
to young people. The problem tran-
scends race, condition, or class;
young people from families of both
church leaders and laymen, rich
and poor, join the swelling ranks of
disenchanted and nonparticipating
church members.
How did we get to this stage? I
have observed that we as a denom-
ination have failed to instill in our
young people a positive vision of
the hope and history out of which
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
was spawned. I find that many
young people have little or no
knowledge of Adventist history. To
many, the "great disappointment"
occurred when their parents re-
fused to let them attend a Michael
Jackson spectacular.
The oft-repeated dictum "The
youth are the church of tomor-
row"— a clearly unbiblical state-
ment—may have contributed to
young people's diminished interest
in the Adventist message and move-
ment. The Bible emphasizes that to-
morrow is promised to no one. In
fact, both Psalm 95:7 and Hebrews
3:7, 8 urge Christians to take action
"today."
20 (596)
BY HYVETH WILLIAMS
Insisting that young people are the
church of tomorrow is promising
them something that doesn't exist.
Adults are reluctant to relinquish
posts and open every aspect of church
life to youth input and
participation—"they'll have it all to-
morrow." But tomorrow never comes.
If youth are not part of the church
today, they are not part of the
church at all. They will not have a
sense of ownership. They will not
buy into church programs and pol-
icies. They will not share our his-
torical disappointment or relish the
promised hope. Instead, they'll de-
velop a rootlessness that marks the
life of the spiritually disenfran-
chised, making it easier to sever
church ties as they become inde-
pendent young adults.
Many other factors contribute to
the problem. Factors such as insti-
tutional and individual inconsis-
tencies in practice and preaching of
doctrines and lifestyle issues. Some
of the problems have their roots in
homes in which parents rule with a
"do as I say and not as I do" iron
will. Many young people have to
contend with the hypocrisy and
double standards of families in
which there is fighting, abuse of
spouses and children, and gossip
about other church families six days
of the week, then a pose as pious
pretenders of the faith once a week
on Sabbath.
Creative Solutions
You may not agree with some or
all of these reasons. But one thing is
certain: We have a problem! Since
we do, and since it touches all mem-
bers' lives, we should channel every
energy and pool all our resources to
find creative solutions. Let us begin
by resolving that before this decade
slips into history —with thousands
of young people joining the obscure
existence of the backslidden—the
rest of the 1980s will be youth rec-
lamation years. We may even con-
sider approaches such as:
1. Consistent preaching and
practicing of the fundamental doc-
trines of the Bible. This would in-
clude innovative approaches to
make the gospel meaningful and
practical to young people. Those in
leadership should also begin to ad-
dress, with candor and unbridled
honesty, issues such as teen sexu-
ality, movie attendance, dancing,
dress codes (including jewelry and
makeup), divorce, and other topics
that are important to young people.
2. Adopting aggressive pro-
grams that clearly announce that
the church not only loves its young
people but cannot survive without
them— today. This would require a
new attitude toward increased
young people's representation on
church boards, young people's par-
ticipation as church officers, and
young people carrying weekly
church platform responsibilities.
3. Urging members to involve
themselves with young people. This
means applying the warmth of com-
passion rather than the whip of crit-
icism. Many young people have
clung relentlessly to the belief that
God called this church to deliver a
final message to a planet spinning
out of control. They are to be con-
gratulated, nurtured, and respected
as full-fledged members.
The zeal of young people estab-
lished this church. I believe their
strength will also see it through to
the end, and my belief is echoed in
the words of the hymn:
"Rise up, courageous youth!
The church for you doth wait,
Her strength unequal to her task.
Rise up, and make her great!"
Hyveth Williams is an associate
pastor of Sligo church in Takoma
Park, Maryland.
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA

Lake Union Excited About Soul Winning

Old and new methods yield providential results.
xcitement is running high in the Dorothy and Barbara, though not yet Habenicht comments, "By offering
E
G478 churches of the Lake Union.
Church members realize that Jesus
baptized, to hold a Revelation Sem-
inar. Toward the end of that semi-
the bread, we wanted to draw atten-
tion to our new church in the com-
is coming soon, and they want to nar, Barbara's friend Judy came by munity and create goodwill," Darry
take as many to heaven with them as to visit. She said, "I see you have Campbell adds, "We are sowing
possible. In fact, they'd like to take found the true church." Barbara as- seeds, sharing our faith in a friendly
everyone, and that is why they are sured her that she had and offered to manner. We're not asking for any-
so active. repeat the lessons for her. Emil thing, just giving."
From Wisconsin, Cherry Habe- Schneider, layman in the Green Bay The result? Three people re-
nicht relates that the Green Bay church who holds Bible studies in quested Signs of the Times subscrip-
church has always had several Na- his music-store studio (instead of tions, and on March 19 an official
tive American members, but within the music recitals for which it was company was organized in Beaver
the past year six Oneida Indians built), gave Bible studies to the sis- Dam with 25 adults and 23 children.
have been baptized as a result of ters and Judy.
Revelation seminars. On January 30 Dorothy, Barbara, Adopted Grandparents
Loren Moore invited a friend, Ron and Judy were baptized. But the Twelve-year-old Dumaka Tiggs of
Adams, to a Revelation Seminar. story doesn't end there. Dorothy Pontiac, Michigan, in the Lake Re-
Ron; his wife, Judy; and Ron's three witnesses at her Head Start job and gion Confer-
sisters, Dorothy King, Geraldine is helping in another Revelation ence, has
Parker, and Barbara Skenandore, at- Seminar seven miles away in adopted nine
tended the seminar taught by two Oneida. Barbara witnesses to senior citizens.
church members, Gloria Wilde and friends and relatives, and Judy's sis- Although he
Myrtle FitzGerald. Myrtle had been ter and husband are interested in has a natural
the elementary teacher when Dor- Bible studies. grandmother,
othy was in school, and she later Dumaka
Beaver Dam Project adopted grand-
taught Dorothy's daughter. Even
though there was a friendship be- A group of 14 adults and nine parents ranging
tween Dorothy and Myrtle, she and children from the Columbus church in age from 40 to
drive weekly to Beaver Dam, a town
her sisters were somewhat skeptical 87. He and his
of 14,000. They wanted to begin a
about Adventist beliefs, as they con- mother, Min-
sidered Adventism a cult. "Don't Seventh-day Adventist church nie, were bap-
you dare attend those Adventist there, so they knocked on doors, in- tized at the Pon-
viting people to attend their meet-
Revelation seminars," their friends tiac Southside
warned. But Barbara assured her ings in the basement of the old First church in May
friend, Judy Jordan, that she was Baptist church, now owned by the 1987. By that
Beaver Dam community theater.
searching to find God's true church, time he had al- Columbus church leaders
and she'd find it. As the group visited homes invit- ready adopted Aileen and Dan Patton
ing people to the meetings, they
As the sisters attended night after four grandpar-
night, they agreed not to miss anygave them mini loaves of wheat ents, none of whom were Seventh-
seminars, because "if we do, we bread along with a printed invita- day Adventists.
might miss some error the Advent-tion to share the Bread of Life. Darry "I was around a lot of senior cit-
ists teach." Whenever a question Campbell, personal ministries izens," Dumaka says. "It seemed
leader of the Columbus church and
arose, the sisters studied their Bi- that they all had the same problem:
bles, checked encyclopedias, and operations manager of the Dakota being lonely." He says he adopts
looked up other references. Bake-n-Sery plant at Wisconsin people who need extra love and at-
Academy, helped produce the
Ron and Judy were baptized after tention. When he asked Ruth Wims,
attending the Wisconsin camp bread for this missionary outreach. a diabetic, to be his "granny," she
meeting. Ron encouraged his sisters The small group met each Sab- cried with joy.
bath in Beaver Dam for four months, Since joining the Southside fam-
By Charles C. Case, communication during which time they distributed ily, Dumaka has gathered five senior
director, Lake Union. 450 loaves of bread. Pastor Richard church members close to him. Lelia
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988 (597) 21
 Lindsey, his former Johnson, had at-
Bible instructor, tended a Revela-
says, "Dumaka tion Seminar in
doesn't just say that 1985 but did not
he loves me. He fully accept
shows me." Christ. Benjamin
Dumaka always encouraged Curtis
discusses his de- to attend the re-
sire to adopt with vival, which he
his mother before did. But some of
approaching a po- the messages dis-
tential grandpar- E turbed him, and
ent. With Minnie's he refused to re-
approval, he fol-' turn to the meet-
lows this plan of Jason Anderson and Jessica Jensen of the Columbus church survey dozens of loaves ,' ings, until he
operation: "I get to of bread ready to be distributed to neighborhood homes in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. "heard a voice in
know the people by the night."
visiting in 'their home to find out if Evangelism Begins at Home He had fallen asleep in his apart-
they like children and if they like
Members of the Ypsilanti, Mich- ment when he heard a voice telling
me. I respect them. I'm not pushy him to either get up and make a de-
with them, and I don't act like a igan, church have shortened their cision to follow Christ or lie there
know-it-all. I make presents for reach to gather into the church those and die. He awakened to find his
them. I never ask them for gifts or closest to them—their own family apartment engulfed in flames from a
expect to receive any. When I have members, friends, and neighbors. space heater. Curtis worshiped with
a good relationship, I ask the person Pastor William Joseph estab- Ypsilanti members the following
to join my family. I just say, 'Will lished an evangelistic committee night and resumed Bible studies. He
you be my granny/granddaddy?' " that he coordinates with Jasper was baptized in February.
Dumaka says that finding activi- Cockrane, personal ministries di- "All 15 people who were bap-
ties is never a problem. "I read to my rector. Church leaders help mem- tized at the end of the evangelistic
grannies and my granddaddy, play bers fine-tune their skills in giving series had previously studied the
games with them, and talk and joke. Bible studies. Members also polish Bible with Ypsilanti church
I call them on specific days of the their personal gifts, such as music members," Pastor Joseph reports.
week and visit them regularly. performance, hospitality, counsel- "Our new members are old friends.
"My mother is a former nurse ing, and caring. We will always know where they
who taught me how to give insulin More than 50 percent of those are and how they are doing."
shots in case any of my diabetic who attended the Rock of Ages Re- Ypsilanti members' outreach ex-
grannies need help." Dumaka vival, October 4 through November tends to friends who live 10 miles
grooms his grandparents' yards and 21, received personal invitations away in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 12
clears snow from their sidewalks. from church friends. of whom are taking Bible studies.
He shops for them and, as the need Vernell Williams, church Path- Members plan to establish a branch
arises, cat-sits and housecleans. finder director, brought her 8-year- Sabbath school in Ann Arbor soon.
Dumaka also hires himself out to old granddaughter, Rachel Weston, The 12 friends from Ann Arbor
friends and neighbors to shovel to the series. Rachel's family was were asked to participate in Sab-
snow, mow lawns, and run errands. searching for solutions to family bath School Guest Day activities.
His earnings finance the dinners problems at that time. After attend- "It's time for them to meet other
that his mother prepares for his ing a few meetings, Rachel decided church members and learn about
grandparents and his presents for the messages she was hearing at the church organization," Pastor Jo-
them. He makes recycled-art gifts revival contained the solutions. seph explains. "We will be launch-
for their birthdays and for other spe- She engaged her grandmother, ing additional outreach programs
cial occasions. Pastor Joseph, and Benjamin that will appeal to our non-
"I always pray for all of them," Johnson, revival prayer leader, in Adventist contacts. Surveys have
Dumaka emphasizes. "When I have fervent prayer. Soon Rachel's revealed that no other Black
been trained, I will offer to give Bi- mother, Lorraine, began attending church in this area offers programs
ble studies to my non-Adventist the meetings. Church members about diet, nutrition, and lifestyle
grandparents. But to lead any of prayed for Rachel's family until changes. And, of course, our spir-
them to Jesus, I must first let them each one on her prayer list was bap- itual message is unique."
see what He has done for me. So, for tized. Ypsilanti Adventists have started
right now, I just love them." Curtis Mack, a friend of Benjamin a church-building program that will
22 (598) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
accommodate the 50 new members God and my former husband for not church. She looks for the day when
they plan to harvest in 1988. taking care of my child. Jesus will come and wipe away all
"My son and I went for counsel- sickness, sorrow, and death.
Training Lights Fire ing, which lasted about eight From Indiana comes the story of
Glenn Hill, communication di- months. I have started him in a se- Judy Fry and Judda Hooley, who
rector of the Michigan Conference, ries of Bible studies. During this only a few months ago were merely
reports that hundreds of church time my daughter lost her sense of casual acquaintances at their work-
members have gone through a Lay identity and was picked up by the place. Judda had heard Judy talking
Bible Ministers' Training Program police in Arizona. She left her hus- about her ideas of the mark of the
and are on fire to spread the three band to go live with her father. I am beast, so she began duplicating and
angels' messages. currently studying the Bible with giving to Judy pertinent chapters
One member who attended the her by long distance. from The Great Controversy. Judy
seminar testified, "I started to give "I am sure that had I not heard of
Bible studies to win acceptance God's love at the seminar, I would
from others in the church. Needless have taken my own life. I will be
to say, the Bible study did not bring giving Bible studies to others since
the desired results. Acceptance by learning about God's love and ac-
others and a relationship with God cepting it."
shown by love and sharing are not
Triumphing Over Trials
the same.
"I then received, my 14-year-old A story of what students in the
son back from his father after four Bible Labs program of the Michigan
years. I found I did not know this Conference have done comes from
young man who came to my home, Cadillac, Michigan. Fifteen-
with his unbelief, his brandy bottle, year-old Tammy attended a Florida Green Bay members who took part in
his physical disabilities, and his high school. When she saw two girls Bible studies and Revelation Seminar
chewing tobacco. I became angry at were fighting, Tammy tried to break
it up, only to be stabbed in the back, read the book within two weeks.
which resulted in the loss of her She had been involved with several
spleen. Several years later she was churches, but had become discour-
in the principal's office talking to aged because they offered no hope
him when another student came in of victory over sin or of a new life.
with a gun to shoot the principal. She tells how, while she was read-
Tammy got in the way, was shot, ing The Great Controversy, "God
and had a lung collapse. Later in her convicted me not only of sin but of
young adult life she developed can- the power and hope of overcoming
cer and was treated with chemo- in Him."
therapy, which put her disease into Judy began attending Sabbath ser-
remission. vices and Wednesday night prayer
Tammy moved to Cadillac and two meeting. When Pastor Gerald Ar-
years later, at age 29, married. The nold held a Five-Day Plan to Stop
cancer became active again, threat- Smoking, Judy gained her first vic-
ening her life. Adventists visited her, tory. Her testimony provided a real
studied the Bible with her, and inspiration for Judda, who was go-
showed her they care. Students from ing through a time of real soul
Northview Junior Academy in Cadil- searching. Baptized at a young age,
lac began visiting Tammy as part of she had not developed a personal
their Bible lab assignment. They relationship with Jesus. While
baked pies for her and helped her all studying and awakening to Jesus'
they could, as well as giving her Bible love, Judda shared with Judy what
studies. Dawn Brainard, a sixth she had learned growing up in the
grader, gave Tammy one of her three Adventist Church. On a happy day
Sheltie dogs, which took to Tammy in the Elkhart church Judy was bap-
as though it had been raised by her. tized and Judda rebaptized.
Tammy is now bedridden, and the
little dog brings her much comfort. Bathtub Baptism
Tammy was baptized a few weeks Three people were baptized into
Pastor Joseph baptizes Rachel Weston. ago into the Manton, Michigan, the Scottsburg, Indiana, church: Er-

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988 (599) 23

nestine Katorgan and Amy Richey in
the baptistry, and 90-year-old Harry
Aufdenkamp in his bathtub. Amy
had studied the Bible with Violet
Davis and Pastor Dick Norman. Er-
nestine and Harry were brought into
the church through literature.
Ernestine had visited the Com-
munity Services center in 1983,
where she had received some
Amazing Facts tracts and the book
Steps to Christ. Pauline Colwell,
center director, had kept up the con-
tact.
One day Ernestine said, "The Ad-
ventists are right!" She had cared for
Harry for 18 years, owing to his se-
vere heart problem. They took Bible
studies for several months from Clar-
ence and Freida Fahle and William
and Pauline Colwell. The day of the
baptism, a Communion service was
held at Harry's house for the group.
Harry's comment: "I've never been
happier in my life."
"Baptisms take place in rivers,
lakes, swimming pools, and church
baptistries," states Eugene Hamlin
from the Adventist Information
Ministry (AIM) at Andrews Univer-
sity in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
But when Ronald Whitehead re-
quested baptism, it wasn't easy to
fulfill his request.
Whitehead was sentenced to
serve a prison term in the Indiana
State Reformatory. While there he
began studying the Faith for Today
Bible correspondence course. Upon
completing that, he enrolled in the
Voice of Prophecy's New Life Bible
Guides series. As Whitehead fin-
ished this course he wondered if
anyone would come to study the Bi-
ble with him. When he called AIM's
toll-free number, an operator as-
sured him that someone would visit
him. Within 24 hours an AIM chap-
lain called Lyle Davis, pastor of the
Alexandria and Anderson
churches, about Whitehead's re-
quest.
Davis visited Ron in prison and
discovered the prisoner had been an
atheist. However, as he faced some
difficult times in his life, he began to
study the Bible and encountered
Christ. Davis's studies with White-
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head resulted in baptism. White- also was granted. Even though still
head petitioned the warden to be in prison, Ron feels that Jesus has
baptized by immersion. Since there set him free.
was no baptistry available, arrange- The Lake Union members realize
ments were made for a portable one their union makes up only one
to be set up in the prison chapel. small entity of this large church that
After his baptism Ron again peti- is cooperating to finish the Lord's
tioned the warden, this time for veg- work so Jesus can come. They pray
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WORLDVIEW
Pictured above are some of the workers at the Marohoho building project.
Church of "Many Hands"
Makes "Light" Work
M arohoho (Ma-roo-hoo-hoo) in
Malagasy means "many fin-
gers" and is the name of Tananarive,
Madagascar's latest Adventist
church-building project. It could
not be more aptly named.
Emile Randriantsehero serves as
head elder of the church. During the
The work goes on.
week he teaches graphic design and
mural concepts at Tananarive's
Lycee Technique du Genie Civil. He
also has become an enthusiastic lay
evangelist, as has his wife, who
teaches twelfth grade in a private
school. With the collaboration of lo-
cal laypeople and the goodwill of
the school principal, they held
meetings in the school in 1985 and
built up a solid congregation of 100
new but well-established members.
By Jack Mahon, director of commu-
nication, Africa-Indian Ocean Divi-
sion.
26 (602)
Drawing on his training in design
and his artistic talent, Emile has
produced a design both functional
and beautiful. With a team of skilled
church volunteers working long
Sunday stints and the daily labor of
Adventist mason Andre Ratokini-
rina, the shell of the church stands
almost complete.
Maryland Church Funds
New Guinea Chapel
A visit to the South Pacific Di-
vision on behalf of the Gen-
eral Conference by senior pastor
Richard Fearing of the Frederick,
Maryland, Adventist Church led
to a unique hands-across-the-sea
venture.
During his trip, the needs of
new converts in the bush regions
of Papua New Guinea especially
impressed Fearing. Pastors in that
region typically care for about 20
congregations, many of which
have no meeting place.
Upon his return to Frederick,
Fearing presented the need. The
church decided to contribute
enough funds to build a bush
chapel for a congregation in New
Guinea. In that tropical land a
chapel can be built for $3,500 in
Raising funds for their own
church has furnished a triumph of
Christian stewardship. Upon com-
pletion of the building, members
will start on phase two of the
project—fund-raising for the hard-
wood benches, the pulpit fittings,
and an organ to be purchased in
Reunion. Local members will com-
plete all carpentry.
Some pleasant design features in-
clude a raised baptistry and an au-
ditorium floor sloping to the ros-
trum in three stages. The designer
has exploited the natural slope of
the site to achieve extra space for
ancillary offices in a split-level con-
struction.
Photographs fall short of inter-
preting the joyful excitement of the
builders and the beautiful setting on
the city boundary, with views of the
green mountains skirting the high
plateau on which the capital of
Madagascar stands. The capacious
church interior will hold many
more than the present membership;
therefore the baptistry should re-
ceive maximum use.
materials, with members doing
the construction.
The children of the Frederick
Adventist Elementary School
played a leading role by solicit-
ing funds from church members
and initiating fund-raising
projects. On March 26, one of the
teachers, Sandra Brown, who
had suffered a near-fatal auto ac-
cident at Christmastime, came to
church in a wheelchair, for the
first time since the crash, to
present a check for $3,500 to Pas-
tor A.D.C. Currie, ministerial di-
rector of the South Pacific Divi-
sion, on behalf of the school.
By Ellen Bartlett, communica-
tion secretary, Frederick SDA
Church.
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
Adventists in another opportunity to demonstrate
that we are a caring church, that we
appreciate and love those who serve
Military Service in our country's armed forces.
As you plan your gifts to the
Benefit church, remember the Servicemen's
Literature Offering on June 11 so Byron and Harriet Ozawa

From Offering that your church can continue to

provide these services to our men
The North American Division has and women in uniform.
designated June 11 as the Sab-
bath for the Servicemen's Literature
Offering. This offering is received
every two years in the even-
Mother Receives
numbered years. The goal has been
set at $165,000.
Son's Kidney at
During the Korean conflict, while
serving in the United States Army, I
Loma Linda
A kidney transplant operation
benefited from this offering by receiv-
ing Seventh-day Adventist literature
r% with a slightly different twist
and attending two servicemen's re-
took place at Loma Linda University
treats in Berchtesgaden, Germany.Medical Center (LLUMC) this past
Those contacts with our church February when Harriet Ozawa, 56,
meant much to me at that time. received a kidney from her son By-
ron, 24. Parents donate a kidney to
Since we have no military draft at
present, one might wonder if we a child in 10 percent of all trans-
plants; whereas a child donates a
need to provide funds for Adventist
service personnel. According to kidney to a parent in only 2 percent
of such cases.
careful estimates, about 6,500 peo-
ple in the military list Seventh-dayThe Ozawas, who live in Somis,
Adventist as their religious prefer-
California, and are members of the
ence. It presents a real challenge to
Oxnard Seventh-day Adventist
keep in touch with these individu-
Church, learned in July 1987 that
als, whether mem-
Mrs. Ozawa had a severe kidney
bers or only inter-
problem. She began hemodialy-
ested in our church.
sis — a treatment that cleanses the
We have more than
blood of impurities—on July 14 and
1,000 names of continued for seven months, first at
such people on our
Loma Linda Dialysis Services and
computer list who
later at a hospital in Thousand
Oaks, nearer to her home.
receive the Advent-
ist Review. During this time the possibility of
The church also
a kidney transplant was discussed
with her. "I prayed for a cadaver
operates three ser-
vicemen's centers around the world
kidney," she said. She didn't want
and has six civilian chaplains any of her family to have to give up
spending full time helping military
a kidney.
personnel, in addition to 34 Ad- Various members of her family
ventist military chaplains em- were tested to determine the possi-
ployed by the government, with bility of one of them donating a kid-
whom we maintain a close liaison.ney. Byron proved the only one of
Those who serve in our country's
her three children with her blood
type. He was willing to give one of
armed forces need spiritual help as
well as the assurance that their his kidneys to his mother.
church cares for them. We now have Mother and son were admitted to
LLUMC on February 17, Byron's
By George H. Crumley, treasurer, twenty-fourth birthday. The trans-
North American Division. plant took place the next day, with
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988
Dr. Henry Hadley, chief of urology,
removing Byron's left kidney and Dr.
Ted Mackett, director of transplant
services, transplanting the kidney
into Mrs. Ozawa. The kidney func-
tioned well right from the start.
Although the Ozawas live some
distance from Loma Linda, the area
is familiar to them. Mrs. Ozawa
graduated from the Loma Linda
University School of Nursing with a
B.S. degree in 1955, and her hus-
band, Tsuneo Ozawa, graduated
from the School of Medicine in
1957. Dr. Ozawa is a family physi-
cian and also is chief of staff at
Channel Island Community Hospi-
tal in Oxnard.
The Ozawas' older son, Dexter,
30, graduated from LLU (La Sierra
campus) with a chemistry major,
and their daughter, Valerie Hwang,
26, works in the blood bank at
LLUMC.
Byron, their youngest child, at-
tended Pacific Union College for
two years and then went to Hi-
roshima, Japan, as a student mis-
sionary for the 1984-1985 school
year. He taught Bible and English to
businessmen and to children of all
ages. Since returning home, he has
been visited at different times by
seven of his Japanese students. He
still corresponds with a number of
them. "Some of his students have
been baptized because of his influ-
ence," his mother says.
Byron took his last two years of
college at LLU (La Sierra campus),
graduating last September with a
degree in biology. He likes snow ski-
ing and cycling, and says that the
only limitations put on his activities
are that he should not engage in
rough contact sports or in off-road
motorcycling.
Mrs. Ozawa states that for the first
time in many months she "feels great.
It [the transplant] has given me a new
life. I have more energy than before."
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CHILDREN'S CORNER

T
never completely destroy the earth
again with water."
"Oh, thank You, Lord," Noah
HE RAINBOW OF PROMISE must have sighed. No more need for
that ark.
BY JACKIE ORDELHEIDE What a promise! Even now when
we see a rainbow in the sky, we can

H
ave you ever wondered what it And God in His love explained: remember the promise God made
was like for Noah and his fam- "This rainbow will I set in the with Noah way back then, and we
ily right after the flood? The clouds as a symbol of the promise I can believe He means it for us as
big ark they started out in didn't have just made to you: that I will well today.
seem quite as big as it used to after
living in it for five months. Noah
and his family must have been tired
of boat life.
And when the dove returned with
an olive leaf in its mouth, everyone when
rejoiced. I know I would.
Then the angel opened the door of
the ark for them to exit. But no one you
was there to greet them. No one was
even left on the earth to talk to.
They might have even been curi- care
ous to explore the land, but where
was there to explore? There didn't
seem to be any good place to go. enough
And how did they know they
landed on Mount Ararat? Certainly
there wasn't a sign there with the
to send
mountain's name on it.
Details of the story got left out them to
with each generation, but the basics
are still the same today.
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every clean fowl. The Lord smelled
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In the stillness of the earth, Noah your tots, your teens, to learn about God. To
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just what God had in mind for him. in its light, to understand life. Where they
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GIVE ME
THIS MOUNTAIN
I Jong rays of the late-afternoon experienced enough to be relied and leader, with a request. At last he
Palestinian sun gild the olive or- upon for sound judgment. could activate the specific plan that
chards and vineyards lining the val- But the spies' report had one dis- he'd filed away in the back of his
leys around Hebron and highlight turbing clause, one that divided mind so many years before. He
the sturdy white stone houses crest- Caleb and Joshua from the 10. The could quote the words of Moses ver-
ing the hills. Dominating the land- land was found to be occupied by batim: "Surely the land whereon
scape is the massive first-century hostile tribes. And Hebron, the most thy feet have trodden shall be thine
Tomb of the Patriarchs. Once a impressive place of all, had been inheritance, . . . because thou hast
Christian church and now a Moslem settled by Anak and his three lusty wholly followed the Lord my God"
mosque, the 40-foot walls enclose sons. Unfortunately, Canaan grew (Joshua 14:9).
the ancient shrine built over the people to match its produce, and
cave of Machpelah. Lavishly em- this race of giants completely un- Zest for Victory
broidered tapestries drape the strung the spies (Num. 13:33; Deut. And now the hardy desert chief-
cenotaphs of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, 2:10). "The people be strong . . . the tain came to claim his inheritance.
and Jacob. cities are walled . . . and moreover Clear eyes, sound limbs, and light
Not far away one barely alive oak we saw the children of Anak there," step belied his 85 years. The old zest
tree remains of the oaks of Mamre, the erstwhile adventurers wailed for victory in the Lord had not
where Abraham lived. Roughly mid- (Num. 13:28). abated. "Now therefore give me this
way on the 40-mile road between Naturally, a clamor broke out mountain" (verse 12), he requested.
Jerusalem and Beersheba, Hebron among the people. In the midst of A man of Caleb's age might well
has had a long and vigorous history. the uproar "Caleb stilled the people have asked for property easier to
Centuries after the time of Abra- before Moses" and urged, "Let us go come by than the mountain strong-
ham the multitudes of his descen- up at once, and possess [the land]; hold of giants. Indeed, he might
dants, Israel, camped in the Wilder- for we are well able to overcome it" have spared himself any more fight-
ness of Paran and looked up to the (verse 30). ing at all. But he could not give up
fruitful southern borders of the Perhaps it was the ancient burial the challenge that had beckoned
Promised Land. At last their glori- ground of the patriarchs, perhaps it him for half a lifetime. His response
ous homecoming, the climax of all was the lovely, fertile hills of Hebron, has always been the hero's trade-
their years of bondage and desert perhaps it was a combination of mark. Not "Spare me this test." Not
sojourn! many things that made Caleb inca- "Please, God, give the responsibil-
pable of recognizing himself as a ity of capturing Hebron to someone
Go See the Land "grasshopper" against the Anakim. else." Not "Let me rest from struggle
The results of Moses' spy mission With Joshua he agonized with Israel and just coexist with the sons of
were both impressive and substan- to go up and claim that "exceeding Anak." No, none of these.
tial. Enormous bunches of grapes, good land" (Num. 14:7). The two Instead, we hear the old warrior's
more than one man could carry. Figs pressed their point until their coun- cry, "Give me this mountain, Lord.
and pomegranates. Rich dairy herds trymen could scarcely be restrained Give me this mountain!"
on the hills. Bees in the flowers. from stoning them for their impu-
Honeycomb in the trees. dence. Dorothy
At the beginning of the reconnais- Somehow through the years of Minch in-Comm
sance mission Caleb and Joshua wandering in the desert with the is professor of
were indistinguishable from the perverse Israelites, Caleb never lost English at Loma
other 10 spies. Like 40-year-old his vision of the Promised Land Linda Univer-
Caleb, all of the men were probably and, especially, Hebron. When the sity, Riverside,
in the prime of life. Young enough 40-year detour was over, Caleb California.
to be physically vigorous; old and came to Joshua, his longtime friend

BY DOROTHY MI\CHIN-COMM
ADVENTIST REVIEW, JUNE 2, 1988 (607) 31
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