Columbia Union Visitor--June 2004

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Newsletters 15 Allegheny East

Mid-Year Executive Committee Report Celeste Ryan

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17 Allegheny West 19 Chesapeake 21 Columbia Union College

Last month, the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee met for mid-year meetings. The need for change highlighted the discussions and resolutions.

23 Mountain View 25 Mt. Vernon Academy 27 New Jersey

I Skate So I Can Minister Kevin Kuehmichel

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Pastor Kevin Kuehmichel intentionally rearranged his schedule in order to volunteer, and minister, at a local Ohio park/skating rink. Read about his positive influence and how he’s touching the lives of children, teenagers, and adults through flag football, ice-skating, hockey, and baseball.

Adventists Conduct Bible Seminar at Public University

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29 Ohio 31 Pennsylvania 33 Potomac 35 Spencerville Adventist Academy 37 Takoma Academy

Healing Ministry

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Lynette Wood Joe Dent, Lay Minister of Evangelism Training School student and local elder at the Emmanuel church in Maryland, had a vision to conduct a Bible seminar on the campus of a public university. Discover how the Matrix of Prophecy came to be and its impact on the campus, and surrounding community, of Bowie State University.

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p 44 About the Cover: Kevin Kuehmichel—the skating minister.

Photography by Rick Zaidan

Editorial J. Neville Harcombe Celeste Ryan ■ Editor LaVerne Henderson ■ Associate Editor for News & Features Wilona Karimabadi ■ Associate Editor for Newsletters Kelly Butler Coe ■ Art Director Sandra Jones ■ Copy Editor Monte Sahlin

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Publishing Board: Harold L. Lee (chair), Celeste Ryan (secretary), Raj Attiken, Charles Cheatham, Dowell Chow, LeRoy Finck, J. Neville Harcombe, Ray Hartwell, James L. Lewis, Edward Motschiedler, Monte Sahlin, Dave Weigley, Kingsley Whitsett MISSION STATEMENT The Visitor provides news and information, resources for effective ministry, and insight on issues with a spiritual focus to help people celebrate God's transforming grace in preparation for His return.

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 5427 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045 (301) 596-0800 or (888) 4-VISITOR http://www.columbiaunion.org Free to Columbia Union members. Nonmembers—$15 per year.

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE President Harold L. Lee Edward Motschiedler Executive Secretary Dowell Chow Treasurer Vice President/Education Hamlet Canosa Robert Patterson Vice President/General Counsel Monte Sahlin Vice President/Creative Ministries Asst. to the President/Communication Celeste Ryan Harold Greene Information Technology Curtis Boore Plant Services Trust Services/PARL Robert Patterson Peggy Lee Revolving Fund Carol Wright Undertreasurer CONFERENCES ALLEGHENY EAST: Charles L. Cheatham, President; Robert Booker, Visitor Correspondent; P.O. Box 266, Pine Forge, PA 19548.

Tel. (610) 326-4610 ■ www.myalleghenyeast.com ALLEGHENY WEST: James L. Lewis, President; Robert C. Lewis, Visitor Correspondent; 1339 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205.

Tel. (614) 252-5271 ■ www.awconf.org CHESAPEAKE: Neville Harcombe, President; Rob Vandeman, Visitor Correspondent; 6600 Martin Rd., Columbia, MD 21044.

Tel. (410) 995-1910 MOUNTAIN VIEW: Kingsley Whitsett, President; Brian Jones, Visitor Correspondent; 1400 Liberty St., Parkersburg, WV 26101.

Tel. (304) 422-4581 ■ www.mtviewconf.org NEW JERSEY: LeRoy Finck, President; Aura Garcia, Visitor Correspondent; 2160 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08648.

Tel. (609) 392-7131 ■ www.njcsda.org OHIO: Raj Attiken, President; Bette Toscano, Visitor Correspondent; P.O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.

Tel. (740) 397-4665 ■ www.ohioadventist.org PENNSYLVANIA: Ray Hartwell, President; Tamyra Horst, Visitor Correspondent; 720 Museum Rd., Reading, PA 19611.

Tel. (610) 374-8331 ■ www.paconference.org POTOMAC: Dave Weigley, President; Janet Olsyne, Visitor Correspondent; 606 Greenville Avenue, Staunton, VA 24401.

Tel. (540) 886-0771 ■ www.pcsda.org COLLEGES COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE: Randal Wisbey, President; Angela Abraham, Visitor Correspondent; 7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912. Tel. (301) 891-4000 ■ www.cuc.edu KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS: Charles Scriven, President; 3737 Southern Blvd., Kettering, OH 45429.

Tel. (937) 395-8601 ■ www.kcma.edu HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE: William G. Robertson, President & CEO; Robert Jepson, Visitor Correspondent; 1801 Research Blvd., Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel. (301) 315-3030 www.adventisthealthcare.com KETTERING ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE: Frank Perez, President & CEO; Kenneth Chaij, Visitor Correspondent; 3965 Southern Blvd., Kettering, OH 45429. Tel. (937) 395-8167 www.kmcnetwork.org Published by the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Printed at the Review & Herald Publishing Association.

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“I will never go back to my church,” she declared, her eyes flashing anger and sadness at the same time. “It is all the baloney! I can’t take it anymore.”

I understood her outburst. Her church was experiencing an internal conflict flamed by personalities, strong opinions, and gossip. The issues were nothing more than “baloney”—minor issues that were resulting in destructive consequences.

This type of conflict spreads like a virus in the church. It causes the focus of the church’s mission to fade rapidly into discouragement, spiritual apathy, and disenchantment. It also grieves the Holy Spirit.

It is important that a solution be found that will end these internal skirmishes, which often originate when one nurtures justification of personal opinions. Mel Rees, the author of many of our stewardship principles, has quoted this wise gem on church unity: “You may have a perfect right to feel the way you do, but you dare not practice that right if it brings division to your church.”

Rick Warren, a church growth administrator, says, “It is sad that in God’s flock the greatest wounds usually come from other sheep, not wolves.” Critical e-mails, unkind verbal comments, and telephone gossip inflame destructive behavior that takes years for a congregation to heal. In some, the healing never takes place.

Preserve Unity Each member is commissioned to safeguard the church from division and dissension. These ideas should help us preserve the unity: 1. Practice Matthew 18:15-17, God’s method for internal conflict resolution.

2. Focus on what we have in common, rather than our differences.

3. Be flexible when dealing with imperfections in people; there is no perfect church.

4. Choose to encourage rather than criticize. Only the devil is “the accuser of the brethren.”

5. Refuse to listen to gossip. “Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down” (Prov. 26:20, NIV).

6. Choose a prayer partner and pray for each other and your church regularly. Prayer builds a security fence around the church.

Paul makes clear the type of responsibility God places on us. “I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought” (1 Cor. 1:10, NIV).

A few weeks ago I sat and listened to a lay leader who had decided on his own initiative to bring healing within his congregation. His first statement was, “God spoke to my heart.” How true, because the church is the object of Christ’s supreme regard. Secondly, he encouraged some of the dissenters to form a weekly prayer circle, praying for each other and the church. Thirdly, he and the members began a visitation program on Sabbath afternoon knocking on neighborhood doors and handing out Bible studies.

This church is on the mend! To begin your healing process, cut the baloney and focus on the mission of the church—loving people to Jesus.

J. Neville Harcombe is president of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, headquartered in Columbia, Md.

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Newsline Adventist Soldier Dies in Iraq Army Specialist Frank Rivers, Jr., of Newark, N.J., is the first reported Seventh-day Adventist to die during military service in Iraq. Rivers, 23, enlisted in 1999, following graduation from high school, and was sent to Iraq in November 2003. He died there recently after collapsing during physical training exercises. Army officials said the cause of death is being investigated. Rivers was active in Newark’s Trinity Temple church. He joined the army to follow in his father’s footsteps and was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star. “We present this star to the hero’s hero,” said Major General William H. Russ, recognizing that Frank Jr.’s hero was Frank Sr., his father.

Rivers was based at Fort Lewis, Wash., and had spent several years on the West Coast since enlisting. His brother, Lamar, also in the military, is currently serving in Germany.—Adventist Review

Pennsylvania Conference Gets New Secretary Barry Tryon, Ph.D., is the newly elected executive secretary and ministerial director for the Pennsylvania Conference. Dr. Tryon, who earned his doctorate in the area of mentoring from Andrews University, succeeds Ray Hartwell who now serves as conference president. For the past 10 years, Dr. Tryon pastored the Reading Hampden Heights church. He previously served in the Philadelphia Boulevard church and the Cross City church in Jennings Lake, Fla. Having coordinated two field evangelism schools, Dr. Tryon developed a friendship evangelism approach in his churches.

“It’s exciting to be part of a conference that envisions the keystone state as a mission field,” he says. Dr. Tryon’s wife, Lilly, works for Adventist Whole Health Network in Reading. They have two sons—Daniel, 16, a sophomore at Blue Mountain Academy and David, 13, a student at Reading Junior Academy—and reside in Leesport, Pa.—Tamyra Horst

Columbia Union Hosts Departmental Ministry Council Nearly 50 departmental directors, representing eight local conferences and the North American Division, gathered at the Columbia Union Conference office recently for the first Departmental Ministries Council since 1996. A primary purpose of this council was to implement a structure for department groupings and select a union coordinator for each

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department or cluster. Chosen coordinators include: Marwood Hallett, Adventist Community Services (ACS); Don Bonchack, ACS Disaster Response; Barbara Manspeaker, Children’s Ministries; Rob Vandeman, Ministerial; Shirley Benton, Women’s Ministries; and Mike Stevenson, Youth Ministries.

These individuals will serve the remaining two years of this quinquennium, with future coordinators serving five-year intervals.—LaVerne Henderson

Maryland Church Receives Web Site Award The New Hope church of Burtonsville, Md., received the May 2004 eChurch Award from the North American Division for “Outstanding Web Site of the Month.” The site was selected for its plentiful content geared to first-time visitors and cutting-edge, attractive design. “We wanted our church Web site to operate as a brochure,” said Webmaster Rajkumar Dixit, pastor of administration, youth, and young adults. The site, developed by Adventist-owned TeraMark, was designed to target the “seeker” rather than the regular member. “It has a prospective newcomer corner that answers questions about our church,” he says. Visit New Hope’s site at www.mynewhopechurch.com.

—George Johnson, Jr.

Prison Ministry Convention to be Held in Virginia The annual Adventist Prison Ministry Convention is slated for July 27-31, in Arlington, Va., at the Hilton Crystal City at National Airport.

Speakers include: Rear Admiral Barry Black, chaplain of the United States Senate; Eradio Alonso, associate ministries director, North American Division; Frank Bondurant, adult ministries director, Chesapeake Conference; Charles Cheatham, president, Allegheny East Conference; Monte Sahlin, vice president for Creative Ministries, Columbia Union Conference; Roscoe Howard III, executive secretary, North American Division; and James Black, director of youth ministries, North American Division. For reservations, call (800) 695-7551 and mention Adventist Prison Ministry. Registration deadlines are June 10 (early bird) and July 20 (regular). Visit www.nadadultministries.org for more information.

—LaVerne Henderson

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Change Highlights Mid-Year Executive Committee ey issues related to diversity, worldwide growth, denominational bureaucracy, lack of resources for local ministries and the need to make the local congregation a higher priority in the Seventh-day Adventist Church were discussed at length during the May 13 meeting of the Columbia Union Conference executive committee. A number of proposals for change were sent on to the world headquarters of the denomination.

Union president Harold L. Lee shared with committee members a document on “Church Unity” that was voted at the recent Spring Meeting of the General Conference executive committee where he represents our eight-state region along with representatives from around the world. “It does a good job of describing a number of the issues we face and important values for our denomination,” he stated. It sparked considerable discussion among the conference presidents, pastors and church members who serve on the union committee.

A strong consensus emerged that specific action plans are needed to address a number of the issues.

Local churches, schools and conferences in this region face real needs that the current structure of the denomination is not addressing adequately. A number of specific requests and recommendations were voted and Lee was asked to hand carry these to the General Conference president, Jan Paulsen.

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Additional Highlights ■ After consideration of several women who are currently serving in pastoral ministry and have been recommended for ordination by their conference executive committees, the union committee also voted a request to the General Conference to again consider the issue of extending full ordination to women in ministry. The actions taken by the General Conference in 1974, 1990 and 1995 were reviewed, as well as theological considerations from the Bible and the writings of Ellen White. A resolution was unanimously voted acknowledging the need for change on this issue.

“When God calls someone, regardless of gender, and equips them and demonstrates that He’s working through them, and they demonstrate that their heart, soul, and spirit are about mission, we need to recognize that calling and affirm it, even to the level of ordination,” said one conference president.

difficulties and the need for a strong sustainable missionary structure among the Appalachian people.

■ The Committee heard and voted a motion from the Ohio Conference to set up a taskforce to study structures and services of the Union as they relate to local conferences. “Our environment is changing rapidly,” said Ohio President Raj Attiken, who explained his reason for raising the issue. “Now and then it’s good for the Church to look at itself and consider how it’s aligning itself to the needs in the current environment.”

■ The Committee also voted to forward a proposal from the Ohio Conference regarding conferences who’s tithe income does not keep up with the increased cost of living index. “We heard several concerns about having to cut frontline pastors to balance the budget,” explained Executive Secretary Edward Motschiedler. “This is like Avon cutting its sales force. If not one is selling, they’re going out of business. It’s the same for us.”

■ Motschiedler also shared an update on the work of a special taskforce on secondary education. The taskforce was created to study options for the delivery of secondary education in our territory because of recommendations made by leaders in attendance at the May 2002 Joint Retreat of conference executive committees and college boards. Their vision for education in the Columbia Union region generated plenty of discussion. The full report is due at the September meeting of the Committee.

The Committee approved the ordination or commissioning of 15 pastors across the Union.—Celeste Ryan ■

Next Meeting: September 30

The Committee also voted to review the present conference structure and territorial boundaries within the Columbia Union Conference and voted a taskforce to study the issue with a report due in November.

This action was sparked by a report from the Mtn. View Conference highlighting severe operational

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I SKATE Kevin Kuehmichel

So I Can Minister

ometimes I feel like I keep doing the same things over and over. I once heard the definition for crazy was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I’m not crazy, but sometimes I feel like I’m heading that way.

I’ve been in my district for seven years and am currently pastor of Walk of Faith Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pastoral ministry often involves doing the same things over and over with the same types of people.

Because of this, I’ve come to recognize three distinct types of members—those who are high maintenance, those who sit on the fence and do nothing, and those who are true disciples. The first two groups require extra nurturing and time, but I love being with those who are growing as disciples.

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MAKING TIME TO MINISTER To prevent feeling like I’m spinning my wheels and getting nowhere, I decided to find an outlet. Last fall I began to intentionally schedule my time to engage in ministry to others. More specifically, to spend time with inner city children in my community who are in need of healthy role models. First thing I did was go to the Halloran Park Recreation Center, which is near the church we rent, and sign up as a volunteer. I filled out the necessary screening papers, talked with the director, and was very honest about my intentions. I was there to help with the programs but, more importantly, I was looking for opportunities to minister to kids.

It was the middle of flag football season, so I started that same day as a referee. This session ended three weeks later and the next activity was ice-skating (Halloran has the only outdoor skating rink in Cleveland). I grew up in Northern Wisconsin and was a rink rat as a kid, so this was right up my alley. I had also played and coached hockey in my earlier days.

I walked into the rink for the first 6 p.m. session with my skates over my shoulder. As I stood in line to register, a 10-year-old boy asked if I knew how to tie skates. “Sure,” I said, having tied hundreds of skates while coaching. His name was Mikey and his boldness in asking led to a line of five other kids wanting me to tie their skates. My adventure had begun.

Let me share a story about Mikey: About two weeks after I originally tied his skates, he asked me to come to his evening Christmas program at the Catholic school he attended. I went and sought him out after the program. The smile on his face told the whole story. I congratulated him on a good show and asked to meet his parents. He hung his head, said they weren’t there, and that he had come with a neighbor. I was grateful to have made a difference.

My routine included skating at least two evenings a week. There were anywhere from 60-75 kids present (their parents generally didn’t come), and I was always on the lookout for ministry opportunities. I tied skates, showed them how to stop, skate backwards, and sometimes played tag—much to the chagrin of the skate guard.

Eventually there were about six to eight kids—ages 6 to 14—who looked forward to me coming to the rink. Because of my above-average skating abilities, the teenagers began to slowly allow me into their world.

They knew me and felt free to talk about their families and school. As a friend, I listened. Even Nick, the 23year-old skate guard, and I have become friends. It felt good to know that I was ministering and actually meeting a need for a positive male influence.

ICE BREAKERS AND TRUST Through this ministry I also resumed the sport of pickup hockey on Tuesday mornings. In time, the guys came to really appreciate my giving them tips on their games. Then someone asked what I did for a

Pastor Kuehmichel ties Mikey’s skates.

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Photography by: Rick Zaidan

living. When I answered that I was a pastor, they couldn’t believe it, and said they’d never seen a pastor who played hockey so well. This led to my joining the men’s Wednesday-night league.

I was able to invite my Tuesday hockey buddies, and Nick, to our church’s private showing of The Passion of the Christ movie. They came because they trusted me. One 22-year-old, with a limited church background, brought along his girlfriend. He and I later talked about the movie during a skating session.

Baseball started recently and I’m now involved in coaching. Walk of Faith is planning children’s ministries activities in the park this summer. I already have a jump on it because this park happens to be the same one where I’ve been connecting with kids for the past six months.

Exercise aside, I’m intentionally meeting people on their level, placing myself into their lives, and asking God to provide ministry opportunities. It’s worked and He has blessed. I don’t know where God is taking this ministry, but I do know I don’t feel as crazy anymore!

Kevin Kuehmichel pastors Walk of Faith Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.

Visit their Web site at www.woff.org.

WHEN I ANSWERED THAT I WAS A PASTOR, THEY COULDN’T BELIEVE IT, AND SAID THEY’D NEVER SEEN A PASTOR WHO PLAYED HOCKEY SO WELL.

Matrix A D V E N T I S T S C O N D U C T B I B L E S E M I N A R AT P U B L I C U N I V E R S I T Y

Lynette Wood ast summer, real estate professional Joe Dent decided to go back to school—but not to earn another degree. Already enrolled in the Lay Minister of Evangelism Training School (being held at the Columbia Union Conference office), he desired to conduct a Bible seminar on the campus of a public university—just as he’d done several years ago at Meharry Medical College, leading 60 students to Christ. Dent contacted Esther Simmons, personal friend and former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Maryland’s Bowie State University (BSU), and shared his vision. “I then asked her to introduce me to the appropriate officials, and she arranged a meeting with Calvin Lowe, Ph.D., BSU’s president.”

Dent, an elder at Allegheny East Conference’s Emmanuel church in Brinklow, Md. (known as Brinklow), asked Pastor Marcellus Robinson to accompany him to meet with Dr. Lowe and other university officials. The reception was so warm that when the sub-

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ject of holding a prophecy seminar on campus was proposed, “there wasn’t a single word of discouragement or pessimism,” says Dent, who’s also an ASI (Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries) member. Several weeks later, the university approved his proposal and he was even invited to join the campus ministries committee.

IN SUPPORT OF THE MATRIX Dent saw God’s hand leading in numerous ways, including the selection of the seminar’s name. Several options were considered, but none met with any degree of enthusiasm. Finally, “creative director” Don Wood suggested “Matrix of Prophecy.” A matrix is something within or from which something else originates, and the Word of God is the Matrix of Prophecy. The name received an overwhelmingly positive response. Within days, a high-impact brochure was designed and the companion Web site, www.matrixofprophecy.org, developed by Wood, who also designed the church’s Web site and co-leads Brinklow’s communication team.

Once members learned of this unique opportunity to minister on the campus of a public university, they were eager to help. Financial and human resources were generously committed. Pastors Robinson and Trevor Kinlock served as advisors and provided ongoing support. Bernice and Samuel DeShay, M.D., were asked to coordinate the health and wellness portion of the seminars. An additional 70 members volunteered to assist in a variety of roles, such as information processors, greeters, interest follow-up teams, couriers, singers, etc.

ENTERING THE MATRIX The seminar began in mid-February with a threenight “Prophecy for Busy Students” series, targeted specifically to the students. Then the scope broadened to include over 48,000 Bowie and Laurel, Md., residents. Even though there was a glitch in mailing the brochures and residents didn’t receive them until

Joe Dent took the attentive audience on a journey from ancient Jerusalem to the second coming of Jesus during the Matrix of Prophecy seminar.

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of Prophecy February 27—the day of the first session—opening night attendance exceeded 100. Attendees, who started arriving 45 minutes early, included renowned evangelist and Brinklow member C. D. Brooks and his wife.

The response was overwhelmingly positive. “I just got the brochure at a quarter to seven, but I told my wife, ‘We’ve got to go to this,’” said one gentleman. A minister wrote on her response card, “Excellent, keep up the good work! Good to see the outreach.” One individual planned to attend a CeCe Winans concert that night, but after receiving the brochure, felt impressed to change her plans. She was later among those recognized for outstanding attendance throughout the seminar. Other comments included, “The message was great, clear, and to the point,” and “Thank you for this lesson. I learned a lot.” Another excited participant concluded that those who came did so because God wanted them there.

Topics included “How to Know the Future,” “Signs You Can’t Ignore,” and “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?” By the time Dent introduced the Sabbath on Easter weekend, a core group of 25-30 regulars had formed. Yet, nearly 10 newcomers showed up for the first time that weekend. Among them was a young man who, “went home that Friday night, thought and prayed about what he had heard, and cancelled his Saturday work appointments,” said Dent.

The Matrix of Prophecy concluded in May and approximately four individuals were baptized at the Brinklow church, with others studying for baptism.

This nucleus of individuals, currently Dent’s under shepherd group, is constantly nurtured. Meanwhile, the possibility of a Bowie church plant is being explored. “I want laypeople everywhere to know that they too can plan, and lead-out in, these types of seminars,” says Dent, as he continues to fulfill his passion for presenting biblical prophecies and bringing others to Christ.

Jahidin Sihotang, who pastored in Indonesia (left), brought his guests from New Jersey to the first Sabbath session.

Information processing coordinator Felice Brandon and her son, Nicolas, enjoyed serving on the seminar staff.

Lynette Wood, Ph.D., an accounting professor at Howard University and co-leader of Brinklow’s communication team, served as general coordinator for the Matrix of Prophecy seminar.

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Resource Guide Norma Sahlin

Resources THAT WILL CHANGE LIVES he description of the Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew 5:1-10) is reminiscent of camp meeting. The crowds gathered around the wonderful Teacher. While many came because of curiosity, they stayed because of Jesus’ powerful message. When you return from camp meeting, refreshed by fellowship and inspired by speakers, use these resources to organize ministries that will change lives in your church and community:

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The Passion of the Messiah Author: Jerry Thomas Source: Adventist Book Center at (800) 765-6955 or www.adventistbookcenter.com Price: $.39 The graphic depiction of Jesus’ last 12 hours before crucifixion, as portrayed in the motion picture The Passion of the Christ, has led to extraordinary discussions about eternal issues. This 16-page booklet is excerpted from Messiah, an adaptation of Ellen White’s The Desire of Ages, which chronicles the life of Christ. It’s available in English and Spanish.

The Challenge of the Empty Pew Author: Linford Lee Martin Source: AdventSource at (800) 3280525 or www.adventsource.org Price: $9.95 Ever wondered why those pews stay empty? According to Martin, there are four main areas: the pastoral role in worship, helping the congregation become more active in worship, improving planning and preparation, and reclaiming reverence in worship. Martin tells how he guided an actual church into a more active, vibrant form of worship. Try this approach to improve attendance and participation in your church.

Hope to the World Kit Author: Ken and Robin Morrison Source: AdventSource at (800) 3280525 or www.adventsource.org Price: $99.95 Involve the whole family in evangelism efforts during this “Year of World Evangelism.” This encompassing 10

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resource coordinates with nearly any Seventh-day Adventist evangelistic series. Each of the 30 Bible topics is prepared for Cradle Roll/Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior-Earliteen age groups to correlate with the adult series. Also included are vinyl activity game boards, playing pieces, teacher resource and crafts materials, and a large supply of ready-to-use, reproducible masters. Use additional ideas to revitalize your children’s Sabbath School or Vacation Bible School. Don’t miss out on this great family-friendly resource.

Family Ministries: Curriculum for the Local Church Author: Willie Oliver Source: AdventSource at (800) 3280525 or www.adventsource.org Price: $19.95 Healthy families make healthy churches. This curriculum equips local family ministry coordinators to teach positive relational skills to church families. The 10 modules, which are 90 minutes each, can be used at training events for local family ministry personnel.

Women’s Ministries for Local Church Directors Source: AdventSource at (800) 3280525 or www.adventsource.org Price: $5.95 There’s no need to reinvent the wheel! This kit provides everything necessary to start a women’s ministry program. Take these basic ideas and make them your own. You’ll learn how to organize the program and about your duties.

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Newtonville First Church Enjoys Successful Youth Day eventh-day Adventists around the world greet each week with the words, “Happy Sabbath!” The phrase is meant to encourage the recipient of those words to relax and enjoy a blessed Sabbath experience with the Lord.

The First Seventh-day Adventist Church of Newtonville, N.J., recently held a youth day under the leadership of Tina Heath, youth ministries leader and music coordinator. The theme was “Youth Explosion 2004,” which came from Psalm 150:6: “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”

The entire day’s program—Sabbath School to divine worship—was a continuous praise service—entirely conducted in song, including the sermon.

One attendee said, “You could feel the presence of the Lord through song, testimonies, and praise dancers. Vern Johnson led the praise services and the testimonies; they were very inspirational.”

During the divine worship service, Pastor Augustus O’Giste, Allegheny East Conference Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Director, conducted Daughters Of Divine Worship, praise the dedication dancers from Trinity Pentecostal Church ceremony of of God in Paterson, N.J., give a dramatic performance.

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The group, One Voice, from the Seashore church in Pleasantville, N.J., performs for the main service.

Heath, the daughter of Anthony and Tina Heath.

Chris Thompson and Harold Trawick gave two notable testimonies. When threatened by his nationwide employer to have his Sabbath privileges revoked, Thompson took the threat to the Lord and went on a scheduled two-week vacation. When he returned— instead of receiving a pink slip as threatened—he noticed that he was scheduled off on Saturdays for as long as he worked for that company. Harold Trawick, head chef of a large nationwide hotel firm, suffered a stroke in 2000. The doctors had given up hope that he would live; yet alone walk. He was on strict bed rest for three weeks. “Because of the prayers of family and the mercy of a loving God,” he says, “I am presently able to walk slowly with the use of a cane.”

Exuberant worship and praise continued throughout the day and into the traditional AY service. The musical talents of several individuals from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., blended their voices and talents to praise God in the highest.

—Tamara Kelly

Allegheny East Conference PO Box 266, Pine Forge, PA 19548 ■ Phone: (610) 326-4610 www.myalleghenyeast.com ■ President, Charles L. Cheatham Communication Director, Robert Booker

The praise team from the Newtonville First church leads the audience in song.

Pine Forge Academy (800) 390-9529 ■ www.pineforgeacademy.org e-mail: pfa@pineforgeacademy.org Public Relations Director, Tiffany S. Taylor

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Berean Holds First VBS in 26 Years t had been a long time since the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church in Uniontown, Pa., held a Vacation Bible School (VBS).

Patience Barnes had pondered the idea of conducting VBS at Berean for neighborhood children for many years. Finally, in 2001 she presented the idea to the Sabbath School superintendent, but the absence of funds was a stumbling block.

In 2003, Ms. Gregory, the Sabbath School superintendent, accepted the challenge and began planning a VBS. Gregory, Barnes, and Ms. Colbert attended Pastor Ken Washington’s children's ministries workshop in the fall of 2002. It was there that the program and theme of “Jesus Kids in the Kitchen” was chosen.

Once plans were underway, the summer feeding program coordinator checked to see if the children would qualify for free breakfast and lunch—praise God, they did!

Last summer, we opened our doors for VBS for the first time in 26 years. We are certain it has been that Aaron Dillard, who attended the last Berean church VBS, brought long because one of our members, Aaron Dillard, his daughter, Erin, to the meetings. attended the last VBS in 1977—when he was four years old! Dillard brought his four-year-old daughter, Erin, to the meetings.

VBS children received nutriWe were also pleased to register 24 children from tious and delicious snacks the neighborhood, the church, and from the Mt. each day of the program.

Pleasant community.

The children enjoyed the food preparation projects, arts and crafts, outdoor games, and morning worship.

Each morning we had song service, recited the pledge of allegience, and pledge to the Bible. We then reviewed our memory verse for that day.

The children learned that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” and that God loves them and wants them to be healthy through exercise, water, diet, healthy choices, abstinence from harmful habits, sunshine, rest, trust in God, and temperance.

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Karen Nelson, center, enjoyed working with her VBS kids on special arts and crafts projects.

children how to care for their teeth. They really enjoyed it and learned much from her presentation.

On Sabbath we had a graduation program for our VBS kids with many parents in attendance. The children participated by singing a few songs, reciting their memory verses, and reciting the principles of healthy living.

The children who recited their verses from memory, received a special gift. Three children were in the final recital: Latavia Brown, Robert Brown, and Amora Hall. Latavia Brown was the final winner with Robert and Amora recognized for doing great jobs!

A VBS attendee proudly displays a project she made in one of the many fun activity centers during the week-long program.

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Hillcrest Aids Baptist Congregation After Fire ecently, while driving to church one Sabbath morning, I noticed a massive cloud of black smoke rising above the skyline. I realized this was no ordinary fire. I was immediately concerned because it was very close to my church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.

When I got closer, I saw that the fire was enormous.

Fire engines were all over the place and news crews were doing live reports. The fire started about 8:30 a.m. and its victim was the Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Ebenezer Baptist Church—a gray Gothic edifice— stands at the historical heart of the Hill District, a thriving congregation for over 130 years. Ebenezer, the first black Baptist congregation in Western Pennsylvania to own a church building, has also been a driving force in the nation’s civil rights movement.

In the African-American community, the church is often a place of refuge in difficult times. Ebenezer Baptist was a church that provided hope for the downtrodden and offered families a place to worship and praise the Lord. The building, with all of its history, was destroyed by a horrific fire that also claimed the lives of two Pittsburgh firefighters and injured 29 others.

Many parishioners were on the corner watching, crying, and praying, as their house of worship was being destroyed.

As the fire blazed, several members of the Hillcrest Seventh-day Adventist Church—several blocks up the street—gathered to help. The group, led by Benjamin Jackson, met with Pastor J. V. A. Winsett and his Ebenezer board of trustees in a parking lot across from the burning church.

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met with Ebenezer trustees in a Salvation Army bus.

They had prayer, and made arrangements to accommodate Ebenezer’s worship services in Hillcrest’s facility the following morning.

“God answered our prayers even before we thought about finding a place to worship,” said Pastor Winsett.

“Hillcrest was a perfect fit because they worship on Saturday and we worship on Sunday.”

Ebenezer’s congregation worshipped the next morning in the haven of the Hillcrest church. Two services were held and several Hillcrest members were there to greet and welcome the guests as they arrived. Both services were very emotional. “I stand here today with mixed emotions, not so much because we lost a building; I know the church is still intact,” said Pastor Winsett, “but because there were firefighters who risked their lives to save our building. Two lost their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice.” Kathy Mayle, a member of Ebenezer Baptist since 1988, captured the sentiment of the morning: “The physical structure of the building may be gone, but that doesn’t define what we are as a congregation,” she said. “We will pull together to rebuild this church.”

You could see God’s hand working in this endeavor from the start, as people helped others in their time of need. This act of compassion has sparked a very positive response from the community.

—Paul Spradley

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JUNE 2004

Natural Church Development Meets Needs ffective evangelism must reach people where they are, and it must be need-oriented. It intentionally cultivates relationships with people so they can become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ—people who are actively participating in the life of the church and community. To do this we must study our culture to discover needs and mind-sets, which will indicate what is “good news” to these people. The evangelism of the future must be culturally relevant.

Need-oriented evangelism also calls us to mobilize people for the harvest; it forces us to develop outreach-oriented ministries. It then demands that we find ways of assimilating new members into the life of the church and establishing them in loving obedience to Christ. This is the heart of need-oriented evangelism from the perspective of the natural church development process.

I urge every member within Chesapeake to make this a matter of fervent prayer: Thank God for His saving grace that brought you “out of darkness into His marvelous light.” Acknowledge His command to go into the entire world. Confess any lack of compassion for lost people. Ask God to open your eyes to see lost people you come in contact with every day and to enlarge your heart to befriend everyone. Ask Him for effective strategies that will win new people to Christ, Neville Harcombe for the growth of new members to maturity, to help you put others first, and to touch your President heart with His compassion.

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NEWS Baltimore First Stewardship Campaign Victorious Baltimore First church members recently gathered at the Columbia Union headquarters for a banquet celebrating a remarkable response to their stewardship campaign. Church leaders had set victory, challenge, and hallelujah goals of $340,000, $440,000, and $540,000 respectively. When the campaign was completed, the three-year pledges totaled over $660,000!

Pastor Ben Boggess reported that with the monies being generated, the church would retire the mortgage on their new school ($300,000), address several pressing capital maintenance and remodeling projects, and fund an expanding range of church outreach ministries.

Natural Church Development Trains Coaches Over the weekend of April 24, nine Chesapeake members spent 24 hours in Phase I training as coaches in the Natural Church Development (NCD) process.

Lyle and Runette Litzenberger from the North American Division Evangelism Institute in Berrien Springs, Mich., conducted the training sessions. They were assisted by Judy Butler and Tamyra Horst, from the Kenhorst Avenue church in Reading, Pa. Participants are being taught to assist 18 churches that have signed on for

the NCD process. The new coaches are: Moses Anderson, Frank Bondurant, David Glass, Phil Hamman, Todd Jerman, Christina Nipe, Jonathan Park, Tim Roosenberg, and Rob Vandeman.

Celebration Health Fair Held in Calvert County Margaret Fowler, health ministries director of the Prince Frederick church, coordinated a celebration health fair in conjunction with Calvert County’s (Md.) 350th anniversary. Twenty local health and community service agencies, as well as the College of Southern Maryland, cooperated with the church members in making this a successful event. Over 150 copies of Creation Health—the 2004 Sharing Book of the Year—were given to those who visited each of the 12 celebration stations.

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Williamsport Members Sacrifice for India embers of the Williamsport (Md.), Sabbath School heard of the tremendous number of baptisms taking place in India and the desperate need for new church buildings to accommodate the incredible growth. They responded by raising nearly $25,000 in just three months.

Working in conjunction with Maranatha Volunteers International, three church buildings have been constructed and funds provided for employing three Bible workers to nurture and expand the churches over the next five years. Williamsport members have since raised monies to construct an additional church and provide electricity and 150 hymnals to each of the four churches.

The project was hatched in a Sabbath School class taught by Dick Singer and Jack DeVore, and then expanded by Sabbath School superintendent Jocelyn Fay. As a result, a real bond has been established between the members of these churches. Williamsport members are updated regularly with pictures and stories of the continued growth.

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Parvez Masih, a Williamsport-sponsored Bible worker who has led over 150 people to Christ in less than 10 years, stands in front of the new Chawkawl sanctuary. The church is one of four supported by the Williamsport congregation.

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120 Prepare for the Harvest bout 120 Chesapeake members, representing over 40 churches, recently spent a day equipping themselves for the work of evangelism. The “Preparing for the Harvest” rally was organized by evangelism coordinator Frank Bondurant and featured specialists in both personal and public evangelism. The attendees selected from seminars such as Presenting PowerPoint and DVD seminars, The Basics of Successful Lay Meetings, Calling for Decisions, Following Up Interests, Creative Resources for Witnessing, and Starting a Discover Bible School.

“It was one of our most successful training events ever,” reported Bondurant. “There was an excitement among our people about getting prepared for this work.”

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Robert Folkenberg, of the Carolina Conference, shares details on doing evangelism.

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Farley Named Chief Financial Officer olumbia Union College (CUC) administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Farley, currently serving as the college’s controller, as chief financial officer and vice president for financial administration. His appointment begins July 1.

“Farley brings many years of exceptional experience to help CUC continue on its path toward financial growth and success. I have the greatest confidence in him, and I look forward to seeing the way in which God will continue to bless our efforts as a campus under his able financial leadership,” said President Randal Wisbey.

Farley will replace Charlotte Conway as vice president for financial administration, a post she has held since March 2001. “For 17 years Conway has brought incredible passion, insight, and action to her work at CUC. These past three years as vice president bring to a close a remarkable career in Adventist higher education,” said Wisbey. “As she prepares to enjoy her retirement with her husband, we wish her every happiness.”

Farley came to CUC in March 2002 from one of the D.C. area’s most prestigious consulting firms, where he worked as controller and in government contracts. He is a CPA, a certified managerial accountant, and a certified financial manager with a master’s degree in finance from the University of Baltimore.

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CUC, Farley has improved the college’s cash management functions, saved the school thousands of dollars through diligent tax compliance, successfully managed and strengthened the college’s investment portfolio, improved efficiency Patrick Farley in the accounting department, and managed the dayto-day operations of the CUC accounting office.

“I want to continue the improvements we’ve made in the accounting department, and build upon the recent financial successes achieved under Charlotte’s leadership,” said Farley.

“Following Charlotte Conway is a daunting task,” said Farley. “She’s been a fantastic vice president for finance. Her personality and way of handling people is warm, yet she gets right to the bottom of a problem because she cares so much about this school.”

Centennial Snapshot Tuition Rates In 1904: the regular term cost was $4 a month— with room, board, and laundry at an additional $18.

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Dr. Mathiesen is an Adventist pioneer. In 1959 he became the first student missionary sent from an

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Adventist college to the mission field. He graduated from CUC in 1960 and finished medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1964.

After residency and a stint in the Air Force, Dr. Mathiesen returned to mission work at Bangkok Adventist Hospital from 1972-1974. From 1974 to the present, his practice in pulmonary and internal medicine has served the community of Greenville, Tenn.

Gurubathams, Williams Named Alumni of the Year Joseph Edward Gurubatham has served as president and CEO of Griggs University/Home Study International since 1989. He says he owes it all to God’s ever-present love and to CUC. During his 21-year tenure at CUC, he held the positions of director of admissions and registrar, and vice president for academic administration.

While at CUC, he helped establish the adult evening program; the external degree and academic support services departments; and the cooperative education program—as well as several academic honor societies.

He was presented the “2003 Person of the Year for Promoting Collaboration in Education” award by the Adventist Virtual Learning Network (AVLN), and in April 2002, Joseph was recognized by the international distance education community as the “2002 Person of the Year in Distance Education.”

Juanita Louise (Thompson) Gurubatham currently serves as the associate vice president for academic administration and institutional research. Following her graduation from CUC, Joseph and Juanita Gurubatham she worked for several years at Washington Adventist Hospital as a medical technologist and supervisor of the histology laboratory.

Gurubatham joined CUC in 1981 as an instructor and education coordinator for the medical technology program. Since then, she has held a number of key positions including department chair of health sciences, chair of the division of health and life sciences, and director of new programs in the adult evening program. Her love of teaching resulted in her being awarded “The Thomas and Violet Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching” in both 1990 and 1994.

Gurubatham received a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from CUC in 1974 and earned a doctor of philosophy degree in public policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2003.

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“Both Joseph and Juanita daily live out the mission of CUC in service to the college, the church, and the community. Their generosity, love for the students, and deep commitment to CUC have truly distinguished them as Alumni of the Year,” said CUC President Randal Wisbey.

Hyveth Williams is the senior pastor of the 1,500-member Campus Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Loma Linda, Calif.

A 1984 graduate from CUC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology, Williams is the first black female pastor and the first female senior pasHyveth Williams tor in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. An avid evangelist, Williams also served in several congregations including Sligo church in Takoma Park, Md. Williams received her Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University Theological Seminary in 1989, and her Doctor of Ministry degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1998. In 1996, she became the first non-Episcopalian to receive a fellowship from the Episcopal College of Preachers, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. She is actively involved with a number of charitable civic organizations in Southern California. Her latest book, Secrets of a Happy Heart, was just published.

“Her creativity, commitment, and faith have helped hundreds of people. We are proud she began her journey at CUC as she has now become regarded as a voice to be listened to within our church,” said Wisbey.

CALENDAR June 4

First Summer Session Ends

June 7

Second Summer Session Begins

June 10

Adult Evening Program, BS Information Systems Registration

June 18

Summer Fun & Faith Series Begins 8:30 p.m. each Friday through summer

July 4

Takoma Park Independence Day Parade

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JUNE 2004

Be Strong and of Good Courage! od had brought His people out of Egypt and led them through the wilderness. Now, they were on the very brink of receiving the promise, about to cross over Jordan into Canaan’s land. But they feared troublous times to come. Not only that, but just when they felt they needed him the most, their beloved leader, Moses, was asked to step down, and Joshua was appointed to be the new leader.

The people were upset about the change in leadership, and Satan sought to keep them in turmoil, and strife— diverting their attention away from the mission. But God had a plan to lead them if they would just trust Him. What was God’s message during that period, just before entering Canaan’s land? In the Bible we read: “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you” (Deut. 31:6, NKJV).

Here in Mountain View, we, too, are going through some changes in church leadership. Due to increased costs and decreased income over the past few years, the executive committee had to make some very difficult decisions. Unfortunately, this could not be done without affecting personnel in the office and then in the field. This inevitably brings about changes in district configurations and pastoral leadership, which is unsettling for all of us.

However, we can rejoice that God has a thousand ways to accomplish His work. God is calling every member to be strong in faith and courageous in witnessing. It is time for the Kingsley Whitsett Lord to return in glory, and it’s time for us to be empowered by His Spirit to hasten His coming!

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Lewisburg Members Share Passion for Christ hen opening night for the film The Passion of the Christ came to Fairlea in Greenbrier County, the Gallimore family from the Lewisburg church went to the local movie theater featuring this film, and distributed Steps to Christ and Bible study enrollment cards to audiences as they entered and exited the show.

“We were staggered by the response,” said Beverly Gallimore.

“In less than 20 minutes we distributed 100 copies of Steps to Christ and were quickly reduced to simply passing out Bible study enrollment cards. Many teenagers out on a Saturday night date to see this film were among the most eager to grab the books and cards. Many of these young people came out of the cinema weeping, melted down with emotion. They were desperate for more information about Jesus and snatched the literature as though it were a lifeline.

One lady to whom I offered Steps to Christ said, ‘I’m not interested,’ and immediately another lady just behind her said, ‘Praise the Lord—I am,’ and grabbed the book.”

The next night more members of the Lewisburg church went out with fresh supplies of gospel literature and enrollment cards, and met more eager responses. When The Passion of the Christ was shown in Hinton several weeks later, the Gallimore family distributed more literature to moviegoers with the same enthusiastic reception, especially from young people.

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“Multitudes will receive the faith and join the armies of the Lord” (Evangelism, p. 700).

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Braxton Church Visited by Methodist Members ight members of the Burnsville United Methodist Choir, with their pastor, Timothy Kelley, surprised the Braxton Seventh-day Adventist Church by attending Sabbath services recently. Some of the choir members who had attended a cooking class, presented by Patricia Ridpath at the Methodist church, brought delicious vegetarian dishes for the fellowship dinner.

The Methodist visitors joined in both Sabbath School and church services. When requested, the choir gladly obliged the congregation with a couple of songs for special music. Afterwards, they stayed to enjoy a potluck feast. Pastor Kelley and a choir member, Rose Crutchfield, presented John and Patricia Ridpath with pins in appreciation for their service to the community. After the meal, the choir and Pastor Kelley joined Braxton members at the piano for two hours of singing, followed by a discussion of various Bible topics of interest. They also learned several songs from the Adventist hymnal that they want to use in their own services.

The Methodist visitors said they enjoyed the services. They joined the Ridpaths at the local nursing home Sabbath afternoon for another hour of singing and worship.

The next day at their church service, Pastor Kelley told his congregation that he had heard the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a cult—a common misconception in Appalachia and elsewhere. He admonished them that if they heard such comments, a visit to an Adventist church would prove that notion false.

The Ridpaths taught a Methodist Sunday School class. Since then, Braxton’s Methodist guests have completed a study of Steps to Christ and are now reading another Adventist doctrinal book.

They’ve also given all the members of the Burnsville Methodist congregation Adventist literature, and some are interested in studying the booklet, Does God Love Sinners Forever?, during their prayer meeting. A group of Adventist believers plans to visit the Methodist congregation soon.

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Summersville Holds Music Festival his spring over 300 people crowded the new gymnasium at the Summersville Seventh-day Adventist Church and School for the presentation of the 13th Mountain View Conference Music Festival. Exhibiting tremendous talent and enthusiasm, students from 11 schools across the conference, as well as the bell choir from C.F. Richards Jr. Academy in Staunton, Va., formed a mass choir with over 115 voices from grades K-12. The choirs were directed by Palos Tuley and Leslie Bernhardt, both from Texas, who have extensive experience in mass choir productions.

Jonathan Meyer, from Glenville, W.Va., and Jo Byrkit, from Princeton, W.Va., provided excellent piano accompaniment for all the choir and congregational songs.

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State Academy in Salem, W.Va.; served on the committee responsible for choosing the directors, pianists, music, and location.

Students conducted the Sabbath School program and the mass choir performed 17 numbers during the morning worship service and afternoon programs. Mountain View President Kingsley Whitsett spoke on how to prepare for heaven.

Innumerable hours of grueling practice helped the choir to perform difficult pieces. Listening to voices from all over the conference, singing the congregational hymns together, provided a glimpse of heaven.

The conference leadership expressed appreciation to the members of the Summersville church and school, including students, teachers, and parents who made this program a success.

—Yonnie Michael

Mountain View

EVENTS June 7 100 Miles in 100 Days Ends

22-27 Camp meeting

27 ABC Book Sale 2 p.m.

July 4-11 Lifeguard Camp (ages 15 & up) Adventure Camp (ages 7-9)

11-18 Junior Camp (ages 10-12)

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SpiriT MOUNT VERNON ACADEMY JUNE 2004

Service Above Self ervice Above Self”—this is the motto of Rotary International, and I really like it. It seems to me this is a motto that every Christian should embrace, and it is a motto we try to live by at Mount Vernon Academy (MVA). Most of the world lives by the motto “Self Above Everything.”

In a world of “Self Above Everything,” it is amazing that over 60 students gave up their week of winter vacation to go on mission trips—one to Habitat for Humanity in Miami—and one to Guyana, South America, to rebuild an Adventist youth camp. These students are not Rotarian adults—they are Christian youth—and they are learning what it means to be of service to humanity rather than serving self.

It seems to me that we need to affirm and support our teenagers. There are probably students from your church or school that have gone on similar mission trips. Many of you probably supported them with donations to help pay for the trip. MVA has programs, classes, and activities to help all our students grow in their relationship with Jesus and to exemplify that relationship by being active disciples for Him. We think that having over 40 percent of our students give up vacation to go on a mission trip is a pretty good report card for success.

“Service Above Self”—It seems to me that this is a good motto for all Christians trying to be disciples of Jesus. If so, student missionaries are setting good examples for adults.

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Mission Trip Blesses Participants acation or mission trip? That was what we had to decide about Winter Break this year. My mom and I decided to go on the mission trip together. Along with 43 others from MVA, we flew to Guyana to help rebuild a youth camp. We painted, fixed broken windows, worked on concrete block cabins, cleared a basketball court, and put up a backboard and hoops. We also built bunk beds and a concrete camp sign. A bridge was also constructed for a community member who had to cross a small swamp to get home.

We worked hard and the weather was hot and very humid. We also had a great time meeting the local people, learning about their lives, and seeing lots of new things—but I’ll spare you the details about the tarantulas, worms, and piranhas.

One of the most memorable events happened one evening while we were having worship. A family brought their 9-year-old boy to us for medical attention.

He was bitten by a poisonous snake. They walked 30 minutes to our camp and by that time, the boy’s leg was numb up to his knee. We had a satellite phone for emergencies and called Hinsdale Hospital to find out what to do. They advised us to get him to a hospital right away. Some of the students ran down to the closest village and borrowed a boat. With flashlights, a group crossed the river and got the boy to a hospital in

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I know going on this mission trip gave me a whole new appreciation for life and the many blessings that the Lord gives us. I went to serve others and hopefully, blessed them by helping; and I certainly left feeling blessed!

Valerie Sutton President CLASS OF 2006

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SpiriT Following God’s Purpose believe God has a plan for everyone. I have a large family and none of my brothers and sisters graduated from high school. But I will in 2007.

I want to show my three younger sisters that God has a purpose for everyone. I always attended public school. My parents have little money and I never imagined I would get to come to a Christian school. But, God provided a way. With the help of my parents, Ellen and Kenny Young, my church family and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, I am at MVA. One of the things I get to do here is help run the City church. I often preach on Sabbath and I also have a job preaching for an evangelism seminar this summer. I believe that MVA is helping me figure out what God's purpose is for my life.

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Urban Mission Trip Provides Service Opportunities wenty-five students and sponsors from MVA took an urban mission trip to Miami, Fla. This mission trip was the first of its kind—created for MVA students who couldn’t afford the yearly overseas mission trip.

The main project was to paint and refurbish the Eden Seventh-day Adventist Church—a Haitian congregation in Miami. Students worked for three days to repaint classrooms, bathrooms, hallways, and a fellowship hall. Mechanically inclined students and sponsors repaired a drinking fountain, light fixtures, plumbing, doorjams, and crumbling dry wall. Each day at lunch, the Eden church memcalendar of bers showed their appreciation by serving the group tasty Creole food.

For many students, the day spent volunteering at Camillus House—a full-service homeless shelter in downtown Miami—had the most impact.

June Students served food, cleared dishes, and cleaned up after meals. It was eye 13-19 Ohio Conference opening to witness how grateful the people were for what little they received.

Camp Meeting The group also participated in a chapel service for Greater Miami Academy, a Friday night vespers for North Miami Spanish church, and a August Sabbath worship service for the Eden church. They sang, performed 2 MVA Faculty Report to Work skits, and shared testimonies.

Trips to the Everglades, Key Biscayne, Bayside Park, and South 8-11 Soccer/Volleyball Camp Beach provided much-needed rest from the hard work. Our students Hand Bells Pre-session were eager to soak up some sun and a little of the local flavor before 12-14 Resident Assistant Camp heading back to snowy Ohio.

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Echoliers Retreat

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Precious Jewels Present Adventurer Day ave you ever stopped to ponder the reason why God made you? It is a simple, yet profound question—one that has been posed in many sermons, lesson study discussions, classroom debates, and church publications.

To answer that question, perhaps we should consider the Precious Jewels Adventurer Club for they know much about this topic!

Adventurer Day at the First Filipino church in Linden, N.J., was a family blessing event where children were honored by their parents, leaders, and church family. The children reflected the theme for the day, “The Reason God Made Me,” in a well-planned Sabbath School program, divine hour of worship, and AY meeting.

Under the leadership of assistant club director Marife Silos, the Sabbath School program featured several members of the Precious Jewels who recited reasons God made them. The mission story—a skit depicting the story of a young Swedish girl’s faith in our Father and her strong desire to share His love with her friends—was creatively brought to life by club parents Sam and Tina Pastores, club teacher Reine Makiling, and the club members. The church was also blessed by the the children singing a special song during each program.

The children were given the opportunity to present reasons why God made them.

The featured speaker for the worship service was Lauris Magbanua, an officer at the First Filipino church. He is married to Precious Jewels Club Director Margie Magbanua and is one of the most dedicated supporters of the Adventurer ministry. In his message, “Oak of Righteousness,” he challenged parents and church family alike to nurture “our little seedlings so that they may grow to be like the strong oak trees.”

A heartwarming media presentation, produced by Pastor Geoffrey Tio, was presented during the worship service. It was a touching compilation of favorite baby and childhood photos of each club member and videotaped messages of love from their parents. The words of affirmation tugged at our heartstrings, evoked smiles and a few giggles, and brought tears of pride and joy to all.

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Precious Jewels Adventurers perform a special song for church.

again took center stage and presented their musical skills in the afternoon program. The dedicated members and guests who stayed were treated to vocal renditions, a guitar duet, recorder and flute instrumentals, a treasure hunt, and light refreshments. The club director presented each Adventurer with a tulip arrangement to remind them how special they are and that they are loved!

Pastor Tio asked the congregation, “How many of you see God in your children’s faces?” I most certainly do, as a mother and an Adventurer parent. I firmly believe that God made children so that we could have tangible evidence of His great love for us! May the Lord continue to guide and bless our children—our precious jewels!

Judy Cardona Gamez FIRST FILIPINO CHURCH

Precious Jewels Adventurer Club, with their adult leaders, poses for a group picture in the sanctuary.

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Conference Welcomes New Pastors astor Walter Umaña, his wife, Alexandra, and their children—Daniella, 6; Gabrielle, 3; and Joshua, 2—recently joined our New Jersey family to pastor in the New Brunswick and Perth Amboy Hispanic churches. Pastor Umaña has a very rich background, including a master’s in public health and is a medical doctor specializing in research. He has a great love for evangelism at home and abroad—lecturing on theology and church history as well as health-related issues affecting our church. We give them a warm welcome.

The Lakewood, Atlantic City, and Hammonton Spanish churches have a new pastor. Pastor José Guevara, his wife, Rosie, and their daughters—Raquelita and Lizzy—come to New Jersey from the Nevada/Utah Conference.

They have worked in Central America, Puerto Rico, and the United States for several years. May God's blessings be upon them and their ministry.

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Cohansey School Celebrates 45 Years of Service he Cohansey School opened its doors in 1959, and continues to provide Christian education to Salem and Cumberland counties in New Jersey.

Situated on four and one half acres approximately 25 miles from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, we house three classrooms, a library, gymnasium, and kitchen. Alongside our ballfields are playground equipment, a tree-shaded picnic area, and prayer garden.

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Pressing on as Gideon's Army In its rural location, our school has experienced low enrollment— forcing us to downsize to a oneteacher facility. This year, seven fantastic students are entrusted in my care. Together, we have found that the only way to face life's trials is to keep them before the Lord. So that's exactly what we do.

Cohansey School exists for the purpose of providing a Christian family atmosphere through which children may develop in character and in service to others. We are a family. Recalling the story of Gideon's army, we discussed our situation and decided to “press on”

by Gideon's example, believing that we don't have to be great in number to succeed—just great in faith.

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more programs and activities we do” commented Caesarinne Sprianu.

“I like the one-on-one with the teacher. We get all the help we want when we need it,” expressed Eric Neitzel.

replacement. If you would like to be a part of this much-needed project, you will be considered a blessing.

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Cohansey in Action Bob Francois of the Cumberland County Historical Society led our students on a personal tour of historical Bridgeton and Greenwich.

The walking tour included stops at historical homesteads, the County Historical Library, the Greenwich Tea Party Monument, Gibbon House Museum, and the Archeological Artifacts Museum.

Cohansey's first gymnastics show was beautifully executed by newly formed Gymnastics Inc., with leader Tonya Baitinger. The students performed on mats that were purchased this year by fundraising and private donations.

In this, our 45th year, we are experiencing God's blessings firsthand, while learning through a variety of programs and activities. The greatest challenge ahead is the replacement of our leaking gym roof. We were recently given a $1,000 check by attorney Robert Nixon, representing the Seventhday Adventist Church in North America, and his brother, Jay, in memory of their mother, Edith, who served on the Cohansey board. The Nixons suggested that we use their donation as “seed money” to activate an emergency fund for roof

June 5 AY Federation Meeting-South Adventurers’ Family Time Out

6 AY Federation Meeting-North

9 Directors’ Advisory

10 Masterguide Weekend Training Camp

17-19 English Camp Meeting

24-26 Spanish Camp Meeting

26 Day of Prayer

27 Camp Strike

29 Summer Camp Staff Training Week New Jersey News is published in the Visitor by the New Jersey Conference 2160 Brunswick Ave., Trenton NJ 08648 Phone: (609) 392-7131 ■ President, LeRoy Finck ■ Editor, Aura Garcia ■ www.njcsda.org

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Ohio Outreach Programs Thriving Bellefontaine Women Supply Valentines’ Treat On the morning of February 14 the women of the Bellefontaine church surprised the physicians and nursing staff of Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, by bringing in a tray of cookies for each shift. Each tray contained a note of appreciation for the care extended to the patients in the hospital.

Marion Member Offers Free Haircuts Anne Yates, a hair stylist from the Marion church, decided to offer free haircuts to the community. Her excitement about the project was contagious and encouraged her co-workers to get involved in her ministry. Church members provided refreshments for those waiting for haircuts. A donation was suggested and proceeds were donated to the local homeless shelter.

Manchester Church Serves Community Through Care Center

Several Bellefontaine ladies, under the direction of Becky Steve, women’s ministry director, prepared and delivered 24 trays of cookies.

The Manchester Community Care Center is a joint ministry of the Manchester church and the village of Manchester. The old city municipal building was rented to the church for a phenomenal price of $5 a year, and members stepped in to gut the building—converting the jail into a food pantry, and the former police offices/court/holding cells into a reception area and clothing department. An eight-member advisory committee, consisting of church, community, and educational leaders, oversaw the renovation project. Open two days a week, it is staffed primarily by members of the Manchester church along with volunteers from the local Nazarene and Mormon churches. The center serves an average of 160 to 250 families a month. There is no charge for the clothing and food distributed, as the center’s motto is “Freely given … Freely given to those in need.” School districts in surrounding counties have conducted food drives and delivered truckloads of food to the center, often when supplies were running low—further reminders of God’s presence and power in this ministry. Future plans for the center include adult literacy and teen ministry programs.

Web Site Offers Bible Answers for Busy People Mike Riebel joined the Newark church in 2003. As a new member he saw the church through “new eyes” and was excited about sharing what he had learned with others. He found that most people didn’t want to take the time to watch a video or do a Bible study, but were willing to spend time on the Internet. His Web site— www.bibleanswers.biz—is linked to several Adventist Web sites, including the Newark church. The site has had almost 400 hits since its inception.

Bucyrus Church Opens Soup Kitchen The Bucyrus church opened a soup kitchen this past winter. This ministry, led by Charles Tanner, provides a hot meal every first and second Sunday of the month for the homeless.

Shirley Kirchberg, Rin Masih, and Esther Martin—all members of the Wooster church—prepare a hot, mid-week soup and sandwich bar every Tuesday. Free to the public, the meal is served from 3–5 p.m. in the church’s community service center.

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Romanian Children Impact Spring Valley Students all it pride, but we thought we were going to Romania to change the people there! Of course, we anticipated some residual changes in ourselves, but in our minds, this mission project was about us impacting them. Reach International—a 30-year-old Seventh-day Adventist independent ministry—operates the orphanage we visited. Consisting of schools and orphanages in 23 countries, ministering to over 23,000 children, we saw first-hand how Reach International rescues and reshapes the lives of the people it serves. Jasmine Jacobs, president, along with her husband, voluntarily manage the worldwide program and its facilities.

After 20-plus hours of traveling, the Spring Valley Academy volunteers arrived at the Perethu children’s house to the sounds of squeals and excited laughter. What a welcome we were greeted with as the children ran out in the cold to assist us in hauling in our baggage. The beautiful faces of these children energized us from the moment we stepped foot into the orphanage.

Our group was divided into three groups: Alternately, one group worked Spring Valley students took enough new scarves, hats, and mittens for every child on the bathroom shower/re-tiling project, another ran the day camp for the in the orphanage to have a new set. children ages 2-16, and the last group accompanied Jacobs to Bucharest to rescue more children from the streets. Though the new culture and beautiful sights of Romania stirred us, helping needy kids is what will be forever imprinted on our minds. We witnessed how “Mommy Jasmine” knew the street residents personally. We saw how she fed them, spoke gentle encouragement to them, and proclaimed God’s love as the alternative to their survival techniques of “huffing” paint to take the edge off the hunger and cold.

When we would return to the orphanage with each new “family” member, the children greeted the newcomer with the same excitement and acceptance that we experienced on our arrival. After a hot shower; fresh, clean clothes; a nourishing meal; and a restful night’s sleep, the child eased into the new environment.

The relationships formed between our group members and the children prompted very personal heart changes.

Several of our students have made commitments to serve during the summer of 2004 as student mission volunteers. Others plan to commit an entire year to serve with Reach International. Challenged, we came home prepared to get out of our “comfort zones” and work more diligently with a Christ-like attitude, prioritizing the service of God’s children. May this rekindled zeal for service continue until our Savior rescues all of us, taking us to heaven where we hope to reunite with our precious, new friends in Romania.

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Beloved Spring Valley Teacher to Retire oan Kihlstrom will retire this year after almost 25 years of teaching at Spring Valley Academy.

Originally a second-grade teacher, she began attending art classes in 1980 and became certified to teach art in Ohio. “Art is both giving and living,” says Kihlstrom. At any time of the day, Kihlstrom can be found in the art room instructing students, preparing materials for a class, or creating her own works of art. It’s no secret that the kids adore her, and the feeling is mutual. “I love teaching grades 1 through 12,” she says, “Most art teachers don’t get the chance to watch their students grow like that.” Several of her former students have pursued careers in art and now work at such places as the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Joan Kihlstrom

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Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Perhaps her most famous former student is Nathan Greene, an artist well known in religious and secular circles for his paintings of Jesus Christ.

Although Kihlstrom has influenced countless lives and sculpted many young people into accomplished artists, her philosophy of art appreciation is simple. “You can’t enjoy the art without sharing it with someone,” she says.

Hundreds of students, parents, and teachers are indebted to Kihlstrom for sharing her love of art and her talents with Spring Valley Academy.

—Lisal Stevens

Mission Ohio is published in the Visitor by the Ohio Conference ■ P. O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 Phone: (740) 397-4665 ■ President, Raj Attiken Editor, Bette Toscano ■ www.ohioadventist.org

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Where Will Your Child Spend Eternity? ne of the most worthwhile decisions a parent can make is to invest in Adventist education for their children, for its main purpose is to guide students to prepare to meet Christ at His second coming. Another advantage of an Adventist education is that you can be assured the spiritual values you hold in your home will be taught and reinforced in the classroom.

Please remember that attending Adventist schools does not guarantee that a young person will remain an Adventist in adulthood. However, studies have shown that it is a high factor in young people continuing their membership in the church. As a pastor, I have had many parents come to me and say, “We didn't send our kids to Adventist schools—we thought it wouldn't matter. We wish we had done it differently!”

June is a good time to plan for the upcoming school year. I encourage you to contact the nearest Adventist elementary school or Blue Mountain Academy and inquire about enrolling Ray Hartwell President your child this fall.

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Conference Camp Aquires Nature Center t has been a dream of constituents across Pennsylvania for a long time, and many have talked for years about the need for a nature center with camp Director Wendy Eberhardt.

Last fall as Eberhardt began planning the curriculum for summer camp, she wanted to plan classes that fit the conference and camp’s mission goals. To do this, Eberhardt believed that more nature classes were needed, where children would learn more about creation and the Creator. She added three new nature classes that concentrate on examining rocks and minerals, amphibians, and reptiles. She also made a commitment to assigning three staff members to the new nature classes.

But Eberhardt’s husband, Ed, presented a dilemma when he asked, “Where are you going to teach these classes?”

At that time, there was no nature center. But Eberhardt was determined that it was important to teach summer campers more about The new nature center observation room nature, believing they would also will give campers an opportunity to learn more about God as a result. watch wildlife eat at the special feeders.

“We’ll hold classes on the lawn or in a tent,” she said. “God will provide.”

Five days later, a couple who had heard of the dream for a nature center came to visit the Eberhardts and unexpectedly made the donation for a new nature center—God had provided!

Eberhardt believes the miracles that made the center possible haven’t ended, but are just beginning. “Nature really is God’s second book,” she shared, “When you learn about nature, you learn about the nature of God and how He’s created all these things because He loves us. The nature center will give us an opportunity to make God more real to the children. The ultimate goal is for kids to come to camp and fall head over heals in love with Him.”

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June 27-July 4 Adventure Week Laurel Lake Camp

July 4-11 Junior 1 Week Laurel Lake Camp

11-18 Junior 2 Week Laurel Lake Camp

18-25 Teen Week Laurel Lake Camp

Pennsylvania Pen is published in the Visitor by the Pennsylvania Conference 720 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 Phone: (610) 374-8331, ext. 210 President, Ray Hartwell ■ Editor, Tamyra Horst ■ Secretary, Daisy Lopez www.paconference.org

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Laurel Lake Camp Application/Registration Please fill out this registration form and mail with deposit payable to: Laurel Lake Camp, 76 Lodge Road Rossiter, PA 15772.

Class selections are made based on complete payment or a minimum deposit of $50.

Camper’s Name __________________________________________________ Age During Camp __________________________ Cabin ______________ Mother’s Name __________________________________________________ Father’s Name____________________________________________________ Home Phone # ______________________ Parent Work # ______________ Emergency # ____________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________ City ______________________________ State____________ Zip ________ Birthday ____/____/____ ______________Sex: M F Confirmation E-mail ______________________________________________

HEALTH RECORD Camper’s Name ____________________________ Age ______________

PLEASE ENCLOSE A COPY OF YOUR INSURANCE CARD! Bring any necessary medicines, inhalers, Epinephrine shots, etc.

Circle if applicant has had: Asthma

Diabetes

Convulsions

Heart Problems

Other (special needs) ______________________________________ Home church________________________ Pastor’s Name ______________ Do you wish to be baptized at camp? ________

List allergies, if any ____________________________________________ Immunizations: (date of last booster) MMR __________

Polio __________

Tetanus __________ TB __________

I WILL ATTEND: _____ _____ _____ _____

Adventure Camp Junior I Camp Junior II Camp Teen Camp

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The Applicant is in good health and to the best of my knowledge has no communicable diseases.

Signed __________________________________________________ (physician) Date of last physical exam (must be within the last 24 months) ___________

TRANSPORTATION: ($25 round trip or one way) Please circle: To Camp From Camp Available ONLY FROM Blue Mountain Academy

CLASS SELECTION: What classes would you like to take? Rank your top six class choices by numbering them 1-6, #1 being your first choice. Class sizes are limited and assignments will be made according to the date your application with deposit is received. You will be assigned three classes. Pathfinder and Adventure honor patches are available for most classes. (Classes are subject to change.) _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ Diving*** _________ _________ _________

Amphibians Archery 1 Basketball/Rec. Candlemaking Canoeing* Gymnastics

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Leathercraft Model Rocketry Mountain Biking Reptiles Rocks/Minerals Spring Bd

Horsemanship** Indian Lore Jet Skiing/Aqua Jump

_________ Swimming _________ Water Skiing*** _________ Wilderness Surv.

Current or on-going medical treatment for Camp Nurse Name and dosage of any medication that must be taken: ________________________________________________________ Employer Address ____________________________________________ Insurance Carrier Address ______________________________________ Insurance Number ____________________________________________ Mother’s Maiden Name ________________________________________ Insured S.S. Number __________________________________________ Applicant’s S.S. Number ________________________________________ Applicant’s Physician (name & phone) ____________________________ Emergency Contacts (name, relation, phone) 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________

EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION camp directors to hospitalize, secure proper treatment for, and to order injection, anesthesia or surgery for my child. I also give permission to the camp caregiver to administer over-the-counter drugs to my child as necessary.

The health history stated is correct so far as I know. I have read and understand the Emergency Authorization statement and give full consent to the terms found therein. (This form may be photocopied for use out of camp.)

*Intermediate swimming honor required **Shoes with hard soles/long pants required ***Teen Camp only Camp Fee ($205)

In case of emergency, I hereby give permission to the physician selected by the

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Bus Service ($25)

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Store

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Camp Scholarship

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As parent or legal guardian of the applicant, I am in favor of him/her attending Laurel Lake Camp, participating in all activities unless otherwise specified and accept the conditions named. I hereby release the Pennsylvania Conference Association and Laurel Lake Camp and its employees from liability in case of accident or illness. I support the policies of Laurel Lake Camp and the camper agrees to abide by these policies. I also give permission to Laurel Lake Camp to use slides, photographs or video taken of the applicant during this camping season for the purpose of advertisement or as otherwise needed.

Form will not be processed without the following signatures:

Total Enclosed

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Remaining Balance

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As the applicant, I agree to abide by all camp regulations and policies and to uphold its objectives

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OFFICE USE ONLY amount

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Applicant’s Signature

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Checks returned for Non-Sufficient Funds will be charged a $25 fee.

ATTENTION: IS THERE ANYONE TO WHOM WE SHOULD NOT RELEASE YOUR CHILD? ____ NO ____ YES NAME: ______________________________

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Potomac Adds Four New Congregations otomac Conference officers rejoiced with members of the Winchester Spanish, Burke Spanish, Living Water Fellowship, and the Salem Advent Hope Company as they officially joined Potomac Conference. Eighteen members signed the charter membership commitment during a special ceremony at the Winchester Spanish company. Seventyfour expressed their commitment at the Burke Spanish church celebration. The Living Water Fellowship Company members were also eager to show their support as 18 signed their charter membership, and the Salem Advent Hope company had 47 members sign as well. Congratulations to these new congregations!

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A young Salem Group member signs the charter membership commitment.

Kilmarnock Hosts Evangelism Series

Ordination Service Held for Pastor Rick Johns

astor Clinton Adams and the members of the Kilmarnock Adventist church hosted a series of evangelistic meetings presented by conference evangelist Ron Rogers.

The Holy Spirit impressed the hearts of 47 visitors and church members who regularly attended the meetings, and many expressed appreciation for the truths they were learning.

On the final Sabbath of the series, the entire church rejoiced as they witnessed the baptisms.

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he Potomac Conference officers celebrated with Pastor Rick Johns and his family and friends, during a sacred ordination service. Pastor Johns is the senior pastor of the Courthouse Road church in Richmond, Va. He is married to Jessica and they have a daughter, Grace. May God continue to bless their ministry as they prepare many souls for His soon return.

Pastor Rick Johns with his wife, Jessica, and daughter, Grace

Cheryl Rogers Evangelism Assistant

Sheila Incze proudly watches her son, Cory, get baptized by Pastor Clinton Adams.

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Filipino Capitol Youth Gain Blessing in Thailand ilipino Capitol church youth journeyed to Thailand for a mission trip that changed their lives. The young people worked on classroom improvements, street ministries, refugee assistance, clean water sanitation, health expo programs, orphanage assistance, teaching English, nature conservation, and much more.

In addition, mission trip volunteers helped conserve the natural habitat of the Thai elephant. The young people dug trenches, pulverized soil, planted trees, constructed dams to hold drinking water for the elephants, and dug holes for the elephants’ food. This backbreaking work was done while living in military tents—enjoying military-style grub and experiencing makeshift toilets and bathrooms.

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The results were amazing. Away from the shelter of family, they found joy in reaching out, in sharing themselves, and in serving.

Fifteen-year-old Evans de la Cruz summarized it best: “This experience has changed me; I learned that it is only in serving God and others that we will find our purpose—our joy in life.”

Other participants also shared: “We learned to appreciate what we have.”—Cristine Orillosa “God has poured a rain of gifts and memories that will last forever.”—Seychelle lbino “I did not anticipate the effect that the experience would ultimately have on me. I would not trade it for anything in the world.”—Philip Barizo “If I hadn’t gone on the trip, I would have missed one of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned— the key to finding my purpose in life is to go out and serve. God will make everything else fall into place.”

—Diana De Guzman, 15

The youth pulverize soil to plant baby trees.

“Bringing a group of young people to Thailand was really a leap of faith. If we do everything for Him, God blesses our efforts. To see the young people’s joy in service, to see the changes in their walk with the Lord, in their relationship with each other, is my greatest reward.”—Jemima Orillosa, Youth Leader Ana Faigao FILIPINO CAPITOL CHURCH

Thailand Mission Results in Baptism wo Filipino Capitol church members—Evans de la Cruz and Muriel Mercaral—gave their lives to the Lord while on a mission trip to Thailand and were baptized.

Romney Evans de la Cruz, the youngest of three children of Rolly and Mercylynn de la Cruz, said that the mission trip changed him and that he “would never trade [it] for anything else in the world, and if I had a chance, I’d do it again. It has given me more patience, more tolerance, has humbled me, has made me mature and not easily provoked.” Evans is a freshman at High Point High School and a Pathfinder teen leader trainee.

Muriel Mercaral, a senior at Highland View Academy, said, “When a Buddhist student asked my religion, I didn’t know whether to answer Catholic or Adventist, but I said Adventist. After he left, I searched my heart and concluded ‘I am not a Catholic.’ Right then I decided to be baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church.” Muriel thanks her dad for supporting her decision; her aunt, who introduced her to God; her cousins; Highland View Academy; her mom; the church, “Auntie Jem” (Orillosa, youth leader), and the youth of the church. A beautiful postscript—Sally, Muriel’s mom, was baptized with her daughter.

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Potomac People is published in the Visitor by the Potomac Conference ■ 606 Greenville Ave., Staunton, VA 24401 Phone: (540) 886-0771 ■ www.pcsda.org ■ President, Dave Weigley ■ Editor, Janet Olsyne

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Christian Education: Worth the Sacrifice? hat is the value of Christian education and is it worth the cost? As parents, we continually wrestle with the balancing of our bank accounts. Many months we wonder how we will be able to make ends meet. Some parents are laboring with the decision to place their children in public school.

The spiritual component of Christian education is not just about Bible class—it is so much more. It’s participating in mission trips, studying for baptism, or attending Friday night “Firesides” at various homes.

It’s about having teachers who pray with students—not just educate them.

At Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA), we have students who have been with us from kindergarten through their senior year. During those years they have worshiped, learned, played, matured, and grown together. We also have students who have joined us later. Regardless, the friendships formed at SAA may continue well past college and into adulthood.

At SAA we can offer you so much. At a time when the cost of Christian education is being questioned, the overall value of it is priceless. Christian education cannot be Jacqueline Messenger measured in dollars and cents. The cost is well worth the sacrifice.

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Spring Week of Prayer Heaven-Sent e were fortunate to have three speakers this spring for our Week of Prayer. Our vice principal, Brad Durby, shared stories from his walk with God and spoke about five of God's “little giants” with our kindergarten through fourth-graders. The students shared their talents with special music and prayer, and the teachers posted the words to the theme song, “I Am A Promise,” on their walls to emphasize our promise to serve the Lord in all that we do.

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Our middle school received a tremendous blessing from James Winegardner, legal counsel for Adventist Risk Management at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Winegardner spoke about letting God lead in our relationships. The students led out in song and prayer and gained a tremendous blessing from Winegardner’s personal stories as he drew parallels with his life experiences and our walk with God. Finally, Micah Davis, youth pastor at Reaching Hearts International, blessed our high school as he talked about the need to be connected with God. The students chose “You Are Holy” for their theme song. The highlight of the week was the performance of an original song by Matt Murray that he sang with Christine Graves.

We were truly blessed to have speakers that spoke to the needs of the individual groups. Our prayer is that our kids will use what they have learned this week to bring others closer to God. Brad Durby, vice principal, teaches students in grades kindergarten through four about five “little giants” in the Bible during spring Week of Prayer.

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Choir Plans Musical Mission to Russia pring Break 2005 will be a landmark time for SAA. Our select choir will perform in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, for 10 days. They will sing for the community as well as several orphanages associated with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.

The choir will be comprised of 45 students that will prepare for the trip with weekly rehearsals, voice lessons, and various forms of fundraising.

This is the first time that SAA has visited Russia as a school group; the trip promises to be a life changing event for our students.

May God richly bless our students and the people we will serve in Russia.

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SAA Building Project Progresses he Spencerville church voted overwhelmingly to move on to the next phase of the building process for our new K-12 school that will be located on Spencerville Road (Route 198). The floor plan that emphasizes separation between the elementary and high schools was presented by the long-range planning committee and was accepted by a wellattended church constituency. The next step is the design and development phase of the new school, which will establish the style of the building, materials to be used, etc.

We are filled with anticipation as we move forward with the process of planning for this new facility. We pray that it it will continue to help prepare our young people for eternity.

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Front Row, left to right: Tybee Wall, Aram Chun, Katelyn Kilby, and Lynn Khan. Second Row, left to right: Erica Richards, Staci Davenport, Kelsey Correia, Rachel Welsh, Alison Yingling, Ellen Poirier, Kevin Rosendall, and Allan Faigao celebrate their accomplishment at the National Honor Society Induction ceremony.

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Spotlight Shines on Drama Department AA was surrounded by “royalty” for two weeks when our student body performed “The King and I” for large audiences in the gymnasium. With over 70 cast members, this production was truly a team effort of students of all ages, staff, and parents.

This year’s lead actors were seniors—Madison Barr and Brandon Robertson—who performed in every production while the majority of the students were split into either Cast A or Cast B. The acting was polished and well directed by our music director, Jane Lanning. The musical presentation was amazing as it included many group and solo pieces performed by our SAA orchestra.

Production on a theatrical event like this starts every year in early October and ends in April. When asked about plans for next year Lanning replied, “Plans for next year’s play start the day after closing night.

There is no time to lose when you are dealing with a production this large.” Plans are underway for the spring of 2005 when SAA will present “Oliver.”

April 23, 2005, is going to be opening night for the next production. Mark your calendars now!

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Spotlight is published in the Visitor by the Spencerville Adventist Academy 15930 Good Hope Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20905 ■ Phone: (301) 421-9101 www.spencervilleacademy.org Principal, Jacqueline Messenger Editor, Carla Starr

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Week of Prayer Leads Peers to God here are many good spiritual leaders and persuasive speakers who meet the needs of teenagers. However, last March demonstrated the fact that Takoma Academy’s (TA) teenagers know how to speak to their peers. In an entirely student-led Week of Prayer, over 100 students accepted the challenge to “Yield to God’s Will.”

Organized by the Spiritual Leadership class with input from student council leaders, each day featured a student speaker who addressed the school on the heels of an ongoing, student-written, directed, and performed, skit.

The skit portrayed a young man who had decided to give his life to God but was pursued continually by Satan trying to dissuade him. Each day the skit and speaker provided practical answers to the theme stated in the following questions: What is God’s will? How do you know God’s will? Why would you want to follow God’s will?

How do you continue to follow God’s will?

“I was impressed with the cohesiveness of the skit as it developed the week’s theme over the five days, as well as the preparedness of each student,” says Karen Baldwin.

Senior Nicole Anderson led out in the writing of the skit script. “The Spiritual Leadership class was revived by the students’ feedback to the skit. It was hard work but very rewarding to see the response in students,” says Anderson. “Students said it was really funny, yet the point was very clear to them,” she added.

Speakers included Conrad Alfaro, Jacqueline Sanchez, Alex Barrientos, Jamar Burrs, and Jennifer Peter—all seniors in Karen Baldwin’s Spiritual Leadership class. “I think that the whole week was so powerful. It was evident at vespers when students described how the week had touched them personally and had affected their daily lives,” said Jennifer Peter, Friday’s speaker.

The entire class participated in the planning and execution in what was perceived as very organized and cohesive. In small groups, class members brainstormed for the week’s theme. Once the theme was selected, the class formed committees to cover planning and production of several areas like music, public relations, skits, etc.

Posters put up two weeks early had students anticipating the selected theme—“Yield to God’s Will.”

Thursday’s speaker, Jamar Burrs, gave out his cell phone number to the entire student body to call if they wanted to change their lives and talk it over with him. He said over 100 students met that challenge and called to discuss God’s will in their lives.

The week culminated with an agape feast and youth rally for the community on Saturday.

“We gave a Week of Prayer based on the same theme and using the same speakers at Sligo Adventist’s middle school and were told it was the best Week of Prayer in ages,” Baldwin said.

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NEWS Sprauve Conducts Choral Master Classes Abroad Gylchris Sprauve, choir director at TA, was recently in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as an American cultural specialist under the auspices of the U.S. State Department and the American Embassy in Honduras.

There he led the Asociación Sinfónica Coral de Honduras in master classes on the interpretation of AfroAmerican spirituals and gospel music. The two weeks of instruction culminated in two concerts that were enthusiastically received by the public and the press.

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Concert Band Tours Puerto Rico fter months of fundraising, praying, and practicing, 24 students were blessed with a weeklong musical mission trip to Puerto Rico. While on the island, the band played several concerts at local Adventist churches, participated in a band clinic, and debuted as a professional group at the Copa Marina Beach Resort in Guanica.

The students’ practice and dedication paid off when, after staying a night at the resort, the managers hired the band to perform a concert. “It felt great to be appreciated,” said Darren Joseph, a 15-year-old freshman TA’s concert band enjoyed a tour to Puerto Rico, performing at several venues from Takoma Park, Md. including the resort where they stayed.

Students enjoyed more than just an exotic culture, great music, and beautiful scenery. They saw firsthand how God blessed them.

“Puerto Rico was my first tour as a director. I could do nothing but trust God. From fundraising to performance, God made mountains out of my molehill expectations,” said Director Timothy Vandeman.

Many thanks to all those who made this trip possible!

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Honor Society Students “Rebuild” Home ational Honor Society (NHS) students volunteered their time to “rebuild” an elderly person’s home May 2. Rebuilding Together-Montgomery County, is an outreach program that provides assistance to community members for whom maintaining a home has become an unmanageable burden. Through volunteers, the organization helps elderly, disabled, and lowincome families rehabilitate their homes.

Thirty-five students, painted, replaced a porch, landscaped, and installed a new screen door for an elderly homeowner. They were supervised by Tom Ballard, NHS sponsor and professional painter, and Michael Izzo, local contractor and faculty spouse. Sam Holston, plant supervisor, picked up materials, and NHS cosponsor Lou Anne Wood supervised the students. “I didn’t know painting could be so fun,” said senior Katie Brillhart.

Students raised $3,000 through an auction and donations from local businesses, churches, and families, to pay for supplies; labor was donated. “The hard work and long hours were well rewarded with the enthusiasm and appreciation of the homeowner,” remarked Ballard.

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were doing it for a good cause,” commented senior Prince Anbiah.

“There’s no feeling like helping someone improve the quality of his or her life,” said senior Crystal Jiao.

The grateful homeowner was a 71-year-old woman who had lived in this 100-year-old house for 65 years.

“She was a very sweet, personable lady,” says Nayo Matthews, NHS president, and project organizer.

This year’s project was almost completed in one day. Unfortunately the manufacturer sent the wrong windows. The NHS plans to replace all the windows within the next few days.

“It was a lot of fun,” said senior Johnny Jesson. “I would love to do this kind of thing again,” he added. “I really hope NHS continues this project next year,” commented Matthews.

—Michele Beach-Izzo

TA Today is published in the Visitor by Takoma Academy 8120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: (301) 434-4700 ■ Principal, Ken Knudsen ■ www.ta.edu

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ackettstown Community Hospital held the grand opening for its newly completed West Wing last month. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony—attended by area officials, along with board, medical, and hospital staff—an estimated 500 toured the $27.5 million, 62,500-square-foot addition.

The West Wing expansion and renovation project included major site work, which resulted in 480 additional parking spaces; a more convenient and comfortable outpatient entrance; an expanded lobby and registration area; a second and third floor for the West Wing; and additional space for expansion of the existing second, third, and fourth floors of the main hospital facility.

New highlights include a third operating room in the Surgical Suite; four additional Minor Procedure rooms—for a total of six; new Echocardiography and EEG rooms, two EKG rooms, a Pulmonary Function Testing area, Stress Testing room, and Pacemaker Clinic in the Cardiopulmonary area. Ambulatory (Same Day) Surgery patients now have private rooms, instead of curtain-separated spaces, for “prep and recovery.” The Diagnostic Imaging department has doubled in size with an additional Nuclear Gamma Camera and radiographic rooms. The latest generation

CT Scanner available—with 16-slice capability—is the crown jewel of this department. Also, the ultra-modern, eight-bed ICU and 21-bed Step-down/Telemetry Unit feature the finest in monitoring technology.

Another important aspect of the expansion is that all medical/surgical beds will now be located on the same floor of the hospital with another floor dedicated entirely to Maternal and Child Services. The Childbirth Family Center will have 20 private rooms, providing more space for family members to share in the birth experience.

Before embarking on this extensive West Wing project (groundbreaking took place February 2003), Hackettstown Community Hospital had completed a multiphase $17 million renovation in 2002.

Future Plans Future renovations include a 50,000-square-foot, four-floor Medical Services Building, which will house the hospital’s new $6 million Cancer Center.

Tentatively scheduled to open in early 2005, it will provide a full range of radiology procedures for diagnosing cancer as well as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a full range of support services.

Bill Weber is the public relations manager of Hackettstown Community Hospital.

Far left: Critical Care staff looks forward to working in the ultra-modern ICU rooms.

Left: Hackettstown Community Hospital’s Chief Operating Officer, Jason Coe (right), confers with visiting Congressman Scott Garrett of New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District.

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hank you so much; from the first to last this has been the work of God,” said a clergyperson at the close of the recent Adventist HealthCare (AHC) Mission Conference. This two-day event, held in Rockville, Md., attracted 250 participants and included leadership and staff from various AHC entities, clergy and faith community leaders, board members, and residents.

Henry Wright (pictured right), pastor of the Community Praise Seventhday Adventist Church in Alexandria, Va., was keynote speaker. Also on hand were Karl Haffner from the Walla Walla College church in Washington state; Peter Bath from Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church; and Jean DeBlois (pictured left), director of the master’s program in Health Care Mission at Aquinas Institute of Theology, in St. Louis, Mo. Most important were the inspiring and faith-affirming presentations by AHC staff, which illustrated the work being done in the various entities. Using creative methods, employees provided attendees with an “insider’s” look at the scope of work at Adventist HealthCare.

A Three-Sided Mission During the conference, the prism became the perfect symbol for explaining the mission of AHC. Everyone was asked to view the work of Adventist HealthCare as a three-sided glass prism—with sunlight entering through one side, reflecting off the inside of the second, and shining out through the third—revealing a full spectrum of light. Like a prism, Adventist HealthCare has three distinct sides that are intertwined in a constant and significant relationship: faith-based in philosophy and values; sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church; and operated by a committed and diverse workforce.

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inclusive value that is understood and respected by employees, business partners, patients, clients, families, and community residents. This first side of AHC’s triangular prism is the one through which light enters.

The light continues its journey through the prism by reflecting off the inside plane, or the second side of the prism. Here is where Adventist-sponsorship comes into play. This distinctive and essential quality shapes and influences everything. Even the name—Adventist HealthCare—expresses a unique approach to work and discloses the essential mission and “ministry of healing.”

Being faith-based and Adventist sponsored, the light emerges from the prism through the third side which represents the wonderful employees and medical staff.

The work and care of this diverse workforce, whose commitment includes respect and appreciation of values, represent the ultimate expression of faith.

Employees are encouraged to demonstrate affection for core values in the daily performance of their duties.

Interacting and Impacting Reports from Adventist HealthCare hospital and institutional staff demonstrated the relationship between a faith-based structure, Adventist roots, and a diverse staff. As group after group spoke with affection and purpose, the messages were filled with emotion and enthusiasm.

These presentations utilized colorful storyboards, songs, and stories to create a fascinating picture of the overall scope.

A group of singers and actors from a local theater group presented skits and songs that helped participants see AHC’s mission in the context of everyday situations. Also, breakout groups and interactive exercises allowed for thoughtful discussions of challenges and opportunities for shared ministry. It was hard to imagine a more appropriate way to illustrate the effectiveness of mission and calling.

The interfaith nature of the conference was exemplified by a special clergy prayer breakfast, hosted by Harold Lee, chair of the Adventist HealthCare Board and president of the Columbia Union Conference.

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Singers and actors from a local theater group used skits and songs to breathe life into the issues involved in fulfilling AHC’s mission.

Adventist pastors and other clergy dialogued with healthcare leadership on how congregations and healthcare organizations can better align themselves to serve their communities. Frank discussion revealed that this type of interaction was long overdue and that additional opportunities to discuss the expansion and growth of this ministry of healing are needed.

aspects, and utilized different styles and approaches.

Attendees were swept into a great circle of caring that was affirming and challenging. Through laughter—and tears—everyone was intensely aware of the common journey, or mission, of caregivers. It was a moment of high commitment and great impact for AHC. Dorotheos of Gaza, who lived in the 6th century, is famous for using the illustration of a circle to describe the world and our relationship to God and one another. “Imagine life as a great circle with God at the center,” he wrote. “All human beings are points on the circumference of the circle. Imagine that there are straight lines connecting all human lives to God. What do you observe? The first thing is that you cannot get close to God without getting closer to your fellow human beings. The second is that you cannot get close to your fellow human beings without getting closer, and closer, to God.” The Mission Conference also provided a circular opportunity: to grow closer to others while growing in the understanding of how God is leading Adventist HealthCare, and to grow closer to God while growing in one’s daily work and calling.

Bill Robertson is president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare.

Coming Full Circle Another highlight was hearing specific stories from nine individuals who talked about “bringing your heart to work.” These anecdotes took place at different facilities, had different outcomes, addressed different

Adventist HealthCare employees joined members of the community and clergy in a roundtable discussion on how better to provide the “ministry of healing.”

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HEALING MINISTRY—NEWS Adventist HealthCare Provides Colorectal Cancer Screenings John Aravanis lost his 45-yearold son, Chris Sarris, to colorectal cancer and is determined to make sure that others get the education and screenings necessary to beat this deadly disease.

Sarris, a Montgomery County firefighter, died in 2003 following a three-year battle with colorectal cancer. His father, working closely with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (SGAH), Washington Adventist Hospital (WAH), and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, earlier this year, launched SCREEN (Sarris Colorectal Examination and Education Needs), an education and screening program for Montgomery County fire and rescue workers.

Aravanis came up with the idea to provide colorectal screenings and education after seeing a listing in Shady Grove’s Health Advisor.

He contacted SGAH and WAH and described his idea to offer screenings to Montgomery County fire and rescue workers. Then he worked with Candice Moran and Ivy Bazensky, Cancer Outreach Coordinators for the hospitals’ Prevention and Wellness department, and officials from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue to coordinate and launch the SCREEN program.

Under this partnership, 300 workers will be screened and/or receive information about colorectal cancer annually. Although insurance companies cover a variety of colorectal cancer screening tests at age 50, SCREEN provides free colonoscopies beginning at age 40. Those 35 and older will receive a free fecal occult blood test kit during their annual physical. In addition, Aravanis has created a fund to reimburse workers who are not covered by Medicare or other insurance.

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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, claiming more lives annually than either breast or prostate cancer. This means that more than 56,000 people will die from colorectal cancer this year.

Yet, when diagnosed at an early stage, the five-year survival rate is 90 percent.

Robertson Meets with Maryland Governor Bill Robertson, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare, recently met with Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich at the State House in Annapolis. During the meeting, Robertson provided an overview of the services offered by Adventist HealthCare entities. He and the governor discussed a number of the initiatives to enhance access to medical care throughout the community.

“We have a responsibility to provide healthcare services and facilities for our community,” Robertson says. “As our community grows and healthcare needs change, we must adapt. It also is important that the healthcare regulatory structure remain flexible to ensure that we can meet community needs in a timely manner.”

Robertson and Governor Ehrlich discussed a number of issues affecting healthcare providers throughout the region, including the high cost of medical malpractice insurance and the impact traffic congestion has on

access to healthcare services.

“The meeting was very productive, and we look forward to an ongoing dialogue with the administration,” said Robertson. “We will continue to advocate the healthcare needs of our community with public officials in the Governor’s office and the legislature.”

Adventist HealthCare is a nonprofit network of healthcare services that includes hospitals, home health agencies, nursing centers and other healthcare services.

Based in Rockville, Adventist HealthCare employs over 7,000 people and provides care and services to more than 200,000 patients each year.—Tamara Ruggiero Pictured left to right: Bill Robertson, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare, recently dialogued with Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich on how to enhance community healthcare. Robert Jepson, associate vice president for government relations and Public Policy, accompanied Robertson.

For a complete listing of Adventist healthcare locations, visit www.columbiaunion.org/ healingministry.html

BULLETIN BOARD Classified Advertising Rates and Guidelines The Columbia Union Visitor accepts classified advertising as a service to its members. Announcements such as baptisms, events, legal notices, obituaries, and retirements of church workers will be printed without charge on a space-available basis. The Visitor reserves the right to refuse any advertisement or announcement and does not guarantee the integrity of any product or service advertised.

First-time advertisers who are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church must submit a letter of recommendation from their pastor. Contact information must also be submitted in case there is a question about the advertisement. First-time advertisers who are not members of the Adventist church must submit letters of recommendation from business members of their community or credit bureaus, as well as their contact information (name, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address).

Payment must accompany the advertisement(s). We do not bill for classified advertising and tear sheets are not provided. Checks and money orders are accepted. Make checks payable to Columbia Union Visitor and mail together with advertisement and recommendations (if applicable) to: Sandra Jones, Columbia Union Visitor, Classified Advertising, 5427 Twin Knolls Rd., Columbia, MD 21045.

Rates are calculated on a per insertion basis in our 18 issues.

Minimum charge is $38 for 50 words or less for ads originating within the Columbia Union Conference, and $48 for all others. Additional words: 60 cents each inside the Union and 75 cents each outside the Union. A 20 percent discount is given for 12 consecutive insertions (8 mos.), and a 25 percent discount for 18 insertions (12 mos.). Ads must be placed a minimum of four weeks before the issue date.

Word count is based upon the spaces between words in normal usage.

Display Advertising: For rates and information, go to www.columbiaunion.org or call (888) 4-VISITOR and ask for Wilona Karimabadi at ext. 282.

EMPLOYMENT ANDREWS UNIVERSITY seeks program director for oncampus FM radio station immediately. Responsibilities: air product, setting/overseeing programming, air shift, and supervising. Classical music knowledge, mature/ conversational announcing style, good people skills and awareness of current radio programming trends. Minimum five years radio experience, preferably some programming. Bachelor’s in communication, music, related field, or equivalent experience. To apply, send a letter of interest, resume, and cassette demonstrating music announcing style to: Sharon Dudgeon, General Manager; WAUS-FM; Berrien Springs, MI 49104.

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY seeks assistant and associate dean of women. Responsible to assist in management/direction of the daily operation of residence hall, responding to the spiritual, social, physical, and academic needs of the residents and assist in the facilitation of a residence community environment. Bachelor's required, master's preferred.Three years experience, deep commitment to youth ministry and student development, and skills in administration, organization, communication, conflict management, counseling, etc. Adventists apply at www.andrews.edu/HR/jobs.html.

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ANDREWS UNIVERSITY School of Business seeks accounting teacher, to begin July 1, 2004. Must be a Seventh-day Adventist and hold a Ph.D. in Accounting. Commitment to research. Ranking based on qualifications and experiences. Submit resume to: Dr. Leonard Gashugi, Chair, Dept. of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, School of Business, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0024.

Telephone: (269) 471-3581. E-mail: gashugi@andrews.edu.

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY Social Recreation Department seeks a supervisor of recreation, intramurals, and coach.

Responsibilities: Successfully supervise the recreation, intramural programs, coach the basketball and soccer teams. Bachelor’s minimum.

Experience in coaching, intramurals, and recreation supervision.

Adventists apply immediately at www.andrews.edu/HR/jobs.html.

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY School of Business seeks finance teacher, to begin July 1, 2004. Must be a Seventh-day Adventist and hold a Ph.D. in Finance.

Commitment to research. Ranking based on academic qualifications and experience. Submit resume to: Dr. Leonard Gashugi, Chair, Dept. of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, School of Business, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0024. Telephone: (269) 471-3581. E-mail: gashugi@andrews.edu.

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY seeks manager for Howard Performing Arts Center. Manage operational, fiscal and financial affairs of the Center. Administer operations, coordinate/supervise employees, and interface with key entities on campus. BA required, Business or Marketing preferred, or five years related experience.

Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and ability to effectively represent the Center both internally and externally.

Adventists apply at www.andrews.edu/HR/jobs.html.

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY is seeking a director of the University Press. Responsible to plan and oversee production and marketing of scholarly books to secure the continued growth of Andrews University Press into a financially successful and increasingly reputable academic publisher. Master's degree (doctoral degree desirable), demonstrated ability in management and marketing, experience in higher education, commitment to the Adventist Church. For more information, contact mutchp@andrews.edu.

Miracle Meadows School ∫ is urgently looking for several volunteer staff: Dorm Staff Volunteers are expected to supervise and care for our clientele of “at-risk” teens from the age of 7-18 yrs. These students must be accounted for at all times by the dorm staff on duty.

Dorm staff must also: supervise work crews, discipline, counsel, teach basic hygiene, do laundry, coordinate worship, do wake up calls and put students to bed.

Maintenance Staff Responsible for all areas of repair and maintenance work on campus. This includes painting, and minor renovations in our facilities. Electrical and plumbing knowledge would be of benefit.

Teachers Teachers who are able to teach the following subjects up to grade 12: biology, physics, physical science, chemistry and math. No teaching certificate necessary.

The above positions are available at Miracle Meadows School, a self-supporting and non-profit organization. We are a member of both ASI as well as OCI. We provide your housing, utilities and meals.

Please contact: Marilyn Lazarus, MMS Staffing Tel: (304) 782 3628 E-mail: mms@iolinc.net

ADRA INTERNATIONAL needs a technical assistant with fund raising experience, photography skills, and writing/copywriting skills. Must be highly motivated, self starter, work well in fast-paced environment, and willing to travel. Qualifications: bachelor's degree in communication, five years of experience in marketing/ fund raising; AFP certification preferred. Contact Ailiasi Cruz, Fax: (301) 680-5160; e-mail sisi.cruz@adra.org.

CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES (CRS) the General Conference institution for the blind, whose mission is to help the blind and visually impaired to see Jesus, has an immediate opening for a field director. Position supervises 70+ representatives and reports to the president. CRS is near Union College. Requirement: five years of denominational employment, LE management or fundraising experience. Contact: Larry Pitcher, P.O. Box 6097, Lincoln, NE 68506.

Phone: (402) 488-0981 or e-mail lapitche@christianrecord.org.

MARYLAND ADVENTIST QUICKBOOKS BOOKKEEPER PR & taxes, AR, AP, GL, reconciliations, other bookkeeping for small businesses. Per hour at your office, or special rate at my home office. English or Spanish. Contact Hubert E. Thomas for more details. Tel/fax (301) 947-9661 or he-t@juno.com. Have contact with CPA for other services.

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS NEEDED Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC), a Seventhday Adventist community service, has a variety of openings for healthcare professionals interested in immediate placement. SMMC is a 383-bed, acute care facility located in beautiful Johnson County, Kansas.This family-friendly community offers a safe and relaxed atmosphere, high quality schools, and easy access to museums, cultural arts, and professional sports teams.

Please contact the job line: (800) 845-6212 or click on Employment: www.shawneemission.org for a listing of open positions.

For more information, contact: Brad Hoffman, Administrative Director of Human Resources, (913) 676-2020 Resumes may be faxed to: (913) 676-2019

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NEDLEY DEPRESSION RECOVERY PROGRAM: Dr Neil Nedley, physician, international lecturer, and author of Depression The Way Out, will host an intensive, 19-day, residential Depression Recovery Program at Lifestyle Center of America in southern Oklahoma— August 15-September 2. This effective program will provide personalized lifestyle, counseling, and medical-based treatments to help each individual break free from depression. Free information, call (800) 213-8955 or www.lifestylecenter.org.

FOR SALE: TWO STORY HOUSE ON 10 WOODED ACRES Secluded beautiful view. Needs work. Located 10 miles from Elkins, W.Va. $55,000. Also 10acre mountain lot in same area. $20,000. (304) 676-8959.

GUARANTEED LOWEST RETAIL PRICE FOR TWOQUART MILK MACHINE. Make better tasting "milk" from many seeds, nuts, and grains in your own kitchen for pennies per quart. Recipes included!

(800) 348-8694.

SOW 1 BILLION PROJECT: Steps to Christ can help you or your church place a Sow 1 Billion Bible study invitation in every home in your community, combined with our Steps to Christ bulk-mailing program. Call: (800) 728-6872 for more information or visit us on the Web at www.projectstc.org/Sow1Billion.htm BARLEYGREEN/BARLEYLIFE The greatest source of nutrition on the earth today! Doctorrecommended for its preventive value. Give your cells the food needed for a healthier you. Ask about HERBAL FIBERBLEND Colon Cleanse and our wholesale, money-back guarantee. Improve the quality of your life: (301) 292-3397 or (866) 227-7717, PIN #2276.

2004 SUMMER OPPORTUNITY Cool summers at almost 3,000 feet—Looking for energetic retired or not retired couple to manage quiet campground in the Laurel highlands of western Pa., near Frostburg, Md., May through October. Lodging provided. Call (301) 689-2769 or (301) 689-8555.

RV experience a plus.

BOOKS—BUY, SELL, OR PUBLISH We print, buy, and sell Adventist books. Find out-of-print titles fast.

Get your book printed quickly. We do it all. Call (800) 732-2664 for information, or visit our internet site at www.LNFBOOLS.COM. GOOD USED BIBLES WANTED Pathfinders are collecting Bibles to take to the Faith on Fire International Camporee. Their goal is to collect 100,000 Bibles for distribution in India, Philippines, Kenya, and Ghana. Give your Bibles to your local Pathfinders or contact the Center for Youth Evangelism at (800) 968-8428.

FARM FOR SALE 83 acres located two miles from two-teacher Adventist school and church in Yale, Va., Sussex County. Growing timber. Good pond site. 20 acres open land. $140,000. Call (434) 246-5004.

SELLING OR BUYING Clyde and Phyllis Kinder are on your side! We know Adventists; we know Maryland; we know real estate. (301) 776-3380.

ADVENTIST HEALTH FOOD STORE AND SIX ACRES FOR SALE Successful business in rural Ohio.

Live on same property. No competition here. Loyal customer base. Turn key operation. Cell phone tower and rental property included. $100,000+ inventory.

Pictures and information: www.betterthangreens.com/ Health_Food_Business_For_Sale. htm. E-mail: betterthangreens@yahoo.com or call (440) 466-7449. $500,000.

A QUALITY LIFESTYLE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE STILL AVAILABLE in Hagerstown/Washington County, Maryland, near the Review & Herald Publishing Association, Highland View Academy, Mt. Aetna Youth Camp, and Adventist churches. Visit www.draperrealtygroup.com for community information, school reports, area attractions, and homes for sale. Mike Draper / Century 21 MG Realty / (301) 790-1700, ext. 129.

FOR SALE: 27-ACRE FARM IN YALE, VIRGINIA One half in planted pine trees, one quarter field, and balance in pasture with active spring. Paved frontage, two miles from church and a two-teacher church school. $42,000. Call: (865) 463-7173.

SERVICES MARYLAND ADVENTIST PODIATRIST Dr. Scott Nutter, highly trained, experienced, and board certified, is available in several locations to help your foot/ankle problems, including arthritis, heel pain, spurs, diabetes, callouses, ingrown nails, sprains, fractures, warts, bunions, etc. Surgery, if it is needed, at Adventist hospitals. Laurel— (301) 317-6800; Greenbelt— (301) 345-5200; or Columbia— (410) 531-6350.

MARYLAND ADVENTIST DENTIST David Lee, D.D.S., PA, has a comprehensive dental office in Silver Spring and in Ellicott City, Maryland. He is excellent with children and adults, and is highly trained in Cosmetic Dentistry and Implants. For appointments call: Silver Spring (301) 649-5001; Ellicott City (410) 461-6655.

Mention this ad and receive 10% discount on all services (excludes third party payers). Our office is a participating provider with Adventist Risk Management.

ADVENTIST JOBNET is the source for finding jobs or finding employees. Designed for Adventist businesses and professionals, we offer a hiring bonus of up to $500 to applicants hired through us. Geared for all professionals—teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, etc. New jobs listed daily. Visit us today at www.AdventistJobNet.com.

PHYLLIS NEWMAN SELLS MARYLAND REAL ESTATE for both buyers and sellers. Call (800) 586-4669 Re/Max Realty Center, Inc. See our Web site at: www.homesdatabase.com/ realestate. This site gives you MLS access by state, county, zip code, price range, bedrooms/ bathrooms, etc. Call me or e-mail phyllisnewman@realtor.com.

ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN WHO IS BEING PRICED OUT OF HEALTH INSURANCE? Cut your healthcare expenses in half. Join over 50,000 Christians who share one another’s medical bills. Choose any doctor, any hospital, anywhere in the world.

Check out nonprofit, Christian Care Medi-Share. For a free guidelines booklet, call toll-free (888) 346-7895.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY RELOCATION SERVICES Are you thinking about buying or selling a home? Relocating to the New Market area in Virginia?

Kids coming to SVA? If so, let me help you with your real estate needs. Call Florin at (800) 7013176 or (540) 335-8330. Visit www.yourvirginiahome.com for more information.

Successful Computer Dating Exclusively for Adventists Since 1974

ADVENTIST CONTACT P.O. Box 5419 Takoma Park, MD 20913-0419 (301) 589-4440

FOOT AND ANKLE MEDICAL OFFICE Premier Podiatry Services is eager to help you get "back on your feet." Dr. Rhonda Nelson, an Adventist podiatrist and graduate of Oakwood College, seeks to provide you with the finest podiatric care, while relieving your foot and ankle discomfort. Office location: Largo, Md., (301) 773-1199.

SINGLE AND OVER 50?

The only interracial group exclusively for all singles over 50. Stay at home and meet new friends in the United States with a Pen Pal monthly newsletter of members and album. For information, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to ASO50 or EBONY CHOICE ASO50, 2747 Nonpareil, Sutherlin, OR 97479.

MOVING? Special Adventist rates and guarantees! Air Van northAmerican is a nationwide mover. Whether you're moving a few items or a truckload, don't move before calling Air Van. It will insure peace of mind and a cost-effective move. Please call (800) 525-1177 to speak with a representative.

ARE YOU MOVING SOON? Before you rent a U-Haul and do it yourself, check our price and save yourself the hassle. Plan ahead now and reserve a time slot. Fast, direct, and economical. Contact Gary Erhard, Erhard Furniture, 6681 U.S. 31, Berrien Springs, MI; PH: (269) 471-7366 evenings from 8-11 p.m., E.T.

TRAVEL/VACATION CAPE COD VACATION An Adventist family will rent weekly, biweekly, etc., their lovely, fairly new, spacious, and semicontemporary vacation home on beautiful Cape Cod, Mass. Three bedrooms, one and one-half baths, jacuzzi tub, washer/dryer, cable TV, dishwasher, microwave, and a great room with a cathedral beam ceiling and skylights, an outdoor shower, a huge deck and fenced-in back yard with a small swing set, and a sandbox on one-half acre just 900 feet from a great beach. Call (301) 596-9311.

ADVENTIST GROUP VACATIONS Seven-day Hawaiian Islands cruise, the most hassle-free way to visit the islands, host Dan Matthews, 1-9-05; 11-day northern European cruise including England, Ireland, Scotland, and Norway on the world famous Queen Mary 2, host Pastor Morris Venden, 6-15-05. Mert Allen, Mt. Tabor Cruise, (800) 950-9234; (503) 256-7919. mallen@renpdx.com.

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BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS GRAND RAPIDS JUNIOR ACADEMY (Michigan) celebrates its 100th birthday and alumni homecoming October 1-3, 2004. For information, call (877) 261-6353; e-mail brice@misda.org, or visit www.grja.org. Please come and enjoy a wonderful weekend.

RSVP if possible.

PINE FORGE ACADEMY'S ALUMNI WEEKEND will be held September 3-5, 2004.

The weekend features an alumni career fair, Friday vespers with Phyllis Pelote Edmonds ('64), Sabbath services with Charles Cheatham ('54). Awards program honoring former NPFAAA presidents and Peter McGalleria.

Spotlight classes - '54, '64, '74, '79, '84, '94, '99, '04. Visit www.pfaalumni.org.

CAMP WAWONA'S 75TH REUNION will be held September 10-12, 2004. Contact Karen Bergh at (559) 683-0290 or campwawonares@sti.net for reservations and information.

If you are unable to attend, please send your name, address, phone number and when you attended Camp Wawona to hgardner@cccsda.org. We look forward to seeing you at Camp Wawona's 75th Reunion!

BALTIMORE JUNIOR ACADEMY'S 89TH ALUMNI WEEKEND— revitalize, revamp, restore— September 24-26. The weekend features Friday vespers with current academy students, Sabbath services with U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black. Saturday evening mini-concert and Gala Social, including awards ceremony.

Sunday morning Alumni Constituency meeting. Call (410) 664-0384 for more information.

THE THIRD ANNUAL ADVENTIST VETERANS’ RETREAT will be held July 22-25 2004, at the Allegheny West Campground, Thornville, Ohio. Fees: $168 single; $240 couple. Contacts: Nem Bailey (937) 855-3550; Don Blake (434) 990-0374; and St. Clare Phipps (804) 732-7146.

MISSION PROJECT ECUADOR Build the first church in Jipijapa.

Volunteers needed to work on this mission project from October 24November 7 with Wayne Dull and Pastor Rojas of Ecuador. For more information, call Lorraine Hansen (828) 697-2409, e-mail lorrhans@peoplepc.com or Rachel Dull at (800) 777-6701.

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NATIONAL RETIREE CONVOCATION Denominational retired workers from across North America, including Canada, are headed for Columbia Union College for their annual convocation—July 28August 1. All retirees are welcome to attend whether or not they have worked for the denomination in some official capacity. The theme speaker this year is Lowell C. Cooper, General Conference Vice President. Other speakers for the gathering include Charles Bradford, retired North American Division President; G. Edward Reid, North American Division Stewardship Director; Peter Bath, pastor of the Sligo church; William Johnsson, editor of the Adventist Review; and James R. Nix, E. G. White Estate.

In addition, there will be several seminars on a variety of subjects, including one on senior health issues, presented by DeWitt Williams. Del Delker of Voice of Prophecy and Desmond Doss, World War II hero, will also be there. Please send in your applications early to be assured of comfortable rooms and attendance at all activities. Application forms and information are included in the latest issue of Reflections, or you may contact Norman Yergen, or his secretary, Elisa, by phone (301) 891-4133, or in writing at Columbia Union College, 7600 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912. Jack Harris, president of the National Retirees Assn., can be reached at (503) 255-8565 or e-mail hjackharris@cs.com.

OBITUARIES BURR, RAVILLA EVELYN BURGESS, born July 9, 1918; died July 13, 2003. She was a member of the New Market (Va.) church. For 18 years she and her husband served as missionaries. Their first mission, Khurda, has a very special place in their hearts, and they would like to remember the State of Orissa, India, with monetary memorials. “The Burr Family Memorial” fund was set up, which will channel any donations. She also worked at the Southwestern Adventist University library until retirement in 1984. Ravilla is survived by her husband, Harold Thomas Burr; three daughters, Janice K. (John) Henline, Brenda J. Smith, and Marvel L. Burr, all from New Market, Va.; five grandchildren: John Henline, Jr., April Louise Antone, Sean Troy Henline, Michael Smith, and Anthony Smith; and six greatgrandchildren: Dylan Antone, Jacob Antone, Christian Henline, Alyssa Henline, Trey Henline, and Logan Smith.

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SUNSET CALENDAR CAMPBELL, Camkljfkdjfe HAROLD S., born May 5, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pa.; died January 23, 2004, in Bethlehem, Pa. He was a member of the Bethlehem church and served as a member of the Pennsylvania Conference Executive Committee in the early 1950s and was a prominent lay pastor for the Pennsylvania Conference. He was a supporter of Blue Mountain Academy, Columbia Union College, and Loma Linda University Medical School to name a few. He is survived by his daughters, JoAnn Campbell Berke, and Jean Brandsberg; and a son, Harold Campbell Jr. He is predeceased by daughter Kathleen Strobel.

COPENHAVER, HERBERT A. SR., born December 1, 1916, in Frederick, Va.; died November 7, 2003, in New Market, Va. He was a member of the New Market church. Over the years, he was employed by Shenandoah Valley Academy and Southern Adventist University. Survivors: his wife, Lucy; daughter-in-law Carole Blue Copenhaver; son-in-law Gerald Mace; and grandchildren: Herbert A. Copenhaver III, Todd Alan Copenhaver, Troy Eric Copenhaver, Jacqueline Copenhaver, Joshua Mace, and Jason Mace.

DRECHSEL ELISE (SCHILLINGER), born October 21, 1903, in Germany; died April 8, 2004, in Olney, Md. She was a member of the Wheaton (Md.) church. She and her husband, Karl (deceased), owned and managed a roofing business in New York. Elise Drechsel is survived by son Charles N. Drechsel and daughter Irmgard Pichot; five grandchildren: Bridgitte O’Holloran, Krissy Mosser, Hannalore Klein, Inglotte Drechsel, and Kurt Drechsel; and five greatgrandchildren.

GALLOWAY, ESTHER B., born October 9, 1918, in Washington, D.C.; died April 6, 2004, in Albrightsville, Pa. She was a member of the Stroudsburg (Pa.) church. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Galloway; three daughters: Patricia Coolack of Toms River, N.J., Beverly Fetchik of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Donna Bruguier of Little River, S.C; a sister, Naomi Rouesseau of Ligonier, Pa.; seven grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

GANG, CARLA L., born May 21, 1970, in Newton, N.J.; died March 19, 2004, in Andover, N.J. She was a member of the Tranquility church. She is survived by her father, H. Edwin Gang; her mother, ElsieMay Gang; a brother, Jeffrey Gang; a niece, Madison Gang; a nephew, Braden Gang; and fiancé Jim Weeks.

BULLETIN BOARD Memorial Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, before she retired and moved to live with her daughter in Angwin, Calif., and then in 1993 returned to South Lancaster to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Winona and Norman Wendth. A lover of books and a dedicated teacher, Phyllis Kellogg Winkler is best remembered for her lifelong commitment to encouraging others to read widely. Memorial gifts can be sent to The Phyllis Kellogg Winkler Memorial Fund at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster.

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WINKLER, PHYLLIS LAURINE (KELLOGG), born June 1, 1920, in Loma Linda Calif.; died peacefully in her sleep April 1, 2004, in her daughter’s home in Silver Spring, Md. She leaves two daughters, Winona Winkler Wendth of Lancaster, Mass., and Dayton, Ohio, and Penelope Kellogg Winkler of Silver Spring, Md; four granddaughters, Chesley Winona Wendth and Astrid Elizabeth Wendth of Lancaster, Mass., and Adelaide Elizabeth Waldrop and Zoe Rose Waldrop of Silver Spring, Md; four sisters and a brother; 18 nieces and nephews, many of whom have lived and worked in Massachusetts, and most of whom have continued careers in teaching and nursing.

Ms. Winkler moved to South Lancaster with her parents, Clara Brown Kellogg and Chester Everett Kellogg, in the 1930s, and graduated from South Lancaster Academy and Atlantic Union College. She taught grade school and later English and French. She continued her education receiving her master’s degree in nursing and went on with studies in history of education. She later came to Atlantic Union College where she taught nursing and helped administrate the college’s then new adult evening program.

Phyllis Winkler held the position of director of nurses at Parkview

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