Table of Contents Mid-America Union December 2009
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Minnesota Conference 20 Dakota Conference 14
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Saving Girls at Christmas. . . . . . . . 4 “God Must Still Have Work for us to do.”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Child Witch Meets Angel in Graveyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Christmas Memories of Student Missionaries. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Central States News . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dakota News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Iowa-Missouri News. . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kansas-Nebraska News. . . . . . . 18
Iowa-Missouri 16 Conference
Rocky Mountain Conference 22 Central States 12 Conference Note: Central States is an ethnically diverse regional conference encompassing the entire Mid-America Union territory.
Union College 24 Kansas-Nebraska 18 Conference
In This Issue... Christmas is a wonderful time for families, but what if you live alone? Are you doomed to
Minnesota News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
be the victim of a boring or depressing holi-
Rocky Mountain News. . . . . . . . . 22
day experience? Not if you devote yourself to
Union College News . . . . . . . . . . . 24
selfless service for the Savior. This month we bring you thrilling testimo-
Adventist Health System . . . . . . . . 26
nies of your fellow Mid-Americans who put
Farewell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
themselves “out there” for Jesus. They ven-
Sunset Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
tured far from home in serving Him, yet they
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 On the Cover: Dr. Marlin and Jan Meharry surround Tenina with love. Tenina was born in Jan’s vehicle when his mother’s uterus ruptured. She died, but her baby lived and now enjoys a special bond with the Meharrys. Read about their Maasai Development Project on page 4. OUTLOOK, (ISSN 0887-977X) Decmber 2009, Volume 30, Number 12. Outlook is published monthly by the Mid-America Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 8307 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln, NE 68516; Telephone: 402.484.3000; Fax: 402.483.4453; E-mail: info@maucsda.org. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Outlook, PO Box 6128, Lincoln, NE 68506. E-mail: outlook@maucsda.org. When possible clip name and address from a previous issue. Printed at Pacific Press Publishing Association, Standard postage paid at Nampa, ID. Free for Mid-America church members and $10 per year for non-Mid-America subscribers. ©2009 Mid-America Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. All Rights Reserved. Adventist® and Seventh-day Adventist® are the registered trademarks of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
were not alone. God was with them, even in a strange land, empowering them to serve as missionaries of His mercy. You may wonder, “What can I do to selflessly serve the Savior? I’m a shut in—I can’t even go downtown, much less go overseas.” Or, “I’m stuck here with these kids (and they’re driving me nuts!).” Whatever your logistical limitations, I hope you get some ideas and inspiration from the stories here—news you can use for God in selflessly serving the Savior right where you are. Maybe all you need to do is pick up the phone to make a difference in someone’s life today.
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Editorial Your Greatest Gift This Season by Roscoe J. Howard III
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ow much would you pay for perfect health? If humanity invented a pill you could take to add 100 healthy years to your life, what would you give for that tablet? The real question is, How much is life worth to you?
From anti-abortion activists to euthanasia advocates, the debate about life rages in our society. We know so little about life, yet we see it taken from us every day without warning and without farewell. Recently I held a newborn baby in my arms and marveled at the innocent yet infinitely complex being looking up at me. As I write this article, I am planning to attend a funeral of a good friend who died suddenly without having an opportunity to say goodbye. Pondering these experiences that epitomize the beginning and end of our existence on this earth, I asked myself, “What am I giving to life each day? How long do I have to make my contribution to society? When I am gone, will time erase the memory of my presence?” We often think of individuals like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and Billy Graham, all of whom made memorable contributions to society. It’s easy to imagine that we could never leave their kind of impact. Actually, I believe we can do just that, simply by living a life of service. When we live to serve, we have learned the principles of God’s kingdom. Life’s true value comes into focus, and the world looks different, when we live with a heart of service. To serve our spouses, children, sisters and brothers, fellow believers, neighbors, strangers and enemies—selflessly in the name of Jesus—is the whole goal of life.
To serve our spouses, children, sisters and brothers, fellow believers, neighbors, strangers and enemies—selflessly in the name of Jesus— is the whole goal of life.
To strategically put others before ourselves, for Christ’s sake, is an awesome thought—and elusive, as well. Most of us don’t suffer from putting others above our own wants and needs. The last time I checked, “Selfishness” was still the number one top hit on the billboard of life.
If you are feeling guilty right now, I can identify, because self is the last frontier to conquer. It’s like those commercials with the flies on the little children’s faces and the swollen stomachs of skeleton-like frames staring at the camera. We feel guilty about having just eaten that last Griller™ dripping with catsup. Quickly changing the channel, we assure ourselves that humanitarian appeals must be a scam designed to trouble our collective conscience. Some years ago, my mother was preparing clothes for washing when she discovered spaghetti from my plate stuffed in my pants pocket. (I guess I wanted to belong to the clean plate club whose members always get desert.) She reminded me that there were starving children all around the world. I replied, somewhat innocently: “Mommy, you can send it to them. I don’t want it.” Not that much has changed since then, I confess. I still throw away food and children still die around the world each day. But I really want God to make me more sensitive to the needs of humanity. After all, my brothers and sisters in need are just the price of a bottle of water and a Christmas tree away. I “Googled” the phrase “deaths from world hunger” and was horrified to see how many children die from hunger and go to bed each night without food. (Actually, they don’t have a bed—they shiver under thin blankets on dirt or concrete floors.) Most Mid-America Adventists indeed are wealthy compared to the standard of living in developing countries. So as you read the articles this month’s Outlook, ask God if there is anything in your life that might be shared with others to bring healing, help and hope. He continues to give to us, empowering us to live lives of service. In response, let’s petition Him to show us how to live a life of selfless service for the Savior, whether at home or abroad.
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Christmastime offers a wonderful opportunity to begin a lifestyle of year-round giving. A life of service, motivated by God’s great Gift, is the greatest compliment we can render to Him this holiday season.
Roscoe J. Howard III, DMin(can), is president of the Mid-America Union.
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The Maasai Development Project Education Centre and Rescue Hostel, with its clients and staff Photo courtesy of Jan Meharry
S aving Girls at Christmas
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hat does Christmastime mean to you? Giving and receiving gifts, spending time with family, enjoying special meals? For most of us here in Mid-America, Christmas evokes pleasant memories and warm feelings. Meanwhile, girls in many parts of the world are facing terrible situations, often perpetrated by the very families supposedly providing love and protection. In a small African village in Kenya, two sisters, Nazareti and Nairisai, ages seven and eight, are facing the horrific ordeal of female genital mutilation (also known as FGM or circumcision) this Christmastime. This traditional ritual cutting begins with the use of one knife for several girls, increasing the chances of passing all manner of diseases among them. The girls are held down and cut—without pain medication. It is not uncommon for these young girls to bleed to death; the only method of prevention used to stop bleeding is to
pour blood over the wound to attract flies. The scarring that occurs hinders childbirth, urination and provides a plethora of other lifelong problems. The Maasai Development Project (MDP) began in the early ‘90s when North Dakota Adventist Jan Meharry and her friend, Gwen Edwards, befriended a group of Maasai women in a village behind Maxwell Academy in Kenya. Little did they realize the influence those relationships would have upon the lives of Maasai women—and how their own lives would be impacted in being willing to selflessly serve God in this way. In 1998 another friend of Jan’s, Celeste Lee, visited Maasailand. Following that visit, she and Jan saw the need to create a nonprofit organization to foster the spiritual and socioeconomic wellbeing of the Maasai people and help girls like Nazareti and Nairisai have a better life. MDP was born and registered as a non-governmental organi-
The girls are held down and cut—without pain medication. It is not uncommon for these young girls to bleed to death.
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Community of women waiting for food relief in May 2009
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zation in both the United States and Kenya. Since then, more than 90 children, mostly “at risk” girls, have been rescued. MDP’s influence has spread through Maasailand with the training and sponsorship of lay pastors and adult literacy teachers. MDP also seeks to involve Photo courtesy of Jan Meharry volunteers in firsthand experience with the Maasai people by offering opportunities for mission trips three times a year in March, July and October. Nazareti and Nairisai are registered to begin school in January, under the sponsorship of MDP. Their extended relatives realize that once in school, the girls will be Recent baptism with MDP-sponsored protected, unable to lay pastors be used as bargaining chips to marry off. Therefore these relatives are determined to circumcise Nazareti and Nairisai before they start school.
This 12-year-old girl (far left), whom MDP is stepping in to rescue, is currently dealing with a relative wanting to sell her in place of cows for the dowry of his wife, age 13.
Jan and her colleagues see themselves as Christ’s servants, called to do everything possible to keep these girls safe. MDP is establishing a rescue hostel for them and
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From left to right: Kim DeWitt, director of sponsorships and mission trip coordinator; Celeste Lee, cofounder/exec secretary; Jan Meharry, founder/exec director; Marlin Meharry, board member
others similarly endangered. The Maasai Development Project Education Centre, in addition to the hostel, will include an agriculture program, church and industry building and a learning center. Soon, these at risk girls will have a safe place not only from FGM but also from early marriages that often occur as young as nine years of age. They will be able to receive an education and begin a new life in Christ. Every Christmas, MDP provides a gift package of little surprises and personal care items for the girls and women they serve. Anyone interested in partnering in any way with Jan Meharry and her colleagues at MDP in selfless service for the Savior may contact them by mail, e-mail or phone: PO Box 394, Harvey, ND, 58341; janmeharry@4mdp.org; 701.324.2699. For general information on the Maasai Development Project, visit www.4mdp.org.
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Jan Meharry and husband Marlin own a dental practice in Harvey, North Dakota. Nicole Meharry is their daughter-in-law, writing from Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Marlin and Jan Meharry cherish their friendship with Tenina, a young orphan they helped rescue.
The Mosiers’ plane exploded just seconds after they escaped. Photo courtesy of Barry Mosier
“God Still Has Work for us to do” by Martin Weber
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ack in 2008, the April 16 lead news feature on CNN. com opened with a testimony to God’s protection for some Mid-American Adventists: “A missionary family from Minnesota is glad to be alive and together after surviving a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”* Barry and Marybeth Mosier, with their two younger children, were en route to visit their son Keith when their plane crashed on takeoff. More than 40 died, but the Mosier family escaped with the help of their daughter. Here’s how CNN described the drama: “April raced ahead, and she got to the front of the plane as one of the first people.” She helped a man tear through a hole in the fuselage, leading the way for other passengers to escape, including her family. Barry and Marybeth
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carried Andrew through chaos and carnage to the opening April had helped make. Once outside the plane, April became separated from her parents and was whisked away to a hospital. She was convinced that her family was dead, even as they feared the same about her. But a half hour later, the Mosier family was reunited. Barry recalled, “When we saw each other at the hospital, I can tell you, it was a grand reunion.” The family recuperated in Goma for a few days before proceeding on to see Keith. The Mosier family is now serving together in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with many exciting stories to tell of God’s deliverance for others, even as He had saved them. (Read the story across the page of a child witch who saw an angel and became a Christian after the encounter.) Not often do the secular media broadcast the candid confession of a Christian family’s faith in God. But here is what the CNN story quoted Barry as saying: “We couldn’t believe that our family of four could all escape a plane that was crashed and on fire, but by God’s mercy, we did. I think the Lord has a plan for us, otherwise we wouldn’t have survived. He still has work for us to do. We know that the safest place in the world to work is where the Lord wants you to work.” To get the full story, you can read Barry’s new book from Pacific Press, Flight 122: One Family’s Story of Survival and Service. It’s available at www.adventistbookcenter.com.
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*http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo. crash.survivors.
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The Mosier family after the crash: (in back, left to right) Jared, Laura, Barry, and Keith; front: Marybeth, Andrew and April
Child Witch
Meets an Angel in a Graveyard bright and seemed so much stronger than us. He warned us: ‘This is no time The graveyard site of an angel visit to to be practicing child witches witchcraft! Don’t you know that Jesus is coming very, very soon? He is just outside the door. If you are practicing witchcraft when He comes, you will be destroyed! You need to get ready. You need to start telling others about the soon return of Jesus!’ “After the angel disappeared, we were trembling with fear, but we all agreed to leave our witchcraft and warn people about the soon coming of Jesus. When I told Daddy what happened, he started to beat me.” “There! You see!” the father interrupted. “She admits to bringing witchcraft into our house.” “Don’t hit her,” shouted Mikendi. “Don’t you see that she is already converted? She wants to follow Jesus!” As they reasoned with the father, he calmed down. Clementina dressed Jenny’s wounds. Jenny now studies the Bible with her new Adventist friends, eager to learn more about the hope in Jesus she received from an angel in a graveyard.
“...I was afraid to stop, knowing that the evil spirits would kill me.”
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Barry Mosier, a CPA from Minnesota, is a volunteer missionary with his family in Africa. To learn more about their work, visit www.congofrontlinemissions.org
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he equatorial sun blazed down on two of Congo Frontline Missions’ church planters as they sought Bible studies house to house. Mikendi and Clementina worked in the village of Six on the outskirts of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Hearing terrifying screams emanating from a house, they hurried to see if someone was in trouble. After a loud knock, a woman opened the door, and just beyond her, they saw a father mercilessly hitting his young daughter. “Why are you beating your daughter?” they asked. “I just found out that she is a witch, and I want to beat this witchcraft out of her,” answered the father in a rage. “She’ll tell you herself that Photo courtesy of Barry Mosier she is a witch.” Soon little nine-yearold Jenny had recovered her senses enough to talk. Between sobs, she explained: “I was living with our relatives in another city a year ago. My aunt used witchcraft a lot and asked me to help her. After I started, I was afraid to stop, knowJenny, the child witch, converted ing that the evil spirits to Christianity through a visit would kill me. After I from an angel returned home, I never told my parents, but secretly I slipped out of the house to meet other witches at our meeting place in the graveyard. We did many powerful and bad things in the night. “But last night as we started our chants, a shining white being appeared to us. We were afraid, because he was so
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Christmas Memories of Student Missionaries by Kaley Edgerton Union College has a heritage of missionary service. Here are six recently returned student missionaries reflecting on what it was like to spend Christmas in a faraway land.
Kayla Frishman, Honduras Christmas in Honduras is one of my best memories. It was like a fourth of July picnic in December. I couldn’t afford to come home, so I stayed with one of the local teachers from the school where I taught. I was invited into their home for the break, given a bedroom and welcomed as a part of the family. They didn’t have much, but the joy on their faces was incredible. A friend from the States had sent some Christmas presents, and they piled them under their tiny Christmas tree, eager for Christmas day to come. On Christmas Eve, we went to a home of a local church member. We ate potato salad and these dough things with cinnamon and sugar. A musical from Mexico was playing on their television set. When midnight struck, everyone from the crowded, overstuffed house gathered in the smoke-filled streets to set off fireworks. I mostly remember the joy that night. Everyone was so excited just to be together. Even though they didn’t have much, it was enough.
Heather Mekelburg, Kenya When my family came over to visit for Christmas, I was worried that they wouldn’t understand how being in Kenya had changed me. I didn’t feel right keeping the Christmas gifts they brought for me. I wanted to give them away. Living in a country where you see destitution firsthand is life-changing, and I hoped that they would understand that. On Christmas day, my family volunteered to serve meals to those who were hungry. The experience was so much different from serving a dinner at a local soup kitchen in the United States. The people who came through were so friendly and happy. Everyone wore a smile. They didn’t notice what they didn’t have. They were so happy for what was given to them. After we served them, we sat down with them and talked. We talked about Christmas. We talked about the food. And we talked about their lives. Looking back, that is one thing I’ll always remember and miss about Christmas in Kenya—that unique sense of togetherness. Even though we came from completely different backgrounds, on Christmas day, it felt like we were family.
Heather Bohlender, Cambodia Christmas was one of my better times while I was teaching in Cambodia. Having gone through other holidays there, I learned very quickly that it’s not the date on the calendar but the memories associated with the date that make the day special. Holidays were often a very lonely time. In my high school classes, we had a Christmas party before we let out for break. We made paper chains, and I played Christmas music. We had a small gift exchange. There was even a play of the Christmas story. But it still didn’t feel like Christmas for me. Our Christmas traditions change a lot from year to year anyway, but the lack of family was very obvious. As the days on the calendar got closer to Christmas, I became more and more desperate for family. When my parents came, I showed them my school and then quickly whisked them off to
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Thailand—a modern country by local standards. There wasn’t snow on the ground. We didn’t go snowboarding in Colorado. There were no blankets to snuggle under on the couch or stockings hung on the mantle. There were beaches and elephants, though. I have never been on the beach at Christmastime or ridden elephants through the jungle. It was a new kind of Christmas tradition. A Christmas tradition I’ll probably never repeat, but one that will never be forgotten.
Sarah Sexton, Cameroon I was a nurse at a hospital that was overcrowded. Patients sprawled outside under banana trees. With conditions like that, it’s hard not to feel guilty while taking a break. I worked on Christmas day. They needed me in the 35-bed hospital that had somehow expanded to include trees outside and church pews in the church next door. Though I was administering medications on Christmas day, I hadn’t forgotten what day it was. One of the other student missionaries made a nativity scene out of used toilet paper rolls—a feat worthy of admiration in Cameroon, where everything is saved and used. We had a small white elephant gift exchange between the student missionaries, exchanging little tokens we had or had made. A friend and I trekked out into the desert to find the perfect bush to use as a Christmas tree. We even made a wreath to accompany our makeshift tree. Though it didn’t really feel like Christmas, these little things were subtle reminders of the holiday. Even in a country that doesn’t really celebrate Christmas, Christmas spirit can be found if you look hard enough.
Rebekah Story, Palau Christmas trees and multi-colored twinkling lights were up. Jingle Bells was playing. It still didn’t feel like Christmas though. It’s hard to be in the holiday spirit when you feel sad and lonely. I didn’t know how attached teachers could get to their students until Christmas Eve. That day I got news about the death of one of my students, only 15 years old. He had been riding his bike when a car hit him. It was hard for all of us to cope that Christmas. We were all away from our families, and hearing about this death from a member of our new Palauan family added to our wave of emotions. Nevertheless, we came together as a student missionary family and decided to celebrate the remaining part of the day. It wasn’t like Christmas in the States, but we celebrated the best way we knew how to in Palau—swimming!
David Skau, Peru To be honest, I don’t remember Christmas day. It blends in too well with the other days to stand distinguished. On Christmas day, I was traveling with my sister to neighboring Bolivia to renew a visa. I had been working to clear land in Peru in preparation of the building of a trade school. I was also a part-time dentist. When you’re busy, sometimes holidays can pass without much notice. Other times, it just doesn’t feel enough like the actual holiday without all the things you hold in memory with it. My family wasn’t there. Without family, it’s hard to have a true Christmas.
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Kaley Edgerton is a sophomore communication major with an emphasis in public relations, from Orlando, Florida.
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Mid-America Union News Central States News Calvary Church Hosts Women’s Week of Prayer by Anita Collins Calvary Church in Davenport, Iowa held its first Women’s Week of Prayer in more than 20 years. The theme was “Sisters Uniting in
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Jackson. “Hearts were prepared and ready.” Sedat Romilus, 8th grader at Quad City Christian Academy, gained her own life lesson from the day’s sermon: “I learned not to get too involved with boys at a young age.” M. Curdell Pearman, Central States Conference women’s, children’s and Sabbath school leader, delivered a message on the enormous importance of prayer. She described from her own experience how prayer deepens one’s relationship with God. She declared
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women’s needs, it helped men with their own issues.” “[The week of prayer] filled a need in my heart that I didn’t even Photo courtesy of the Central States Conference know I had,” said Calvary member Bill Foster. “The way it was presented really helped me resolve my problems.” Reflecting on the budgeting presentation, men’s leader Zackery Hardy remarked: “It convicted me to be better at tithe. God has given me the ability to work, and He’s only asking for 10 percent. It was a good review because I was weak in that area. It showed me that regardless of what I have to do, this is what I must do.” Other presentations offered adCurdell Pearman, women’s ministries ditional practical advice. The selfdirector for Central States Conference esteem talk taught the principle of Prayer.” Nightly presenters focused loving your neighbor as yourself: on healthy relationships, budget- “We must value and respect God’s ing, self-esteem, preparing for and handiwork—and that includes enjoying retirement, being a god- ourselves.” The discussion on servly influence, serving others and ing others focused on how love prayer. leads to service and that those who “Our main focus was for people want to be great should become a out of the church. We wanted to servant. reach them, but we knew we would Three points outlined the budalso be blessed,” said Grace Jack- geting discussion: 1) to pay bills, we son, women’s ministries leader. must work; 2) after we work, we give “Even though we geared it toward God 10 percent, which develops trust in Him; 3) we must be a business manager and live by a budget that includes putting money aside. Planning for senior years starts now, as affirmed in the retirement presentation. The week of presentations peaked with Women’s Day, featuring fellowship, singing and food. “The whole week built up to that Sabbath Ladies at fellowship after their Week of Prayer service of celebration,” said
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that prayer from the most feeble believer paralyzes the host of darkness. “We can have an ongoing conversation with God wherever we are,” Perman said. “God wants us to talk with Him throughout the day.” She added that ultimately, prayer is about having a relationship with God: He wants to be with us, and for us to see how loving, kind, forgiving and compassionate He is. Jackson summarized the week in saying, “Everyone went away with something positive and a connection with God.”
Central States News Recent Moves in Central States by Kymone Hinds •
Elder Roger Bernard, from Berean Church, will become the new conference executive secretary.
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Elder James White, from personal ministries and community services, will transition to New Missionary Church.
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Pastor Darriel Hoy was hired to pastor the Topeka/Leavenworth Kansas district and become the new community services director.
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Mid-America Union News Dakota News Youth Take a Stand at Bismarck Rally and Sabbath mornings. Each meeting was opened with music and song, provided by musician Jared Clark (also from Southwestern). Young people were encouraged to get to know each other better by participating in ice breakers that asked each youth what they would change about themselves. Pastor Abel Rios presented a class on the “ABC’s of Personal Devotional Life.” Pastor Loren Nelson III spoke Photo by Loren Nelson III on “The Shortest Bible Study: Assurance of Salvation.” May kept the program rolling with an open chat session. Vespers incorporated supper and the traditional “Great Adventist Race,” a game where teams of youth complete lists of unusual activities and assignments such as handing out five pieces of literature Youth rally attendees enjoy participating in worship.
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More than 50 young people filled Bismarck Church on Oct. 17, all eager to hear Pastor Marland May of Southwestern Adventist University speak about “stepping up” and “taking a stand” for their beliefs. Sharing from his own experiences, May explained to the youth how he left football and other sports behind to serve God—even when it meant turning down colleges who wanted him to play football on Friday nights
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Jared Clark and friends lead song service.
or collecting food for the Ruth Meijer House, a local shelter and community center. The rally concluded Sunday morning when many young people returned to meet at the church, where they helped with anything from cleaning in and around the church, assisting area friends and neighbors in need and selling pizza coupons for the Ruth Meijer House. Plans are underway for the next youth rally.
Dakota News Dakota Children’s Ministries Training Workshop by Jacquie Biloff with sensory experiences that will help children grow in understanding.” Attendees at the seminar were as diverse as the topics presented: from the grandmother concerned about her prodigies to the husband supporting his wife’s spiritual gifts. Teen Leaders in Training (TLT) added spice to the audience, and women mentoring younger leaders contributed as well. Dr. Habenicht has written several books about teaching children to love Jesus. Among them, Teaching the Faith is available at a discounted price through Anne Wham at the Dakota Conference office: 605.224.8868, ext. 222.
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For those who care about children, three years than any other time of life. Lots of physical activities and senAnne Wham organized a training worksory experiences are needed for mental shop at Dakota Adventist Academy near development. Without these, thinking Bismarck. Featured speaker Donna Haremains underdeveloped. She concludbenicht of Wisdom Tree Ministries deed, “We can provide learning activities scribed how sometimes children teach the adults who are trying to teach them. Her seminars were not run-of-the-mill “how to” workshops, but more of an explanation of ministry to children for the purpose of helping them love Jesus. Dr. Habenicht described the different levels of learning and how a child can accept Jesus at each age-appropriate stage. Habenicht also explained that children learn more during their first Dr. Habenicht (left) with training workshop attendees
From Weeding to Reading by Jacquie Biloff In helping a neighbor with a weed-infested garden, the door to children’s outreach opened for Ida Lehmann. The unique opportunity presented itself when Lehmann visited a nearby farm family. The woman wanted to give her a head of cabbage from her weedy garden. Apologizing for its unkempt appearance, she began crawling through the overgrowth to fetch her gift. Later that day, Lehmann returned the favor by coming back with her trusty weeding tool. The neighbor was so fascinated with the device that she called her son to see it. He brought his girlfriend and kids. After cleaning the garden, Lehmann offered to help the family in any way they needed her. The children’s mother asked if she would conduct a story hour for them. Lehmann’s outreach to children got off to a rough start. As she told her story, the oldest child fell off his chair, followed by each sibling in turn. After that comic beginning, however, the kids grew to love their spiritual mentor and the Savior she helps them know. Lehmann then welcomed another neighbor’s children to join the story hour. She will soon invite parents to a concluding session so they can see what their children have learned.
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A Passion for Adventist Mission by Michelle Miracle
Greg Wilfong (at pulpit) shares what Sedalia Church and Rescue team has accomplished in its nine months of existence.
three members of the Adventist Mission (AM) team to visit the church: Mike Ryan, general vice president of the General Conference; Rick Kajiura, communication director for AM; and Daniel Weber, video producer. Based at the Adventist world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, they described what is happening with outreach around the world. Ryan explained that AM formed five years ago from combining the Office of Mission Awareness and Global Mission. “In more than 200 countries, Adventist Mission workers preach the gospel, teach relevant living skills, heal people through Adventist hospitals and clinics, spread the gospel on radio and television, run development projects to make better lives for Photo by Michelle Miracle people and provide comforting relief in times of suffering,” said Ryan. As global Adventist membership has grown to 17 million, mission offerings have paradoxically declined—dramatically. In the 1920s, Adventists gave $7 to missions for every $10 they returned in tithe. Members today give only 28 cents to misDaniel Weber asks Sedalia kids if they know the capital sions for every $10 of tithe. AM doesn’t have enough of Bangladesh. Sedalia Church, in Missouri, has a clear mission: “To prepare people to meet Jesus in order to magnify God’s name and expand His family.” Elder Al Oetman and his members focus on evangelism at home and abroad. Earlier this year, a Church and Rescue Team was formed after Angie Joseph, conference lay evangelism codirector, described an effective action plan for sharing Christ with the community through mail-in and personto-person Bible Studies. Sedalia church has steadily grown, due to several recent evangelistic series. The passion for sharing Christ far and wide is fostered with special Sabbath programs, like Mission Emphasis Day in October. Elder Oetman invited
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money to support all those who want to be missionaries. “Mission work continues to move forward, and we thank all of you for your continued support, but how much more could mission work grow if the offerings were to increase!” said Ryan. Members in Sedalia dedicated themselves anew to join Adventist brothers and sisters around the globe who commit time and resources so that everyone will hear the name of Jesus before He comes again and claims His harvest. To learn more about AM, visit www.imsda. org and www.adventistmission.org. Global Mission Pioneers are laypeople who volunteer at least one full year to establish a congregation in an unentered area within their own culture. They have the advantage of knowing the culture, speaking the language, blending with the local people—and being far less expensive than overseas missionaries. More than 2,500 Global Mission pioneers now work around the world. Since 1990, pioneers have established more than 11,000 new SDA congregations.
Iowa-Missouri News Power of Creation Available Today The Kansas City, Missouri LatinAmerican Church invited Dean Coridan, conference president, to present an autumn revival mini-series. Elder Coridan opened with the story in Mark 8 of Jesus feeding 4,000 with only seven loaves and a few fish. “The people present witnessed creation,” said Coridan. “Jesus created food to feed the multitude, just as God created the heavens and the earth.” Coridan recalled the opposition of the Pharisees after Christ finished His sermon. “To test Him, they asked Him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign?’” (Mark 8:11-12). “Creation is under attack at the end of the world,” declared Coridan. “The devil uses this tool to create doubt, because if you destroy creation, you
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Revival at the KC Latin-American Church by Michelle Miracle
Elder Dean Coridan explains what it takes for a church to experience revival.
destroy the God of creation. King David asked God to ‘create a clean heart’ within him. If we daily ask for a new heart, we also will experience creation.
“We are at the end of the world. When will we stop facing problems with grumbling and complaining? When will we praise God, no matter what?”
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Mid-America Union News Kansas-Nebraska News Tony Cash began his working career in the ministry of healing through the nursing profession. After progressing in the nursing field and paying off student loans, Cash was prepared to heed the call to pastoral ministry. “For years Sherri and I would talk about the possibility of me working as a pastor, but the time never seemed right,” he recalls. “Finally, we decided it was now or Photo by John Treolo
never, so we quit our jobs. Once we said we were ready, God opened the doors. Funny how all it took was trusting in God.” While pastor of the Beatrice/Fairbury/Falls City district, Cash began graduate theological study in the Master in Pastoral Ministry program of Andrews University. He currently serves as pastor of the Enterprise/ Manhattan/Junction City churches— a homecoming to Pastor Cash, an alumnus of Enterprise Academy. t
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A native of Minnesota and oldest of five siblings, Seth Pierce grew up the son of an Adventist minister. He attended Minneapolis Junior Academy through 8th grade, received his bachelor’s degree in theology from Union College and a Master of Divinity from Andrews University. Between receiving degrees from Union and Andrews, Pierce served
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Seth Pierce, with wife Angela, accepts ordination credentials from Ron Carlson and John Sweigart.
as associate pastor at Wichita South Church. He currently leads three Nebraska congregations: Golden Hills in Bellevue, River of Life in Omaha, and Nebraska City Church. His wife, Angela, assists him in team ministry. Pierce says, “My job is not to enable spiritual apathy by doing what God has called others to do but rather to correct apathy and equip members for service—and be their cheerleader.”
Seeking to connect with their community, the youth Sabbath school class of Lincoln Hispanic Church sponsored a Friendship Fair. Neighbors and friends received personal invitations. The event, held in the church’s parking lot, featured ethnic foods, games, face painting and distribution of evangelistic literature. Also on site were health and wellness displays, plus free blood pres-
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Hispanic Youth Lead Neighborhood Friendship Fair by Lorie Escobar sure checks by a registered nurse and Union College nursing students. “This was a good opportunity to invite neighbors and friends to fellowship and just have fun,” explains Juan José Perez, youth Kids at the friendship fair getting their faces painted leader and elder. More than 100 attended. The success of the members contributing food, time fair owed much to the generosity of and talents.
Kansas-Nebraska News Sidney Church celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sabbath, Oct. 10. The event-packed day overcame an unexpected storm that blanketed the Nebraska town with six inches of snow. Pastor Jim Nichols led the praise time, testimonies and tributes. Charter member Evelyn Fiegenschuh recalled the history of God’s blessings upon the congregation. Featured speaker was Pastor Ray Bailey, who had led the Sidney district when the church was dedicated. The evening culminated with a free community concert by Paul Nystrom from Montrose, Colorado, who was a Sidney pastor back in the ‘60s. Attendees of all ages appreciated his cowboy-style music.
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Sidney Celebrates 50 Years by Andi Nichols
Charter member Evelyn Fiegenschuh relates the history of Sydney Church, as current pastor Jim Nichols ponders her narration.
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Conference Calendar Jan. 8–9 Lincoln Area Youth Rally Contact: tsager@ks-ne.org Jan. 16 Pathfinder Area Bible Bowls Contact: tsager@ks-ne.org More news and information at w w w.ks-ne.org Happy Holidays! Sheridan Adams, a 1985 alumnus of Enterprise Academy, has worked at the Adventist Media Center more than 20 years. Adams started his media career with “It is Written”; the past 10 years he has served with Adventist Media Productions. Pictured here, he monitors a production from the Hope Channel.
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Mid-America Union News Minnesota News A New Dimension in Native American Outreach unteered for the follow up—Bob and Holly Ewert. Monte Church would have to cancel his plans for the meetings unless another couple could be found before May 1. Bemidji members advertised in church papers and elsewhere. The week before the deadline, Pastor Ken Mayberry found a second couple to join the Ewerts: Jim and Gloria Thompson, who had been conducting Sabbath meetings at Onigum on Leach Lake Reservation with a group baptized in a previous effort by Hackensack Church. Both couples agreed to take on the twoyear commitment. Suddenly God brought another couple to join the team. Michael and Carry Black of Leavenworth, Kansas had seen the Bemidji advertising. Michael was head elder at All Nations Church and had his own business as a tree cutter.
Having attended the Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism, he felt a call into a full-time ministry. The Minnesota Conference agreed to provide half of a Bible worker’s salary, and Bemidji members Monte Church pledged the rest. presenting the The meetings Gospel to Native began in Sep- Americans tember and concluded Oct. 24, resulting in a group meeting at Cass Lake on Leach Lake Reservation. After two years of leadership by the three-couple team, plans call for a church established and led by Native Americans. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Conference
Bemidji Church has taken its Native American outreach to a new level. A recent series of evangelistic meetings resulted in a little group meeting on Leach Lake Reservation in Minnesota. Native American evangelist Monte Church had recommended that Bemidji members hold Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Conference meetings on the reservation itself. He also needed at least two families willing to make a two-year commitment to nurturing interest generated by the meetings. The goal would be a Native American-led church on the reservation. Michael and Bemidji Church Carrey Black, agreed to the plan, but Bible workers only one couple volat Cass Lake
Purity Weekend at Maplewood by Zuri Cevallos
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have it your way.” Many of the girls were fellowship. The girls followed a program devel- brought to tears by the personal testioped by Dannah Gresh entitled “And the monies of Mrs. States and two faculty Bride Wore White.” In small groups they members. The weekend was the perfect contindiscussed true sexual purity, refusing the world’s standards and understanding the uation to a life-changing week of prayer, covenant of sexual unity. “What I most with many students inspired to commit appreciated,” said senior Sarah Ventura, themselves to higher standards. “was that we weren’t simply told to stay pure. We were given facts and personal Zuri Cevallos attends Maplewood Academy. testimonies that helped us want to choose purity for ourselves.” The best moment in the girls’ weekend was when they made up comeback lines for guys who might push them too far. The top two were “I may wear Nike but I don’t ‘Just do it,’” and “This isn’t Burger King, and you can’t Pastor Jones (far right) speaks to students about purity. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Conference
Maplewood Academy held a Purity Weekend as the culmination of a deeply spiritual Week of Prayer. During the September event, former addicts opened their hearts to the students about their struggles with alcohol, drugs and promiscuity. They discussed the depths of their dependence and the high cost of not giving one’s life to Christ. For the closing weekend, the student body divided by gender, even during mealtimes. Pastor Michael Jones from Pipestone, Minnesota led the guys’ program while Pastor Eileen States from Washington State led the girls. Jones focused on three important aspects of maintaining sexual purity. First, knowing their enemy—the world’s sexual standards. Next, knowing their army—God’s intervention and the support of Christian friends. Finally, knowing their weapons—Bible study, time with the Lord in prayer, and Christian
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Knocking with a Plan
Testimony of a Maplewood Academy student by Jervon Niska With a group of fellow Maplewood Academy students, I traveled to Southview Church to promote Prophecy Bible Studies in their community. The church invited us to tell the children story, read the scripture and call for the offering. After the worship service and potluck, we paired off with partners and began knocking on neighborhood doors. Our witnessing experience began uneventfully, but God had an unusual plan for us. This became obvious when one of our teams got lost. We were really frightened, since one of the missing girls had a disability. Five or 10 panicfilled minutes later, we found them walking down the street. It turns out they simply finished their area and thought they had to meet us back where we dropped them off. They had met somebody along the way who wanted Bible studies. Had they not been lost, maybe this one person would nev-
er have been given this opportunity. Of all the doors we knocked on, one person who answered impacted me the most. Wearing an old tee shirt with apparent motor-oil stains on it, this middle-aged man with frizzy Einstein hair opened his door. After I recited the canvass we used at each house, he asked what church we were with and various Bible questions. I don’t quite know how, but God helped me answer his questions. Some answers I know I could not have come up with on my own. Although this man eventually turned down Bible studies, our encounter may have motivated him to dig deeper into God’s word. It was all part of God’s plan. In the short hour of canvassing the neighborhood, He opened up 11 doors for personal Bible studies.
Julie Bouchard is baptized by Jeff Scoggins.
Friendships Lead to Baptisms at Revelation Seminar by Jeff Scoggins Julie Bouchard and Vernon Frye were baptized last summer by Pastor Jeff Scoggins. Julie joined Christ Our Righteousness Church in Moose Lake, and Vernon joined Hinckley Church. Both had attended the “Unlocking Revelation” series last spring in Cambridge. They credit specific church members for helping lead them to Christ, making them feel welcome in church and ultimately encouraging them for baptism. Bible studies continue with others who attended the Revelation seminars.
Jervon Niska is a student at Maplewood Academy.
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Jeff Scoggins pastors Minnesota’s Hinckley district.
Vernon Frye takes his stand in baptism.
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Mid-America Union News Rocky Mountain News Campion’s Senior Survival by Ardis Stenbakken The students exited their bus and proceeded to the Fountain of Prayer on center campus. They gathered into a circle and prayed. Who was this group, and what was going on? These were Campion Academy seniors returning from Senior Survival. They were tired, dirty—and excited. Two days
before at Glacier View Ranch, they had decided as a group to head for the Fountain of Prayer upon returning to campus. There they prayed for their school, their class and personal concerns. Their action testifies to the spiritual atmosphere of the campus, as well as the quality of the seniors. They had fun, but also focused on
their Savior and eternal survival. When asked about highlights of the weekend, one mentioned the “trust fall” and another spoke of Friday evening Communion. For the trust fall, students climbed atop a head-high rock; standing there, they were encouraged by the school chaplain, Benjie Maxson, to surrender something to God, to leave their cares with Him, and then fall backwards into the arms of their classmates—a live demonstration of their trust in God and their class. Senior Seth Stacey said that class unity was one of the best things about Survival. For Communion, since they were roughing it in the wilderness, they sat around a campfire and used a five-gallon bucket for the footwashing before partaking of the bread and grape juice at Communion Rock. All this was a build up to the 10 baptisms that took place in the icy lake Sabbath afternoon. According to senior John Palomarez, the most difficult part of Senior Survival was hiking a mile up the mountain and back with everything needed for five days. Seth Stacey thought the hardest part for him was going five days without a shower. But overall, Campion’s seniors regarded such hardships as nothing compared to the spiritual high they experienced. They departed from the Fountain of Prayer anticipating a great school year.
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Marisol Burdick and Lena Nygaard enjoy Senior Survival, a tradition at Campion Academy.
David Martinez was born in Hinsdale, Illinois to Max and Mary Martinez. David’s father, a pastor, moved the family to Venezuela as missionaries. They lived there until David was six. During his adolescence, his family moved many times. As a teenager, he lived in Denver and attended Mile High Academy. He graduated from Southwestern with bachelor’s degrees in history, Spanish and religion, then completed his MDiv at
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Andrews University. David and his wife, Kathy, have been married 13 years. They have two sons, Matthew (11) and Mark (9), whom they call their “M&Ms.” Just prior to accepting the pastoral position at Aurora First, David served as an Air Force chaplain endorsed by the General Conference. Eric Nelson is vice president for administration for Rocky Mountain Conference.
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Aurora First Welcomes New Pastor by Eric Nelson
David Martinez with his wife, Kathy, and sons, Matthew and Mark
Rocky Mountain News As Campion Church members witness for the Lord, ripples are felt throughout the congregation and their branch Sabbath school in the Johnstown/Milliken area of Colorado. Photo courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Conference
Left to right, back row: Don Ollila, Pastor Barry Taylor, Douglas Smith; front row: Cecelia Ollila, Michele Mares, Elaine Widner, Kathleen Smith
Douglass and Kathleen Smith, along with Michele Mares, started sharing their faith after mentorship from Don and Cecelia Ollila and Larry Balderston at the branch Sabbath school. At Campion Church, Elaine Smith Widner began attending through Richard Mayfield’s influence. Richard, in turn, had become involved through the witnessing of John Ritterhouse—who also invited his secretary, Elaine, to study God’s Word. The flock of newly baptized Campion members includes Tim and Andrew Hufman, who discovered a new relationship with Jesus from studying the Bible and Steps to Christ. Both plan to be involved in an upcoming community evangelistic series. Barry Taylor is pastor of Campion Church.
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Ripple Effect at Campion Church by Barry Taylor
New members Andrew (left) and Tim Hufman, with Pastor Barry Taylor
Insurrection 21—Evangelism Across the Board by John Cress Forty feet of white board provides Peter Casillas the space he needs to portray an insurrection. He connects the entire Bible, including Daniel and Revelation, through metaphors, drawings, timelines and chiastic structures in his Insurrection21 prophecy series (based in Revelation 21). Casillas is pastor of evangelism at LifeSource Adventist Fellowship in Denver. His presentations cover the long war between Christ and Satan, explaining how Babylon and Jerusa-
lem are not only historic opponents in the war between good and evil but also symbols with relevance for 2009. All LifeSource pastors assist Casillas, whose creativity brings together a methodology that delivers God’s Word in both sight and sound. Pastor Casillas believes in devoting Sabbath morning services during two full months each year for members to invite friends and neighbors to join them in worship. With a crowd of seekers already guaranteed, he maximizes
the opportunity for evangelism. The first month-long Sabbath morning series last spring reaped 10 baptisms. Baptisms for the autumn Insurrection21 series will occur Nov. 14 (after the submission deadline of this current Outlook). To hear the Insurrection21 series, subscribe to LifeSource’s podcast at www. lafdenver.org, or click the Media Player on the home page for video presentations. John Cress is pastor of LifeSource Adventist Fellowship.
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Peter Casillas, leading the audience along 40 feet of diagrams and explanations
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Mid-America Union News Union College For some, ink blots no longer taint their fingers. They no longer have to walk through the streets where everyone knows, just by the stains on their hands, that they are uneducated. In El Salvador, the illiterate are required to dip their fingers in ink and leave a print for identification on documents, informing the community of their lack of education. The literacy projects are bringing hope and relief to the illiterate. Many are now able to walk into a bank with confidence and boldly sign their name on the line. In the cities of El Salvador, an average of 25 percent of the population cannot read or write; outside the city, the illiteracy rate doubles. The uneducated are often charged too much or given back too little at food markets, stores and banks without being able to prove or even realize they have been cheated. Several years ago, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined Hope for Humanity and the Adventist Intercollegiate Association (AIA) to implement literacy projects around the world. Project teachers volunteer their time and often decline paid job opportunities in the cities so they can teach people simple hygiene and how to read and write. As part of AIA, an organization comprised of student government officers from all Adventist colleges and universities in North America, Union College students are brainstorming fundraising ideas to support their literacy efforts. “This project is a great evangelistic tool that reaches out to people in need,” said Phil Thompson, a senior business administration major from Nebraska and Union’s Associated Student Body president. “Supporting the literacy projects are important because it instills basic writing and reading skills that allow people to study their Bibles and learn about God.” Last year AIA focused their efforts on Malamulo School of Health Sciences in Malawi, Africa. The combined efforts 24 December 2009
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Erasing Illiteracy in El Salvador by Tiffany Doss
Phil Thompson, Union College Associated Student Body president (back row, center), along with Dr. Linda Becker, VP for student services, and her husband, Tom, director of information systems (far right), joined students from other Adventist colleges to visit schools in El Salvador whose literacy programs have been funded by money raised at Union and 11 other Adventist colleges.
of Union College and 11 other Adventist colleges in North America raised $80,000, and today Malamulo School continues to train health professionals. This past summer, Dr. Linda Becker, Union’s vice president of student services and student government sponsor, along with husband Tom, information systems director, traveled with Thompson to El Salvador. Students from eight other college campuses joined them at the project location. “We went there to bless the people, teachers and students,” Dr. Becker said. “We drove to each location and prayed for the individual groups. The teachers were overwhelmed to have people see what they do, not for themselves, but for the people of El Salvador.” It only costs $80 to educate someone for two years. Graduates gain a reading comprehension level equivalent to a sixth grader, plus increased benefits from job opportunities, income and quality of life. Phil Thompson enjoyed visiting schools in El Salvador this past summer.
At vespers on Aug. 21, Union kicked off its year of fundraising with an offering collection totaling $450. Hope for Humanity will match every dollar that students raise for the literacy projects. This year Union will raise funds through book sales, donations and hosting events for alumni and parents. Donations can be mailed to Union College ASB, c/o Jared Weikum, treasurer, 3800 S. 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506. Tiffany Doss is a junior communication major. Photo courtesy of Union College
Union College Students “Return to Eden” with New Student Wellness Program by Hannah Adams Autumn in Nebraska usually brings to mind piles of bright leaves, not a tropical paradise. However, Union College students experienced a taste of Mesopotamia this fall with the introduction of UFIT, the new student wellness program. UFIT’s Back to Eden September lunchtime challenge awarded prizes to select contestants who chose only whole grains, “pulses” and legumes, fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains at lunch—meals Adam and Eve might have found familiar. “I like it,” said Lauren Keller, a junior business administration major from Independence, Missouri. “I think it will help us return to the healthy state we were created in.” The wellness program is reaching out to students through more than food choices in Union Market, the school cafeteria. Each month focuses on a different way to stay healthy, covering nutrition, exercise, water, sunshine, temperance, air, rest and trust in divine power (NEWSTART) by the end of the school year. “The beauty and effectiveness is the program’s simplicity,” said Tanya Cochran, assistant professor of English
and member of the Employee Wellness Committee. Staff and faculty are also following NEWSTART through the well-established Employee Wellness Program, a recent recipient of the Governor’s Excellence in Wellness Award. Contributing to the atmosphere of an active campus, the committee members are using their experience to guide students acting as program leaders. From its inception, UFIT has been driven by student initiative. “In Wellness Management and Materials class last year, our instructor brought up the idea of putting together a wellness program as a class project,” said UFIT student coordinator Rachel Welsh, fitness and wellness senior from Columbia, Maryland. “It entailed coming up with a vision statement, objectives and goals.” “They came up with so many good ideas,” said Nancy Petta, program director and professor of health and human performance. Her response: “Let’s try it!” Through data collection, Petta and Welsh identified the top five health areas students at Union struggle with: nutrition, fitness, weight management, stress management and cancer risk reduction. Kylie Lowe, sophomore social work
major from Ohio, believes that the dayto-day stress of college can sometimes make healthy living a difficult task. “But when I make the time to work out, I have more energy, more self-confidence and sleep better at night,” said Lowe, appreciative of the student-led focus on balanced fitness. “It will hopefully become a lifelong habit. It’s easier to start a habit now than when I’m 40.” Beyond helpful reminders and new avenues of information, the wellness program is providing free sessions with a personal trainer, as well as stretching classes with relaxation benefits. “[The classes] are great workouts and help you relax amidst stressful courses and busy schedules,” said Alex Blackie, sophomore international rescue and relief major from Hastings, Minnesota. “Our body keeps us going,” said Sasha Sack, senior psychology major. “It’s a gift from God, and we need to provide ourselves with the best health and information for a great healthy long life.” Hannah Adams is a junior communication major.
Campus Calendar Dec. 11 Christmas Vespers Concert Dec. 17–Jan. 3 Christmas Vacation Jan. 5
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Second Semester Classes Begin Mar. 4–6 Spring Preview Days April 1–4 Homecoming Weekend April 15–17 Home School Sneak Peek
Union College’s student wellness program, UFIT, encourages students to make healthy choices in all areas of life, such as when eating at Union Market, the school’s dining hall.
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hristmas looked bleak for the Flores family. Desiree Flores had recently taken custody of her two grandchildren, whose parents were addicted to drugs and were a danger to the kids. Desiree’s husband had been arrested for drunk driving shortly thereafter and was serving a nine-year prison sentence. Then they learned that their landlord had sold the building where they lived. Desiree and her children— now four of them, ages five to 16—would need a new home. Desiree was a full-time homemaker and had no immediate prospects for earning money to support the family. But she was determined to avoid going on welfare. With bills piling up and her bank account quickly draining, Desiree was forced to face the reality that providing the family with necessities would be difficult—and a Christmas celebration nearly impossible. But nearby, a miracle was in the making. Connie Morrison, unit coordinator for the medical and surgical oncology department at Littleton Adventist Hospital, found out about the Flores family’s difficulties from a list Littleton circulates before Christmas each year. When Connie suggested to her coworkers that they adopt Desiree and the four children for Christmas, the staff enthusiastically agreed. Connie called Desiree to learn more about the family. Then Connie and unit nurse Karen Ryan posted a sheet listing what each child wanted. Soon all 20 unit employees had signed up to donate gifts and food; two nurses even chose to forego their own Christmas celebrations in order to participate. Just days before Christmas, Desiree heard a faint noise out-
Littleton Adventist Hospital’s adopt-a-family program brightens the holidays for Dezmond, Josh and the rest of the Flores family, providing presents and Christmas dinner.
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hile so much of the focus of Shawnee Mission Medical Center’s new critical care services expansion has (as always) been on increasing the capacity to provide cutting-edge medical treatments, we have never forgotten our emphasis on spiritual wellness and human development. A health crisis oftentimes represents a real challenge of faith. That is why our mission—Improving Health Through Christian Service—guides us to not only treat the illnesses but to also provide patients and their families with the spiritual and emotional strength that helps carry them through the healing process. In fact, major focal points of the expansion are the dramatic and inspiring chapel and healing garden. The new chapel, complemented by lush gardens and green spaces, helps to create a healing environment for patients and their families. Within the chapel, there is a powerful sense of spaciousness and calm, from the soaring atrium to the glass sur-
faces featuring carefully etched words of encouragement, hope, faith and scripture. The effect is to comfort and reassure visitors that God has a plan for us, so they know they are not alone, no matter how difficult the journey. We also understand there is a special healing relationship between people and nature. Chapel visitors will have an ideal view of the healing garden, providing opportunity for quiet reflection. Because nature brings healing to the body, mind and spirit, the healing garden offers a sanctuary to the community—an oasis of serenity in the midst of a major medical center, with pleasing shrubbery and floral arrangement, gentle pathways and comfortable places to relax, reflect, re-connect and re-energize. The use of light and openness throughout our chapel, healing garden and the entire critical care services expansion powerfully conveys an atmosphere of hope and healing. We welcome persons of all faiths into our chapel so they, too, can pray for the health and healing of their loved one.
The new chapel, complemented by lush gardens and green spaces, helps to create a healing environment for patients and their families.
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Information Farewell Aalborg, Ardis F., b. Aug. 12, 1921, in Viborg, SD, d. Oct. 26, 2009, in Lincoln, NE. Member of College View Church. Survived by brother, Dale.
Beard, Wanda Marie, b. Aug. 26, 1933, in Leon, IA, d. Oct. 6, 2009, in Dallas, TX. Alumna of Union College. Worked for Southwest Conference in Texas. Survived by husband, Roy; daughter, Alice; sisters, Margaret Nick and Retha McCarty; and two grandchildren.
Brown, Ruth (Chapman), b. July 2, 1921, in Minatare, NE, d. Dec. 20, 2008, in Norfolk, NE. Member of Norfolk Church. Survived by daughters, Twila Schinkus and Barbara Johnson; sons, Bruce and Richard; brother, Ray; sister, Glenna Hedgecock; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Cartee, Sandra “Sandy” L., b. June 29, 1934, in Kansas City, MO, d. Aug. 4, 2009 in Liberty, MO. Member of Gladstone Church. Survived by husband, John; mother, Louise Treece; children, John Jr., Scott and Lynn Cartee; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Gibb, LaVonne E., b. March 14, 1942, in La Crosse, KS, d. Sept. 16, 2009, in Loma Linda, CA. Member of Columbia Church. Survived by husband, Dr. George; mother, Lenore Reinhardt; brother, Arlyn Reinhardt; son, Brad Hillhouse; daughters, Kimberly VandenBosch and Sharla Bohman; stepdaughters, Shelly Munch, Brenda King, Lisa Loewen and Linda McFee; and 15 grandchildren. Grosboll, Jeanette “Nettie,” b. May 5, 1917, in Mount Vernon, WA, d. Oct. 4, 2009, in Loveland, CO. Long time member of Loveland Church. Survived by husband, Nelson; daughters, Marilyn and Jo Ann; sons, Bob and Ed; five grandsons; one granddaughter; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Haas, Avonelle, b. April 8, 1916, in Waldorf, MN, d. Oct. 8, 2009 in Lafayette, CO. Member of Longmont Church. Survived by husband, Gideon; daughter, DeLora Hagen; son, Harold; two brothers, George Hayes and Ross Hayes; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
McCartney, Julie L. (VanVleet), b. April 22, 1961, in Lawton, OK, d. Oct. 28 December 2009
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Olomyie, E. J., b. March 15, 1946, in Ipele Ornaw, Nigeria, d. Aug. 9, 2009, in Kansas City, MO. Served as an elder and member at Gladstone Church. Survived by wife, Victoria; four children Eniola Jr., Debby, Lily and Milenda; and two grandchildren.
Olson, Orley, b. Nov. 19, 1912, in Farlington, KS, d. Aug. 23, 2009, in Loveland, CO. Longtime member of Campion Church. Attended Union College before becoming a surgical tech for the US Army. Preceded in death by three siblings; and one grandson. Survived by wife, Judith Wold; son, Marvin; daughters, Judy Cary and Wanda Fleming Howard; two grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
Prunty, Elenita Anderson, b. May 12, 1919, in Clay County, IA, d. July 1, 2009, in Sheridan, WY. Member of Alamosa Church. Served as teacher for 35 years. Preceded in death by husband, George; infant son; parents; sister; brother; one granddaughter; and one grandson. Survived by daughter, Evelyn B Smith; son, Fred C.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Rockett, Edna Frances, b. Aug. 26, 1921, in Bayfield, CO, d. Sept. 17, 2009, in Durango, CO. Member of Durango Church. Preceded in death by husband, Dewey; and parents, Elmer and Sieke Willmett. Survived by daughters, Carolyn and Judy; son, Lawrence; sisters Florence and Alice; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Royal, Greta Elizabeth (Nelson), b. Feb. 14, 1913, in Alberta, Canada, d. Oct. 19, 2009, in Northglenn, CO. Member of College View Church for 57 years. Graduated R.N. from White Memorial Hospital, Loma Linda, CA. Preceded in death by husband, Chalmers; and one grandson. Survived by sons, Harry, Ray and Don Royal; daughters, Alice Rickert and Beverly Royal; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Shuman, Audra L., b. Nov. 6, 1910,
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in Rice County, KS, d. Aug. 31, 2009, in Hutchinson, KS. Member of Hutchinson Church. Attended Union college, served in admin offices in Lincoln, NE, and worked nearly 20 years for the General Conference. Preceded in death by husband, Marty. Survived by step-daughters, Pat Kerns, Phyllis Fowler, Barbara Welch, and Nancy Steele; 11 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and one great-greatgrandson.
Sinclair, Marjori “Marji” Ann, b. March 30, 1952, in Denver, d. Oct. 7, 2009, in Loveland, CO. Member of Campion Church. Preceded in death by parents, Ivan and Effie Webb. Survived by husband, Robert; daughter, Laura; grandson, Austin Reynolds; brother, Jim Webb; and sister, Donna Webb.
Stewart, Robert “Bobbie” R, b. Dec. 7, 1923, in Safford, AZ, d. Sept. 13, 2009, in Farmington, NM. Member of Piñon Hills Church. Preceded in
death by parents, Clifford and Irene. Survived by wife, Shirley; daughters, Barbara Van Ryan and Jane Steuble; sons Bobbie C. and Wesley; sister, Jeanine Hauet; brother, David; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Vaughn, Jolene Louise, b. Aug. 23, 1954, in Salina, KS, d. Oct. 1, 2009, in Abilene, KS. Member of Enterprise Church. Alumna of Enterprise Academy and later worked in food service there. Survived by husband, Michael; sons, Travis and Richard; daughter, Amber; mother, Dolores MedlockBlagg; step-father, Marlin; brothers, Sidney and Doug Medlock; sister, Roxanne Kinney; and four grandchildren. Yost, Robert (Bob), b. Dec. 23, 1927, in Culbertson, NE, d. Sept. 23, 2009, in St. Louis, MO. Member of St. Francis Church. Survived by wife, Arnita; sons, Steven and David; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
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