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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS: WHO ARE WE? Ordinary people doing extraordinary things BY WILLIAM G. JOHNSSON n a morning slung with low clouds, I met served this day. We don't consider ourselves better Velasquez. He lives on a spongy floating than other Christians because of this—we quietly fol- island far from shore in Lake Titicaca. His low our convictions, putting God and His Word first, piece of real estate, some 30 by 50 yards, is even though the Sabbath at times cuts across our career composed0 of reeds that grow in the 12,500-foot-high choices or aspirations. lake. Velasquez runs a school for the descendants of Then we are Adventists, meaning that we believe in the ancient Incas —a simple two-room wood and iron the second coming of Christ. We take seriously Jesus' structure. words: "I will come again" (John 14:3). Once, born of Velasquez is a Seventh-day Adventist. Mary as a babe in Bethlehem, He came to deal with sin. Five thousand miles to the north, Dr. Leonard Bailey That was His first advent. In the fullness of God's repairs hearts in newborn babies. The skill of his hands time—which we think is near—He will come again, to has made life possible for Baby Moses, Baby Eve, and set right our troubled world, to reign as King of kings many other infants. It also catapulted Loma Linda Uni- and Lord of lords. That will be His second advent. versity Medical Center in southern California to the About 150 years ago many people in North America forefront of medical research. and other countries began to preach that Jesus would Leonard Bailey is a Seventh-day Adventist, and soon come back. The Great Advent Awakening, as it Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist was called, cut across denominational lines. Huge institution. crowds gathered to hear expositions of the Bible In war-ravaged Uganda another physician, Dr. Sam- prophecies, especially those of Daniel and Revelation. son Kisekka, had to flee for his life. With the turmoil Tracts and pamphlets circulated widely. Eventually that followed Idi Amin's ouster, Kisekka's home was much of the preaching zeroed in on 1844 as the year burned and his property looted. But at length his coun- of Jesus' return. trymen turned to him, calling him from exile in 1986 Jesus didn't return that year, of course. In the wake to be prime minister. They looked for a person of in- of the Great Disappointment the Advent movement tegrity to help restore stability and order. broke up, fragmented. Many people gave up belief in Samson Kisekka is a Seventh-day Adventist. Jesus' soon coming. Michele Bush, crack sprinter at the University of But one group held fast its hope. Its members California at Los Angeles, established National Colle- searched/he Scriptures over and over, and concluded giate Athletic Association track records. In 1984 she they could not abandon the expectation of a speedy forfeited a possible berth on the United States Olympic Second Advent. They would remain Adventists. squad when she refused to compete on Saturday for the Then they made contact with the Seventh Day Bap- Olympic tryouts. tists—Christians who already had been keeping the Michele Bush is a Seventh-day Adventist. Sabbath for several hundred years. Further Bible study Velasquez, Bailey, Kisekka, Bush—what makes led the Adventists to accept the seventh day; hence them tick? What are Seventh-day Adventists really Seventh-day Adventists. like? Those two features still set Seventh-day Adventists The first thing to be said about us is that we are apart. We have never set a time for Jesus' second com- Christians. We believe in Jesus Christ as fully, eter- ing, but we believe and preach that it is near. And every nally God. We confess Him as our Lord and Saviour. Friday evening we quit our work, close our businesses, We love Him, take Him as the pattern for all our living, stop our play, and observe the biblical Sabbath—from and try to carry on His ministry in the world today. sunset to sunset. Our name has two parts—Seventh-day and Adven- Now you understand why Michele Bush refused to tist—and together they highlight the distinctive ele- compete on Saturday, sacrificing fame for her faith. ments of our faith. But why is Velasquez teaching school on a floating We observe the seventh day of the week, Saturday, island in Lake Titicaca in Peru, Dr. Leonard Bailey as the day for worship. Although most Christians go to operating on babies with defective hearts, and Dr. Sam- church on Sunday, the first day of the week, several son Kisekka helping to lead Uganda? Because Seventh- hundred Christian groups worship on the Sabbath. day Adventists are also people with a mission and a Seventh-day Adventists are by far the largest and most better way of life to share with the world. widespread of all Sabbath-observing Christians. We celebrate the Sabbath because our study of the The Mission Scriptures shows us that Christ and the apostles ob- We believe that God wants us to tell the world—yes,

2 (402) ADVENTIST REVIEW everyone—that Jesus is coming again soon. Our God is communities break the cycle of poverty and famine. so good—He sent His Son to die for the world—that we • Own and operate more than 50 publishing cannot keep the gospel to ourselves. His love has won houses, with total sales worldwide of more than $100 our hearts and sends us everywhere to tell others. million annually. In North America Adventist presses Jesus predicted: "This gospel of the kingdom will be produce well-known magazines such as Signs of the preached in the whole world as a testimony to all Times, Message, Vibrant Life, and Listen. nations, and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14, • Produce and sponsor radio programs like the NIV). He also commanded: "Go and make disciples of Voice of Prophecy and La Voz de la Esperanza, and TV all nations" (Matthew 28:19, NIV). God has many shows It Is Written, Christian Lifestyle Magazine, agents and means to effect His will, but we believe that Breath of Life, and Ayer, Hoy y Mariana. the special mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Adventists are ordinary people doing extraordinary Church is to go into the whole world proclaiming the things for God. We have limited resources, but we good news of Jesus Christ as Saviour and follow a global mission. We are weak and subject to the soon-returning Lord. frailties of our common hu- Adventists are everywhere and growing very fast. manity, but we love and Our records in 1988 list more than 5.5 million names. serve a big and wonderful However, when government census takers poll people God. concerning their religious preference, in country after For we dream dreams, fol- country the numbers are far higher. Some 10 to 20 low a star—the hope of our million others —"anonymous Adventists"—identify blessed Lord Jesus Christ re- with us. turning on the clouds of Adventists Travel the globe and you will meet Seventh-day heaven. The Scriptures tell Adventists everywhere. From Punta Arenas, the south- us that when that day comes, ernmost point of Chile, to Lapland in the far north of a multitude of His followers believe Jesus Norway. In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. On from every nation, tribe, and mainland China. Even in the South Pacific on Pitcairn people, won by the everlast- is fully, Island, of Captain Bligh and the Bounty fame. ing gospel, will greet Him (Rev. 14:6, 7). We long for The Better Way of Life that day and work with all eternally God But Adventists do more than simply preach. Jesus diligence to help make it spent most of His ministry in healing, in raising men happen. and confess and women, boys and girls, to a full, happy life. We try This special issue will tell to carry on His work. So Seventh-day Adventists: you more about us. In the • Own and operate a network of more than 500 pages ahead you will read Him as hospitals, clinics, and health-care facilities around the how we observe the Sabbath world. Some of these institutions are large, such as (do we sleep all day?), why Saviour and Florida Adventist Hospital in Orlando, Florida, with the Adventist lifestyle has more than 1,000 beds. Some are on the cutting edge of become a model for medical medical science, such as Loma Linda University, with researchers (why do we live Lord. its work on infant organ transplants and its installation so much longer?), and why of the first proton-beam accelerator, a $40 million cen- family is a favorite word of ter for cancer treatment. ours (how can a church with • Run schools, academies, colleges, and universi- members in 190 countries be ties—about 5,000 worldwide. With more than 700,000 one in Christ?). students and nearly 55,000 teachers, Adventists have You will also see a sampling of the Adventist fam- one of the largest Protestant school systems in the ily—not just the Baileys and the Kisekkas, but the world. housewives and the mechanics. The faces and stories • Carry on extensive community services and relief in the parade of people will give you a glimpse of an programs for the poor, the homeless, the hungry, and exciting world—Seventh-day Adventists. 0 the naked. Every day of every year more than 1 million people are provided with food by the church's relief William G. Johnsson, Ph.D., was agency—Adventist Development and Relief Agency reared in Australia and served as a (ADRA). Shipping more than 2 million pounds of missionary, teacher, and seminary clothing for the destitute every year, ADRA is the professor before becoming editor of world's chief provider of such clothing and is so des- the Adventist Review, the Seventh- ignated by the United Nations secretary-general. day Adventist Church's weekly paper. ADRA also runs development programs to help poor He is married and has two children.

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ADVENTIST REVIEW (403) 3 Director of the Division of Pediatric Neuro- wasn't hurt at all." Carson doesn't remem- Ben surgery at Johns Hopkins University and ber what the fight was about. Carson Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, he When Carson was 8, his parents di- helped lead the team that separated vorced, and his mother was left alone to Who are Seventh-day Adventists? Siamese twins Patrick and Benjamin raise two sons. She recognized that Ben What are they like? Perhaps the best way Binder on September 6. 1987. The oper- was brighter than his grades reflected, to discover this international, highly tex- ation, which attracted worldwide attention, and took drastic action, severely restrict- tured group is to look at its people. Here was a success. But the first time Carson ing television viewing and requiring her and on the following pages we will intro- tried to use a knife on someone he was young sons to read two books a week. By duce a few, giving you a tiny glimpse into 14, and he failed—fortunately. the time Carson reached seventh grade, the many faces of Seventh-day Adventists. "I was going to kill him," says Carson, he had gone from the bottom to the top of Ben Carson's is one of these faces. who grew up in Detroit's inner city. "But his class. He discovered the library, took he was wearing a large belt buckle, and hold of his hot temper, and decided he when the knife hit the buckle it broke. He

PEOPLE WHO ACCEPT JESUS

AS SAVIOUR AND LORD BY C. E. BRADFORD

entlemen, just what is the content of your revealed in Him. His words to a man in New Testament faith?" times are just as meaningful to us as when He spoke The question was put to us squarely by a them, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man serious scholar and churchman, one of a cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). He is groupG of several who had been engaged in what they truth, which someone has defined as "that which called "ecumenical conversations" with five or six squares with reality." He is truth because ultimate Seventh-day Adventist pastors and theologians. reality is revealed in Him. We met several times and presented our position on So whatever God wants to tell us, to teach us, to do various issues. They wanted to know all about for us, He accomplishes through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Seventh-day Adventists. We talked about church He is the complement and fulfillment of God's plans structure, organization, mission, and Adventist and purposes for the human family. Yes, He is the lifestyle. Now came, I suppose, the moment of truth. It ultimate, God's last word, the Father spelling Himself was nice to know about the extensive educational, out to us in language we can understand. medical, and outreach ministries that Seventh-day Ad- We depend completely upon Jesus Christ, the Cre- ventists carry on in more than 190 countries, but fi- ator and Life-giver, the very source of life. "For by him nally it all came down to this—what do you Seventh- were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are day Adventists believe, what is the essence and core of in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, your faith? In common parlance: "What's the bottom or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things line?" were created by him, and for him: And he is before all Our friends wanted to get away from the peripheral, things, and by him all things consist" (Colossians 1:16, and even the outwardly visible, and come to the heart 17). of the matter. So to their question, I was happy to say Seventh-day Adventists believe that the ministry of the content of our faith is Jesus Christ. He is central, Jesus Christ, to use a common expression, "makes the basic to all Seventh-day Adventist belief and practice. world go 'round." But He is not only Creator and Sustainer; He is Re- Vibrant Center deemer, Saviour. "Who bath delivered us from the At the core of our beliefs you will not find a package power of darkness, and hath translated us into the of doctrines neatly tied and ready to be defended at the kingdom of his dear Son: in whom we have redemp- drop of a hat. The living, vibrant center of our message tion through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins" is a person—Jesus Christ. He is Creator, Redeemer, (verses 13, 14). He is called "the author of eternal Life-giver, Mediator, Judge, and King. "For other foun- salvation" (Hebrews 5:9). dation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus The entrance of sin into the universe created a vast Christ" (1 Corinthians 3:11). gulf, a barrier of hostility between heaven and earth, All of the Old Testament titles that apply to God, between the family of man and the government of God. which are really a marvelous job description for Deity, In the plan of salvation Jesus Christ takes on our little also apply to Christ. All that we need to know about lost world as a special project. He came to seek and to God and all that we can know about God are already save that which was lost. He becomes God's admin-

4 (404) ADVENTIST REVIEW wanted to become a doctor. from her home in Vancouver, British After studies at Yale, the University of Carmen Columbia, to Manila, Philippines, where Michigan, and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Rowse she was declared the winner. But Carmen and after a stint as a neurosurgeon in Rowse is not the only talented person in Western Australia, he was appointed di- Anyone who knows her will tell you that her family; her brother, Darin, was world rector of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Carmen Rowse is a young woman of champion in 1983. Hopkins. He was 33. many talents. One of those talents Those who know her might describe The nurses at Johns Hopkins call him received international recognition when her as creative, versatile, and brimming Gentle Ben. "He's a very soft-spoken, Rowse, now a communication major at with the joy of life. Rowse was featured humble, unassuming person," says one Canadian Union College in Alberta, won recently in a 30-second television spot for of his colleagues. And he consistently first place in an international speech com- her church. It is also reported that this avoids the limelight because, as he says, petition sponsored by the Women's Chris- former summer camp counselor has a "medicine is serious business, not a spec- tian Temperance Union. good sense of humor and likes to have tator sport." The competition took her all the way fun. That smile on her face is real.

istrator and the active agent of this plan of salvation. the "author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey No one else could get the job done. "Neither is there him" (Hebrews 5:9). Accepting His great salvation salvation in any other: for there is none other name makes us His friends, and His friends take Him seri- under heaven given among men, whereby we must be ously. "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I com- saved" (Acts 4:12). mand you" (John 15:14). Seventh-day Adventists firmly believe that Jesus is This Jesus teaches His friends what He wants them the only Saviour, and it is only by faith in Him, to be and to do, how He wants them to live and relate and Him alone, that we can ever hope to escape to Him and to each other. His friends become from the penalty and power and presence of learners in His school. To them every doctrine, sin. "Who delivered us from so great a teaching, standard, requirement, is truth in death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust Jesus (see Ephesians 4:21). Seventh-day that he will yet deliver us" (2 Corinthians Adventists like to quote Revelation 1:10). 14:12: "Here is the patience of the We also believe that Jesus Christ is saints: here are they that keep the com- Lord. He must be worshiped and mandments of God, and the faith of obeyed. He is King of kings, an Jesus." awesome figure. Although He is When we talk about the doctrines and the friend of sinners and full of teachings that Adventists proclaim, we're compassion and mercy, He is talking about "the faith of Jesus." The not to be trifled with, or taken bottom line of Seventh-day Advent- for granted. He has claims upon ist theology, faith, belief, and every human being, claims that practice can be stated briefly: must be acknowledged. "Know Jesus Christ, His person, His ye not that . . . ye are not your marvelous ministry. Jesus own? For ye are bought with a Christ—crucified, risen, and price: therefore glorify God in soon to come. Seventh-day your body, and in your spirit, Adventists know that they which are God's" (1 Corin- must maintain a thians 6:19, 20). dynamic relationship with Him or their reli- Jesus Is the Difference gious experience be- Seventh-day Adventists comes a sham — believe that knowing Jesus as empty, hollow. Saviour makes a difference. This intense fo- It presents a whole new cus on Jesus Christ situation, new relation- —always lifting ships, a new lifestyle, Him up as the an entirely new orien- Lamb of God, tation, new goals the Saviour, and objectives. the Law- This Jesus, our / giver, Saviour and the Lord, is

(405) 5 well-deserved reputation as a talented ever," he says. During the two years be- pianist. fore Hermans graduated from Andrews Jean-Jacques But in spite of his religious background, with a Master of Music degree in piano Hermans Hermans sensed an unfulfilled need for performance, he was active in the God in his life. "My interest in music was school's music program, teaching piano Born in Morocco to missionary parents, blocking out everything else," he says. to 20 students a week and organizing pianist Jean-Jacques "Jay" Hermans "Especially Him." His enjoyment of life what became an outstanding male quar- moved with his family to Quebec in 1972 deteriorated, and he became so nervous tet. and completed his high school education he could not perform. There is no sadness in his voice as he there. In 1983 he graduated with a Bache- During the summer of 1984 Hermans describes changes in his career goals. "I lor of Arts degree from Montreal Univer- experienced a spiritual renaissance. In no longer see myself as a full-time concert sity. Numerous recitals and concerts September of that year he enrolled at An- pianist," says Hermans. "I've let go of that throughout Canada have earned him a drews University in Michigan. "That school year was my best musical year

Creator —makes Seventh-day Adventists long to see We're members of His family; we belong to Him. We Him face-to-face. can't forget what He said. We have found Him to be The second coming of Christ is not so much a cat- reliable and truthful. We've had a personal relation- aclysmic event—the end of the world with all its ac- ship with Him. We want more than anything else to see companying horrors. It is Him and be with Him. The experience that we have the appearance of a Per- had with Him in this life simply whets our appetite. son, of Someone we want There is a thirst, an intense longing for something to see. more. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it Ellen G. White, one of doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know my favorite authors, ex- that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we W rejoice plains: "The shortness of shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this time is frequently urged hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure" (1 as an incentive for seek- John 3:2, 3). that we can ing righteousness and Seventh-day Adventists, then, to be true to our pro- making Christ our friend. fession of faith must be altogether Christocentric, with walk with Him This should not be the our faith, our hope, and our desires all centered in Him great motive with us; for who is the author and finisher of our faith (see Hebrews it savors of selfishness. Is 12:1, 2). Christ makes up the sum and substance of our day by day, it necessary that the ter- belief system, the "Alpha and Omega, the beginning rors of the day of God and the ending" (Revelation 1:8). Our Lord and Sav- talk with Him, should be held before us, iour personally exercises all the functions of the gov- that we may be com- ernment of heaven, the executive, the legislative, and pelled to right action the judicial. and listen to through fear? It ought not Finally, we believe that Jesus has given us an as- to be so. Jesus is attrac- signment: to "shine as lights in the world; holding Him through tive. He is full of love, forth the word of life" (Philippians 2:15, 16). We are to mercy, and compassion" form a joyful caravan of people who know where they (Signs of the Times, Mar. are going. We are to represent Him, to model the prin- His Word. 17, 1887). ciples of His kingdom. This represents a big challenge. We rejoice that we can We realize, all too well, our weakness and our hu- walk with Him day by manity. But we want to live up to this tremendous day, talk with Him, and heritage. We don't want to let Him down. "This calls listen to Him through His for patient endurance on the part of the saints who Word. But to be in His obey God's commandments and remain faithful to presence physically, to Jesus" (Revelation 14:12, NIV). And so we travel hope- see Him with the natural fully, knowing that He is faithful. ❑ eye—this is mind-boggling. Seventh-day Adventists fervently believe that the C. E. Bradford, who began his ministry whole creation, all of history and prophecy, is moving in Louisiana, is leader of the Seventh- us toward that day "when he shall come to be glorified day Adventist Church in North Amer- in his saints, and to be admired in all them that ica. He and his wife have three believe" (2 Thessalonians 1:10). This is what keeps us children. going. He made a promise to come back again and take His followers to heaven (see John 14:1-3).

6 (406) ADVENTIST REVIEW dream; now I feel more at peace. I've on her best day. Encountering a sand- learned that you have to work within your Charlotte storm near the west Texas border that cut limits. I'm not going to be everything I'd Hamlin visibility to near zero, she was able to planned. but I am going to be something cover only 20 miles (32 kilometers) that else at least as good." In 1987 it took this 68-year-old retired day. "I bent myself into the wind and Today Hermans works as a day dean nursing professor 65 days to get from Cal- walked anyway," she remembers. in a Montreal public high school. That ifornia to South Carolina. During her trek Hamlin granted 19 tele- school has asked him to develop a music Hamlin, a resident of Berrien Springs, vision interviews and gave talks at department that will open in the fall of this Michigan, made the 2,500-mile (4,000- schools and hospitals about the benefits year. "I want to teach," Hermans says. kilometer) bike ride and walk across of a balanced lifestyle that includes good "By God's grace, I know I will have some- America "to help people see that a quality diet, adequate rest, and daily exercise. thing to give." life is possible at any age." She averaged "It's important," she says, "with the high 40 to 60 miles (65 to 100 kilometers) a cost of medicine today, that people learn day. covering 88 miles (142 kilometers) to live healthful lives."

PEOPLE WITH HOPE AND SECURITY Christians who believe Christ is coming again soon BY MYRON WIDMER ettling into my airplane seat, I struck up a con- task of digging out the bodies of earthquake victims. versation with a businessman seated next to Those caught in the ongoing ravages of war. Divorce me. As usual, one topic led to another, and soon victims. Bigotry victims. AIDS victims. Cancer vic- we were commenting on what we expected to tims. Shappen after death. When I sat with my father in the waiting room of "The way I see it," said the man, "is that when we Loma Linda University Medical Center and heard the die, that's it. There's just nothing more to life." surgeon say to him, "I'm sorry, Rubin, your wife's "You really mean that's it?" I asked. cancer is inoperable. It has spread beyond the tumor; "Certainly! When we die, life's over, gone." we couldn't remove any of it," I couldn't help thinking, "Then what motivates you?" I responded inquisi- Isn't there more to life? tively. And whenever I visit the little Nebraska graveyard He answered without even pausing. "Enjoyment of where my mother's tombstone now declares her short life. Being successful. And of course, trying to ensure 55 years of life, I pause beside it and again ask, Isn't the good life for my children and their growing fam- there a better climax to life than death and the grave? ilies." From his distinguished appearance and our lengthy Something Better conversation between Denver and Washington, D.C., I The answer I find each time is a resounding yes! could tell he probably had realized his goals. He There is more to life than the grave! Jesus Christ is owned three thriving businesses, and four of his five coming back to earth again to take His believers, alive children had already become physicians or lawyers. or resurrected from the grave, to heaven to live with And he seemed happy. Him forever! But I wondered to myself, Isn't there more to life What an answer! than success and the "good life"? Aren't we born to do What hope! My destiny is not the grave. more than to eat, drink, and be merry until our turn What security! God loves me so greatly that He wants comes to occupy a grave? me to live with Him forever. I sense that I am not alone in asking such questions. What expectancy! An extravagant and perfect world I have heard others asking them. Maybe you ask them is coming in which God's love will reign without the too. cruel injustices of this world. Parents who helplessly watch as the life of their What meaning! I am a child of God and live not just teenage daughter ebbs away as a result of drugs. Young for myself, but to tell others of a wonderful Saviour children who learn their father has suffered a fatal who is coming again. heart attack at age 43. Friends who have seen whole What joy! I'll see my Christian mother again; I'll at families wiped out by a drunk driver. Poor people who last meet Jesus face-to-face; I'll live forever with Him. struggle to find morsels of food and a warm place to Christ's promise that He'll come a second time is sleep. Rescue workers who carry on the unwelcome unmistakable: "Let not your heart be troubled, believe

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A freak gymnastic accident unfolds into on: family's heart-gripping journey through unthinkable despair to amazing hope

Follow Ye

Joan Dew and David Fox

"How could we have known that on February 19, 1981, at 5:23 p.m. the life of our family would be changed forever? A half-second misjudgment of timing on a double-forward flip, and Terry, our 18-year-old son, lay paralyzed on the gymnasium floor. "This is the story of our family's struggle to conquer disaster, to accept the unacceptable, and to make the best of it." — THE WILKS FAMILY This powerful hardcover book will rivet your attention for hours, so find a comfortable place to settle into. It is a true story. One that will probably move you to tears as Terry struggles to survive in the hospital and to live a "normal" life at home. Most important, it is a story of sustaining hope, enduring comfort, abiding inspiration, and simple joy.

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A classic in Christian reading. exclusively from Pacific Press. Available NOW at your Adventist Book Center. Sabbath school every week at the 3,500- Roy got so attached to "her boys" that Phi lomena member Sligo church. when they moved on to earliteen and Roy When first approached about teaching, youth classes, she went with them. Now Roy, a communication assistant at the she's started the cycle again, teaching 9- Philomena Roy is a petite, energetic World Bank in Washington, D.C., hesi- and 10-year-old children. The little boys woman of Portuguese descent who grew tated. Then she prayed, "Father, I don't she started out with now tower above her. up in India and has lived in the United know exactly what to do, but I have a lot of And when they see Roy, they don't just States some 20 years. She radiates the love to give." After she accepted the job, say hi; they give her a hug and take time joy of life, but can be tough as nails when she made it her business to become ac- to talk. the situation calls for it. Just ask any of the quainted with the parents of each of her 9- and 10-year-old boys she teaches in class members. And her class grew—from nine members to 26.

in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go so we shall always be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and 4:16, 17, RSV). receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may I can almost hear the trumpet blasts, the graves be also" (John 14:1-3, NASB). rumbling open, and the angelic voices sing- What a promise! Jesus is coming again! A better ing praise, yet even my most vivid imag- world is on its way! Such a belief has become ination can never envision even an iota the core of my life and thought, and become of the glory it will be! part of my name, Seventh-day Adventist. As an Advent-ist, I happily declare my hope in Christ's second advent, His second coming—an event that will far surpass in glory the quietness with which He came to earth the first time. This time Christ's coming will be with trumpets, millions of angels, and • with a presence brighter than the blinding brilliance of the noonday sun. Christ won't be com- ing as the crucified Saviour . broken and bleeding upon Calva- ry's cross. He will be coming as "King of kings and Lord of lords" (Revelation 19:16), as victor over all sin and death. Every eye will see Him (Rev- elation 1:7); graves will be opened, and the dead in Christ will rise with the living to meet Him in the air. Ten thousand times 10,000 angels will be sing- ing His praises. Listen to this magnificent word picture by the New Testament writer Paul: "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we

ADVENTIST REVIEW Five previous Talent Search winners Chung comes honestly by her interest Wendy Kay later won Nobel prizes. in science. Her father is a research chem- Chung That year the Miami Herald also ist at the University of Miami, and her awarded Chung the Silver Knight Award, mother is trained in medical technology. Wendy Kay Chung, of Miami, Florida, given to outstanding seniors in recogni- At Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, always wants to do her absolute best. As a tion of academic excellence and commu- she carries a double major in biochemis- high school senior she tied for first place nity service. Not only is she a straight-A try and economics, with plans to enter the and won a no-strings-attached $20,000 student, but she has been active in her medical profession. She's busy—but not scholarship in the Forty-fifth Westinghouse community and church. During two sum- too busy to lead one of the children's de- Science Talent Search in Washington, mers she spent time in Honduras with a partments at the Ithaca Seventh-day Ad- D.C. She won the award after compet- group called Mission Impact, helping to ventist Church. Because for Wendy Kay ing with 1,219 high school seniors who build a church. At her high school she Chung, serving other people is part of entered original science projects, helped with United Way doing her absolute best. which were judged by noted scientists. fund-raising.

Yes, there is life beyond the grave! God's righteous But the tomb couldn't hold such a Victor over sin will rise to meet Christ in the air. Long-separated and death! He arose from the grave and ascended to relatives and friends will be reunited and will weep heaven to declare before His Father His shed blood for with joy. And at last we will be united with our heav- the complete forgiveness of our sins. enly Father, our Creator, our Saviour, our Lord, our Today Christ still stands there before His Father, Friend. What a grand holding up His merits for all who would believe in finale for earth! What a Him. And when God's moment strikes—a time un- triumph over sin and known to us—Christ will lay aside His priestly robes Satan! and gather all the hosts of heaven for His long-delayed victory celebration. And He has invited us to attend. Pristine World That's why He is coming back to earth—to escort us to From the Creator's hand the grandest victory celebration this universe has ever God created came forth a world in but seen! seven days. A world per- He is coming to claim all the spoils of the victory He humans in fect, pristine. A world won at Calvary—millions upon millions of people of where Adam and Eve, all ages, races, nations, and tongues who have accepted God's first created beings, Him as their personal Saviour and Lord. To them He His likeness spoke face-to-face with will give eternal life and a new home—heaven, whose God in an open, loving re- capital is the gorgeous New Jerusalem that is now lationship. This was the being prepared in heaven. to live forever same relationship He de- sired for all mankind. He The Grand Finale with Him— had created humans in His To those who think life on earth will end by atomic own likeness to live for- holocaust or natural destructive forces, be assured that ever with Him—never to God is in control of the ultimate destiny of this His never to die die or to be separated. world, and His coming will be the end of the wicked Then came Satan and and the beginning of eternal life for all the righteous. or to be sin and all the consequent Gone will be suffering and pain, despair and alien- alienation, despair, pain, ation, fear and death. Reigning supreme will be love, suffering, and death peace, and joy. separated. —eternal separation from Yes, there is something beyond the sometimes God. Yet God refused to al- meaningless routine of life—and beyond the grave! It low this to be the final lot is Christ, and His promise is to come again and give of humanity. He wanted to eternal life to all who ask for His freely given forgive- give us a choice, and so He ness and who ask Him to become their personal Lord acted. and Saviour. ❑ God took the risk of sending His Son into this world to provide a way of Myron Widmer served as an editor, escape from sin, a way of salvation—by believing in pastor, and youth leader before Him. becoming the associate editor of the Jesus, fully God and fully man, came as a babe to Adventist Review, with offices in earth, lived a perfect, sinless life, yet died humiliated Washington, D.C. He and his wife and forsaken upon the cross—all for the forgiveness of have a 2-year-old son. our sins, not His.

10 (410) ADVENTIST REVIEW adult conversation, and aching for a them a sense of self-worth; (3) to teach Linda Jo change. She got that change; she initi- them obedience; (4) to introduce them to Blackwell ated it. the world of music; and (5) to provide "The turning point in my life," she says, them with a strong sense of security. "What am I doing here, anyway?" is a "came when I began to think of myself "Our world is hard on mothers who question Linda Jo Blackwell, of Oakland, differently, as an intelligent woman train- want to stay home and raise their chil- Tennessee, once asked herself. Where ing my child for 'usefulness in this world dren," says Blackwell, "Other people can was she? Home, with two small children. and for a fitness for the better world.' " make you feel guilty or unimportant. But Blackwell, a 1982 graduate of South- With renewed vision, Blackwell set five you can make the choice, and you can ern College in Tennessee and a former specific goals for what she wanted to ac- feel happy with it." elementary school teacher, found herself complish with her children: (1) to teach at one point hooked on soaps, hungry for them morals, love, and kindness, and to introduce them to Jesus; (2) to instill in

PEOPLE WHO CHERISH THE BIBLE

God's Book furnishes our rule of faith and life. BY NANCY VYHMEISTER he occasion stands out clearly in my mem- ing physician, patient teacher, suffering Redeemer, ory—my pleate'd skirt, our collie, Grandad and and glorious Lord invites adoration and commitment. Nana, the roaring fire. I was 6 and just learning Tto read. For the first time at family worship A Unique Book Daddy asked me to read a Bible text. I do not remember A combination of human words and divine ideas, which verse I chose, but I read it, stumbling over some the Bible is unique. Its authors claim for it special difficult King James English words. inspiration and God-breathed concepts. But each au- My childish mind told me that by that act I had thor wrote in his own style, using the language of his become a bona fide Seventh-day Adventist. Until then, times, dealing with local issues, putting into his own I had only heard the Bible read to me. Henceforth, I words what God's Spirit moved him to record. While could read it myself. My satisfaction bordered on de- Bible writers served as God's messengers, only occa- light. sionally did they use God's words. They might be Soon I could read reasonably well, and Mother en- better thought of as God's translators or interpreters. couraged me to read the whole Bible through. The Commenting on the Bible's special origin, Ellen G. going was hard: Mother had to read some of the "be- White, a notable nineteenth-century Adventist writer gats" for me, but I remember finishing before I was 10. (see box), penned in 1886 the following statement, That was the second milestone in my pilgrimage with which presents the Adventist understanding of the the "people of the Book" —those who cherish the Bible divine-human writing of the Bible. "It is not the words as God's word, as a rule of faith and life. My baptism of the Bible that are inspired, but the men that were in the spring of that year only confirmed what I had inspired. Inspiration acts not on the man's words or his already experienced. expressions but on the man himself, who, under the The Bible, that compilation of 66 treatises making up influence of the Old and New Testaments, is accepted by Advent- ists as more than the history of God's dealings with II TI MOTH Y 2 266 humanity through the centuries. For them the Scrip- Lord 9,1 that day: and in how! many things he "ministered! tures constitute God's message to the human race. thou is 2 law. unto me at 10 They let us know who God is and how each one of knowest cry well. is fletl 6 us can relate to Him. The Bible stories tell of God's CHAPTER 2 p. 2 , 66 HOU therefore, 'my son, A loving care for His earthly family. Its poetry reveals that l'arn I isT bsrtirsot ngjesiuns.the grace Upb, /0 the depths of human misery, along with the ec- in Christ 2 Or, bi- 3 i Tim. 112 stasy of God's salvation. Its preachers point out e methin_gesmothzt 4 i Cor. 9 2 ha2stAhVardthof many Coo:. 9: 23 the right way to live. Its prophetic utterances lenc,°171nliwhot "91,7 n a thou to fat hitehrusill mne ti foretell the final triumph of God and good, and shall be able to teach others also. the eternal destruction of evil. Its portrait of hard- 5flEfi'dIk('I ha 3 Thou therefore endure re Jesus as innocent babe, toiling carpenter, lov- fleas. "as a good soldier of Jesus s a or a Christ. ar 4 "No man that warreth en- ia.121 0 - ADVENTIST REVIEW tangleth himself with the affairs • Act: 25:31 of this life; that he may Please ari46 11 tic him who bath chosen him to be to or I ha, I FoIn r

hear about them through the pastors," But Twijnstra realizes they need fun Nantje she explains. "Parents send clothing with and recreation, too. Each child has a re- Twijnstra them, but if they come without uniforms, I corder to toot; they practice together and help them get these. If they need books play hymns for area churches. And she When you see Dr. Nantje Twijnstra with and tuition, I supply them. If they need takes them camping —on the lawn; they her 10 children, you think of the "old something during the school year, I usu- put up tents and follow a camp program woman who lived in a shoe." But Twijn- ally help them get that." Donations from on holidays and weekends. A Dutch stra, a retiree who directs the dental clinic individuals, groups, and organizations friend who has a sailing club calls for them at Phuket Adventist Hospital in Thailand, help Twijnstra help them. in his truck every Sunday morning for sail- is anything but that. She squeezes the children into her ing lessons. Twijnstra, who has taken in many three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. You don't think of Dr. Twijnstra as an needy students, has a history of helping Each child has home duties—washing his old woman, even though she is retired. boys and girls—especially runaways, or- laundry, ironing his uniforms, keeping his Those children seem to keep a sparkle in phans, and those from divided homes. "I area tidy, and packing his own lunch. her eyes and a wide smile on her face.

the Holy Ghost, is imbued with thoughts. ...The divine understand. When there was no translator, someone mind and will is combined with the human mind and would show me the Bible texts. As I read them in my will; thus the utterances of the man are the word of own language, I participated in the sermon. God" (manuscript 24, 1886). During World War II an Adventist German soldier More than poetry or mor- was ordered to evacuate civilians from a Russian ham- alistic instruction, history or let. In the last house the soldier found an old man sadly prophecy, the Bible serves as packing a few belongings. The last thing he placed in the a guidebook for living. Its sto- sack was a Book, which the German recognized as a or us the ries were written so that hu- Russian Bible. Might the old man be a fellow believer? F mans may understand God's Since neither spoke the other's language, the soldier plan for them and how fail- took the initiative by looking up Revelation 14:6-12, a Scriptures ure to follow divine indica- text that describes the Adventist message. He found it tions brings nothing but trou- marked in red! Joyfully he pointed to the verses and to ble. Paul, one of the earliest himself. The old man nodded and looked up Matthew constitute Christian evangelists and 24:14, Christ's commission to preach the gospel to all writer of several letters to the world before His return, which Adventists take as God's young churches, stated the their marching orders. He pointed to the text and to purpose of the Bible. It is use- himself. The soldier nodded vigorously. He, in turn, ful, he noted, "for teaching, found the Sabbath commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 message to rebuking, correcting and and noted that it too was underlined in red. Finally the training in righteousness," to old man looked up Daniel 8:14, a key text for Adventist the human equip God's people to do understanding of Bible prophecy. He showed the sol- what is right and good (2 dier that it was underlined too. Timothy 3:16, 17, NIV). There was no doubt. The two belonged to the same race. church! They embraced and fell on their knees. Each A Unifying Force prayed in his own language, although the other un- Adventists find in the Bible derstood nothing. Rising from prayer, they again em- not only a source of doctrine braced and left the cottage, never to meet again. For one and the basis for belief, but also a symbol of the church's brief moment the old Russian and the young German unity throughout the world. I have worshiped had forgotten the horrors of war and communicated with fellow Adventists whose language I with each other the joy and warmth of brother- did not hood—through an old Russian Bible. ashy exhop,ea Adventists read the Bible in search of comfort and to the subv r. hope. Its chapters point beyond today's hurt to tomor- Cr*. ' miti charge to row's joy. When I was 18 a senseless acci- Study to at. ed onto ,..;aev, tv dent took my father's life. That leaden-I s-Td tithe ....roisdkaCnys 267 ly divid ki)IYpeA aPriirso0E:th afternoon I picked up his t° ti3at tssha pc the 3 rl Bible and went for a long ll .are.i. men shall be 31;05 4.nd t ( jrutiv 3 ingsf -* ,... walk in the coun- 01 , fa own selves, .co ventvent or tti„crips t4rtst 11 UnRed 33,4terr veto , 4 endLnd their ei pelf ters, .proud, .btaarphe. try. Seated on in, ih,s_ ,. ( tt,.dient to pare t"btolte t1Z' .tha ehild th El • a,_WOrd44. '4.;4 :1 nt •"*e , Jeaux. which e holy -tne-nit.--•-•cer• ;5.7,1 unholy, '. Lin, 3163e to -• frin.„A•ittpuut natura l 6 alildo 4tre,... ."Aji salvation r ,,4, ij ipreakerS. sralSe moa h° Co ,. -.' KIA4' argr 1" " Christ a-red. .. alo” q I, :entincot, fierce. ties for e ire ion .'43eirki the l'r: ,is.„ endttie n rp-fral1-J,"" tPVrsa,ree4!;'-i7,`h i'ilo,,,,i ritchteoosrit nq 13 pro ` 'erthrr) Alta thsttttt 4' rs rid lift of Pleasures more be rePfOO vert ti, ologe o f God; ha "'bet 4:4, Uerior n 13; ADVENTIST REVIEW faiteku`k vers ,i 0 nk! a form of - gym, I 111 /3e 'feet e Ina h 10 %eny ttl e 4. 7.11.4 the ' Lny; al th this ,dlag the Poer ( her _ 6 hiy h fk sof such a y aw - ing as a law clerk for a judge in the Ari- philosophy has been how great life is." Karin zona Supreme Court after earning her law Anyone who meets Dougan would Dougan degree from Georgetown University in have a hard time picturing her as ever Washington, D.C. Today she works as an unhappy and depressed; she seems the It's hard not to like Karin Dougan. The attorney in a San Diego law firm, sharing quintessential optimist. But it doesn't just Minnesota-born lawyer radiates hope, an apartment with a young woman who is fall into her lap. A downhill skier, Dougan energy, genuineness, indomitable spirit, also an attorney. "She's a Nazarene," sees in the sport a lesson in life. "When and real sociability. "The thing I like most says Dougan, "and very involved in her you first get on skis, it seems awkward; about the church is the people," says church. It's been fun getting to know a it's like you're controlled by your skis. Dougan. "There are some really fine peo- Christian of another faith." Then you learn to manipulate them. Life is ple who are Adventists. They show a lot of Recent illness in her family has caused like that. You need to learn to manage love; that's very important to me." Dougan to reflect on God as the giver of what comes to you, instead of letting it Dougan, a graduate of Union College life and all good things. "Bad things al- control you." in Lincoln, Nebraska, spent a year work- ways happen," she says, "but lately my

the earth to which he would soon be returned, I read speaks to my needs. Beyond that, it understands me. and absorbed promises written millennia ago. The Or perhaps I should say that God—through the Bible Scriptures told me that God cares, that pain and death —lets me know He understands me. ❑ are foreign to His plan. I was reminded of His inten- tion to eradicate the causes of sorrow and restore Nancy Vyhmeister, Ph.D., grew up in the world to its original splendor. Verses in the New Uruguay and Argentina as a mission- Testament foretold the glorious resurrection of those ary's daughter, and later returned for who have trusted in God their Saviour. My sadness 16 years of service with her husband. receded; my tears dried; hope was reborn, courage She now teaches biblical studies at renewed. Asia Adventist Theological Seminary A book for all times, places, and people, the Bible in Manila, Philippines. 1111111121Mt Ellen G. White, often called Sister a religious family and as a girl accepted White by Seventh-day Adventists, the message of Christ's second coming. wrote extensively on many subjects. Shortly after the great disappointment Possibly her writings on health are the of 1844, when Adventists expected best known. In a time when arsenic, cal- Christ to return, 17-year-old Ellen had a omel, and nux vomica were common- heavenly vision during a home prayer place medicines, Ellen White urged the meeting. She saw God leading the Ad- use of natural remedies—water, sun- vent people from this dark world to the light, pure air, exercise, wholesome glories of heaven. To the discouraged diet, and temperance. To these she added "trust in believers she communicated the good news of God's God" as the capstone of the healing process. Besides care for them. Some listened joyfully, convinced that giving practical suggestions on diet—now corrobo- Ellen had, indeed, received a Spirit-given vision. rated by scientists as being 100 years ahead of her Others opposed her. The same reactions continued times —she set a theological foundation for the Ad- during her 70-year ministry. ventist concern for health. The whole purpose of Not much later, Ellen married a young Adventist caring for one's health, she advised, lies in keeping preacher, James White. Together they traveled mind and body in optimum condition to serve God among the believers in the northeastern United and mankind better. States, encouraging and admonishing them. Their Although Ellen White's writings occupy a special work resulted in the founding of the Seventh-day place in Adventism, they cannot replace the Bible or Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1863. even equal it. On the contrary, the Scriptures test her Ellen never held an elective office in the church, but writings. Even as she recognized that God had be- her counsel helped to establish churches, publishing stowed on her the prophetic gift, she underscored the plants, schools, and medical institutions. unique place of the Bible. "The Spirit was not given After she became a widow in 1881, Ellen White —nor can it ever be bestowed—to supersede the Bible, worked in Europe, Australia, and California. Hers for the Scriptures explicitly state that the word of God was a ministry of preaching, teaching, writing, and is the standard by which all teaching and experience counseling. Her long labors came to an end in St. • must be tested" (The Great Controversy, p. vii). Helena, California, in 1915. Her writings continue to Born in Maine in 1827, Ellen Harmon grew up in encourage, admonish, and inspire us today.

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All books a c or these new reieases on spec a yo Cdn $9.40. Available now at your Adventist Book Cente 1988 Pacific Press Publishicg Association 237 highest point in the continental United of his running at night. When he crested Richard States, Kegley had already run 25 mara- Mount Whitney 113 hours after he started Kegley thons— including the Boston Marathon the run, the temperature was 45°F. —and about 25,000 miles. These statis- Kegley views this accomplishment as a This past August Richard Kegley, a tics are remarkable in any case, but es- tribute to his lifestyle. "Margaret and I 68-year-old retired car dealer from Col- pecially so when you consider that Keg- know about the importance of eating lege Place, Washington, became the ley had been running for only a couple right," he says. "We live on grains, fruits, eighth and oldest runner to complete the of years. nuts, and vegetables. We've done that 146-mile run from Death Valley to the top One of the rules of the run states that it since we got married 45 years ago." of Mount Whitney in California. must take place during July or August. Though he returned home with blis- When he read about the lengthy run, When Kegley arrived in Badwater, 282 tered feet, Kegley did not retire to the which stretches from the lowest to the feet below sea level, the temperature was rocking chair. He still runs 5 to 10 miles 126°F, which prompted Kegley to do most every morning.

PEOPLE WITH A REST DAY God invites us to put aside our regular work . and spend a day each week with Him. BY RICHARD DUERKSEN

have always been amazed that after God created the fullness of God's fellowship." our world in six days, He rested. The idea of a tired His comment made me sit back and analyze my own Creator in need of rest hardly goes along with my relationship to the Sabbath day. Is my weekly day with Iidea of a Supreme Being who is supposed to be God truly giving me freedom from life's problems? Is • unlimited in everything, including energy. it enriching my fellowship with Him and with my But when I discovered that God was not tired, but family? only ceased —or rested from—His creative endeavors Sabbaths were the highlight of my childhood. In fact, of the preceding six days, I began to sense a different the memories I have of those special days with family, picture of God. I began to see a loving, caring Creator friends, and Saviour still have a major impact on many who thinks so highly of His created beings that He puts corners of my life. aside all His work so He can spend an entire day in Fridays were times of rapid-fire housecleaning, bak- intimate fellowship with them. ing, and preparing. Mom was always scurrying around • So special was that seventh day of the Creation week as if the king of Siam were coming to be our guest for that God blessed it and made it holy. "By the seventh supper. And when supper finally did come, it truly day God had finished the work he had been doing; so was fit for a king! Though Mom's meals were always on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And great, the Friday evening meal was just about the fin- God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because est. But it wasn't just the food; it was the fellowship on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had and the freedom that came with the beginning of Sab- done" (Genesis 2:2, 3, NIV). bath at sunset. In doing so, He forever set it apart as His holy Sab- Fellowship? Many of our weekday meals were bath (or rest) day. It is the day He invites us to put aside hurry-up affairs, but not Friday evening's. This was ourregular work and spend the time in wholesome rest our time to talk, laugh, tell stories, and generally relax and fellowship with Him, our Creator. into the joys of family fellowship. We waited all week Since Creation, God has never changed His blessings for this meal and for the fun of just sharing together. on that seventh day. When Christ and His apostles Freedom? Definitely! Table talk during the week • lived on this earth, they too worshiped on Saturday as always included the impossible challenges of chem- the Sabbath day and kept it holy. istry, participles, work, finances, and myriads of other Today I believe the Sabbath day remains holy and problems that overwhelm. But not on Friday evening! that God still invites His created beings to join Him for We took that time to look back at the week and notice special fellowship on the Sabbath day. I believe so where God had led us, where His love had made life strongly in this that it has become part of my name. I easier, where He had solved a problem, or coaxed out am a Seventh-day Adventist. a special smile. Friday evenings were times to enjoy A friend of mine recently commented that "the freedom from the encumbrances of the world. They whole purpose of the Sabbath is to free us from the were times to focus on the gifts of God. And Saturdays, problems of everyday living so that we can experience still the Sabbath until sundown, were expansions of C- ADVENTIST REVIEW (415) 15 successful human-to-human heart trans- Toronto, Canada, 15 or 20 babies with Leonard plants on infants who had no other hope hypoplastic left heart syndrome were Bailey for survival. brought to the hospital. "The worst thing," Bailey and his wife, Nancy, have two he says, "was watching the exchange a Loma Linda University Medical Center adopted sons, both 7. "Since getting the between the pediatricians and the fami- pediatric cardiac surgeon Leonard L. boys, I am a good deal more sensitive to lies, who were told that their baby was Bailey was thrust into the limelight follow- what a parent must feel. It's probably impor- going to die and that the doctors could do ing the October 26, 1984, transplant of a tant for all pediatricians to be parents. You nothing." In Toronto it first occurred to baboon heart into an infant (known only can deal with dying babies much more sen- Bailey that the way to solve the problem as Baby Fae) with hypoplastic left heart sitively if you have babies of your own." was to replace the faulty heart. syndrome. A pioneer in infant heart trans- During the year Bailey was a resident His colleagues attest to Bailey's devo- plantation, the southern California sur- at the Hospital for Sick Children in tion to his patients. "When babies don't do geon has since performed numerous well and we lose them, you can tell he's really frustrated," says pediatric cardiac

the same freedom and fellowship. One hot tropical Sabbath I was in Managua, Nica- As I look back at more than 2,000 Sabbaths I have spent ragua, with a group of students from a Seventh-day with family and friends, I find that three kinds of activ- Adventist high school. We were there to dedicate a ities have made, and still make, Sabbath days special. church building that had been built with money the students had raised. The church had been designed to Meditation, Fellowship care for a congregation of 200, but more than 400 neigh-

I love walking alone in nature, just walking, think- bors filled the pews, the aisles, the windows, and even A ing, and looking. And my most memorable walks have the passageways outside the sanctuary. Even though it been on Sabbath, times when God simply pushed the was hot and humid, a cool breeze of excitement and world's pressures out of my mind and helped me fully community overwhelmed us all. enjoy 'walking along beside Him. The singing was memorable. Even though the piano I've even developed a strange little habit of talking was a bit out of tune, the music was angelic. An old to Him as I walk. That's right. Out loud. Just as if He Nicaraguan farmer shared his songbook with a couple were there walking and talking with me. We've had of my American high school students, and the beauty some great conversations! of their singing more than matched the brilliance of Many of those conversations have centered on His their smiles. Everywhere around our church, people creation. I love looking into the faces of pansies, were smiling, shaking hands, weeping, and embracing. admiring the bark on ponderosa pines, watching Although we were thousands of miles from home, we mallards in a park pond, and sharing a rock with a were family. chipmunk. Each Sabbath I try to find some new corner Fellowship. Yes, that is one of the greatest pleasures of of His world, admire it, and talk with Him about it. the Sabbath. And that fellowship is especially After all, God's gift of Sabbath is a perfect pleasant when we are praising God opportunity to remember that the same together with a group of believers. God who died to give us salvation Sometimes, from evil also created us to live hap- though, Sab- pily with Him. bath fellow- Yes, Sabbaths are perfect for think- ship takes ing about the Creator, talking to Him, on a whole noticing His creation, new mean- A and enjoying His ing when company. just two walk and talk to- gether. ICU nurse Marie Whisman. "He might say Sabbath he loves, and thus has turned his something like 'We've got to do some- Symon back on a career in English and perhaps thing to help these babies.' 111 Ill Burgher international soccer. "He was with a baby on the unit for P "If it weren't for his Sabbath," reads the seven days and seven nights and slept At a time when European newspapers paper, "Symon Burgher would be sitting very little—if he did, it was in a chair next were reporting stories of English soccer on some hot-spot beach contemplating to the baby," recounts Whisman. "That violence, an up-and-coming English soc- his future of English soccer caps, beauti- baby pulled through and became every- cer star's baptism into the Seventh-day ful girls, and sports cars." body's baby." Adventist Church made national head- But the young midfielder, who has And what does Bailey say about him- lines in Great Britain. played for Exeter City and been courted self? "In the brisk pace of life I feel I have Symon Burgher's story on the front by other major clubs, has blown the whis- walked a lot with God—perhaps trying to page of the Birmingham Post and Mail tle on Saturday play. He plans to teach live prayer more than just doing it." presents an idealistic young Adventist physical education and eventually to en- who has chosen not to play soccer on the ter the gospel ministry.

One Sabbath morning my 8-year-old son, Jeremy, "freedom, fellowship, and future." Even so, I am was hiking with me on the crown of a 13,000-foot ridge amazed at how many of my special Sabbath memories in the Colorado Rockies. All around us God had ex- are tied to freedom, fellowship, and food. Yes, food. travagantly painted the rocks and grasses with shades There's the Sabbath we ate at the home of a church of yellow, blue, red, green, and white. It was like being member of a tiny Puerto Rican church. We ate well of inside of a rainbow. a simple but delicious meal. Then we accidentally And there, right in the middle of a colony of golden discovered that the family had served us the last food sunflowers, stood five majestic mountain goats. Two in their house. They had fed us, and fed us well, be- adults, three kids, all fascinated with us. Jeremy cause we were family. walked close to one of the young goats and then knelt And I remember Sabbath potlucks from Hong Kong to admire a sunflower. The goat joined him, and the to Denver; Aunt Doris's super Sabbath breakfasts; two of them seemed to actually begin a conversation. thousands of bowls of popcorn; the Communion bread After several thrilling minutes, Jeremy came softly at Auburn, Washington; Mom's tamale pie; and my • back and sat down beside me. Silently we watched the wife's corn bread. goats, and then Jeremy began to talk. We talked most Yes, food often plays a rather central part in our Sab- of the day, surrounded by the awesome presence of bath fellowship, but the food is not the focus. It is there God. And the talk built an even greater bond of fel- only to facilitate friendship, conversation, and love. lowship between father and son. Sabbath was made by God for man. It was made to Sabbath fellowship happens in many ways. It hap- regularly reintroduce us to the God who created us to pens when just two are walking and sharing. It hap- be free, free to become all He knows we can become. pens in crowded churches. And it also happens when Through the gift of His day we are free to reach out and Christians gather together to share the good news of touch His hand of love. Free to accept His lifestyle of God's freedom with others. service to friends, neighbors, and family. When I was growing up, Mom and Dad always tried As I dash from office to home and from phone to to include a little witnessing as part of each Sabbath. In typewriter all week, busily being all that seems expected fact, for a number of years almost every Sabbath included of me, I find my life becoming a bit blurry, and sometimes a trip to Tres Hermanos, a small town about an hour from my focus even shifts away from the real values. our home in Puerto Rico. There was no church in Tres Then Sabbath comes and provides me with the op- Hermanos, and our challenge was to begin one. portunity to focus upon God, the giver of gifts. The God An elderly Christian couple offered their home as a who gave me abundant life through His creation. The church. It wasn't much, but it did offer shade from the God who gives me warm friendship through His fel- sun and a place for the preacher to stand, so we ac- lowship. The God who gives me a secure and happy cepted and invited the neighbors to a special Sabbath future through His promised second coming. celebration. A few adults came, but mostly we found Yes, when Sabbath comes, the dashing slows, the ourselves teaching songs and telling stories to inquis- blur clears, and God, my Friend and Saviour, comes itive (and exuberant) children. That was the beginning back into full focus. 0 of dozens of Sabbaths with new friends at Tres Her- manos, friends who fell in love with God and with us. Richard Duerksen has been a pastor, youth leader, high school principal, Food and is now vice president for enroll- I asked my good friend Roger what is most special ment services at Pacific Union Col- about Sabbath to him. "Three things," he answered, lege, a Seventh-day Adventist college "freedom, fellowship, and food." in Angwin, California. Although I agree with Roger, maybe it should be

ADVENTIST REVIEW (417) 17 girls' dean, a teacher's aide, and first- and family history reveals a little of her own Debbie second-grade teacher at La Vida before culture. Her father worked on the railroad, Nez going to college. "I wanted to become while her mother stayed at home to certified so I could teach in other schools weave rugs and take care of the animals. "I always wanted to be a teacher," says on the reservation, too," she explains. "My mother still weaves and quilts," Nez Debbie Nez. And it appears that Nez, a Financial difficulties might have prevented notes with a hint of pride. full-blooded Navajo Indian, is realizing her her from finishing at SAC had she not re- Growing up as a Navajo in a White so- dream, teaching third, fourth, and fifth ceived a full-tuition scholarship from the ciety only reinforced Nez's desire to grades at the La Vida Mission on the edge Navajo tribe. teach. "When I was in school, I saw the of the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. She grew up in a hogan that housed way the Navajo students were treated. Nez, a 1986 graduate of Southwestern her parents and eight other children. Her School officials always asked us not to Adventist College in Texas, worked as a speak in our own language, and if we did, they washed out our mouths with soap.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, LONGER Have Adventists found a fountain of youth? BY RICHARD L. NEIL

he famous New World explorer Ponce de Leon life in general. Studies show that Adventists as a whole spent a great deal of time and money on one have health advantages that would make one think we special project: he traveled all over Florida have found a fountain of youth. Lung cancer among Tlooking for the fabled Fountain of Youth. Yet Adventists is startlingly low—less than 50 percent that all his searching proved in vain, since he never found of the general population. We also have a marked re- that elusive spring. duction in the risk of death from large bowel cancer Though that fountain does not exist, Seventh- and stroke. day Adventists have found the next best thing to it. The number one killer of Americans is heart disease. We live as though we may have been at Adventists have half the heart disease death rate of least sipping that miraculous, elusive other Americans. Interestingly, Adventists who were potion. raised in the church from childhood have an even Our discovery is not based on geo- lower risk of death from heart attack than those who graphic exploration. It does not come became members as adults. Apparently this foun- from a chemical laboratory, nor does tain of youth works better if you start drinking of it come in pill form. Best of all, it is it while still young! available to everyone. This discov- Another interesting finding by medical sci- ery is the product of biblical explo- entists is that the risk of an Adventist contract- ration and application. And sci- ing diabetes is approximately half that of other ence has validated this amazing U.S. Whites. Furthermore, if the Adventist is finding. a vegetarian, the risk becomes even lower- Consider the fact that the typical -both of contracting the disease and of dy- Seventh-day Adventist male in the United ing of its complications. Again, the pro- States lives about nine years longer than tection seems better the longer one has the average male citizen. What would you been an Adventist. give for an additional nine years of life? Nine These amazing statistics appear not more years to see your children (or grand- only in the United States. Throughout the children) grow. Not nine more years of pain world, in countries such as the Nether- and suffering, but a quality-filled, productive lands, Poland, Scandinavia, and Austra- nine years. Nine more years to enjoy retirement lia, the Seventh-day Adventist health and the other, fruits of rewarding labor. This ex- advantage has been demonstrated in citing prospect lies within reach of everyone. lower death rates and healthier bod- And the price may not prove as high as you might ies. In fact, worldwide, Advent- imagine. ist men live from four to ten But we are not merely talking about men, or even years longer and Advent-

18 (418) So I decided when I grew up that I wanted Staatskapelle. In addition, he has made to be a teacher to my own people and to Herbert more than 110 recordings. This son of a treat them the way I think is fair. I think Blomstedt Swedish minister also has a unique stipu- they should be able to know their own lation printed into all his contracts—no culture." Herbert Blomstedt, conductor of the rehearsals from sunset Friday to sunset She has a personal philosophy about San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Saturday. the way she shares her faith, too. "I think it since 1984, has an impressive résumé: "A very fine teacher once told me I should be a person's choice whether he director of the Norrkoping (Sweden) Or- must go on keeping my Sabbath." says should be Christian or not. I can introduce chestra; music director of the Oslo Phil- Blomstedt. "He said that he felt this was him to God and live an example for him, harmonic, the Danish Radio Symphony, the key to my success." but I can't force him. It's his decision." and the Swedish Radio Symphony; and Blomstedt sees great unity in his spiri- for nearly 10 years, conductor of the old- tual and artistic commitments. "I feel that est orchestra in the world, the Dresden

ist women from two to four years longer than their effects of our modern lifestyle, but Hulda Crooks non-Adventist counterparts. That's about as close as didn't. She added a consistent walking program. Not you can come to a fountain of youth without actually content with ambling along, she decided to try moun- getting your feet wet in the water! tain climbing. She en- joyed this so much that at Important Questions age 66 she climbed Mount These figures lead us to ask some important ques- Whitney, a mountain tions. What are the reasons for such statistics in more than 14,000 feet this group of people who, outside of their unique high. She has climbed it religious practices, are the same as everyone else? Is 22 times since. there some peculiar aspect to their lives that no one Having gained interna- else can copy? Is it possible for any other person or The typical tional publicity by climb- group to attain equally desirable health statistics? The ing Mount Fuji in Japan answers to these questions are simple, easy, and during 1987, Crooks is Seventh-day encouraging. now a frequent guest on The health advantages that Adventists possess lie in radio and TV programs, a the way we live. We believe certain laws govern our living testimonial to the Adventist health, just as laws govern gravity, weather, and biol- fact that we don't have to ogy. Therefore good health can be obtained and main- bemoan heart disease and man in the tained if one knows and obeys the laws. stroke. We can increase For example, lungs work best with clean, fresh, the quality of life and unpolluted air. If one fills the lungs with air contain- thwart degenerative dis- United States ing particles of tar and other carcinogens, the way is eases by cooperating with opened for lung cancer to develop. Since Adventists the laws that govern our lives about believe God gave us our bodies to be developed to the being. Rather than con- maximum, we do not smoke. We believe the biblical sisting of a once-a-week teaching that the body was made to be used for God's experience in church, nine years glory. Thus we treat it with utmost respect. We should religion can be a daily not find it surprising, longer than therefore, that ainimme our death the average. experience rate from lung cancer in caring stands among the lowest in the for the gift of God— nation. our body and mind. Exercise and diet play a great part in the prevention of heart disease. Hulda The Best Diet Crooks, a dedicated Seventh-day Adventist Perhaps what most distinguishes Adventists and celebrated nonagenarian, decided to drink from our neighbors is our diet. Numerous from the fountain of youth at the age of 54, studies show the Adventist diet to be when she began a regular exercise pro- tasty, sensible, and above all, gram. Many might feel that this is healthy! For years Adventists too old to try to reverse the have followed a diet that

ADVENTIST REVIEW (419) 19 the barrier between the Christian faith and imagination, and creativity are essential the arts is really a wall built by man," he values in all human life. God commanded Clarence says. "The Bible is full of the arts. On the us to multiply and to take care of the cre- Hodges contrary, I cannot understand how a great ation around us. What is that if not art—to Western artist cannot be a Christian. I be creative and to order the things that we These days it seems things are rarely know there are a few—but not many, I tell see about us? Without order, no worship. what people say they are. But it is not be- you." Without imagination, no vision. Without ing euphemistic to call Clarence Hodges Blomstedt believes not only that the creativity, no love." a public servant. He matches the defini- arts need Christianity, but that Christianity tion precisely. needs the arts. "I think no Christian can Since 1983 Hodges has been the dep- be a full Christian without being an artist. I uty assistant secretary for the United don't mean that everybody has to be a States Department of State in Washing- musician or a painter, but that order, ton, D.C. He directs the Office of Equal

the American Heart Association now touts as best for good heart health. Some scientists believe that up to 50 percent of certain cancers can be prevented by the kind PEOPLE WHO of prudent diet adopted by this church more than a century ago. This dietary program is not complex. One aspect BELONG TO A FAII consists of a decrease in the amount of meat consumed. (Many Seventh-day Adventists have become vegetar- The Adventist Church providi ians.) The rest of the program involves decreasing the use of refined foods, concentrated sources of sugar, salt, fats, and high-cholesterol foods and increasing a second home for people of a consumption of yellow and green vegetables such as squash, greens, and sweet potatoes. Adding more le- he church is full. Weary from preparations, I gumes—beans, peas, and lentils—along with daily use suddenly feel a surge of anticipation. I look of fresh fruit completes the basic approach to a healthy around as the pastor welcomes all who have diet. Tcome to share in our congregation's anniver- The Adventist way of eating presents no barrier to sary celebration. For 85 years now a braided cord of enjoyment. And this enjoyment is heightened when humanity has passed through these doors, each touch- one considers that a major factor in Adventists' low ing the lives of others. Some have remained for the full cancer and other mortality statistics is their balanced, measure of their existence from diaper to shroud, oth- highly nutritious diet. ers for only brief periods while passing through to Many people spend enormous sums of money on other places. supposed youth-enhancing creams, health-granting Grandma Harter sits in her wheelchair in her usual potions, and miracle-working pills. The usual result is spot in the center aisle. I watch as her face bursts into either disappointment or a body that does its best to a smile that absorbs her wrinkles. Her eyes meet those respond to artificial stimuli but lets one know that in of a dear friend. Here they have raised their children reality the money has probably been wasted. What a and supported each other through the grief of losing sad response to a real need— a real problem! These their husbands. Now they sit together in a dwindling problems would easily be solved with one drink from row of ladies who bid farewell, one by one, to their the fabled Fountain of Youth. friends, but whose courage remains strong in the Since that fountain does not exist, the next best thing blessed hope of Jesus' soon return. is to adopt a lifestyle like that of your Adventist Fred smiles at Esther as he slips his arm around her. friends, a lifestyle that gives real, measurable results, They were married in this place. Here they dedicated a lifestyle that will allow you to live longer, healthier, their children to the Lord. Here they have put their and happier at much less expense. ❑ talents to work for God, and find support as a couple and as parents of two teenage sons. Jon and Julian's two families occupy one pew. Three Richard L. Neil, M.D., M.P.H., is assis- years seemed like forever when Julian's father took an tant dean and director of health pro- assignment overseas, but now they are together again. motion and education of the School of Letters and telegrams are read, bringing love and Public Health at Loma Linda Univer- greetings from many who couldn't be with us. Other sity, a Seventh-day Adventist institu- seats remain vacant because returning would prove too tion in Loma Linda, California. He and painful. We'd hoped to see Calvin and Sue, but we've his wife have three children. heard they aren't together anymore. What could we 20 (420) "e* ADVENTIST REVIEW Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights. service, I serve," says Hodges. "I find en- But he is mindful of the dangers of high Prior to that, he worked as commissioner joyment in service, in working and seeing position. "Like anybody else, I must ex- of the Administration for Youth, assistant things change—especially with young amine my motives for being in this profes- to two U.S. senators, and director of the people." sion and feel sure of God's call to it." Department of Human Services. His civic Hodges, who holds a doctorate in pub- And he remains true to his commitment service includes leadership in the St. lic administration and a master's degree to serve. "I want to help people feel good Louis Committee on Racial Equality in urban studies and who was a National about themselves," he says. "If their own (CORE), Big Brothers, Urban League, Urban Fellow at Yale University, originally needs are too great, they don't have en- Boy Scouts, and the National Association studied to be a social worker. But he soon ergy for much else. But when they feel for the Advancement of Colored People realized that a social worker merely imple- good about themselves, then they're able (NAACP). mented policies, many of which he to help others. I want to help make that "Because I have been the recipient of thought were detrimental. "It takes politi- happen." cal pressure to get help for the power- less," he says.

Barbara moves into the aisle to snap a picture of the choir. I can't help chuckling to myself, remembering the time she counted 89 undeveloped rolls of film under her bed! Never mind; no one will be more pop- ular this weekend than Barbara with her albums. LY A grand parade of national flags highlights the 44 countries represented by our relatively small member- ship. Heidi and Willy beam with pride as their son holds the banner of their beloved Switzerland. They !fl S. BY KAREN FLOWERS look across at Maharet bearing the flag of her home- land, Ethiopia. Beside her stand the Chens from the People's Republic of China, and Anna and Sophie of have done to help them? Then there's John, whose Peru. Each knows what it means to find "family" on young wife died, leaving him to raise two small chil- strange soil. Together we are learning to accept na- dren alone. We wish we'd done more to ease his bur- tional differences, to put away the hostilities that cre- den. ate barriers between us, and to find enrichment in our The atmosphere seems charged with memories as multicultural heritage. We have become an interna- the congregation reads responsively: tional family under the ban- Memories are much more than names and dates and ner of the significant events. cross: Our memories are people—in times of joy and mo- ments of pain. People with hopes and dreams and a shared life. Memories are who we are and where we have been together. They are our heritage, our gift from the past to give us courage for the future. Our memories are of God in our midst, drawing us to Himself.

Jackie and Rowena sit with Eliz- abeth between them. Bert, Mary, and their children slip in beside ▪ them. Rowena's shoulders straighten visibly; she's not alone here as a single parent. There are people who care. Dorrell sings happily to my left. She brings such vibrant Christianity into our midst. Baptized into our • family less than a year ago, her tes- timony of how Jesus changed her life has become an inspiration to us all.

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island of Grenada in 1983, United States lands and advanced technology must Neville president Ronald Reagan invited him to begin to realize that we are indeed one Gallimore the White House. Gallimore is also cred- world and that all humanity is interdepen- ited with negotiating the departure of Hai- dent," Gallimore told Andrews University Jamaica's minister of education, Neville ti's former president, Jean-Claude Duva- graduates during their August 1987 com- Gallimore, is a man working for peace lier. mencement services. "World peace will and progress. Gallimore, who earned a B.A. from Pa- continue to elude us as long as we as na- In 1986 Gallimore, then minister of so- cific Union College in California and an tions and as individuals forget that we are cial security in Jamaica, was responsible M.D. from the Autonoma University of citizens of one world, with the wide re- for relief activities after a flood created a Guadalajara, Mexico, sees himself as a sponsibility to our fellowmen which that national disaster in his country. Following citizen of the world, with responsibilities citizenship confers on us." Gallimore's diplomatic activities on the that extend beyond his own national boundaries. "Nations blessed with fertile

From the beginning we have been family. while we were yet sinners, Christ died in our place. -4 Family who care for each other, stand by each other, laugh together, cry together, pray together, play to- Great-grandmother's Diary gether. Several years ago my mother uncovered a buried Family who may become estranged, but cannot find treasure. Amid yellowed newspaper clippings and rest until there is reconciliation. dog-eared recipes lay an 11-year diary kept by my Family who love enough to leave the total pursuit great-grandmother. of our own happiness to become involved in each Because Great-grandma was blind and her fingers other's lives. did not always find the right keys on the typewriter, Family who together seek God. deciphering her diary resembled decoding an ancient Family who have surely found Him, and who ex- message. Among names and events long forgotten she perience here together what it is to be a part of the chronicled the story of my family's roots in Adventism. family of God. It seems that an Adventist preacher came to town one day, put up his billboard, pitched his tent, and At the heart of the Seventh-day Adventist Church caught Great-grandpa's interest. Great-grandma re- stands the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our story as a Chris- called, "How we enjoyed those meetings, especially tian community furnishes but a short chapter in the hearing God's precious Word explained so clearly." old, old story of Jesus and His love. The small company of believers they joined was not The fellowship to which He has called those re- made up of perfect people. The Alspaughs and the Beck- deemed by His blood is lofty in its ideal. In our human withs rarely saw eye-to-eye. The Rychardsons never frailty we cannot attain it. But the wonder of God's stayed for Communion service. Much to the dismay of grace and the winsomeness of Jesus' life make us try. some, Mr. Conley was elected church elder year after He helps us to provide a place where the discouraged year. Mr. and Mrs. Williams once left in the middle of and lonely encounter friendship and warmth, where the prayer meeting because they didn't think Mr. Hawes grieving gain encouragement and hope, where singles of knew what he was talking about. But for all of this, they all ages find a family that takes them in, where the di- were family, the sum and substance of each other's lives. vorced rediscover love to fill the void caused by rejec- Although one bleak day in July Great-grandma's di- tion, where the handicapped experience worth in the ary bemoaned the fact that they ever attended those eyes of God and in expressions of caring love. meetings and became part of that church, she closed A By His grace our fellowship furnishes a haven from 1931 on a sweeter note. "God help us to forgive and put-down and prejudice, a place where one can grow love each other. For," she reflected, "it's whether we old without feeling unneeded, where children are trea- can get along together as a family that will tell whether sured as a sacred trust, where youth can freely enter we have truly found the Pearl of Great Price." into honest, open discussion with adults whom they The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a family in trust. Jesus Christ. It has a place for you. There's always room With the Lord's help our church strengthens and for one more. ❑ encourages families, upholds them as they pass the torch of Christian values from one generation to the Karen Flowers, mother of two teenage next, becomes a place where people care for one an- boys, serves as an associate director other rather than running away from difficult relation- with her husband in the Church Min- ships. istries Department of the worldwide Christ enables us to present a place where people Seventh-day Adventist Church, with 1 need no credentials to commend them, where to be world headquarters in Washington, oneself is enough, where everyone can believe that D.C.

22 (422) ADVENTIST REVIEW In addition to their counseling and ble after their release. teaching work among Soledad's 7,000 Himself an ex-convict, Don became inmates, the McClures' prison ministry interested in prison ministry in 1975, soon includes a pen pal club, Bible classes for after becoming a Seventh-day Adventist. Don and Yvonne McClure both prisoners and their families, and a Manager of a car dealership at the time. "dress out" program that provides newly he attended a businessmen's luncheon Inmates at Soledad Correctional Insti- released prisoners with street clothing. where a charismatic preacher talked tution, the largest prison in the United Seeking to meet the prisoners' needs about his prison work. The presentation States, call them the God squad. Don and in a wholistic way, the ministry claims an inspired him to share the gospel with the Yvonne McClure, full-time lay chaplains impressive success rate-90 percent of prisoners of Soledad. Don says,"It's a at the California prison, coordinate a mul- the prisoners they've worked with have ministry very much based on Matthew 25 tifaceted prison ministry that reaches 156 stayed out of jail after being released, ac- —a ministry immersed in the needs of prisons in 38 states. cording to Don. They attempt to stay in those shunned by most of society." contact with as many prisoners as possi-

PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT OTHERS BY MARIO H. OCHOA AND RAY TETZ

sk Larry Buckner down the Amazon, Eric why he spends Monnier watches as the four nights a line forms on the river- week working bank. The people have in a shelter for homeless come for health and den- men in Atlanta, Georgia, tal care. For some the and his answer is simple: launch is the only medi- "I have to. I believe God cal help they have ever wants me to." known. Turning to you, Talk to Jim Rankin he says it again: "They about the gardening pro- need our help. How can gram in Zimbabwe that we not respond?" has trained hundreds of "How can we not people to grow their own respond?" It seems to be food and has resulted in the central question in 250,000 family gardens, the hearts of the thou- and he might tell you, sands of men and women "We feel that this is a who through the organi- God-given responsibility zations known as and opportunity to ADRA —the Adventist change lives." Development and Relief Follow Dr. Epeli on his For many along the Amazon, the launch is the only medical help available. Agency—and Adventist rounds as the flying doc- Community Services tor of New Guinea, where making a house call means provide much-needed care and ministry to the poor, hours of flying in a small plane to a remote jungle the homeless, and the hungry around our world every airstrip. If you can slow him down long enough, you day. In virtually every corner of the world these agen- might learn why: "I treat them for their illness and cies are at work, and the breadth of their effort is diseases, but I also want to introduce them to the Mas- astonishing. ter Physician." In Ethiopia and Sudan, the problems of famine and Stop by the Adventist Community Services Center starvation are met with food and medical care. Cloth- in Columbus, Ohio, and talk with Sheri Brigner about ing is distributed to those displaced by war. Water the many hours her volunteers spend each week help- wells are dug for the dry villages. Mothers are taught ing the unemployed find jobs. "We want to give them how to arrest the process of malnutrition in their chil- dignity because Jesus died for them," she will tell you. dren. Lives are saved. From the deck of a river launch that sails up and In La Paz, Bolivia, women in ADRA Family Educa- ADVENTIST REVIEW (423) 23 **

Buganda. He inherited the concept of ser- served as minister of health and works. Samson vice from his father, a Muluka chief. Sam- Then political life deteriorated as the Kisekka son noticed that his father cheerfully car- country began a 20-year period of ried out his leadership duties without a oppression and slaughter. By late 1980 He's been called a "modern-day salary. When Samson asked why, his Kisekka had given up all hope for his Daniel" and a "twentieth-century father replied, "I serve my people just as country. A year later, facing certain arrest Joseph." But whatever the title, Samson you serve your fellow students and school and death, he escaped into exile in Kenya Kisekka has proved himself a guiding light as games captain or school prefect." and then England, where he coordinated for his country and his church as prime Kisekka's distinguished public career in the external mission of the National minister of Uganda. Uganda began with election to Resistance Movement. Samson Babi Mululu Kisekka was born parliament. A physician, in 1964 he When in early 1986 peace finally came in 1912 in the Ugandan province of to the troubled country, Kisekka was asked to serve as prime minister. He

tion Centers learn handicrafts with which they may center run by ADRA offers hope for severely malnour- produce salable goods to supplement their income. As ished babies. Mothers are taught how to care for their an incentive to complete the training, the participants children better, and are given temporary jobs to be near are given supplemental food for their families. Slowly their children as they recover. the cycle of poverty is being broken. In British Columbia, a local Adventist pastor hosts In New York City, specially equipped vans offer a weekly call-in radio show that focuses on health health screening, food, clothing, substance-abuse issues and provides information on other health ser- counseling, and a wide variety of other services to vices such as stop-smoking clinics, weight-control those in need. Above all, they offer hope. programs, and substance-abuse counseling. In a food bank in Halifax, Nova Scotia, volunteers In the Philippines, young people from colleges in the distribute much-needed food to some 200 families per United States build a water reservoir for a remote week. They work in cooperation with other agencies village— guaranteeing more water for family farming and churches, and distribute nearly 80,000 pounds of and offering the prospect of better health to the vil- food per year. lagers. In Tanzania, a well-drilling team sinks another well, In Louisiana, a volunteer chaplain conducts a this one to serve a village previously four miles from worship service in a prison chapel, and stays by any water at all. to counsel In Los Angeles, an Immigration Amnesty counselor helps a young mother fill out the forms that will result in legal citizenship for her and her children. In Haiti, the infant recuperation Dr. Epeli makes house calls by flying to remote jungle villages. accepted the challenge of working along languages between them, it was the only with President Yoweri Museveni to build a one they held in common. Sara went back new nation. He sees politics not as a to Finland; they corresponded for two chance for self-aggrandizement, but as years and were married. the management of society for happiness, Abraham and Sara Terian The road between then and now is a A justice, and prosperity. Abraham and Sara Terian's story is a long one, paved with their willingness to "Care for the individual," says Kisekka, romantic and improbable one. They met dream, risk, and work hard. Today Abra- "and society will look after itself. But for in Jerusalem—she, an adventuresome ham and Sara (and yes, there is a son, Ari the individual to succeed he must have young Finnish woman; he, a shy young Isaac, and also two daughters, Satu Ruth commitment to the service of the people." Armenian man she had hired as a guide. and Sonja Esther) hold faculty positions He spoke self-taught King James English at Andrews University in Michigan. Sara, learned from the Bible itself; her own En- with a Ph.D. in sociology from Notre glish was a bit shaky. But with some eight Dame. teaches courses in the architec-

▪ and pray with the prisoners. regional offices around the globe, • Seventh-day Adventists believe and is currently active in more than that the gospel of Jesus Christ has 60 nations. The access ADRA has to transforming power. It is not just the Seventh-day Adventist infra- the future that is transformed by structure makes possible rapid re- His grace, but the present. Service sponse to disasters in 114 countries. • to humanity in the name of Jesus is ADRA has nearly 600 full-time em- fundamental to our understanding ployees, and utilizes an extensive • of His love. number of volunteers and other sup- The Old Testament record is port personnel. clear: "Is not this the fast that I have The gardening program in Zimbabwe has trained ADRA International is accredited chosen? to loose the bands of wick- hundreds of people to grow their own food. with the International Council of edness, to undo the heavy burdens, Voluntary Agencies (ICVAI Geneva) and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every and the American Council of Private Voluntary Agencies yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that (INTERACTION), and is recognized as an active Private thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when Voluntary Organization (PVO) by the United Nations thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou and many donor agencies, including ICDA (Canada), hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" (Isaiah 58:6, 7). SIDA (Sweden), EZE (Germany), and others in Europe, Jesus could not be more clear when He says, "For I Australia, and Japan. During 1987 ADRA returned goods was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and services valued at more than $60 million worldwide. and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me In North America, some 550 Adventist Community • in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited Services centers provide a wide range of activities and me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall services, and virtually every Seventh-day Adventist • the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we congregation offers health and social services to its thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee local community. Nearly 16 million hours of time were drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? donated by volunteers in these centers and churches or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, last year. or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall Jesus said, "I am among you as one who serves" (see answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, In- Mark 10:45). Until Jesus returns, Seventh-day Ad- t asmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ventists will be found among the poor, the hungry, the my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matthew dispossessed. They serve humanity in the name of 25:35-40). Jesus, and reach out to the world as people who love These are words to take seriously, words to live by. and care. ❑ The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists ▪ established ADRA for the specific purpose of provid- Mario H. Ochoa, a lawyer from Argentina, is executive ing humanitarian aid internationally. ADRA seeks to vice president of Adventist Development and Relief enhance the quality of life and well-being of commu- Agency International nities and citizens in developing countries through (ADRA). Ray Tetz is an development, relief, and self-help activities. And Adventist minister and ADRA provides aid without regard to ethnic, political, youth leader, who is or religious associations. It functions in tandem with currently director of • Adventist Community Services, operated in churches public relations and throughout the world. corporate development Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ADRA maintains for ADRA International.

ADVENTIST REVIEW (425) 25 ture department and graduate school. of martial law in the Philippines, he and a Abraham, professor of intertestamental friend were arrested on suspicion of being and early Christian literatures at the semi- Franny Agdon subversives and jailed. Agdon was later nary there, is recognized as a world au- released, but the time he spent studying thority on classical Armenian. He holds a Franny Agdon grew up on the Philippine his Bible in prison changed him, and he doctorate in biblical studies and system- island of Mindanao. As a child of peasant found himself growing more interested in atic theology from the University of Basel background, he played war games with other the Bible and the teaching of Jesus. in Switzerland. Gentle and soft-spoken, children in his village, always assuming the After his graduation from Philippine he may—if greatly persuaded—share role of a Robin Hood, robbing the rich and giv- Union College, where he studied commu- with close friends poems he has written. ing to the poor. nity health, Agdon was hired by Volun- "Was this marriage made in heaven?" Later, as a young man, Agdon contin- teers International, a public charity head- some may ask. Probably. No other place ued to identify with the plight and con- quartered in Fairfax, Virginia, to work for could have managed the logistics. cerns of the poor, becoming a student the Southeast Asians in refugee camps activist. Shortly after the 1972 declaration on the Philippine island of Palawan. To-

PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE CHRIST'S MISSION Adventist Christians seek to follow the great Healer and Teacher. BY ENOCH DE OLIVEIRA

t was a day of great excitement at Seventh-day Ad- fore would be unable to supply the needs of the three ventist Church headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil. A government hospitals. high-ranking official, well known throughout the After the official left the office, I began to ponder the nation, came representing the government with a work performed by the Halliwells and the faithful ser- surprisingI proposal. Three brand-new hospitals built by vice given today by the nearly 50,000 people working in the state were ready to be put into service. In the name our medical institutions worldwide. Compelled by the of the health ministry, this distinguished guest offered supreme example of our Saviour, who "went about do- Adventists the opportunity of operating them. ing good," they reach out to suffering humanity with the According to the proposal, the government would comforting touch of God's love. provide the financial resources and the church would supply the administrators, physicians, nurses, and Healing and Comforting other supporting staff. I remember an incident I witnessed in an Adventist When I recovered from my astonishment, I asked the hospital in Africa. A doctor was trying to help a woman official why the government had selected the Ad- in poor physical condition. She was unable to say a ventists for such an undertaking. He replied, "I know single word that he could understand, and he could the way you operate your medical launches, clinics, not express himself in her native tongue. But they and hospitals. I have been told about Leo Halliwell and communicated in the language of caring. By his skillful his wife, who dedicated their lives to helping the sick and gentle touch, the doctor bridged the communica- along the Amazon. Their names have become a legend tion gap with this suffering woman, and she expressed for heroism, dedication, and love." her gratitude by tenderly patting his arm with her After a brief pause, he added, "Once in a time of great trembling hands. personal trouble I was taken to one of your hospitals. Seventh-day Adventists operate more than 500 hos- It became an unforgettable experience for me. There I pitals, clinics, dispensaries, and leprosariums around felt a strong sense of togetherness. In my despair, I felt the world. Many are located in remote regions of Africa the constant touch of caring hands ministering to me and the South Pacific islands. Others function in devel- in my ordeal. Undoubtedly, your religious convictions oping countries of Latin America and Asia. Prestigious motivate your workers." medical centers minister to both the sophisticated and Unfortunately, after careful analysis of the proposal, the humble in the world's great cities. Disease and pain we had to turn down the government's offer. Because know no national boundaries or social classes. of the rapid expansion of our medical facilities in the A host of qualified paramedical personnel assist country, we needed all the qualified Adventist per- skillful surgeons, notable specialists, and capable cli- sonnel available to serve our own hospitals, and there- nicians. Their names may never appear in the head-

26 (426) ADVENTIST REVIEW day he serves Volunteers International as ent, with a heart of love and care. How director of Philippines field operations. does she do it? "You must be consistent, "I have reevaluated my emphasis on Doris Meyer firm, and say what you mean," she says. political solutions," says Agdon. "I am par- For Meyer an average day begins at ticularly disenchanted with extremist solu- Doris Meyer, of Blackford County. Indi- 6:00 a.m. There are five loads of laundry tions, which on the surface seem to have ana, is no ordinary person. Her ability to to do—every morning and every evening. admirable goals, but their means include care for more than a dozen handicapped Cooking means peeling 20 pounds of po- violence, retaliation, and intimidation. people in a six-bedroom, two-bathroom tatoes or preparing two to three gallons of These are contrary to Christ's teachings. house is a special gift. chili. The family consumes more than two "I am putting the emphasis in my life on Meyer began caring for handicapped gallons of milk at each meal. Meyer has the power of the gospel," he continues. "I and abandoned children in 1965. She two refrigerators and four freezers, and am convinced that in the long run this ap- manages her large family as a single par- annually cans about 2,000 quarts of food. proach will eventually triumph." She prepares most of the food herself.

lines of the world's great newspapers, but their ded- while feeding the students' minds, starved their souls. ication to the task they perform knows no limits. The History teaches no more solemn lesson than that value of such service cannot be measured in dollars, crime will increase, society will degenerate, and civ- but its results show in the lives of millions of sick ilization decay, unless spiritual power keeps pace with people restored to health and led to a closer relation- intellectual advancement. Until we become wise ship with the Great Physician. enough to see the importance of this "harmonious This medical program does not find its uniqueness development of the physical, the mental, and the spir- in the architectural style of its buildings, or even in the itual powers," corruption will flourish. commitment of its workers. Its success comes from its Knowing that intellectual achievements would not wholistic view of man. Rejecting the classical Helle- in themselves prevent immorality, misery, and crime, nistic separation of body and soul, Adventists have the forefathers of Adventism launched a distinctive developed a health philosophy in which body and soul educational program with the aim "To restore in man blend in a single unit. This wholistic concept repre- the lost inage of his Creator." sents a distinctive contribution to health care. When this concept appeared, the Adventist Church In His ministry, our Saviour made clear the insepara- was so small and funds so scarce that the ideal of ble nature of our physical and spiritual being by minis- establishing an internal:ion:31 school system seemed an tering to both. Seeing the people as sheep without a impossible dream. Neverthel—C: after a timid begin- shepherd, Christ was moved with compassion. Their ning, the church, by God's grace, expanded its edu- suffering from disease, pain, and uncertainty touched cational system in a phenomenal way. His heart, and He responded with a healing touch. Today, according to Dr. William J. Whalen, professor So long as suffering and affliction exist, we will have of history at Purdue University, "Advent;sts maintain a work to do. Healing the sick, cleansing lepers, and the largest worldwide private school system next to encouraging those in perplexity and fear still challenge that maintained by the Roman Catholic Church." people who want to continue Christ's mission. This system includes some 5,000 schools with more than 700,000 students from kindergarten o graduate Forging Character programs and medical schools. During the infancy of the Adventist health program, After some words of commendation, Dr. Whalen the church gave birth to an educational system. Ad- added: "We might expect that any church which ex- ventist educators directed their attention toward a rev- pected the world to end at any minute would concen- olutionary concept summarized by pioneer leader trate on purely religious concerns. . . . Not the Ad- Ellen White: "True education means more than the ventists. Their urgent belief in the Second Coming has pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than not dampened their commitment to education." a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with As a talented and creative sculptor molds the human the whole being, and with the whole period of exist- figure in marble, thousands of Adventist educators ence possible to man. It is the harmonious develop- today mold new generations, forging characters to ment of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual serve God and humanity with dedication and integrity. ❑ powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the Enoch de Oliveira, a minister and world to come" (Education, p. 13). native of Brazil, serves as a general "To open schools is to close prisons," said Victor vice president of the worldwide Hugo, the famous French novelist. However, the veracity Seventh-day Adventist Church, with of this statement, inspired by the optimistic atmosphere headquarters in Washington, D.C. of the past century, was questioned by those who wit- nessed the bitter results of an educational system that,

ADVENTIST REVIEW (427) 27 L1 */* In her "spare time" she makes quilts to stream," she says. "In several places I felt give as farewell gifts to each child who that the Lord was right there." Chessie leaves her home. One year she made Meyer loves people. "These kids are Harris more than a dozen. special." she says, a tear glistening in her One summer Meyer, along with a eye. They know she loves them, and they Chessie Harris has five children of her daughter, grandson, and 13 members of love her too. It's no wonder they call her own. But more than 800 know this Hunts- her special family, headed west for a Mommy, Grandma, Mom, or Mother. The ville, Alabama, woman as "Mama." 5,000-mile trip that carried them to land- rest of us might call her something else: At the age of 8, seeing the hunger, pov- marks such as Mount Rushmore, Yellow- remarkable, generous, the salt of the erty. and despair of children around her, stone, Bryce Canyon, and Zion national earth—bringing the savor of the God she Harris promised God that she would do parks. "I feel closest to the Lord when I'm loves to her little corner of the world. something to help. After education at the beside a clear, sparkling mountain Tuskegee Institute she moved to Cleve- land, Ohio, met and married George

Major Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT . . .

■ God is a personal, loving, all- possible the redemption of the hu- have been eliminated (Revelation powerful, eternally existent, and man race but to refute the devil's 20 and 21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13- ). all-knowing being (1 Timothy 1:17; false charges that God is arbitrary 17). 1 John 4:8). He is the Creator of all and unjust. things (Ephesians 3:9). ■ The Bible is God's letter to ■ The redemption price having the human race, telling people that ■ God is not to blame for the been paid, God offers His salvation God is love, that He has devised a evil in this world. The devil is re- to all as a free gift (Romans 5:15; plan to rid the earth of injustice, 4 sponsible for this (Matthew 13:28). Revelation 22:17). disease, suffering, and death. It When the time is right, God will tells men and women how they destroy the devil and eradicate evil may obtain God's gift of salvation (Romans 16:20; 2 Peter 3:13). and prepare to join the perfect so- ■ When God intervenes in hu- ciety (2 Timothy 3:16). man history to eradicate evil and those who persist in it, He will re- ■ By cunning deception at the create the earth and introduce the beginning of history, the devil en- perfect society, in which only ■ The Bible contains forecasts ticed the human family to join him those who voluntarily have ac- that indicate when God's interven- in his rebellion against God (Gen- cepted God's plan and live by the tion in human history is near (Rev- esis 3:1-6). principles of His kingdom will elation 1:3). Because of the short- share (Revelation 21:1-4). His in- ness of time, God is today sending tervention involves, first, Christ's an urgent message to men and personal return to this earth (often women to prepare for that event. ■ God devised a plan to win spoken of as the second coming of Membership in the perfect society back the human family. The plan Christ) to take His people to is open to all, but no one is forced involved the gift of His Son, Jesus heaven, then, 1,000 years later, re- to join (John 3:16; cf. Joshua 24:15). 4 Christ, to die for the human race turning them to live on a re-created God uses only love and persuasion, (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). This plan earth from which all traces of evil but His heart yearns over those He was necessary not only to make and all perpetrators of evil will has created. His appeals today are

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Harris, and settled down to raise a family. ings. And before long they were shelter- But the dream didn't leave her. ing as many as 40 children at once. "I've In 1954, after the Harrises had moved been waiting for you," she would greet back to Huntsville, she shared her dream each newcomer, offering a hug or warm -1 with her whole family, telling them how touch. The children who came to them much it meant to her. "With one accord," were often troubled and unwanted by oth- says Harris, "they told me, 'If God is lead- ers. But with the Harrises they found love, ADVENTIST ing you, we'll help.' " And so they began, stability, acceptance, and plenty of good taking in one foster child, an infant. food. "Food always makes a child feel REWEW But more came. They moved to a good," says Harris. larger home, expanded into other build- Today, in addition to the original Harris Subscriber Services Home there are three other family-style homes in Huntsville, designed to house 0 Change of Address. Please allow 4-6 weeks. Attach label or copy address exactly as it especially urgent because He • While waiting for the perfect appears on label. . wants everyone to escape the com- society that God will establish, a ID New Subscriber. ing eradication of evil. He wishes person should serve his fellow- Write your name and people everywhere to know that men, helping to relieve the suffer- address below.* Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. the hour of His judgment has come ing that evil has caused (1 John 0 Gifts. (Revelation 14:6-12). 3:17; cf. Matthew 10:8), and at the Use separate sheet for same time preach the good news gift orders.* that God has a remedy for today's 0 Renewal. sick society (Mark 16:15, 16). Attach label or copy • Those who are dead will be name and address raised to life to share in the perfect exactly as it appears society if, during their lifetime, on label.* they accepted God's plan. The Bi- • During this waiting period 0 6 months US$15.00 ble pictures death as a sleep from God has arranged to live with His 0 1 year US$28.95 ' which all will be resurrected (1 people spiritually through His 0 2 years US$51.90 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corin- Representative, called the Holy thians 15:51-54). Spirit (John 14:18). He has also set apart the seventh day of the week, Name the Sabbath, as a day of special Current address fellowship, during which hours • The symbol that shows that He asks His people to lay aside City one has chosen God and wants to secular activities so that the fel- • be a member of that future perfect lowship may be complete (Exodus State/Zip society is baptism, an act of im- 20:8-11). If moving, give new address mersion in water, signifying a below: burial of the old life and resurrec- tion to new life (Mark 16:16; New address Romans 6:1-4). • The Holy Spirit, God's rep- City resentative, is a helper, making it possible for people who have ac- State/Zip cepted God's plan to live above the • God has made plain how contamination of this evil world 0 Payment enclosed candidates for that future society (Galatians 5:16, 22, 23). He also 0 Visa/MasterCard are to live. The Bible contains imparts special gifts as needed- Expiration date not only a universal moral code -for example, the gift of prophecy ca. '1 Kin (Exodus 20:3-17) but also counsel (1 Corinthians 12). Seventh-day ▪ *For 1-year subscriptions in Ohio and Central on how to apply moral principles Adventists believe that one of the States, add US$9.25; overseas, add to practical living. Above all, it founders of their church, Ellen US$14.25. . contains a record of the life of White, had this gift, and that Mail this form to your ABC or Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who through her ministry and writings Adventist Review Subscriber lived on this earth for more than she has helped the church to un- Services, Box 1119, Hagerstown, 1, 30 years, showing people how to derstand better its message and Maryland 21741 live. mission. 810-01-0

ADVENTIST REVIEW (429) 29 up to six children each, along with a cot- Gotut and her friend received a death tage parent. Angelwing threat. But when a man bought a book Harris, now in her 80s, has not let a Gotut from them with the money he said he had series of heart attacks and triple bypass been paid to kill them, the two young surgery stop her. Nor has she allowed There is no question that Angelwing women took it as a sign that God was national recognition and media attention Gotut has the pioneer spirit. At the age of blessing their work. (for example, Woman's Day magazine 19 she and a friend decided to begin a honored her as one of its five Unsung literature ministry among Malaysia's Heroines of America for 1987) to turn her Dusun tribe. No one she knew of had ever head. She hardly finds time to linger over tried that before. It wasn't the safest venture in the world. the many awards she has received in rec- ognition of her work. "Maybe," she says, "I can do that someday—when I get old."

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