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Jesus, the Good Samaritan

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PACIFIC UNION Recorder What’s inside 4 Justice, Mercy, and Humility (Part Two) Publisher Ray Tetz 6 Jesus, the Good Samaritan

Editor 10 How to Deal with the Erring Alberto Valenzuela 12 Barley Greens and Beards: Who Decides? Copy Editor Julie Lorenz 14 God, Neighbors, and Eternal Life

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AUGUST 2018 3 THE PRINCIPLED THING:

Justice, Mercy, and Humility

PART TWO

By Ricardo Graham

e hath shewed thee, O man, The Creator wants—requires—His cre- what is good; and what doth ation to be like Him. And He demonstrates it “H the Lord require of thee, but in the history of the world as recorded in the to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk Holy Bible. humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8, KJV). I remember a commercial several years The second of the trilogy of require- ago when basketball legend Michael Jordan ments as found in Micah 6:8 is to love was at his prime. The commercial showed the mercy. basketball phenom performing his signa- First we need to understand what ture moves, scoring against opponents. The mercy is. A couple of definitions may be voiceover sang, “I wanna be like Mike.” God helpful. wants us to be like Him. To be like the arch- One dictionary entry defines mercy as angel Michael of Scripture should be our goal. “compassion or forgiveness shown toward All human agents, including and especially someone whom it is within one’s power to this writer, can safely aspire to be like the punish or harm: the mercies of God.” Michael of the Bible, Jesus Christ the righ- The Seventh-day Adventist Bible teous Redeemer. Commentary tells us that mercy (from the To be like Jesus is to be merciful. Our Hebrew word chesed) is “a word describing goal must be that, as an act of altruistic love, a wide range of qualities as indicated by its we will extend mercy. Who is in the need of various translations, such as ‘goodness,’ mercy? Well, every human being is. We are all ‘kindness,’ ‘loving-kindness,’ ‘merciful guilty of transgressing the law of God. kindness’” (vol. 4, p. 1028). When God passed by Moses and revealed So, if we are reading and understand- Himself, He self-disclosed: “And the Lord ing this correctly, mercy includes all of the passed by before him, and proclaimed, The above. Mercy means, basically, to be com- Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, passionate, kind, and good to others. longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and Why does God require mercy, along truth” (Exodus 34:6, KJV). with justice and humility? I would suggest Mercy is resident in God’s being; it is that it is because of who God is: Merciful, in His personality. I believe that mercy is a with a capital M. He is the epitome of mer- by-product of His nature of love. “He that cy, and He requires His people to reflect loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love” and duplicate on our human level what He (1 John 4:8, KJV). is on the divine level. I accept as true what John wrote: God is

4 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER love. And everything that God does is based But when the tables are turned and in His total love for humanity. Because He we are in a position to pass judgment on loves, He created, sustains, redeems, and someone else and can extend mercy, we are sanctifies His children. And because we sometimes reluctant to do so. After all, we were loved even in our unrighteousness, we don’t want to be “soft on sin.” return that love, because love begets love. We often act as though being merci- Love determines the values that we hold. ful is a distortion of God’s will. Some of us Because we have been loved with an unend- think people need to be punished by other ing love, we return that love to the Source. people. We must make them pay for their But more than that, we extend God’s love to sins. Some have advised me that, as we others in justice, mercy, and humility. live life in the real world, we should apply To be truly Christian is to be loving and justice without mercy. merciful—and humbly obedient. Our love It seems to me, and perhaps to others, for God compels us to please Him with our that the idea of loving mercy is a godly obedience to His commands and to align concept that is not promoted in our West- ourselves with Him. ern society today by those authoritarian Because we love God, and because His persons who are in charge of whatever they love compels an imitation of His character are in charge of. in us by the power of His ever-present Holy It has been said that we are either too Spirit, we aspire to be merciful. just or too merciful. It is really hard for us An impartial love, one that is as unlim- to strike the correct balance. ited as Jesus’ love was in His life situation, Only God gets it right all the time. will be revealed in us in our live situation. It is a challenging thing to be just and You may say that is a tall order, a merciful simultaneously. But I believe difficult requirement. And I agree. But Paul that is exactly what God is calling us has already addressed this by assuring us, to do. And if we err, should it be on “I can do all things through Christ which the side of justice or mercy? strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13, KJV). Obviously, it would be best if Surely that includes the strength to be we didn’t make a mistake. But if merciful. we waver, we should lean to- Becoming like God is true sanctification. wards mercy. After all, mercy is Without His power, we cannot approach one reason we are an evangelistic the high level of the calling of Jesus to be organization. We seek to influ- like Him. He will accomplish the character ence the hearts of sinners so they transformation that He requires of us to live will become candidates for godly with Him in glory. sainthood when Jesus comes. But first, it seems to me, we need to The Good Samaritan, the Lost capture or be captured by His principles. Sheep, the woman taken in adul- The way to love God and the way to love tery, Zacchaeus, and more illustrate people have been perfectly presented in the the undeserved mercy given by God. His life and teachings of Jesus. In this, Jesus graciousness allows nothing less. How was merciful. Do you suppose that is why about us? How merciful are we? God calls He put a precursor to our receiving mercy us to be lovers of mercy—not only on the to first giving mercy? (See Matthew 5:7.) receiving end but also on the giving I have often observed that we all want end. I have been a recipient of mercy mercy when it is our turn to receive it, during my life, and I am sure you have when we have been caught in the act of been, too. Why not glorify God and failure, when we have messed up. Addition- pass it on to those you meet along ally, when our children transgress some the way? ■ rule or law, we want them to be recipients of mercy.

4 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 5 MORRIS VENDEN JESUS The Good Samaritan

6 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER Morris Venden was senior pastor of about the blind man by the side of the road, the Azure Hills Adventist church in you’re blind Bartimaeus crying out, “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.” So when you California prior to his retirement. study the story of the Good Samaritan, you’re This chapter has been condensed the Good Samaritan. from the book Parables of the Kingdom No, you’re not! And I’m not either! At worst, and is reprinted by permission. we’re the ones who beat the traveler up in the first place. And at best, we’re the one who was am a gambler. Oh, I don’t mean the kind beaten up. that spends Sundays at the gambling hall. So let’s say you are that traveler, walking But I find it challenging to try to make it from Jerusalem to Jericho. It’s a trip of about I 20 miles. Jerusalem stands at a higher eleva- to the next town when my car is on empty. My family does not particularly appreciate my tion, so you are walking downhill. You walk gambling instinct, so when they are with me, briskly, for this is not a safe place to loiter. This JESUS they have ways of controlling this propensity. is a place that has recesses and caves, where But believe it or not, through this “vegetarian” thieves and robbers lurk and frequently way- The Good Samaritan form of gambling I have met many nice people. lay travelers, as you well know. You go down Perhaps it could even be considered a form of through a narrow ravine, known as the Valley witnessing! of Blood, and the inevitable happens. A group One day I was cooling my heels by the side of men attack you from behind. You haven’t a of the highway in California, on an off ramp. The people in the Lincoln Continentals went by and so did the people wearing the business suits. People with the fancy vans went past, and the Winnebagos as well. Then along came a young man with long hair and a beard, driv- ing a battered pickup. He stopped and not only took me to get gas but brought me back and made sure my car was going before he went on his way. I’ve thought a lot about that experi- ence since that time. The Good Samaritan sometimes is a sur- prising type of person, isn’t he? It’s an old, old story, but let’s look at it, and maybe we can find something new. R A MD A H H m insired b handling omle ases, heling m atients not ust mediall but in all Put Yourself in the Picture asets of their lies The best way to personalize a Bible story such as this is to put yourself in the picture. When you read about the thief on the cross, you’re the thief on the cross. When you read

6 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 7 chance even to defend yourself. They take your love. If he hung around the Valley of Blood, money and your watch and even your clothes. where someone had already been done in by And then, as if that were not enough, they beat the robbers, the same thing might happen to you up and leave you unconscious, weltering in him. It would certainly be the lesser of two evils your own blood. to leave the stranger and hurry on to Jericho. You lie there for a long time. Finally you The spiritual needs of his parishioners certainly come to. The sun is hot. You try to move but should come before the needs of one person find you are unable to get up. You groan and who was probably going to die anyway. Surely struggle, but it’s no use. But there’s good the preacher must have done some rationaliz- news. You see the preacher coming. Surely the ing like this as he hurried on his way. preacher will help. But he doesn’t even slow You’re getting chilled now. The sun has down. He passes by on the other side of the gone down behind an outcropping of rock, and road and barely glances in your direction. you lie in the shadows. You’re afraid it’s all over for you, for not many travelers are on the road Don’t Blame the Preacher at this time of day. But good news! Here comes Don’t be too hard on the preacher! He may the church treasurer! He not only can help have been late and was hurrying to deliver a you to safety, but perhaps he can pay for your sermon at the synagogue in Jericho. Maybe medical bills and even get you some clothes. he was even planning to preach on brotherly Hope rises in your heart as you see him come over to where you are. You try to speak, but your words only come out as a groan. Your lips are parched; you can hardly move. He looks down at you and then glances quickly around to see if the robbers are lurking nearby. And he hurries on toward town. Of course he must hurry on. He’s carrying a bag filled with the offering money. It wouldn’t be right to risk losing the Lord’s money by staying in a place like this. Furthermore, his wife and children are expecting him, and run- ning the risk of getting beaten up and robbed on the Jericho Road would not be the fatherly thing to do. He must have thought it through carefully as he hurried on his way, pausing now N M D MD A H and again to glance back over his shoulder to U m insired b eole ho are make sure he wasn’t being followed. suffering, by their resilience, how they care for each other, and their generosity of spirit.” It looks hopeless now. You struggle again to move, but find you are too weak. You are left dizzy and short of breath from even the attempt. It’s almost dark, and you are chilled to the bone. You try to resign yourself to slowly losing consciousness and giving in to the inev-

8 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER itable. Even if another traveler comes this way, Look Who the Good Samaritan Is! he wouldn’t be likely to see you there, off the Let’s redo the story now, with the most side of the road in the shadows. exciting part, because this is the story of Jesus. But you hear footsteps! Can it be possi- Long ago, the father of our race went down— ble? You strain your eyes to catch a glimpse of way down. He went down from a Garden, with someone approaching—and your heart sinks. two trees, and his wife went with him. They Oh! It’s a Samaritan. You know how things are went down, and the race has been going down between the Jews and the Samaritans. You ever since, degenerating in physical strength, know how you have treated Samaritans your- mental power, and moral worth. The thief and self in the past. And you shrink back inside robber who stripped them of their garments yourself, knowing that if your roles were re- of light had gone down before them, down versed, not only would you not help him, you from the heavenly courts. He wounded them would probably spit in his face. and left them for dead. The wounded victims tried to stitch fig leaves together to replace the Who Could Believe It? garments he had taken from them. But it didn’t The Samaritan slows down. He sees you. work. And the human race is still on that down- You brace yourself for the worst. But he comes ward path. closer. He speaks gently to you. “What hap- Then the Good Samaritan came. By chance? pened? You’re hurt! Let me help you.” You can’t No, He planned it. He came on purpose. He believe it. He touches you, carefully examining saw us and had pity on us. He left His home, you so as to cause you the least pain possible. the safety of His beautiful home, to come down He comes close. He begins to bind up your to this world of trouble. He came in contact wounds, pouring on the oil and wine. He feels with us. He touched the untouchables. He your clammy skin and realizes how cold you is moved by our infirmities. He put His robe are. He takes off his own garment, in spite of around us, sacrificing His own life to save ours. the coolness of the evening, and wraps you in He poured on oil and wine, the oil of the Holy its warmth. And then, kindly and tenderly, he Spirit and the wine of His own shed blood. With helps you onto his donkey and takes you to the His stripes we are healed. closest inn, all the while encouraging you to And then He takes us to the inn. Do you hope for a full recovery. know where it is? There’s one in your town! It As you sink back into the warmth and com- may be a simple building, or it may have stee- fort of the bed provided for you at the Good ples and stained glass. But it’s there. And He Samaritan’s expense, you can hardly believe gives instruction to the innkeepers. If you hav- your good fortune. He cares for you all through en’t found yourself in the story yet, you’d better the long night, and in the morning, when you now! For He says to the innkeepers, “Take care are feeling stronger, you hear him make ar- of him, and when I come again, I will repay rangements for you to rest there as long as you.” And now you are one of the innkeepers. necessary—at his expense! You think about The Good Samaritan doesn’t just stop by once your family and friends and know they will and then disappear. He’s coming back! And never believe it when you tell them—but you He’s promised, “When I come again, I will repay can hardly wait to share the good news of what you.” You are one of the innkeepers. ■ happened to you on the road to Jericho.

8 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 9 How to Deal with the Erring

THIS MESSAGE FROM ELLEN G. WHITE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE PACIFIC UNION RECORDER ON APRIL 10, 1902.

n the parable of the lost sheep is represented makes every effort to find that one lost sheep. Christ’s love for the erring, wandering ones. The With what relief he hears in the distance its first faint Ishepherd who discovers that one of his sheep is cry! Following the sound, he climbs the steepest height; missing does not look carelessly upon the flock that is he goes to the very edge of the precipice, at the risk of safely housed, and say: “I have ninety and nine, and it will his life. Thus he searches, while the cry, growing fainter, cost me too much trouble to go in search of the straying tells him that his sheep is ready to die. At last his effort one. Let him come back, and I will open the door of the is rewarded; the lost is found. Then he does not scold sheepfold and let him in.” No; no sooner does the sheep it because it has caused him so much trouble. He does go astray than the shepherd is filled with grief and anx- not drive it with a whip. He does not even try to lead it iety. He counts and recounts the flock. When he is sure home. In his joy he takes the trembling creature upon his that one sheep is lost, he slumbers not. He leaves the bosom; if it is bruised and wounded, he gathers it in his ninety and nine within the fold and goes in search of the arms. With gratitude that his search has not been in vain, straying sheep. The darker and more tempestuous the he bears it back to the fold. night, and the more perilous the way, the greater is the This lesson is for us. The agony that Christ endured shepherd’s anxiety and the more earnest his search. He on the cross testifies to the high estimate He places on

10 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 11 the human soul. It was to seek and save the lost that He by their misrepresentation of the loving Savior. came to this earth. His mission was to sinners—sinners We must expect to meet and bear with great im- of every grade, of every tongue and nation. The most err- perfections in those who are young and inexperienced. ing, the most sinful, were not passed by; His efforts were Christ has bidden us seek to restore such in the spirit of especially for those who needed the salvation He came meekness, and He will call us to account for pursuing a to bring. The greater their need of reform, the deeper course that will drive them to discouragement, despair, was His interest, the greater His sympathy, the more ear- and ruin. He declares, “With what judgment ye judge, ye nest His labor. His great heart of love was stirred to its shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall depths for the ones whose condition was most hopeless, be measured to you again.” and who most needed His transforming grace. Can you stand before God and plead a faultless Those who accept the great salvation brought to character, a blameless life? Often you have needed the them by Christ pledge themselves to be coworkers with forgiveness of Jesus. You are continually dependent on Him, to work as He worked, to love those in ignorance His compassion and love. Yet have you not failed of man- and sin, even as He loved them. ifesting toward others the love Christ has manifested Often the newly-converted soul has fierce con- toward you? Have you felt a burden for the one you saw flicts with established habits or with some special form venturing into forbidden paths? Have you kindly admon- of temptation, and, being overcome by some master ished him? Have you wept for him and prayed with him passion or tendency, he is guilty of indiscretion or actual and for him? Have you, by tender words and kindly acts, wrong. It is then that energy, tact, and wisdom are shown him that you love him? As you have associated required of his brethren, that he may be restored to with those who were faltering and staggering under the spiritual health. In such cases the instructions of God’s load of infirmities of disposition and faulty habits, have Word apply: “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you left them to fight the battle alone? Have you passed ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of these sorely tempted ones by on the other side, while meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempt- the world has stood ready to give them sympathy and to ed.” “We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmi- allure them into Satan’s snare? Have you said, like Cain, ties of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” “Am I my brother’s keeper?” How must the great Head of But how little of the pitying tenderness of Christ the church regard the great work of your life? To Him ev- is manifested by His professed followers! There has ery soul is precious. How, then, must He look upon your been among us as a people a lack of deep, earnest, indifference with regard to those who stray from right soul-touching sympathy and love for the tempted and paths? Be sure that He who is the true Watchman of the erring. Many have shown great coldness and sinful Lord’s house marks every neglect. neglect, passing by on the other side, keeping as far as It is not yet too late to redeem the neglect of the possible from those who most need help. past. Let there be a renewal of the first love. Search out When one errs, others too often feel at liberty to the ones you have driven away; bind up by confession make the case appear as bad as possible. Those who the wounds you have made. Many have become dis- perhaps are guilty of as great sins in some other direc- couraged in the struggle of life whom one word of kindly tion will treat their brother with cruel severity. Errors cheer and courage would have strengthened to over- committed through ignorance, thoughtlessness, or come. Come close to the great heart of pitying love, and weakness are exaggerated into willful, premeditated sin. let the current of that divine compassion flow into your Some, seeing souls going astray, fold their hands, and heart and from you to the hearts of others. Never, never say: “I told you so. I knew there was no dependence to become cold, heartless, unsympathetic. Never lose an be placed on them.” opportunity to say a word that will encourage hope. We Unless we cultivate the precious plant of love, we are can not tell how far-reaching may be the influence of our in danger of becoming narrow, unsympathetic, bigoted, words of kindness, our efforts to lighten some burden.n and critical, esteeming ourselves to be righteous when we are far from being approved by Christ. Some are — Mrs. E. G. White uncourteous, abrupt, harsh. These do incalculable harm

AUGUST 2018 11 By William G. Johnsson

Who decides who He left the large can in my hands and went off is an authentic in search of another vic- Adventist? tim. Shocked by the price, Barley Greens I quickly replaced the can His eyes glowed with on the shelf. But the guy the fire of a true believ- had been so intense, so and Beards earnest—and what was er. Seizing my arm, he proclaimed dramatically: there for me to lose? I “This is what the biggest Who Decides? found the product in a animals to ever live on much smaller edition and this earth ate. This is what headed for the cashier. the biggest animals today My friends, I have to eat—grass!” tell you that I was in- I was browsing trigued by what was inside among the rows of the can. Slicing through shelves packed with vi- the tinfoil top that safe- tamins, supplements, min- guarded its secrets, I erals, and herbs. It was an found what looked for all amazing, dazzling display the world like lawn seed. of pills and potions—ev- The faint, fresh odor of erything one could need, want, or imagine for health and newly cut grass wafted out. longevity. The next morning I decided to try it on oatmeal. Adding My reverie was interrupted by a tall man with white hair a modest helping of cut grass (I am a modest person), I sat and blazing eyes, presumably an employee of the store. down with a sense of adventure. This was the food eaten by Quickly sizing me up—correctly—as someone new to the the biggest animals that ever lived on the planet! This is the display, he launched into a cross-examination. diet of the largest animals that still live in our world! “What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?” Somehow that recommendation didn’t seem as impres- “What did you eat for dinner?” sive as when it came from the lips of the true believer. Did I “What did you eat for supper?” want to be among the elephants, mammoths, and hippos? Almost every food I listed brought forth the rejoinder: No way. “No energy in that!” On the cooked oatmeal the grass took on a green- And then: “Listen, I’ll show you how to get lots of energy ish-yellow hue. I needed dark glasses for this breakfast. in your diet.” And so to the aisle where the high-potency, big And it tasted like…what? Like grass, of course. animal, grass products were stocked. Did it give me the energy boost that the true believer He took a huge can from the shelf and pointed to its promised? Maybe—who knows? I never returned to the contents: barley grass, wheatgrass, green kamut, alfalfa experiment. The can of grass still sits in the kitchen. I’ll gladly grass, spirulina, chlorella. The dinosaurs would have loved it. mail to anyone who’s longing for it. Now, I must quickly add that I mean no disrespect for anyone who eats barley greens or any other particular item This preview is excerpted from a new book entitled Authentic Adventism, an Oak and Acorn publication, available soon from that they find useful for their health. More power to you, amazon.com and adventsource.org.

12 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER friend; be assured that I’m not mocking you. people to pieces, and your hands are bloody. My point is simply this: for some Adventists a particular Go home and wash up. item of diet takes on critical importance. They can’t imagine Clean up your act. authentic Adventism not including barley greens, or what- Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings ever. so I don’t have to look at them any longer. So who decides? Say no to wrong. Then there are beards. Did you know that way back the Learn to do good. General Conference Committee mandated that all minis- Work for justice. ters be bearded? It was the custom of the times. That’s why Help the down-and-out. when you look at photographs of the pioneers you see a Stand up for the homeless. bunch of men with a lot of hair on their physiognomy, look- Go to bat for the defenseless” ing very serious. (And that was because in the early days of —Isaiah 1:13-17, MSG photography, you had to hold yourself without moving for a long time. Too long to keep a smile.) Here are people who look like they’re doing right—hon- Beards then, but that test of the true Adventist gradu- oring the Sabbath, following all the religious duties. But God ally faded—although I was informed that the beard require- is not pleased with them. There is something more that they ment has never been expunged from the books. lacked. Funnily, when I taught at the Seminary at Andrews Uni- Fast forward to 2018. Consider with me a couple of versity, the rule for students was—guess what? No beards case studies. permitted! Here’s an Adventist who scores 100 percent on the Barley greens, beards: will the authentic Adventist Fundamental Beliefs but who tells jokes disparaging an please stand up? ethnic group that is different from his. Is it anything goes, then? I’ll have my list of authentic Authentic Adventist? Adventism and you have yours? She cringes at those jokes but does not speak out. No, not at all. Stay with me. Authentic Adventist? Well, maybe you say, the answer is the 28 Fundamental He’s a church elder but hates Muslims. He says he’d like Beliefs. That’s where you find the real McCoy—anyone who to see America “nuke” them all. accepts all 28 and puts them into practice. Authentic Adventist? That’s a good answer. Doctrine is important. A person At church everyone holds him in high regard; he’s a has to keep the seventh-day Sabbath to be a Seventh-day model Adventist. At home his wife and kids live with a differ- Adventist. ent picture: he’s a demanding, harsh bully. But is getting our doctrines straight all there is? Listen Authentic Adventist? to what God said anciently to His people: I don’t think so—not in any of the cases above. If authentic Adventism goes beyond what we believe, “Quit your worship charades. what is it? And who gets to decide? I can’t stand your trivial religious games: Jesus. Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special He and He alone shows us what authentic Adventism meetings— really is. Not just what it believes—how it acts, how it lives. meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one Every quality that you think designates authentic Ad- more! ventism has to pass the Jesus test. You have to first find it— Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! find it clearly and unequivocally, not by fudging, inference, You’ve worn me out! or slight of hand—in the life and teachings of Jesus. I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion, If you can’t find it in the Gospels, it fails the Jesus test. while you go right on sinning. It’s all about Jesus. When you put on your next prayer-performance, What He is like. I’ll be looking the other way. What we will be like if we are true followers of Jesus. No matter how long or loud or often you pray, Authentic. ■ I’ll not be listening. And do you know why? Because you’ve been tearing

12 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 13 BY ERNEST FURNESS

Sabbath is for all people. This means that Sabbath is not a wall keeping people apart but rather a bridge that brings God and people together.

14 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER icardo Graham, president of the Pacific the law?” In other words, since you are a lawyer and the Union Conference, in a formal statement books of Moses are your specialty, what is written in the condemned recent government actions that law? The lawyer is quick with his recitation. “You shall love separated young children from their immi- the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, grating parents. These families were fleeing and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and violence and were lawfully seeking protective love your neighbor as yourself.” His answer is from Scrip- Rasylum in our community, the United States. Graham ture. You can’t go wrong here when you use Scripture to stated that the Department of Justice abused Scripture to answer life’s questions. In his answer the lawyer brings justify these actions. They failed to take into account one together two Old Testament passages (Deuteronomy 6:5; of the dominant themes in the Bible that affirms the sig- Leviticus 19:18) that extract the essence of God’s teaching nificance of children in the sight of God. They also failed from all Scripture. With this he proclaims the gospel: you to heed the consistent scriptural call to show mercy, are to love God with your whole being and to love your loving kindness, and compassion toward all in need. neighbor as yourself. In light of current events, it would be well to remind The lawyer got it right! He couldn’t have said it any ourselves of what it means to be a Christian. What are better. Jesus gives him a grade of sorts. “You,” Jesus says, the basic elements needed to be part of the community “have given the right answer.” Jesus’ response to the law- called “church,” and how can we be effective in fulfilling yer is significant. In essence, Jesus tells the lawyer, “What God’s purpose for it as members? Let’s look in Luke 10. you have said is correct.” There are so many things we A group of 70, which includes the disciples, return may wonder about in Scripture. We puzzle over the books from an early mission enterprise. Excitedly they report of Daniel and Revelation. We wonder about the nature their experience to Jesus. Jesus prays for them and then of God, the role of the Trinity, the issue of suffering, and offers His blessing. At that moment, a lawyer stands up more. Yet here we are told that the answer given by the and addresses Jesus as teacher. His standing up and lawyer is a correct answer. Too often we focus on the law- use of the title of teacher seems to indicate honor. Yet yer testing Jesus and the story that follows, and we skip the text gives an alternative motive. The lawyer stands, but it seems that honor was not his intent. The lawyer is a specialist in the five books of Moses. He stood to test Jesus. The word “test” here carries the idea of “to tempt” or to “put to the test.” Perhaps it is an attempt to catch Jesus in some inconsistency that will undermine His role as a teacher. “Teacher,” the lawyer asks, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” It is a common Jewish theological question intended for discussion among rabbis. Jesus has heard it before. It creates some theological issues. The lawyer does not seem to understand the gift of eternal life. He asks, “What must I do?” when there is really nothing he can do, nor can we. Eternal life is only by God’s grace. It is a gift. It is there for us to receive. Nothing we do can improve on God’s grace. The lawyer further assumes eternal life is also some- S M MD A H F R thing that is inherited and that by doing something one m insired b beoming lie a famil member can be made an heir. “What must I do to inherit eternal and being inited into atients lies seeing life?” To receive an inheritance, someone must die. The them health enough to attend their daughters person to inherit must be an heir and named in the will. edding, et Again, it is not by what we do, but who we are as a child of God. Typical of teachers and rabbis, Jesus responds with a question. “So tell us,” Jesus asks, “what do you read in

14 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 15 over the profound key to a relationship with God. was the one who was the neighbor, we would never have Surely it can’t be that easy. Love God and love people. heard the descriptor “the one who showed mercy.” Grant- To love God is clear. There are no nuances to be defined. ed, the lawyer needed to recognize the uncomfortable fact However, that part about loving neighbors needs clarifica- that the Samaritan was his neighbor, but we are also told tion. There must be some boundaries. If I am to love my that as a neighbor, we must show mercy to all. What is neighbor, then who do I get to not love? The lawyer seeks mercy? It is kindness given completely without judgment clarification, “Who is my neighbor?” This second question and without payment expected back. provides Christianity with Jesus’ best-known parable. The lawyer, who can easily stand in for those of us We all know this story well. A man is going down from who seek to follow God, correctly answers two questions Jerusalem to Jericho and falls into the hands of robbers of Jesus. These answers are the basis of a foundational re- who steal his possessions; he is left to die along the side lationship with God and in turn with each other. Love God, of the road. Two temple officials come by, see the man, love people, and show mercy and kindness. but do not offer aid. Then the Samaritan comes. He stops That seems simple. But let’s apply it to the context to help. He bandages wounds and takes him to a local inn of the church. Recently church leaders were asked in a where he could recuperate. Today we call him the Good survey if they knew someone who left their congregation Samaritan. Yet the term “Good” in this passage is never in the last 10 years because of a church fight. Over 60 ascribed to the Samaritan. Good is often found in para- percent of these leaders said they did. Often the Christian graph headings in today’s Bibles, but it is not found in the fundamental of loving God, loving people, and being kind original text. cannot be found in our congregations. You’ve heard the When the story is finished, Jesus asks the lawyer a stories of conversations that cause people to leave the second question, “Which of these do you think was a church: “The right fitting clothes will help your looks.” “You neighbor?” The lawyer’s response was carefully worded. should smile more.” “Since you don’t eat, dress, or look “The one who showed him mercy.” And here is another like us, you might be more comfortable in a neighboring profound answer. If the lawyer had said the Samaritan church.” “Your lifestyle doesn’t fit our congregation.” “Ellen White says…” These phrases from within a church commu- nity, where the members are truly neighbors, show a lack of mercy and kindness. And perhaps even more sobering, based on the lawyer’s second correct answer, they demon- strate a lack of understanding of what it means to be in a relationship with God. Such issues have a long history in the church and were actually an issue at its infancy. The Gospel of John tells about the disciples eating the Passover meal with Je- sus shortly before His crucifixion. The disciples are at odds with each other. They are fighting over position and pow- er. There may be expressions of love for God but clearly not for each other. Kindness seems non-existent. Jesus knows what is ahead and what the disciples need in a last organizational message, but His words cannot be heard. Only an object lesson is able to get their attention. Jesus takes a towel and basin and washes the disciples’ feet. In M A MD A H this way, He demonstrates love for God, love for people, L M m insired b listening to m atients and touhing their lies and loving kindness. He provides the church with an illus- tration of the meaning of servant leadership. There is a reaction. Some disciples object to Jesus’ actions. One even chastises Jesus in the presence of all the others. But when Jesus says that the failure of not performing such acts of kindness for the sake of others and the church could leave one outside the kingdom, the disciples fall into line except

16 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER Love must be demonstrable and clear within the congregation and demonstrable and clear to the community. The community is given the right to look into the church and see the relationship members have with each other. If they don’t see love, they have the right to say that these people are not disciples of Jesus.

one who fumed at the table and another who left early. relationships with people by not murdering, committing Jesus gets serious. He wants to explain that He will adultery, stealing, coveting, or being a false witness, and be leaving. That in His absence He will send the Holy by honoring parents. Not only do we hear the lawyer’s Spirit. He wants to remind them that He is the vine, and right answer that we are to love God and love people, we as branches they must find their connection to Him. also hear some of what it means to be kind. He wants His disciples to have the resources they need Sabbath is the time and place where God and people to continue as His voice in the world. But He must first meet together. Its unique placement within the com- address this issue at hand. Jesus announces, “I give you mandments serves as a bridge where people and God a new commandment. You are to love one another.” The can gather together. A time when we stop pursuing our lawyer’s question, “Who is my neighbor?” applies to this own interests. A time when we rest from our work. A time first church and to all other congregations that will eventu- when we gather as a community. This community includes ally follow. The church is to be made up of people who are people from all the strata of life. Social status, gender, and expected to love each other. country of origin are not factors that limit who can enjoy A recent cartoon found in Christian Century shows a the blessings of the Sabbath. Sabbath is for all people. This couple leaving church after worship. One turns and asks means that Sabbath is not a wall keeping people apart the other, “How can I love my enemies when I don’t even but rather a bridge that brings God and people togeth- like my friends?” That’s precisely the issue. In fact, Jesus er. As such, Sabbath is celebrated as a community. This goes on to say that the love those in the church have for celebration cannot happen in the isolation of a mountain each other is a mark of their discipleship. In other words, hideaway or alone at home in front of a media worship church members can only be Christ’s disciples if they love experience. Sabbath brings God and people together. On each other, not just tolerate each other. this Sabbath bridge, God and people are connected. We This love must be demonstrable and clear within the celebrate Sabbath because God is our creator, and in that congregation and demonstrable and clear to the com- sense we are all family. Therefore our world is a collection munity. The community is given the right to look into the of brothers and sisters. We celebrate Sabbath because of church and see the relationships members have with each God’s great acts of redemption. As such, we are all recip- other. If they don’t see love, they have the right to say that ients of God’s mercy, and as recipients of mercy we are ad- these people are not disciples of Jesus. So for God’s sake, monished to become purveyors of mercy. We are to love love God, love each other, and be kind. God, love people, and be kind. These acts are played out There are other places in Scripture that affirm this on the bridge of Sabbath that connects God and people appeal that we are to love God and love people. Consider together and people with each other. the Ten Commandments. It has two sections. One section The lawyer was right—both times. Jesus told us this. focuses on our relationship with God; the other on our We are to love God and love people. We are to be kind. relationship with people. We’ve often reflected on how This love, this kindness, is expected within the church and the commandments are neatly divided into these two serves as a mark that those who do these things are Jesus’ sections. It’s all about relationships. Here are guides as to disciples. It is Sabbath itself that serves as a bridge by how we can maintain good relations with God and with affirming our relationships with God and people and as a people. We maintain a good relationship with God when platform of mercy and kindness. Love God! Love people! we do not have other gods, do not bow down to images, Be kind! n do not wrongfully use the name of God. We maintain good

16 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER AUGUST 2018 17 La Sierra University LargestLA SIERRA GRADUATES Class Speaker Marilene Wang Cites Grads’ Contributions By Darla Martin Tucker

n June 17, La Sierra University’s Neck Surgery, where she operates a Class of 2018, its largest to cancer research lab. Wang graduated Odate with 501 graduates, from La Sierra in 1982 with a received from commencement mathematics degree and has served speaker Marilene Wang thoughts on the university’s Board of Trustees on the preciousness of life and their since 2012. generation’s contributions to society. Wang delivered a commencement Wang is a surgeon and director of address titled “Choices and Lessons” in the Nasal and Sinus Disease Center which she began by noting millennials’ at UCLA’s David Geffen School of resourcefulness and their many Medicine. She is also a professor in contributions to society. “Every day as the UCLA Department of Head and I work with my residents and students,

(Left) Dr. Marilene Wang, La Sierra University trustee and director of the Nasal and Sinus Disease Center at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, gave this year’s commencement address at La Sierra.

La Sierra University’s Class of 2018 is the largest in its history, with 501 students earning 517 degrees.

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(Left) Romania natives Nelu Nedelea, his wife, Olivia, and their 14-month-old daughter, Maya, celebrate Nedelea’s MBA in healthcare management on June 17 at La Sierra University. (Right) La Sierra finance graduate Tiffani Brown-Brent will soon start her new job as a financial analyst for Walmart Inc.

I am amazed by their wisdom, insight, away at age 18 while sleeping analyst during the Enactus national and skills, like contacting one of my peacefully during a camping trip. In championship event in Kansas lost patients on Instagram when no May, Wang and her family attended a City, Mo. Both her degree and her one else could find him,” she said. remembrance ceremony at Andrews newly acquired position come as She noted the various ways in which University for her daughter and two unanticipated events; she was not the millennial generation instructs older other students who had died and who expected to attend college. generations through their embrace of would have graduated this spring. “This day for me means a lot of diversity, service to others and global “This was supposed to be a joyous things, not just for me personally, but for citizenship, and an appreciation for graduation season for our family,” she my family,” she said. “The opportunities healthy work-life balance. said. “Life is fragile and precious. It is a La Sierra gave me changed the course Wang also provided advice from gift from God of an unknown number of my life. La Sierra is not just a school, her various life experiences on the of years. During those years you are it’s a community.” importance of God’s providence in stewards of your talents, abilities, and Romania natives Nelu Nedelea, his times of discouragement and loss. “One most of all, your time. Make the most of wife, Olivia, and their 14-month-old lesson that I have learned is that what’s this gift,” she advised the graduates. daughter, Maya, celebrated Nedelea’s not your first choice can sometimes “The last lesson I will leave with MBA in healthcare management. work out in even greater ways,” she said. you today is resilience,” she concluded. He became interested in La Sierra’s Wang recalled her own despair “You won’t always get your first choice. business program while in high school while living at an Adventist boarding You may not get your second, third, but didn’t have the funds to attend. academy. It was her first time away or fourth choice. Or something will Years later a circuitous journey brought from home, and she wanted to drop happen that is not even in the realm him to Canada and then to Loma Linda out of school. “La Sierra took a chance of your imagination. … Above all else, University, where he and his wife earned and enrolled this high school dropout,” God’s faithfulness will sustain you, as it graduate degrees in 2016. she said, adding that she eventually has me,” she said. “The most important part of my earned a high school GED. “As it turned Stories relayed by La Sierra journey has been with my professors out, I loved it here and thrived, gained graduates bore witness to the and how they taught me to get in touch a priceless education, and made university’s impact on their lives. with myself, my values, my culture lifelong friends among my fellow Finance graduate and Texas native as the core to successful leadership,” students and teachers.” Tiffani Brown-Brent, president of Nedelea said. “From an early age I was She told of the devastating loss of this year’s La Sierra Enactus team, pulled in this direction. It was part of her younger daughter who passed landed a job as a Walmart financial God’s providence for my life.”

A La Sierra University commencement video and photos of the events of graduation weekend are available at: lasierra.edu/graduation.

AUGUST 2018 19 Adventist Health Project Restoration Is Restoring Hope for Those Who Need It Most By Cambria Wheeler ake County appears each finding permanent housing. estranged from his children, and year at the bottom of “Project Restoration lands in that struggling with alcoholism. After a car California’s health rankings, ideal cross section where mission accident left him with walking with and the community has work locks in with fiscal responsibility a broken hip, Lou was close to dying Lbeen rocked by a series of wildfires in and improved quality of care,” and didn’t care. That’s when Project recent years. Simultaneously, changes said Shelly Trumbo, director of Restoration entered his story. within healthcare require innovative community wellness at Adventist Lou entered an alcohol treatment approaches to transforming physical, Health Clear Lake. “We are excited program before moving into mental, and spiritual health for years to evolve this program that allows Restoration House, and the team to come. Adventist Health Clear Lake is us to model Christ’s healing work in coordinated medical care for his working to change the dismal statistics community and, most importantly, broken body. More than that, he and individual lives by restoring hope give vulnerable members of the received care for his broken spirit. “I for those who need it most. community the help they need. finally had someone who had faith Together with community The community-wide synergy is in me,” Lou said. “Restoration House partners, Adventist Health Clear Lake’s electrifying.” has given me everything, [including] Community Wellness Department In the past year, Project Restoration hearing my children say they love launched Project Restoration in 2017. has seen incredible results, including me, finally.” He is now looking for The program begins its community a 95 percent reduction in emergency stable housing, working again as a transformation with “the least of responder calls, an 80 percent handyman, and going back to school these”: those who are homeless, reduction in police encounters, and to become an alcohol and drug medically fragile, or battling addiction an 80 percent reduction in hospital treatment counselor. or mental illness. These individuals admissions for the clients enrolled in Project Restoration is innovative in are termed “super utilizers” because the program. While these statistics the way it invites community partners of their high use of police, paramedic, show that local agencies saved over to link arms with those called to do emergency department, and local $1.3 million dollars in the first six similar work. “You can’t change the services. Project Restoration serves months of the program alone, the past, but you can change the future,” them with intensive case management true success comes from renewed said Shannon Kimbell-Auth, program and coordinates the services of the hope for the program’s clients. coordinator. “Together with our clients different agencies who provide care. Lou is one example. A year ago Lou and our community partners, we are Project Restoration’s clients was homeless, depressed, doing that.” receive true “whole person” care, including same-day intakes for substance abuse services, access to physicians, and support from a team dedicated to helping people realize a brighter future. In addition, Project Restoration runs a transitional residential home funded by a grant from Adventist Health. Restoration House currently houses seven clients, giving them a stable, safe place to live while undergoing their transformation. Six clients have graduated from the program after

20 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER Arizona Conference Arizona Camp Meeting Provides Blessings

rizona Camp Meeting, This year’s main speakers were Peoria/Sun Cities church (Grace in the held June 8-16 at Camp David Livermore, president of the Gulf Desert); and Guillermo Garcia, pastor AYavapines, continued its States Conference; Richie Halversen, of the San Fernando Valley Spanish tradition of spiritual refreshment, pastor of the College Drive church and church. “Within all the divisions, the warm fellowship, and reprieve from The Ridge church plant in Mississippi; presentation of the Word [was] a the stress of everyday life. “I always and Terry Johnsson, vice president similar theme from different angles, enjoy leaving the city behind and of mission integration for the Pacific thereby offering a variety of different fellowshipping with friends in God’s Northwest Region of Adventist Health. emphasis to meet the different beautiful campground in Prescott “[They] all made special appeals, spiritual needs of all attending,” said National Forest,” said Rosemary and many came forward to either be Nelli Webster, Peoria/Sun Cities church Abrahams, Tempe church member. baptized, recommitted to Christ, or member. Gary Venden, senior pastor of the simply to follow Him for the first time,” Four practical seminars were Glendale church, agrees. “I always get said Ed Keyes, Arizona Conference offered during the week: Six Critical a spiritual rejuvenation and some sort president. “What a blessing!” Choices by Curt Dolinksy; Salud/ of mid-course correction for my heart The speakers in the Adult II division Health for Life by Oscar Santana; and soul—sometimes big, sometimes included Venden; Living within God’s small, but always good and needed,” Greg Webster, he said. pastor of the

(Near right) Steven Salsberry, pastor of the Mesa Palms church and (Far right) Ed Keyes, Arizona Conference president, speak at Arizona Camp Meeting. (Below) The Camp Meeting Anthem Choir and Orchestra, directed by Dennis Marsollier, provides music for Sabbath services.

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“I always enjoy leaving the city behind and fellowshipping with friends in God’s beautiful campground in Prescott National Forest.”

Arizona SonShine For the first time, Arizona SonShine Continues to Make an hosted an evening dinner, featuring Impact guest speaker Lonnie Melashenko, During the past Columbia Union Conference revivalist. four years, Arizona More than 150 people attended, SonShine, a free including community members and healthcare event homeless individuals. During the sponsored by the program eight veterans received Arizona Conference, special recognition. has helped 2,000 The next day a woman on the people. Each year, center’s security staff spoke to attendees receive a Michelle Ritzer, a member of the variety of procedures Arizona SonShine administrative and services, team. “She thanked me profusely, Vince Woolsey, pastor of the Payson, Flagstaff, and including medical, saying, ‘You are the most loving, Sedona churches, baptizes one of several attendees dedicating their lives to God at camp meeting. dental, and eye friendly, and kind people I’ve worked care. People also with,’” said Ritzer. Sanctuary Lens by Don Mackintosh; benefit from legal services, wellness During the two-day event, a number and Faith versus Finance by Julian coaching, haircuts, massages, of people signed up for a follow-up Archer. resource information, and more! depression and anxiety recovery Music is always an important part This year’s Arizona SonShine took program. “It’s rewarding to see that after of camp meeting’s impact. Christine place on June 14 and 15 at the Prescott four years we are having a good impact Wollmann and Gale Jones Murphy Valley Event Center. In all, 72 licensed on the community,” said Ritzer. “People presented Sabbath afternoon volunteers and 245 support staff are starting to respond to our church concerts, and many people enjoyed volunteers provided 6,895 procedures and programs after the big event.” rehearsing and performing with and services for 722 individuals—at an Sign up to be a volunteer next year: the Camp Meeting Anthem Choir estimated value of more than $354,000. www.arizonasonshine.com. and Orchestra, directed by Dennis Marsollier. On the first Sabbath, four Arizona SonShine Arizona pastors were ordained to Arizona SonShine volunteers provide many different health services to the local the gospel ministry: Jean Coffy, community, helping people who are struggling to fill gaps in healthcare coverage. Bethel Community company pastor; Malcolm Douglas, Tucson Midvale Park and Benson churches pastor; Myles Reiner, Glendale church associate pastor and Phoenix Central church pastor; and Mark Sulger, Phoenix Camelback church associate pastor. Those who have been to camp meeting know about its blessings. “The interesting thing is that those who do not come never know what they missed,” said Venden. “But come once, especially for several days or the whole week, and you will be hooked.”

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(Right) Each year at camp meeting, the Arizona Conference staff and their families are challenged to get involved in the President’s Fitness Challenge, walking or running certain distances during the week in order to win awards. (Below left) Quilts made by church members are auctioned off each year to raise money for evangelism; this year the auction raised over $7,000. (Below right) Vocalist Christine Wollmann shares her music talents.

Arizona Conference staff and many volunteers make camp meeting a success each year.

(Above right, left, and below) Camp meeting offers many fun activities for kids. (Below right) Arizona Camp Meeting includes dynamic speakers, such as Terry Johnsson, vice president of mission integration for the Pacific Northwest Region of Adventist Health, and Oscar Santana, health evangelist. (Above right) Arizona pastors’ wives enjoy a day out together —visiting a garden center, eating lunch, and exchanging names for prayer partners.

AUGUST 2018 23 Holbrook Indian School

A Seventh-day Adventist Boarding Academy Serving Native American Youth Since 1946 “

The purpose of the HIS summer program is not only to provide a safe place for our students during the summer, but also to develop a core group of students to lead out in the growth of a positive campus culture.

24 PACIFIC“ UNION RECORDER Holbrook Indian School HIS Summer Leadership Program Leads the Way to Creating a Positive Campus Culture

By Jovannah Poor Bear-Adams and Diana Fish, CFRE

hen Aliya left for summer through this year’s summer break. break at the end of her Through the Summer Leadership W junior year, she had been Program, HIS students attended a model student. Her grade point Arizona Camp Meeting and Camp average was 4.0. Although her home Yavapines Teen Camp, took mini life was unstable, she managed to classes like life skills, horsemanship, keep a positive attitude, had good pottery, Spanish, and public friendships with other students, and speaking, and worked with the willingly participated in Sabbath Support our Scholars (SOS) team school and church activities. But from Winter Park, Fla., painting the upon returning the following school girls’ dorm rooms. Students also year, Aliya had changed. She was worked in the garden and the horse depressed, anxious, couldn’t sleep barn, receiving much-needed work at night, and was prone to outbursts experience and an opportunity to of rage. Her grades suffered, and give back. she withdrew from social and The purpose of the HIS summer religious activities. Later in the year program is not only to provide a safe it was discovered that Aliya had place for our students during the experienced a severe emotional summer, but also to develop a core trauma while at home during the group of students to lead out in the summer break. growth of a positive campus culture. As staff members, we often feel Many of our students struggle as though we are taking one step academically, a result of emotional forward during the school year and and physical trauma, and will act out two steps back when our students in negative ways. return from summer break. Our program allows the students To address this problem, we to grow in life skills, self-confidence, developed and ran a pilot program and their spiritual walk. These, in last summer. Our goal was for a addition to having a consistent and maximum of 10 students to stay at safe environment, free our students HIS throughout the summer break. to explore a world beyond the HIS and SOS students We had eight students in grades 9-12 painful home life they are likely to hike in Canyon apply. This summer our goal was to experience over the summer and de Chelley on the grow our program to 20 students in enable them to make memories they Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. grades 7-12. We had 15 students stay will cherish forever.

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HIS and SOS get ready to paint the 18 girls’ dorm rooms they prepped earlier. Support Our Scholars Leading by Example By Diana Fish,

hen God is trying to tell you Hospital. Elease, the third person, something, it can be hard was an intern at KTH who had come W to listen. So sometimes, He to HIS to do a site visit for our master needs to use a telephone. plan. Elease is also one of the students “Hi, Diana! You don’t know me, but supported by SOS. this past week, three people told me After talking with Susan for a about your school, and I think God while, we arranged to meet during is trying to tell me something,” said my visit to Florida to discuss how our Susan Johnson, founder of Support organizations might work together. our Scholars (SOS), a nonprofit When we met, Susan and I had an organization located in Winter Park, immediate connection and chatted Fla., that mentors high-achieving, like old friends for more than an hour HIS student Laqueta and SOS founder at-risk girls throughout their college about the possibilities of our two Susan Johnson get acquainted. experience. organizations collaborating. At the end stunned by her generosity and thrilled Susan explained how three different of our meeting, she asked if the school that our 40-plus girls would soon have people on three separate occasions had any urgent needs with which she a new washer to use. Susan and I also had told her about Holbrook Indian could assist. agreed that to really know how best School (HIS) and the great work being I shared with Susan how our girls’ SOS and HIS could work together, she done on behalf of Native American dorm had only one working washer. would need to visit Holbrook. children and youth. Without hesitation, Susan offered to A few months later, Susan joined I knew two of these people—Elena buy us a new commercial washer. I was me at HIS, and together we toured Pathak with KTH Architects in the campus. I shared with her Orlando, and Pia Soule with “I think God is trying to our many needs and our vision Adventist Health System—from for the school. After seeing our my time working at Florida tell me something.” needs, Susan decided to bring her

26 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER Holbrook Indian School students and their mentors to HIS to girls’ and boys’ dorms. hoped or even prayed for. It is amazing upgrade the girls’ dorm rooms. HIS students gave the SOS team a what God can do through us when we Susan later told me that when she tour of the reservation, and together listen to Him, and we will always be got back to Florida, she had doubts they hiked down into Canyon de blessed in return when we answer His about the massive project that she had Chelley. Their last evening at HIS, SOS call. planned to undertake. God had other hosted a dinner, and the students plans and brought Susan together with shared their experiences with each anonymous donors who offered to other. pay for the entire trip—including food, What an amazing blessing these transportation, the materials necessary women were to our students! I to upgrade the dormitories, and am so grateful to them all for their excursions for SOS and HIS students. selflessness and generosity toward our After several months of planning, students. It was more than I could have the group arrived on June 17, just (Right) HIS student Adrienna, SOS in time for HIS Summer Leadership volunteer Rachel Pratt, SOS student Program students to return from a Estefania work together. (Bottom left) week at Arizona Camp Meeting at HIS students Charles and Skylar paint a room. (Bottom right) Navajo artists Camp Yavapines. SOS prepared a display their work near White House wonderful breakfast for HIS students, ruins in Canyon de Chelley on the and after brief introductions they went Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. right to work on the rooms. Along with painting the dorm rooms in the girls’ dorm, SOS provided new mattress covers, sheets, pillows, blankets, curtains, and desk lamps for both the

Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is a first through twelfth-grade boarding academy operated by the Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. HIS also manages a first- Seventh-day Adventist through eighth-grade day school on the Navajo DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT reservation in Chinle, Arizona. Eighty percent P.O. Box 910 of funding comes from individuals who have Holbrook, Arizona 86025-0910 a desire to support Native American ministries (928) 524-6845 (Ext. 109) and Christian education. Your generosity [email protected] makes a difference in the lives of our students, HolbrookIndianSchool.org their families, and the communities they serve. Thank you for your support.

AUGUST 2018 27 Central California Conference

Recent Symposium Stresses Relationships By Mallory Schramm and Cindy Chamberlin

n March 23-24, some of Adventism’s finest scholars came to the Central California Conference (CCC) to speak on recent conversations regarding the nature of the Godhead. “The God We Worship” symposium Obegan Friday evening at the Dinuba Seventh-day Adventist Church and continued throughout the Sabbath, with panelists providing presentations, as well as question and answer sessions, throughout the convocation.

Richard M. Davidson, J. N. of the oneness of the Father, Son, and program. These were titled “The Andrews Professor of Old Testament Holy Spirit. He raised the point that Amazing Work of the Holy Spirit” and Interpretation at the SDA Theological their relationship to one another, even “The Personal Nature of the Holy Spirit.” Seminary, kicked off the discussions among those who hold a Trinitarian His worship program focused on the with “The God We Worship According to viewpoint, is skewed toward believing way the Holy Spirit never seeks to be the Old Testament.” there is a hierarchical order among the the center of attention. The Holy Spirit is Richard Choi, professor of New three entities. seen as elusive and mysterious because Testament studies and chairman of Frank M. Hasel, associate director His work takes a background position. the New Testament department at the of the Biblical Research Institute at the Never is His message, “Look at me.” It is SDA Theological Seminary, balanced General Conference and author of the always, “Look at Jesus.” Hasel’s second Davidson’s Old Testament presentation recent book, Longing for God: A Prayer program drove that point home. Within with “The Trinity in the New Testament.” and Bible Journal, led the Sabbath the Bible, the divinity of the Father is He first examined evidence in support worship service and an afternoon implied; the divinity of the Son is stated

The Central California Conference’s “The God We Worship” symposium featured some of Adventism’s finest theologians. Keynote speakers for the convocation were from left to right: Richard Choi, professor of New Testament studies and chairman of the New Testament department at the SDA Theological Seminary; Richard Davidson, a J. N. Andrews Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the SDA Theological Seminary; Denis Kaiser, assistant professor of church history at the SDA Theological Seminary; and Frank M. Hasel, associate director of the Biblical Research Institute at the General Conference.

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outright; but that of the Holy Spirit people look for something specific, he asked. He compared God’s is toned down because His position they will find it because that kind of explanation of Himself to humans is that which glorifies the Son. focus is a single-track mindset. But with a nuclear physicist explaining Following was Denis Kaiser, when people can look at the big to a young child what he does who came off of his vacation to picture, they discover how these bits for a living. As a physicist would facilitate the discussion, “From Anti- of Adventist history are pertinent to explain to a child, so God explains Trinitarianism to Trinitarianism: The where the church is now. to us via metaphor and simplified Adventist Story.” Kaiser, a native of The event brought together concepts that are compatible with Germany, is assistant professor of numerous individuals from all across mere human minds. As He speaks, church history at the Seventh-day the CCC, and the sanctuary was at He reveals His nature in terms of Adventist Theological Seminary capacity, so leaders opened a separate the things humans are capable of and the annotation project room to accommodate seating. One understanding. Even that degree of editor of Ellen G. White’s Letters attendee noted that children and understanding is still a fraction of and Manuscripts for the Ellen G. families sat together, actively listening. who God really is. Steenberg said White Estate. He mentioned that When asked about the relevance of he hoped that those who attended Recent Symposium Stresses Relationships early Adventist pioneers did not these sorts of colloquial gatherings of the event were able to gather the necessarily hold the Trinitarian curious minds, Pierre Steenberg, CCC concept that God is complex. By Mallory Schramm and Cindy Chamberlin viewpoint. This came up in his Ministerial and Evangelism director, One attendee noted that there personal research as well. said: “Symposiums such as this are are questions being raised within “As I was sitting down and important because they help members the Adventist church with regard to studying the materials, I found lots think more deeply. They open up the core pillars of belief. She said that of things that initially supported Bible [and] hear what the original hearing them out and providing my anti-Trinitarian convictions,” languages say; most members have no clarity is what symposiums such explained Kaiser. “But over the other way to gain such information.” as this aim to accomplish. “The years, when I was studying and Afterward, many who attended said importance [of these events] is trying to make my case, I was that the information pertaining to the to establish what we believe and looking for all kinds of loops and original languages and translations to strengthen what we believe holes and gaps, and trying to argue was enthralling and thought from Scriptures and from our in a way that [anti-Trinitarianism] provoking. One attendee noted that understanding,” she said. “It couldn’t be disproven. But the the presenters had an abundance provides strength to us.” problem was that I discovered of information to share on origins of To learn more about the more and more things that actually terms and what their implications Godhead and to view the went against my personal views.” would be relative to the time in which presentations mentioned, He made a point to stress the they were written. visit the Central California importance of having a full view Steenberg was excited by the Conference website: www. of Adventist church history and complexity of the topic. “How can centralcaliforniaadventist.com/ taking in every aspect. When the finite understand the infinite?” godhead.

AUGUST 2018 29 Nevada-Utah Conference He Gave Up the Olympics: One Pastor’s Journey to Christ By Faith Hoyt

t 17 years old, Oneil Madden was one of the fastest runners in the town of Laval, Canada. He Awas an active member of the local Chomedey High School track team, as well as the track team for his town. His talent made him a candidate for the provincial and regional track and field races in Quebec. For Madden, running was life, and he and his coach, Mr. Ryan, worked tirelessly to prepare for Madden’s lifelong goal: running in the 1988 Olympics.

Madden’s Olympic dream “Mama Madden” and credits for began in elementary school. teaching him everything. Madden “We used to have these races for left Jamaica to attend Montreal the community sports days,” he SDA Academy in Quebec, Canada, said. “I was always the fastest in and eventually lived with his my class, and my teacher took mother and stepfather in Bronx, note and always encouraged New York. me, saying, ‘You would be very Running provided a good good for the Olympics one day.’” outlet, but it was not a complete Madden won multiple track escape from his strife-filled home and field medals, as well as the life. On his 16th birthday, the Canada Fitness Award. It was domestic violence came to a head evident to his mentors that he when his stepfather attempted to was destined for something kill him with a knife. Madden fled special. back to Quebec to live with his Madden excelled at running, biological father, a serious man and it provided him structure with high expectations for his and mentorship—two things athletic son. that had been missing from his By the time he was a junior in life since leaving his paternal high school, Madden was ready grandmother’s home in Jamaica to run in Canada’s provincial at age seven. Madden was raised races. “He was one of the few by his grandmother, an Adventist human beings running the who Madden fondly refers to as 100-meter dash in a world class

In high school, Madden ran the 100-meter dash in 10.46 seconds. Running was life, and he dreamed of running in the Olympics, but God had a different plan. KRYSTAL MADDEN

30 PACIFIC UNION RECORDER Nevada-Utah Conference NWAMIKO MADDEN MADDEN NWAMIKO Nwamiko Madden (right) poses with his older brother, Oneil Madden. “I only have the ultimate respect for Oneil,” said Nwamiko. “His decision actually played a part in my own decision to quit acting much later on in life when God called me away from the entertainment industry.”

races were on Sabbath.” disappointed. “My father said, ‘I Sitting in the center didn’t give you permission. Why of the auditorium, didn’t you speak to me about it?’ time of 10.46 seconds,” said Madden resolved not to move. A little It took us years to repair that,” Nwamiko, Madden’s younger while later, McNealy began to pray. Madden said. brother. Suddenly, Madden felt drawn to go When Madden was in his mid- His coach registered him for forward. “I felt as if a strange, invisible 20s, God opened the door for the 100-meter and 200-meter presence was pulling me through all him to study theology at Atlantic dash. When his team arrived the people standing in the way and Union College. He pastored for at the provincials, the judges found myself walking down to the many years before joining the handed them the wrong running front.” Nevada-Utah Conference in 2012. times, causing Madden to miss In that moment, Madden gave “The temptation has always been his individual races. Despite this his heart, his plans, and his future to to ask, ‘why didn’t God just call setback, Madden’s track team Jesus. He was baptized that day in his me a year later?’ But I truly believe won the relay, which qualified black and white track uniform, which God called me for such a time as them to go to regionals. Madden he had worn underneath his regular this,” Madden said. “I don’t think I knew his Olympic dream was clothes. “I didn’t realize I had come would have this relationship with about to become a reality. But prepared for baptism,” he laughed. God otherwise. Proverbs 3:5-6 while he and his team had been Madden’s siblings and paternal tells us to trust in God and not preparing for the provincial races, grandmother supported his decision. lean on our own understanding.” another longing had begun “Instead of chasing records that Madden may not have growing in Madden’s heart. “I was can be broken, he’ll finish with a Olympic medals, but he considers seeking direction,” he recalled. crown that can never be taken away,” himself rich spiritually. At 17 years During that summer as he Nwamiko said. His coaches and his old, he traded the Olympics to prepared for the provincial races, father, however, were shocked and run a better race. an Adventist pastor named T. A. McNealy came to town to host an evangelistic series. Since starting pastoral ministry, Madden (pictured far right) “He was fast talking and has baptized over 800 people into the Adventist church. had that swagger,” Madden recalled. He began attending the meetings. On the last day of the series, a Sabbath morning, McNealy made a specific appeal. “He started telling the audience that there was a young man there who was ready to give his life to Christ,” Madden recounted. “I knew if I responded to the appeal, my track and field career would definitely be over because many of the

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HimPossible: Evangelistic Series Results in 64 Baptisms By Cynthia Mendoza

howing that with God all things The work paid are possible, a combined off significantly, and Sevangelistic effort between organizers felt they five Southeastern California saw God moving in Conference churches and Breath of powerful ways even Life Ministries resulted in the baptism before the nightly of 64 people. Other results included meetings began. new, enthusiastic, well-prepared Eight Bible Bible workers ready to continue the workers from Breath outreach. of Life spent time The speaker for the two-week with local Bible series, called Mission: HimPossible, workers giving Bible Kelby McCottry, pastor of the Valley Fellowship church, was Carlton Byrd, speaker/director studies to interested baptizes a new member of his church during the final Sabbath presentation. of Breath of Life. The event itself was individuals in the culmination of many months of preparation for the nightly meetings. and taking a holistic approach,” collaboration and preparation among The meetings themselves, conducted said Del Grace, a credentialed nurse the churches: Mt. Rubidoux, Kansas at the Mt. Rubidoux church in practitioner and organizer of the Avenue, San Bernardino Community, Riverside, drew about 450 people health lectures. “We also wanted to Valley Fellowship, and Imani Praise each night, according to Edwards. encourage our guests to become Fellowship. The series also included a health ‘CEO of their own health insurance’ “This was the vision of George component. Before Byrd’s sermons, by increasing awareness of how to King, vice president for Black guests had the opportunity to attend navigate through the system.” ministries, who wanted an area-wide a health expo covering a wide array About 35 people attended the evangelistic meeting,” said Robert of health-related topics, including health lectures nightly, with as many Edwards, conference evangelist. cardiac health, hypertension, stroke, as 62 attending on one evening. “It took months of working and obesity, the benefits of a plant-based The nightly meetings also included planning. There was cooperation diet, water, sunlight, and exercise. children’s programming, which between pastors, churches, and the “Our focus was on increasing covered the same topics as the adult conference.” awareness of health care issues meetings. These included salvation, the Second Coming, death, and the millennium. Between 45 and 65 On the last Sabbath of the series, Byrd prays for the children attended each night. 64 people about to be baptized. On June 16, during the final Sabbath of the meetings, 64 people were baptized. A retention plan PHOTOS BY ENNO MÜLLER ENNO BY PHOTOS was put in place to disciple the new members, to further train local lay people doing outreach, and to follow up with those who expressed interest in learning more but who were not baptized. After working closely with Breath of Life Bible workers, local Bible workers, happy with their experience, expressed excitement at continuing the work they had begun. “And so grows the kingdom of God,” Edwards said.

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“We Are the Pathfinders Strong”: History, Fun Facts, and Why Investiture Matters By Cynthia Mendoza

even young Pathfinders at the Victorville church were invested on Sabbath, May 19, in recognition Sof their service and progress in the club. An investiture service is similar to a graduation ceremony, PHOTOS BY ENNO MÜLLER but with a deeper spiritual purpose.

At every age level of Pathfinders, there are spiritual lessons and activities for youth to engage in, such as being a good neighbor, learning (Above) During the Margie Hood, camping and survival skills, and Victorville club’s Pathfinder director for investiture service, developing a meaningful relationship Pathfinders receive the Victorville church, with Jesus Christ. acknowledgment for ardently believes in “The investiture service at each their accomplishments Pathfinders and its level is significant in that it celebrates during the year. (Left) mission. She and her Pathfinders read and encourages continued learning, Scripture and lead out husband, John Edward church involvement, and spiritual in the worship service. Hood, take great joy growth that their leaders hope the in watching young youth will carry with them for a in Southeastern California Conference people learn skills and strengthen lifetime,” said Rudy Carrillo, youth in the 1940s. Today, about 3,000 their relationship with Christ. “True ministries director for Southeastern Pathfinders are members of clubs education is mental, physical, social, California Conference. throughout the conference. and spiritual, to help young people Beyond having fun and learning The mission of Pathfinders in the grow in stature and in favor with both practical skills, the Pathfinder 1940s and its mission now, Carrillo God and man,” she said. “As Proverbs experience is meant to be a part of a emphasized, is to bring youth to Christ 22:6 says, ‘Train up a child in the way three-pronged educational approach and to keep them in church through he should go: and when he is old, he to youth training and education— meaningful and fun involvement. will not depart from it.’” home, church, and school, all with one key purpose. “That purpose is Constituency Session Notice to bring children to Christ,” Carrillo said. “Everything else is secondary. I Notice is hereby given that the Second Quinquennial believe Pathfinders is God ordained, Session of the Southeastern California Conference is called to convene as follows: and you can see God’s leading in the La Sierra University Church different people He used throughout 4937 Sierra Vista Ave. the club’s history.” Riverside, California 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 According to The Pathfinder Story, The purpose of this meeting is to receive reports; elect by John Hancock, General Conference conference officers, vice presidents for ethnic ministries, Pathfinder director from 1963 to 1970, the executive committee, and the bylaws committee; and to transact any other business that may properly come Pathfinders was adopted as an official before the delegates in session. church organization in 1950. But as Sandy Roberts, president early as the 1870s, the church had Jonathan Park, executive secretary begun similar youth programs. Verlon Strauss, treasurer Modern-day Pathfinders originated

AUGUST 2018 33 Pacific Union College High-Impact Learning: PUC Seniors Pull It All Together

By Becky St. Clair

n 2008, the National Institute for the college was already providing academic administration at PUC. “This Learning Outcomes Assessment capstone opportunities, in 2010 the translates into improved learning, developed a collection of High- college intensified efforts to ensure as well as higher retention and Impact Practices (HIPs) that “culminating experiences” were part graduation rates.” Ipromote student learning through of all bachelor’s students’ experiences. Though many departments were active engagement. This included experiences such as a already requiring a senior project The curriculum at Pacific Union capstone course, internship, senior for each of their seniors, the 2010 College already included several of the project or thesis, comprehensive change in curriculum at PUC meant HIPs, such as collaborative learning, exam, or portfolio. that 100 percent of all bachelor’s internships, undergraduateg research, “HIPs help students become more degree recipients graduating from study abroad, writing-intensive engaged with their education,” said PUC had participated in some kind of courses, and service-learning. While Nancy Lecourt, vice president for culminating experience.

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In her senior project, Celeste Wong, 2018 fine arts graduate, highlights what it means to be of mixed race in America today by having mixed race PUC students write their experience on clay tiles.

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“It’s different in every discipline,” Celeste Wong (’18 fine arts) focuses on said Lecourt. “Music majors compose her art; her final project included 19 ceramic tiles and accompanying vessels, something or produce a concert; speaking to the experience of being a physics majors work with national mixed race individual in America. laboratories on research; film majors produce something to be shown in what this means in America. Our an end-of-year film festival. There’s conversation inspired my project. a variety of ways this culminating experience takes shape, and that’s Rolan Flournoy (‘18), health what makes it so interesting.” communication In 2015, the last time a National I was part of a team of four Survey of Student Engagement was students who surveyed more than 200 done at PUC, the number of students individuals from varying backgrounds saying they completed culminating to find the demographics of people experiences was 16 percent above who knew more about their healthcare other Adventist schools, five rights. We chose this topic because percent more than similar schools, we ourselves couldn’t answer and 20 percent more than PUC’s straightforward questions about the benchmarking schools. Celeste Wong (‘18), fine arts privacy notes we regularly sign at our Below is a summary of a few My project is an installation of doctors’ offices. students’ culminating experiences quotes handwritten on clay tiles We found only two demographics g and what they learned. For more, by 19 PUC students (including led to an increased literacy in visit puc.edu. myself) who have racially mixed rights as a patient: being older and ethnic backgrounds. These are identifying as white. A concentration Dominique Townsend (‘18), English accompanied by 28 expressive of communication classes at PUC and I explored self-construction (how ceramic vessels. Using a technique copyediting helped us develop the we determine who we are going to called agateware, I combined clays rationale for an understandable and be) in Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar. without fully mixing them, resulting accessible law code regarding patient The story is raw and vulnerable in its in uncontrollable swirls of color. rights. portrayal of mental illness and the This represents difficulty of being a young woman in how we do not American society. Interestingly, Plath decide ourselves leaves Esther’s [the main character] how our genetics story unfinished, so her struggles will affect our aren’t actually resolved in the text. appearance. But we do know that her journey Being ethnically isn’t over, and that she can and will mixed has always continue to fashion her own identity. made me feel out When I sent my fifth draft to my of place, or like professor, she told me I could actually I wasn’t enough say that Plath didn’t leave us with a of one side of tidy ending. I was surprised to think my culture or I could just say “we don’t know,” and the other. PUC’s that it was a legitimate scholarly diversity allowed conclusion. me to explore my I think college marked a “coming own background, of age” for me, just being away from and when I met home, encountering new ideas, and another ethnically Rolan Flournoy (’18 health communication) (left) stands with the team of seniors whose culminating project was looking ahead to my future. So that mixed person, research into the demographics of those who more fully prepared me to tackle the idea of we spent hours understand their patient rights when receiving health growing up. talking about care.

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Culver City Church Models Christ’s Method By Christine Diaz

lthough they haven’t quite this on Sabbath mornings and feed involved in this ministry. It’s not just yet fed the five thousand, the homeless?’” the food and clothes we give them. Athe Culver City church has So, early one Sabbath morning We give hugs to people and tell been following in the footsteps of the in June 2016, in lieu of their typical them that we love them and God Savior—and earlier this year, members Sabbath school hour, the first group loves them.” hit a major milestone of serving 2,000 gathered together at Culver City with One young woman asked Christine homeless people in Los Angeles. their donations. They rolled up their Diaz if it would be okay to give her One thing quickly becomes clear sleeves, prepared breakfast burritos, a hug after receiving the food. It to anyone visiting the Culver City and served this meal to homeless dawned on Diaz that it may have been church: These people love fellowship! people in Venice Beach. While they months or longer since this individual “It was this sense of community planned to feed the hungry, they had been embraced in a safe and and inclusion that quickly made didn’t expect to be fed themselves. loving manner. the Culver City church stand out as They returned that morning, touched Since that first breakfast, the group something different and special,” by the hearts of all the individuals has continued feeding the hungry Hery Diaz said. He and his wife, they had encountered. in Venice Beach on a quarterly basis. Christine, travel extensively for their “It’s simply amazing to see 6- to From its inception, the ministry has professions but chose to become 8-year-olds handing bottles of water been entirely funded by the church members at Culver City. to the homeless,” first elder David members. In addition to providing “We’re a church that loves to eat,” Laulile said. “We have members from nutritious meals, they have now said Associate Pastor Callie Williams III. age 6 to senior citizens in their 80s expanded their ministry to include “At one of our social events, someone toiletries, blankets, socks, suggested having breakfast for dinner, and gently worn clothing. and I thought, ‘Wow! Why don’t we do “People literally want to join our church because we are doing this outreach,” Williams said. “Too many congregations are glued to the four walls. We are trying to model what’s on the back

PHOTOS BY ARLINES ORDONEZ ARLINES BY PHOTOS of our blue T-shirts—‘The church has left the building.’ As pastors, it’s not our job to do it all. It’s our job to empower the members.” Despite having hit this major milestone, this is only the beginning. The church The Culver City church has members want to feed thousands helped 2,000 homeless people more mouths and souls. They believe in the Venice Beach area by the saying: “People don’t care how giving them food, clothing, toiletries, and blankets. much you know until they know how much you care.”

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Maranatha Church Transforms into House of Hope for Community Health Fair By Deidra McAlpin

n June 2, 150 community members experienced further evidence of what God can do through ordinary people who step out in faith when the Maranatha church hosted an Oinnovative, multi-faceted community health fair: Maranatha 4 Health & Well-Being. This event was inspired in large part PHOTOS BY CLYDE GILLETT by God’s call to Maranatha church members to become change (Top left) Reuben Taylor, Miramonte church elder, prays for the agents in the community. Through nation and for the world; behind him are the Maranatha and God’s providence, a substantial Miramonte churches’ praise and worship teams. (Top right, left portion of the cost for the fair was to right) Kisha Thompson, Marilyn Cabrera, and Arely Mejia covered by a California Mental Health represent community service providers. (Right) Junior Fortune, Maranatha church elder (left), and Ira Barksdale, Maranatha/ Services Authority grant. Although Miramonte church senior pastor, greet each other at the fair. the grant writers at the church lacked extensive experience, God provided pressure and diabetes checks, and 60 in free workshops offered in affiliation the grant quickly. attendees were medically screened. with Kaiser Foundation Hospital, under Ira Barksdale Jr., senior pastor of the Spiritual health, diet, vegan cooking, the chronic disease self-management Miramonte and Maranatha churches, and lifestyle education sessions were program (an evidence-based program recalled God’s favor in securing the also offered. of Stanford University). grant and marketing the event. “At this community event, I was “I believe you all did an excellent “However, God showed His greatest able to attend the session on how to job putting on your event this favor in how the members of the cook vegetarian meals, which was past Saturday,” said provider Kisha Maranatha and Miramonte church very educational,” said attendee Ethel Thompson. “Your presentations and district came together as a team to Newton-Bascomb. vendors reflected what I believe was work on this project,” he said. The community health fair brought the mission: to provide a holistic The primary objective of the event together a diverse cross-section of the approach to wellness (mind, body, and was to promote total health and larger community, with a multiplicity spirit). I am very happy it was a success.” well-being—mentally, physically, and of community service providers, Committed volunteers made spiritually. The fair was designed to including: The National Association this event possible as they leaned provide attendees with opportunities on Mental Illness, Los Angeles County on God to provide and lead every to receive comprehensive health Department of Mental Health Service step of the way. The impact of this assessments, learn about optimal Areas 6 and 8, Los Promotores Salud event extends much further than health, and take action toward de Mental, DiDi Hirsch, Curtis Tucker what happened in just one day. achieving better health. Health Clinic, Los Angeles Police “Maranatha and Miramonte are A team of mental health Department-S.M.A.R.T. Unit, Kaiser now poised to impact their local professionals shared presentations Foundation Hospital, L.A. Trust, and Chi communities using health as an on depression and healing. A medical Eta Phi Sorority, Mu Chi Chapter. Many ‘entering wedge’ to attract people to ministry team conducted blood attendees also signed up to participate their services,” Barksdale said.

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Hilo Church Offers Hope By Rene Lopez to Victims of Kilauea nyrok555/iStock/Thinkstock

ife on the Big Island began routinely on the morning of May 3, L2018. Little did anyone know that life was about to become anything but routine. Kilauea, the most active of the five volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii, was becoming dangerously active.

(Top left) Volunteers from Hilo Adventist Community Services prepare to distribute food. (Top right) Evacuees find fellowship and food at a local community facility. (Left) Church volunteers focus on showing compassion to those evacuated from their homes.

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community. Now they have volunteers from the Puna and Hilo churches at the shelters every day, serving breakfast and lunch and helping out in whatever else needs to be done. Church members Shana Santos and Maile Collins have been serving every day since the beginning. Due to the longevity of this crisis many of the evacuees have left the shelters and have found other refuge. There is no way of knowing how long this crisis will continue. Each (Left) Hilo church members provide music for the evacuees. (Above) Hilo day Kilauea discharges dangerous church Pastor Rene Lopez visits with a gases into the atmosphere, making family who left their home because of breathing complicated. When the the volcano. lava flows reach the ocean, a toxic recreation ground for thousands has cloud of lava and haze is created. been ruined. Earthquakes have become periodic Kilauea’s eruptions and lava flows events, triggering steam explosions Reports of have shattered lives and dreams. at Kilauea’s summit and releasing ash the first fissure Nearly 2,000 residents were evacuated on communities below. Then there is opening up near the from vulnerable areas. Emergency “Pele’s hair”—fine strings of volcanic residential area of shelters filled up swiftly, while reports glass formed when lava droplets cool Leilani Estates gave of damage filled the region with swiftly in the air. way to shock, panic, anxiety and dismay. The Hawaii Conference Youth and despair. What The community needed help, Department has offered free summer followed next was a relief, and hope. The Hilo church took camp for children affected by this crisis. slow-motion disaster. action by coming together at 3 a.m. to Camp Wai’Anae has opened its doors The next prepare a hot meal for the evacuees. to all affected children, providing them day, Friday, May Church members offered breakfast, an escape from a toxic environment. 4, people were music, prayers, smiles, comfort, and As this beautiful island weathers shaken by multiple hope. While the volunteers were this storm, the church members earthquakes—one of them serving meals, a group talked with are God’s hands, His feet, and His measuring 6.9. It had been over 40 the evacuees. They heard the story mouthpiece. years since an earthquake that strong of a 10-year-old boy had impacted the Big Island. Since having nightmares then Kilauea has explosively erupted of “Pele” (the at the summit, sending ash high into Hawaiian god of lava the air. Lava flows have slowly but and fire) taking away relentlessly blocked escape routes his parents as human and consumed houses. sacrifices. Over 600 homes have been At first the church destroyed by the lava, changing group was providing lives forever. Residents will never be meals up to two able to go back to their homes. All times a day. Then they have left are memories of what they joined together used to be. Along with the homes with other churches that were destroyed, the people and organizations Marshall Freitas cooks food in preparation for serving have also lost beautiful terrain. The to help serve the community members.

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The Hayward Spanish church children’s choir sings a special song during the worship service.

NCC Hispanic Ministries Coordinator Roman Leal speaks in Pacific Union College’s Dauphinee Chapel.

NCC Hispanic Convocation Inspires Lay People to Get Involved By Julie Lorenz

During the afternoon, 133 Bible instructors celebrate their graduation from the Instituto Laico Adventista de California (Adventist Lay Institute of California).

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¡Feliz sábado! The new Bible instructors prepare for their graduation. n spite of the 104-degree heat, it was a happy Sabbath for the I750-plus people who gathered on the Pacific Union College campus for the Northern California Conference Hispanic Convocation on June 23. The theme of the one-day event was Total Member Involvement. “The work is going to be finished when Alfredo and Evelyn pastors and lay people unite their Alvardo (far forces,” said Roman Leal, NCC Hispanic right), Jose Angel ministries coordinator. “Ellen White Sanchez (right), said, ‘If we were only vitalized by the and Luis Leyva, Miguel Mazariego, Holy Spirit, there should be a hundred and Carlos missionaries where there is now one’” Hernandez (below (Ministry to the Cities, p. 814). left) enjoy the The guest speaker was José Bible instructor graduation. Alberto Lache, a pastor in the New Jersey Conference. Rodolfo Paredes instructors. The graduates had been Jr., a Bible worker at the Woodland attending class one day a month for Spanish church, spoke at the youth the past eight months. worship service, attended by about Sacramento Spanish church 90 young people. member Susana Tablas was one of During an afternoon ceremony, the graduates. “I decided to take lay preachers. “Every person who wants 133 people graduated from the NCC’s the class to enrich my knowledge to be better prepared to preach or Adventist about God, His Word, His love speak in public is welcome,” said Leal. Lay Institute for us, and to be ready to teach At the convocation, Leal of California with more confidence,” she said. presented a new plan to raise NCC Hispanic Convocation as Bible “I was motivated to learn by the money to purchase churches and knowledgeable repair existing facilities for Hispanic professors.” congregations. “It’s very expensive Ukiah Spanish in California, and in the Bay Area Inspires Lay People to Get Involved company member it’s almost impossible to locate Gabriel Barraza was affordable buildings,” he said. The excited to see five goal is to find 1,000 people willing to members of his commit to giving $5 a month for the congregation become “Hispanic Building Project.” Bible instructors. Spanish-speaking church “With the new training members of all ages throughout received, we hope to the conference look forward to next continue growing our year’s convocation. “It’s special to numbers not just in see so many people who share our (Right) Sameul Ukiah but also in the same hope and our same faith,” said Ivan Landa, from NCC for the glory of Chico Spanish church member Jose the Oakland God,” he said. Lopez, president of the conference’s Spanish church, The next cycle of Federación de Jóvenes Adventistas moves the congregation eight classes, beginning (FEJA). “It’s very comforting to see with his singing. in September, will train other people on the same road to men and women to be heaven.”

AUGUST 2018 41 The stirring perspective and The story of how a consensus was The term “Last Generation pastoral convictions that made reached to transfer the Ellen G. Theology” has come to represent Bill Johnsson such a popular editor White writings and estate from her an entire body of teaching and and columnist during his 25-year home in Northern California to the practice that links perfectionism tenure at the Adventist Review General Conference in Washington, and unshakeable convictions are at the heart of his new book, DC, is one of debate, responsibility, about the imminent return of Jesus Authentic Adventism. His passion disagreement, conflict—and Christ in ways that can threaten and commitment to the transforming ultimately, understanding and and weaken the primacy of the gospel of Jesus as it can be seen growth. In The Struggle for the doctrine of Christ’s righteousness and experienced in everyday life is Prophetic Heritage, Gilbert M. alone. Writing as a scholar with a the focus of the follow-up volume Valentine recounts this story pastoral heart, Reinder Bruinsma to Where Are We Headed? In 10 with a historian’s insight and a brings readers into a conversation chapters, Bill takes a closer look believer’s convictions—providing an that has deep implications for the at some of the most provocative appreciative and powerful window ways in which we are faithful to issues facing the church. into an important and formative the teachings of Scripture, as well period in Seventh-day Adventist as how we bear witness to the church history. life and ministry of Jesus Christ. In All Humility effectively and persuasively calls us to faithfulness and orthodoxy.

Authentic Adventism, The Struggle for the Prophetic Heritage, and In All Humility will be available on amazon.com and through adventsource.org

Learn more about Oak & Acorn Publishing, a resource of the Pacific Union Conference, at www.adventistfaith.com. Loma Linda University Health

Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta Launches New Medical Residency Program The unopposed family medicine residency program is slated to begin in summer 2019. By Genesis Gonzalez

oma Linda University Medical work among a community whose The program will accept 12 Center (LLUMC) – Murrieta primary care needs are increasing,” residents per year, with a total of Lis launching a three-year said Peter Baker, administrator of 36 residents within the program. family medicine residency program LLUMC – Murrieta. Accreditation is currently in the in Murrieta, with the first cohort LLUMC – Murrieta will offer an review process by the Accreditation beginning June 2019, pending unopposed program for residents Council for Graduate Medical accreditation. The program comes specializing in family medicine. This Education. in response to a physician shortage unique education style will serve as an “It’s wonderful to see the family within the community, specifically opportunity for residents to practice, medicine residency program come to primary care physicians. treat, and care for patients in various LLUMC – Murrieta,” said Richard Hart, There are approximately 45 healthcare settings without the president of Loma Linda University physicians per 100,000 people in competition for attending physicians’ Health. “If we can give back to the southwest Riverside County, which time or hands-on training. community by training healthcare is one of the lowest ratios per capita “An unopposed program in professionals who are passionate in Southern California, according to family medicine is a huge advantage about treatment and whole person Advisory Board. LLUMC – Murrieta’s for many residents,” said Martha care, then we are continuing the program is aiming to train family Melendez, residency program healing and teaching ministry of practitioners who will serve as active director. “Most programs typically Jesus Christ.” members of the community and pair residents together or are For more information about ultimately promote patient health. partnered with other specialties, Loma Linda University Medical “We’re thrilled at the opportunity making it difficult to get the first-line Center – Murrieta, visit murrieta. to train the next generation of experience.” lomalindahealth.org. healthcare professionals eager to See the latest news and health & wellness stories from Loma Linda University Health at news.llu.edu.

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Loma Linda University Surgical Hospital Named Top Workplace by Modern Healthcare

The recognition honors the best healthcare places to work in 2018. By Genesis Gonzalez

oma Linda University Surgical “What a blessing to have an “Our employees are at the heart of Hospital has been named a incredible team of dedicated physicians, what we do,” said Jonathan Jean-Marie, Ltop workplace in healthcare by nurses, and staff who tirelessly go vice president and administrator of Modern Healthcare, the leading source above and beyond for patient care,” Loma Linda University Medical Center of healthcare business news, research, said Kerry Henrich, chief executive East Campus Hospital and Surgical and data. officer of Loma Linda University Hospital. “This award validates our The Surgical Hospital will be Medical Center. “Their dedication to a commitment, not only to our patients, honored at the 2018 Best Places to workplace filled with compassion and but our employees who continue to be Work Gala on Thursday, Sept. 27, in teamwork exemplifies this top honor.” a leader in patient-centered care.” Dallas. The recognition program, now Modern Healthcare partners with For more information, visit the in its 11th year, honors workplaces the Best Companies Group on the Loma Linda University Surgical throughout the healthcare industry assessment process, which includes an Hospital website at lluh.org/ that empower employees to provide extensive employee survey completed surgicalhospital, or begin a career patients with the best possible care, by a random selection of the 440 with Loma Linda University Health by service, and products. employees at Surgical Hospital. visiting jobs.llu.edu.

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son, Case; daughter, Ginger Wormhood, David Worm- AT REST Ketting-Weller; two grand- hood; daughters, Nancy children; sisters, Tine, Co Meyer; six grandchildren; 10 Arnold, Myrna Lee Hagendijk. He served over great-grandchildren. Hoskin—b. May 6, 1939, 20 years with his wife, Effie, Los Angeles, Calif.; d. May as a mission doctor. 25, 2018, Anacortes, Wash. Wright, Donald Eugene—b. Survivors: husband, Doug- July 15, 1932, Lewiston, Metherell, JoRay las; sister, Carol Ann Hoskin Maine; d. June 4, 2018, Sun (Beach)—b. Nov. 19, 1929, Haskell. City, Ariz. Survivors: wife, Brussels, Belgium; d. April Gloria; sons, Donald, Daniel, 25, 2018, Chico, Calif. Survi- Bell, Viola Mildred (Car- David; three grandchildren; scallen)—b. Oct. 14, 1931, vors: husband, Allwyn; son, sister, Janice Bauman. Tolna, N. D.; d. April 25, David Cotton. Served as a Served as pastor in South- 2018, Colton, Calif. Survi- college English teacher; au- vors: husband, Arthur; son, thored 25 college textbooks. ern New England; mission- Clifford; daughters, Patsy ary in Taiwan; Educational Current, Susanne Essex; Nelson, Pearl Wilma—b. and Missionary Volunteer 12 grandchildren; four Home, Montana; d. June 13, secretary in New York and great-grandchildren; sisters, Iowa-Missouri Conferences; Leona Berglundy, Vivian 2018, Citrus Heights, Calif. worked with Ellen G. White Hudgins. Served as a mis- Survivors: sons, Christopher, sionary with her husband Kelly, Kirk; 17 grandchildren; Estate; director of recruit- for 17 years in Thailand. 32 great-grandchildren; four ment for Atlantic Union great-great-grandchildren. College; principal of Toledo Cummings, Donna “Dee” Junior, Cedar Lake, Thun- Nadine (Young)—b. Jan. 11, Nichols, Paul Raymond—b. derbird, South Lancaster, 1941, Chicago, Ill.; d. Jan. 12, Nov. 13, 1942, Berkeley, Memphis academies as well 2018, Oxnard, Calif. Sur- Calif.; d. April 7, 2018, Oak- as Holbrook Indian School. vivors: husband, John Sr.; land, Calif. Survivors: sister, sons, David, John, Steven; daughter, Diana Tomasi; Melody; cousin, Suzanne August 2018 daughter-in-law, Susan; Nelson. Calendar sister, Darlene Unland; Sunset Rios, Evaristo—b. May 22, seven grandchildren; one City 8/3 8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31 great-grandchild. Served as 1940, Mexico; d. March 3, Alturas 8:15 8:06 7:56 7:46 7:34 Angwin 8:16 8:08 7:59 7:49 7:39 teacher, recording artist, 2018, Temple City, Calif. Sur- Bakersfield 7:57 7:50 7:42 7:33 7:24 Calexico 7:37 7:30 7:23 7:15 7:06 minister of music, and vivors: children, Leticia Her- Chico 8:16 8:08 7:59 7:49 7:38 church musician. Death Valley (Furnace Ck) 7:50 7:43 7:34 7:25 7:16 nandez, Roberto, Jose, Celia Eureka 8:28 8:19 8:10 7:59 7:48 Pineda, Sylvia Saavedra, Four Corners [E] 8:21 8:13 8:05 8:05 7:45 Eberhardt, Joanne (Bat- Fresno 8:02 7:54 7:46 7:36 7:27 Alejandra Casillas, Martha Grand Canyon (South Rim) 7:37 7:30 7:22 7:13 7:03 tee)—b. Jan. 30, 1928, Oak- Half Dome 8:04 7:56 7:48 7:38 7:28 Díegidio, Cecilia, Luis Carlos, Hilo 6:56 6:51 6:47 6:41 6:36 dale, Calif.; d. Jan. 27, 2018, Holbrook 7:26 7:19 7:11 7:03 6:54 Daniel. Honolulu 7:08 7:04 6:59 6:53 6:47 Cleveland, Tenn. Survivors: Joshua Tree 7:44 7:37 7:29 7:21 7:12 Lake Tahoe 8:09 8:00 7:51 7:41 7:31 sons, Mike, Jan, Tim, Russell, Las Vegas 7:42 7:35 7:26 7:17 7:08 Ed; daughters, Judi Defoor, Rose, Virginia Mae (Heg- Lodi-Stockton 8:11 8:04 7:55 7:45 7:35 Loma Linda 7:47 7:40 7:32 7:23 7:14 Jeanie Cearley, Rosa Eber- stad)—b. March 5, 1932, Los Angeles 7:51 7:44 7:36 7:28 7:19 McDermitt [N] 8:06 7:57 7:48 7:37 7:25 hardt, Penny Reynolds, So- Portland, Ore.; d. June 23, Moab 8:24 8:16 8:07 7:57 7:46 nia Bruce; 12 grandchildren; Monterey Bay 8:12 8:04 7:56 7:46 7:37 2018, Woodburn, Ore. Mt. Lassen 8:15 8:06 7:57 7:46 7:35 four great-grandchildren. Survivors: husband, Carl; Mt. Whitney 7:56 7:48 7:40 7:31 7:21 Nogales [S] 8:17 8:13 8:08 8:02 7:55 daughter, Sherrill Hawley; Oakland 8:14 8:06 7:57 7:47 7:37 Henderson, Gail—b. April Paradise, CA 8:17 8:08 7:59 7:49 7:39 son, Howard; five grand- Phoenix 7:24 7:18 7:10 7:02 6:53 7, 1949, Mobile, Ala.; d. May Provo 8:38 8:30 8:20 8:10 7:59 children; four great-grand- Puuwai, Ni’ihau [W] 7:16 7:12 7:07 7:01 6:55 28, 2018, Ontario, Calif. Reno 8:08 8:00 7:50 7:40 7:30 children; sister Beverly Riverside 7:47 7:40 7:32 7:24 7:15 Survivors: husband, Donald Sacramento 8:12 8:04 7:55 7:45 7:35 Peter; brothers, Robert, Hegstad Bottsford. Served Salt Lake City 8:39 8:30 8:20 8:10 7:59 San Diego 7:44 7:37 7:29 7:21 7:12 Kenneth, Gregory; sister, as a teacher at Monument San Francisco 8:15 8:07 7:58 7:48 7:38 San Jose 8:11 8:04 7:55 7:46 7:36 Greta; nephews, Robert, Valley, Utah, Navajo mission Santa Rosa 8:18 8:10 8:01 7:52 7:41 Jonathan, Gregory, Rafik. school. Sunset Beach 8:11 8:04 7:55 7:46 7:36 Thousand Oaks 7:54 7:47 7:39 7:31 7:22 Tucson 7:18 7:11 7:04 6:56 6:47 ! Ketting, Samuel—b. Dec. Sprague, Nora Grace—b. [N]=Northernmost [S]=Southernmost [E]=Easternmost [W]=Westernmost point in the Pacific Union 18, 1927, Rotterdam, Neth- June 28, 1921, Dover, N.H.; erlands; d. May 24, 2018, d. May 4, 2018, Sonora, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9 Calif. Survivors: sons, Wayne

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