How to Be a Missionary Departments 5 Postcard 6 Editorial 11 Reflections 30 New Volunteers 32 Volunteer Opportunities

From Everywhere to Everywhere volume 11 • number 1

How to be a Missionary departments 5 Postcard 6 Editorial 11 Reflections 30 New Volunteers 32 Volunteer Opportunities

features 8 Of Second Chances Volunteering was a last offering of respect to the calling I had thought was mine. 12 An Unlikely Miracle Amazing things happen when we look through God’s eyes instead of our own. contents 14 The Unexpected I had told God that I was going to go; I couldn’t back out now. 18 Won’t You Come? Are you a Jeremiah, saying, “Here I am, send me?” 22 A Volunteer Interview I would heartily encourage other retirees who are still in fairly good health to consider volunteering. 24 An Island Overview We were told that the party would begin around 6pm, but they were still setting up around 8pm. This was our first introduction to “Island time.”

Cover: Some of the boys at the Laura Seventh-day Adventist School in Majuro horsing around. Story on page 24.

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GENERAL CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER STAFF Homer Trecartin | DIRECTOR/EDITOR Donna Rodill | SR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT/LAYOUT & DESIGN Theresa Berry | ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Candace Renk | AVS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Joanne Stango | AVS ASSOCIATE COORDINATOR Jill Walker Gonzalez | AVS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR/ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT J John Wycliffe | OFFICE ASSISTANT

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Halli Hallo!

have been in Moldova for almost two months already. Everything I see, hear and Ieat here—the people, the landscape, the cities, the situation of the country— reminds me of my childhood in Kazakhstan, so I feel at home. During my first week in Moldova, I worked with the ADRA Moldova team, helping them to prepare bags of food and toiletries for flood victims. We personally delivered the bags, and all the people were very grateful for our assistance. Now, I serve as a volunteer in the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center for children. There are 18 children here, all of different ages, and each with their own story of tragedy. The goal of the center is, if possible, to integrate the children back into their own families or to find a suitable foster or adoptive home for them. Of course, one of the center’s most important goals is to be able to support and assist more children. My duties here are to attend to the children throughout the day and to help them in their various tasks, and, of course, to have fun with them. It is not easy to work here, but the prayers of my family, my friends and my community give me strength every day as I work with the children. I am very happy that I am able to serve God in Moldova by serving these children. Sincerely, Eva Roon

missionpost | postcard 5 adventist volunteer service Homer Trecartin | Editor, Mission Post | Associate Secretary, General Conference of Seventh-day editorial Adventists | Director, Adventist Volunteer Center

How to be a Missionary or years I read books about lands with the gospel. I was faithful with missionaries like “Nyla and the my tithes and mission offerings to help FWhite Crocodile,” “Diamondola” support missionaries around the world. and “Clever Queen.” Dozens of times I But down deep in my heart there was a listened to stories like “The Big Yellow desperate longing to actually go myself, to Truck,” “Crooked Ears” and “Pip Pip the be a missionary. But how? Naughty Chicken” by Eric B. Hare. These Today I find that many have those same stories inspired me, challenged me and questions – just how does someone go motivated me, but they didn’t tell me about being a missionary anyway? how I could become a missionary. While there is no particular course As I got older and wiser I piously you must take if you want to be a declared, “We are all missionaries, you missionary—among those needed are know—wherever we live!” And that professionals such as pastors, doctors, is true. We are all missionaries in our mechanics, teachers, technicians, nurses, communities, our families, even at work. Bible workers, dentists, farmers, pilots, But my words were really trying to musicians, linguists and more—there are bravely cover up a longing in my heart. some things you can do to help yourself Oh, I tried to be a loving neighbor and be prepared. If you feel that burning friend, a witness to those around me. desire to help carry the Gospel to those I prayed for those who made great of other cultures, here are six steps you sacrifices to leave family and enter difficult should follow:

missionpost | editorial 6 adventist volunteer service 1) Learn to know Jesus as your an application to be a volunteer. friend. If you don’t know Him and If you have trouble with that, you spend time with Him each day, how can contact your school or division can you share Him with others? volunteer service coordinator for 2) Pray. Pray that God will open help. And don’t just apply once doors, pray that He will give you a and give up if the opening you ask burden for a part of the world where for is already filled. Keep talking He may want you to serve, and then to your coordinator and ask for begin to pray daily for the people of your application to be sent for that part of the world. consideration to another place or 3) See if there is anyone from that assignment. After all, God may have part of the world living, working, something far different in store for studying, or vacationing near you you than ever could have thought. and begin to get to know them. 6) Continue praying for God to Eat in their restaurants, read books send laborers into the harvest and about them, look things up on the watch for Him to send you into the Internet. If possible, become a friend field right where you are or around of some, invite them to your home the world. and go to theirs. May God be with you as you seek His 4) Begin to learn the language will for your future. of the part of the world where you feel called to serve. Buy a language NOTE: If you are interested in reading course book or computer program. more mission stories, log onto www. Even if God sends you somewhere AdventistMission.org. There you will else, the process of learning one find all kinds of current stories, pictures, language will make learning another videos, blogs, and ways to be involved. language easier and quicker. Mission is happening. Be a part of it! 5) Log onto www. AdventistVolunteers.org and fill out

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Of Second By Karlah Bacomo Chances ’ve realized something. I want to be smelling the stench of hopelessness and a doctor. That’s not a bad ambition, helplessness, feeling the acidity of horrible Iyou might say. To most, my suffering brought on by life’s miseries, statement wouldn’t mean anything out hearing the arrogant mockery of death of the ordinary—except that I already and dying, tasting the vainness of life… am a doctor! I guess it was because of all of this that I Three years ago, I graduated from felt like running away. medical school fresh and ready for life, I didn’t feel anything like this at all with eagerness for the world of medicine during my junior internship. In fact, I had and with zest to serve humanity. I entered told friends and family that if there was a post-graduate internship, but sometime one year of medical school I would like during the middle of the year, I lost it. to repeat, it would be the year I did my I lost my passion for medicine, healing, hospital internship. Now, here I was, in a serving. I lost it. And as much as I was sense, repeating it, but loathing it. I was confused and depressed, I was mostly losing my grip on medicine. I wanted to scared. Being a doctor was my childhood bolt. But that was an inconceivable idea. dream come true—or so I thought. For the If you had known me from childhood, you past twenty years I had even believed that wouldn’t have thought it possible that I being a missionary doctor was my calling. wanted to ditch. Besides, I didn’t know I woke up one day, however, to realize what I would do if I quit, so I stuck to it; that I was dragging myself to work. I was I held on by a frayed thread of reluctant counting duty hours by the second. I was persistence and tolerance, and just willed staring at the clock, urging it to make 60 the year to be over. minutes into 60 seconds. I was sprinting for the hospital door by 4:59 pm. Thirty- hour duties were caustic nightmares. The bottom line? I wanted out! Maybe it was because I was interning in a government hospital. Everything was damaging to my senses: seeing the dirt-poor patients surrounding me,

Karlah with baby Ashley missionpost | kenya 8 adventist volunteer service And then Papa died. He was brought KENDU BAY, KENYA to the hospital the night of his 60th But things are different now. I’m now birthday because of chest pains. Fourteen an Adventist Volunteer in Kenya at Kendu hours later, he was dead. How cruel Bay Adventist Hospital. A friend wanted can medicine, technology and science an honest answer as to why I’m here. I be? Okay… how cruel can life be?? This answer with brevity: I had a dream that shouldn’t have happened to me! And turned into a nightmare. I had a reality why should it happen to our family when I wanted to escape from. I thought just there were just the three of us? Existing maybe I could find the answers here, and in a dismembered triumvirate was not a maybe, if I got lucky, get a shot at life possibility. How selfish and unfair can life again. be??!! And why did God let him die in the I can’t really point to a day or a specific first place?? From what I knew, my papa something that gave me my ‘reconversion.’ was the archetype of “Eat well, sleep well, I gave myself one year to do volunteer work well, pray well, die anyway.” medical work so that I could try to move Of course, nobody actually heard all forward in any small way. Before I started those words from me. I was brought up in volunteering, I was actually craving a a good, Christian home with God-fearing drastic career change. But I decided on parents. I was supposed to have all-around this one year to be a missionary doctor—a strong faith in God, too. After all, wasn’t last offering of respect to the calling I had that what my very name stood for*? I thought was mine. wasn’t about to destroy my family’s or my I’ve been here for nine months now, but own image, so I kept my feelings to myself I can safely say I have most of my answers and became a hypocrite. already. Maybe the change in environment The deepest prayer I ever prayed was at gave me a different perspective. But I my father’s bedside, as the doctors were guess the best explanation is that God trying to resuscitate him. I struggled there didn’t give up on me, as I did Him. The just as Jacob struggled with God long ago. rest of the questions I have will most likely But when Papa was pronounced dead, I be unanswered until I get to ask God let go of God’s hand and left Him by the Himself. But I’ve been made better by this bedside. That prayer was my last real one. experience. The answers I got were not Ten days after we buried Papa, I went concrete, they were not handed down back to the hospital to resume work. It neatly packaged by God and they did not was January 1. What happened to me come together all at once. I saw them between New Year’s Day and now was a in bits and pieces: in the peaceful smile subsistence filled with apathy, depression, of a dying patient, in the appreciative confusion, desperation, antagonism, kisses of an elderly patient, in the life of indifference, uncertainty, ennui, chaos, another friend, in the hugs of strangers, in regression and disorientation in all the prayer of the hospital chaplain and a aspects—emotional, physical, psychological nurse, in tranquil sunsets, in letters, in old and most importantly, spiritual. memories, in the recent political unrest in

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Kenya, even in the rebounding quietness I hear when I throw my questions at God. I had let go of God, but He hadn’t let go of my hand after all. My term of service will come to an end soon, and although I have been invited to stay, I plan to go into specialty training and then come back to the mission field to serve as a doctor. I believe it is one of God’s answers for me.

Karlah Bacomo has now finished her year of volunteer service in Kenya and has returned to her native Philippines. Currently, she is still working on her residency and on an application for an SDA medical institution. In the future she plans to do medical volunteer work again. *The name Karla means “strong and womanly” (www.name-meanings.com).

Karlah with twins John and Joseph.

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“The true Christian is like the sun, which pursues its noiseless course, and everywhere leaves the

effect of its Photo curtesy of Russell Gibbs beams in blessings upon the world around him.” —Unknown, Signs of the Times, July 4, 1939.

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An Unlikely Miracle By Lori Dickerson

ne of the biggest challenges Once I reached a point where I was I’ve faced this year here at either trying to get her expelled or OMaranatha Bilingual School in sent to another school. My reasoning Honduras, has come to me in the form was that if I couldn’t help her, she of a little first grade girl with a sweet shouldn’t be in my classes. She belonged smile and an unpredictable personality. somewhere where they had more I’ll call her Dulce. I used to stay up nights specialized teachers ready and able to worrying about how to deal with her. deal with a girl like her. We did have a Dulce is a special girl in many ways. She special education teacher at our school, came into my classroom not knowing but she told me that Dulce was too her numbers or how to count, and I’m extreme of a case even for her training. supposed to be teaching her addition Truthfully, I didn’t want Dulce in my and subtraction. She couldn’t even classroom because she was impossible spell her name correctly, but she is and energy-draining. Every day I felt like supposed to be writing pages of notes she was holding my entire class back for every class. from learning. Sometimes she made The other kids can tell she is different. me so angry that it scared me because They use that to their advantage. If my I didn’t want my anger to show in the back is turned and a pencil goes flying classroom. through the air, they always blame it on Even with all my prayers that she Dulce. Half the time it really is Dulce. The would leave and that God would deliver boys have taught her several bad words me from this thorn in my side, Dulce still that she loves blurting out in the middle remains in my classroom. Her parents of class. I can scarcely get through refuse to take her out of school. Is God five minutes of class time without her playing some sort of practical joke on shouting out something, upsetting my me? I often wondered. classroom into little gasps and giggles. Over time, however, I realized that Dulce looks around at all the trouble God was gently telling me to love His she has caused, smiles and does a little child and to be patient with her, just victory dance. She craves attention— as He is patient with me. I began to try even if it is negative. to love her, half-heartedly at first, but

missionpost | honduras 12 adventist volunteer service now I truly love her. I’d like to say that sometimes God’s miracles happen so now she has caught up with the rest slowly that we, being so used to instant of her class and that she won’t fail all gratification, don’t see them—unless we of her classes again. But I don’t think begin to look through God’s eyes instead that is the miracle God is working in of our own. Dulce. The miracle that He is working is that sometimes she writes all her notes. Lori Dickerson ended her volunteer service in Sometimes she finishes an assignment. Honduras in June of 2008. Currently, she is a Sometimes she’s not causing all the Junior Elementary Education major (with a minor trouble in the classroom. Sometimes in Spanish and Religion) at Walla Walla University, Washington, USA. She works in the campus library other kids help her instead of tease her. and tutors Hispanic children after school. Sometimes she gives me a hug instead She offers the following advice to volunteers, of sticking her tongue out at me. And “Love persistently. Love what you are doing even those sometimes are becoming more when you don’t feel like doing it. Even when and more often. you have been wrongly hurt. Even when it feels Just today she was grinning from ear impossible. God has never given up on you, so do to ear because she had finished all her not give up on the task He has given you now. He notes, and when a classmate gave her has, and will, provide for you all the strength you a sticker, she said, “Thank you.” She will ever need.” couldn’t wait to tell me what a good girl she’d been. I live for those moments. All in all, I’ve learned something important from Dulce. I think that

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The Unexpected By Matthew Mize s an Adventist Volunteer, I started not only be starting a school from scratch, out thinking that I would be but would also be starting a church in a Aserving at School by the Sea in town with no Adventist presence! Kolobrzeg, Poland. I had, after all, been This was not what I had had in mind accepted there. One of my friends had when I decided to be a volunteer! I had spent the previous year teaching English signed up to be an English teacher in an there, and I had read all of her blog entries established school and not an evangelist in about it. I had never taught English, but I a developing country for a reason: I didn’t decided I wanted to go to the same place think I could handle uncharted territory. she had gone so I would at least know I’m the type of person who thrives in what to expect. already well-established frameworks. I However, when departure time neared, I get told what to do, and I do it well. If found out that plans had changed. I turned I’m given a program, I can make tweaks out to be the only male volunteer going to here and there to perfect it, but I couldn’t School by the Sea. I couldn’t share the girls’ just create a new one from scratch! apartment and the school was hesitant to Nevertheless, I had told God that I was rent a separate apartment just for me, so going to go, and I couldn’t back out they came up with another idea. now. Thus, I agreed to do whatever they Maciek Strzyzewski, one of the co- needed me to do, thinking that if this was directors of the school in Kolobrzeg had the direction God was sending me, He just decided to move to a town called must have a plan. Kartuzy near Gdansk to open a new My first month in Poland was difficult. I school. Tomasz Sulej, the other co-director experienced major culture shock, feelings of School by the Sea, asked me if I would of loneliness, anxiety, depression and be willing to go with Maciek to help him frustration. There was no Internet access with the new school. As I listened to him where I was staying, so for at least a week describe the conditions that I would be I wasn’t able to get in touch with my living and working in, I began to feel family or my girlfriend to let them know nervous. I would be living with Maciek, his that I had arrived safely. Then, the food wife and their two daughters (Jasmine and was different. I came down for breakfast Jagoda, ages three and five). We would the first morning expecting cereal, and

missionpost | poland 14 adventist volunteer service instead found tomato, cucumber and bell business deals with them so they would pepper sandwiches with cole slaw and recommend us as English tutors for their cottage cheese! Also, I learned the hard students. I even stood in the street passing way what it is like to be surrounded by out fliers and speaking English to show people who speak a different language. the villagers that I was a native speaker. Maciek and his wife, Agatha, were the Unfortunately for Maciek, though, hardly only ones in the family who could speak anyone signed up for the classes at our English and they never spoke it unless they new school. were talking to me. The girls tried to talk So, by the end of the month, change to me, but I couldn’t understand them. was in the air again. Maciek was no For a while, I felt so lonely that I couldn’t longer able to afford to accommodate me imagine surviving the whole year there. because we weren’t getting any business As the first month went by, though, I for the new school. He didn’t immediately got more and more used to my new home. know what to do with me, so he started The countryside was beautiful and Maciek’s looking for other schools that needed family was extremely friendly. Plus, I started English teachers. Finally, he contacted to have fun working with Maciek. the School of Language at Wyzsza Szkola We spent most of the month walking Teologiczno-Humanistyczna (Polish Senior door to door, first in Kartuzy, and then College of Theology and Humanities), in the surrounding villages, distributing which is located just outside of Warsaw. fliers that advertised the school. We met The school was interested in having me with high school directors to work out serve there.

Engaged!

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When the details were worked out, I Sometimes I wasn’t actually alone, but said goodbye to Maciek, Agatha, Jasmine I may as well have been because I was and Jagoda, and headed south to Warsaw. surrounded by people who I couldn’t When I got there, I was pleasantly understand. Everyday, I had to walk alone surprised to find that now I had my own over an hour to and from classes. I found room (I had slept on the floor Maciek’s myself with plenty of time to think and living room before), that I was surrounded pray. In fact, I even chose a tree on the with Adventists my own age and that my way to school that I stopped and prayed boss was an American. From an emotional near without fail every time I passed. Now, standpoint, the most difficult chapter back in America again, I find myself at a of the year was now finished, but my new school with basically no friends again, challenges were far from over. and I’m okay with that. I’ve learned to be Upon arrival, this school expected me happy with people around or when I’m to teach, training or no training. So, I had by myself. to learn quickly. Plus, my expenses went I also learned to expect change, and to up. The laundry that I used to do for free be flexible enough to live with it. My plans now cost me $1 to wash and $1 to dry per changed and I was thrown for a loop more load. The Internet that I used to be able to than several times in Poland. Through all access for free (though with very limited of this, I realized that I’m not in charge of access) now cost me 30 zloties a month. the situation. God is, and God didn’t write Moreover, my schedule was always each of us individual notes that tell us the changing. In Warsaw, I taught mostly exact plans or routes we are supposed to private lessons. Students would come and follow in our lives. Instead, He gave us the go frequently. I would teach someone for Bible which taught us principles to live a few weeks and they would call in one by. One of those principles tells us to love day and say they couldn’t make it that one another; a second principle tells us week. Then, they’d call again the next to “go into all the world.” Notice that the week and say they couldn’t make it again. Bible doesn’t say to go to any specific part Then, some would come back several of the world, but just to go. I think that weeks later and others would just stop instead of giving us specifics, God would coming altogether. Usually when the latter rather we just make ourselves available for happened, I replaced them. Some would Him to use. Then, He can lead us to the come back several weeks later. place where He wants us. Though my trip to Poland certainly I really believe that the first month I didn’t turn out the way I expected when spent in Poland toughened me up so that I signed up to go, I learned a lot from I was ready to do the job God REALLY it. First of all, I learned that it’s okay to wanted me to do there. When I got to be alone sometimes. I came from the my second location, I was thrilled to take United States where I always wanted on the challenges I ran into! In the end, to have friends or family nearby. But in God never told me to go to the school Poland, I constantly found myself all alone. in Warsaw. But He did tell me to make

missionpost | poland 16 adventist volunteer service myself available, and when I did, He took in Teaching. Besides this, Matthew is also looking the wheel. I learned that we should always forward to marrying his fiancé (to whom he keep ourselves available to God because proposed while she was visiting him in Warsaw) in that’s the only way we will ever get the July of 2009! After that? Who knows! But he and his fiancé work done that needs to be finished on (who was also a volunteer) are considering this earth. Making ourselves available volunteer service again. Surely God will lead them won’t necessarily lead us across an ocean; as they make themselves available to Him! it may lead us no farther than the nearest grade school tutoring lab or the homeless shelter down the street, but make no mistake, once you make yourself available to God, you will be used.

Upon returning to the United States from Poland in June of 2007, Matthew Mize packed up his car and moved to California, where he’s lived ever since, and where he attends La Sierra University. Having just finished his Bachelor’s degree in History there, Matthew has already started his Master’s

Above: Matthew with his American friend, Dorothy Porowski, Director of the School of Foreign Languages at the Polish Senior College of Theology and Humanities in Podkowa Lesna, shortly after his arrival.

Left: Matthew (center) with some friends from the church and a fellow teacher from Germany (right).

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Won’t You Come? By Sharon Rogers

on’t you come to Cambodia, watch the sunset on the river as the soft a tropical land where there glow of the city lights start to shine in the Ware only three seasons: hot, near darkness. cool and rainy? Where the countryside is Won’t you come and walk along the a lush green during the rice planting and crowded city roads? Roads where animals, growing season and where it fades to a people, bikes, cyclos (bicycles with small golden brown hue during harvest time. carriages in front for passengers), ox carts, Won’t you come to Cambodia’s capital, motorcycles, cars and trucks go both ways Phnom Penh, a thriving city over one on both sides. Roads where you can easily million people strong? A city where the make friends with the welcoming and Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac Rivers all curious Cambodian people. run through the downtown area, making Won’t you come to this country where it picture perfect. A city where you can there are only approximately 6,000 catch a boat ride for just a few dollars and Seventh-day Adventists—0.5% of the

missionpost | cambodia 18 adventist volunteer service population? This country where the other 95.5% still need to hear the news of a loving Savior. The staff of Cambodia Adventist School is praying that God will send faithful volunteers like you to come and help do His work in this tropical land. Won’t you come? Cambodia Adventist School (CAS) is located in the bustling and thriving city of Phnom Penh. An oasis in the city,

CAS sits on two acres of land amidst 4 banana, mango and papaya trees. The school has a friendly atmosphere and offers American-based curriculum. On the grounds, there are three buildings: a dorm that houses 40 students, the picnic area and an 18-classroom block which was just finished in August of 2008. The school has a good reputation in the community. The people of Cambodia are Are you a Jeremiah, saying, interested in quality education for their children, and even though most of them are Buddhist, they choose CAS because “Here I am, send me?” a friend or neighbor has told them about the English Medium School where the

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teachers go the second mile to help their students learn, and where they teach good moral values in the process. Though CAS is now quite popular, the school had humble beginnings. When CAS first opened its doors in 1995, its staff was made up of two teachers, one helper and a student volunteer. At that time, the school only offered Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Since then, CAS has steadily grown. The school now offers Kindergarten through 12th grade, has 382 students and 36 staff members! So, now more help is needed than ever, and some 5 of the people relied on for help every year are volunteers. In the past, CAS has had quite a few volunteers and has been immensely blessed by them. Volunteers have helped 6 out in many ways, from befriending students when they needed it most, to challenging students to do better with their studies, from telling students what college is going to be like, to encouraging them not to give up so easily and giving

missionpost | cambodia 20 adventist volunteer service them advice about how to survive high homes. Yet, there is still a great work to be school. In fact, CAS students love to done here at CAS (the school’s population spend time with friendly and outgoing is only one-third Christian) and in volunteers, and they hate seeing them Cambodia. Like the people in Macedonia leave when the time comes. Volunteers in Paul’s day, the Cambodian people are from years past often maintain the lasting calling out from their darkness and asking, friendships that they have made here; “Who will come? Who will teach us? Who some volunteers have even returned to will help us out of this hopelessness?” visit their students from years ago. Will you? Are you a Jeremiah, saying, Volunteers to CAS have also helped “Here I am, send me?” by leading out in vespers, chapels and Won’t you come? Sabbath Schools. They have witnessed to students one on one, and many of Sharon Rogers is the principal of Cambodia them continue to witness and give Adventist School. Together with her husband Gareld encouragement even after they have left (who is a Global Mission coordinator and builder for Cambodia Adventist Mission), Sharon has lived in CAS. Now, more volunteers are needed Cambodia for 12½ years. Before going to serve in here to help. So, if you want to volunteer Cambodia, they lived in Ocala, Florida, USA, where in a place that needs hard-working, Gareld was a construction supervisor and Sharon committed Christians, then CAS is the taught at SDA schools in Ocala and Deland. Sharon place for you! and Gareld have two grown daughters, three Today, the hand of God is working at grandsons and one grand-daughter. Cambodia Adventist School. The school has had the privilege of seeing five to eight students baptized each year, more than half of them coming from Buddhist

1. First day of school. 2. Inside the science laboratory. 3. Inside a classroom. 4. Inside the computer room. 5. Thatch building. 6. Exterior of the classroom building. 8 7. Another view of the classroom building. 8. Parking garage, generator, electrical building.

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A Volunteer Interview

Carl Ashlock, a retired educator and pastor, and his wife, Glenda, a licensed counselor, have worked for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States for many years. In September of 2007, they decided to continue their service, but this time as volunteers, by spending a year teaching at Mission College in Thailand. While still serving there, Carl Ashlock was interviewed about his and his wife’s experience volunteering in Thailand.

Jill Walker Gonzalez (JWG): Why did to stay a few steps in front of our students you decide to volunteer in Thailand? this way. The college has been very good to us; they’ve tried not to overload us. Carl Ashlock (CA): Our son and his family We have had time to travel on breaks and are in Thailand. He is the Senior Pastor of see parts of the world we’ve never seen the college church. And he informed us before. of the need for volunteers. So we applied and were accepted. JWG: What do you love most about serving in Thailand? JWG: What kind of volunteer work do you do? Describe your typical day. CA: There are so many things that we love about our work and life here. First of all, CA: A typical day for us would go like this: the people in this part of the world are so we get to our offices at about 8 am each very friendly and accepting of us. We have morning and prepare for our classes (on quickly developed many warm friendships average, we have one or two classes each with our students and fellow staff workers day). Supplies and resources are somewhat at the college. Our students come from 40 limited, so we have to improvise by doing different countries. This provides us with a lot of our own research for our class the privilege of expanding our horizons lectures. But this has been a blessing. We far more than we ever imagined was are stimulated and motivated to learn and possible. We enjoy shopping at the local

missionpost | thailand 22 adventist volunteer service markets and getting the wonderful fresh JWG: What would you say to encourage fruit in such abundance. We enjoy feeling others to serve as volunteers? that we are making a great and significant difference in the lives of young people CA: I would heartily encourage other who want to eventually return to their retirees who are still in fairly good own countries and prepare others for the health to consider volunteering. To coming of Christ. feel so needed at this stage of life is a wonderful boost to the spirits. I feel so There is a level of commitment and appreciated here by the students and the sincerity among many of our students administration. I’ve decided that I’d like to that is uplifting and rewarding for us. Our wear out rather than rust out. efforts are well repaid by the expressed appreciation we hear daily. Currently, the Ashlocks are keeping themselves busy by helping out at their home church in JWG: What is the biggest challenge you Franklin, North Carolina. There, Carl conducts weekly prayer meetings, helps with Sabbath school have faced volunteering? and preaches from time to time, while Glenda does occasional counseling. CA: Our biggest challenge is the need to improvise. We are so used to being able to access whatever we need in America where resources are so plentiful and adequate. But here, we improvise much of the time and we do without. We are often driven to our knees in prayer. What a blessing this has been!

JWG: How has this experience changed your life?

CA: Both our lives have been affected by our need for prayer. We get up early each morning and have much Above: At a Cambodian to talk to God about—our wedding. students, the college and the many other ‘normal’ things Left: Carl and Glenda people our age pray about. It Ashlock and their has given a greater sense of grandchildren. urgency to our prayers and our dependence on God. What a blessing that is!

missionpost | thailand 23 adventist volunteer service An Island Overview

By Annalena Hullquist Majuro, an atoll, is the capital of the Marshall Islands and is approximately 31 miles long, but only 1/3 of a mile wide at its widest point. Majuro

It was absolutely beautiful—blue water like I’d rarely seen before except in pictures. But that’s not really what you’re thinking about when you’re hurtling towards this water at speeds upwards of 200 miles per hour!

he plane was about to land and I we were there. Rose and I were going still couldn’t see any hint of land to be sent to Laura, a small town on the anywhere. Had it not been for opposite end of the island. I had originally T nd a warning about this during our 4-day signed up for 2 grade and was fairly orientation in Hawaii, I might have been eager to begin. The drive out to this tiny more frightened. I was about to begin town was beautiful. At times, the road serving for 10 months as a volunteer in narrowed to the point that the ocean was Majuro. Majuro, an atoll, is the capital of within 4 feet of either side of the road! the Marshall Islands and is approximately We soon arrived at Laura, which was to 31 miles long, but only 1/3 of a mile wide be my home for the next several months. at its widest point. The school is Kindergarten through 8th As we were taken to the Delap Seventh- grade, with only one building and three day Adventist School (where I would be classrooms, plus an office/library. This serving), we got our first real look at this quaint little set-up is located in the very small island. The visions in my head of center of this 1/4th mile region, with the straw huts and shy little “island people” trees blocking the wind and making the were quickly dispersed by factories, small already torturous high temperatures worse. shacks and a few houses, most of which After making sure all our stuff was had seen better days. moved in, the Principal took off back to The Delap school is located right on a the Delap Seventh-day Adventist School, beautiful rocky shore beyond which are and Rose and I were left to tackle a very only eons of ocean water to be seen. new culture. That first weekend, the This is where we spent our first few days church and school members decided to getting prepared—me and about 20 other throw us a Yokwe party, or welcome volunteers, all with the same curiosity party. We were told that the party would about our new living quarters. But, of begin around 6 pm, but they were still course, we had to get to the real reason setting up around 8 pm. This was our first

missionpost | majuro 26 adventist volunteer service introduction to “Island time.” When we why it is largely impressed upon you to be were finally called to come outside, we flexible while in the mission field! saw the front of the school had a nice The church is located right on our little table set up with two chairs, with the school’s property. The elder was very rest of the chairs arranged in a semi-circle enthusiastic to learn that I played the facing them. They sang to us their native piano and he put me to work during the songs and set us up at that little front very first church service. I quickly found table and they sat facing us. They gave us out that their piano (which had seen leis and flower crowns. We literally felt like better days) was not only out of tune, but royalty as they brought us a complete set also had 10 major keys that were either of every food dish, including fish with their totally flat or did not work at all. dull eyes staring back at us. For drinks, we The Marshallese have their own had fresh coconuts with straws sticking hymnbook, which the pastor (when out of the top? This was more like the he finally came) was eager to use. Island experience I had expected. Unfortunately, the tempo the music was Rose and I lived out there in Laura written in was not always the rhythm the completely by ourselves for a while. We congregation sang the songs to. I learned were told that the pastor who would be to adapt and became very proficient at sharing the other half of our small building playing the piano for Marshallese church would be coming soon (we didn’t realize services, so much so that I had a bit of that in Marshallese, “soon” could mean up difficulty adjusting back to a normal piano to a couple of months). We had a couple when I came back to the US! of days before school started, giving us Time began to pass very quickly for us. plenty of time to get our books together We got used to not only the temperature, and figure out how to do lesson plans from scratch. The first few days of school did not feel like they would be too difficult. We thought we’d be able to navigate the next ten months fairly easily. Little did we realize that kids are generally on their best behavior and actually study for the first week, but after they get to know your first name and who you are, well, you are not only their teacher but also their friend and they will come to you with everything and test you sometimes to see how “easy” of a teacher you’re going to be. I had only nine students, but was teaching grades 6, 7 and 8. I had originally signed up for 2nd grade. This is but also the culture,Annalena’s teaching dedication. and making

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friends with the natives—hanging out company showed no fear on these shark- with them (which involved just sitting in infested waters, I decided to relax and groups not even really talking sometimes, enjoy the sunset on our 5-mile trip back, playing volleyball, which seemed to be traveling about 3 mph! a primarily female sport, and sometimes There were plenty of these small basketball, the guy’s sport. experiences that ingrained themselves We would occasionally go into Delap to in my memory, and when we finished shop, as the “supermarket” on Laura was the year, I was severely sad to leave little more than a gas station and min- “my kids.” I had grown to love this lazy, mart. Also, items in Laura were typically a beautiful island where the natives loved few cents more expensive than they were us and treated us like celebrities. It was in Delap (hey, when you’re on a stipend, an experience I will never forget, being you really learn to watch your pennies). in a place where I grew close to another Since we had no vehicle, our mode of culture—another life really. Where God transportation was the bus, which was felt so much closer, maybe because of the an old 12-passenger van that had no real simple way of life. It was a real chance for schedule and was usually crammed with me to get back to the basics. upwards of 15 people. The island itself is beautiful, although Annalena, who is originally from New York I was never able to completely instill state, USA, returned from Laura in June of 2007. the intelligence in my students that Currently she is serving in Iraq as a mechanic. When she returns to the United States, she plans Styrofoam was not biodegradable like an to finish her Graphic Design major. After that? apple core and I was frustrated with the “I wouldn’t mind volunteering again,” she says, trash that was piled up on the otherwise “for a short term mission trip. I definitely enjoyed gorgeous island. volunteer service in Laura and I learned a lot.” There was an outer island called Rongrong that we sometimes camped on for the weekend. That was a literal paradise, complete with an old fishing boat beached on the reef. At low tide, we waded out to it, climbed onto it and poked around. The boat ride to the island was sometimes more than someone with a weak stomach could handle. One day, the church decided to throw a Sunday picnic out there. They fit about 15 people per boat. Then, after a day of games and a cookout, they only wanted to take one trip back (gas costs $5 a gallon here), so they packed about 30 adults and kids into the boat. The edge of the boat was no more than 2 inches above the water—a little disconcerting—but since the rest of the

missionpost | majuro 28 adventist volunteer service Annalena with some of the girls. Students making a pyramid.

Laura Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Annalena’s classroom.

missionpost | majuro 29 adventist volunteer service Tanzania Living at Havilah Orphanage Village By Thomas Simader

y wife, Evelyn and I have been houses with ten children, one African married for six years now, and housemother and one American Mfor most of that time we have volunteer per house. We live together dreamed of working together for God with all the children. Our assignment in the area of development and aid in is a lot of work, sometimes very loud Africa. While looking for a volunteer and strenuous, but we have a lot of position, we had to be patient, to let fun with the children and we enjoy God work and to heed the words of the being with them. As soon as we have Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything the funds, we will start to build more there is a season and a time to every houses for Havilah Orphanage Village (as purpose under heaven.” I am an Electrical Engineer and Evelyn Now, praise the Lord, we are living is an Architect, part of our duties are to and working in Tanzania in Africa as help with the construction of the new the directors of the Havilah Orphanage houses). The goal is to have ten houses Village! We have been here since the so we can accommodate 100 children! end of September 2008 and will stay for Up until now, we’ve had a lot of at least one year. We may stay longer… good and bad experiences here. We’ve That is in the Lord’s hands. learned many lessons about the people Our village is located in the and the environment in Tanzania. But in countryside about one hour away from all our experiences, we have felt God’s Arusha, which is the closest big city. The leading and protection! We also feel that orphanage is situated on the campus of we are depending on God more here the University of Arusha. The countryside than we were in Germany, our home here is very green and beautiful. It’s country. This is probably because of the quiet, and from where we are, we can new environment, the high poverty level see Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru! here and the high rate of crime. We have The weather is very comfortable; it is definitely felt God protecting us each day! always between 30 and 35 degrees We love being here and are very Celsius (in Fahrenheit, between 86 and thankful for all the experiences we’ve 95 degrees). We often just look around had and are still having. They are us and say, “Thanks be to God!” forming our characters daily and Our duties here include managing bringing us closer to our Lord! and organizing everything at the Havilah Orphanage Village. As administrators, Thomas Simader writes from Tanzania, where he we care for all employees and children. and his wife Evelyn will be volunteers at the Havilah At the moment, the center has two Children’s Home until the end of September 2009.

missionpost | tanzania 30 adventist volunteer service New Volunteers

Abston, Erin Renee—Dental Hygienist, from USA to Madagascar Kowarsch, Paula Dian—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Acosta, David Daniel—Chaplain and Men’s Dean, from Colombia to Uruguay Krouse, Tina Kesia—Reassign as Academic Office Supervisor, from Australia to Korea Adams, Rachel Michelle—Reassign as Second Grade Teacher, from USA to Taiwan La Madrid, Kristen Marie—Reassign as English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Akipe, Mark Hari—English Language Teacher, from Papua New Guinea to Ukraine Leukes, Shirna Gaynor—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Alexander, Lance Christiaan—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Lillystone, Elaine Ruth—Pioneer Taskforce Wrkr, from Australia to United Kingdom Alexander, Lizelle—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Lillystone, Robert James—Pioneer Taskforce Wrkr, from Australia to UK Alvarez, Anna Luz—English Teacher, from USA to Peru Ludwig, Antonia Jacqueline—English-Religion Teacher, from Australia to Korea Andersen, Carla Jean—Teacher, from USA to Thailand Mandache, Maria—Training/Seminar Instructor, from USA to India Anderson, Emily Marie—English Language Teacher, from USA to Kazakhstan Mandache, Zaharia—Building Supervisor, from USA to India Bairos, Tiffiny Ann—English Teacher, from Canada to Brazil Manjo, Mandy—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Baptiste, Geraldine—Bible Worker, from South Africa to Australia Manjo, Sherwin Craig—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Barrett, Kim Louise—Asst Girl’s Dean, from Australia to United Kingdom Maqubela, Mandisa Pumla—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Baumgartner, Evelyn Joy—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Mayr Rojas, Roy Kenneth—IT Director, from Chile to Philippines Baumgartner, Renee—Admin Support/ESL Teacher, from USA to Ethiopia McCreery, Skyla Dawn—Reassign as English Language Tchr, from Canada to Ukraine Bell, Carla Sandra—Reassign as English-Religion Tchr, from New Zealand to Korea McNeil, Yonique Aesha—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Bernoth, Andrea Louise—English Language Teacher, from Australia to Russia Mdakane, Lungile Pearl—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Betz, Raymond Keith II—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Michell, Andrew Donald—Miss Outreach Ctr Staff, from USA to Thailand Blake, Natalie—English Teacher, from USA to Mexico Moll, Dinah-Vera—Reassign as 3rd Grade Teacher, from Austria to Palau Booysen, Michael Johannes—Eng-Religion Tchr, from South Africa to Korea Morales, Amber Yvette—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Borcherding, Christopher John—Airplane Mechanic, from USA to Peru Myers, Carol Marie—Community Development, from USA to India Borges, Fernando Anversa Pereira—Film mkr/Prog Prdr, from Brazil to Lebanon Myers, Phillip Roger—Community Development, from USA to India Bothma, Shermon Carryn—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Newton, Clara—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Bowman, Camden Ryan—Community Ambassador, from USA to Peru Ngobeni, Hetani—Reassign as Academic Office Supervsr, from South Africa to Korea Bull, Malcolm John—English-Religion Teacher, from Australia to Korea Norton, Brian Michael—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Cartagena, Marianela Betsabé —Med Intern, from Argentina to Kenya Nugent, Joy Christina—3rd Grade Teacher, from USA to Pohnpei Cartledge, Liam—2nd - 4th Grade Teacher, from United Kingdom to Laura Nyangati, Linah Thaitinga IV—Kindergarten Teacher, from Kenya to Yap Cha, Jasmine Ji Hyun—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Odiyar, Mai-Rhea Laurice—Miss Outreach Ctr Staff, from Canada to Thailand Chambers, Michael John—English-Religion Teacher, from Australia to Korea Oliveras Jr, Richard Luis—Video Production Team, from USA to Thailand Chinkanda, Nozizwe Esther—Eng-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Onde, Delfred Abarquez—Youth Pastor, from Philippines to Australia Colen, Ana Paula Ribeiro—Asst Girls Dean, from Brazil to Spain Orban, Erika Maria—English Language Teacher, from USA to Russia Coon, Anna Catherine—English Teacher, from USA to Chile Ovens, Magdeline—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Cordero, Carlos Jose—Asst Men’s Dean, from USA to Denmark Parraway, Memory Mae (Waugh)—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Cox, Frank Greg—Communications/Radio, from USA to Nicaragua Patrick, Kirsty May—ESL Teacher, So Maranhao Miss, from Australia to Brazil Custodio, Jonathas Newlands—Youth Pastor, from Brazil to New Zealand Pearce, Theresa Lynne—Youth Worker, from Australia to UK Davison, Armida Inocencio—Teacher’s Aide, from Philippines to Macao Perez, Cléderson Matheus Rien—Film maker/Program Prdr, from Brazil to Lebanon Delinger, Timothy Sean—English Teacher, from USA to Chile Peronti, Vincent Matthew—High School Bible Teacher, from USA to Palau Dickerson, Jeffrey Dean—Language Dept Asst, from USA to Italy Pineda, Roselle Faye—Reassign as Asst Girl’s Dean, from Philippines to Argentina Donesky, Orville Blair—Pilot, from USA to Peru Pita, Martin Rodrigo—Chaplain Asst, from Argentina to Spain Edmond, Nivard—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Poonen, Lauren Andrea—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Fahrbach, Donald Christian—Family Medicine Physician, from USA to Guam Powell, Lillie Mae—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Figueroa, Michelle Marie—EMT/RN, from USA to Chad Quaile, Marianne Elizabeth—HS Asst Girls’ Dean/Librarian, from USA to Palau Foster-White, Mia Morrissa—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Ramages, Justin Ray—Reassign as English-Religion Tchr, from South Africa to Korea Frehn, Jennifer—English Teacher, from USA to Peru Rantsoabe, Mpho Simon—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Gabrielyan, Zaven—High School Bible Teacher, from Armenia to Ebeye Ravinovich, Mariel Ines IV—Library Asst, from Argentina to South Africa George, Robin Lewis—Video Production, from USA to Thailand Ricketts, Mario Fernando—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Gomez, Daniel Montaya—Bible Worker, from USA to Australia Rippingale, Geoff Murray—Coordinator, from Australia to India Goley, Andrew William—High School Health/Physical Ed Tchr, from USA to Pohnpei Roberts, Brandan Seth—Video Production Team, from USA to Thailand Goodwin, Cory James—Video Production Team, from Canada to Thailand Rouhe, Anna Emilia—Elementary School Teacher, from Finland to Thailand Govender, Paul—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Saguan, Lowennel Bayola—Asst in the Theology Dept, from Philippines to Germany Grady, Liesl Krysanne—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Salagubang, Jammie—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Green, Dervette Annelice Voresther—English-Religion Tchr, from USA to Korea Schatzschneider, Gail—Teacher, from USA to Malawi Groom, Steven Mark—Church Pastor, from Australia to Thailand Severance, Michael Scott—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Guerrero, Carolina Andrea—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Silverio Mota, Hermenegildo Apolonio—Dentist, from Peru to Rwanda Hansen, Sara Isabella Setrinen—Bible Worker, from Norway to Australia Siqueira, Matheus Araújo de—Film maker/Program Prdcr, from Brazil to Lebanon Harriss, Deanna Kathleen—Dental Hgnst, from USA to St Vincent & The Grenadines Slade, Joel Phillip—High School Bible Teacher, from Australia to Pohnpei Hargett, Matthew—Grade 2-4 Teacher, from USA to Laura Smith, Atarah Julie Anne Adama—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Harrison, Chima Wenee Ada—English-Religion Teacher, from UK to Korea Snyder, Daniel Kevin—2nd Grade Teacher, from USA to Palau Harrison, Richard Dominic—English-Religion Teacher, from UK to Korea Snyder, Erinn Deanne (Anderson)—8th Grade Teacher, from USA to Palau Harvey, Darby James—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Stanton, Jennifer Lynn—Physician Asst Intern, from USA to Guam Hawkins, Lindsey Kaye—Video Production Team, from USA to Thailand Strong, Davidlyn Pearl—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Hayes, Ian Desmond—Reassign as English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Taylor, Frances Grace—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Heck, Aila—3rd Grade Teacher, from Germany to Yap Tromp, Johannes (Tommy) Andries—Eng-Rel Tchr, from South Africa to Korea Hein, Erwin Edgar—Fisiotherapist, from Argentina to Honduras Unger, Gerhard—Interim Education Director, from USA to Guam Issa, Andrea Louise—Reassign as Preschool Teacher, from USA to Egypt Field Valerio, Paul—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Jean-Pierre, Renwick Saeed—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Vance, Michael James Jr—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Jeon, Daniel Sung—Bible Worker, from USA to Australia Von Szuts, Sebastian Phillipo—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Jones, Joanna Naomi—English Teacher, from United Kingdom to Peru Vyhmeister, Nancy Jean—Editor/Teacher, from USA to Philippines Jung, Je Hoon (Jason)—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Vyhmeister, Werner Konrad—Accreditation Coordinator, from USA to Philippines Kamsuon, Amita—English Language Teacher, from India to Djibouti Waylor, Luke Walter—English-Religion Teacher, from Australia to Korea Keever, Phoebe Hoa—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Wienhoff, Brieanne Elizabeth—Preschool Teacher, from USA to Egypt Kendall, Kristopher Neil—Asst Dean of Men, from Australia to Denmark Williams, Gemma Adelaide—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Kentish, Jodi-Ann Monique—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Wilson, Thaddeus David—Med Student, from USA to Guam Kgasa, Lorato Sheila—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Witbooi, Hayley Elizabeth—English-Religion Teacher, from South Africa to Korea Kim, John Sunho—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea Witzel, Everet Wayne—Adjunct Prof, from USA to Philippines Kotanko, Adam Julius—English Teacher, from USA to Chile Zawilinski, Alan Lewis—Boys Dean and Humanities Teacher, from USA to Taiwan Kowarsch, Klaus Willfried—English-Religion Teacher, from USA to Korea

missionpost | new volunteers 31 adventist volunteer service volunteer opportunities

Albania Brazil Djibouti Ghana Guam India Kenya Administrator ESL Teacher & English Language Accounting Maintenance Teacher Clinical Officer Adventist Family Translator Teacher Lecturer Assistant Spicer Memorial University of Health Clinic South American Djibouti Adventist Valley View AWR-Guam College Eastern Africa, Division Health Center University Baraton

Nicaragua Palau Peru Poland Puerto Rwanda Tanzania Nurse High School Bible Manual Labor/ Primary English Rico Dentist Student Nurse Tasba Raya Teacher Agriculture Teacher English & Music Kigali Dental Clinic ADRA Tanzania Adventist Clinic Palau Mission Touch of Love Christian Primary Teacher Academy School Bella Vista Adv Aca

Listed are samples of volunteer opportunities available at the time this issue went to press. There are currently hundreds of volunteer opportunties available throughout the world, and more become available each day! For the most current information on these and other volunteer positions, visit us online at: www.adventistvolunteers.org. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, contact your division volunteer coordinator for more information. Your home division will process your application. To find your Division Contact from the website, click on “divisions.”