What's in Your Hand?

Northwest Adv entists in Action

January 2010, Vol. 105, No. 1

What’s in Your Hand? Kingdom Assignments

www.GleanerOnline.org Images of Creation

od’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, “Fall on the earth.” Job 37:5–6 (NIV) “Brown Bear in Snow” by Gary Lackie of Anchorage, Alaska.

G E ditorial Stewardship: It’s All About Him

fter finishing seminary, I became the pastor Rees recalled talking with a group of farmers one “One of the first Aof the Woodland (Wash.) Church which was time. One asked, “Do you mean to say that I don’t things I learned exciting, challenging and a bit intimidating because own my farm?” was every person Mel Rees was a member of the congregation. Rees “I’m afraid not,” replied Rees. becomes a steward was the Oregon Conference stewardship director and “Do you have any idea how long and hard I at birth and the recognized expert on stewardship throughout worked before I was able to pay off the mortgage the Seventh-day Adventist church. Fortunately, he and get my place free of debt?” the farmer asked. remains one until was also very approachable and became a cherished “And you still say I don’t own it?” death … We do not mentor. Each Wednesday afternoon, I joined him for Rees continued, “You remember your neighbor own anything. God an individualized stewardship class, enjoyed supper who died a couple of years ago? How much land did is the Owner of around his table and then went with him to prayer he own?” everything — even meeting. “About a section [640 acres],” said the farmer. our own lives.” One of the first things I learned was every person “Did you go to the funeral? How much of his becomes a steward at birth and remains one until farm did he take with him? Not even one handful death. We may be a good steward or a bad steward. of dirt?” We may be in the church or out of it. But we are “I see what you mean,” replied the farmer. still stewards, nothing more and nothing less. We God owns it all. It is not the possession do not own anything. God is the Owner of every- of things that is wrong, but the claiming thing — even our lives. “The earth is the Lord’s and of ownership that really belongs to God. everything in it. The world and all its people belong Christian stewardship is a total commit- to Him,” (Psalm 24:1, NLT). ment. If we believe that, we’ll want to han- Sometimes we hear the expression, “It’s my life, dle our Owner’s goods as He would handle I’ll do with it what I like.” But that shows ignorance them himself. We are called upon to carry of both our creation and our created purpose. out the Owners wishes completely — to care Every one of us belongs to God first by creation for our time, talent, health and wealth as God and second by redemption. “Are we not all children directs. And with this responsibility comes of the same Father? Are we not all created by the accountability. There cannot be one without same God? (Malachi 2:10). “Or don’t you know that the other. “Yes, each one of us will have to give your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives a personal account to God,” (Romans 14:12). in you and was given to you by God? You do not How carefully each Christian should manage belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high the resources God has provided. How price,” (I Corinthians 6:19, 20). God is the Owner, carefully we should check the ef- and we are His stewards. fective results of our steward- As stewards, we are under the constant care and ship responsibility. • protection of a loving God, who regards us as His children. Our time and talent, our health and wealth, are good gifts to be used in the Owner’s service.

Max Torkelsen II North Pacific Union Conference president

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Changes for the GLEANER

For 2010 the GLEANER will feature a few changes in page content. This page will include the news and notes typically found on the previous FYI pages with the exception of Advent Movement which will now appear in the Family section fol- lowing the news pages. Page five will include a variety of perspective articles, reader e-mails and letters and excerpts from the GLEANER Blog. Share your thoughts on the GLEANER Blog at www.gleaneronline.org or e-mail the editors at [email protected].

Society of Adventist Communicators Convention, 2009 Adventist communication professionals from around the world gathered in Newport Beach, California, for the 2009 Society of Adventist Communicators Convention, October 15–18. The event featured continuing education workshops, presentations by leading communication and media professionals as well as awards for occupational excellence. Don Roth, reporter, author and former associate sec- retary for the Adventist World Church, received the SAC Lifetime Achievement Award. Steve Vistaunet, North Pacific Union Conference assistant to the president, Tim Putt, Adventist Health System and Heidi Martella, Washington Conference associate communication director, were elected to the 2010 SAC Adventist communicators from around the world attend the 2009 Society board as president and vice president for communication of Adventist Communicators convention in Newport Beach, California. respectively.

NPUC Initiates Northwest-Wide Bible Worker Training Don’t Forget The NPUC executive committee has approved a plan to facilitate literature ministries The deadline for the February issue of and Bible worker coordination programs in every interested local conference within the the GLEANER is January 4, 2010. The final NPUC. GLEANER issue to include Christmas stories is Beginning immediately, Northwest leadership will develop plans based on the suc- March 2010, with a news deadline of January 28, cessful Souls West program operated by the Pacific Union Conference. While Northwest 2010. News stories of pageants, plays or other students will be initially trained through a cooperative arrangement with the Souls West holiday events received after this date will not program, plans include the opening of a Northwest training site at a summer camp or appear in print editions of the GLEANER. academic setting by the 2011–2012 school year. “We’re serious about this for several reasons,” says Dan Serns, NPUC ministerial director. “It means being faithful to our Adventist mission and developing the spiritual leadership of our youth and young adults in the Gleaner Blogs: The latest Northwest and World Church News: area of soul-winning. And, we believe • Cindy’s Garden Blog www.gleaneronline.org it will bring revival to each of our • MAXimum Perspectives churches, schools and institutions.” • Current Events Up to the minute updates: Read the complete NPUC Souls • Current Gleaner Issue www.twitter.com/npuc Northwest proposal at www.npuc.org. • Finance • Tip Sheet 4 Gleaner • January 2010 P erspective Position and Wealth— Take a Hike

ecently I took a long hike Forest Service parking lot ar- with little resources and much “Position and Rwith a friend. We began guing over maps. A fourth one, enthusiasm — for everything wealth are much early in the day and took just we left at mile one complain- that has ever been done, has enough water and snacks to ing about blisters. Number five been done by them.” This like this hike. Some significantly weigh our packs, appointed himself some sort of GLEANER is full of little fellow journeyers yet never fill us — an interest- trail master and was erecting groups who actually “used the seem to only take ing commentary about trail bench posts on the way. boots.” Consider Chandler mix. We passed fellow hikers on Some hikers were still at the who grew a $100 for homeless up trail space.” switch back after switch back. welcome sign, making — per- classmates. Consider Todd and As the air became thin and the fect, beautiful marshmallows. Laura who used influence to path steep, I doubted it was the One or two only bragged about form a charity baseball game. road less trodden — but that it grade-A — UNUSED, boots. Are you JUST SITTING at was even a road! But my friend and I actually that cherry desk, or using it Just when I begin to ques- made the hike. to push positive change? Are tion my friend’s path-making And now we sat, gulping you “JUST recycling dispos- abilities and Sunday morning down a million-dollar view. able income” or GROWING excursions, the top side of a And somewhere between it for something good? It’s like waterfall cascaded into my delirious re-hydrating mo- this, you can either shine your blurred and dusty vision. My ments, I thought: boots or you can use them for blistered feet collapsed and my Position and wealth are good. pack fell onto lush grass, and much like this hike. Some No, the “high road” isn’t for untouched, rare, raw beauty. fellow journeyers seem to only wimps. It’s full of rocks. But its All the cliché’s about the best take up trail space. Others “horizons” make you forget all places being the hardest to never get past the parking lot. about the blisters. • reach charged into my aching Some show up only for the hot frontal lobe. chocolate. Amidst Gatorade and immi- But a rare few actually use nent C.P.R.; I reflected on the their boots and shore up their trail census and fellow hikers laces. They kick the rocks out along my “proverbial thorny — of their way, and forge ahead rutted and awful” path. to take the hike. One, hiker still sat by the Someone once said “Never fire drinking hot chocolate. underestimate the impact of Cindy R. Chamberlin, Another two, were still in the a small group of volunteers, GLEANER managing editor

January 2010 • Gleaner 5 F eature

Teen Raises Money for Homeless Classmates

Kingdom A$$ignment By Cindy R. Chamberlin

Definition Kingdom Assignment: Creative strategy to catapult congregations to become externally Zachary Chandler, a 17 year-old boy from Battleground, Washington, took a focused. Kingdom Assignment and earned money for homeless teens. Chandler is a senior this year at Battle Ground High School. Like the others, Who? Ordinary individuals. he was given $100. Chandler used his seed money to grow it upward to $1,000 by serving an Italian fundraising dinner. He recruited the Columbia Academy Why? To touch your community for Jesus Christ. cook, while community members and the local congregation supported the event and spread the word. How? One act of kindness at a time. Chandler used the funds to found the Battle Ground High School Student Support Team (BG HSSST), a group dedicated to helping the school’s home- When? A term first coined by the Christian less and needy students. The BG HSST was able to form an account with the community approximately ten years ago, then local Fred Meyer store, who gave an additional $5,000. The funds donated, introduced to the Adventist church by David along with what was raised, have been able to support more than 150 home- Jamieson, a Canadian-Adventist pastor. less students, providing them with clothing, school supplies and city bus passes. Method? Members are given assignments and Chandler currently recruits youth to fund raising events. “I have had an money to GROW ministries. amazing amount of support not only from my church but the community and fellow students, “ says Chandler. “The creativity, enthusiasm and freedom, our Working with a liaison through the school system, he continues this KA members displayed when they discovered that today. Chandler plans to get a charitable account and continue helping fellow Kingdom Assignments was not a program— but classmates. He recently enlisted in the Army as a chaplain’s assistant to obtain that they could serve God within their own unique funding and experience to become a pastor. He is also an ordained deacon in talents and personalities, was absolutely amazing. his church. Lives continue to be touched and blessed because According to Rhonda Whitney, the Oregon Conference gave out $5,000 in of those partnerships with God on behalf of chunks of $500 to the first ten churches who requested it. Initial reports from His children. I pray this type of partnering with just three churches say they raised a total of $28,840. God will begin to consume our lives. It truly The response has been so overwhelming, two weeks ago a Meadow Glade gives meaning to the verse that says, ‘My yoke member gave $1000 to repeat the project there with another ten teams. “It is easy and my burden is light’ (Matt. 11:10). The has been great to see the support from the church community and our local Lord is incredible!” — Rhonda Whitney, Oregon community in general,” says Jim Bollin, pastor. “As people have partnered with Conference Community Outreach director. • God, they have seen His hand at work, and their faith has grown.” •

6 Gleaner • January 2010 F eature

Cut 135 words, 23 lines Charity Baseball Game

On Sabbath, March 7, 2009, the Upper Columbia Conference hosted an IM- PACT — UNLEASH THE POWER OF KINDNESS Sabbath in Tri-Cities, Wash- ington. David Jamieson, keynote speaker, gave out seven $100 bills (supplied by the UCC) to seven individuals. According to Patty Marsh, UCC Community Service director, the initial $700 has multiplied to over $3,900. Laura and Todd Pascoe, from the Pleasant Valley (Ore.) Church, attended the IMPACT weekend. They were moved to go forward and accept an as- signment; however they didn’t feel they should since their home church is in Oregon. “I didn’t think an outsider should take UCC money,” says Laura. A Church Takes Kingdom Then a few weeks later they visited the Vancouver (Washington) Church (in Assignments the Oregon Conference), a call was made for 30 to respond. They leapt from their seat. PEAS Corp. “But . . . they soon discovered when we ‘do battle for the Lord’ even in Members of the North Cascade something good/fun, lots of research, abundant faith, prayer and hard work Church in Burlington, Washington, are required,” says Marsh. “For a couple of weeks, they hit dead ends and used Kingdom Assignment to fulfill discouragement. But in the end, God blessed beyond their expectations. and strengthen already existing And they are making plans to repeat the process next year. Todd is a defense ministries. “Participants were to attorney, and many of the participants were from the legal community — let God lead them in how to fulfill defenders, prosecutors, bail bondsman, jailers ...” their assignments,” says Tim Wil- Thanks to the Vancouver Church’s $100 seed money, Clark County’s liams, NCC youth pastor. neediest children (as determined by DSHS), the Pregnancy Resource Center This church raised their own and two dozen other local agencies will receive a $1,200 donation, and four funds through donations from an book sets of Etta Degering’s My Bible Friends. The contribution will be given existing thrift shop, and some in- through Northwest Children’s Outreach http://www.northwestchildrensout- house outreach funds. reach.org. One family took the KA chal- Through the tournament, ten teams raised $1,548.50. Because of the IQ lenge and turned it into $7,000 Credit Union’s sponsorship and two private donors, game costs were minor worth of books for homeless ($75 for field rental, and $150 for a re-usable sign). One team was sponsored children in the Skagit County. An- by a local dentist, enabling some participants to play on a “real” field for the other member took the KA second first time. Games were played on Saturday night and Sunday at Delta Park. challenge dealing with treasure Special thanks goes to Ron Boley who enthusiastically provided the fields. and sold a model train on E-bay. The UCC saw individual and creative use of KAs. These included one Bids began at $500 and closed at project for a Costa Rican mission, another for Operation Backpack (delivered $1,575. Another member sold his through the Agape House), Willow— a flower growing ministry, a bake sale snowboard. which netted dividends four-fold and more. In summary, Marsh quotes Isaiah One member, Peggy Fisher, felt 55:8-11: “They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assign- impressed to fill backpacks with ment I gave them” (The Message). • emergency sleeping bags, blan- kets, socks, gloves, scarf, hand san- itizers, rain ponchos, and scripture books to give to the homeless. Us- ing only the initial $100, she prayed about the project and intentionally mailed letters asking for prayers and financial support. Responses were immediate. People sent both money and time, shopped in bulk, and provided enthusiasm. In no time, Fisher and her supporters passed out thirty full packs. It was then, Fisher’s trust escalated. She holds a real estate

January 2010 • Gleaner 7 Reporte Preliminar de la Campaña Evangelistica RED 2009

a Unión del Pacifico Norte fueron entrenados para invitar Lfue la sede de la campaña a sus amistades a sus hogares, evangelistica RED 2009, de dar estudios bíblicos y preparar la División Norteamericana. las personas para las reuniones. Esta campaña se llevó a cabo Más de 500 sistemas de satélites Octubre 23–31, 2009 desde fueron comprados e instalados Portland, Oregón. La serie de en los hogares de hermanos en temas se tituló “SECRETOS DE toda nuestra Unión incluyendo LA VIDA” con el evangelista 11 hogares pentecostales. Los Ramon J. Canals. La campaña reportes siguen llegando, pero fue transmitida por Esperanza al concluir las reuniones 354 TV por todo el territorio de personas fueron bautizadas en la División Norteamericana y nuestra Unión fin contar los otros países. Estas reuniones bautismos de toda la division. constituyeron un proyecto Nuestra meta era de bautizar unido de laicos, pastores y 1,500 personas, entrenar 500 administradores de la iglesia líderes de grupos pequeños y Adventista a todos los niveles plantar 5 iglesias. Sin embargo, de la organización. Más de 500 cuando comenzamos la líderes de grupos pequeños campaña satelital, más de Grupo alaba de la Iglesia de Hillsboro. 1,000 personas ya se habían bautizado. Esto nos indica el el evangelio, y un programa exámenes de un médico general arduo trabajo previo, realizado radial semanal constituyeron el y dental, exámenes de oculista, por laicos y pastores. Uno de esfuerzo y la preparación para tratamiento quiropráctico, esos pastores fue el pastor la RED 2009. Cuando llegó el clases de cocina y medicina Alejandro Dovald, de Yakima, mes de Octubre, se instalaron preventiva. Aproximadamente Washington, quien informa 11 antenas en Yakima para 200 personas de la comunidad lo siguiente: “Trazamos un recibir la señal. Como fruto del llegaron 2 horas antes que camino que contemplaba trabajo previo, el esfuerzo y la comenzaran las reuniones varios pasos. El primero era oración, llegamos al final de la parar registrarse para esos una campaña de siembra en RED con 23 nuevos miembros, servicios. Muchos de los que el mes de Agosto, orientada recibidos por la iglesia a través vinieron por razones médicas a los matrimonios de nuestra del bautismo o por profesión se quedaron para las reuniones comunidad y presentada por de fe.” evangelísticas. Alabamos a el Pastor Alejandro Dovald. También esa misma Dios por su dirección y les Después tuvimos un programa semana se ofrecieron servicios agradecemos a todos los que basado en grupos pequeños médicos gratuitamente a la participaron y oraron por el y estudios bíblicos todos comunidad. Más de 1,200 éxito de esta campaña. • los sábados por la tarde. Un personas recibieron cuidado grupo de carteros misioneros médico durante el día. Estos Lisa Arias, asistente se abrieron paso en hogares servicios incluían chequeo administrativa del ministerio Ramón J. Canals donde nunca había llegado del diabétes y el colesterol, hispano de NPUC

8 Gleaner • January 2010 A laska Conference news

Wellness Booth at Alaska State Fair Draws Hundreds

’d rather eat a piece of paper Ithan go vegan!” declared one young participant. However, more than 787 people visited the Adventist Wellness for Life Booth at the Alaska State Fair, Aug. 27–Sept. 7, 2009. Many were thrilled to learn about God’s health principles. More than 64 dedicated volunteers, worked 5–6 hour shifts, helping visitors under- stand the eight laws of health, taking blood pressures checks, and weighing others on a body composition scale. Partici- pants were encouraged to fill out surveys on their coronary risk, health age and stress profile. Participants panted their way through a step test, A Volunteer helps a participant with a coronary risk assessment at the Alaska State Fair. and browsed through a jaw- dropping display on hidden a shocking 5 pounds of rubber Counselors answered ques- a blessing by their unselfish amounts of salt, sugar and fat “fat,” many put weight loss on tions, explained scale readings, service. One volunteer says, “It in various foods. After hoisting their “to do” list. and listened as visitors poured was a privilege for us to be able out their concerns and prob- to help. It was so encouraging lems. This made it possible for to see how the Lord prepared the counselor to give helpful the hearts of the people — hints directly related to the in- when they walked in they were dividual’s health, school, work ready to hear what we were and/or family troubles. seeking to share. Ellen White In addition, the wellness said the health message is the booth promoted upcoming ‘entering wedge and the right programs such as CHIP (Coro- arm of the gospel.’ This was nary Health Improvement confirmed even more to us, Project), Zero Cholesterol since many visitors requested Cooking Class, Financial Peace Bible studies as well by the end University, and the Depression of their visit.” • Recovery Program. Although the volunteers Savanna Gaiser, Palmer Church Volunteers experience a busy day at the wellness booth. were tired at times, they gained member

January 2010 • Gleaner 9 I daho Conference news Salmon Adventist Church Unlocks Revelation

he Salmon (Idaho) Church They quickly found employ- Trecently finished a series of ment, a home and the Salmon meetings with Richard Halvers- Adventist School. They heard en titled Unlocking the Puzzle about and attended the meet- of Revelation. Ten people made ings. Now baptized, they have a decision to be baptized and become involved in the church’s two were re-baptized. maintenance ministry and co- John, a newly baptized mem- lead the music program at the ber, previously walked away school. from God but reconnected with The church recently held a Him at the meetings. John is Welcome-to-the-Family ban- experiencing the newness that quet in honor of the new mem- comes from God’s presence, not bers. A slide show highlighted addictive behaviors. John’s wife all those who were baptized and children join him each Sab- during the past year. bath to study and worship. Miracles happen when Chris, a newly baptized New members of the Salmon (Idaho) Church stand with the pastors who church members invite Jesus to baptized them. member, says “I knew I should take over. • have attended the Seventh-day myself. I want a new start, a Doug and Krista, with Adventist Church for years. I new life refreshed with God as Tristan, their son, moved to the Anthony Thomsen, Salmon was tired of trying to live life my guide.” area looking for a fresh start. Church pastor

Kuna Outreach by Web-cast Makes an Impact

n 2008, the Kuna (Idaho) Attendance built up online, in IChurch attempted to connect person and from outside the state. with the community through a “This has been great,” wrote monthly teleconference called one “chatter” during November’s Community Conversations. Web-cast, titled: When Believers Newspaper ads gave the topic, Get Depressed. “I’m used to many date, time, call-in number and churches labeling meds as not access code. The teleconferences having faith — I’m feeling good!” led up to a series of meetings Another seven-week series of presented by Randy Maxwell, public meetings, Community pastor, from Jan. 3–Feb. 14, 2009. Conversations Live runs from Jan. This fall, 2009, Kuna leaders 9–Feb. 20, 2010. Past Web-casts decided to switch from telecon- and live programs can be viewed ferences to internet Web-casts. at www.kunaconversationslive.org Sealing Time Ministries provided or www.sealingtime.com. • cameras and live video stream for the monthly Web-casts from the Randy Maxwell, Kuna Church Kuna church. Ads were placed in pastor the local paper, and notices went This is one ad which the Kuna (Idaho) Church ran advertising their Web- out on social networking sites. cast to the local community.

10 Gleaner • January 2010 M ontana Conference news

Montana Men’s Summit Provides Blessing

he seventh-annual TMontana Men’s Summit convened on the last week-end of September 2009, in Monarch, Mont. A record number of men attended and were blessed by the ministry of Jerry Page, Central California Conference president, as he related scripture and life experiences, demon- strating the power of prayer. All who attended were energized by the fellowship and inspired by the music and the setting. Thanks to Eudene Stevens, Vicky and Gary Fish, the food was good as well. Special music was provided for each service by the Kalispell Adventist Quartet. One of their Pat Dauer, Leo Beardsley and Nathan Bardell lead out in the music during the Montana Men’s Summit. members, Rob Vixie wrote a special arrangement of “Let the Beauty of Jesus be Seen in Me,” Montana Men’s Chorus was performed regularly. The chorus the summit’s theme song. The organized at the summit and is planning to get together next June at the Montana Camp Meeting to do some more sing- ing and to recruit additional members. We hope to make this a regular part of the summit. The 2010 Montana Men’s Summit will be held the last weekend in September. Ty Gibson will be the speaker, and his topic will be: The Trinity. Men are urged to make attend- ing a priority. The cause of God is suffering for lack of strong, committed, bold leadership. The summit is a great place to become equipped to fill the place God has in mind for you to fill. •

Josh Holloway, Garry Dieter, Rob Vixie and Randy Courser, members of the Montana Men’s Chorus, sing at the Montana Men’s Summit in Leo Beardsley, Havre Church Jerry Page and Ed Schwab visit September 2009. communication leader around the vespers campfire.

January 2010 • Gleaner 11 O regon Conference news Healthy Hearts Make Happy People

dventist churches through- Aout Portland, Ore., are catching the vision of health ministry, all because of the initiative of a group of retired nurses and their friends from The Village retirement complex in Gresham, Ore. When Molly Geddis, parish nurse for the Sunnyside (Ore.) Church, became the lifestyle director of the Healthy Heart team, she received permission from the corporate office of a large chain store to do blood pressure screenings at one of their stores. At that first screen- ing more than two years ago, 144 people were seen. After three months, the corporate direc- Penny Ammon and Florin Pirv from the Pleasant Valley (Ore.) Church Healthy Heart team, consult a man who tor of pharmacy operations for has been screened. the store asked if the group was willing to do the Healthy Heart and involves 140 volunteers. Marge Baker, a nurse counselor her clients to the class. One lady program in more stores. Greeters, secretaries and from the The Village complex, and her daughter attend church The program has blossomed nurses make up the team. Two signs people up who want follow- on Sabbath and are taking Bible from there. During 2009, nurses check blood pressure, up counseling, calling them for studies. Gladstone (Ore.), Pleasant Valley one counselor helps those with an appointment. Baker says, Chris Binder, of the Glad- (Ore.), Stone Tower (Ore.), and elevated blood pressure make “Each month we add 10 more stone team says, “My husband Meadow Glade (Wash.) churches, lifestyle changes. Fifty percent people to our list. We give them a and I love this program. We all within the Portland/Vancou- of the people seen have elevated little booklet, a promise book or could write a book about our ver metro area, began their own blood pressure, and many of Bible Answers.” experiences.” • Healthy Heart teams. The overall them are not aware of it. The Pleasant Valley Church program sees more than 650 Each church team has a held a weekly health class for six Molly Geddis, Healthy Heart people at the monthly screenings unique follow-up program. weeks. Baker brought four of lifestyle director

The Meadow Glade Church in Battle Ground, Wash., holds Healthy Pastor George Gainer from the Pleasant Valley church greets a man as Heart screenings in a local Fred Meyer store. he steps up to be screened.

12 Gleaner • January 2010 O regon Conference news Portland Adventist Academy Students Learn Cutting Edge Science

ortland Adventist Acad- surgeon isn’t the only reason Pemy honors anatomy and a student would benefit from physiology students recently taking anatomy and physiol- witnessed a heart surgery at ogy at PAA. “I know I’m not the Oregon Health and Science going into a science career,” says University. The experience was Hannah King, student. “But I highlighted with a lecture from want to be in the class because Albert Starr, inventor of the it’s challenging me and making heart valve. me better.” Visiting cutting-edge fa- Classmates agree. “I was cilities and meeting life-saving really excited to take this class scientists and doctors might be because it’s preparing me for rare for the average high school college,” says Reneé Bealieu. student, but Adventist educa- “At the end of this year, I know In the PAA science laboratory, Hannah King (left) and Reneé Beaulieu, tors go above and beyond to anatomy and physiology students, dissect a cat to learn about the I’m going to feel really accom- have their students appreciate circulatory system, muscles, lungs and more. plished.” • the science of saving lives. “Learning from a textbook ment. “But when a student can brings the value of learning to a Liesl Vistaunet, PAA GLEANER has value,” says Terry Verlo, view a live heart surgery on much higher level.” correspondent head of the PAA science depart- a real patient, the experience The dream of becoming a

Sharon Church: Reaching Out to Young and Old Through Education

he Sharon Church in Gary McLain Kevin McCray have partnered TPortland, Ore., is making with two licensed cosmetolo- a difference in the surrounding gists to demonstrate techniques community. All because three for hair care, skin care and years ago Heather Hawkins saw hygiene. a need and stepped into the gap. On Nov.14, 2009, the The tutoring program she initi- P.E.T.A.L. program was award- ated is now known as P.E.T.A.L. ed a $3,500 grant from the — Preparing, Education, Teach- Oregon Conference Humani- ing and Learning — and it has tarian Fund. The fund is used found a niche in the commu- to help make programs and nity. P.E.T.A.L. tutors work with projects like P.E.T.A.L. a reality students from kindergarten for churches that want to bridge through high school as well as the gap between their pews and Rhonda Whitney, Oregon Conference Community Service director, those working on GED prepara- presents Violet Larry, from the P.E.T.A.L. program, with a grant from the their streets. tion and résumé enrichment. Oregon Conference Humanitarian Fund on Nov.14, 2009. More information on In addition, P.E.T.A.L. spon- P.E.T.A.L. is available at www. sors two subgroups. Reflecting The teens learn what it means topics can be discussed and sharonsda.net. • Inner Beauty and Toolbox are to be a virtuous person. Men- questions and concerns voiced. groups geared toward young tors provide an atmosphere Physical appearance is also ap- Drechelle Larry, P.E.T.A.L. tutor men and women ages 12–19. where spiritual and emotional proached. Drechelle Larry and

January 2010 • Gleaner 13 O regon Conference news

Springfield Celebrates Fall with Imagination

n a wet and windy Oct. Eric, Beth and Don Whitsell, party goody bags,” remarks a O31, 2009, the Springfield social committee members, grandmother who attended the (Ore.) Church social commit- organized the autumn celebra- event. tee invited children from the tion, inviting families to a safe Ruth came as Ruth of the community to enjoy an eve- and fun Halloween alternative. Bible. Queen Esther brought ning of fellowship and blessing Though the wind and rain her public school friend who at the church. Marian Pielaette, pounded outside, the inside looked like a princess. Ponies Bonnie Gladden, Stephanie was full of games, food and with their cowgirls, and Roman goodie bags. soldiers raced about captur- “We decided we would bring ing the goodies that flew from the kids here instead of taking the piñata. Dorothy could be them out trick or treating,” seen skipping about in her red says one parent. “It’s a lot more shoes, and a furry little bear wholesome playing games and was seen munching happily being with friends than just on cookies. Smiles, laughter going around asking for candy.” and chatter filled the hall as “I think it was a great idea children pranced about in their to bring our candy or toys make-believe costumes. • Bonnie Gladden, one of the that we were going to give out Springfield (Ore.) Church’s Becka Erick takes a try at the to trick or treaters and bring Cheryel Whitsell, Springfield Halloween alternative organizers, piñata them here to put in the harvest Church member poses with a princess.

Big Lake Youth Camp Wins Award

ig Lake Youth Camp children to know they are not The Abba’s Child camp Brecently received the alone as they deal with new program is, in many ways, a Phyllis M. Ford Award from and sometimes frightening typical summer camp offering the American Camp Associa- feelings. a wide variety of activities. But tion, Oregon Trail section. The The American Camp As- beyond the swimming and award praised Big Lake for sociation is divided into 24 canoeing, it features two-hour “creating innovative and effec- sections across the U.S. The daily support group sessions tive programs using the camp Oregon Trail section is made for children to interact with environment for Abba’s Child up of about 40 camps across peers facing similar losses. Grief Camps” in 2009. Oregon and southern Idaho, Art, crafts, music, storytelling, The Abba’s Child program ranging in size from small, writing and games are de- at Big Lake offers a camp one-week camps to those signed to assist with the heal- experience with support-based which house up to more than ing process. The Abba’s Child counseling for children ages 300 campers and go all sum- program is free to children 7–15 who have experienced mer long. These camps are who attend the camp. • the death of an immediate made up of religious, privately family member. Loss can be owned and agency camps such Gary McLain, Oregon Abba’s Child offers a camp experience for children who overwhelming for anyone, and as Scouts, Camp Fire, YMCA Conference communication have experienced the death of an it is especially important for and YWCA camps. director immediate family member.

14 Gleaner • January 2010 U pper columbia Conference news

Island Mission Adventure Shows a Young Man’s Dedication to Service

yan McCune, of the RSpokane Valley (Wash.) Adventist Church, finished his senior year at Upper Columbia Academy in the spring of 2009. It was a landmark victory — his epilepsy convulsions made the year a struggle for him. But with the support of teachers and friends, he made it through. Half way around the world, a small island captivated McCune’s mind even while he fought to keep up in school. Along with a group of thirteen other youth from the Spokane Valley Church, he distance. The islanders have grow into a place where they team up with several builders helped build a sea wall on the fishing boats, but if there is a could learn about Jesus? and a health team to build the Fijian island of Kioa in 2008 to medical emergency, these may McCune set to turn his youth center and have a health protect the island from severe not be available to take people dream into a reality. He started clinic. flooding. in for care. a non-profit corporation (Island McCune is taking this year While there, Ryan noticed McCune began to dream. Missions Incorporated) and off from school to change a problem. Most of the people What would happen if the island gathered a team. Together, they medications and to focus on make a drink from a kava root, had a medical boat to take them raised $13,000 to begin funding missions. which when finished becomes off the island to get care when a medical boat as well as the For more information on a sort of drug. The men go to there was an emergency? Or youth center they’re planning Island Missions Incorporated, “kava huts” where women are what would life on the island for. and how you can be involved, not allowed, and drink away the be like if there was a place for That’s just a start — to visit www.islandmissionsinc. hours. young people, both guys and accomplish all the dreams, com or call (509) 844-2650. • In addition, the island is girls, to go where there would they’ll need much more. isolated enough that there be constructive entertainment In April of 2010, Island Heidi Corder, UCC Streams of isn’t medical help within easy instead of kava? Could it even Missions Incorporated plans to Light GLEANER correspondent

January 2010 • Gleaner 15 U pper columbia Conference news Yakima Students Enjoy Creation Adventures in Yellowstone

he students yelled in Yakima (Wash.) Adventist Tunison “Oh, stop the bus! Christian School students spent There’s a buffalo in the road!” the third week of September Twenty cameras pointed out 2009 looking for evidence of a the windows as the 2,000-pound worldwide flood. The evidence bull sauntered down the high- for this trip focused on petrified way. trees sticking out of the ground at almost 8,000 feet above sea level. Students hiked up the trail head leading to Specimen Ridge. The first finds were petrified Students from Yakima Adventist Christian School sit on a petrified stump looking for evidence of a worldwide flood on this trip to stumps and logs, some so well Yellowstone, Wyo. preserved they could count the growth rings. and touched these evidences Adventist Christian School that After another half hour of of God’s control of nature. Less will take students into nature hiking, students came upon than one percent of all visitors to to experience God’s creation petrified tree trunks sticking ten the park actually see these trees. firsthand. • feet out of the ground, remains This was science in action, of a world before the flood that part of Northwest Creation- Patrick Frey, Yakima Adventist Patrick Frey, principal, and two changed the Earth’s crust beyond Science Adventures, a program Christian School principal students hug a tree. recognition. They climbed down being developed at Yakima

Go Mission Fest A Call to Christian Service

early a thousand people UCC Belinda, along with their four Nattended Go Mission Fest children, spent eight years as at Upper Columbia Academy missionaries in a remote village Nov. 13–15, 2009. The three- in Papua New Guinea. day event was designed to Kent challenged students inspire Christians to accept the and adults alike. “I have no idea commission of Jesus to take the what God saw in us,” he says, gospel to all the world. “but the truth is God looks into All of the worship services, every heart and sees something seminars and even the children’s he wants to use for His glory in meetings at the Go Mission a world that desperately needs Fest focused on some aspect of to know Him.” missions, whether it is mission Homer Tricartin wears a traditional “warm” outfit worn for special Audio recordings of Go Mis- occasions from the Muslim country of Kyrgyzstan. work in a foreign country or sion Fest are available online at mission work right at home. www.uccsda.org/audio. • Speakers for the event included Dybdahl, Gary Krause, Russel opened the weekend Friday former missionaries, train- Burrill and others. evening with a stirring appeal Jon Dalrymple, UCC ers and church planters from John Kent, Adventist Frontier to Christian service. Kent communication assistant around the world including Jon Missions training director, recounted how he and his wife

16 Gleaner • January 2010 U pper columbia Conference news UCC Welcomes New Trust Officer

he Upper Columbia churches. They currently reside TConference is pleased to in Spokane, Wash., and enjoy welcome Andrew McCrary to canoeing and trail riding on the Trust Department as an of- motor bikes. ficer. McCrary has an interest in His responsibilities include business and a love for people. the north, west and east por- One of his passions is sharing tions of the conference, helping biblical financial principles. members with estate planning McCrary and his wife, needs. • Suzette, have pastored for over 18 years in the Upper Columbia Jay Wintermeyer, UCC Conference. Their last pastoral communication director district included the Pendleton, UCC Pilot Rock and Mission (Ore.)

W.H.E. Network Opens Three Healing Centers

hile it may be shock- Women’s Healing and Empow- due to homelessness or domes- Wing, domestic violence erment Network. tic violence. And really most is just as prevalent in Adventist Mable: Yes, we now have homeless women are in this homes as it is among un- more W.H.E. Network Heal- situation because of some kind churched families. The Women’s ing Centers to assist women in of abuse. Freida’s will hold their Healing and Empowerment crises. Patty’s Healing Center therapy sessions in the evenings Network in Spokane, Wash., has been in operation since so women can hold down a job. is working to minister to the September of 2009 and now the The transitional home is simply UCC growing need. Upper Columbia UCC recently donated the use of a place where we can take care Mable Dunbar is the director Conference news correspon- one of their homes which will be of women coming from violent of the W.H.E. Network and dent, Kathy Marson, recently Frieda’s Healing Center. And we situations. responsible for Women’s visited with Mable Dunbar, also have a transitional home for Kathy: Are these healing Ministries in the Upper Columbia W.H.E. Network director, to people who need a safe haven. centers funded by donations, or Conference. learn more. Kathy: Can you explain the is there a cost? Kathy: Mable, I’ve heard difference between these healing Mable: We just ask them to possibilities of this home and there is something new and centers? pay something, whatever they hope it will inspire other confer- exciting developing with the Mable: Patty’s Healing Center can each month. So this doesn’t ences to replicate this. is a safe home, donated by a cover the cost completely and Kathy: Just after my interview Baptist pastor and his wife, and yes, we accept donations. with Mable, a call came in with it’s for single women without Kathy: I understand Freida’s a need for a place of refuge. This children who need healing Healing Center opened before need was met with the transi- from domestic violence or Christmas. What needs to hap- tional home. God is using the sexual abuse. We provide a daily pen and how can individuals W.H.E. Network to heal broken schedule that includes group help when they see this story in lives. • therapy, counseling sessions and January? a life-skills group. We are open- Mable: The W.H.E. Network Kathy Marson, UCC ing Frieda’s to women and their (http://whenetwork.com) still communication administrative The W.H.E. logo. children who are either in crisis needs supplies. I’m excited at the assistant

January 2010 • Gleaner 17 U pper columbia Conference news New Industrial Arts Technology Building at Harris Junior Academy

miles and cheers abounded idea to the school board who STuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at strongly embraced it. Church the long-awaited ribbon cutting members did not hesitate to ceremony for Harris Junior jump on board with their sup- Academy’s newly dedicated in- port, stepping up with large dustrial arts technology build- contributions to get the project ing in Pendleton, Ore. rolling. Additional contribu- The project began more than tions of money, time and labor two years ago when Alton Olson, were offered as others caught the a retired teacher, saw the need for vision. a quality industrial arts program “God has been working on our for HJA students. Olson taught behalf, providing us with many At the actual ribbon cutting, holding the scissors is Alton Olson, shop in public schools for 30 blessings — in finances, time project manager. To the left is Paul Zummach, school board chairman, and to the right is Laurie Hosey, principal, and the remaining people years and desired to help young and volunteers,” says Olson. “It are the Chamber ambassadors who help celebrate big events in the people utilize their minds and is to His credit that we have been community. hands in skilled labor to comple- able to complete our project so ment their academic curriculum. wonderfully.” Olson strongly agrees with Ellen The HJA industrial technology provide his students with skills lawn-mower repair and tune-up, White’s statements in the book program will focus on wood- they will utilize all throughout basic woodworking and metal Education, encouraging manual working and metal working. their adult lives. working. • training in schools. Students will learn safety skills, The new building also Olson organized a floor plan small engine repair, building provides an opportunity for Marilynn Getschman, HJA and budget, then presented the and carpentry. Olson’s goal is to community classes such as communication assistant The Disciple Ship

he Disciple Ship, a partner- “wired” for a relationship with The weekend Patty Marsh Tship of the Upper Columbia God. A potpourri of topics in- retreat demonstrated Conference Children’s Ministry cluded teaching children to pray, that teachers, par- and Education departments and leading a child to Christ, making ents and children’s the North American Division of God real to today’s children and ministry leaders Children’s Ministry, sailed into grace-based leadership. Active share the same goal harbor at Camp MiVoden, Friday, and hands-on classes included — reaching children Oct. 9, 2009. With nine present- creative arts, craft labs, creative and teens for Jesus ers and 22 seminars, a frequently Bible learning activities and chil- and eternity. overheard comment echoed dren’s service projects. The next Disciple in the halls, “How can I decide “When I came, I was at the Ship II is planned for which seminar to attend?” end of ideas, very discouraged. Oct. 8–10, 2010 at Keynote speaker Linda I didn’t know where to go next Camp MiVoden. • Caviness, Seventh-day Adventist with children,” said one children’s educator and brain researcher, ministry leader. “Now, I have so Patty Marsh, UCC Sabbath Ritchie Brower teaches Ryan Coon about baptism while Abby shared insights into cutting-edge many ideas. I am really excited to School and Community Services Pagotelis looks on (the sheet research that shows humans are get home and get busy.” director represents the water)

18 Gleaner • January 2010 Washington Conference news

Washington Begins to GLOW

o matter your age, there Nis a new and easy way for you to share your faith. Giving Light to Our World (GLOW) is a literature ministries program where participants are chal- lenged to distribute at least three tracts a day. While GLOW is a new minis- try in western Washington, the program began in the Central California Conference and spread to Michigan, Arizona, Southern California, Idaho, Upper Columbia, and now to Washington Conference. “The concept of literature evangelism is not new,” says John Freedman, Washington Confer- ence president. “We are reviving and investing this ministry as an easy way for our church mem- John Miller II, Washington Conference’s new literature ministries coordinator, displays a sampling of bers to personally get involved in GLOW tracts. sharing Jesus.” The Bible-based literature covers topics including peace, forwarded to local churches. literature ministries coordinator. of all ages in creative literature health, talking with God, trust- GLOW is a component Miller will provide leadership distribution. ing the Bible, end of the world, of Souls Northwest, a new and training for GLOW and lead Sixteen Auburn City (Wash.) the second coming, and answers literature ministries initiative in Youth Rush (formerly Youth Pathfinders went door to door to questions like “What happens the Northwest. It is specifically Challenge), a summer Maga- on Oct. 31, 2009, to “GLOW in when you die?” and “Does God designed to involve youth and book program. the Dark” while handing out care that I’m hurting?” young adults in soul-winning ac- Miller is a 2008 graduate of hundreds of GLOW tracts about Each tract offers an oppor- tivities while bringing revival to Souls West, an outreach leader- what happens after death. tunity for people to sign-up for churches, schools and ministries. ship school in Arizona, where In early November, 20 people Bible studies by calling a toll-free he gained hands-on training from the Olympia Transforma- number or visiting glowonline. A New Team Member in literature evangelism. Miller tion Life Center in Olympia, org, an outreach ministry Web Washington Conference worked in the Central California Wash., arranged to sing and site. Bible study requests are recently hired John Miller II as Conference before accepting the distribute literature at a local invitation from the Washington nursing home. Conference in September 2009. Get involved in GLOW by visiting www.washingtonglow. Teaching Others to GLOW org or calling (253) 681-6027. • Already, seven churches and one academy are committed to Heidi Martella, Washington literature ministries, and Miller Conference associate is involving church members communication director

January 2010 • Gleaner 19 Washington Conference news Churches Celebrate Milestones

hree churches in the Division and Sprague to Mount recognized Washington Indone- TWashington Conference Tahoma Church and began sian as a church congregation. recently celebrated significant constructing a new facility on During the official ceremony, milestones. Baltimore Street adjacent to High- church leaders challenged the way 16. In October 2009, 21 years congregation to be filled with love Debt-Free, Mission after building the new facility, and caring toward all. Focused Tacoma Central paid off both the A House of Prayer The earliest presence of Sev- sanctuary and fellowship hall. Evelyn and Herbert Sundnes, enth-day Adventists in Tacoma, A small group of 14 members the longest-attending members Wash., traces back to June 4, 1887, Growing for God began praying in April 2008 at the Tacoma Central Church in Tacoma, Wash., and Scott Tyman, when 22 Adventists pitched a tent Nine years ago, a group of In- about planting a Spanish church pastor, center, thank God for a for a meeting and committed to donesians started dreaming about in Auburn, Wash., following an debt-free church. keeping the seventh-day Sabbath planting an Indonesian-speaking evangelistic campaign with Ale- and telling others about Jesus. church in Lynnwood, Wash. The jandro Bullón, an internationally- October 2009, Washington Con- A year later, members bought Washington-Indonesian church respected evangelist. ference formally recognized this land and built a 24’x34’ sanctuary. plant was formed into a church With leadership from Omar congregation as a church com- As the church grew, the congrega- group in April 2000, and a church Grieve, Washington Conference pany, and challenged members to tion met at a variety of locations. company in July 2002. Hispanic coordinator, Samuel continue developing a house of Today, Tacoma is home to two Through the years, the Wash- Pagán, pastor, and Regelio Reg- prayer (Matthew 21:13). • Caucasian, two Samoan, one ington Indonesian congregation noso, Bible worker, the Auburn African-American, one Hispanic, held community events and Spanish group nurtured Bible Heidi Martella, Washington one Korean, and one Russian sponsored evangelistic trips to study interests and held their own Conference associate church. Indonesia. Membership continues evangelistic meetings. More than communication director, One hundred years after the to grow. 70 people are currently attending and Doug Bing, Washington first convocation, Tacoma Central In early November 2009, services held in Auburn Adventist Conference vice president for Church sold their facility on Washington Conference officially Academy’s Evergreen Chapel. In administration

Students, Smiles and Sandbags A Sabbath of Service

t was a cold, rainy, Sabbath were able to sandbag around an appreciation and to meet some- Tom Allen Iafternoon in mid-November apartment complex in peril of one who we had helped.” 2009, when Auburn Adventist the imminent flood waters near Though not a typical Sabbath Academy students helped with the Green River. activity, AAA was glad to be a sandbagging effort in Auburn, Despite frosty temperatures involved in the flood prevention Wash., after city officials sent and a lot of back-breaking program. out a call for help. work, students gained a bless- “I can’t think of a better thing “The kids were really ex- ing from giving to God in the to do,” says Marvin Mitchell, cited,” says Mary Kobberstad, service of others. “An elderly AAA principal, “than help peo- AAA English teacher and lady came out of her apartment ple on a Sabbath afternoon.” • supervising faculty member. to see what we were doing,” says Michelle Morgan, AAA senior, After several hours of hard Rachel Coon of Sedro Woolley, Jondelle D. McGhee, AAA works in the assembly line with work, the 19 student volunteers Wash. “It was sweet to hear her GLEANER correspondent her peers.

20 Gleaner • January 2010 Washington Conference news

The Biggest Loser Winners Share Lifestyle Insights

he holidays offer many Auburn City (Wash.) Church. Heidi Martella Ttempting culinary treats Their advice? Take healthy presenting a challenge for food with you to holiday people trying to be good stew- gatherings, or invite people to ards of health. your home. Matt and Suzy, NBC’s The “[As a couple] we decided Biggest Loser season 2 winners we’re going to change our fam- who lost 157 and 95 pounds, ily legacy,” Matt says. A typical respectively, shared advice meal in their home starts with a recently for eating through salad and a salad dressing they the holidays and beyond with like. They over-portion their a weight-loss group at the vegetables, drink lots of water,

Heidi Martella incorporate a protein, and save the most tempting item for last. Matt and Suzy offered three basic steps for making lifestyle changes: 1) Stop talking and take action; 2) Find a support system; and 3) Do some house- cleaning in your life and find As a couple with two young sons, Matt and Suzy, first-and third place new friends to support you in winners on NBC’s The Biggest Loser season two, make daily choices to Auburn City (Wash.) Church your new lifestyle choices. change their family’s legacy of health. invited Matt and Suzy, NBC’s “The most important lesson The Biggest Loser winners from season two, to share lifestyle we learned is to finish,” Matt always going to be a reason to Heidi Martella, Washington advice with the church’s “Biggest says, who recently competed in stop, but you have to choose to Conference associate Loser” small group ministry. an Ironman Challenge. “There’s keep going.” • communication director

Introducing The Big Picture of Ministry

very month in the ference is introducing a new the current Big Picture feature. EGLEANER you read a feature called “The Big Picture As we look at the Big Picture Read more snapshot of ministry activity in of Ministry.” We’ll share big of Ministry, we invite you to Western Washington the Northwest. Our churches, picture ministry and mission join us in praying for God’s churches offer community schools, and ministries are ac- tidbits in 140 characters or blessing with our ministry follow-up programs tive in sharing Jesus with family, less. Each Big Picture box will outreach. • after holiday outreach events. See stories at friends, and neighbors. include a reference to www. washingtonconference.org. In the conference news pages washingtonconference.org Heidi Martella this year, Washington Con- where you can read more about

January 2010 • Gleaner 21 walla walla university news A Spiritual Lifeline Ministries Class Experiences Practical Application

or the staff of Positive Life Chris Drake FRadio, the Adventist radio station broadcasting from the campus of Walla Walla Univer- sity, cooperation with students is a time-honored tradition. But when Kevin Krueger, station manager and afternoon host, invited Paul Dybdahl, professor, and students from the WWU School of Theology to take prayer requests from anxious listeners, it was an exciting step forward. As part of a continued effort to strengthen communica- tion with listeners throughout the Inland Northwest, PLR, a family of stations in Eastern Washington whose signal also reaches deep into Oregon and Idaho, has developed a prayer line that gives people a chance to call and share their more concerns. “I didn’t expect such a high WWU volume of calls,” Dybdahl says. A Theology student prays with a caller to Positive “When Kevin mentions on-air Life Radio. news that the phone lines are open for prayer requests, the calls come in! “Yellow Ribbon” Brings “It has been a great addition emphasized with special on-air but envisions it growing into Vets to WWU to the church and personal promotions and encourage- something even larger. ministry class that I teach,” he ments to call. Occasionally, the “The program is still in continues. “The class already prayer requests can be difficult, its infancy, but we’ve already includes practical components rather sensitive subjects. been blessed,” Krueger says. Students Work to Stop including home visitation and “I was surprised at the will- “My prayer is that through- Human Trafficking Bible studies, but answering ingness of callers to share such out the year we would phones and praying with call- personal needs with me,” Dyb- be able to engage several ers was a new and somewhat dahl explains. “I was especially hundred students, faculty unique ministry opportunity.” moved by a caller who was with and staff. The opportunity While the staff of PLR, her family at the bedside of her to pray with someone going which includes several student dying father. Clearly, PLR is an through a rough spot in life announcers, frequently takes important spiritual lifeline to is a true honor.” • prayer requests from listeners many people.” throughout the week, the ses- Krueger is excited the pro- Martin Surridge, WWU sions on Thursday evenings are gram has had a successful start graduate student

22 Gleaner • January 2010 A dventist health news

Walla Walla Physician Focuses on Chris Drake Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine

hether he’s treating a Ionescu and his wife, Lily, “Corruption was so bad you Wheadache or helping recently moved from Utah to couldn’t do anything unless you someone learn how to lose Walla Walla, Wash., along with bribed those who controlled weight, Gily Ionescu, M.D., has their son, Jayden, who’s nearly permits and licenses,” Ionescu a passion for people and health two years old. They attend the says. that’s obvious. University Church. It seemed providential when “We were looking for a com- a friend offered him a scholar- munity with Adventist schools ship for a master’s degree in that also had physician oppor- nutrition at Andrews Univer- tunities for outpatient internal sity. In 2002, with $20 left in his medicine,” Ionescu says. “We pocket, Ionescu arrived in the decided Walla Walla was the United States. Lily joined him a best fit.” month later. Originally from Romania, After finishing his master’s Ionescu lived through one of degree, he completed a medical the worst communist dictator- residency in Connecticut and ships in Europe. He recalls a practiced as an internist in Utah particularly bleak time in 1989 before moving to Walla Walla. during his second year of medi- An area of special focus for cal school. He was given an Ionescu is preventing and treat- ultimatum: Join the communist ing obesity. “If we can make a party or forget about advancing. difference in obesity, we also Fortunately, the communists positively impact a host of other soon were ousted from power. health issues,” he says. Ionescu finished medical school “We are pleased Gily has and completed his residency, joined us,” says Monty Knittel, inspired by two older sisters Walla Walla General Hospital who were doctors and by his president and CEO. “His clini- desire to understand and treat cal experience combined with the human body. his emphasis in lifestyle and He also married Lily, whom preventive medicine makes him he’d first met in the mid-1980s. a real asset to our group.” • “There are two big rewards The newlyweds planned to in medicine,” Ionescu says. stay in Romania, and Ionescu Kevin Waite, Adventist Health “One is restoring a sick person took a job at a medical clinic GLEANER correspondent to health. The other is helping in Bucharest. However, as the a person develop a healthful years went by, they discovered lifestyle and reap the benefits of it was impossible to get ahead living wisely.” financially.

January 2010 • Gleaner 23 A dvent movement Paul Coneff left the Mt. Ver- Jonathan Fetrick has John Miller II is serving the Michael Pearson became non and Cedarhome (Wash.) accepted the pastoral position Washington Conference as lit- pastor of the Parma and Merid- district at the end of 2009 to for the Port Angeles and Forks erature ministries coordinator. ian (Idaho) district. Pearson start his own supporting minis- (Wash.) district, beginning This new outreach position will replaces Garey Gantz, who has try of the church. this month. Fetrick previously restart the Magabook program taken a leave of absence to join served as the associate pastor of for the conference. his wife in Macau. the Chehalis (Wash.) Church.

M ilestones Burton J. Boundey. Burton worked for Portland Adventist 1959, in Payette, Idaho. graduated from Pacific Union Elementary School for four Duane graduated in June College, and they were married years and then transferred to of 1960, and started work- on Sept. 4, 1949, in the old the Oregon Conference office, ing for the Hyster Company Central Adventist Church, in working in secondary education in Portland, Ore., right away. Lodi, Calif. Burton entered the and later in the treasury depart- He worked as a test engineer ministry that same year; he ment. She retired after 23 years and then as a supervising and was 21 years old. He pastored from the conference office. facility manager at the Hyster churches in the Nevada-Utah, Since retirement Ken and El- Technical Center until he Upper Columbia, Oregon and lamae have been involved with retired in 1994. California Conferences for 55 Maranatha Volunteers working Janice worked first as a beau- years without interruption until on many projects. They also tician, then as a stay-at-home he retired on June 30, 2005, volunteered at Hawaiian Mis- mom while their children were from the Southern California sion Elementary and Interme- still at home. She did child care Burton and Geraldine Boundey Conference. They now live in diate Schools for the 1998–99 in her home and was an excep- Vancouver, Wash. school year. tional Tupperware salesperson. Boundey 60th The Boundey family includes The Carr family includes Dan Later, she worked at Portland Burton and Geraldine “Geri” daughter Carolyn and Lance and Pam Carr of Canby, Ore.; Adventist Elementary School as Boundey celebrated their 60th Dutton of Vancouver, Wash.; Don and Becky Carr of Aurora, a teacher’s helper. In addition, wedding anniversary with a son George of Yuma, Ariz.; Ore.; 7 grandchildren and a she worked at a church nursery. weekend of festivities, starting daughter Beverly and Larrie great-grandchild. Young people were her life. with a surprise Friday morn- Dean Porter of Vancouver, In 1992, they moved to a sce- ing brunch with the children Wash.; 6 grandchildren and 14 Graham 50th nic home fronting Rock Creek on Sept. 4, 2009, at a popular great-grandchildren. Duane and Janice Graham near Vernonia, Ore. They trav- restaurant in Vancouver, Wash. celebrated their 50th wedding eled to England and Scotland Their children also took them Carr 50th anniversary on June 14, 2009, in 1991; to Thailand in 1993; to and thirty some guests on a Kenneth and Ellamae Carr by taking a two week trip to see Hawaii many times; to Kenya, delightful cruise aboard the celebrated their 50th anniversa- the Canadian Rockies and visit Africa in 2003. Portland Spirit along the Co- ry on Sept. 20, 2009, with their friends in British Columbia. Duane and Janice moved to lumbia River. The anniversary family and friends at Woodburn More than 100 family and McMinnville, Ore., in 2004. dinner was held Sept. 6, 2009, Senior Estates Golf and Coun- friends attended their celebra- Since 1995, they have spent at the home of their daughter try Club in Woodburn, Ore. tion at the McMinnville (Ore.) winter months at the Fountain Carolyn, with 30 relatives and Kenneth H. Carr and El- Adventist Church Friendship of Youth Spa, 65 miles south of friends. lamae Kurtz were married on Hall on July 12, 2009. Seven of Palm Springs, Calif. They enjoy Geraldine Rieck was born Sept. 13, 1959, at the Meadow their original wedding party the friendship of other very and raised in Lodi, and learned Glade Church in Battle Ground, also attended. After enjoying active retirees. Both of them are about the Seventh-day Adven- Wash. After Ken’s graduation beautiful music sung by Duane’s involved in church services at tist Church from Melva Bryan, from Walla Walla College in sister Marjorie, Duane and the spa. Duane participates in a neighbor who lived across 1961, he worked in accounting Janice renewed their wedding orchestra and choir, and plays the street from her home. She offices in Gold Beach, Coos Bay vows. his violin more since retiring. was influenced to go to Pacific and Portland (all in Oregon). While attending Walla Walla The Graham family includes Union College where she was He retired from Blue Cross- College, Duane met Janice Aus- Stephen Graham of Happy soon baptized and joined the Blue Shield after 20 years as man on a street corner near the Valley, Ore.; Michael Graham of church. manager of cost accounting soon-to-be-completed cafeteria. Milwaukie, Ore.; David Graham Soon afterward she met and budgeting in 1995. Ellamae They were married June 14, of Puyallup, Wash.; and Jana

24 Gleaner • January 2010 M ilestones and Edgar Edge of Caldwell, and Helen Halsey of Mahwah, Friends, family and even James Wood married An- Idaho; and 4 grandchildren. N.J.; 12 grandchildren, 13 some of the wedding party netta Roderick on Oct. 4, 1959, step-grandchildren; 25 great- came from faraway places. One in Battle Ground, Wash. After Halsey 100th grandchildren; 4 step-great- of the flower girls came from serving four years in the Navy, Eldred Halsey celebrated his grandchildren and 10 great- Nova Scotia, Canada. A brides- Jim went to auction school in 100th birthday on Dec. 5, 2009, great-grandchildren. maid arrived from Cleburne, Montana and then joined his with a potluck at The Dalles Texas. dad at the Columbia Auction Church School social hall. Retired from nursing, Millie, Barn in Vancouver, Wash. Jim Eldred was born Dec. 5, 1909, is now actively involved with has been auctioning ever since. in Tilden, Neb. He served in the kitty rescue, both in her home For the past 37 years, he and his Coast Guard for seven years. area and in New Orleans, La., daughter Diane own and oper- He and his wife Atla joined since Hurricane Katrina. Kyle, ate Woody’s Auction Market, the Adventist church on Dec. also a retired nurse anesthetist, in Woodland, Wash. Annetta’s 17, 1938. Eldred worked as a recently spent some time on a career has included being a cartographer, and was honored mission trip to India and helps medical assistant, homemaker with international map-making Millie and Lyle Schaber Millie. and now office manager for awards. He served as a church The Schaber family includes their auction business. elder in several churches. He Schaber 50th son Kerry of Arizona; and The Wood family includes was also featured in the Orego- June 14, 2009, was a special daughter Diane Epstein of Diane and Ken Marshall of nian newspaper as the oldest day for Lyle and Millie Schaber Portland, Ore. Woodland, Wash.; Tracy and rower on the Willamette River. of Longview, Wash. They cel- Angelina Wood of Clackamas, Eldred Halsey’s family ebrated their 50th wedding an- Wood 50th Ore.; Duane and Stacy Wood includes Patricia and Burton niversary at the Meadow Glade Jim and Annetta Wood cel- of Damascus, Ore.; Jamie Maxwell of Chula Vista, Calif.; (Wash.) Adventist Church, the ebrated their 50th wedding an- and Charlene Wood of Battle Anton and Linn Halsey of same church they were married niversary on Oct. 4, 2009. The Ground, Wash.; Terry and Tacoma, Wash.; Dale and Anna in. The room was festive with celebration was hosted by their Angie Wood of Battle Ground, Halsey of Mustang, Okla.; Alice wonderful music and even a children at the Old Spaghetti Wash.; 18 grandchildren and 2 and Ed Crookes of Port Albani, barber shop quartet from Hills- Factory. They are members of great-grandchildren. British Columbia, Canada; John boro, Ore. the Yacolt (Wash.) Church.

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CASWELL—Vienne Ranee was A. and Katrina R. (Farrell) Hen- born Sept. 6, 2009, to Todd D. derson, Vancouver, Wash. and Karmon R. (Heinrich) Cas- well, Sedro Woolley, Wash. KELLAR—Jack Warwick was born Sept. 8, 2009, to Jesse and EVANS—Colby Nathan was Louisa (Fandrich) Kellar, Loma born Oct. 15, 2009, to David and Linda, Calif. Melissa (Larson) Evans, College Place, Wash. KINNEY—Wesley Roy was born Feb. 10, 2009, to Andrew and FOSTER—Austin James was Amy (Piuser) Kinney, Walla born Aug. 25, 2009, to Daniel Walla, Wash. and Mindy (Van Gundy) Foster, College Place, Wash. LLOYD—Noah Daniel was born July 3, 2009, to Daniel and GRUIA—Andon Luc Gheor- Denise (Flores) Lloyd, Moses ghe was born Nov. 10, 2009, to Lake, Wash. Ovidiu “Ervin” and Carmen (Driessen) Gruia, Gresham, Ore. PATTON—Kasey Michael was born Sept. 12, 2009, to Daniel HENDERSON—Daphne Reese and Michelle (Malott) Patton, was born Nov. 5, 2009, to Jason Olympia, Wash.

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BARNETT—Doyle M., 92; born 1959, Memphis, Tenn.; died Oct. 1923, Los Angeles, Calif.; died of Caldwell; daughter, Kathy Jo March 18, 1917, Elba, Ark.; 24, 2009, Nampa, Idaho. Surviv- July 17, 2009, McMinnville, Ore. Douglass, New Smyrna Beach, died Nov. 3, 2009, Walla Walla, ing: husband, John; sons, David, Surviving: husband, Harold; son, Fla.; and 5 grandchildren. Wash. Surviving: wife, Paulene Pocatello, Idaho; Daniel, Nampa; Dale, Elmira, Ore.; daughters, KUBLER—Howard E., 83; born (Moddrell), College Place, Wash.; and father, Richard “Dick” Cheryl Darnell, Eugene, Ore.; Nov. 1, 1925, Ogden, Utah; died daughter, Lois Chan, Damas- Stafford, Nampa. Theresa Smith, Grand Ronde, Oct. 10, 2009, The Dalles, Ore. cus, Ore.; brother, Ray Barnett, COY—Madeleine (Douma), 86; Ore.; brother, LaMar Peckham, Surviving: wife, Elaine (Mc- Siloam Springs, Ark.; sisters, born July 18, 1923, Sioux Falls, Petaluma, Calif.; sister, Beth Clure), Goldendale, Wash.; sons, Geneva Taylor, Rocklin, Calif.; S.D.; died Oct. 19, 2009, Walla Kittral, Oakdale, Calif.; 6 grand- Bruce E., Poway, Calif.; Jeffrey R., Jeanette Pettey, Siloam Springs; Walla, Wash. Surviving: hus- children, 5 great-grandchildren Corvallis, Ore.; daughters, Kath- and 2 grandchildren. band, Hugh; daughters, Linda and 3 great-great-grandchildren. leen Berg, Goldendale; Mary BOLDMAN—Ruth Thelma Wernick, Polebridge, Mont.; FISH—Robert “Bob” Sr., 85; Ellen Picha, Puyallup, Wash.; and (Botsford), 90; born Sept. 9, Joellen Lee, Angwin, Calif.; born Sept. 30, 1924, Ten Sleep, 11 grandchildren. 1919, Pasco, Wash.; died Sept. 4 grandchildren and 2 great- Wyo.; died Oct. 30, 2009, Grants LUKSAN—Vernon Jean, 83; 26, 2009, Bend, Ore. Surviv- grandchildren. Pass, Ore. Surviving: wife, Laura born Nov. 18, 1925, Sioux ing: son, Phil, Covington, DANG—Gordon, 80; born Aug. (Lincoln); son, Robert Jr., Grants City, Iowa; died Sept. 1, 2009, Wash.; daughters, Linda Owen, 25, 1928, Honolulu, Hawaii; died Pass; daughters, Betty Miller, Sandy, Ore. Surviving: wife, Ruth Bellingham, Wash.; Kathy Case, April 22, 2009, Hillsboro, Ore. Grants Pass; Sally Fish, Prairie (Naomi); son, Michael, Seattle, Bend; 9 grandchildren, 12 great- Surviving: son, Karl; daughter, City, Ore.; Joanne Bittle, Elk Wash.; daughters, Kathleen grandchildren and a great-great- Sherill Jerman; brother, Irving; Grove, Calif.; 9 grandchildren, 13 Stout, Sandy; Becky Halgren, grandchild. sisters, Sydney Yuen; Ruby Chun; great-grandchildren and 6 great- Sunriver, Ore.; brothers, Virgil, BOWYER—Elva Ruth (French), 3 grandchildren and 2 step- great-grandchildren. Portland, Ore.; Eugene, Venita, 86; born April 30, 1923, Bisbee, grandchildren. HENDRICKSON—Enoch Evert, Calif.; sister, Beverlyann Brandt, Ariz.; died Oct. 14, 2009, College DAVIDSON—Ruby V. (Walcker), 89; born March 27, 1920, Bellingham, Wash.; and 2 grand- Place, Wash. Surviving: son, Jack 86; born Aug. 7, 1923, Turtle Portland, Ore.; died July 9, 2009, children. A., Santa Rosa, Calif.; daughters, Lake, N.D.; died Oct. 15, 2009, Brush Prairie, Wash. Surviv- MATHIESEN—Viola Marie Ruthmarie Lavezzo, Riverside, Banks, Ore. Surviving: husband, ing: wife, Pauline (Quimby); (Steinert), 89; born Aug. 9, 1919, Wash.; Patricia Litchfield, Walla Lloyd Dean; sons, Jim and Bob, son, Carl, Hockinson, Wash.; Shattuck, Okla.; died July 13, Walla, Wash.; sister, Patricia both of Banks; 6 grandchildren 3 grandchildren and 8 great- 2009, Gresham, Ore. Surviv- Burgen; 13 grandchildren and 2 and a step-grandchild. grandchildren. ing: son, Nelson, Portland, Ore.; great-grandchildren. DOWNS—Meta A. (Blunck), 99; IVERSON—Cleta May (Page), daughter, Judith Mohr, Damas- BURNS—Eleanor M. (Reynolds), born Aug. 5, 1910, Knox, Ind.; 91; born May 21, 1918, Beach, cus, Ore.; 7 grandchildren and 3 81; born Sept. 17, 1928, Orlando, died Aug. 29, 2009, Tacoma, N.D.; died Sept. 29, 2009, Salem, great-grandchildren. Fla.; died Oct. 21, 2009, Spring- Wash. Surviving: sons, James, Ore. Surviving: son, Clyde, MCGREGOR—June L. (An- field, Ore. Surviving: daughters, Tacoma; Wendell, Dillingham, South Korea; daughter, Clydetta shus), 92; born Nov. 8, 1916, Barbara Burns, Springfield; Alaska; daughters, Dorothy Polk, O’Dell, New Brunswick, Canada; Seattle, Wash.; died Sept. 27, Linda Vreeland, Corvallis, Ore.; 6 grandchildren and 8 great- Tacoma; Laura Schwimmer, 2009, Tacoma, Wash. Surviv- and 2 grandchildren. grandchildren. Colville, Wash.; Barbara Ensley, ing: sons, Morgan, Eugene, CATE—Esther B. (Johnson), 82; Fletcher, N.C.; and 13 grandchil- JOHNSON—Bonnie J., 91; born Ore.; Phyilip, East Wenatchee, born Feb. 18, 1927, Medford, dren. June 28, 1918, Tacoma, Wash.; Wash.; Glen, Orlando, Fla.; Ore.; died Sept. 6, 2009, Portland, ESSARY—Virgil “Bud” Edgar, died Aug. 31, 2009, Gresham, daughters, June Bell, Tacoma; Ore. Surviving: sons, Larry V., 79; born July 10, 1930, Swan, Ore. Surviving: brother, Carl, Jan David, DeBary, Fla.; Judy Eugene, Ore.; Ron E., Walla Mo.; died Sept. 27, 2009, Beaver- Federal Way, Wash. Chinchurreta, Caldwell, Idaho; Walla, Wash.; daughter, Cheryl J. ton, Ore. Surviving: wife, Juanita KESLER—Yvonne Grace (Steele), Jerri Raymond, Altamonte, Fla.; Reimche, Portland; 13 grandchil- E. (Reetz), Roseburg, Ore.; son, 88; born July 23, 1921, Stockton, Jeannine DeMarce, Springfield, dren and 6 great-grandchildren. Randy W., Milford, Ken.; daugh- Calif.; died Oct. 2, 2009, Chula Ore.; Joy Blair, Riverside, Ohio; COLE—Hazel C. (Goode), 83; ters, Karla Potter and Dayle Pyle, Vista, Calif. Surviving: sons, Juannita Richmond, Orlando; born June 23, 1926, Toppen- both of Roseburg; brothers, Don- Mervin, Chula Vista; Byron, 24 grandchildren and 24 great- ish, Wash.; died Oct. 10, 2009, ald, Sunnyside, Wash.; Patrick, Volcano Village, Hawaii; daugh- grandchildren. College Place, Wash. Surviving: Menomonie, Wis.; Gerald, ters, Joyce Jacob, of Ohio; Regina MEISNER—Melba Jean (Rich), sons, Fred, Walla Walla, Wash.; Prosser, Wash.; sisters, Elaine Sevel, Fresno, Calif.; 9 grandchil- 85; born March 5, 1924, Perry, Hood River, Ore.; sister, Hutchinson, Zillah, Wash.; Joyce dren and 5 great-grandchildren. Edgewater, Colo.; died Oct. 21, Thetis Gair, Los Osos, Calif.; Pettit, Kennewick, Wash.; Patsy KING—Joan Marie (Harpham), 2009, Pendleton, Ore. Surviving: 4 grandchildren and 6 great- Tayon, Sunnyside; 6 grandchil- 72; born Aug. 20, 1937, Anchor- sons, Gerald, Pendleton; Gar- grandchildren. dren and 6 great-grandchildren. age, Alaska; died Oct. 26, 2009, rett, Hermiston, Ore.; Stanley, CONEFF—Jeannie Marie ETHERTON—Nancy Jean Caldwell, Idaho. Surviving: sons, Columbus, Mont.; brother, (Stafford), 50; born Oct. 10, (Peckham), 86; born Jan. 23, Arthur A. and Dennis B., both Melvin Rich, Denver, Colo.; 11

26 Gleaner • January 2010 At rest grandchildren and 19 great- Cook, Wenatchee, Wash.; R. Ed- Keno, Ore.; sister, Vivian Gless- Peoria, Ill.; died Oct. 29, 2009, grandchildren. ward Cook, Vancouver, Wash.; ner, Topeka; 3 grandchildren and Central Point, Ore. Surviving: MEYER—Robert A., 69; born daughters, Donna LaVerne a great-grandchild. husband, Harold L.; sons, Jim, June 12, 1939, Vancouver, (Cook) Schreckengast, Okano- REED—Daisy E. (Marsh) Moor, Crescent City, Calif.; Harold Wash.; died May 17, 2009, Battle gan, Wash.; Constance Louise 67; born July 13, 1942, Portland, J., Eagle Point, Ore.; Donald, Ground, Wash. Surviving: wife, (Cook) Weller, Auburn, Wash.; Ore.; died Oct. 22, 2009, Forest Central Point; David, Darling- Karen (Lund); sons, Jeffrey R., Esther Marie (Cook) Caton, Grove, Ore. Surviving: husband, ton, S.C.; Terry, Central Point; College Place, Wash.; Gregory Tonasket; sister, Ella Stuart Halv- Earl; sons, Ron Moor and Jeff brother, Robert Jenkins, Central erson, Kelso, Wash.; 15 grand- A., Brush Prairie, Wash.; Kelly Moor Jr., both of Cornelius, Ore.; Point; 12 grandchildren and 17 children, 28 great-grandchildren, D., Colville, Wash.; daughter, daughters, Donna (Moor) Pick- great-grandchildren. Colleen R., Battle Ground; and 5 4 step-great-grandchildren, 12 elsimer, Hillsboro, Ore.; Cynthia WAGNER grandchildren. great-great-grandchildren and 2 (Moor) Wegener, Banks, Ore.; —Howard R., 86; born Jan. 21, 1923, Rush County, Kan.; MICKELSON step-great-great-grandchildren. brothers, John Marsh, of Thai- —Myrtle M. (Mar- died Sept. 13, 2009, Emmett, Ida- tin), 97; born July 17, 1912, Todd OLCOTT—Ardelle I. Olcott land; George Marsh, Cornelius; ho. Surviving: wife, Lourabelle County, Minn.; died Oct. 20, Hilde, 86; born Feb. 17, 1923, and 11 grandchildren. (Werner) Odermott Hutchison, 2009, Morrison, Colo. Surviv- Wheelock, N.D.; died May 23, RUFF—Rosabell, 99; born July ing: daughter, Dorothy Nesmith, 2009, Issaquah, Wash. 14, 1909, Antlers, Okla.; died Ola, Idaho; son, Durand, Nash- Denver, Colo.; brothers, Orville PAULSON—Allie (Dicker- June 14, 2009, Hood River, Ore. ville, Tenn.; daughter, Deborah Martin, Long Prairie, Minn.; son), 96; born March 2, 1913, Surviving: son, Jim, Brewster, Yoder, Nashville; brother, Dale, Genard Martin, Champlin, Idabel, Okla.; died Oct. 5, 2009, Wash.; daughters, Maureen Albert, Kan.; sister, Arlyn Miller, Minn.; Ralph Martin, Phoenix, Washougal, Wash. Surviving: Mapes, Central Point, Ore.; LaCrosse, Kan.; 4 grandchildren Ariz.; sisters, Verna Burr, Hen- sons, Burnell, Oregon City, Ore.; Geraldine McNair, The Dalles, and a great-grandchild. ning, Minn.; Tam Christiansen, Bernie, Portland, Ore.; daughter, Ore.; 6 grandchildren, 11 great- WARREN—Linda Jeanette, 51; Enumclaw, Wash.; Enid Beck, Bernadine, Portland; 6 grand- grandchildren and a great-great- born Sept. 23, 1957, Centra- Long Prairie; Joy McWhorter, children and 11 great-grandchil- grandchild. lia, Wash.; died May 25, 2009, Miltona, Minn.; Carole Mullen, dren. SMITH—Edith E. (Leno), 86; Olympia, Wash. Surviving: Alexandria, Minn.; Gwen Norby, PERMAN—Marie (Lindsey), born Jan. 3, 1923, Tacoma, mother, Helen Warren, Centra- Champlin; a grandchild and a 84; born July 30, 1924, Grand Wash.; died Sept. 3, 2009, College lia; and brother, Dennis Warren, great-grandchild. Junction, Colo.; died May 28, Place, Wash. Surviving: husband, Centralia. MILLER—Joyce A. (Marchant), 2009, Everett, Wash. Surviv- Delmer; son, Lowell, La Center, WILL 95; born May 17, 1914, Wan- ing: sons, Tim, Apache Junc- Wash.; daughters, Connie Smith, —Helen A. (Cates), 87; ganui, New Zealand; died Oct. tion, Ariz.; Keith, Marysville, Happy Valley, Ore.; Judy Poirot, born Nov. 28, 1921, Cabri, Sas- 20, 2009, Spokane, Wash. Surviv- Wash.; Ken, Auburn, Wash.; half Milton-Freewater, Ore.; brothers, katchewan, Canada; died Sept. ing: sons, James E., Anchorage, brother, Dave Deselle, Carna- Aaron Leno, College Place; Les- 19, 2009, College Place, Wash. Alaska; Arthur R., Spokane; tion, Wash.; sister, Nina Martin, ter Leno, Clackamas, Ore.; Arlie Surviving: husband, Albert; sons, brother, Clifford Marchant, Wel- Marysville; half sister, Norma Leno, Tacoma; sisters, Elaine Gayle, Kelowna, British Colum- lington, New Zealand; 3 grand- (Deselle) George, Maple Valley, Gildersleeve, Maui, Hawaii; bia, Canada; Dennis, McBride, children, 2 great-grandchildren Wash.; 8 grandchildren, 14 great- Lorraine Poulin, Maumee, Ohio; British Columbia, Canada; Ron- and 2 great-great-grandchildren. grandchildren and 3 great-great- 7 grandchildren and 10 great- ald, Walla Walla, Wash.; Robert, grandchildren. MONROE—Irene Edith (Reyn- grandchildren. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; olds), 87; born Jan. 16, 1922, PIERCE—Laura (Christopher- STEVENS—Kyle Alan, 19; born daughters, Lynnette Michaluk, Philomath, Ore.; died Aug. 8, son), 99; born Nov. 20, 1909, Feb. 27, 1990, Portland, Ore.; Okotoks, Alberta, Canada; 2009, Corvallis, Ore. Surviving: Rainier, Ore.; died Sept. 26, 2009, died Oct. 22, 2009, Gresham, Lana Will, Calgary; brother, sons, Dennis, Philomath; Ken, Wenatchee, Wash. Surviving: Ore. Surviving: parents, Barry Lyle Cates, Kyle, Saskatchewan, Corvallis; daughters, Sondra daughters, Ursella Ball and Lau- Stevens, Vancouver, Wash.; Di- Canada; sisters, Enid Henderson Farmer, Portland, Ore.; Linda rine Pierce, both of Wenatchee; ane (Smith) Stevens, Gresham, and Lettia Byrd, both of Yakima, Monroe, Hillsboro, Ore.; broth- Charla Snead, Windsor, Calif.; Ore.; and brother, Andrew Wash.; 10 grandchildren and 4 Stevens, Boring, Ore. ers, Clarence Reynolds and Emil 4 grandchildren, 10 great- great-grandchildren. Reynolds, both of College Place, grandchildren, 4 great-great- TAYLOR—Peggy Jean (Cavin), WOODS Wash.; 12 grandchildren, 14 grandchildren and a great-great- 81; born Feb. 13, 1928, Doug- —Ted Earl, 59; born great-grandchildren and 2 great- great-grandchild. las, Ariz.; died Aug. 22, 2009, Dec. 6, 1949, Centralia, Wash.; died Aug. 20, 2009, Vancou- great-grandchildren. POWERS—Charles Russell, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: ver, Wash. Surviving: parents, MOORE—Bertha (VanDer- 95; born Jan. 4, 1914, Topeka, son, Douglas; daughters, Sandra schelden) Cook, 97; born March Kan.; died Oct. 4, 2009, Grants Taylor; Deborah Porter; and 5 William and Evelyn Woods, 11, 1912, Riverside, Wash.; died Pass, Ore. Surviving: wife, Viola grandchildren. Woodland, Wash.; and brother, Aug. 15, 2009, Tonasket, Wash. (Miller); son, Charles, Gaston, TWEDELL—Betty L. (Jenkins), Don, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: sons, Vern Franklin Ore.; daughter, Judy Whitlock, 85; born Aug. 18, 1924, East

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January 2010 • Gleaner 37 The Spirit is Still Willing let’s “If God were to ith all due respect to the Holy Scriptures, Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me,” take the Holy WThe Desire of Ages and other inspirational (Matthew 15:8 NKJV). Spirit out of our books, I cut my earliest theological teeth on Uncle talk Arthur’s Bible Stories. I shudder to consider the potential truth of an midst today, observation I once heard: If God were to take the about ninety-five Before I could decipher words, the colorful Holy Spirit out of our midst today, about ninety-five percent of what pictures there painted a graphic portrayal of the plan percent of what we are doing in our churches would we are doing in our of salvation. The images of Pentecost were strangely carry on ... and we would not know the difference. churches would riveting, flames sprouting from the believers’ heads carry on ... and we — tongues of fire, my mother said. That thought gives me pause. It forces me to would not know ponder what room I have given the Holy Spirit to Those tongues made the Holy Spirit seem very work in my own life. the difference.” real to me then. It brought life and energy and courage. It caused stumbling, bumbling disciples to The Spirit doesn’t need us; we need the Spirit. become fearless apostles. The man who denied his And whenever and wherever it comes, hearts are Lord baptized 3,000 new believers, all because of convicted and lives are changed. At times it tiptoes Holy Spirit power. With tongues of fire and fire on in quietly. On other occasions, as at Pentecost, it their tongues, they turned the world upside down. sweeps in with a mighty, rushing wind, moving all in its path. But through the years, I began to wonder about the Spirit. It became more of a ghost, a Holy Ghost I opened the pages of The Bible Story once more, to be sure, but increasingly vague, a bit mysterious recently. There were the familiar images, the tongues — even dangerous. I recoiled from tales of church of fire as brilliant as ever, in an event nearly 2,000 folk “caught up in the Spirit” rolling around in years past. the aisles, foaming at the mouth. It sounded as compelling as rabies. The Spirit indeed is still willing. Our flesh indeed is still weak. Our human condition is still the same Adventists have carefully tried to avoid the — in need of those same tongues of fire. extremes of so-called Spirit manifestations. Realizing the heart can be ultimately deceitful, It’s high time to move the Pentecost story from the we have found security in knowledge. But past to “current events.” • that effort can also callous our hearts to the real work of the Spirit and endanger us to the divine lament: “These people draw near You may respond to any Gleaner topic by to Me with their mouth, and honor sending an e-mail to: [email protected]

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38 Gleaner • January 2010 ou may be surprised to Y learn how much financial help is available. Explore your options at one of our free If you wonder workshops for parents and students. We’ll talk about: đŏ $+(./$%,/ whether you can afford đŏ!! ġ/! ŏ% đŏ5)!*0ŏ+,0%+*/ đŏ+1.ŏ-1!/0%+*/ a college education, +3ŏ%/ŏ0$!ŏ,!."! 0ŏ0%)!ŏ0+ŏü* ŏ out how—and how much—we can help. We look forward to let’s talk. seeing you there.

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