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To Every Nation de: Looking ahead to worldwide i evangelism in 2012 Ins meetings! a specialZambia report evangelistic from our

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 2 12/14/11 2:22 PM Devotional All things new! by Michael Porter WINTER 2012 • Vol. 75, No. 01 Can it be that 2012 is already

here? It seems like just a few Founder J. L. Tucker, 1895-1989 weeks ago we welcomed 2011! Executive Editor Bill Tucker When we’re children, we Editor Steve Hamstra measure time in days and weeks. Layout Harding Design As we grow older, time gets measured in years. Then as more Quiet Hour Ministries years roll by, it seems we start President/Speaker Bill Tucker counting the decades. of opportunity for every one of us. CEO Randal H. Bates For some reason, when we’re God has plans for each of us and CFO Randal H. Bates (interim) younger, we want time to “hurry invites us to choose Him each and up” and as we get older, we want Echoes is the official publication of The Quiet Hour, every day. Inc., doing business as Quiet Hour Ministries, PO Box time to “slow down.” As I’ve gotten How do I spend the new day 3000, Redlands, California 92373-1500, USA. older, time sure seems to move so that God has given me? What do I Subscriptions are $5 per year to United States much faster than it used to! But do with the new opportunities God addresses. International rates vary. For subscription time is no respecter of people. places in front of me? What value do service please call us at 800-900-9021, visit www. qhministries.org, or write to us at the above address. We’re all given the same number of I place on the promise of living with seconds, minutes and hours each God forever in a place where there Quiet Hour Ministries is a not-for-profit supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. day. What we do with this time will be no sickness, sorrow or death? Donations to Quiet Hour Ministries are tax-deductible makes all the difference. These are the kinds of new things— in the United States. Those in Canada may send their tax-deductible gifts to PO Box 22085, St. Thomas, ON, What do I do with the new opportunities N5R 6A1, Canada. UNIFORM DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

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sicknesses of any kind. These kinds The Quiet Hour Canada At this writing, Michael is a registered charity in Canada. Reg. # 89764 8002 RR0002 of new things make a difference—an Porter was CEO of Quiet eternal difference. Hour Ministries. Look for a Where legally possible offerings will go to these projects; full introduction to Randy otherwise special arrangements will be made with Quiet Hour The choices we make today Bates, our new CEO, in the Ministries for distribution of funds based on the laws of Canada and each day will open up doors next Echoes. where these funds are collected.

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Prayers Needed Thank you for your prayers, Quiet Hour friends. They are really needed. I also appreciate your interesting Bible studies through the Way of Life Bible course. You are a real blessing to many. – L. M., Bakersfield, CA E-blas t a Blessing MT ission rip Ethiopia Orphanage Thank you for those solid words I sent you an e-mail about the Though I am 82 years of age and received this morning. You don’t newsworthy things that happened on Social Security, I just had to know how broken my heart felt, but on our mission trip to South Africa, send this check for the Legedadi, getting this really cheered me up. but I want to add how thankful I Ethiopia orphanage. My parents God bless you all. I will be sending a was to Quiet Hour Ministries for were missionaries in many places in love offering in November. sponsoring this mission trip. We Africa for 40 years. My husband and – V.H., via e-mail thank God for QHM making it I lived in South Africa, Lesotho and possible for us to go. Without your Zambia for about 37 years. We both Echoa es nd Pamphlets help, people like us wouldn’t have were born in South Africa so I know I have been reading your magazine opportunities like this to serve. very well how the African people and little pamphlets for the last 35 Blessings on all that you do for the suffer. I hope the orphanage is built years and have translated many of Lord and others. very soon. them into Spanish to give away to – M. M., Redlands, CA – W. O., Boring, OR friends and family members. May Qu iet Hour Ministries’ Bibles God continue blessing you and Outreach Quiet Hour Ministries. I am enclosing a gift which is part – A. V., Orlando, FL You have an amazing outreach of my tithe from funds left to me that touches the lives of those who by one of my former clients. The Unexpected Blessing Lord has blessed me daily in so can be reached through no other I didn’t have to pay for the renewal many ways with the work I did medium. Your interactive website of my ID card so I think the money helping clients who were confined is impressive in that it reaches was meant for you. the Christian at every point on in facilities, and I want to use some their journey from child to mature of my profits to reach people of – M. H., Elk Mound, WI spiritual growth. The outreach the world who are hungry for more I Want to Help Missions options allow an opportunity to Bible knowledge. grow as do many other avenues – E. H., Napa, CA I have sold my quilt so I want to help you provide. On the other end of missions by teaching the people in Next Generation the world how to be saved. the spectrum, your evangelistic Continues Support ministries spread the seed in – V. E., Corinth, NY virtual spheres as well as physical My mom passed away at the age of locations. It is difficult not to be 96. I would like to continue giving excited by the ministries you have my support to this ministry. begun and continue to maintain at – M. C., Lakeport, CA Quiet Hour Ministries. – C. K., Grand Terrace, CA

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 4 12/14/11 2:22 PM Through My Eyes Together with Christ by Dan Cotton

These are unprecedented times. earnestly seeking the Lord’s guidance as it searches Signs all around us point to the imminent for the right replacement. As we honor Bill’s outstanding service and look return of Jesus Christ. Listen to the words ahead to new leadership, we can see a tremendous of Christ Himself, “Nation will rise against future ahead in international evangelism. Today nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There we are positioning ourselves to greatly expand our will be famines and earthquakes in various outreach through overseas evangelism and projects. places.” Matthew 24:7*. This strategic direction is being undertaken with much prayer for the Lord’s direction. And we believe God is leading us to dramatically grow our volunteer-based international evangelism ministry. In 2011 alone, more than 125,000 people were reached through our evangelistic meetings. Now imagine if that number were more than one million! Think of the tremendous impact that would make on the worldwide spread of the gospel and the future population of God’s kingdom! We see in this focus a very direct connection to the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20, a passage of Scripture that has been central to Quiet Hour Ministries for 75 years. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Looking at that commission from Christ, we see a place for every believer in the worldwide Wouldn’t you say that’s an accurate description proclamation of the gospel. So I invite you to join of our world today? Read further in Matthew 24 and us in pursuing the mission of sharing God’s saving you’ll see many other things that are taking place grace with people around the world. today as well. Jesus is coming very soon and billions And here is the precious promise of Jesus in this of people still need to hear about it! commission of Matthew 28:20: “And surely I am with That is the reason for which Quiet Hour you always, to the very end of the age.” Ministries exists. For 75 years this ministry has What an amazing promise! My friend, with proclaimed the return of Jesus Christ and His Jesus we can do anything. He will be with us as we wonderful offer of saving grace to each one on this uplift His name. So as we move forward through planet. I praise God for the multiple hundreds of these challenging times, let us join together with thousands of people who have accepted Jesus as Christ, working toward the final fulfillment of His their Savior through the outreach of Quiet Hour great commission.  Ministries. There is no higher privilege than to be part of God’s work. These are challenging times for Quiet Hour th Ministries. This 75 year of the ministry marks the Dan Cotton is chairman of the board of Quiet Hour beginning of a period of transition. Bill Tucker, who Ministries. has served with distinction as our third generation *All scripture taken from the New International Version. Tucker president/speaker, will retire. The board is

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 5 12/14/11 2:22 PM A Life-Changing Quiet Hour Ministries ev a nge lis m t eam s shar e Experience saving grace in Zambia by Charlene Hilliard West

It was a Thursday afternoon (September 30, Prater (16) and his sister, Daisy (12), 2011) when I had the opportunity to greet 30 excited team preaching the love of Jesus; and the people listened with open hearts, members from the Joshua Seventh-day Adventist Church ready to receive the message. in Joshua, Texas. They had just arrived in Livingstone, While the young people were Zambia, for a life-changing experience, and I was excited sharing Jesus in various places, for the opportunities, responsibilities and even challenges older adults were also preaching the good news. When Marilyn that were before us. Wallace (77) was invited to join this mission trip she decided to test The volunteers from Texas The requests for Bibles came from God about her participation. included four families, plus church members, those taking the Marilyn told me, “I decided several individuals who have been Bible study classes and even those to put God to the test. I told God planning for this mission trip, walking past the meeting sites. It that I would go on the mission including practicing their sermon was a common request, “Do you trip if three things happened. First materials and health talks and have a Bible that you can give of all, I prayed that He would take planning children’s Vacation Bible me?” So, within the first 24 hours away my pain. Secondly, I wanted school programs. The speakers of being in Livingstone a request to lose 20 pounds. Finally, I told ranged from the ages of 12 years was sent to Quiet Hour Ministries, God the third test was to receive to 78 years, and they would be “Please send funds for Bibles!” some unexpected money in the holding meetings in 17 different During the two weeks of mail.” Marilyn continued to pray locations throughout Livingstone. evangelism meetings I visited each this prayer. Almost immediately as the one of the meeting venues to watch, Soon she realized she was Quiet Hour Ministries volunteers listen and encourage the speakers. It pain free. Then, after joining began working with the elders was such a joyful experience to hear Weight Watchers, she lost 20 and church members at their sites, the young speakers, such as Harold plus pounds. Then one day she they realized the hunger for the (12), Timothy (14), Alan (15) and received a check from Costco in Bible truths among the Zambians. Keilani (16) Stowells as well as Dean the mail for $1.44—an unexpected

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 6 12/14/11 2:22 PM refund. Marilyn further stated, “I ‘ Ok, God, today I am going to strength and encouragement. wasn’t sure if the $1.44 qualified as be good,’ but within a few hours Then I found out his parents ‘unexpected money’, so I told God I would be saying things to hurt are Seventh-day Adventists and that I needed the unexpected funds people and just can’t stop.” his father is a church elder. So I to be at least $5.00.” A few days I told Daniel that God will said, “Daniel, that’s your answer. later she received $25.00 from the IRS, stating that she had overpaid her 2010 income taxes. That was “These have become my church children. five times what she had asked. She I am seeing them born again and it came to Zambia! makes me so very happy and as a result The people coming to the meetings were so eager for a change it helps me grow spiritually.” in their lives. Daniel was one of them. He was raised in a Seventh- day Adventist home. But during continue to forgive us as long as Call your parents, tell them you his youth he left the church and we continue to ask. There is no want to return to God and need even became estranged from his number on how many times we are their support.” He said, “That family. He told me he wanted to allowed forgiveness. I then asked will be tough for me to do.” And I return to God, but has had some him if he had children, and he said, said, “Daniel, your children need struggles he couldn’t get rid of. As “Yes, I do.” you to do that. They need you I kept listening and encouraging “How many times do you to have a relationship with their him, he informed me that he felt forgive your children when they do grandparents and with God.” that God would no longer forgive something wrong?” I asked him. “I As we concluded our his sins because he had asked so always forgive them because I love conversation, he promised me he much and kept sinning again. them,” he replied. I then told him would make the call and give it to From my conversation with him, it that God has more love for us than God. I then asked him if I could appeared he had an anger problem we do for our own children. I also pray with him, and he said, “Yes, or aggression issues. He said, “I discussed his need to be involved would you?” And I did. That night wake up in the morning and say, with a church family to give him he joined the baptismal class! ThenI remembered the parables in the Bible about the lost—the lost coin, the lost sheep, the prodigal son. We didn’t come to Zambia just for those who have never heard or known the gospel story, but we are here also to reach the lost—those who were home but left or didn’t realize they were lost. Daniel is a prodigal son, looking for his way home.

On the final day of our Zambia evangelistic meetings, 588 people were baptized. And more than 400 people were baptized shortly after!

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 7 12/14/11 2:22 PM Zambia Evangelism Report

Juliete Makeche (17 years old) was also attending one of the meeting sties. During my conversation with her she told me, “A long time ago I did worship with the Adventists, but then some of my friends encouraged me to start attending the Apostolic Church. I did and strange things began to happen to me. I started hearing voices and doing things that were good for me. But I didn’t know what to do. Then a few weeks ago I saw the posters that Bible meetings were going to be held here. I begged my parents to let me attend but they refused. I came anyway. Suddenly everything became very clear. I started to get a clear Speakers at the Zambia meetings ranged in age from picture of what I was to do. No longer did I hear 78 to 12-year-old Harold Stowell (right). voices. Then my parents saw a change in me and were no longer angry that I am attending the meetings.” I asked her if she was going to be baptized. “Yes,” My final question to him was, “What will you she said, with a smile on her face. “My parents are experience tomorrow when you see them baptized?” allowing me to be baptized, and I think they will be Tears welled up in his eyes as he told me, “These have here to see it.” become my church children. I am seeing them born Henry Haandila is the Personal Ministries again and it makes me so very happy and as a result it Director for the Dambwe Adventist Church. Each helps me grow spiritually.” day he met with those taking the “Happy Classes.” He The meetings concluded with a mass baptism of is currentlyworking with 38 candidates. I asked him, 588 people who gave their hearts to Jesus and went “Can you describe to me your method for teaching into the watery grave to become one of His children. them the biblical truths?” And more than 200 others began Bible studies He said, “First, my role is to encourage each (Happy Classes) to prepare for a future baptism. one and to direct them to the truth, something they During the two weeks in Livingstone we have not been getting from where they came from. experienced many answers to prayer—elimination I want them to know Jesus.” I asked him, “What of loud music from nearby taverns, computer and materials do you use for your classes?” He stated, projector challenges, safety on the roads, finding lost “The conference provides each one of the elders an keys and many more. But the most exciting answers SDA Doctrinal Guide and we use it to teach all the to prayer were about the people coming to the Bible doctrines.” meetings, making decisions to follow Jesus. We thank My next question to him was, “Can you give me you, too, for praying for the meetings in Zambia (and an idea of the religious backgrounds represented of other countries). those who started your class?” He said, “Six were There is such a strong desire among the Zambians from the Catholic Church, eight came from the New to learn more about Jesus and to be able to read about Apostolic Church, three were Pentecostal and the Him in their own Bibles. There is still much work to rest were backslidden Adventists.” I laughed with be done in Livingstone and other villages throughout joy when he said, “They will now be members of the Zambia. Their church members are eager to share Seventh-day Adventist Church.” Jesus and to train and encourage others to become “What happens to them after baptism?”I continued. disciples for Him; and our recent meetings helped to “After baptism, they will be assigned to a church bring about a revival among them. member who will nurture them, help them to grow Thank you for your prayers and support as Quiet spiritually, physically and mentally and to become Hour Ministries continues to equip volunteers to involved in the church and its activities,” he replied. create communities of believers around the world!  “This nurturing program usually lasts for about six months to one year. Then these new members are

given the opportunity to be assigned a new baptismal Charlene Hilliard West is Quiet Hour Ministries’ executive director for international candidate to nurture.” evangelism.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 8 12/14/11 2:22 PM This is your life-changing opportunity!

People with a wide variety of skills and On a Quiet Hour Ministries mission trip, backgrounds join our mission teams. you’ll be right at the forefront of outreach, changing lives for Jesus Christ! We’re looking for: Speakers ssionals Upcoming mission trips: Medical profe – our most urgent need! aders Honduras Children’s le March 29-April 8 Phi lippines April 13-28 Cooks ers Peru June 15-30 Build d about Philippine Anyone excite s June 29-July 14 Jesus sharing Peru June 29-July 14

Tonga July 3-15, July 17-29 S outh Africa July 12-29

Zambia August 12-28

Brazil November 2-17 NEW! Vietnam November 2-17

Come experience the joy of reaching people for Christ!

To learn more or sign up, visit www.qhministries.org or call Charlene West at (800) 900-9021, ext. 125.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 9 12/14/11 2:22 PM QuietTo Hour Ministries’ Th worldwidee visionE forn 2012d evangelisms

Of The Earthby Steve Hamstra

By year’s end 2012, how wonderful would trips are especially targeted it be if more than 200,000 people around the world had toward youth participants, but individuals of all ages are welcome been reached for Christ? Imagine, people who today are in to join. Our youth mission trips darkness, who’ve never heard the gospel, 12 months from have a unique excitement that’s now will be changed forever. all their own. People of all ages have been blessed by working side That’s precisely our plan! They’ll personally lead a 10-site by side with our young people to As the new year kicks in, Quiet evangelistic outreach to Tacna, share God’s saving grace. Hour Ministries is launching into Peru, in June. This area of Peru is “If you haven’t yet joined us on an ambitious strategy to touch the incredibly open to the gospel and a Quiet Hour Ministries mission lives of more than 200,000 people we’re looking forward to many trip, I can’t encourage you enough in 33 countries. This includes people accepting Jesus Christ to come,” says Bill. “We have room sending evangelism teams to 14 through our meetings. for people with all kinds of skills— countries and carrying out mission But the Tacna meetings are preaching, children’s programs, projects in 19 countries. only the tip of the iceberg. In fact, building projects and medical “This is no doubt a very bold our evangelism calendar kicks clinics. And people from all age vision,” says Bill Tucker, QHM off in March with a mission trip groups are needed as well.” president and speaker. “But we to Honduras. There’s still time to Medical professionals are an believe we’re being called by God register for this exciting evangelism especially urgent need. Having a to greatly expand our international effort. But hurry, the trip begins clinic on-site with a number of outreach. Christ is coming very March 29. services offered is such a crucial soon and we simply must tell the As the year moves forward, part of connecting with the local world about it!” trips open for enrollment include community and inviting people to Overseas evangelism is a key two to the Philippines (April 13-28 the evangelism meetings. If you’re element of fulfilling our aim. We’re and June 22-July 7), the Tucker’s a medical professional, please planning for more than 180 mission Peru trip (June 15-30) and trips to contact us about getting involved teams, comprising in excess of Tonga (July 3-15) and South Africa on one of our mission trips. 500 volunteers. “Volunteer-based (July 12-29). To bolster our evangelism evangelism is an area where we see The Philippines is such an program, we’ll also be supporting tremendous potential,” Bill explains. exciting place for evangelism and a number of mission projects. Last “When you consider that our Quiet Hour Ministries has been year alone, our mission projects volunteer evangelism teams reached very active there for many years. reached more than 50,000 people more than 125,000 people last As we look forward to this year’s for Christ! And this year we’re year, you can see what a marvelous mission trips, we’re anticipating excited about the worldwide slate opportunity lays ahead as we expand that hundreds of people will be of projects on deck. our international evangelism.” baptized. If you go, you’ll never Building churches has always Bill, along with his wife, forget the energy for evangelism in been an important part of our Jackie, will be an integral part the Philippines. mission support provided around of our 2012 evangelism efforts. The Tonga and South Africa the world. We have immediate

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hundreds more who requested Bible studies. This year we’re thrilled to be able to continue this vital mission support project thanks to your generous gifts. Having a Bible of their own is vital to establishing new believers in the faith. Beyond churches and Bibles there are many more mission projects we’ll undertake, including gospel workers building bridges to other faiths and supplying medical equipment to mission hospitals. Yet all these evangelism and mission efforts are focused on one goal: sharing God’s saving grace. Providing Bibles to new believers is an important part of our international And it’s because of you that all of evangelism. Thanks to your gifts, we are able to distribute thousands of local- this is even possible. Thank you for language Bibles every year! reaching people around the world for Jesus Christ!  plans to build 36 churches in just children and we were more or less Steve Hamstra is Quiet Hour Ministries’ executive the next few months and another at the mercy of the weather.” director for marketing. 55 are targeted for completion by Touched by the tremendous year’s end. need they saw, Bill and Jackie These churches will be built brought back a request from local in countries including India, church leaders for eight churches To learn more about Peru and Vietnam—places seeing in Malawi. With your help, we mission opportunities tremendous growth in new want to build these urgently- with Quiet Hour believers but yet with a serious needed churches right away! lack of church buildings. In fact, Thanks to your support, we Ministries, or to almost all of our churches will be were able to provide more than register, just visit www. built in places where there literally 13,000 local-language Bibles to has never been a Seventh-day the mission field last year. While qhministries.org or call Adventist Church before! here in North America Bibles are Charlene West at (800) One place we’re especially plentiful, in many places around 900-9021, ext. 125. wanting to focus our church- the world they are in desperately building efforts is Malawi. short supply. When Bill and Jackie Tucker led In fact, when Charlene If you’re interested in evangelistic meetings in Malawi West, our executive director for this past August, they learned that international evangelism, led 17 a special Quiet Hour the local area had virtually no evangelism teams in Zambia just Ministries mission trip church buildings whatsoever. a few months ago, she discovered for your church group, “Across the region, there were that local-language Bibles were so hardly any church buildings,” Bill scarce that many church members we’d be delighted recalls. “And where Jackie held her didn’t even have them. to help you organize meetings, the ‘church’ was really a Because of your gifts, we one. Just call Charlene threadbare thatch roof held up by were able to quickly wire funds to some branches and sticks. There Zambia to provide enough Bibles to learn more. were no seats, no place for the for all who were baptized and the

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 11 12/14/11 2:22 PM Evidence of God’s Loving Care New home built for 68 orphans in Indonesia by K.C. Hohensee

De ecemb r 13, 2011, was a day of special celebration for a small group of Indonesian orphans. While many of us were preparing for the upcoming holiday celebrations, on December 13 the Indonesian orphans at the YAPI Adventist Orphanage in Minihasa, Indonesia, will finally all be able to eat, sleep, and learn about God’s saving grace under one roof.

This orphanage, located on church visits to help raise funds the grounds of the North Sulawesi to continue progress on their Adventist Academy, currently new facility. Through this weekly houses 68 orphans who all local-church ministry, we recently passionately love and serve Jesus received word that three new on a daily basis. orphans have dedicated their lives You may recall that last through baptism by immersion! February we shared the mournful To date, thanks to your gifts, beginning of the story for these story of this special orphanage in we’ve raised more than $50,000 for orphans. In remembering the lives northwestern Indonesia. Due to this project! Thank you so much of the three girls that were lost, poor construction codes and all- for your continued dedication the 68 orphans will now have a wood framework, a small spark had to these children! Although powerful story to share of God’s destroyed one of the YAPI orphan the funds were enough to cover grace and generosity as they grow homes, claiming the lives of three the costs of the new building, up surrounded by evidence of His young girls in the process. These utilizing fire-proof materials such loving care for their lives. were three well-loved children who as bricks and concrete, more Thank you for your continued were caring ‘sisters’ to their fellow funds are still needed. Beds, support of our ministry and for orphans and passionate believers mattresses, bedroom furniture, the blessing you will in turn be to in Jesus. Yet they were lost to this office furniture and supplies all these orphans. If you would like to tragic fire. must still be purchased to turn the continue helping this orphanage With the original facility building from just a structure into grow and support these children, unsalvageable, many of the 68 a home for these orphans. please mark your gift with the orphans are living with faculty In addition to providing a safe code 06746. members from the North Sulawesi shelter for the orphans, the second May God bless this orphanage Adventist Academy due to lack story of the new building will serve and continued purpose to the area of space. But these temporary as a chapel, where the children of North Sulawesi, that it would be accommodations have certainly not will continue to learn about the used for His glory, bringing many destroyed the orphans’ spirit! love and beauty that is the story of precious people and children into Every Sabbath the students Jesus’ saving grace! His kingdom!  visit local Adventist churches in What an incredible answer their area, presenting songs, stories to prayer the response to this and sharing their love for Jesus. project has been. And yet, how K.C. Hohensee is marketing support specialist for Quiet The orphans are also using their incredible that this is only the Hour Ministries.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 12 12/14/11 2:22 PM You can reach 25 people for Christ!

Thanks to your support, in 2011 more than 125,000 people were reached for Christ through Quiet Hour Ministries’ volunteer evangelists! This year, your gift of just $40 can reach some 25 people for Jesus. Imagine that! People precious in Jesus’ sight can hear the good news because of you! A world starving for Christ is waiting. Our missionary teams are waiting. Will you help share the light of saving grace?

STILL # Project goal Raised Needed

WORLDWIDE 06012 Adventist-Muslim Relations $124,900 52.32% $65,351 $59,549

06033 Volunteer evangelists 292,315 54.23% 158,546 133,769

06003 Worldwide chapels 148,466 38.52% 57,199 91,267

AFRICA 06339 Africa Bibles & evangelism 202,142 61.34% 123,999 78,143

06219 Malawi Chapels 98,464 NEW 98,464

06267 Mbalanguzi Clinic (Malawi) 76,925 28.03% 21,563 55,362

ASIA 06746 Indonesian orphanage 96,992 54.55% 52,915 44,077

06706 Unentered Tribes 150,000 NEW 150,000 SOUTH AMERICA 06915 Amazon Basin Evangelism 55,000 76.74% 42,206 12,794

06822 Churches for Brazil 115,387 NEW 115,387

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give me just the right words to say. The other story is that of Then, trusting that God already Solomon, whom I met the first had the situation all worked out, I Sabbath of the meetings. An approached the man. I gulped hard English-speaking Nigerian, as he handed me a notebook filled Solomon was the only person at with a written message for me. the meetings who didn’t need a Then the man began speaking translator to understand what I in broken English, explaining was saying. a bit about his message and His dream was to be a encouraging me to read it. Still professional soccer player. And he praying to God for help, I began had come to Madagascar to pursue reading. He wrote that he’d been that goal. However it had not coming to the meetings every worked out as he had hoped and night—except for the night when now he was stuck in Madagascar we talked about the Sabbath. trying to figure out the next step That very night he had a for his life. But God had a plan dream. He saw a big blackboard in for Solomon. Solomon ended up front of him and on it I was writing moving in with the family of a something in English. Now he can leader at the Androndra church. only read Malagasy and French, Through their influence he’d but somehow he understood what started to study the Bible. I was writing on the board. “Ten Solomon had attended all of At the conclusion of the Beautiful Commandments” was the meetings when I finally met Madagascar meetings, nearly 900 the title. Then below that were 10 him. Night after night I saw him people were baptized! numbers with writing beside them. come and take careful notes on the As he looked at the writing it topics. So I started praying for him was all blurry except for the writing to keep coming to the meetings Between the 22 meeting sites beside the fourth number. So he and to decide to follow Jesus. our team had, nearly 900 people read the commandment about the While making my altar calls accepted Jesus and were baptized! Sabbath and took it as a sign that each night, I was watching to see And another 800 people asked to God was telling him something if he would come forward. I was begin Bible studies in preparation really important. hoping and praying, but he didn’t for baptism. Then he said that he wanted come. I told myself that maybe he As I think about our Bible studies about the Sabbath wasn’t yet ready to decide. Then experience in Madagascar and the and was willing to observe the one night when I made a call for many people we saw accept Jesus, a Sabbath day! people who wanted to choose Jesus verse comes to mind: “He has made Finishing his written message, and be baptized the next Sabbath everything beautiful in its time.” he and I prayed together. And later (the last day of our meetings) he Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV. I was able to visit him in his home stood up! I was so excited and For me to be able to go to to help answer the questions he thankful to God! Madagascar and witness God’s had about Bible teachings. I strongly believe that powerful hands working in my I praise God for reaching this Solomon was sent to Madagascar life and the lives of others was man with the truth! He really to be at the right place at the right definitely no accident! It was part of stepped out in faith, especially time for God to do something God’s amazing plan. All praises to since he was a leader in a local great in his life. Now Solomon is Him who is still working to bring Roman Catholic church. God really studying to become a pastor and so many people to salvation!  does have an amazing plan for has a passion to return to Nigeria every person. And watching Him to share Christ with his family and Michelle Baylon was part of a 22-site evangelistic effort work out His plan in this man’s life friends back home. in Madagascar in June-July 2011. She is a student at was an experience I’ll never forget. It’s amazing how God works! Southern Adventist University.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 15 12/14/11 2:22 PM Honoring Our Volunteers

Every year, we like to honor all of the volunteers who team with Quiet Hour Ministries to help share God’s saving grace. Most of our volunteers are evangelism mission trip participants. However there are others who serve in a wide variety of ways. Whatever their contribution, we want to say a heartfelt thank you. And know that you have brought people around the world to Jesus!

Sarah Abouelfatouh E Katrena Chung E Jonika Freeman E Barbara Hill V Michael Acker E Michael Chung E David Friesen E Geneva Hiser V Gabriele Adamovic E Rena Chung E Cindy Frost E, R James Hodson E Joseph Adeyemo B Melanie Cogne E Alexandru George Fudulea E Kayla Hopper E Starlene Affolter E Jeffrey Coleman E Timothy Gaines E Tawanna Howard r Sarita Ago E Kaleb Coleman E Danny Garcia E Amanda Hughes E Daniel Alvarez E Stephan Collins E Irma Garcia E Douglas Hughes E Tiago Alves E Liccykeila Contreras E Kaylee Garcia E Art Humphrey E Dianne Anderson E Paulo Cordeiro E Maria Garcia R Patricia Humphrey E Luis Andrade E Liliana Corrales E Nicole Garcia E Faith Hunnicutt E Pierre Rafidy Andrianaivo E Bradley Cosby E Sarah Garcia E Bo Hwang E Chad Angasan E Daniel Cotton B Jonathan Gardner E You Hyelin E Jonathan Arauz r Betty Crawford E Jeffrey Geiger E Intissar Issa B Eduardo Arroyo E J. Don Crook B, E, R Joshua Geiger E Joy Johannsen E Matthew Axford E Sylvia Crook E, R Egbert George E Breanna Johnson E Dae Eun Bae E Donald Crumley E Keishauni George E Dustin Johnson E Michelle Baylon E Travis Crumley E Gavrail Georgiev E James Jones E Colton Beerman E Stephanie Cruz E Sebastian Ghenghea E Paul Juberg E Meranda Beerman E Rosalvo Da Silva E Stefan Giuliani E Yu Young Kang E Merlin Beerman E Richard Daly E Henry Go E LaVonne Kasischke v Nichole Beerman E Dallas Davis E Carla Gober B Marcus Keenan E Vonda Beerman E, R Lloyd Dayes B Daryl Gohl B, R Alger Keough B Brock Beglau E Robert Dezso Demeter E Ruthie Gohl R Emma Khan E Bryceson Beglau E Uendeo Rodrigo DePaula E Mariana Gomes De Sousa E Monya Khan E Lexundra Beglau E Alex Diaz E Katelyn Gonzalez E Karyl Kieper E Felix Bendezu E Brenden Dodd E Christine Graham E Jae Jin Kim E Zurisadai Benitez E Artha Dolinskiy E Julie Grecian E Si Hyun (Shawn) Kim E Kenneth Benson E Hamblen Dolinskiy E Meg Grecian E Uijoon Kim E Josias Bertide E Igor Domingos E Scott Grecian E Jared Kimbrow E Mari Bland E, R Jenny Donasco E Kallie Griffin E Kaili Kimbrow E Steven Bland E, R Philip Duclos E Michael Griffin E Kerrie Kimbrow E Lowell Bock B Donna Duff E Werner Grob E Ronald Kimbrow E Julia Bonney E Landon Duff E Thomas Gyuroka E Thea King E Eloise Boothby B Ana Dumitrescu v Mary Ann Hadley E Carrie Klaus R Angela Boothby E Selvin Duncan E Cho Hae Jun E Steve Klaus R Michelle Borg E Vanessa Duncan E Matthew Haire E Justin Knapp E Trevor Borg E Dsve Ebenezer E Jean Hall R Kimberly Knapp E Melissa Bovell E Edna Ellis E Jerry Hall E Franz Krakolinig E Bruce Boyd E Christopher Ennis E Mary Ann Hall E Hyeok Sung Kwon E Jerome Bray E Daniel Escalante E Richard Hall R Shaya Kyle E Dodd Brenden E Andrew Estrada E Darlene Hallock E Bradley LaLonde E Dinu Bulboaca E Angela Estrada E Taylor Hamblen E Chastity Lambert E Courtney Burtnett E Nickolas Estrada E Dillon Hamilton E Justin Lambert E Seth Bussey E Rachael Estrada E Jun HanBong E Kimberlyn Lambert E Mary Butler E Robert Estrada, Jr. E Zoltan Hangyal v Kyle Lambert E Esther Cabasaan E Robert Estrada, Sr. r Abby Hann E Stephen Lambert E Samuel Cabrito E Brenda Etheridge r D. Mark Hann E, R Thomas Lambert E Ronald Cameron E Raymond Etheridge E Jessica Hanson E Tiffinie Lambert E Christopher Carmen v Eran Eva E Jessica Harrison E Jeffrey Lauritzen E Joseph Cartwright E Gauge Eva E Aaron Hartman E Victoria Lauritzen E Sonia Casey E Heath Eva E Barry Hartsock r Errol Lawrence E Diana Castaneda E Lexus Eva E Ruth Hartsock R Betty Leacock R Matheus Castro E Tera Evans E Jonathan Hayasaka E Anita Lee E Elsie Chan B Kayla Ewert E Roland Haylock r Ethan Lee E Yanli Chan E Anna Ferris E Gerald Hazekamp E Evann Lee E James Chang E Sergio Festa E Mitch Hazekamp E Joseph Lee E Shirley Chang E Babida Fiel Adams E Irene Hebert E Yea Rim Lee E Selena Chavez E Dianne Fillman E, R Michael Hebert E Varner Leggitt V Dhanalutchmee Chetty E Donald Fillman E Tiara Hebert E Daniel Lehacaut E Issan Chetty E Noel Fillman E Andrea Heling E Daniel Lenart E Lai Nga Cheung E Krystin Flash E Alex Hernandez E Joe Lessig E Mickael Chevrier E Denys Flausino Barcelo E Allison Hickam E Virginia Lessig E Samuel Chiu E Clayton Flowers E Autumn Hickam E Koehpan Leung E Cathy Chung E Vernon Franklin E Richard Hickam E Tracie Lewis E

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Cheuk Man Li E Joao Carlos Moreno DeSilva E Maria Rosenthal E Alexis Temko E Morris Liddell E Kiehl Morgan E Patricia Rosenthal E Cora Tetelepta v Yi Nuo Liu E Farhan Mall v Raluca Rotary E David Thomas v Jason Logan E John Mall E David L. Ruhling E Nithya Thomas E Lauren Logan E Jim Mullikin E David S. Ruhling E Royce Thompson E Charles Lomudak E Sarah Nadarajan E Dianna Ruhling E Steve Thorpe E Boston Londis E Martinez Navallo v Tucker Rullestad v Haslel Toruno E Olivia Londis E Caroline Neil V Joan Rusche E Mackenzie Trenner E Yolanda Londis E Daniel Neuharth E Robert Rusche E Colton Triplett E Benton Lowe E Dick Neuharth E Donna Sahlin E Rebecca Triplett v Harold Lyle V Michael Neuharth E Steven Sanders E Samuel Triplett E Kaitlyn MacLafferty E Mary Nobles E Daniel Ciprian Sandru E Arnold Trujillo E Peter Magarang E Monte Nystrom E Anto’Nio Santos E Alma Tucker E Chia Lun Mai E Roselie Nystrom E Isaias Santos E Nicholas Valenzuela E Kayla Malit R Hyo Suk Oh E Kyle Santos E Vanessa Valleray E Chloe Mallory E Lois Olson E Rose Santos E Abraham Velazquez E Anny Mamanua E Bethany Otis E Rodrigo Scalassara Da Cruz E Christina Verrill E Beryl Mamanua E Chung Hyun Pak E Laura Schafer E Ciobotaru Victor E Jim Mamanua E Paul Pangkey E Susan Schafer E Adam Vollberg E Lester Mamanua E Sergio Paredes E Don Schatzschneider E Caroline Vollberg E Maggie Mambou E Hannah Park E Gail Schatzschneider E Hans Von Walter E Paul Mann E Hyun Joo Park E Kenneth Scott E Barbara Voth E Achilles Manzala E Joseph Park E Scotty Scott E Lauren Waegele E Jarred Maquire E Krystal Park E Kaitlyn Seheult E Elizabeth Wagner E Esther Marcoe v Nanhee Park E Benjamin Selby E Lauren Wahlen E Alberto Marin R Sung Park E Brenna Selby E Marilyn Wallace E Amalia Marin B, R Roy Patterson V Tad Selby E Santos Wallyson v Ariana Marquez E Jon Paulien B Hyun Seok Seo E Hao Jan Wan V Milton Marquez E Josiah Payne E Faith Sereti E Branden Watson E Carlos Martin E Zachary Payne E Brittney Shazier E Patricia Watts E Ron Mataya B Bob Peck E Curtis Shearer E Ralph Watts E Islem Mattey E Ricardo Peralta E Lik Man Sheehan E Yoppy Wauran E Karl McCalla E Ever Perez E Stefanie Sheehan E Fred Webb E Marie McCalla E Jessica Perez E Joon-Min Shin E Gideon Weeks E Christian McClung E Alan Petersen R Paul Shingleton E Jeremiah Weeks E Jason McElroy E Kudakwashe Pfupa v Chase Shireman E Jill Weeks E Michael McGonigle E Karen Porter E Kendor Shy E Andries Weley E Christopher McKee E Sarah Porter E Joana Silva E Lientje Weley E Janel McKee E Dean Prater E Seargent Simms v Meivy Weley R Jessica McKee E Linda (Daisy) Prater E Alex Sipes E Melvin Weley B Nathaniel McKee E Melinda Prater E David Sipes E Maranda Wilbanks E Samuel Mckee E Ronnie Prater E Lori Sipes E Kenneth Wilbur E Malcolm McKenzie E Zoey Prater E Nathan Sipes E David Wilkins E Duane McKey R Rachel Pratt E Deborah Skoretz E Christopher Willenborg E April McNulty E Julianne Primero E Maria Skoretz E Dalin Williams v Jeremy Mendenhall E Kristalyn Proctar E Michelle Skoretz E Kiefer Williams E Timothy Mendenhall E Lauren Pyeatt E Aaron Snelgrove E Morgan Williams E Jean-Luc Mercado E Linda Pyeatt E Mark Snelgrove E Patricia Willis E Nelson Mercado E Leah Ramos E Mary Snelgrove E Devin Wolf E April Meza E Macayla Raney E Daniel Spencer Barbosa E Berndt Wolter E Ethan Meza E Robby Raney E Michal Stafa E Xin Yi Wong E Sidney Meza E Daniel Ranisavljevic E Benjamin Stan E Jenny Wuisang v Valentine Meza E Filipe Reis E Zdravko Stefanovic E Merill Wuisang v Joseph Miceli E Willey Reith E Linda Steffens E Tommy Wuisang E Ryan Miceli E Darold Retzer E Richard Steffens E Lynnette Youngberg E Jeffrey Michel E Samantha Rey E Robert Steffens E Norma Zachary v Mario Michel E Maria Reyes E Shayla Steffens E Maricel Zamoras E Dana Milholm E Rosalva Reyes-Castillo E Randall Steffens, Jr. E Bianca Zuazua E Darla Milholm E Carol Reynolds E Randall Steffens, Sr. E Derek Milholm E Michael Reynolds E Betty Stevenson E Devon Milholm E Arnaldo Ribeiro E Alan Stowell E Joseph Milholm E Paulina Richardson E Harold Stowell E Cicely Miller E Erika Rivera E Keilani Stowell E B Board, committees and Paul Miller E Mary Ann Roberts E Leilani Stowell E council member Roberta Miller v Ismael Rodriguez E Richard Stowell E Ellen Missah E Oscar Rodriguez E Timothy Stowell v E Evangelism team Hiskia Israel Missah E Miguel Angel Roig E Valerie Stuart E participant Joseph Mixon E Jose Rojas E Pak Nin Sum E V Prayer, puppets, felts, Gabriel Monet E Josue Rosado E Rosie Tan E office and other Savannah Moore E Albert Rosenthal E Reginald Taylor E Myckal Morehouse E Friedebert Rosenthal E Vanessa Taylor E R Ministry representative

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 17 12/14/11 2:22 PM TAhe lat esNewt news from Quie t EHourr Minisatries by Michael Porter

Qouiet H ur Ministries has A s the ministry has grown, more and more people entered a new era in its nearly have heard and accepted the invitation to become a part of the family of God through our evangelism and 75-year history! J.L. Tucker founded mission projects. Hundreds of thousands of lives have Quiet Hour Ministries with his first been touched. radiobroadcast in 1937. His son, LaVerne Tucker, continued the ministry, adding New five-year strategic plan large evangelistic meetings around the world. LaVerne’s son, Bill Tucker, has led this ministry for 19 years, seeing us fund more and more special mission projects and involve hundreds of volunteers in sharing saving grace through short-term mission trips.

Throughout the history of Quiet Hour Ministries, radio and television were used to share the good news of God’s plan for connecting lost Expanding our volunteer evangelism mission trips is a people to a loving God who does not want even one key focus in our new strategic plan. of His creation to lose out on eternal life. One after another of these men led the ministry O ver the past several months, Quiet Hour as it continued to grow and thrive, and each one Ministries staff, board of directors and others have in due time, handed over the leadership to his worked on our next five-year strategic plan. During successor. In 2012 things are a bit different. Bill a weekend strategic planning summit, many hours Tucker has retired from full-time ministry, but were invested in a careful review of what the ministry remains our president and speaker as a search is should look like in the future. underway for his replacement. While a Tucker family The mission statement was revisited, resulting in member will no longer lead the ministry, the goal of suggestions for change to further define our focus. sharing saving grace remains clear. Quiet Hour Ministries’ very successful short-term holistic mission trip program is seen as one of our greatest strengths and an excellent way to move the ministry forward in an even stronger way. The group set a five-year goal of recruiting and sending out 5,000 volunteers on Quiet Hour Ministries mission trips each year! Considering the number of volunteers is presently under 1,000 a year, this is a major goal, and yet one that with careful planning, vision and God’s blessing, we believe can be accomplished. Just to underscore the impact of this vision, 5,000 Quiet Hour Ministries evangelism volunteers would reach more than 1.1 million people for Christ!

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Changes in the office of the chief this ministry. I have no doubt that He will continue executive officer to bless and lead. I believe the best years are still ahead for Quiet Hour Ministries. A New Era Nearly six years ago, it was my privilege to join Quiet Hour Ministries as chief executive officer.I Mission trips had recently completed a number of years serving as president of the Middle East Union of the Seventh- day Adventist Church. Working in that challenging part of the world was a privilege and because of that experience, I was able to further enhance the work Quiet Hour Ministries had been doing for years in reaching into the hearts of Muslim believers as well as supporting traditional approaches to sharing saving grace. Recently my wife Karen, who typically volunteers more than two months of her time to Quiet Hour Ministries each year, was invited to return to the General Conference secretariat office in Maryland. This call requires a move to Maryland, where we served for five years some time ago. At the last Quiet Hour Ministries board A s you visit our website or read on page 9 in meeting, our search committee was tasked with this Echoes, you’ll see that we’ve already got a good finding a new CEO to replace me. Since then, at the number of mission trip opportunities lined up. Make recommendation of the search committee, the board your plans early to join one of these trips. You may voted to invite Randy Bates, our CFO, to serve as the wish to plan your family vacation around a mission new CEO. He has been with Quiet Hour Ministries trip. Or your church group may be looking for a for more than 10 years, including five as CFO, and mission trip. recently led in the creation of our five-year strategic If the scheduled trips won’t work for you, contact plan. Randy now serves as our CEO and I have us and we may be able to work with you to plan a stepped aside to pursue new opportunities. I have trip just for you and your group. Our goal this year is full confidence that Randy will provide excellent to multiply the usual number of mission trips. Over leadership for the years ahead. the next few years, we want to see 5,000 volunteers Serving here with Quiet Hour Ministries has each year sharing saving grace through mission trips. been an honor and privilege. I have sensed God’s Imagine more than 100 trips a year with an leading at every step and have been amazed at the average of 50 participants on each trip. Or put scope of the ministry. Often we hear people say, another way, a mission trip beginning every four “I had no idea,” when describing the scope and days! We want to reach more than one million magnitude of what Quiet Hour Ministries does. people each year! Don’t miss your opportunity for There are still times when I feel exactly the same way. these life-changing trips. I too am simply amazed at what God does through I have often said that Quiet Hour Ministries is not an office in Redlands, or people on the payroll or our board. Quiet Hour Ministries is all of us working together to share God’s amazing saving grace with the world. Together we are Quiet Hour Ministries. May our work bring us that much closer to our gracious Lord’s second coming is my prayer. 

At this writing, Michael Porter was CEO of Quiet Hour Ministries. Look for a full introduction to Randy Bates, our new CEO, in the next Echoes.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 19 12/14/11 2:22 PM I n Memory Of... Quiet Hour Ministries gratefully acknowledges the many gifts given in memory of loved ones to help share God’s saving grace with the world. If you wish to honor a loved one through a memorial gift, please indicate so with your donation and provide the individual’s name. We will be happy to include your gift in a future Echoes magazine. Should you wish to make an anonymous memorial gift, simply note that as well and we will respect your request.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 20 12/14/11 2:22 PM Memorial Gifts Liebelt, Arthur & Marcella Potter, James Straw, Charlene by his sister, Ferne V. Davick by Velma & Roberta by C. Mercer Straw Liebelt, Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Potts, Baby Sutton, Raymond by their daughter, Ferne V. Davick by Grandma Jones by his wife, Margaret Lipkey, John Szasz, John & Alta by his daughter, Mary Alice Van Der Molen Radford, Albert & Mary Lippincott, Lloyd by their daughter, Wanda by Debby, Rod & Nancy Szasz by Wally & Geri Dunks Radford, Dollie Little, Lyle by her sister, Wanda Telloian, Shakie by his wife, Dorothy & family Radford, Pearl by her daughter, Gloria Babayan Long, Alan Dean by her sister, Wanda Thomas, Dorothy by his mother, Pauline B. Long Radke, Gustav & Minnie by C. Mercer Straw Long, Elder J. Murray by their daughter, Stella Hegstad Tomlinson, Natalie by his wife, Pauline Radke, Russell A. by Reba Hargrove Loved Ones by Stella & Roland Hegstad Tsuha, Herbert by Bluebell Clark Rawson, Oma Sharon by her husband, Lee by his wife, Irma Malone, Ida Belle Rea, Eleanor Tucker, Clyde by her granddaughter, Reba Hargrove by Wally & Geri Dunks by his wife, Audra Marks, Howard P. Reiswig, Phillip by his wife, Joyce by Milton & Julianne Krantz Varnum, Dorothy L. McBride, Sarah Sally Richards, H. M. S. by her daughter, Harriet Bos by her daughter, Vana Thatcher by Claudie & Georgia English McFarland, James Riffel, Adeline Wall, Joshua J. by C. Mercer Straw by Don & Alice Fahrbach by Wally & Geri Dunks Meidinger, Lee J. Rouhe, Shirley Carle by Don & Maxine Rogers by David & Cathy Keyes Waterhouse, Edith M. Miller, Derek Rude, Mary by Bruce & Esther Knutson by Raul Miller by her sister & brother-in-law, Welch, Wayne Miller, Eugene L. Lillian & Don Wysong by his wife, Marcella by Norman & Thelma Baptist Rushold, Harry & Irma Westphal, Ben Miller, Harold H. by their daughter & son-in-law, Udene & Marlin Allen by Harold & Lorraine Clark by his wife, Emma Whalin, Alta L. Miller, Yvonne by her niece, Beverley Whalin Hubbard by her husband, Raul Sanders, Maude M. White, Connie L. Moore, Carl T. by her daughter & son-in-law, Martha & Lyndon DeWitt by Margaret Lind by his wife, Mable Schermerhorn, Dorraine Morikone, Arnold Larry & Carolyn Peterson by Suzanne & Kurt Welser White, Malcolm by David Morikone Schleisner, Lynn by his wife, Olive Morikone, Jimmy by Jim & Judy Culpepper by David Morikone Schneider, Edward Wiggins, Arlene Morikone, Roy & Eileen by his wife, Winifred by her husband, Al by David Morikone Schneider, Kurt D. Wilkie, Stella Morris, Clyde by his mother, Winifred Schneider by Ruth Sackett by his wife, Marylene Scott, Philip Witmer, Robert (Bob) & Opal K. Morrison, Hilda by Betty Tope & Betty Park by their daughter, Barbara M. Witmer by Keith & Valda Boyd Scull, Caroline by Helena M. Janke Yaeger, Reuben L. & Helen Neumiller, Alvin & Ella Mae Seaward, Marvin by Paul & Edna Abrams by Raul Miller by their daughter, Iris Specht Newton, Lydia P. Shaffer, June by her daughter, Marguerite Rader by her sister, Iris Donaldson Zalabak, Wilbur Nichols, Gus & Julia Shields, Ruby by his wife Ruth by their family by her sister, Wanda Nowlin, Grace Shook, Claude B. IN HONOR OF . . . by Lillian & Don Wysong by Reba Hargrove Simpkins, Ann E. (Foutch) Orrison, Richard T. Anniversaries: by her sister & brother-in-law, Breen, Benjamin & Erma, 70th by Marguerite Ross Gayle & C. F. Tyroff by Louie & Bonnie Strawder Oswald, Virginia E. Sisson, Sarah D. by Stan & Lenore Sterling by her brother, George W. Sisson McKenzie, Paul & Dorothy, 60th Smart, Iva by Louie & Bonnie Strawder Pancake, Ardis by her sister, Wanda Ryan, Dan & Aline, 70th by Loved Ones Smith, Alice E. by Louie & Bonnie Strawder Parmale, Richard by Bonnie Lorenz Thurman, Al & Dolly, 60th by Wally & Geri Dunks Smith, Dorthy by Louie & Bonnie Strawder Patterson, Catherine by Claudie & Georgia English by Steve & Mary Lou Pride Spencer, Sandy Pearson, Pete by Wally & Geri Dunks Thankfulness Biloff, Hagen & Gladys by his wife, Betty Spiller, Harold (Hal) D. Pedersen, Stanley F. by his wife, Marjorie for our 70th wedding anniversary by his wife, Dora Mae Sprague, Jay Howard Loved Ones Peterson, Douglas & Donna Franzke by his son & daughter-in-law, for the birth of our twin grandsons by Donald & Elsie Peterson Howard & Rosemary Sprague by Harley & Sharon Miller

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 21 12/14/11 2:22 PM Vietnam Report A Pioneering Work by Steve Hamstra

Thanks to your support, for the past several One recent letter from Khoi Tran, a local church official, shared years Quiet Hour Ministries has been involved in one of this exciting news: the most exciting frontline evangelism efforts in the entire “We held a special baptism Seventh-day Adventist Church! ceremony for the very first seven candidates from the Hanoi Adventist Church. Pastor Tan, the mission president, was there to conduct the baptism. “The next Sabbath, Pastor Mok joined us at the Hanoi Church. He was amazed to see the work growing so rapidly in the northern region of Vietnam. Now the Hanoi church is looking for a bigger place in which to worship. They now have 40 people and have filled the room they are renting. “Next year, we are planning to hold a big outreach in Hanoi. So we are looking for a place to hold about 300 people, as we expect to soon have a group that big.” Praise God for the wonderful success of the frontline work currently going on in Vietnam! Following the official Since it was first founded, The Hanoi church is an especially recognition of the Adventist the training program has grown exciting story, because only a few denomination in 2008 by the substantially. In fact, while there years ago, there was no Adventist communist government of used to be just one training presence in the city at all. Vietnam, the church there has seen program each year, demand is We’re so thankful to our tremendous growth. And we’ve so great that there are now two supporters who have helped been helping build up the church’s sequences each year. All told, some make this amazing, pioneering work in Vietnam through a training 61 gospel workers were trained in work in Vietnam a reality. In school for gospel workers and 2011 alone! thinking of the work in Vietnam ongoing gospel worker support. But what’s truly amazing and how far it’s come in such a These gospel workers have are the results. Last year, more short time, the words of Christ planted churches in cities and than 500 people were baptized come to mind, “With man this villages that for the most part have through the gospel workers’ is impossible, but not with God; had no Adventist presence since ministry! And on top of that are all things are possible with God.”  1975. Furthermore a significant hundreds more who are enrolled Mark 10:27 NIV. Adventist presence is being in Bibles studies. The good news established among tribes such as of God’s saving grace really is Steve Hamstra is executive director for marketing at the Tay, Muong and Hmong. spreading rapidly in Vietnam! Quiet Hour Ministries.

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Echoes Winter 2012.indd 22 12/14/11 2:22 PM This year, make a lasting resolution Looking for a New Year’s resolution that changes lives for eternity?

ake this year the year you create anM estate plan. And by including Quiet Hour Ministries in your estate plan you can help reach hundreds, even thousands of people for Christ! Jackie and Viveca, our experienced trust officers, are happy to help answer your estate planning questions. Just call Jackie or Viveca at (800) 900-9021, ext. 217 or email [email protected].

And be sure to ask for our free estate planning guide! To include Quiet Hour Ministries in your will today, simply add this sentence to your will: I give to The Quiet Hour, Inc., a Michigan corporation whose address is 630 Brookside Ave, Redlands, California, the sum of [dollar amount] or [percentage] of the residue of my estate to be PO Box 3000 used for Rworldwideedlands, CA 92373 ministry.

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e’re planning two special celebrations for our 75th anniversary.W And we want you to celebrate with us! Join us for an exciting day of frontline mission reports, inspired speaking and uplifting music! Special Special guest guest speaker vocalist José Rojas Wintley Phipps

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