Climate crisis HAVE WE REACHED OUR MELTING POINT? 3, 14, 16
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ADVENTIST RECORD | MARCH 21, 2020 ISSN 0819-5633
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Finally, in early March, we heard that there were no marketable difference that we have over the doomsday active bushfires remaining in NSW. After six months predictions. At the centre of our message is hope. of burning across a number of states, destroying lives, We believe that no matter how bad things get, the wildlife and businesses, the fires have been extin- hope that we have is greater than our anxiety, stronger guished and much-needed rain has arrived. than calamity. God is the ultimate Victor and has a The devastation wrought by Australia’s bushfires this greater plan and purpose for our lives than existen- fire season was unprecedented. The unrelenting smoke tialism or nihilism. Let me make this clear: I’m not haze created haunting red skies and toxic air quality like saying that we should therefore abandon the world to we’ve never experienced before. its destruction, only working for our own salvation and It was a wild summer. shutting out those who may believe differently. In fact, The fires were politicised and the media went into the climate crisis provides us with a great opportunity a climate change frenzy. As human nature often does, to work alongside others to care for God’s creation, now that the danger is not as immediate, people seem and perhaps point them to our Creator. to be “cooling off” on the idea of climate change. The second, and perhaps more challenging lesson The next frenzy is coronavirus. Disasters keep that this scenario teaches us, is that while there is a lot coming and people keep getting flustered. of noise about climate change, few people are uncom- Back to climate change. It has been interesting to fortable enough to change their habits. They rant and see the growth of urgency and commentary on the rail against big business, the developing world or coal widespread, wholesale changes that people say need power, but refuse to stop eating meat or have their to happen. There’s a strong sense of injustice about own livelihood and comfort impacted. people acting selfishly and placing profit and pleasure In a similar way, our old urgency about Christ’s before others, their wellbeing and the environment. return has waned, and those of us who do still empha- These are all things our Christian faith speaks sise that part of the message often seem alarmist or against: pillaging the earth, taking advantage of the out-of-touch with other realities. vulnerable, placing profit before people. Our faith There has been a lot of talk about those who are community has a strong prophetic voice, and for a long leaving the Church, but are we who remain modelling time we have looked for signs that the world might be what living in hope and expectancy actually looks like? ending—signs that many in the community might say Are we living like we believe everyone needs to know are being fulfilled in this day and age. Jesus or do we act like the message of Jesus, while it In fact, we should feel some sense of solidarity with may be true, will interrupt our comfort? our brothers and sisters who are campaigning for the At the end of the day, if we call ourselves Adventist, climate; and relate to their frustration at the apathetic whatever we believe about climate change, we should response. They may be asking themselves: Why does love God, love others and care for God’s creation. it take such unmitigated disaster for people to be inter- The same outpouring of prayer and support that ested in change? motivated us to give to help those We could ask ourselves the same question. Where affected by the bushfires should be has our urgency gone? We believe the planet is being the same energy we pour into the destroyed, that many are living beyond their means communities around us that don’t and worshipping at the wrong altars. We want to see know Jesus. wholesale change. We want the Bridegroom to return jarrod stackelroth but are our lamps full or are we asleep at midnight? senior Editor There are two points I want to make here. One is a /JStackelroth
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March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 3 news panic stations! ABC managers network and learn jarrod stackelroth My wife Pam and I received a text Adventist Book Centre (ABC) products from Signs Publishing and message from our daughter Megan, managers from all over the Pacific Pacific Press (PP) in North America, who lives in Sydney, early one came together in Victoria’s Yarra with PP representative Doug Church evening recently. She was shopping and sent a Valley from February 21-24 for sharing some unique methods that picture of an aisle that had no food sales and marketing training and some American ABCs are trying. at all. She had gone to buy a few fellowship. Monday was a highlight for groceries, but the shelves were “ABC managers from a diverse Signs staff and ABC managers, as almost empty. This prompted Pam range of cultures are united in their the annual “kilo sale” took place and I to go to our local supermarket vision of using Adventist literature in the Signs warehouse, with the to buy a few items and check it out. to make a positive impact on managers filling up pallets with Our local supermarket seemed to people in their communities,” said some of the written-off stock, be stocked at normal levels—although Tim McTernan, Adventist Media’s which is charged by weight. there were no hand sanitiser bottles marketing and sales manager. or face masks. As texts and pictures On Sabbath morning, the between family continued, we were managers travelled to North alerted that there was a run on toilet Fitzroy church (Melbourne), paper. So we made our way to the one of the first Adventist toilet paper aisle. Sure enough, there congregations in the South was one plastic grouping of eight Pacific Division and a place toilet rolls left. As we meandered where Ellen White preached. toward it, with no intention of buying Sunday was filled with Max Lassah, Central Papua Conference CFO, it, a preschool-aged boy raced past presentations of new carrying a box of books during the “kilo sale”. Pam and I and grabbed the toilet paper. With a smile on his face, he ran back past us to his mum, yelling, “I got it. I got the last one!” Historic ordination in Tuvalu Why this panic buying? I can’t explain it but most believe it is linked tracey bridcutt to people’s fear of getting the coro- An historic ordination was held Vann, a Solomon Islander who navirus—COVID19. The sanitiser and at Funafuti Seventh-day Adventist is also the district director, while masks make sense, but why toilet Church in Tuvalu on Sabbath, Fijian Bible worker Patemo Lobau is paper? Diarrhoea is not a symptom. February 22. serving on Vaitupu. Did some people think all toilet paper The ordination of minister “For many years we have is made in China? (It is not.) And why Vaguna Satupa made history—the been sending missionaries from the stock-piling of food? Australia first ever ordination of a Tuvaluan other Pacific islands to look does have some cases of corona- citizen. The church was packed with after the work in Tuvalu,” said virus, and people have died, but we family, friends and members of the TPUM president Pastor Maveni have a very good health system. community, including one person Kaufononga. “Now that we have a I value caution and good health who travelled from New Zealand Tuvaluan-ordained pastor, someone habits, but buying all the toilet paper? for the special occasion. The who understands the local culture How is this going to help? ordination was conducted by Pastor and context, it will help us with Human hearts are filled with fear Bob Larsen, secretary for the Trans our goal to reach the unreached as they look on what is happening in the world (Luke 21:26). It reminds Pacific Union Mission (TPUM). islands.” me that fear can bring panic and Tuvalu has at least 11 panic can change the world situation inhabited islands, with quickly. Jesus is right—we need to three having an Adventist be prepared for unexpected crises presence. For seven years, before He returns— Pastor Satupa has served perhaps even the on Niutao, an isolated loss of toilet paper! island with no airstrip and only a monthly boat service. Funafuti is being Newly-ordained pastor Vaguna Satupa with Glenn townend his wife, Sunia, family and friends. SPD president cared for by Pastor George /SPDpresident
4 Adventist record | March 21, 2019 Mums At The Table magazine ceases publication melody tan/record staff The Adventist Media-produced distributing a magazine.” Mums At The Table magazine will Expert parenting advice cease publication with the April/ and content will still be May 2020 issue due to a lack of available on the Mums At donor funding. Other aspects of the The Table website. The multimedia ministry have not been Mums At The Table TV show affected by the decision. will continue to be produced “It wasn’t an easy decision to make, and be available on free-to- to herald the end of what I’ve come air television in New Zealand, to affectionately call ‘my second- as well as online, thanks to first published in september 2017, the born’,” said Melody Tan, editor of some funding from Hope magazine ran for more than two years. the magazine since its launch in Channel New Zealand. September 2017. Ms Tan said the ministry’s focus events, are the perfect place for In August last year, the magazine will now be on the final phase of the them.” converted from a monthly to a bi- Mums At The Table strategic goal: a Magazine subscribers will receive monthly publication to address the partnership program to connect mums refund information in early April, funding issues and introduced a small from its thriving digital community after the April/May issue has been subscription fee from the December with local Adventist churches. dispatched. There will be an option for 2019/January 2020 edition to help “We have some 5000 mums in our subscribers to continue to support the meet costs. Facebook group and more than 6000 ministry by donating their refund. “Sadly, however, a few months on, mums on our mailing list. One thing Mums At The Table is a multimedia we’ve crunched the numbers, looked many of these mums have been crying ministry of Adventist Media. Churches at the data and come to the sad out for is friendship and support,” said and mums interested in being a part conclusion that in order to ensure the Ms Tan. of the ministry can contact
Literature evangelism in Adelaide reaps harvest rita pinzone/record staff Literature Evangelists (LEs) from Literature Ministries coordinator relationship with her [meant] she was Adelaide, South Australia, knocked on Brenton Lowe from Adventist Media thrilled to receive prayer and free doors to distribute personal invitations joined the LE group in Adelaide to health and spiritual literature.” to Pastor Doug Batchelor’s recent assist with training. While working with In addition, the woman asked to join evangelistic series “Preparing for Rita Pinzone, one of the senior leaders, a local church’s Depression Recovery Christ’s Return”. a woman showed interest in the books. Program. Church members from around “After a while, she recognised one A highlight from the week was the Adelaide joined the LEs, volunteering of the books and made the connection bonding that Jump Start and regular LE their time to letterbox in suburbs close with another distributor, Mathew teams were able to have. to where the conference was held. Panozzo,” said Ms Pinzone. “The “Jump Start LEs sell books for cash Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church positive impact Mathew had made at the door. They move quickly and provided accommodation and evening in building a long-term customer cover a lot of area. Regular LEs usually meals to LEs and volunteers. spend more time building During their door-knocking, LEs long-term relationships, sold many health and spiritual books taking people further on and gave away more than 3800 pieces the discipleship journey,” of literature. Approximately 70 people said Mr Lowe. accepted prayers, some of whom The LEs grew closer as expressed a desire for follow-up they prayed and worked to visitation and enrolment in Discovery promote Pastor Batchelor’s correspondence courses. literature evangelists with Pastor Doug Batchelor. event door to door.
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 5 Newhot resources topics meet desperate need for Bibles in the Pacific Islands maryellen fairfax Discovering Jesus: Stories of His life, to be distributed in time for the His teachings and His first followers is “Papua New Guinea for Christ” a new resource produced by the South campaign in May, but more Pacific Division’s (SPD) Discipleship Bibles are always needed. Ministries Team (DMT) to meet the The need is due to an desperate need for more Bibles in the explosive growth in Adventism Pacific Islands. across the Pacific, combined Partnering with Signs Publishing and with the fact that Bibles in the Tyndale Publishing, which licensed use Pacific cost, on average, more of the New Living Translation for the than one week’s income. discovering jesus is being sent out with a new booklets, the resource contains the “I was liaising with missions conversation guide by dr peter roennfeldt. books of Mark, John and Acts. on allocations for World “We proposed Mark as the starting Changer Bibles in 2019 on behalf of Peter Roennfeldt, the team hopes point because it’s the biography of the youth department and saw the the resource will also be used for Jesus, [then] John because it’s a distress at the inadequate number Discovery Bible Reading (DBR) collection of Jesus’ teachings, and of Bibles across the Pacific Islands, activities. then Acts because it’s the story of and the desperate need,” said Mrs In addition to Papua New Guinea for His first followers and introduces Hawkins. Christ and DBR groups, Discovering the concept of church,” said SPD Arising out of a shared vision Jesus is intended for tourism DMT stewardship specialist Christina between Mrs Hawkins, SPD DMT evangelism in the Cook Islands and Hawkins. leader and Sabbath school specialist Fiji, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Thanks to funding approved by the Dr Leigh Rice, Signs Publishing book Islander Ministries (ATSIM) in Australia, SPD last financial year, 250,000 copies editor Nathan Brown, and retired and in Western Australia for reaching of Discovering Jesus have been printed pastor and renowned author Dr Muslims.
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6 Adventist record | March 21, 2019 MOTO heads to South Pacific, reaches milestone news grabs brenton stacey A service learning initiative offering who donate at least one per cent of their teacher-education students at Avondale wages for mission. professional experience in another A senior lecturer in the School of culture chalked up its 21st trip in Education, Dr Hinze received a Faculty February. And, for the first time, a Pacific of Education, Business and Science island country was the destination. Excellence Award this past year for Twenty-four students visited Tonga “innovation in work integrated learning to complete one of their two-week or community engagement”. adventist or catholic? placements at Beulah College, Beulah The MOTO acknowledgment came also An Adventist pastor in Italy has Primary School and Hilliard Memorial in a public note of thanks from education signed the Ecumenical Charter of School. The Nuku’alofa-based Seventh- dean Associate Professor Kevin Petrie: the Council of the Christian Churches of Bologna, which declares that day Adventist schools hosted the “These trips leave an indelible mark the church is “one, holy, catholic students from February 5-25. on the life of the students and the and apostolic”. The Inter-European Prior to the placements, Ministry of communities they spend time with.” Division (EUD) and Italian Union Teaching Overseas (MOTO) coordinator That mark includes a better sense Conference (IUC) have released statements distancing themselves Dr Jason Hinze said both the schools of teaching not just as a career, but as from the document.—ANN and the students would benefit from the a ministry. “A lot of our teachers are experience. He encouraged the students studying at Avondale because they to contribute to all areas of campus life, want to use their God-given gifts,” said including agricultural programs, social Dr Hinze. “MOTO is an opportunity to activities and worship services. do this. And they love it! They return ”Taking our teachers into another inspired to serve even more. Teachers culture and context destabilises their with that mentality will last the distance initial understanding of what makes in our schools.” quality teaching. They begin questioning what they once took for granted,” he youth ministry innovation said. The South England Conference held MOTO is leaving a legacy. Almost 350 a Youth Leadership Conference (January 24-26), which challenged students have participated in a trip since 90 leaders toward “innovative devel- 2007—India, Cambodia and Nepal being opment”. The event created dialogue previous destinations—while Dr Hinze around the lack of youth leadership has raised almost $A350,000 to build in local churches, and a platform to provide specialist training and share schools, feed orphans and pay teachers local church experiences. More than 20 students completed in the countries through the “1% Club”, a —Adventist Review group of alumni and friends of Avondale a placement in Tonga in February.
coronavirus crisis The Italian Union of Churches Conference asked Adventist churches in five regions of northern Italy to close on February 29 to halt the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country. Public events such as soccer games, church services and concerts have been cancelled, and more than 3000 people have been infected.—Adventist Today
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 7 hot topics women in ministry affirmed and uplifted tracey bridcutt Women working in ministry around other delegates. “I’m really enjoying the South Pacific Division (SPD) this conference where I can get to have taken part in a special time of meet more women in ministry who will inspiration, affirmation, empowerment also help and support me,” she said. and connection. For Kim Parmenter, who is in her The SPD hosted the Women in second year as a pastor at the Haven Ministry Conference 2020 on the Gold campus church on the Central Coast dying for faith Coast (Qld), February 24-26, attended (NSW), the conference provided her More than 75 per cent of North by 132 delegates from around the with reassurance. Koreans who are persecuted, die South Pacific. The last conference of its “I guess being new to ministry, for their faith, according to a study kind was held 10 years ago. something that has stood out so by The Database Centre for North “Held” was the theme of the blatantly is just how few women there Korean Human Rights (NKDB). Interviewing 11,730 North Korean conference: “a time to connect, reflect are,” she said. “And to be able to see a defectors who escaped to South and experience once again what it is to whole room of women who are doing Korea, nearly 100 per cent said be held by God and each other”. Guest the same thing as me, you feel like there is no religious freedom in the speakers included Dr Kendra Haloviak I’m not actually alone in this and there country.—Believers Portal Valentine, professor of New Testament are others who are in the same boat Studies in the HMS Richards Divinity and who have the same struggles. I School at La Sierra University, and just think that’s really exciting—to get Pastor Esther Knott, associate director that reassurance that it’s a shared for the Northern American Division collective, not just me in my church on Ministerial Association and director of my own.” the MA in Pastoral Ministry program at the Seventh-day mental health tax Adventist Theological Australians may face a new Medicare Seminary at Andrews levy thanks to insufficient mental health services nationwide. With University. suicide and mental illness costing The conference the national economy a conserva- began with video tive $A500 million per day, the new messages from SPD tax could save the economy billions each year. Meanwhile, critics suggest president Pastor Glenn a tax will not be enough to address Townend and the four systemic failure.—The New Daily Union presidents. It ended with farewell messages from women pastors from around the world. Highlights included an agape feast, panel discussions and morning reflections Bible verses removed led by Lanelle Cobbin, some of the women (and men) who attended the conference. Photo: Charmaine Patel Letcher Central High School in who has a long career Kentucky (USA) has removed a Bible in children’s ministry. Phalguni James, Adventist Health verse from the wall in its athletic “It was an excellent conference and director for Vanuatu Mission, said, “Just locker room following a complaint from atheist group on campus, I trust that women will go home and seeing all these women and feeling that “Freedom From Religion Founda- spread the blessings,” said SPD women I’m not alone, and we are a team and tion”. The verse read, “But the Lord in ministry leader Dr Danijela Schubert. there’s support,” she said. “I can feel is with me like a mighty warrior” “What we set out to do we achieved.” that warmth of being held by God and (Jeremiah 20:11). The wall has now been painted a plain light grey. Tonga Mission volunteer prayer saying we do care and you’re valued, —Christian Headlines coordinator Silia Tupou enjoyed the and this conference is really making me opportunity to make connections with feel like I’m valued.”
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traffic light health growing clubs Pacific Adventist University Aranui Samoan Seventh-day CHIP GOES NORTH bac innovation award (PAU) hosted a health and Adventist Church (NZ) cele- Alice Springs Seventh-day Brisbane Adventist College wellness retreat at their Koiari brated a historic milestone Adventist Church (NT) attracted (BAC) support service manager, Park campus in Port Moresby on February 14 when families lots of community members to Anthony Wyatt, has won the (PNG) for the week of January gathered at their church to their Complete Health Improve- 2019 Education Innovation Award 26—February 2. Presentations open their first Adventurer and ment Program (CHIP), held in a for South Queensland Adventist were given by Eden Elisan from Pathfinder club. The opening venue donated by an enthusiastic Schools. He won the award thanks the Adventist Medical Centre was officiated by Aranui church non-Adventist participant, in to his innovative “Bus Manager” in the Philippines, exploring pastor, Faafetai Taefu Mata’i, and October 2019. With help from technology, a cloud-based system the temptation and dangers of district directors Rose and Mike South Pacific Division health that allows BAC to manage their “artificial food” and the impor- Proud. Starting out as a church ministries specialist Pamela buses, routes, students, parents tance of nourishing the body plant, the group has grown Townend and Australian CHIP and staff through digital mobile with “natural colours”. Attendees to include a large number of coordinator Sharon Stevenson, technology. The new system were challenged to consider and children and teens. A total of 16 an average of 18 participants allows users to monitor a large categorise their meal choices as Pathfinders and 12 Adventurers attended each session—with two fleet of buses in real time and “traffic lights”: green for healthy, (not including leaders and class sessions running every week for respond immediately if an issue yellow for less healthy and red teachers) are registered for this four weeks. Alice Springs hopes occurs. Parents, staff and students for unhealthy. The fun and inter- year’s activities. The groups are to run the program four times can log in daily to track the bus active workshops were a chance looking forward to participating this year, and to help more local rolls and progress, and it has for attendees to be inspired to in wider conference events.— church members become certified added significantly to the safety of improve their diet and embrace a Faafetai Mata’i CHIP facilitators.—Top News the fleet.—BAC healthy lifestyle.—PAU Facebook
touch football and god Hundreds of youth and young adults gathered at the have a Harvest Centre in Rotorua (NZ) on the weekend of February 22-23 for a youth rally. The program included news story? inspiring worship, video testimonies and a sermon by Pastor Keli Pepa. The next day, a touch football tourna- ment was held at the Westbrook Fields nearby, with more email it to than 30 teams competing. Team captains were chal- [email protected] lenged to lead their team in a time of worship between games.—Willie Iererua
publishing for a purpose mealtime on milton teaching students to pray Tyndale Publishing—who publish the World More than 70 community members gath- Sydney Adventist School Auburn introduced Changer Bibles—visited the South Pacific ered in Mackay (Qld) in December 2019 for a new initiative during the month of February Division (SPD) offices on February 18. So a “Mealtime on Milton” Christmas feast. The called “Give Him 5”, which aimed to teach far, the SPD has sourced over 344,000 New ministry kicks off for its third year in 2020, students to give God five minutes of their Living Translation Bibles for youth, students continuing to serve meals, provide laundry time each day in prayer. This was launched and new members who attend the “Papua services and offer free haircuts by Hair Aid in light of the perilous circumstsances facing New Guinea for Christ” evangelistic campaign Australia to those in need. In 2019, the Australia so far this year, as an outlet for in May. Tyndale was started by a partnership ministry served 909 meals to community students to express their emotions and think between their founders Ken Taylor and Billy members and about 700 takeaway meals were of others in this ever-changing world. Graham.—Christina Hawkins sent home with attendees.—Top News —Jo Medbury
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 9 A day in the life of a... remote area pastor Name: don fehlberg Job: Remote Area Senior Pastor for ATSIM Ministries. Where: AUC, melbourne, vic.
Photo: Murray Hunter
What’s your official job title? many [people]; we’ve been involved trip in 2019, we were away just over I’m the “Remote Area Senior Pastor with their baptisms, funerals, baby four months, from March to August. for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait dedications, even with weddings and Sometimes I’m the only one who Islander Ministries (ATSIM)” of the just the ups and downs of their lives. visits these people because there are Seventh-day Adventist Church in I have folk ring me up from all over no other pastors who call on remote Australia (AUC). AUC tailored my job Australia. And every day there are areas. We also work with remote description to fit me, really. I’m also phone calls to pray for people, so we area local pastors to encourage and the Mamarapha College (WA) liaison do a lot of praying over the phone. resource them, and I’ll visit with them officer, which means I help students when it’s possible. with applications and help coordinate What does a typical day for you look ABSTUDY (Commonwealth Govern- like? How did God lead you to this job; ment living allowances). I’m also the Typical doesn’t happen so often. what’s your “why”? ATSIM evangelist. We spend a lot of time itinerating Going way back, I roomed with an around Western Australia, Northern Indigenous man at Avondale College How long have you been in this posi- Territory and South Australia. I guess a for 12 months. He was from Dubbo tion, and where are you based? typical day is when we’re on itinerary and we got on famously. I’d met him We’re based in Melbourne, but we visiting in communities, and catching previously when I was visiting Dubbo travel all the time. We’ve been doing up with church members and our for my externship. A local pastor was this full time and working with the AUC many contacts. We’ve gotten to know studying with him, and I went along since 2004. Previous to that, we were hundreds and hundreds of contacts to the Bible study and he said he was looking after an Aboriginal church in over the years. Sometimes we’ll thinking about coming to Avondale. I Port Augusta, SA. spend a day or two in one place, and said that he should come and room sometimes if I’m running a series of with me, but I never thought more What’s the best thing about your meetings, I might spend a week or two about it. Then the next year, out of the job? in a community. blue, he turned up at Avondale and Visiting the people, definitely. It’s My wife and I travel together. She said he wanted to room with me. a wonderful thing to be able to visit does most of the driving and while At Avondale, I was the president people. You become part of their lives she’s driving, I can do work. I ring up of Avondale Students Aerial Outreach and we really enjoy that. They have where we’ve got a service, prepare (ASAO) society for 2.5 years. We become like family to us. We know so sermons, do emails, take calls. One organised teams to fly out to western
10 Adventist record | March 21, 2020 New South Wales. I’ve had a love for like Jigalong or Willuna or Kempsey, Some communities are more than people of other races for many years. but there are communities scattered eight hours travel to the nearest town, all over the place who will respond to so you don’t go for a bottle of milk. Are Aboriginal and Torres Strait the call of Jesus. It’s just a matter of Major communities have a one-stop Islander people more open to the getting out. shop, but smaller outstations don’t. gospel than westerners? There is a surprising lack of fresh Absolutely, no question about it. What’s one challenge you’ve faced? fruit and vegetables, because a truck Around 80 per cent of Indigenous The personal challenge we face at only comes once a fortnight to stock people claim to be Christian—you the moment is that my wife has been them. And they’re incredibly expen- don’t have to prove to them that diagnosed with cancer. She was first sive. We have folk who say, “we would Jesus is their Saviour. They may not diagnosed eight years ago, and she’s like to eat healthy, but we just can’t.” be committed to Him or follow Him, been doing very well, but it seems to It’s a major challenge in closing the but they have respect for Him. It’s have arisen a bit again. She’s following gap. Even baked beans are two or interesting when you’re praying with a a regime, but it’s a bit harder to do on three times the price you’d pay in family, they will call everyone around. the road. Sydney. If you’re talking with a lady, she’ll call Apart from that, the biggest chal- her husband and children. The teen- lenge is just to get to everybody, all your work might seem larger-than- agers will take off their hats and have our contacts, in a year. That’s the life. do you ever get exhausted by a prayer. It’s quite a different atmos- enormity of the area, the work and the your job? phere than in a Western community. interest. There are places we could go We do get exhausted sometimes. that we haven’t visited yet. We could We’re getting older so we don’t Does dreamtime spirituality still go and the door is open; they’ve said bounce quite like we used to. But influence Aboriginal Christians? to come and visit—it’s not as though overall we’re pretty good. We enjoy The dreamtime is still alive; there we’re scratching our heads wondering what we’re doing, visiting the people are stories and so on, some of them what to do next. In one trip last year, and connecting with them and running tie in with Bible stories. I’m not aware we visited 70 different towns and evangelistic programs and seeing folk of any dreamtime second coming, but communities and ministered to them. coming to Mamarapha College. On the it’s interesting that many Aboriginal last trip we signed up 47 students— people I know have had dreams about How do you share Jesus in your job? so that’s exciting. We go from one the second coming. I believe that As the pastor, many people come exciting event to the next, we can dreams are very much a means that and tell me they want to change their hardly catch our breath sometimes. God communicates to the Aborig- ways. And that’s why they want to inal people. When you struggle with come to Mamarapha because they What goals do you have for the literacy and can’t read so well, God want to learn more about Jesus and future? uses means you can understand. the Bible. So then we pray with them We’d really like to see what’s been and we encourage them in their walk established, maintained, and for it to What’s the biggest lesson you’ve with Jesus and to be willing to make grow and develop further. One of my learned? that commitment. dreams is to get some circuit-riding I guess one of the things that I’ve pastors who could look after the learned is that there are people scat- What’s something that would remote areas. Our pastor in Broome at tered all over this vast land who are surprise people about your job? the moment looks after the Kimberley open to God’s last day message. When The huge distances that we cover. as well, but it is a big challenge to you first start, you think there might Like the Kimberley in WA is [twice the have two churches and then to have be some in places you’ve heard about size of Victoria], and it’s a long way an area that is thousands of kilometres from Perth. The distances away. But if we had a circuit-riding are huge, and the challenges preacher who could travel around and are huge in being able to get come by every couple of months and to all of these places. meet with members, that would grow I also think that many it even faster. Considering that we people would be surprised only visit some of these places once with the simplicity of how a year, the Lord has blessed wonder- the people live in contrast to fully. Just imagine if someone was to how people live in Sydney, visit five or six times a year! People for example. Most of them would respond. They’re hungry for have homes, but often only the gospel, and we want to give it to filled with basic possessions. them.
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 11 My ministry steam puddings for Christ
ver the past 31 years, Allan Foote, a retired pastor from ONew Zealand, has cooked and sold more than 36,000 steam puddings, raising funds for local church initiatives and the wider community. “None of [my steam puddings] have ever been baked to make money for myself,” said Pastor Foote. “It’s all for community work.” Pastor Foote made 72 steam puddings in one day and sold them at this year's North New Zealand Big Camp at Tui Ridge, with funds going towards a church in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea, where he was the district pastor from pastor”, Pastor Foote’s puddings have He also attaches a Bible verse sticker 1971 to 1976. travelled as far as Hong Kong, Canada to every pudding he sells: “Oh taste “About $NZ450 will go into the and Australia, helping others to raise and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm church account . . . [to] help provide funds for ministry too. 34:8). the church with lesson pamphlets and “I have only given my recipe to At 77 years old, Pastor Foote is well other things they need,” he said. three people—to the Norfolk Island retired now, but remains very active Pastor Foote sells the steam Pathfinders to fundraise, to a church in and involved in the community. puddings for $NZ7 each, and says it Hamilton and to a lady in Wellington “I’m running on Michelins now, I got costs about half that amount for the who was struggling to raise funds for rid of the cheap tyres,” he laughed. ingredients. her family. The Salvation Army has “I’m based in Rotorua (NZ) and I regu- “I only charge the cost of the ingre- also bought 300 puddings and on-sold larly preach at four different churches dients, cooking gas and the labels. I them to help pay for a new church.” nearby, and I volunteer a lot on the don’t charge any of the profits I could Through selling steam puddings, chaplaincy team at the hospital. I’m if I had a business. I just want to be Pastor Foote helped a young person also the president of my local Rotary reimbursed for the ingredients, and the complete high school, provided food club.” rest goes to charity,” explained Pastor to food banks, supported women’s Despite the potential to turn his Foote. refuges and used funds to throw fruit pudding ministry into a business, Made from a recipe passed down parties in children’s hospital wards. Pastor Foote maintains a strong minis- from Pastor Foote’s mother, the “We had a call from Longburn terial attitude. steam puddings are vegan, tasty and College (NZ) to say that a boy from “I’m a pastor, retired, I get my very popular with the community. In Wellington couldn’t graduate because pension. I don’t want any of that addition to the regular puddings, he he still owed $NZ1000. I found out on money to go into my own pocket. I also makes muffin-sized puddings Thursday, bought the ingredients on love it [as a ministry] because people and occasionally chocolate or rasp- Friday, sorted and weighed and mixed out there are getting to know why I berry lamingtons, with puddings being them on Sunday, baked 312 puddings do this. I don’t preach to the people, requested and purchased all year on Monday, and they were all sold by but I demonstrate what I consider the round. the evening,” explained Pastor Foote. attitude the Lord would have to people “They’re just so popular,” said “The next morning I sent him the in need. I’ll find out in the kingdom Pastor Foote. “I can’t sell enough of $1000 in the mail and he graduated.” the people who have been blessed by them. There are no eggs or animal Pastor Foote strategically calls his them.” products or anything, and I mix all the puddings “steam fruit puddings” rather fruit myself.” than “Christmas puddings” to increase Maryellen Fairfax, Affectionally known as the “pudding his reach and community influence. assitant editor, Adventist Record.
12 Adventist record | March 21, 2020 Faith
astronomical
oes it ever keep you awake at night, the fact Space, visually and physically, is a testament to God’s that you were placed on this earth for a specific astronomical power and glory. He designed everything Dreason? Have you ever really let it sink in that about our world so carefully with the sole purpose that we live in the exact time period we do, in this beautiful life would survive and thrive. God made Earth’s orbit a country, placed with the family we were, with a specific perfect circle around the sun, for should it be elliptical purpose and set of talents? even by the smallest degree, our oceans and water While thoughts like these turn and spiral around my supplies would freeze over or evaporate. Mercury spins head, keeping me awake, this blue planet we call home 59 times more slowly than Earth so that its sunny side also turns. It turns slowly and methodically, an unworried, reaches up to 465 degrees Celsius and the side that unhurried perfect puzzle piece in the galaxy—every star, faces away from the sun reaches minus 180 degrees! In planet and moon placed perfectly. contrast, Earth rotates every 24 hours, keeping temper- When I say perfectly placed, I literally mean perfectly atures manageable and giving us reasonably measured placed. During creation God didn't just haphazardly throw days and nights. Earth into this solar system and call it a day. He purposely With God’s power He could have easily sneezed and intentionally designed our universe, finely tuning galaxies into existence, rinsed His hands of all account- everything so that life could exist and thrive in this world. ability and become a spectator. Instead, God chose inti- The Anthropic Principle is based on the observation macy. Everything He did and does has purpose, including that the universe appears to be geared towards providing our lives. He somehow keeps track of all the stars in the and supporting an environment suitable for human life. sky and at the same time knows when I’m lying awake Christians already know this to be true; Genesis 1:1 in my bed worrying about finding my place in this world. foundationally declares that, at the beginning of time, This is when the God of the universe sings a lullaby over God formed the heavens and the earth. He wasn’t afraid me (Zephaniah 3:17) and before I fall asleep I catch a to get His hands dirty, physically forming Earth’s sphere, glimpse of the stars through a gap in my curtain, twin- lovingly and purposely placing our planet into space and kling, “I love you”. setting it spinning just right. And He did so with human life in mind; with you and I in mind. "Astronomical" is the eighth episode in Waymaker. Astronomy provides for us some of the biggest, TV's What Do You Think? series, which will air over the greatest and most fascinating examples in all creation coming months. of our Creator God's indescribable power and deliberate character. David wrote in Psalm 19:1 “The heavens Natalia Melville declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his freelance artist and writer with a Bachelor's degree in Film and TV handiwork.” Production.
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 13 Climate change
limate change would appear to be the major concern many do we need to be green Cpeople are focused on at this time. All around the world we are experiencing catastrophic bushfires, cyclones, floods, earthquakes and to be saved? other natural disasters. People—espe- cially young people—are protesting and becoming politically involved. Time magazine recently announced that 16-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, was the 2019 “Person of the Year”. Greta has become the figurehead of the global “school strike for climate” campaign and she wants world leaders to stop “failing us” on the environment because “we are in the beginning of a mass extinction”.1 If people are led to panic because they believe “mass extinction” is coming upon the world, then they will also be led to believe that extreme measures should be taken to save our planet. Measures like a “Sunday Law”? Pope Francis is a fan of Greta. “God bless you, continue to work, continue. Go on, go ahead,” he told her recently.2 As Seventh-day Adventists, I feel that we have not embraced a God-given opportunity to tell the world the real reason why our world is falling apart. Though I believe Greta has zeal without knowledge, she does have passion and commitment to speak up for what she believes is truth. How we need such commitment to speak with passion for what we know is God’s truth. One Man's Solution Elon Musk is held by some to be an innovative and forward thinker. This man has a mission to save the world and he has a two-fold solution: 1. To enable humanity to become an interplanetary species, by allowing us to colonise and inhabit other planets—starting with Mars. 2. To reduce the effect of climate change by transitioning to renewable energy. “To fulfil the first objective, Musk created the company SpaceX, which
14 Adventist record | March 21, 2020 has as its stated goal to colonise Mars. another as in a moment. It is God that this sin has brought calamities which And for achieving the second, he shields His creatures and hedges them will not cease until Sunday obser- runs Tesla, which aims to accelerate in from the power of the destroyer” vance shall be strictly enforced” (Great the world’s transition to renewable (Great Controversy, 589). Controversy, 590). It should not come energy—namely with electric transport Even if all the politicians of the as a surprise to us that the Pope is . . . individuals like Elon Musk genu- world were to agree to immediately working tirelessly to persuade mankind inely believe that ideas like these are mothball all coal-fired power stations to cease from working (and playing) the solution to what they perceive as and go solar and green, would natural on Sunday for the good of the family mankind’s greatest threat,” according disasters cease? Christians should not and the environment. A Sunday Law to an email from Audio Verse.3 fall for fake news and fake solutions: is coming just as we were warned so Some of my tennis friends have a only our Creator God has the solution long ago. far-left-green worldview. They believe to the chaos this world is experiencing. the solution to catastrophic climate How thankful we should be that God The True Solution change is simple: do away with fossil has revealed to His people the stupen- So what is the solution? Elon fuel and go solar. OK, let's stretch dous truths of the past and future Musk is right—the only solution is for the mind and imagine this scenario: through the Bible and books like The humanity to become an interplanetary Every Aussie and Kiwi agrees to dig a Great Controversy (GC). Why is our species, for us to leave this planet. But very big hole. We then bury our cars, world facing such a massive increase the only way that will happen is when gas/electric stoves, air conditioners, of “calamities by sea and by land”? Jesus comes again. It’s called the heaters etc. Having taken this first The answer is that God is removing His blessed hope! step, we then “go solar”. Would that protective care from a world that does Our world is facing a stupendous really lower emissions enough to save not want Him in their lives. This is crisis. For all of us it will indeed be a our world? I have run many evange- just as it was in the days of Noah and time of trouble such as we have never listic missions to India and have come Sodom and Gomorrah. before faced. But for Christians who to see that unless major polluters like “But the Christian world have shown love the Lord and believe in His prom- India, Indonesia and China joined us contempt for the law of Jehovah; ises, it is not a time to fear. Our confi- and took the same action, nothing and the Lord will do just what He dence lies not in science, technology, would change. I do believe that has declared that He would—He will innovation, legislation or political man’s greed is contributing to climate withdraw His blessings from the earth power—our hope resides in the Lord. change. and remove His protecting care from Scientists and environmental What does God say about climate those who are rebelling against His activists are anticipating an increase change? God has spoken through His law . . . he [Satan] will bring disease in catastrophic events, and their Word and through His prophet for the and disaster, until populous cities are predictions are in accord with God’s last days, Ellen White. He has drawn reduced to ruin and desolation. Even prophetic Word. The earth is groaning back the curtain to reveal who is really now he is at work. In accidents and because of sin and the workings of to blame for all the chaos that we are calamities by sea and by land, in great Satan in these last days. Let us pray witnessing around the world. conflagrations, in fierce tornadoes that we may have Christ’s love for and terrific hailstorms, in tempests, perishing souls—and let us pray for The Inspired Perspective floods, cyclones, tidal waves, and holy boldness to tell all who will listen “The restraining Spirit of God is earthquakes, in every place and in a the real reason why our climate is even now being withdrawn from the thousand forms, Satan is exercising his changing. world. Hurricanes, storms, tempests, power. He sweeps away the ripening fire and flood, disasters by sea and harvest, and famine and distress follow 1. National Public Radio (USA): Transcript land, follow each other in quick . . . These visitations are to become Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Action Summit, September 23, 2019. succession. Science seeks to explain more and more frequent and disas-
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 15 Climate change
what to make of the CLIMATE CONTROVERSY
dventist keyboard warriors articulate increasingly I am quite familiar with the various claims and coun- polarised positions on climate change. ter-arguments in the field of climate science. I have read A “The climate has always been changing,” says widely on the topic, completed a PhD in a related field one contingent. “Who are we to think we can change God’s (in water engineering) and currently work in public utility creation through carbon taxes? Angry leftists are part of a strategy driven by energy and climate constraints. conspiracy for coercive government control, which will take There is a well-established scientific consensus that away our religious freedom just as the Bible has predicted.” human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have been the Those on the other side see climate change as the major contributor to a one degree Celsius rise in global number-one global issue requiring a significant response surface temperatures since pre-industrial times. The planet from all of society. “This is a moral issue,” they say, is on track to warm further, increasing risks in a number of “grounded in equality for future generations, justice for the areas and affecting human wellbeing. oppressed and biblical stewardship of Creation.” It is well-documented how this reality has been cleverly I’m going to suggest a resolution that embraces some of obfuscated by industry lobby groups with vested interests. the thinking and values of each side. And, on the other side, there are those who would like
16 Adventist record | March 21, 2020 to exploit public consciousness regarding environmental The time is coming, and now is, when climate and concerns to increase their power. Understandably the issues weather disasters get nastier, and the world points the have become confused in the minds of many conservatives finger at anthropogenic (human caused) global warming (including Christians) who value personal freedoms over being a significant factor. Those who voice uncertainty and government control. doubt regarding the science are blamed for delaying action. And this is where things legitimately get controversial: Do we want our ability to speak hope and wisdom into this the debate over what should be done about climate change. messy and hopeless situation to be clouded by the memory There’s a spectrum of views between doing nothing of us having spoken against the scientific understanding of and totally changing everything. Those who wish to do anthropogenic global warming? nothing tend to question the science, while those who wish We don’t gain anything by proclaiming scepticism to change everything may exaggerate the science. Thus regarding the science. Fossil fuel interests may thank us, an otherwise mature scientific understanding has become but is that worth the effort? We don’t lose anything by polarised, politicised and confused in politics, media and being silent if we aren’t convinced about the science. But social media. it’s a lose-lose scenario to voice worn-out and oft-de- I see a lot of Adventists falling for the pseudo-science bunked sceptical talking points. claims of right-wing "freedom" advocates. I guess this is Sure, sound a warning against centralised government because right-wing values regarding personal freedom control; against the intertwining of religion and politics. seem to align with our eschatological worldview. We too But please reconsider the sanity of speaking against the are wary of government-imposed restrictions on freedom. science. Pushing the right-wing view on climate change Not because we don’t care about the environment, but being a hoax is shooting ourselves in the foot, even in the because we value religious freedom. very small chance that this discourse has some credibility. But here’s the thing: our biblical worldview doesn’t But before we decide, on the other hand, to make global require that global warming is either a hoax or true. The warming the big moral issue for our times, it would be good earth "waxing old like a garment" and humans destroying to put the issue in context. the earth are biblical themes consistent with human-caused We’ve been blessed with several decades of relative global warming. peace since the two world wars. Most of the nearly eight There are minor branches of climate science that explore billion people alive today have not experienced the reality paleoclimate (distant past) records through an evolutionary of multilateral armed conflict upending global stability. lens. As Bible-believers we need not embrace evolutionary Bible-believing Adventists are aware that this time of peace timescales. But modern-day observations of a warming and safety is not going to last for long. There will soon planet and future projections of further warming are based be much bigger issues to be concerned about than global on direct observations and the laws of physics, standing warming. independent of evolutionary assumptions. There are multiple major global problems: financial Most keyboard warriors do not understand atmospheric crises, social unrest, climate change, resource scarcity, physics well enough to be able to articulate how carbon pollution, armed conflict, religious oppression, nuclear emissions influence climate. They accept science-sounding threats, natural disasters, disease . . . The Bible gives fore- conclusions that resonate with their pre-existing ideology warning about problems such as these getting worse just and reject those that don’t align. Most of us don’t actu- before the return of Jesus. ally know what carbon dioxide does to infra-red radiation. This does not mean that we should not care about (Incidentally, greenhouse gases contribute to a finely tuned environmental issues, including climate change. We should, habitable planet–evidence for Intelligent Design.) and do care. However, the solutions need to be broader and Those who value personal freedoms tend to gravitate deeper than government policy to control carbon emis- toward arguments that downplay the role of carbon in sions. attenuating climate. Those who value natural ecology tend The single biggest threat to civilisation’s sustainability to resonate with arguments that emphasise the role of is sin, which inevitably brings death. Adventists have the carbon in modulating climate. answer to that: Jesus. He came to pardon us and is coming In the absence of inspired counsel to guide our under- back to take us to a perfectly sustainable future. Let’s standing of atmospheric physics, and in the absence of present Jesus as the ultimate solution to the very real prob- rigorous scientific understanding amongst most of us, I’m lems this world faces; but also let’s not voice half-baked going to suggest a pragmatic epistemology for deciding scepticism regarding the science of something we neither what to think and say about climate science. fully understand nor have any reasonable basis to reject. If we push right-wing conspiracy theories on global warming being a hoax we’ll lose credibility with progres- daniel livingston sives. Pragmatically, this is risky for us as Adventists, at a attends Warners Bay Adventist Church (NSW) with his wife and two time when the whole world needs the everlasting gospel– young children. He has a PhD in environmental engineering and is the most sustainable answer to environmental problems. currently working across water, energy, climate and sustainability.
March 21, 2020 | Adventist record 17 health
SUPPLEMENTS OR FOOD? Commonly how TO GET NUTRIENTS recommended
There’s no doubt a healthy diet is the best way to get all the nutrients we need, but the reality is, most of us fall far short of eating five serves of fruit and veggies a day. So, should we consider supplements to fill the gaps in our diets? We ask Sanitarium Vitamin B12 Health Food Company dietitian Angela Saun- It helps your body ders: produce blood cells, supports immunity “Supplements are not intended to be a and normal mental substitute for food. When you eat whole function. It is found almost exclusively in plant foods, you’re actually getting many animal-based foods. If more nutrients than a tablet can provide. In you limit your intake of these foods, you may addition to essential vitamins and minerals, need to include B12- whole foods are also packed with fibre and fortified foods and/or a supplement. thousands of other protective bioactive compounds, like antioxidants and phytonutri- ents. “These nutrients are essential for our bodies to function. They help us grow, help prevent disease and are vital for good health. The type and amount of nutrients you need will vary depending on your sex, age and whether you’re pregnant or breastfeeding. Vitamin D “However, you don’t need to get too hung It helps maintain strong bones and muscles. up on counting the amount of nutrients you Vitamin D comes from are consuming each day. Instead, we recom- the sun with only a small amount available mend focusing on eating a variety of healthy from food. If you have foods from the core food groups to ensure little safe sun exposure, your health professional you are getting all the nutrients you need.” may recommend a supplement. Food sources of five important nutrients Calcium: Calcium-fortified, plant-based milk and products; calcium-set tofu; legumes Red Capsicum Frittata (soybeans, navy beans, chickpeas, kidney Less fussy than an omelette, more elegant beans); sesame seeds and tahini; green leafy than scrambled eggs. Packed with the vegetables (broccoli, kale, bok choy, cabbage); goodness of different veggies, this red almonds; calcium-fortified breakfast cereals; capsicum frittata recipe is the answer to dried figs; dairy and dairy products. Folic Acid a quick and easy mid-week meal. Iron: Tempeh; wholegrains; legumes Recommended to be taken before pregnancy (lentils, soybeans, kidney beans); green leafy and three months after vegetables; iron-fortified breakfast cereals; conception to help Find this recipe and hundreds prevent neural tube more at: dried fruits (apricots, dates, figs); nuts; seeds. defects. Also, be sure Vitamin D: Vitamin D-fortified milk and to eat foods fortified Australia: sanitarium.com.au/recipes with folic acid as well New Zealand: sanitarium.co.nz/recipes plant-based milk; fortified margarines; vitamin as foods naturally rich D mushrooms; eggs; fortified juice. in folate such as green leafy veggies, legumes, Zinc: Wholegrains; tofu; tempeh; legumes; avocado, beets, eggs and nuts (cashews, pinenuts, pecans, Brazil nuts, citrus fruits. almonds); seeds (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds); dairy products. Iodine: Seaweed; eggs; bread; iodised /sanitariumaustralia table salt. /sanitariumnz
18 Adventist record | March 21, 2020 Have your Say
WINSOME MESSAGE Reading “Apostles’ Vision Cast For SPD Leaders” (January 25) reminded me of Marian De Berg’s Stories From Sunnyside. We bought one and after reading it we bought another for lending. What Sister Ellen White and her fellow pioneers did at Cooranbong, NSW, is a model for evangelism. I have been told that when the Adventists decided to set up in Cooranbong the police warned them that “there is nothing too hot or too heavy for these people to carry off in the night”. The people were desperate and stole to survive. The sick and injured just had to suffer. Stories From Sunnyside tells what happened when a very winsome people came with a very winsome message. In five years their desperate neighbours had been turned into ardent friends. I like this way of witnessing because it avoids the problems of more confrontational methods—I am among friends with whom I have some influence. Milton Wainwright, NZ
RAISING QUESTIONS to the Red Cross Bush community and support our church activities and most I was reading "SAH Fire Appeal as a result of team members, including of the rest of the week in Raises $20,000 For Bushfire this most recent specific those who are amongst the the secular world. Even Relief" (February 15). campaign. many volunteers for the home influence is limited. I have a question We are equally very Rural Fire Service. By mid-primary school the regarding the article. pleased that this is actually We look forward to bigger influence on children Firstly, terrific effort and a complement to the regular being able to continue to are their school and neigh- for a much-needed cause. staff donations to ADRA provide wide support for all bourhood friends. However . . . can I ask why via our Workplace Giving institutions who share our The world, as the author the money raised was not Program, which provides principles of caring for our so masterfully pointed donated to ADRA? a structure for ongoing community. out, is increasingly a place I was totally surprised deductions from payroll. Brett Goods, CEO SAH where the basic premises and bewildered as ADRA ADRA is among the three of Christianity are not only is on the ground and the highest recipients of regular CONTINUALLY PRAY ignored but mocked. We money is going to meet staff donations via the Thank you and Errol must continually pray that the needs of those directly program. This is in addition Webster for the percep- the Holy Spirit will accom- impacted by those devas- to staff support for specific tive article “Why are so pany our youth continually tating fires. campaigns, including Open many leaving the church?” and prompt the need for Especially when there is Heart International. (February 15). We have what is missing. Perhaps our much controversy over the Other regular recipients mourned this loss of our greatest contribution is to funds donated to the Red of staff generosity include youth for years and sought be the kind of people they Cross. Captivating (International to discover where we have would like to be. Kerry Markham, via email Children’s Care—Australia), gotten things wrong. Bill Johnson, NSW the farmer supporting Buy a Enough of the mea Reply: Bale scheme, the hospital’s culpa. Of course we should Thanks for the opportu- Caring for Our Colleagues nurture, encourage and love Note: Views in “Have your say” do not necessarily rep- nity to answer these very Fund, the Australasian our members, in particular resent those of the editors or valid questions, and we do Research Institute and the our youth. Of course there the denomination. Comments should be less than 250 words, appreciate support for the hospital’s San Foundation. are places where we could and writers must include their bushfire crisis fundraising Facilitating and showing improve. But each week our name, address and phone by the hospital and San Day our support for other char- pastors and youth leaders number. All comments are ed- ited to meet space and literary Surgery Hornsby. ities that respond to crises faithfully prepare and present requirements, but the author’s We are very proud that is a great way to underline Jesus as our Saviour. But original meaning will not be changed. Not all comments we have been able to how Adventist HealthCare our youth spend a few received are published. donate more than $A25,500 values being a part of our hours at most at church and
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FARMER, Thelma Ivy HAWKEN, Elizabeth loved the outdoors and animals. Joyce (nee Cook), Ann (Betty) (nee She was a musician and played Obituaries born 18.3.1935 in Goldsworthy), born a number of instruments. She ACKLAND, Barbara Toowoomba, Qld; died 2.8.1947 in Ayr, Qld; shared her love for Jesus with Elaine, born 24.4.1937 1.2.20. She is survived by her died 30.1.20 in Whitsunday. On neighbours and friends and now in Melbourne, Vic; died husband, Doug; four children; four 7.7.1968 she married Selwyn. awaits the resurrection. 23.1.20 in Toronto, step-daughters; 17 grandchildren She is survived by her husband Brenton Wilkinson NSW. On 11.3.1959 she married and 26 great-grandchildren. (Whitsunday); sons, David (Mary- William. Barbara is survived by Thelma’s funeral service was held borough) and Daren (Greenbank); SWANNELL, Wendy her husband (Cooranbong); sons; at Virgo Funeral’s home chapel, daughters, Trisha Dance (Proser- Joy (nee Peet), born Darren and Judy (Coombabah, Kingaroy. She was laid to rest in pine) and Tracy McNicol (Midge 3.7.1940 in Hobart, Qld) and Pastor Nigel and Sandy Taabinga Lawn Cemetery. All the Point); 13 grandchildren; and Tas; died 4.1.20 in (Sydney, NSW); grandchildren, family have happy memories to siblings, Phyllis Magateli (Ayr), Ian Brisbane, Qld. On 4.1.1961 she Declan, Toby and Tori; and remember her by. (Home Hill), Allan (Ayr) and David married Dr Raymond Swannell. siblings, Glenn, Lorraine and Leathan Fitzpatrick (Townsville). Betty conducted Wendy is survived by her Janine (all of Melbourne, Vic). Sabbath school for ex-Mona husband (Hervey Bay); children, Barbara passed away in hospital HAMPSON, Yvonne Mona families at Palm Island, Susan and Neil Kelly (Switzer- after a long illness. Her husband May, born 6.10.1936 was government nurse on Badu land), Michael and Alison (Bris- Bill greatly mourns the loss of in Lismore, NSW; died Island, Torres Strait, ran children’s bane, Qld), David and Cindy-Lee his wife of nearly 61 years. A 6.2.20 in Nerang, Sabbath school at Proserpine and (Brisbane), and Andrea and Kelvin large congregation attended Qld. She was predeceased faithfully supported the church. O’Halloran (Brisbane); grandchil- her funeral where Bill stated he by her brothers, Douglas and She was a much-loved teacher dren, Georgia, Liam, James, Jack, then realised he had been living Kelson. She was the eldest of aid at Cannonvale State School Emma, Sarah, Leighton, Caitlin with an angel these many years. nine children and is survived for many years. Betty was firstly and Siobhan; and siblings Heather Barbara’s extended family greatly by her siblings, Cynthia Brown, brought along to Ayr church by Peet (Busselton, WA), David Peet grieved her passing. She was well Coral Frost, Lynette Kay, Cheryl her grandmother. After 26 years (Tammin) and Merilyn Baldock prepared to meet her Saviour Anderson, Wayne and Steven battling dementia she can now (Sydney, NSW). Wendy coordi- on that wonderful resurrection Hampson; 16 nieces; nine rest in the hope of her coming nated the development of the day. A life that blessed others for nephews; 13 great nieces; and Saviour. Pink Lady volunteers at Auckland nearly 83 years. 20 great nephews. Vonnie, as Esava Kovo Adventist Hospital. At the South Steven Magaitis she was affectionately known, Pacific Division she worked in had numerous interests which JENSEN, Peter Martin, born ACA Health, and while in Brisbane CATTS, Pamela June, born included playing the piano, 25.8.1943 in Sydney, NSW; was receptionist at the Brisbane 21.7.1956 on the Central Coast, Pathfinders, cooking, embroidery died 17.12.19 in St Vincent’s Adventist Medical Centre. But NSW; died 6.2.20 in Toronto and sewing. She was an active Hospice, Sydney. Peter is her organisational skills were Private Hospital. Her husband member of the Church and survived by his sons, Karl, David best reserved for managing the Ronald Churchill Catts, prede- was well known by Queensland and Daniel (all of Sydney, NSW); household of her delightful and ceased her as did her youngest church members, having served two grandchildren; sister, Carol much-loved children. daughter, Alyssa. She is survived as a personal assistant to Pastors Giovanetti (Port Macquarie); Percy Harrold, Mark Goldsmith by her children, Stanley (Lake Reg Harris, Bob Possingham and and long-term partner Carol Macquarie) and Deanne Reynolds Max Van Dyk, in the Conference Bogart. Peter studied theology at Wright, Graham (Macksville). Pam loved her Lord office across 26 years. Her trust Avondale, graduating in 1966. He Wayne, born and was generous in strongly in God and her bright personality commenced teaching at Scott’s 11.12.1944 in supporting several Adventist endeared her to everyone she College Sydney in 1967, and Johnsonville, NZ; died charities and projects. She came in contact with. was Head of English for the next 13.2.20 in Sydney Adventist was a faithful and dedicated Vern Parmenter 22 years. During this time Peter Hospital after a two-year battle Seventh-day Adventist Christian. obtained a Dip.Ed degree and with a rare untreatable form of Roger Nixon HANSEN, Wendy Jean (nee also a MA in English Literature. cancer. He is survived by his Eames), born 27.5.1958 in Peter had a long and distin- wife of 52 years, Lois; son, Craig DEVER, Terrance Allison; born Albury, NSW; died 4.10.19 in guished career in education, both and Nicole (Sunshine Coast, 11.5.1928 in Warburton, Vic; Epworth Eastern Hospital, Box with the Board of Studies and Qld); daughters, Debbie and died 13.4.19 in Brisbane, Qld. Hill, Vic. She was married to Yeshiva College. Angelina (both of Sydney); six On 5.4.1950 he married Valarie Ashley. She is survived by her Adrian Fleming grandchildren; brother, Peter Higgins. He married Dorothy husband (Kilsyth); daughter, Tara and sister, Wendy (NZ). Graham Dawson in 1982. He was Hansen Ratu and Sav; and son, SANDY, Janese Lesley, born worked for Sanitarium Health predeceased by son Andrew and Scott and Amber (Toowoomba, 14.10.1953 in Millicent, SA; Food in Cooranbong. He was brother Phillip. Terry is survived Qld). Wendy was well loved, died 13.10.19 in Royal Adelaide then appointed CFO of Sydney by his wife, Dorothy; sons, but her incredible angelic voice Hospital. Jan is survived by Adventist Hospital. He was Paul (Canberra, ACT) and Lee wowed and blessed many as her brother, Keith and Lynn involved in a massive building (Slacks Creek, Qld); daughter, she unselfishly shared her gift. (Adelaide); sisters, Noreen and development and in establishing Louise Corke (Gold Coast); Wendy’s love of music, God and Cedric Till (Mt Gambier), Barbara the nurse training program as an step-children Judith, Rodney people will be treasured in the Snider (Adelaide), Joy and Darcy Avondale-based tertiary course. and Donald; grandchildren; hearts of those who knew her. Malycha (Mildura, Vic) and Elicia Later he was appointed as a great-grandchildren; and brother She will be greatly missed by her and Lindsay Adams (Powelltown). director of HCF. After leaving the Don. Terry worked for Sanitarium family, church and community Jan passed away after two hospital’s employ, he worked Health Food all his working life whom she touched with beautiful strokes, one day short of her as financial consultant to many in Brisbane, Christchurch for 16 music, kindness and compassion. 66th birthday. She was loved medical institutions and aged years, then back to Brisbane We await the return of her Lord by all her nieces and nephews. care bodies and served on many retail from where he retired. Terry to see her once again and to Jan was a people person, who of their boards. He also sat on a was involved with cat enthusiast celebrate eternity together. reached out to all around her— number of Seventh-day Adventist organisations. He was always Quinten Liebrandt children, elderly in hospital and boards relating to medical, aged committed to the churches he residents of aged care homes. care and education ministries. attended, the last one being She also served at Meals on Graham was heavily involved in Edens Landing in Queensland. Wheels for nearly 20 years. She his home church, first Wahroonga Ernst William was a faithful church member and and then Fox Valley, where his
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