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Reaching the Deaf JULY 2012 That All May Know Him: Reaching the Deaf Quoi de Neuf? Adventist Education Youth in Service ¿Qué Está Pasando? JULY To faithfully chronicle the work and progress of the church in the Atlantic Union territory and 2012 inform, instruct, and inspire our church members. ission tateMent M s President’s Perspective 3 Adventist Education 7 inside Youth in Service 12 DQuoie PdeART Neuf? MENTS 18 eatures ¿Qué Está Pasando? 19 Danny Ramos Danny F McGowan Jessica That All May Know Atlantic Union 8 4 Him: Reaching the Deaf Bermuda 10 Greater New York 11 over tory NENortheasternWs 13 C s : 6 New Officers Elected at New York 14 Northeastern Conference Northern New England 16 Session Southern New England 17 Odel Powell Odel Co-laborers With Christ Bulletin Board 21 7 Classifieds 22 8 Update Regarding INFORMATION Atlantic Union College as of May September 2012 July 13 14, 2012 October 2012 August 10 November 2012 September 14 DTheEA GLEANERDL deadlineINES schedule is available online at www.atlantic-union.org/gleaner4.html. Adventist® and Seventh-day Adventist® are registered trademarks of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®. This month’s cover story features Deaf Ministries and the work being done to make sure Deaf people have the opportunity to know Jesus. Also included July 2012, Vol. 111, No. 7. The Atlantic Union GLEANER is published are the regular features, Adventist Education and Youth in Service. On monthly by the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,® 400 Main Street, South Lancaster, MA 01561. Printed by Review and the cover Paul Kelly, a Deaf pastor from Rochester, New York, is signing Herald® Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, followingn this the baptismssue of three Deaf people. The cover design includes photos MD 21740. Standard postage paid at Hagerstown, MD 21740. Annual taken by Jessica McGowan and Danny Ramos. subscription price, $10.00. NEW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: i i … Mail new or renewal subscriptions to Atlantic Union GLEANER, P.O. Box 1189, South Lancaster, MA 01561. 2 Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2012 Visit the Atlantic Union Web site P resi Just Look D ent “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else”—Isaiah 45:22 (ASV). ’ s P he nations of the world have been us look, therefore we should. His prom- looking to their idols for centuries, ise—He says, “Look, and be saved.” ers Tbut all in vain. Many have looked His providential divinity—“For I am to their boastful philosophies of human- God,” all things are possible to Him, our ism and secularism, also in vain. False Sovereign Ruler. P e religions, politicians, and unholy allianc- What is the best time in which to At this very C es—all will be in vain to save the nations look? Now, at this very moment. His tive and their inhabitants. They must look to invitation is in the present tense: “Look God, declares Isaiah, the gospel prophet. unto Me.” He promises in the same moment. His So what does it mean to look with tense: “and be ye saved.” It’s like the reference to God? First we must admit fiat of creation: Let there be light. It is invitation is in that He is the ONLY true God among the instantaneous. “Justification is a full, multiple gods of this world, and from complete pardon of sin. The moment the present tense: whom only can salvation come. Looking a sinner accepts Christ by faith, that to God involves spending time with Him moment he is pardoned. The righteous- “Look unto Me.” in prayer. That’s why we’re encouraged ness of Christ is imputed to him, and by our Lord Jesus to address Him as he is no more to doubt God’s forgiving our Father (Matthew 6:9). One author grace”—THE FAITH I LIVE BY, p. 107. He promises in says, “Prayer is the opening of the heart The world’s need of salvation is urgent to God as to a friend”—Ellen G. White, because mankind is not looking and is the same tense: PRAYER, p. 8. As such, He is the morning already lost. Time is running out. Time star of our every day. may soon end. Death comes suddenly. “and be ye saved.” Looking to God also involves every Age creeps up on us. The longest life is part of our salvation, including pardon short indeed. Now is the time of our sal- for our sins. “As the penitent sinner, vation and for the people of the world. It’s like the fiat contrite before God, discerns Christ’s This is why NY13 (see www.ny13. atonement in his behalf and accepts org)—the initiative of “reaching people of creation: Let this atonement as his only hope in this in the metropolitan area of New York life and the future life, his sins are par- City in 2013 and beyond with the gospel there be light. It doned. This is justification by faith. of Jesus Christ” is so urgent. Please pray Every believing soul is to conform his for NY13 as we continue to keep “look- will entirely to God’s will and keep in a ing unto Jesus, the author and finisher of is instantaneous. state of repentance and contrition, exer- our faith” (Hebrews 12:2), a motto that is cising faith in the atoning merits of the good for the penitent and preacher, sinner Redeemer and advancing from strength and saint. to strength, from glory to glory”—FAITH AND WORKS, p. 103. Donald G. King is president of the Atlantic What motivates us to look? At least Union Conference and chairman of the Atlantic Union College, Inc., Board of Trustees. three factors: His invitation—He bids at www.atlantic-union.org Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2012 3 COVER STORY By Jessica McGowan That All May Know Him: Reaching the Deaf espite many challenges, great people are all around us. They have deafness and culture. How are we shar- things are happening in Deaf* their own distinct culture and language ing the gospel with them? Dministry. There’s been a world- (American Sign Language [ASL] in Some Deaf people are hungry for spir- wide awakening among the Deaf and North America). Some label the Deaf itual food. They attend churches with no increasing church awareness of Deaf “disabled” or “hearing impaired,” but interpreters where they do not under- needs. When Jesus said to go into all culturally Deaf people prefer to be called stand the services. Others drive for the world and preach to every people Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. They do not hours to churches that have interpreters and language (Matthew 28:19, 20 and feel disabled or impaired, any more than or Deaf members. They show true faith, Revelation 14:6), that commission includ- you or I feel disabled because we have but are we meeting their needs? The ed Deaf people and sign languages. blue or brown eyes. Irving King Jordan, majority have no interest in church and The needs are daunting. Of six Gallaudet University’s first Deaf presi- won’t, unless we reach out to them. million Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing dent, says, “Deaf people can do anything One goal is to officially establish Deaf people in North America and 250 anyone else can—except hear.” Indeed, Ministries in each conference and union. million worldwide, only two percent most Deaf people are proud of their Every conference has a large unreached are Christian, making the Deaf population. Many have Deaf community the largest no access to Deaf pastors or unreached people group. The interpreters. It can be dis- Adventist Church in North couraging. Establishing an America has just one full- official Deaf Ministries shows time, conference-paid Deaf that the church welcomes and pastor. There is an incredible includes Deaf people. shortage of Deaf pastors, Deaf We need more Deaf pas- Bible workers, interpreters, tors, Deaf Bible workers, and and resources, but not all churches willing to welcome Deaf ministry news is dire. Deaf people into their congre- Recently, Larry Evans, gations. Deaf people should be associate director of trained as lay evangelists and the General Conference pastors. There are not enough Stewardship Department, interpreters. Often, they are was appointed General unavailable or perceived as too Conference liaison expensive. Other challenges for International Deaf include distance (the Deaf are Ministries. Gospel Outreach geographically spread out), supports some global Deaf finances (funds are needed outreach, Three Angels Deaf for Deaf pastors and Deaf out- Ministry (3ADM) adminis- reach events), and language ters Deaf outreach in North barriers (ASL is not English— America, and work is being some Deaf people struggle to done in the Atlantic Union. Francisca Trexler understand English Bibles, You cannot tell a Deaf per- Edie Hotchkiss, left, smiles before being baptized by David Trexler, a Deaf pastor, at Canaan lessons, and materials in their son by looking at them. Deaf church’s DEAF Ministry weekend. second language). 4 Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2012 Visit the Atlantic Union Web site COVER STORY A photo opportunity for some of the individuals who attended the DEAF weekend services and events at the Canaan church in Canaan, Connecticut, on May 19. Danny Ramos Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution, everyone can take part in Deaf ministry. If you have a Deaf member, create Deaf Resources: a local Deaf ministry and provide funds to support interpret- ers, Deaf events, and to purchase outreach materials. Involve Three Angels Deaf Ministries (3ADM) – Deaf members.
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