N)1 L3, iv— -43 SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
* CHRISTIAN RECORD
* THIRTEENTH SABBATH
* CONFERENCE NEWS
June 10, 1964
Are They Worth It? I Dare You to Try It J. L. MASON, M.D., Director Monument Valley Mission L. C. EVANS, President, She was just an old, wrinkled, heart to Christ while working on con- Southwestern Union Conference Navajo sheepherder. She had no struction at the Mission. He left his hope, and there was so much to be Kogan and heathen parents behind Some time within the next afraid of. All of her attempts to find and asked for admission to our In- few days take some bandage peace and happiness through idol dian boarding school. After months material or a towel and blind- worship, songs, and other Indian rites of preparation he joined the church fold yourself for a period of were futile. But somehow the love of and is now preparing to be a Sev- th'rty minutes. During this time Jesus reached down into her heart, enth-day Adventist minister to his try eating your breakfast or and she was eventually baptized, and people. Was he worth it? d nner; then try clearing the became a member of the Seventh-day Tom was the son of a very big and table and doing the dishes, or Adventist Church. "Now I am happy influential medicine man. He was also work on the farm or in the office; and not afraid anymore," she says. a drunkard and a wife beater. Every- all this while blindfolded. Then Was she worth the effort to save her? one was afraid of him. Somehow our get down on your knees and He was just a poor, thin, Indian heavenly Father called him, and he thank God that your life's pro- boy looking for work to ease his responded to the call. After pro- gram is not one of darkness and hunger pains the day he came and longed study and much prayer he saw dependence on others for eye- asked for work on the new Mission the simple beauty of the Third Angel's sight. I dare you to try it! hospital bu:1-1:ng. He had trugded Message and was baptized. He was employed by the church as a mission- Only by such an experience through four miles of snow and ice ary helper and is now a licensed mis- can we know how hundreds of early in the morning to get to a Bible sionary working as a translator for a thousands of people live every study before commencing work. He, Bible worker and minister. Many of day in the year. Then we can too, was won to Christ and baptized. his own people for whom he has go to church on Sabbath, June At graduation from one of our board- labored have become Christians. His 13, 1964, and give willingly ing academies he was given honors and gladly to support the work and a scholarship to one of our col- life is a powerful witness for Christ as he brings the Gospel to his fellow of the Christian Record. This leges where he is now studying to red men. Was he worth it? offering is received only once be a medical missionary. Was he worth it? Was the sacrifice you made to give in two years. Let the size of the offering indicate our thank- Another Indian youth gave his (Continued on page 11) fulness for being able to see. Our offering will help present in Braille for the blind the won- derful truths of the Third Angel's Message. May your church set a reasonable goal for this most worthy branch of our great world work. For this offering may we give as we would if we could see Jesus standing by as we make our gift of thankfulness for our sense of sight. May we all give until we see and feel the joy of giving for those who know not the thrill of being able to see. REMEMBER CHRISTIAN RECORD OFFERING DAY — SABBATH, JUNE 13.
Tom Holliday, Navajo Indian Bible instructor and interpreter, Monument Valley Mission Hospital, and Elder Ralph Snead, pastor of the church.