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J u l y 2 0 0 7 The Restof the Story Norman Wendth Accepts Presidency at AUC Quoi de Neuf? Youth Talk Adventist Education ¿Qué Está Pasando? M ISSION STATE M ENT JULY To faithfully chronicle the work and progress of the church in the Atlantic Union territory and inform, 2007 instruct, and inspire our church members. F E AT UR ES DE PA R T M ENTS Editorial 3 Positions of Our Faith 7 4 C OV E R STOR Y : The Adventist Education 8 Rest of the Story inside Youth Talk 9 Quoi de Neuf? 25 ¿Qué Está Pasando? 26 7 Positions of Our Faith: Homelessness and Poverty NE W S Greater New York 10 Atlantic Union College 12 8 Adventist Education: New York 14 Bermuda Institute Northeastern 18 Builds Leaders Northern New England 20 Southern New England 22 Bermuda 24 Norman Wendth Accepts Presidency at 13 Atlantic Union College IN FORM AT ION Bulletin Board 28 Obituaries 28 16 The Time I Doubted Classifieds 29 DEA DL INES September 2007 July 13 17 HeartQuest — Turning Friends into Believers October 2007 August 10 November 2007 September 14 The GLEANER deadline schedule is available online at www.atlantic-union.org/gleaner4.htm. Adventist® and Seventh-day Adventist® are registered trademarks of the I N THIS I SSUE … General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist.® In this issue we feature an article about the importance of getting a good night’s rest. Read all about it starting on page 4. Also included are our regu- July 2007, Vol. 106, No. 7. The Atlantic Union GLEANER is published monthly by the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,® lar features: Youth Talk, Positions of Our Faith, and Adventist Education. The 400 Main Street, South Lancaster, MA 01561. Printed by Review and cover design uses a photo from iStockphoto. Herald® Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Standard postage paid at Hagerstown, MD 21740. Annual subscription price, $8.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to Review and Herald® Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740. 2 Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2007 Visit the Atlantic Union Web site EDI T ORIAL The Heart of Youth Ministry outh ministry is alive and well I could continue to share all the awesome in the Atlantic Union. I wish you ministry events that have taken place in this Ycould have been with me during the union, but space does not permit. These months of April and May to listen to young events are all important as it gives our youth people from South Lancaster Academy opportunities to impact their church and share the love of Jesus with others in a make life-changing decisions. youth revival series in South Lancaster, However, no matter how blessed we are Massachusetts. I personally received a spe- that our young people are given these oppor- cial blessing by attending these meetings. tunities, nothing is more important than our “Nothing is more Other groups of young people have also ultimate mission with the youth, and that been conducting evangelistic meetings in is making sure they understand that God important than various areas of the Atlantic Union. cares for them and that their church cares for Many unique youth events have occurred them. “God with us,” as stated in John 1:14, our ultimate over the past several months in different is a truth that takes us right to the heart of locations. One year ago 4,500 Pathfinders youth ministry—having a passion to flesh mission with the attended the “Light It Up” Atlantic Union out the life of God and the love of God to the Pathfinder Camporee. Hundreds of young people with whom we are working youth, and that Pathfinders have attended local Pathfinder and to consistently, creatively, and obediently camporees throughout this union. live out the Word of God in their presence. is making sure In February approximately 120 young “Youth ministry focuses on relationships, adults attended the annual GODencounters not only because of who teenagers are but they understand weekend. Most of these young adults are because of who God is. God is a relation- students in public colleges and universities ship—Christian tradition used the relational that God cares in the Atlantic Union territory. More than language of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to 20 young adults made decisions for baptism describe the persons of the Trinity—and for them and at the conclusion of that event. this God’s love is so generous that the Godhead alone cannot contain it. Significant At the end of February, the Atlantic Union that their church had one of the largest union representations relationships with other Christians mat- at the “Just Claim It” Youth Prayer Conference ter because they teach us something about in Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of Atlantic Union what God is like—the One who can love us cares for them.” youth pledged to go back to their home in spite of ourselves and who loves us pas- churches and communities and put into prac- sionately enough to suffer willingly on our tice skills and concepts learned in the areas of behalf”—THE GOD-BEARING LIFE: THE ART OF evangelism, outreach, and community service. SOUL TENDING FOR YOUTH MINIstRY, p. 27. Several youth groups and academies have May we all seek to be faithful reflectors of taken mission trips to some faraway coun- Jesus, God’s son, and seek to do ministry with try. The team from Northern New England our young people that reflects Jesus, the Good baptized 300 individuals for Jesus. Shepherd. Because God can look on each one Recently, the Atlantic Union hosted “Let’s of us with clear assessment and unconditional Talk” with General Conference president Jan acceptance, may we all look on our youth Paulsen. It was filmed and produced in New with the same grace and forgiveness. York City. Thirty young adults and young Bill Wood is the youth, Pathfinder, and Adventurer professionals asked Paulsen some very spe- director for the Atlantic Union Conference. cific and pointed questions. at www.atlantic-union.org Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2007 3 By Patricia Humphrey TheRest of the Story ake up, Sleeping Beauty,” my hus- you, but the days on which I am sleep-deprived don’t band said gently one morning as he go down in history as some of my better days. Not only “Wattempted to nudge me into con- do I yawn constantly, but my mood, my energy level, sciousness. “Um hmmm,” I responded, and then rolled even my thought processes—all are affected when I over to savor my last few moments of precious sleep. I don’t get my full quota of “Zzz’s.” I’ve always known simply dreaded having to get up. While I don’t consider intuitively that I need adequate sleep in order to func- myself a night-owl, I’m not exactly a morning person tion at my best, but lately I’ve made some surprising either. Getting up during the “wee hours” just isn’t my discoveries about the benefits of a good night’s rest favorite thing to do. And I don’t know how it is with and the serious health consequences of losing sleep. 4 Atlantic Union GLEANER, July 2007 Visit the Atlantic Union Web site C ove R S T O RY Sleep—It’s More Important Than in READER’S DIGEst in 2005. In that Other studies indicate that a lack You Think study, the women who got less than of sleep affects not only the heart, but According to the National Sleep seven hours of sleep had a slightly ele- the mind as well. According to Mark Foundation, about one-third of vated risk of heart disease. Other study Mahowald, a professor of neurology at Americans sleep 6.5 hours or less a findings revealed that a lack of sleep is the University of Minnesota Medical night, less than the optimum 7-8 hours associated with higher levels of stress School, “One complete night of sleep that most experts recommend. Each hormones, elevated blood pressure, and deprivation is as impairing in simulated year the organization conducts a poll blood sugar levels. But don’t be tempted driving tests as a legally intoxicat- on the sleep habits of Americans. In to think that if eight hours is good, ing blood-alcohol level.” (From The 2002 their Sleep in America poll results more is better. The same study found Franklin Institute Online at www. reported that “While many Americans that nine or more hours of sleep tended fi.edu/brain/sleep.htm) enjoy the benefits of sufficient sleep, to increase the risk of heart disease. Now here’s an interesting tidbit you as many as 47 million adults may be David White, M.D., a Harvard possibly never considered: If you’re putting themselves at risk for injury, Medical School reseacher who helped struggling with a weight problem, your health, and behavior problems because to conduct the study, reiterates what answer could be to change your sleep- they aren’t meeting their minimum ing habits. A groundbreaking study, sleep need in order to be fully alert the reported in the December 6, 2004, issue of USA TODAY revealed some sur- next day.” Diabetes, insulin resistance, MERRIAM-W EBstER’S COLLEGIATE prising findings: “Too little sleep can DIctIONARY (eleventh edition) defines make you fat.” The scientific explana- sleep as “the natural periodic suspen- depression, impaired sexual tion is that sleep loss raises the levels sion of consciousness during which the of a hunger hormone and lowers the powers of the body are restored.” Sleep functioning, and proneness levels of a hormone that creates a sense allows the body to recharge and reju- of satiety or fullness.