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SUMMER 1990 CIHC Seattle Mission Team Prepares to Plant a Church in Budapest, Hungary COVER Hungary for Jesus by Milton Jones PACIFIC CHURCH NEWS Volume IX Number 2 udapest, Hungary, sits at the crossroads of bachelor's degree in Biblical studies and a Beastern Europe. East meets West in this city master's in theology and cross-cultural studies. of 2.5 million people who have been under For the last five years, he has served as a campus Communist rule for the last 40 years. But today minister at Oregon State University. EDITOR the city, as well as the country, has entered Dean's wife, Darla, will be a great asset to Jerry Rushford one of the most exciting chapters in its history. the work in Budapest. She has participated in Communist regimes the world over are evangelistic campaigns in the United States and opening themselves to democratic reforms and has taken several cross-cultural and missions new freedoms. And Hungary has led the way, courses. In addition, she spent two years in ASSOCIATE EDITORS literally tearing down the Iron Curtain. The active mission work in Cameroon, West Africa. Bill Henegar people have shown that they are eager for Team members have come to Seattle from Mary Speaks change, establishing new political parties, lifting throughout the nation, as God has placed a restrictions on the press and public gatherings, burden for the Hungarian people on each of economically embracing the West, and granting their hearts. Originally, Adam and Kim Ringles new religious liberty. In fact, Hungary has are from Ohio and Oklahoma, respectively. CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS declared itself to be, not a communist block Jesse Perry is from West Virginia, and his wife, Garth Black, Bakersfield, CA nation, but simply to be "the Republic Debbie, is from Oregon. Lyle Jarvis came to Larry Cain, San Jose, CA of Hungary." the Northwest Church from Idaho, Paul Kelly Carter, Victoria, B.C. While these changes have taken place, God Henderson came from Tennessee, and Denise Kelly Deatherage, Portland, OR has been preparing a team of Christians at the Brown came from Michigan. Three of the team Walt Fennel, Sacramento, CA Northwest Church of Christ in Seattle, members are from the state of Washington: Rick Griffin, San Diego, CA Washington, to go and take the greatest Anne Jawson, Steve Herrmann, and Veronika Milton Jones, Seattle, WA revolution of all to Hungary, the renewal and Rudolph. All of these dedicated Christians are Billie Silvev, Los Angeles, CA transformation of lives through faith in Jesus preparing for the greatest challenge of Christ. Hungary has thrown open the doors their lives. Mel Weldon, San Leandro, CA of political and religious freedom, but it has While at the Northwest Church, a high Edwin White, Phoenix, AZ yet to learn of the true liberty that is found priority for the team has been to gain practical Bud Worsham, Long Beach, CA in Christ. With the Lord's strength and by His ministry experience in evangelism. They have John York, Roseburg, OR will, the dream is that the glorious freedom of also been preparing for cross-cultural living Christ will soon be realized there. through research and instruction. The team The leaders of the mission team, Dean and is committed to living and working overseas Darla Petty, lived in Hungary as students in for at least five years, and their ultimate goal DESIGN AND PRODUCTION 1980-81 and then led a campaign team there is to establish a self-sustaining congregation of University Publications in the summer of 1988. Dean is well prepared the Lord's church in "the crossroads of eastern for his leadership role, having earned a Europe" . Budapest, Hungary! PACIFIC CHURCH NEWS is published three times each year by the Department of Church Services at Pepperdine University. Send all correspondence to Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA 90263. COVER PHOTO The members of the Seattle mission team included in the cover photo are: (L to R) Paul Henderson Annika Ringle (child) Denise Brown Steve Herrmann Veronika Rudolph Emeshea Petty (child) Jesse Perry Dean Petty Debbie Perry Darla Petty Lyle Jarvis Anne Jawson Dietrich Ringle (child) Adam Ringle Photographer: Kimberly Ringle Leo V. Sielsch PCN 2 LIFESTYLE In Pursuit of Wholeness by Billie Silvey Rosa speaking at the 1990 Pepperdine Lectures. Rosa Colquitt UOtrive for excellence, both spiritually and these parents are looking at what they don't "I have never been far from the church," Oacademically" . that is her message to have—a husband at home, a support partner— Rosa says, "but I felt at a real distance from single Christian parents and others. Indeed, rather than looking at what they do have," it when we moved to Germany." The nearest that is the message one reads from the life she says. "Christ is our key resource." Church of Christ was in Heidelberg, and she of this exceptional woman. "The one message I want to impart is that, worshipped there periodically. But when she Articulate, immaculately groomed, and as a single mother, I have the same obligation was unable to make the trip, she would pray confident, Rosa Colquitt fills a very respon- as a mother in a two-parent home: to instill and study her Bible in the Army chapel sible position in the State of Oregon's a love for Christ and to encourage high nearby. Of her time in Germany, she Department of Human Resources. She is the standards of goal-setting in my children," she remembers, "With the absense of Christian assistant administrator for education and continues. "I don't have the right to expect less fellowship, I found myself longing for God. training for the Senior and Disabled Services of myself, just because there isn't a partner in It wasn't American hot dogs or Wendy's Division of the department. She is also the the home." And of those, plagued by fatigue hamburgers, but the fellowship of my church mother of a fifteen-year-old son. And both and economic and social pressures, who think family I missed most. However, the exper- she and her son are active members of the she expects too much, Rosa asks nothing that ience caused me to grow closer to the Lord." Southwest Church of Christ in Tigard, she hasn't already done herself. When she returned to the United States Oregon. Rosa Colquitt's early years were spent in to study for her doctorate in administrative Despite the demands of her career, Rosa North Carolina, in a solid Christian environ- education, Rosa experienced some discrimin- works extensively with other single mothers, ment. Her parents were baptized by the ation in a department where most of the encouraging them to motivate and educate legendary Marshall Keeble, but tragedy doctoral candidates were white males. "It was their children well. Currently, she teaches a struck when her mother died while Rosa was a struggle," she remembers. "Nobody got me bi-weekly class at Lake Oswego Adult Center still a child. She was raised by her father, through that thing but the Lord Jesus Christ on "Strengthening Single-Parent Relation- whose Army career caused the family to move Himself. I humbled myself and prayed on my ships." In addition to the classes and work- often as he was transferred from base to base. knees. And I taught my son to pray with me. shops she conducts for churches, she has Rosa's own single parent, her father, died Through it all, again I grew closer to the presented a workshop on "A Christian in 1977 while her son, Ricky, was just a child Lord." As a matter of fact, her faith and Approach to Single Parenting" at the 13th of three. Still, she continued her education, perseverance paid off very well. She grad- annual National Singles Seminar in receiving her master's degree from North uated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Washington, DC., and has taught a major Carolina State University two years later. After receiving her degree, Dr. Rosa class at the recent Pepperdine Lectures. After graduation, she moved to Kaiserslautern, Colquitt taught at North Carolina State for In both church and community settings, Germany, where she taught technical writing a time. Then in 1986, she moved to Portland, Rosa challenges single parents to have high and American literature to U.S. military Oregon, to be near her two older sisters. expectations for their children. "Too often, personnel for the University of Maryland. Continued on page 11 PCN 3 PEPPERDINE PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Assistant Professor of Religion Ron Dwayne Van Rheenen, associate dean by Mary Speaks Highfield spoke at the Annual Scholars of Seaver College, spoke at the Christian Conference on July 20 at Abilene Christian College Library Conference held at Pepperdine University in Abilene, Texas. University on May 5. On May 10 he spoke Dan Anders, pulpit minister for the at the Ventura County Leadership Training Malibu Church of Christ, was in the Nashville Richard Hughes, professor of religion, Program held at the Church of Christ in area June 10-13. He preached for the Mender- preached for the Church of Christ in Chapel Ventura, and at the Conference on Christianity sonville Church of Christ June 10 and parti- Hill, North Carolina, June 3. and Communication at Marquette University cipated on a 3-day panel at the David Lipscomb in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 8-11. University Lectureship June 10-13. He spoke Campus Minister Scott Lambert will teach a class at the National Campus Ministry at the Great Northwest Evangelism Workshop Associate Director of Church Services Don Seminar in Seattle, Washington, August 6-9.