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Adventist Review This Week's Special Empha- Jocelyn Fay Points out in Sis— Adventist Review General Paper of the Seventh-day Adventist Church May 24, 1984 Adventist adoption: giving and receiving Page 3 Surprises in the British Isles Page 10 The 1909 General Conference session Page 12 Adoption's broader view Page 18 Cover: The special pain of giving up a child for adoption, the joy of receiving such a child, and the work of the Adventist Adoption and Family Services are discussed in this week's feature articles, pages 3-8. THIS WEEK Adventist Review This week's special empha- Jocelyn Fay points out in sis—"Adventist Adoption: "Adoption's Broader View" Giving and Receiving" (p. (p. 18), all of us should be 3)—has been a long time in the adopting someone into our cir- making. Some 18 months ago a cle of love. Published continuously since 1849 recipient of a child through Bible credits: Texts in this EDITOR Adventist Adoption and Family issue credited to N.I.V. are William G. Johnsson Service suggested that we tell from The Holy Bible: New ASSOCIATE EDITOR the whole church about the International Version. Copy- George W. Reid agency's services. right © 1978 by the Interna- MANAGING EDITOR When contacted, agency tional Bible Society. Used by Jocelyn R. Fay director Fern Ringering was permission of Zondervan Bible happy to share the information. Publishers. ASSISTANT EDITORS James N. Coffin, Eugene F. Durand However, it was some time Fern Ringering Art and photo credits: Aileen Andres Sox before an interview could be Cover, pp. 5, 7, Richard Stead- ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY scheduled. After the interview, topic of adoption should be of ham; p. 10, John Loughborough Corinne Russ it was a few more months before interest to more than just child- School; p. 11, A. E. Sutton; p. EDITORIAL SECRETARIES all the other details could be less couples and unwed 13, G. V. Buck, Review Chitra Bamabas, Jeanne James arranged. We feel the wait has mothers. Have not all of us been Archives; p. 14, Review; p. 16, ART been worth it, though. adopted into God's family? Fur- Luis Ramirez; other photos, Director, Byron Steele It is our contention that the thermore, as managing editor courtesy of the authors. Designer, G. W. Busch CONSULTING EDITORS Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. Bock, L. L. Butler, Charles B Hirsch, W. R. Lesher, Alf Lohne, Kenneth J. Mitt- LETTERS leider, Enoch Oliveira, G. Ralph Thomp- son, Francis W. Wernick Letters submitted for publication should Every Day, is a thrilling account issue to be used in the Family contribute ideas and comments on articles SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS or material printed in the ADVENTIST of the Lord's working in the Living section of the Inter- Kenneth H. Wood, Robert H. Pierson, REVIEW. They should be brief, not exceed- George W. Brown, G. J. Christo, W. T. ing 250 words, and must carry the writer's establishment and day-to-day American editions (English, Clark, Bekele Heye, R. J. Kloosterhuis, name, address, and telephone number operations of self-supporting Spanish, French) of the monthly Edwin Ludescher, Jan Paulsen, W. R. L. (although this number will not be printed). Scragg, Joao Wolff Letters must be legible, preferably typewrit- organizations. REVIEW, she selected six as ten, and doublespaced. All will be edited to meet space and literary requirements, but CALVIN L. THRASH being excellent for the readers SOUTHWESTERN UNION EDITION the author's meaning will not be changed. Editor, Richard W. Bendall Views expressed in the letters do not President in that division. necessarily represent those of the editors or Yuchi Pines Institute EASTERN AFRICA EDITION of the denomination. Address letters for this Education issue Editor, Bill Edsell column to Editor, ADVENTIST REVIEW, 6840 Seale, Alabama Eastern Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. 20012. I really enjoyed your special INTER-AMERICAN EDITIONS Family issue Editor, Wanda Sample on education (March 29). I am Associate Editors, Simone Doleyres, Self-supporting work Overall, I found the issue so glad to see the kind of French; Humberto Rasi, Raul Villanueva, Spanish While there may be a few (March 15) a bit too "Americo- informative, balanced, yet centric." The writers, perhaps upbeat presentation on issues SOUTH AMERICAN EDITIONS who go out and start their own Editor, R. S. Lessa, Portuguese all Americans, but certainly all that you have been publishing Acting Editor, Rubem M. Scheffel, project, doing things their own Portuguese way, as the author of one letter American-based, which inci- lately. I think it shows good Editor, Jose Tabuenca, Spanish (April 19) suggested, I believe dentally, does not incorporate organization to group the sub- Canada, wrote well and infor- ject in a single issue. CIRCULATION that they are the distinct minor- Manager, Robert S. Smith ity. There are many thousands matively within the context of JIGGS GALLAGHER Associate, L. Rhea Harvey their own socioeconomic and Lincoln, Nebraska who are called to the self-sup- TO CONTRIBUTORS national horizons. That is all Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but porting work as surely as one is "The Three-legged Stool," notification as to acceptance or rejection called to the ministry. The right with me, since this seems which might be described as a may be expected only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. self-supporting work is a lay inevitable. "committee meeting," brought Permit me to suggest what I ministry ordained of God; it is out some interesting and impor- An index is published in the last Review of think you should have done: June and December. The Adventist Review an extension of, as well as an tant material, but as committee is indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist integral part of, the organized either have had this issue meetings are prone to do, it may Periodical Index. labeled "The American work. Its members are fully have lasted a little too long. The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is dedicated to hastening the com- Adventist Family Issue" or I particularly liked "Excel- published every Thursday. Copyright C have had the article assignments 1984 Review and Herald Publishing Associ- ing of Jesus. lence in Adventist Education" ation, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagers- more widely distributed so as to town, Maryland 21740, U.S.A. Second- Many church members do not because the author illustrated class postage paid at Hagerstown, Mary- realize that Ellen White not only project a more planetary per- the meat of his advice by a land. Postmaster: send form 3579 to same spective of the Adventist family address. Subscriber. send address change to endorsed but strongly "horrible example" of a mis- the above address. Subscriptions: one year, in the general church paper. Of US$30.95. Single copy, 90 cents U.S. encouraged the beginning of the take he had made under stress. currency. Prices subject to change without organized self-supporting work; the two, I prefer the second. "School by Mail" is a good notice. G. L. 0. R. YORKE the Madison board was the only family success story as well as Address all editorial correspondence to 6840 church-related board of which College Heights, Canada an educational success story. Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, D.0 20012. she ever consented to be a • Interestingly, when we asked I was glad to see that the member. Robert H. Pierson's the Inter-American Division educational material did not Vol. 161, No. 21. new book, Miracles Happen editor to select articles from this Continued on page 19 2 (538) ADVENTIST REVIEW, MAY 24 1984 Adventist adoption: giving and receiving Review assistant editor James Coffin our autonomy. So we have drawn primarily on private donations and the fees charged for services. discusses adoption with Adventist Who are your major donors, and how do they become Adoption and Family Services aware of your work? director Fern Ringering. Most of our contributions do not come from clients, but from others interested in children. They may have had a relative or friend who benefited from our services. What procedure would my wife and I have to follow to Would you tell us about the origin of AAFS? adopt a child? More than 20 years ago LeEllen Bradshaw, the wife of a First you would contact the agency and fill out some dental student at Loma Linda University, began informally preliminary qualifying forms. Some of the general qualifica- to help physicians in the Loma Linda area find homes for tions are that usually both parents must be under age 40 to babies born out of wedlock. When her husband established a adopt a healthy newborn infant. They must not have more dental practice in the State of Washington, she continued her than one child currently. They must have been married at role, and through the years the number of babies placed in least three years, and they must be facing some infertility that way increased considerably. problem that would prevent the natural growth of their As State regulations became more stringent, the agency family. If the basic qualifications are met, the prospective came under the auspices of the Upper Columbia Conference, parents then would fill out an in-depth application form. A with professional support services provided by Walla Walla local, State-licensed agency would make a study of the College. The agency provided services to unwed mothers— home, and during that study the representative would explain particularly from Adventist families—who wanted to have the various aspects of adoption to help the family determine their children placed in Adventist homes. In addition to whether it truly is feasible for them. adoption, AAFS now offers such services as family Assuming that it does appear feasible, how long would counseling and foster parenting.
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