To Peru and Beyond

INTERSECTIONS PERSPECTIVE LET'S TALK ATTENTION PATHFINDERS WHY CHILDREN LEAVE OPINION THE CHURCH, PART 2

NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION

A Vision for Mission, TO PERU AND BEYOND

JULY 2014 VOL.109, Nº7 Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance. Ecclesiastes 8:1 CONTENTS JULY 2014

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FEATURE CONFERENCE NEWS 4 EDITORIAL 6 A Vision for Mission 10 Accion 5 INTERSECTIONS to Peru and Beyond 11 Alaska PERSPECTIVE 12 Idaho 34 FAMILY 42 Partial 14 Montana 44 Why Children Leave 35 ANNOUNCEMENTS 16 Oregon the Church, Part 2 22 Upper Columbia 36 ADVERTISEMENTS LET’S TALK 27 Washington 46 Opinion 31 Walla Walla University 46 33 Adventist Health Steve Vistaunet GLEANER EDITOR Copyright © 2014 POSTMASTER: send all address changes to: Gleaner does not accept responsibility for July 2014 advertisers’ claims. Vol. 109, No. 7 North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner, 5709 N. 20th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642 ADVENTIST® and SEVENTH-DAY Gleaner (ISSN 0746-5874) is published Phone: 360-857-7000 ADVENTIST® are the registered trademarks once per month for a total of 12 issues per [email protected] of the General Conference of Seventh-day year by the North Pacific Union Conference gleanernow.com Adventists®. of Seventh-day Adventists®, 5709 N. 20th SUBMISSIONS: Timely announcements, St., Ridgefield, WA 98642. It is printed LITHO U.S.A. features, news stories and family notices and mailed at Pacific Press Publishing for publication in the Gleaner may be Association®, 1350 N. Kings Rd., Nampa, ID Gleaner STAFF submitted directly to the project manager 83687-3193. Subscription rate: $13 per year. Editor: Steve Vistaunet at the address listed above. Material sent Periodical postage paid at Ridgefield, WA Copy Editor: Laurel Rogers directly to local conference correspondents 98642 and additional mailing offices. Advertising and Project Manager: “Cracked Earth” may be forwarded to the Gleaner. Desiree Lockwood by Christina Angquico, OUR MISSION: Connecting Northwest PLEASE NOTE: Every reasonable effort Digital Media Coordinator: of Vancouver, Wash. Adventists with an expanding hub of news is made to screen all editorial material Brent Hardinge and inspiration. to avoid error in this publication. The Design: GUILDHOUSE Group

3 july 2014 OUR CORE VALUE

dventist education is a of the Great Controversy affects support. The subsidies provided A core value of the Sev- everything we teach and study, by the church at every level enth-day-Adventist in every subject of the curricu- are investments in the future of Church. From our very lum. We recognize that every our mission. They are dollars beginnings, we have recognized student is created by God with well-spent. that education must be key in unique potential and a particular I began my Adventist our strategy to minister to the place to contribute to God’s education in a one-room whole person: physically, men- plan. school in North Dakota, in the tally, emotionally and spiritually. Nowhere in public educa- basement of the Jamestown This understanding has led us to tion is the worth of an individ- Adventist Church. I was one of develop a seamless system from preschool through graduate levels of higher education. Our Nowhere in public education is the relatively small denomination worth of an individual recognized supports the largest Protestant as originating from the hand of a parochial school system in the world. beneficent Creator God. Recent research confirms that our students score signifi- ual recognized as originating 20 children in that eight-grade cantly higher than national from the hand of a beneficent school. Mrs. Rau, our teacher, norms in every subject at every Creator God, that we were skillfully managed the challenge grade level across the board. born with a reason for our ex- and set the tone for the rest of Why would this be istence, and that there is a work my academic life. I never felt so? The first reason is that a for us to do — one that no one disadvantaged because I went faith-based system enjoys the else was created to fill! to a small school. In fact several blessing of God in a special way Adventist education years later I gave tribute to Mrs. that cannot be duplicated. Ev- prepares young people to Rau as part of the valedictory ery school become pastors and teachers, address to my academy class. AUTHOR Max Torkelsen and every doctors and nurses, engineers, Adventist education costs. teacher is IT professionals, and almost It costs a lot. But it pays so prayed over on a daily basis. any career you could think of, much more. May God give Students have the privilege who can provide the leader- us the heart to send our own to begin and end the day ship the church needs to fulfill children to His schools and to with God. The added its mission. This Adventist support those who are strug- value of this spiritual perspective can be learned in no gling to do the same. emphasis goes other environment than in our well beyond school system, which, by the Max Torkelsen, North Pacific academic way, is fully accredited, offering Union Conference president achievement. credible degrees accepted by all Our Christian organizations. worldview seen Finally, Adventist edu- within the context cation is deserving of our full

4 july 2014 DID YOU KNOW? NUMBERS MATTER The North Pacific Union Conference education department supplies critical resources to Northwest members ATTENTION and schools. Did you know it ... AND »» Is responsible for regularly certifying more than 500 PARENTS teachers in 109 Adventist PATHFINDERSWe’re only weeks away from the Forever Faithful with so much happening, we need your schools in Alaska, Idaho, Mon- 2014 International Pathfinder Camporee, Aug. 11–16, help! If you tweet, Instagram or Face- tana, Oregon and Washington; and Pathfinders around the Northwest are making book a picture or video, add the hashtag »» Has provided nearly $3 million plans for an exciting week of adventure. More than “#NWFFIC,” and we will help share the in extra funds during the past 45,000 people will decend on the Experimental camporee experience with your friends five years for “remote and nec- Aircraft Association Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wis., and family back home. essary” schools in rural areas creating a small city of tents, campers, airplanes Is your club be doing something spe- throughout the Northwest; and Pathfinders.Gleaner staff will be on the scene to cial? Let the Gleaner know: gleanernow. capture images, video and stories from the event. But com/contact. »» Has supplied $475,000 since 2011 in matching funds to create scholarships for needy Hispanic students to attend Adventist schools; »» Is the only union conference education department in North America to provide “remote and necessary” funding, Hispanic scholarships and nearly $3 million more in academy subsidies during the past five years for projects beyond normal operations? Northwest Adventist leaders believe in making our children the most important investment for the future.

5 july 2014 FEATURE

A Vision for Mission, TO PERU AND BEYOND

ince Operation Bearhug, which sent Northwest members on evangelistic journeys to the former Soviet Union in PAA STUDENTS SAIL AND the 1990s, the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) has SERVE BAHAMAS made international outreach a priority. Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) in Portland, Ore- In the next few pages you will see how Northwest academy gon, students participated in five different mission youth have embraced the missionary spirit this year, with trips during spring break. One of the trips brought spring break projects ranging from Belize to Zambia. 17 students, parents and staff on a unique service adventure to the Bahama Islands. A March 22–29 NPUC-sponsored project brought 36 individ- PAA’s young travelers joined American uals, including students from Portland Adventist Academy, missionaries stationed in the Bahamas for a Upper Columbia Academy and SOULS Northwest, to the Peru- “Sail and Serve” mission trip. They lived vian city of Terapoto. They presented evangelistic meetings on the mission boat and sailed between each evening at 22 different locations, joining with more several islands to work on a variety of than 560 others across the entire Northeastern Peru Mission. service projects. Projects included cooking and cleaning at an AIDS and terminal-patient center, taking a group of disabled orphans on a field trip, pouring concrete for a “I saw God everywhere I turned.” community basketball court, making signs for villages, beach cleanup at the Bahamas National Park, roofing work, and leading ministry programs for orphans. Students enjoyed meeting locals, learning the culture, and discovering what it takes to live on and navigate a sailboat. But in the end, it was the joy of service and friendship that students brought home to PAA.

Liesl Vistaunet, PAA Gleaner correspondent

Read the expanded stories and see photo galleries from each trip at gleanernow.com .

6 july 2014 NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE EVANGELISTIC JOURNEYS

LABORING IN LADYVILLE Thirteen adults and 24 students representing Skagit Adventist Academy (SAA) in Burlington, Washington, spent two weeks in March serving the people of AUBURN ADVENTIST Belize in Central America. CCA AND WENATCHEE PAA STUDENTS SAIL AND ACADEMY STUDENTS At Belize Adventist College (the CHURCH HOLD BELIZE equivalent of an American high school) in SERVE BAHAMAS SERVE IN BELIZE Corozal, the group continued construc- MISSION TRIP This year at Auburn Adventist Academy (AAA) in Au- tion of a new administration wing for the Thirty-four students and adults from Washington’s burn, Washington, we were truly blessed to be able college and operated a dental clinic. Then Cascade Christian Academy (CCA) and Wenatchee go the King’s Children’s Home in Belmopan, Belize. they spent seven days helping complete the Church flew to Belize on March 9. Their mission: to Although we did many things, the most first story of a new two-story complex for build a security fence around the King’s Children’s rewarding part was helping out around the Ladyville Seventh-day Adventist Primary Home (KCH), an Adventist orphanage managed by home. We helped with building a fence, School. “My favorite part of the trip was “Mama Leonie” Herrera-Gillham, who is a former preparing food, doing laundry, taking care anytime we were on the work site because teacher with a big heart for children abandoned, of the children in the nursery and home- I got to see teamwork among my classmates abused or neglected by their parents. The 19 high work when the older children got home that I otherwise never would have seen,” school students from CCA who participated in the from school. Through all these things, we says Chris Anderson, SAA senior. mission trip never bargained for what they saw or truly saw God at work. A small group also led out in Vacation experienced. The 84 babies, children and teens living “I saw God everywhere I turned,” says Bible School for the younger students, at KCH captured their hearts, and they will never be Samantha Jackson, AAA junior. while another helped run a dental clinic. the same again. For four Providing service opportunities for nights, students in Adventist schools broadens “I saw God everywhere I turned.” students students’ global and economic knowledge participat- and gives a glimpse of the work done to Most students said the hardest part of the ed in an evangelistic series organized by win hearts for Jesus around the world. trip was leaving the children. Greg Epper- ninth-grader Bailley Schmidt. Perhaps one day some of these students will son, AAA junior, stepped onto the plane find themselves serving God in Belize or barefoot because he thought the children Rachel Mountain, Skagit Adventist Academy locations where the need is great. needed his shoes more than he did. It is teacher encouraging to know that even though we Julie Savino, Cascade Christian Academy may never see the children again in this life, chaplain we will see them in heaven.

Lindsay Hill, AAA senior from Bonney Lake, Washington

7 july 2014 FEATURE

THE LESSON OF LATVIA Gayle Norton, veteran Bible teacher at Walla Walla Val- ley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington, had never had a more intriguing invitation for his Missions 101 class than a sudden offer to bring his students to Riga, Latvia, for spring break. This perfect project came with enormous challenges, like raising more than $25,000 in little more than six weeks. “I have to admit I wondered why this group. Why UCA STUDENTS SPEND now?” Norton says. “But I knew that if SPRING BREAK IN this was God’s plan, He would find a way.” And He did. ZAMBIA During their 10 days abroad, the team Twenty-seven students from Upper Columbia Academy provided direct outreach at schools and (UCA) in Spangle, Washington, traveled to Zambia, Af- universities. They visited kindergarten and rica, during spring break to assist the Mukuyu Project, community centers and conducted a youth which provides humanitarian aid and education. rally. “The lesson for all of us is that no mis- ROGUE VALLEY STUDENTS The UCA students’ main project was sion is too big for God,” says Norton. helping build a community center to teach If you would like to read more, visit AND THE CITY BY THE BAY women trades to make enough money to WWVA’s Facebook page: glnr.in/1n63jRw. Students and staff from Rogue Valley Adventist Acad- feed their families. emy in Medford, Oregon, responded March 23–28 to “It makes you feel really good that we Elaine Blake Hinshaw, Walla Walla Valley Jesus’ call to serve “the least of these” in the inner cit- were able to assist in giving these women a Academy marketing and recruitment director ies of San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond, California. place to learn so they can provide for their The students rotated among six ministry families,” says Saige McCann, UCA sites for the week, among them the Bay student. “It is amazing to see how hard Area Rescue Mission’s after-school pro- they work to make sure their families are gram, the massive Bay Area food bank taken care of.” and the Salvation Army thrift store. Students also poured sidewalks, re- Even more memorable than the ser- paired a roof and built a retaining wall. vice sites were the designated interaction “Mission trips are an amazing way to times with poverty-stricken people see God at work in our world,” says Fred throughout the Bay Area and taking Riffel, UCA chaplain. “What amazes me time to ask about their stories. is watching the students respond to God Though the Golden Gate Bridge and calling them to service.” other city sights were spectacular, the best part of the trip was indeed getting Joe Hess, UCA Gleaner correspondent to know those Jesus asked us to serve. Those that many in the world would consider to be the least turned out to be, in these students’ minds, the greatest.

Michael Brackett, Medford Church associate pastor

8 july 2014 NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE EVANGELISTIC JOURNEYS PALISADES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MARANATHA MISSION TO PANAMA A TALE OF TWO MISSIONS A group of 12 adults and 15 eighth- through 10th-grad- Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) in Battle Ground, Washington, decided to “divide and conquer” by ers from Palisades Christian Academy (PCA) left sending students on two different mission trips during spring break. Spokane, Washington, on March 18 to travel more than One group of 23 students and seven adult sponsors went to the Dominican 20 hours by plane and bus to Portrerillo, Panama. Republic to build two One-Day churches. They also painted two churches, held a Working with Maranatha, the group built a church and student-led Vacation Bible School, and offered free medical and dental clinics. Sabbath School structure. The second group of five students, three alumni and eight adults, headed for El Sal- On Friday night, the PCA mission trip vador to love kids at the International Children’s Care orphanage in San Juan Opico. team and the Portrerillo congregation met for They continued work on a wall surrounding the campus, painted an office, fixed the the first time in the newly constructed church campus water tank, rebuilt a bridge and installed door knobs in the houses. to celebrate God’s goodness with a commu- The CAA missionaries look forward to seeing their new friends in heaven, where nion service. The next morning, Mike Mey- they will be reunited with their moms, dads and heavenly Father. And in that vision, er, PCA’s construction team leader, presented these two missions are united. the keys of the ROGUE VALLEY STUDENTS new church to the Abbey Ashton, CAA junior and El Salvador mission congregation. trip participant, and Marcy Perry, CAA parent and AND THE CITY BY THE BAY God provided Dominican Republic mission trip participant another miracle for the mission team at lunch after church. Read the expanded stories and see Having invited the photo galleries from each trip at Portrerillo congre- gleanernow.com. gation for lunch, PCA was surprised when about four times the number of guests expected showed up for the “potluck” with no food. God literally mul- tiplied the food for the group, and everyone had enough to eat.

Ruth Lenz, Palisades Christian Academy teacher and mission trip team leader

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Nathan Stearman and his wife, Gina, along with their ANCHORAGE children, Abigayle and Gabriel, will pastor the Juneau and Sitka district. STUDENTS MINISTER TO CONGREGATIONS ALASKA

WELCOMES ne Sabbath each eight. It has more than tripled STEARMAN FAMILY Omonth, the Anchor- student enrollment in the last age Junior Academy (AJA) three years and hopes to expand students attend one of the seven to 10th grade next school year. area churches and conduct the Watch a video from AJA’s he Alaska Conference is the Great Lakes, ministering entire church service. Students, performance on Facebook at Tproud to announce the at summer camp with their with the help and support of glnr.in/1p24d24. soon arrival of Nathan Stear- young children and relishing the teachers, staff and music man and his wife, Gina, along the changing seasons in the leaders, have developed pro- Ken Crawford, Alaska Conference with their children, Abigayle beautiful countryside. grams including the sermon, president and Gabriel. Stearman will be Both love the outdoors, puppet ministry children’s story, overseeing the pastoral duties in taking long road trips, great instrumental and choir songs, the district of Juneau and Sitka. skiing and beautiful mountains Scriptures, and prayer. The most Leaders of both churches are and believe that Jesus is the real recent program, “Bless His Holy Anchorage Junior Academy students excited about this young family secret to happiness. This deeply Name,” was inspired by 1 Peter provide the worship service at area coming to their communities. held conviction has led them 1:15: “Be holy in all you do, just churches as part of their outreach. The Stearmans are a tight-knit to prayerfully seek His leading as God, the One who called family with a love for Jesus and in the decisions they have faced you, is holy.” His service. in relocating to a more rural “It is an inspirational Married in December setting. When the call came program, and it touched my 2002, Nathan and Gina began to consider southeast Alaska, heart,” stated one attendee. their pastoral ministry in they felt it was an answer to “Seeing all those children Michigan at the Glenwood prayer. Nathan is working singing their hearts out, all Church while Nathan finished on his Doctor of Ministry dressed in their uniforms, was his Master of Divinity degree at in discipleship and biblical quite encouraging. I think Andrews University in Berrien spirituality cohort through the future of our education Springs. While there, Gina Andrews University. program is in good hands.” obtained her nursing license Kim Purvis, AJA first- and and began work as a registered Quentin Purvis, Alaska Conference second-grade teacher, was the nurse. vice president secretariat inspiration behind the program Nathan pastored seven and has shepherded it from years in Michigan before church to church for the last moving to the Kansas-Nebraska three years. Conference, where the AJA has been in operation Stearmans have been serving since 1941 and moved to its at the Three Angels Church in present location on O’Malley Wichita, Kan. They have fond Road in 1969. AJA covers memories of spending time near prekindergarten through grade

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v “ needs of the Belin area ofneeds area Iquitos. of Belin the Paul Opp, People of Peru founder, explains challenges the and for amotherandherdaughter. project wasbuildingahome Project onseveralprojects.One junction withPeopleofPeru impacted themselves forJesus. the lives andbeing ofothers 18–31 inhopeofimpacting and adultswere traveling March the world. Itwas there 17teens world andonthelargestriver in in thelargestrainforest inthe that hasnoroads toitandsits is thelargestcityinworld exact —in Iquitos, Peru. Iquitos setting foot —orfeet, 34tobe was away only19hours from tiple vaccinations, thegroup fundraising, praying andmul its way.After ayear planning, Mission Peru 2014was on IDAHO MEMBERS IDAHO MEMBERS The groupworkedincon MINISTER INPERU With thosewords with abuddy.” passports andstay passports Don’t loseyour K, remember: - - Academy in Caldwell who Academy inCaldwellwho man atGemStateAdventist pared toshacksaroundthem. family itwasamansioncom the Americans,buttothislittle seemed morelikeashedto foot polehousewithadirtfloor The solidbutsimple30-by-30- of project. the part The Idaho group in front of gathers ahouse constructed they as Makoto Iwasa,afresh - - 1 3 their stay with an overnight their staywithan overnight more thanexpected. night there106children —six the smallchurch.Onlast the Idahogroup’sbusandfilled were runningandwavingby By thefifthnight,children then slippedintothebackrows. hung backbythechurch’sdoor showed up.Atfirsttheyusually Each night,morechildren siderably fewerthanexpected. children showedup —con of Jesus. crafts andamovieaboutthelife out bytheteens,puppetshows, tured games,Biblestoriesacted Adventist Church,whichfea meetings attheVillaHorizonte further withnightlychildren’s ing eventofmylifesofar.” “This tripwasthemostimpact worked onthehouse,says, july 2014 Group members finished Group members finished The firstnightabout26 And thatimpactwenteven - - - ing a constellation called the ing aconstellationcalledthe had notseenbefore,includ saw partsoftheuniversethey of thejunglethatnight,they Amazon jungle.Inthedarkness trip toasmallvillageinthe youth director andsuperintendent Frey,Patrick Idaho Conference Peru; itwasthecrossofChrist. brought thesemissionariesto look at,itwasnotthatcross While Cruxwasinterestingto this crossduringHistravels. would haveundoubtedlyseen the northernhorizon.Jesus gradually lowereditsstarsbelow the precessionofequinoxes visible inancientIsrael,before constellation wasstillclearly Crux orSouthernCross.This greater Iquitos of area Peru.greater poor throughout residents the This home among typical is the CONFERENCE IDAHO //

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UPCOMING EVENTS Pathfinder Camporee Aug. 11–16 “Forever Faithful” International arly in my high school years I You see, I wanted to make a difference Camporee, in Oshkosh, Wis. knew I wanted to be a teacher. in lives the way he did in mine. I wanted to Montana Youth Conference When I went to Canadian Union College let students know that they are valued no Aug. 13–17 I never wavered off the path or changed my matter what their background is. I wanted Theme “Being Real with God” for major … I knew I wanted to teach. Thirty to be able to mentor about Jesus the way ages 18–29. Log Gulch Campground, years later I still feel the passion and the he did. True educators don’t just foster the Holter Lake. For more information, desire of just wanting to teach. I call myself a academics but make sure the whole person contact Katie Harris at 406-750-1370 or [email protected]. “lifer” dedicated to the most prized posses- is being attended to. sion of our church: our young people. As a Christian teacher, you are totally 2014–2015 MEA Enrollment With an extremely troubled and tragic invested in that student’s life … in every stu- Is Now Open childhood, I was on the road to being a dent’s life. What an amazing opportunity we More information is available online statistic in the foster care system. By God’s have to be given the responsibility to mold at mtellis.org, along with details on amazing grace I was taken in by a family and help each child become closer to Jesus. financial aid options and enrollment forms. Financial aid is available on a where my adoptive mother was a devout What an incredible system we work for that first-come, first-served basis, so don’t Seventh-day Adventist. I wish I could say allows us to cater to the needs of each of our delay. that life was perfect, but in small-town students on an individual basis. What a joy School Registration British Columbia I made some bad it is to pray and worship each and every day Aug. 24 choices. My experience with public school with all of our students. was surrounded by peer pressure and temp- All of us have had great teachers who Mount Ellis Academy registration, call 406-587-5178 tations. In the ninth grade I was expelled, have made differences in our lives. The Contact your local elementary school but an Adventist teacher made a difference thought I try to live by is, “Don’t make a for registration information. that would forever change my life. living … make a difference.” Billings: 406-652-1799 He wasn’t even my teacher and didn’t Bozeman: 406-587-5430 need to worry about me, but thank God he Phil Hudema, Montana Conference education Butte: 406-221-7044 did. He took me fishing and biking and had superintendent Glendive: 406-687-3472 our church youth group over to his house Great Falls: 406-452-6883 all the time. He was the reason I chose Fraser Valley Adventist Academy and why I Hamilton: 406-363-0575 followed him there. He and his wife opened Helena: 406-465-6451 their home to me in my senior year of high Kalispell: 406-452-0830 school, and they became my role models. Libby: 406-293-8613 He is the reason why I became a teacher. Missoula: 406-543-6223 Ronan: 406-676-5142 Trout Creek: 406-827-3099

14 july 2014 says Ric Peinado, Mount says RicPeinado, Mount Christ’s character,” empathy andzealtomodel middle schoolstudentstohave while engagingaclassroomof unique needsandtalents, plans thatmeeteachchild’s comprehensive education the attentiontheydeserve. disabilities andchallengeswith students withvaryinglearning ability enableshertoworkwith Peinado says. ways theyspecificallyneed,” that childwheretheyare,in can be —meansIserve are —not justwhoIseethey ing eachstudentforwhothey student. “Seeingandknow the needsofeachindividual to modifycurriculameet lence throughherwillingness Springs, Ark. Group inSiloam Concerned sponsored bya $2,000gift the award includedamedallionand in TeachingAward.lence The (AAF) toreceive a2014Excel Alumni Awards Foundation by the selectedthisspring ers Peinado isamong10teach a nationalaward onMay 13. Bozeman was presented with TEACHER RECEIVES MOUNT ELLIS “She has developed “She hasdeveloped Peinado’s unique Peinado hasshownexcel NATIONAL AWARD ELEMENTARY tary School in Schoolin tary Ellis Elemen teacher atMount echelle Peinado, a - - - - -

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NEWS ------v OREGON tolerance, faith and forgiveness. faith tolerance, andstory his of message by Weiner’s Holocaust survival PAA students spellbound were ic crowdofyoungpeople. is unusualinabustling,energet drop in chapelthatday,which Number author of old Holocaustsurvivor and meet INSPIRES PAA HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE You could hear a pin You couldhearapin the privilege to hear and tohearand the privilege dents, staffandparents had Alter Wiener, an 85-year- Academy (PAA) stu SURVIVOR , inachapelservice. From a Name to a From aNameto ortland Adventist ortland //

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- - of color, Gypsies, pastors, of color,Gypsies, pastors, oppressed. “There werepeople weren’t theonlypeoplebeing away, hebeganseeingthatJews inhumane conditions. Right to livethenextmanyyearsin when hewasjust15yearsold the firstconcentration camp demise. the eventual discoveryoftheir separation from hisfamilyand the murderofhisfather, es inhisyounglife,including first of manyhorrificexperienc people. Butthatwasjustthe progress of millionsyoung destroying his futureandthe away hiseducationtheywere old, heknewthat bytaking school away. Atjust13years was devastatedwhentheytook to theirsynagogues.Weiner didn’t evenallowthemtogo forced Jewsintoghettosand and race.Naziseventually badges labelingtheirreligion as Jewswereforcedtowear family, freedomandforgiveness. realized thegifts ofeducation, Weiner’s story,PAAstudents powerful movement.Through to experiencean eviland of ayoungteenagerwho had they connected withthestory Students werespellboundas to Wiener wastaken to Weiner recalledtheshame

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“A Tradition of Excellence” Here’s why your high school education should be at Columbia Adventist Academy: Celebrating our th 110YEAR n Strong alumni and Anniversary! community support

Three Sisters Adventist Christian School in Bend has n Encouraging spiritual collected more than 100 pairs of shoes this year to be resold in environment supported developing countries to raise money for development projects in those countries. by students and staff n Full-time chaplain for mentoring student leadership and service n Strong academic program, THREE SISTERS including AP classes n Music program of choir, ADVENTIST chorale, band, & handbells CHRISTIAN SCHOOL n Extracurricular activities including athletics, COLLECTS SHOES knowledge bowl, boys & girls club, and lots more! n Financial aid available for f the shoe fits … wear it! Three Sisters Adventist Chris- IBut if it doesn’t, then what? tian School this year, with more qualifying families The students at Three Sisters used shoes arriving weekly. Af- Adventist Christian School in ter collection at the school, an Bend know what to do. They affiliate from the charity picks “Some may say, Columbia, it’s just a small school, but there is nothing have been collecting unwant- up the shoes and sends them on small about the BIG impact on every life that comes through those doors. ed and used shoes this school their way. Think of this as the West Point of Christian education, what happens within these walls is great.” year to aid the Shoeman Water Funds generated from ~ Ryan Moor (Class of 2000) CEO Ryonet Corporation Projects, a nonprofit which ex- the export of shoes provide ports shoes to places like Haiti, well-drilling rigs, water-purifi- Kenya and South America. The cation systems and hand-pump secondhand shoes are a valuable repair. People who thirst re- product for street vendors ceive fresh drinking water, and around the world to sell at af- whole communities are blessed. fordable prices. People who do For more information, contact not have shoes or cannot afford shoemanwater.org. to purchase new shoes can buy the used shoes for pennies on Jennifer Neil, Three Sisters School the dollar. teacher 11100 NE 189th Street • Battle Ground, WA • 98604 More than 100 pairs of www.caaschool.org • 360-687-3161 shoes have been collected at [email protected]

18 july 2014 3.4792x9.625 Generic.indd 1 5/9/14 12:58 PM OREGON CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY // CONFERENCE FOREST GROVE PATHFINDERS PRESENT ‘JERUSALEM’S MOST WANTED’

surprise greeted also known as Peter, was finally A the members of the captured and led by Roman Forest Grove Church as they ar- guards to prison. Under the rived May 3 for Sabbath School threat of death the guards were The Last Supper is portrayed during the worship service at and church. The front of their charged with keeping Simon McMinnville Church. sanctuary had what looked like Peter from escaping again. The walls to a jail cell. guards taunted Simon Peter This Pathfinder Sabbath about his capture and his beliefs. held the promise of something a When an angel came to EASTER COMES little different than listening to a release Peter, he thought it is director’s report about what the just a dream and hesitated to TO LIFE AT club was doing. actually leave. Peter traveled to MCMINNVILLE Following the presentation where the local church were of the colors, the entire club led praying and persuaded Rhoda CHURCH song service and Jordan Cottrell to let him in. presented a children’s story. As the guards were led off Three Pathfinders accompanied to take Peter’s place at trial, they hat is known as tomb, vividly portrayed at the by guitar performed special wondered if Jesus would listen Wthe Easter season front of the church. “Resur- music. Then John Horne per- and answer their prayers before saw many special presentations rection Hope” was the perfect formed a guitar song he it was too late. at the McMinnville Church, ending to a special month for wrote. Two sermonettes were During the closing scene, along with a month’s worth of presented by Horne and Jaden the narrator invited the listeners sermons by Jerry Joubert, pastor, Morton. to tune in the next week for focusing on the passion week. A narrator began the dra- another edition of “Jerusalem’s On the first Sabbath of matic portion of the program. Most Wanted.” April, Rick and Brian Mc- This edition of “Jerusalem’s Millen brought a lamb for Most Wanted” highlighted the Dennis James, Forest Grove Church children’s story. Besides the capture of one of the ring lead- communication leader obvious “cute factor,” Benny ers of the Jesus’ gang. Simon, the lamb made the reality of the Old Testament sacrificial Pathfinder Sabbath at Forest Grove Church held the promise of something service, as well as the Lamb of a little different as they presented “Jerusalem’s Most Wanted.” God, come alive for the whole A lamb visits the McMinnville congregation. Church to help members more fully understand the Old On April 19, the Sabbath Testament sacrificial system. before Easter, the Last Supper was acted out on the platform while the pastor spoke. Then the members of this Oregon the “disciples” served the un- congregation. leavened bread and new wine to the congregation. Michelle McMillen, McMinnville The following Sabbath, Church member April 26, focused on the empty

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RIVERS EDGE CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS

ivers Edge Adventist with many outreach efforts, Company in McMin- the primary focus has been to nville celebrated develop real and meaningful its fifth anniversary relationships with these new in May. There are abundant believers and visitors so that reasons for this church family they stay and continue to grow to joyfully celebrate as they see in grace. the power of the Holy Spirit Planting a new church has working mightily in the lives of been an amazing adventure and members, new members and has required much sacrifice, unchurched visitors. As they much prayer and many trials. watch God at work in their lives However, the rewards have and in the lives of those around been many, and the unified them, they are thrilled at where church family realizes that the He is leading. work of church planting is With the prayers and never really finished. They look blessings of the Oregon Rivers Edge Adventist Company didn’t have a baptistery, but forward to where God will Conference and the fashioned one out of a 1,100-gallon water storage tank. continue to lead them during McMinnville Church, the the next five years. If you’re company began as a small services regularly and are very In addition to the ones ever nearby, they invite you to group of 20 church planters in close to making decisions for who have been baptized, the join them and share your story. May 2009. The group’s fifth Christ. company has several young anniversary was celebrated by Church planting requires its families who have made Rivers Paul Knobloch, Rivers Edge 75 members and a growing members to be resourceful. Riv- Edge their home and are inte- Adventist Company elder, and group of visitors. By God’s ers Edge meets for worship at the grating into its small groups and Jim John, Rivers Edge Adventist grace, their mission has been to McMinnville Adventist Christian preparing for baptism. Along Company pastor establish another bright light of School and needed a baptistery truth in a growing community to conduct all of these baptisms. Jim John, Rivers Edge Adventist Company pastor (right), joins his that is largely unchurched. They solved this problem by smile with those recently baptized. Their worship services are buying a 1,100-gallon water stor- simple and extremely friendly. age tank, cutting out the top, and Members recently finished adding steps and a wraparound an evangelistic outreach seminar curtain, and within a few hours with Brian and Heidi McMa- God’s church was in business. hon and were blessed to see This company’s members many hearts stirred night after have been so blessed to visit in night by the clear presentation the homes of new believers and of prophetic truth and God’s to hear their joyful stories of love. To see Christ clearly, high how God has led. The heart- and lifted up, has reached deep warming testimonies from these into the hearts of those who new believers have brought a attended. So far this year, God renewed sense of commitment has blessed Rivers Edge with 22 to the church family as ambassa- baptisms, and 16 more attend dors for God and His church.

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22 july 2014 v entire year to prepare them for entire yeartoprepare themfor for thecapital,Heald usesthe year. Beforethestudentsleave Washington, D.C.,everyother curriculum toincludeatrip classroom, Healdalsocraftedhis learning relevantoutsidethe LCJA principal. favorite,” saidRonJacaban, formerly dullclassintoastudent and handbookthatturnedthe and visualprimarysources. and incorporatedbothwritten from acollege-leveltextbook curriculum includedexcerpts course. Thenewandimproved used hissummertorecreatethe his Northwesthistoryclassand alized theneedforachangein written andoutdated,Healdre a textbookthatwaspoorly several yearsteachingfrom worthwhile. Afterspending make anAdventisteducation lion anda$2,000gift. The award includedamedal in TeachingAward.Excellence tion (AAF)toreceive a2014 the AlumniAwardsFounda by selectedthisspring teachers May 16. Heald isamong10 a nationalaward onFriday, Idaho, was presented with my (LCJA) inCoeurd’Alene, NATIONAL AWARD LAKE CITYJUNIORACADEMY Devoted to making Devoted tomaking “Geoff producedasyllabus Geoff Heald’smissionisto TEACHER RECEIVES Junior Acade Lake City a teacherat eoff Heald, - - - - for students who have excelled for studentswho haveexcelled tions intheLibrary ofCongress Wing andavisittorarecollec tours oftheWhiteHouseWest connections tobookexclusive students inHeald’sclasses. says MindyWeber,parentof years, andIdidn’tknowthat,’” ‘I haveperformedthistourfor student aboutaparticularplace, marked afterspeakingwitha classes. Bible, historyandlanguagearts and personalfreedomintohis ing themesofcitizenship,ethics what theywillseebyintegrat Conference associate superintendent, Heald’sConference award. associate celebrate JuniorCity Academy principal; and Jim Mason, Upper Columbia Award his plaque recipient with and medallion; Ron Jacaban, Lake Connelly,Cyril in Geoff Heald, Excellence AAF staff; Teaching Jodi Junior Orser, City Lake Academy school board chairwoman; (From Ron pastor; Hessel, Summit Ministries left) Northwest Heald also uses his D.C. Heald alsouseshisD.C. “Tour guideshavere - - - 23 is moretodo. current schools, he knowsthere at thetopoftheirclassesin in hiscourseandthattheyare learned morethaneverbefore ally returntotellhimthatthey have takenHeald’sclassesusu reading,” Webersays. enjoy history,travelingand tions asateacher,mysonsnow Heald’s unrelentingexpecta I knowthatbecauseofMr. chaplain. meet withBarryBlack,Senate he evenarrangedforhisclassto throughout theyear.Thisyear, july 2014 Although students who Although studentswho “Without reservation, UPPER COLUMBIA UPPER - - Foundation freelance writer Madden,Myron AlumniAwards AlumniAwards.org North America.Learnmoreat Adventist schoolsystemsacross teachers fromtheSeventh-day school.” education atanAdventist say thatheorshegotasubpar tion. Andnostudentisgoingto abuse, favoritismorintimida is goingtoexperiencespiritual that onmywatch,nostudent I am.Andamdetermined come fromtheinside.Sohere to improve,thatchangehas it’s whatIknow.Ifgoing Heald says.“It’smyhome,and Adventist educationsystem,” AAF annually selects 10 AAF annuallyselects10 “I amaproductofthe CONFERENCE . //

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- UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE // NEWS CRESTVIEW CHRISTIAN STUDENTS MOVE UP Students from Cascade Christian Academy are part of vital ministries occurring in their local community. xcitement crackled fiesta — eating chips with salsa Ethrough Crestview and guacamole and learning CASCADE Christian School (CCS) in Spanish words, facts and music. Moses Lake, Wash., the morning Jeffrey Wallen led the seventh- CHRISTIAN of April 8. It was Movin’ On through ninth-graders in the Up Day. For the school day, pre- construction of an astrolabe — a ACADEMY SERVES schoolers became kindergarten- precursor to the sextant that can ers, kindergarteners got to go to be used to measure large objects ITS COMMUNITY first grade, and the sixth-graders such as buildings and trees. got a preview of life in the “Earlier this year my son upper-grade classroom. Regular wasn’t sure about leaving the hile some of the in the soup kitchen and the CCS students were also joined class he knew,” says Joanne WCascade Christian yard work done at the men’s by guests from other schools. Thomas, mom of a preschooler, Academy (CCA) student body and women’s shelters. The girls After worship, Tammi “but he came back from Mo- went to Belize for a mission especially enjoyed working at McIntyre’s kindergarten class vin’ On Up Day very excited trip in March 2014, the high the Blossom Creek Memory played games, read stories and about going to kindergarten school students left behind Care facility, where they paint- made special artwork. In first next year with Teacher Tammi. served their local Wenatchee, ed fingernails and read to the through third grade, Melissia I’m so glad he had the opportu- Wash., community. For a week residents. Wallen’s students completed nity to attend.” and a half, CCA teachers Diana In the afternoon the their Build & Fly Adventurer Hernandez and Vicki Downer students returned to campus to award by building and test- Marta Beaubien, Crestview offer their services to various ing airplanes and kites. Rene Christian School board chairwoman teachers and office staff by play- Penhallurick’s fourth- through ing with the elementary school sixth-grade classroom enjoyed a children, preparing bulletin boards, helping with art projects Movin’ On Up Day gives Crestview’s youngest students a chance and stuffing envelopes for the to try a higher grade for a day and guests to visit and experience the alumni mailer. Hannah Stonas, school for themselves. CCA freshman, commented on how much she enjoyed getting supervised 12 students as they to know the younger children worked at a variety of ministry on campus. venues. Working in their own The students were divided community allowed the stu- into two groups for their morn- dents to be a part of the vital ing assignments, which includ- ministries occurring each day ed cleaning homes and yards that often go unnoticed. Staff for the elderly and tying quilts pray the students of Cascade for the Wenatchee Adventist Christian Academy will em- Community Service (ACS) as brace ministry opportunities like well as cleaning and organizing these and develop the compas- some of its shelves. sion of Christ for others. The Lighthouse Christian Ministries also appreciated the Julie Savino, Cascade Christian service CCA students provided Academy chaplain

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UCC HOSTS FAITHWALK DUANE RASMUSSEN The Coeur d’Alene Church offers a living message of God’s love and he Upper Columbia Teacup Art ... and Reflections grade through the dramatic production of The Borrowed Tomb. TConference (UCC) and her newly released book Cascade and Columbia audito- Walking Sticks, shared stories of riums in Spokane, Wash., were faith and adventure that started COEUR D’ALENE filled with women ready for a with a picture of a tarantula on FaithWalk presented by UCC her forehead. The audience CHURCH women’s ministries. quickly learned this adventurous PRESENTS THE More than 140 ladies woman has an incredible faith. attended this one-day women’s Becky Moreland shared BORROWED TOMB retreat that featured Tammy her beautiful singing voice, McGuire, former Upper while Carla Peavey, Sue Columbia Academy teacher Eastman and Tracy Tupper led ore than 900 peo- Many commented as they who is currently teaching at the praise time. Karen Schultz Mple witnessed the left that they had been moved Pacific Union College in Ang- prepared a delicious meal, and death and resurrection of Jesus to tears through this power- win, Calif. Her presentations everyone went home with a Christ over Easter weekend, ful musical. Following up on included “Lessons From the signed copy of Walking Sticks. April 18–20, by experiencing comment cards left after the Good Doctor,” “Lessons From UCC Camp Meeting the musical The Borrowed Tomb, program has resulted in Bible the Unresponsive Bystander” provides another opportunity offered free and presented by studies. Guests have already and “Lessons From the Out- to keep the women’s ministries the Coeur d’Alene Church. been invited to the church’s ward Bound.” opportunities going. Rhonda The Borrowed Tomb tells the next community event. Joyce Wilkens, author of Whitney, UCC Adventist story of the death and resur- Community Services (ACS) rection of Jesus Christ from Joyce Wilkens began her presentation of faith with a urban ministries coordinator for the perspective of Nicodemus photo of her and a rather scary Spokane and Kootenai counties and Joseph of Arimathea, companion, a tarantula. and North American Division members of the Jewish ACS community engagement Sanhedrin. Those who came associate director, will present witnessed their struggle of “Love Unending and Grace faith and belief as they inter- Uncontainable.” acted with each other, other

This fall will offer the members of the Sanhedrin, DUANE RASMUSSEN annual Women’s Retreat at Mary Magdalene and Jesus. The benefits of presenting Camp MiVoden in Hayden, They were drawn into the this drama were at least twofold. Idaho, scheduled for Oct. incredible events surrounding The living message of God’s 24–26 and featuring Jennifer those personal encounters with love and grace extended to us Halverson Woody, a special Jesus the Messiah. through His Son was shared musical guest, breakouts and A cast and crew of 75 with so many people, and the more. church members rehearsed cast was deeply touched by Watch for updates on all for more than three months, living the story for so many events on the UCC women’s colorful costumes were sewn, weeks. The members involved ministries website at uccsda. and staging pieces were set established a bond of friend- org/women and UCC Wom- in place. Eric Brown, Coeur ship with each other that will en’s Ministries Facebook page. d’Alene Church pastor, directed continue. and inspired this outreach event Tamara Terry, freelance writer in at which about 70 percent Patti Schultz, Coeur d’Alene Spokane, Wash. attending were guests from the Church elder community.

26 july 2014 WASHINGTON LIVING GOD’S MISSION // CONFERENCE LEWIS COUNTY FAMILIES RAISE GUIDE DOG PUPPIES BIG PICTURE OF MINISTRY mily Carlton eagerly came to Eschool on April 17 with a few extra items: a green puppy jacket, a leash and a small dog toy. She was ready for the puppy truck from Guide Dogs for the Blind to arrive. The eighth-grade student knew beforehand that her guide puppy was a HEIDI BAUMGARTNER male black lab and had a name starting raising guide dogs. The volunteer group International Ties with the letter “S.” leader for the LCAS families visited Northwest Christian School in Puyallup The puppy truck delivery brought each classroom to talk with students now has a sister school partnership with Wonju another occasion: a reunion of the first about three types of guide dogs (black Sahmyook Adventist School in South Korea. guide dog that was raised in the Lewis labs, yellow labs and golden retrievers), Read more at: glnr.in/wa-nwpartnership. County Adventist School (LCAS) family discuss the tasks guide dogs learn and in Chehalis. answer students’ questions. The whole school family and a few Raising guide puppies is not a new friends were in the lobby as the puppy activity for LCAS families. Schroeder truck arrived. Doylene Cook, sixth- is the sixth guide puppy in five years through eighth-grade teacher, reunited raised in this school community. Necco with Necco, a newly retired guide dog worked for three years until his client who had been raised by Cook’s daugh- died. Tallis is guiding in Oklahoma. ter Kelia. Oak is guiding in British Columbia, After the reunion came the intro- Canada. Takoda is finishing his training, duction. The puppy truck representa- while Wilbur and Schroeder are being tives brought in a 2-month-old black raised by LCAS families. Student Recognition lab for the official introduction. Students “It is hard work [raising guide Puget Sound Adventist Academy in Kirkland inducted new members into its chapter of the tried guessing the name before meeting puppies], and it is quite sad to have to National Honor Society. Members contribute 50 Schroeder. give them up once we have done our hours of community service each year. Read more Puppy-raiser families have a group part,” says Carlton, “but it is such an at: glnr.in/wa-psaahonors. leader who answers questions, organizes amazing experience to be able to help training meetings and gives advice in the blind with a guide to be their eyes. I am proud to be a part of it, and I feel so Guide dog puppies come to school blessed by what wonderful and intelli- along with their student raiser. gent animals God created for us.” Raising guide puppies not only benefits future clients of Guide Dogs for the Blind but also allows school families to interact with their communi-

HEIDI BAUMGARTNER ty, integrate home-school students who want to learn about becoming raisers, and share about Adventist Christian Composting for a Purpose education. Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Skagit Adventist Academy in Burlington researched, Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Conference introduced and maintain a school composting communication director program. Read more at: glnr.in/wa-compost.

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ourage is defined as after service providers and even C“the quality of mind helped translate. or spirit that enables a person to Junior Jordyn Byes-Hilde face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., says, “I love going to this school without fear.” because we are more than just a The staff of Skagit Adventist school; we are a family. We may Academy (SAA) in Burlington be small in size, but we make Kirkland fifth-grade students form a special bond with the residents of a local assisted living center. chose “Courage” as the theme up for it in opportunities, like for the school year, as a way of Project Homeless Connect. I had encouraging students to stand up such a great time helping others for what they believe, explore with my school.” KIRKLAND FIFTH- areas they haven’t before and be- At Christmastime, students come the people God intended in pre-K through eighth grade GRADERS them to be. decided to forego classroom par- Staff have seen the students ties in lieu of providing Christ- COLLECT STORIES grow courageously in many mas to a family in need. Each ways. One way students show classroom was given a detailed growth is through participation wish list for their specific “fam- irkland Adventist in various community service ily.” Each classroom handled it K School’s fifth-grade opportunities. differently, but the end result class started building friendships SAA’s upperclassmen was the same: a collection of at an assisted living facility seven volunteered for a program called beautifully wrapped gifts ready years ago. Project Homeless Connect in for delivery. Each year, among other the fall of 2013. The program SAA’s prayer is that all these activities, the students inter- provides services for those who students continue to grow in view residents and write a short are homeless as well as though courage, allowing them to reach biography from their interview. who are in danger of becoming out and help others. Students also write a short homeless. Students handed out autobiography and include their water bottles, delivered meals Rachel Mountain, Skagit Adventist picture so residents can remem- to service providers, cleaned up Academy teacher ber them. “I like going to the Ever- green Assisted Living because all Students are learning how to be courageous and compassionate at Among other activities, Kirkland Skagit Adventist School in Burlington. For the school’s annual fun run, the people there have different students interview residents of a students raised funds to support local charities. stories to tell, and they will listen local assisted living center for a to what we have to tell,” says story project. Celeste, a fifth-grade student. enjoyed our company,” says “I also like going there because Bauer, another fifth-grade the people are nice and we get student. to show them our creations we And the residents’ reac- made in class.” tions? “Just being around the The students’ written fifth-graders and interacting interviews are combined and with them was a joy,” said one made into a booklet, which each resident. student and participating resident receives as a keepsake. Cindy Miller, Kirkland Adventist “I loved the Evergreen School teacher because I felt that the residents

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HOMELAND MISSION TRIP IMPACTS PSAA STUDENTS

oes a home- a good different,” said one of land mission the PACS supervisors. “They trip make the are really working hard on these same difference as projects for us.” an international mission trip? Students also observed the Twenty-one students from hundreds of people that PACS Puget Sound Adventist Academy serves daily through food dona- (PSAA) in Kirkland say, “Yes!” tions, health care and a thrift The group of PSAA stu- store. dents spent six days in Portland, One gentleman, while Ore., for their mission trip, waiting for his food, engaged where they volunteered at in a comedy-filled conversation Portland Adventist Community with students that got everyone Services (PACS). laughing. Their memorable and Throughout the activities, heartfelt prayer together made

students desired to make prayer a the students feel like they were AHRENS TROY lifestyle and to follow the advice in the presence of God. For their homeland mission trip, PSAA students volunteered at Portland Adventist Community Services where they worked on maintenance of 1 Thess. 5:17 to “pray with- Mixed in with the hard projects. out ceasing.” Students frequently work, students also had time to prayed together and prayed with play. They enjoyed conversations bowling) in downtown Portland. they met people, from all sorts of people they met in Portland. with people from Lents Church, They invited a nearby homeless backgrounds, who exemplified Students served PACS by which served as the mission trip’s lady to join the game. She ended grace and experienced a time of washing the floor beneath all the home base, and seeing the nat- up playing with the students for bonding and memory-making as food bank shelves, spreading bark ural beauty of Multnomah Falls an hour. a student team. dust around plant beds, and paint- and the Columbia River Gorge. Though the mission trip ing curbs, gutters and storage bins. During one of the after- was not far from home, PSAA Troy Ahrens, PSAA chaplain

“There’s something differ- noon activities, PSAA students students found it worthwhile as MICHELLE AHRENS ent about your students — played bocce (lawn

Twenty-one students from Puget Sound Adventist Academy participate in a springtime homeland mission trip to Portland, Ore. 30 july 2014 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY // NEWS

A GOOD PLACE TO START

mily said she wanted to take nursing but didn’t sound convinced. “I want to help people, but I don’t know … ,” her voice trailed off in fatigue as we walked. “I just don’t know.”

Our conversation took place during a Now back to Emily. I asked her a ton of campus tour, one of the best investments questions and watched closely as she told me of time that anyone can make in a student’s about what she enjoyed. And then I arranged future. for Emily talk to professors in a major she We welcome hundreds of high school had never even considered before. And that’s juniors and seniors and their families to our where God’s plan for Emily kicked in. campus each year. For us, this is a serious I’ll never forget the call I received from ministry. We know God has a plan for each Emily’s father after her visit. “I can’t thank student, and it is our privilege to share what- you enough,” he said. “I haven’t seen Emily ever information we can to help that plan this excited about any career option. She unfold — even if it doesn’t mean choosing just hasn’t known what to do. But she came our Walla Walla University. home really excited about the possibilities.” Surveys of hundreds of guests confirm By the way, Emily is now the proud that a campus visit was so important in their recipient of a master’s degree in her area of college decisions that we even help with study, and she’s truly blessing travel costs for every visit scheduled. those around her. During a typical visit, guests talk with What does God have professors and students in their areas of in mind for your interest, meet with academic and financial future? A trip to advisors, explore campus ministry and student College Place may leadership options, learn about campus em- be a good place to ployment (some even interview for jobs), and start. participate in student-life programs. I love my job. It’s an opportunity to Trevor Congleton, Walla help our guests expand their horizons and Walla University mar- It’s stories like these that make my job worthwhile and clarify their goals. “Your sky is just huge; I keting and enrollment just one of the many reasons can see side-to-side,” said a wide-eyed guest services associate vice why visiting campus is so im- who had never been outside of Chicago president portant. Schedule a campus before his visit to College Place, Wash. visit to Walla Walla University “I’m actually kind of excited about my by filling out a reservation at classes, and that’s never happened before,” wallawalla.edu/visit. We’ll said a guest after meeting with professors. make it worth your time. And my personal favorite: “Everyone is so friendly! I’ve already met my first friend here.”

31 july 2014 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY // NEWS MICROSOFT AND WWU COLLABORATE ON HACKATHON EVENT

rainpower from ed to create websites. both sides of the For the first half of the state came together competition, the volunteers in May when six guided students through tutori- Microsoft employees traveled als on Web technologies. After to Walla Walla University for a short lunch, each team hit the HACK@WWU, the universi- ground running, fighting to ty’s first hackathon event with make a brand-new classifieds the Seattle-based software giant. site in just a few short hours. Israel Hilerio, a repre- Students learned languages sentative from Microsoft, and like HTML, CSS and JavaScript Jonathan Duncan, Computer extremely quickly. During the Science Department chairman, tutorials, participants wrote coordinated the event. The computer code that could be Microsoft volunteers included used throughout the remainder Hilerio, Vikram Rajasekaran, of the hackathon. This code The eight-hour hackathon event was held in the School of Engineering Eeshan Shah and three WWU proved to be indispensable Designer Resource Center. alumni — Abel Cruz, Bernard during the second half of the Pham and Alwin Vyhmeis- day, when the programmers’ where there are an infinite an eye for design. “With very ter. The volunteers served as training wheels came off. number of wrong answers and little experience, we went from presenters, coaches and judges Programming is no easy very few correct ones. While nothing to a full-functioning for the day-long event during task. Some students compare many individuals loved the puz- website with a little bit of help,” which pairs of students compet- it to difficult math homework, zle-solving component of the Crumley states. “It was defi- competition, others preferred nitely a great experience.” Hackathon participant Travis Sandidge is a computer engineering the design aspect of the process. Bob Swan, a computer major and also the system administrator for the computer science lab. Details like layout, color and engineering major who took typography have a profound part in the event, says, “The effect on user-experience and Microsoft guys were great to were a good way to impress the have around. I learned a lot and judges. had a good time.” After eight straight hours Ted Swinyar, WWU’s of programming, judges evalu- incoming alumni president and ated the hackers’ final website a developer consulting at Mic- implementations for functional- rosoft, also joined the event. “I ity, content and aesthetics. was inspired to see alumni and Travis Crumley, computer friends of the university give the engineering major, and Chris next generation of professionals Kolson, computer science a helping hand,” he says. major, won first place at the hackathon, attributing their Taylor Sarrafian, Walla Walla success to good teamwork and University relations writer

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NEWS NOTES NEW ADVENTIST HEALTH OFFICERS

Newmyer Appointed President of Northwest Region and Adventist Medical Center - Portland Joyce Newmyer has been appointed president of the Northwest Region of Adventist Health, including president and CEO of Adventist Medical Center Kathy Saxon (AMC), in Portland, Ore., according to is now chief Tom Underhill nursing officer is the new Bill Wing, Adventist Health executive at Tillamook chief medical vice president and COO, to whom this Regional officer at Walla role will report. Newmyer replaces Tom Medical Walla General Russell, former president of Adventist Center. Hospital. Health’s operations in the metropolitan Portland area, who was named a corpo- rate vice president of population health Saxon Is New Chief Nursing Underhill Steps in as New Chief innovations in October 2013. Officer and Vice President Medical Officer at Walla Walla The Northwest Region includes of Patient Care Services at General Hospital AMC, Tillamook Regional Medical Tillamook Regional Medical Tom Underhill is chief medical Center and Walla Walla General Hos- Center officer (CMO) at Walla Walla General pital along with 43 medical clinics, two Kathy Saxon, now chief nursing Hospital. Underhill has been an emer- home care agencies and two retirement officer (CNO) at Tillamook Regional gency physician at the hospital since centers. Newmyer will chair the govern- Medical Center (TRMC), comes with 2004 and became the Emergency Center ing boards in Tillamook, Ore., and Walla 38 years of nursing experience and ad- medical director in 2011. Walla, Wash. ministrative experience as CNO of small Underhill has been an enthusiastic and large hospitals advocate for high-quality patient care Before joining TRMC, Saxon was and developed an outstanding team of the director of nursing at Jellico Com- emergency physicians. He led out in the munity Hospital (an Adventist Health development of the hospital’s new Emer- System hospital) in Tennessee. Prior to gency Center, which opened in 2012. that she worked at Palms of Pasadena Underhill also served as the hospital’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., for 26 chief of staff from 2011 to 2013. years.

Joyce Newmyer has been appointed president of the Northwest Region of Adventist Health.

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ADAMS — Tyler “T.J.” James Clark and Lillian Thompson, both Idaho. Surviving: wife, Deborah MILLER — Barbara Jo (Har- was born May 5, 2014, to Billy and of Vale; Annette Pyke, Ridge- (McCune); son, Branden, Olalla, rington), 63; born April 25, 1950, Diana (Ferguson) Adams, Battle crest, Calif.; 4 grandchildren and 2 Wash.; daughters, Shana Oellrich, Springfield, Mo.; died April Ground, Wash. great-grandchildren. Sandpoint, Idaho; Heather 11, 2014, College Place, Wash. FRETWELL — Zoe Laurel was Gamble, Nampa, Idaho; and 3 Surviving: husband, Jack; sons, born April 13, 2014, to Sean and CURNUTT — Russell Charles, grandchildren. Frank and Sam, both of Minne- Alison (Taylor) Fretwell, Galves- 79; born June 19, 1934, Victoria, sota; daughter, Samantha Scott, ton, Texas. British Columbia, Canada; died MAGNUSON — Evelyn Lila Whitelake, Mich.; 8 grandchildren April 1, 2014, Vancouver, Wash. (Grove), 93; born April 12, 1920, and 2 great-grandchildren. JONES — Mason Jeffery was Surviving: wife, Grace “Betsy” Lancaster, Wash.; died March 2, born March 11, 2014, to Jeffery and Melissa (Haaheim) Jones, (Cody); sons, Charles and Earnest, 2014, East Wenatchee, Wash. NIELSON — Edward, 88; born Hillsboro, Ore. Berrien Springs, Mich.; Bryan, Surviving: son, Jay, Quincy, Dec. 6, 1924, Troutdale, Ore.; Folsum, Calif.; daughter, Victoria Wash.; daughters, Dianna Pewitt, died June 30, 2013, Portland, Ore. KISSER — Levi Evan was born Curnutt, Vancouver; brothers, Wenatchee, Wash.; Mary Lindsay, Surviving: wife, Irene (Bauer); April 27, 2014, to Shaun and John P., Madras, Ore.; George Lacey, Wash.; sisters, Vera Ruud, sons, Ken, Tigard, Ore.; Gary, Brooke (Reiswig) Kisser, Burling- W., St. Helens, Ore.; and 2 grand- Walla Walla, Wash.; Roeberta Beaverton, Ore.; daughters, Judy ton, Wash. children. Schoepflin, Corvallis, Ore.; 7 Gilligan and Joyce Napp, both of LOGAN — Carter Paul was born grandchildren and 12 great-grand- Gresham, Ore.; 6 grandchildren May 14, 2014, to Marcus and GRAYSON — Maudie Pearl children. and 3 great-grandchildren. Amy (Meisner) Logan, Vancouver, (Munson) Filer, 93; born June 14, Wash. 1920, Colton, Ore.; died April 1, MCCLINTOCK — Helen Viv- SARGEANT — Francis Lyle, 82; MCCRAY — Kevin Raynard 2014, Eugene, Ore. Surviving: ian (Kobeska), 96; born April 11, born May 28, 1931, Bella Coola, III was born March 24, 2014, to daughters, Sherilyn Carmichael, 1917, St. Paul, Minn.; died April British Columbia, Canada; died Kevin Jr. and Drechelle McCray, Hudson, Ill.; Beverly Metcalf, 8, 2014, Kennewick, Wash. Sur- April 19, 2014, Puyallup, Wash. Portland, Ore. Eugene; 4 grandchildren, a viving: sons, Gene, Evans, Wash.; Surviving: wife, Janet (Heu- MOOR — Maddox Ryan was step-grandchild, 7 great-grand- Robert, Rice, Wash.; daughters, bach); son, Kevin, Kennewick, born May 5, 2014, to Ryan and children and 3 step-great-grand- Julie Walker, Kennewick; Rose Wash.; brother, Stanley, El Paso, Amanda (McCurdy) Moor, Battle children. Catelli, Yuma, Ariz.; 14 grandchil- Texas; and 2 grandchildren. Ground, Wash. dren, 18 great-grandchildren and a GRISWOLD — Sandra Kay great-great-grandchild. TOWNSEND — Cathy L. RASMUSSEN — Madeline Marie (Kenny), 59; born Jan. 15, 1955, (Hall), 55; born April 2, 1958, was born March 14, 2014, to Chris Kalispell, Mont.; died April 12, MCGINNIS — Donna Rae Wenatchee, Wash.; died March and Anya (Davis) Rasmussen, 2014, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. (Walde) Worth, 69; born Jan. 30, 2014, Wenatchee. Surviv- Pullman, Wash. Surviving: sons, Charles, Fortuna, 31, 1945, Honolulu, Hawaii; ing: husband, Greg; son, A.J., WENTZ — Cadence Lynn was Calif.; Richard, West Richland, died March 10, 2014, Or- Wenatchee; daughter, Toya born Feb. 15, 2014, to Joshua Wash.; mother, Loretta (Galland) egon City, Ore. Surviving: Townsend, Wenatchee; brother, Randall and Katrina Lynn (Klein) Kenny, Coeur d’Alene; brother, husband, Larry; sons, David Don Hall, Lake Stevens, Wash.; Wentz, Baltimore, Md. Dennis Kenny, Post Falls, Idaho; R. K. Worth, Chandler, N.C.; sisters, Monica Spencer, Belling- WILL — Stephen Michael Karl and sister, Colleen Beierle, David C. B. Worth, La Selva ham, Wash.; Donna Dillon, Phoe- was born May 2, 2014, to Chris- Chehalis, Wash. Beach, Calif.; stepsons, Richard nix, Ariz.; and Sherry Weirich, topher and Erin (Buchanan) Will, McGinnis, Portland, Ore.; Doug- Dryden, Wash. Portland, Ore. HOWIE — Yvonne Jean las McGinnis, Gresham, Ore.; Submit family announce- (Wiltse), 73; born Nov. 7, 1940, stepdaughter, Cindy McGinn- ments to the Gleaner by Council Bluffs, Iowa; died April is, Gladstone, Ore.; sisters, Carole FAMILYATREST going to GleanerNow.com/ 9, 2014, Boise, Idaho. Surviving: Breckenridge, Meadow Vista, contribute. husband, David G.; sons, Travis, Calif.; Colleen Tillay, Walla Wal- BARROW — Helen E. (Frey), Meridian, Idaho; Trent, Boise; la, Wash.; 6 grandchildren and a The North Pacific Union 93; born Dec. 4, 1920, Medford, daughter, Tracy Spainhower, great-grandchild. Conference Gleaner accepts Ore.; died March 14, 2014, Eagle Boise; brother, Bruce Wiltse, family listings as a service to members of Adventist churches Point, Ore. Napa, Calif.; sisters, Sandy He- MCNEIL — Treva (Everett), in the Northwest. While this menway and Rosann Wiltse, both 92; born Dec. 21, 1921, Ingomar, information is not intended as CLARK — Thelma Jane of Boise; and 7 grandchildren. Mont.; died March 26, 2014, East an endorsement of any facts or (Campbell), 95; born July 8, Wenatchee, Wash. Surviving: son, relationships represented, the 1918, Taylor, Neb.; died March LANGE — Richard Charles, 69; Fred, East Wenatchee; daughter, Gleaner does not knowingly print 22, 2014, Vale, Ore. Surviving: born Aug. 31, 1944, Pittsburgh, Miriam Galey, East Wenatchee; content contrary to the biblical son, Roger, Vale; daughters, Elsie Pa.; died Dec. 24, 2013, Caldwell, sister, Joanne Pace, Omak, Wash.; beliefs of the Seventh-day and 3 grandchildren. Adventist Church. OURFAMILY 34 july 2014 ANNOUNCEMENTS NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE Offering July 5 — Local Church Budget; July 12 — North American Division Women’s Ministries; Upper Columbia Academy July 19 — Local Church Budget; July 26 — Local Conference Advance. A Place to Grow More upcoming events listed at GleanerNow.com/ events.

WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY July 14 — Alumni event at Walla Walla Sweets baseball game. For more information, call 509-527-2631; Aug. 22–24 — Rosario 60th anniversary celebration, Rosario Marine Laboratory, wallawalla.edu/rosario-sabbath.

OREGON The Great Health Controversy Weekend Seminar July 11–13 — You are invited to attend the Great Health Controversy Weekend seminar presented by Rico Hill at Stone Tower Auditorium, 3010 NE Holladay St., Portland, Ore., beginning Friday at 7 p.m. with the topic, “What is Man? The Principle of Love in the Great Health Controversy.” Three topics on Sabbath at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m, and the last session, “Nature’s Farmacy — God’s Solutions for the Grow in Christ. UCA is a school where students actively seek Health Controversy,” on Sunday at 4 p.m. More seminar details avail- a relationship with Christ through prayer, Bible study, service, and able at GleanerNow.com/events, or call 503-893-9022. evangelism. Grow Close Relationships. The staff and community at Up- Union College Alumni Gathering per Columbia Academy care deeply for youth and invest their time July 19 — Alumni, family and friends of Union College are invited and resources to build Christ centered relationships with students. to attend this year’s Gladstone Union College Alumni Gathering at 5 Grow Your Future. We equip students to serve mankind by p.m. in Zull Hall, on the grounds of the Gladstone Park Conference empowering them with leadership responsibility today. Center, during Gladstone Camp Meeting. The meeting will feature a Grow Your Mind. We provide a high quality, diverse curriculum special guest from Union College and will offer a chance to catch up offering students many alternatives to meet their academic needs. and reconnect with friends and old classmates. A light meal will be www.ucaa.org • [email protected] • 509.245.3680 provided. Donations will be accepted to help with expenses. For more information, call Jeremy or Krissy Barber at 971-208-5741. Sunset Schedule July 4 11 18 25 UPPER COLUMBIA DST UCA Class of 1954 ALASKA CONFERENCE Oct. 3–5 — Upper Columbia Academy’s Class of 1954 is looking for the Anchorage 11:37 11:28 11:15 10:59 Fairbanks 12:33 12:14 11:53 11:29 following former classmates as they plan for their 60th reunion at UCA: Juneau 10:04 9:57 9:47 9:34 Mary Armstrong, Jelene Bafus, Alice Miller Boyle, Ron Cole, Bill Cra- Ketchikan 9:30 9:24 9:16 9:05 mer, Bill Dewees, Orvella Gibson Ernst and Ken Lodahl. Contact the IDAHO CONFERENCE alumni office with any information at [email protected], 509-245-3692 or Boise 9:30 9:27 9:23 9:16 La Grande 8:44 8:41 8:36 8:29 on the UCA website at ucaa.org/alumni. Pocatello 9:12 9:09 9:05 8:59 MONTANA CONFERENCE WASHINGTON Billings 9:07 9:04 8:59 8:53 Havre 9:24 9:20 9:14 9:07 Missing Members Helena 9:24 9:21 9:16 9:09 Washington Conference Church is looking for the following missing Miles City 8:59 8:56 8:51 8:44 Missoula 9:34 9:30 9:25 9:18 members: Lilly Garcia, Jesus Gutierrez, Jose Gutierrez, Melisa Guti- errez, Romelia Gutierrez, Victor Gutierrez, Yolanda Gutierrez, Barrios OREGON CONFERENCE Coos Bay 9:01 8:58 8:54 8:48 Guzman, C.W. Haddon, Bradley Halvorsen, D.A. Hand, Scott E. Hand, Medford 8:52 8:49 8:45 8:39 Kevin Hanson, Solari T. Harker, Delia Harris, Melissa Hawkins, Sharon Portland 9:03 9:00 8:55 8:48 L. Hawkins, Brian Hegstad, Megan Hegstad, Mike Henderson, N.L. UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE Hermann, Alma Hernandez, Corina M. Hernandez, Edmundo Hernan- Pendleton 8:48 8:45 8:40 8:33 Spokane 8:51 8:47 8:42 8:35 dez, Felipe Hernandez, Gregorio Hernandez, Ofelia Hernandez, Osiris Walla Walla 8:48 8:44 8:40 8:33 Estrada Hernandez, Otto R. Hernandez, Pedro Hernandez, Rolando Wenatchee 9:01 8:58 8:53 8:45 Hernandez, Wendy Hernandez, Castellanos Odilia Herrera, Jose Yakima 8:58 8:55 8:50 8:43 Herrera and Tom Hill. If you have any information about these missing WASHINGTON CONFERENCE Bellingham 9:16 9:12 9:06 8:59 members, please contact Michelle Kitchen at 253-681-6008 or email Seattle 9:10 9:07 9:01 8:54 [email protected]. GleanerNow.com/sunset

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e are all partial. White lays the blame for this dis- W Partial to chocolate over gusting event solely at David’s feet: vanilla, partial to football over “David was made to feel bitterly baseball, partial to Big Franks the fruits of wrongdoing. His sons over Little Links … you get the acted over the sins of which he had idea. We’re also partial to certain been guilty. Amnon committed a understandings of biblical text. great crime. Absalom revenged it Recently, while preparing a by slaying him. Thus was David’s sermon on Proverbs 31 for Moth- sin brought continually to his mind, er’s Day, I came across an article and he was made to feel the full by my Old Testament professor, weight of the injustice done to Uriah Richard Davidson. The piece and Bathsheba.”3 discussed whether or not Bathsheba As time passed on, David’s sin was power-raped by David.1 How toward Bathsheba became known, this came up while searching on and suspicion was excited that he Proverbs 31 Mother’s Day message had planned the death of Uriah.4 is a subject for another column, but David had committed a in my reading I found an interest- grievous sin, toward both Uriah and ing scholarly discrepancy. In dealing with this delicate subject, Davidson points out what our tried-and- AUTHOR Seth Pierce true Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary says, “There is no indi- cation that David’s messengers took Bath-sheba by force. Bath-sheba was beautiful, and she was not beyond temptation. Possibly she was flattered by the overtures made to her by the king, and yielded herself to David without resistance.”2 In other words, Bathsheba wanted it. How does that feel to you? As a father of three girls, I know how it feels to me. But isn’t this an ADVENTIST book? Do we really have one of our most important publications in denominational history advocating that in some cases of rape women want it? Don’t worry — it gets better. Davidson also points out that, in stark contrast to the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Ellen

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Bathsheba, and he keenly felt served as an aid for understand- looked a lot different than 2014. It’s lazy and dangerous. this. But infinitely greater was ing the Bible since 1954 — but I know this because I have The filmHell and Mr. his sin against God.5 my guess is if we are still here quoted works such as The Total Fudge chronicles the story of The commentators, 70 years from now people will Woman and Fascinating Woman- Edward Fudge discovering the which reference Ellen White’s have some special words for us hood to my wife … and she has truth about hell and how God writings throughout, seem to regarding how we understand not responded warmly. does not torture people forever. have skipped past her obser- the Bible. While we await Contexts change howev- One of the most profound lines vation (in addition to several judgment from our future er, and with changing contexts comes from an elderly believer, cultural/syntactical/linguistic peers, a couple thoughts may our perspectives change too. swinging on his porch, speaking clues within the biblical text it- help. While God’s truth doesn’t to the young Edward on his self) and emphasized instead the The first thought is that change — as if He were theological journey. He says, Bathsheba-was-asking-for-it everyone has a context. We all playing a game of “Calvin- “People are partial to the truth approach. have unique families, experi- ball” with the principles for they already have.”6 We all So … what do we do with ences, eras and geography in life — our understanding does. have the truth to which we are this? which we find our life being That idea is built into the partial, which really means that It’s easy to look back and carried out — and that can preamble of our fundamental we can only be partials. make some value judgements shape the lens we look through. beliefs — that our understand- The Bible tells us “iron about this commentary that has Gender perspectives in 1954 ing and articulation of truth sharpens iron” (Prov. 27:17). will mature and change. We need vigorous spiritual Secondly, this puts to dialogue within ourselves, our rest the idea that somehow own tradition and with others just because a publication is outside of our experience. It’s “Adventist” doesn’t mean it the only way we can become is completely true. That may whole instead of remaining sound scary, but every book partials. is merely a human being 1. Richard M. Davidson, “Did grappling with his or her King David Rape Bathsheba,” experience in life. Who on Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 17/2 (Autumn 2006): 81–95. Earth, besides Jesus, has lived Retrieved from glnr.in/1l4vgJL. a completely true, authentic 2. F.D. Nichol, ed., The Seventh-day life? I know I haven’t, and I Adventist Bible Commentary, know you haven’t. This idea (Washington, D.C.: Review and that we can only read a book Herald, 1954), 2:647. within our own tradition is not 3. Ellen White, Spirit of Prophecy, 1:381. a safe one — not only does it 4. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, 720. negate how God is working in 5. Ibid. the lives of others (remember 6. Hell and Mr. Fudge, dir. Jeff Wood, God spoke to Nebuchadnezzar 2012. before Daniel), but it also gives others within our tradition a Seth Pierce, Puyallup Church lead blank credibility check. The pastor argument for reading only our own stuff amounts to nothing more than an excuse not to practice discernment.

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hy do children grow up Sweeping dirt under the rug only W Seventh-day Adventists and makes for a bumpy carpet that caus- then leave the church? Last es our kids to stumble. And then month we talked about how we wonder why so many grow parents shouldn’t automatically up not endeared to our denomi- blame themselves if they lose their nation. kids to the world, basically because I’m not suggesting we focus everybody gets to choose God on the faults of our church and for themselves (which is basically our leaders. But when our teens why the Bible doesn’t teach infant are troubled by something they see baptism). This month we’ll focus on or experience, we don’t serve the reasons for attrition, the focus of my cause of the truth by resorting to academic studies. lies — or by smothering uncom- Although children make their fortable questions with pious plati- own choices, what they experi- tudes: “No matter what we do, the ence in our homes and churches church is going through! So keep is extremely significant in their your eyes on Jesus, not people.” decisions. Last month we noted What young adults hear us an intriguing and disturbing factor saying is, “Don’t worry about that that emerged from my data: There flat tire. Trust God to fix it.” is no greater cause of attrition than Families whose kids tend to to attempt to shield children from stay in the church acknowledge knowledge of, or to resist discussion denominational problems, while about, church or also pointing out, “All families have AUTHOR Martin Weber denominational issues, including church families. conflict. Even grandmas are saved by grace “Why?” some have asked. alone.” “Shouldn’t we present the church Certainly, let’s be solutions- in a positive light to our children? oriented — remembering that Why air our dirty laundry?” the need for solutions presuppos- (Maybe it’s time to wash that dirty es problems. And the first step in laundry.) resolution is a searching and fearless Well, does Scripture sugarcoat inventory. God Himself doesn’t the sins of the saints? Shortcomings dismiss the questions and concerns in revered leaders like Abraham of the celestial universe; He address- and Gideon, or faithful prophets es them in heaven’s pre-Advent like Moses and Elijah, are candidly judgment. acknowledged in the Bible — and Meanwhile on Earth, even as comfortably discussed in our God defends His people, He both Sabbath schools. But when young warns and warms our hearts. Pastors adults point out that leaders today often forget that the Laodicean make mistakes, they often find message (see Rev. 3:17–20) is themselves scolded about harboring Christ’s open letter to the corpo- a critical spirit, disloyalty or even rate church, preferring to scold unbelief. members (those who don’t agree Why are we open about sins with them?) about their individual of the past but not the present? shortcomings. For example, person-

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It’s not loyalty but lethargy when we don’t care enough to ask appropriate questions.

al selfishness. Sure, we should Does evangelism still spend less upon ourselves and work? Indeed, when the church give more to the church. But cares enough to creatively con- how local and global leaders ex- nect with its community. We pend those funds is also worthy can be faithful to our Adventist of accountability. message while speaking the lan- I’m glad every dollar in guage of our culture. Jesus used Adventist offering plates gets agrarian imagery with farmers professionally audited to ensure and spoke to fishermen about it isn’t stolen or diverted. But casting nets. Now we have the how about tracking its success? Internet. Can we speak the lan- Any business that doesn’t guage of Seattle startups? Geo- analyze what’s working and graphically as well as verbally, not working risks bankruptcy. we must meet people where Likewise with the church and they are. Rather than cloistering its institutions. our small groups behind the It’s not loyalty but lethargy stained glass windows, what if when we don’t care enough we ventured out to Starbucks, to ask appropriate questions. sharing Scriptures on our smart- Meanwhile, our teens and phones? young adults are not shy about Expect local Pharisees, calling for accountability: “Dad, more zealous for their tradi- why are we holding another tions than lost souls, to con- evangelistic series when nobody demn such a strategy, as they who got baptized in the last two did with Jesus (see Luke 15:2). meetings still comes to church?” But churches that invite hard Often we avoid discussions questions and implement strate- with platitudes: “It’s our job to gic solutions will grow — bap- preach the truth, leaving the tizing new members and results with God.” But what if dedicating the babies of their we humbly asked our young own young adults. people, “What suggestions do you have?” (Don’t expect their Martin Weber, Adventist product participation if we ignore their manager at Logos Bible Software input.)

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OPINION

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion” Proverbs 18:2 (ESV).

I n semi-regular visits to the divinely smitten transmission. Isa. 55:8–9: “‘For my thoughts fount of all excess — In my opinion, the robin are not your thoughts, neither Costco — I select my “ride” who insists on my car for its dai- are your ways my ways,’ saith carefully. Since I’ll be pushing it ly deposits should be blown by a the Lord. ‘For as the heavens through miles of aisles, I choose freak gust of wind to a field far, are higher than the earth, so are the best available cart for my shop- far away where it can perform my ways higher than your ways, ping session. Yet the satisfaction is oblations to its heart’s content. and my thoughts than your fleeting, for when I have finished, In my opinion, Northwest thoughts.’” weather forecasters should be Opinions are important. held to basketball rules — six They give voice to our person- In my opinion, anyone who fouls and you’re out of the alities and perspectives. But they thinks his or her opinion game. are limited by our experiences, In my opinion, folks who constrained by the blinders of should be my opinion is just house an audibly nervous Chi- our often petty and self-cen- plain wrong. huahua overnight in the hotel tered journeys. room next to mine should be So when we gather in offered the gracious opportunity Sabbath School classes and small the purchases are unceremonious- to add my charges to their own. groups to discuss Scripture, how ly removed from my hand-picked In my opinion, anyone do we rise above our collective conveyance at the checkout and who thinks his or her opinion opinions to really understand thrust into another cart. This one should be my opinion is just God’s thoughts? In our larger is a four-wheeled monstrosity, plain wrong. constituencies for church busi- rusty and reluctant. Its balky, In my opinion, young ness, how do our thick-headed, twisted frame with walleyed parents should not be picked off stiff-necked personalities adapt wheels must now be shoved by cancer; money should never to divine wisdom? How do we shrieking across the vast tarmac buy influence in the church; breathe with a Spirit that moves to my car somewhere beyond the honesty would always win the us beyond individual prejudices curvature of the earth. day in court. and closer to the One at the It’s straight out of Uncle But my opinion doesn’t center of all that really matters? Arthur’s Bedtime Stories — count for much in this world. How do we echo the Sav- choosing the best-looking apple Out of 7 billion souls around ior’s own prayer? … “Not my but getting the worm instead. the globe, my vote is a miniscule will, but Thine be done.” In my drop in the ocean. Neither do AUTHOR Steve Vistaunet opinion, we my inclinations sway the court Steve Vistaunet, Gleaner editor should be able of divine judgment or rule the to reap what we sow. kingdom of God. For this, you In my opinion, anyone and I can be grateful. who assumes they can sail Whenever I get too confi- Respond to any Gleaner topic by emailing [email protected]. through a red light with dent in my own counsel, I am impunity should experience a reminded of God’s words from

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