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Asso Adventist adopts con EDITORIAL VISITOR STAFF Editor: Richard Duerksen Managing Editor: Charlotte Pedersen Coe Assistant Editor: Randy Hall Communication Intern: BEHIND THE Elaine Hamilton ife is changing at Circulation Manager: WHEEL WITH our home. Jeremy, our 16-year-old, has just re- Dianne Liversid,ge Pasteup Artist: BACK SEAT ceived his Maryland Driver's License. The good Diane Baier news is that Brenda and I will now be able to rest The VISITOR is the Seventh-day Advent- MORT ist publication for the people in the Columbia rather than drive on those long trips. We won't Union territory. The different backgrounds and spiritual gifts of these people mean that have to "carry him" anymore to school, work, the VISITOR should inspire confidence in the friend's homes or junior varsity practice. Saviour and His church and should serve as a networking toot to share methods that mem- The bad news, however, is multiple: auto insur- bers, churches and institutions can use in ministry. Address all editorial correspon- ance, the car, auto insurance, city drivers, pot- dence to: Columbia Union VISITOR, 5427 Twin Knolls Road Columbia, MD 21045. holes, icy streets, peer pressure, auto insurance, One-year subscription price—S7.50. fuel and worry (See page 4 about that.). COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE Both Brenda and I are pleased and proud about (301) 596-0800 (410)997-3414 President RM. Wisbey our new driver. Especially since it gave us a Secretary, ASI H.M. Wright Treasurer D.J. Russell chance to introduce Jeremy to "Back Seat Mort." Undertreasurer RJ. Jensen As a home-health nurse, Brenda drives a red Senior Accountant C. Wright Revolving Fund P. Lee mini-van as she visits patients. That means she is Church Ministries J. Clements Associate B. Manspeaker always watching for a street name or a house num- Communication R Duerksen Assistant C. Pedersen Coe ber while navigating potholes and avoiding the Data Processing M. Connor Associates B. Rowe, N. Lamoreaux DICK DUERKSEN red-light-runners of D.C. On the seat to her right Education R. Osborn Associates F. Hoffer, A. Westney Editor sits a box filled with maps, bandages, charts and Ministerial F. Ottati Publishing—HHES S.D. Pangborn Tylenol—extra strength. Associates . R LaGrone, G. Sunderland In the back seat sits Mort. Back Seat Mort. A Treasurer D. Griffiths Assistant D. Trimarchi very active guardian angel. Religious Liberty A. Westney Moving from the country to the city has been Trust Services J. Lastine COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE traumatic, especially on the roads. During the ASSOCIATION President RM. Wisbey first few days on her new job, Brenda discovered Vice President DJ. Russell Secretary J. Lastine that she was talking to herself, sharing frustra- Treasurer Rd. Jensen tions, hopes, successes and failures. But somehow LOCAL CONFERENCES that one-sided conversation seemed empty. So she ALLEGHENY EAST: Alvin M. Kibble, Pres- ident; Robert Booker, VisitorCorrespondent; began talking with her guardian angel instead. P.O. Box 266, Pine Forge, PA 19548. Tele- phone: (215) 3264610. First she tried Gabriel, then Daniel and Fred. But ALLEGHENY WEST: WillieJ. Lewis, Pres- she only felt at peace with the passenger when she ident; Robert C. Lewis, Visitor Correspon- dent; 1339 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205. began calling him Mort. Back Seat Mort. Telephone: (614) 252-5271. CHESAPEAKE: J.W. Coulter, President; How does that help Jeremy, and you? It's Neville Harcombe, Visitor Correspondent; 6600 Martin Rd., Columbia, MD 21044. Tele- simple. By practicing the presence and peace of phone: (410) 995-1910; Washington, D.C., the Savior—in this case through His special agent area, 596-5600. MOUNTAIN VIEW: Randy Murphy, Presi- Mort—there's more peace in Brenda's mini-van. dent; Ruth Wright, Visitor Correspondent; 1400 Liberty St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. That means more peace in life, all parts of life. Telephone: (304) 422-4581. It's a message we hope Jeremy will learn and NEW JERSEY: Robert W. Boggess, Pres- ident and Visitor Correspondent; 2160 Bruns- January 1,1987 live. It's a lesson we share with you. Talking wick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08848. Telephone: regularly to God and practicing His presence, espe- (609) 392-7131. 01110: Ed Motschiedler, President and Vis- cially in the mundane moments of life, will bring a itor Correspondent; Box 831, Mount Vernon, true "peace dividend" to you. OH 43050. Telephone: (614) 397-4665. PENNSYLVANIA: Jerry Page, President; Gloria Bentzinger, Visitor Correspondent; 720 Museum Rd., Reading, PA 19611. Tele- phone: (215)374-8331. ABC, P.O. Box 3641, COVER: Meredith Herzel, a free-lance photographer in Hamburg, PA 19526. Telephone: (215) 562- 5156. Columbia, Maryland, took our cover photo of her sons, 5- POTOMAC: Ralph W. Martin, President year-old Matthew and Benjamin, 10 months. Matthew and Visitor Correspondent; P.O. Box 1208, Staunton, VA 24401. Telephone: (703) 886- was featured on two previous covers (left) while his 0771. ABC,8400Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, mother was art director for the Visitor. The family, MD 20912. Telephone: (301) 439-0700. including Dad Dan Herzel, the east coast area director for Printed by the Review and Herald Publishing the General Conference Auditing Service, attends the Association in Hagerstown, MD 21740. December 1,1988 Atholton church in Columbia. January 15,1992 Vol. 97, No. 2 2 VISITOR, January 15, 1992 Vision 1: The local church will be the central focus and driving force of the denomination. Vision 2: The joy and celebration of worship will attract people to our churches, allowing Youth-led the Sabbath to become a major evangelis- tic tool. crusade Vision 3: Church fellowship will be so vibrant that wins eight member retention will improve and con- flict over lifestyle issues will decrease. converts When the young people from the Southern Asian church in Each meeting drew an average of 75 people and started Ade1phi, Maryland, in the Potomac Conference agreed to lead with an enthusiastic song service led by the youth. After the out in that congregation's first evangelistic series, they took opening prayer, a quiz was given by Annie Thomas based on their commitment seriously. As a result, eight persons have the sermon from the previous meeting. The persons who got been baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. perfect scores were given Christian books as gifts. The "Youth for Truth Crusade" was coordinated by Suraj The only part of the crusade that was not handled by the Sukamaran, who said that some young people began working young people was the doctrinal messages, which were pre- on the outreach project by printing and distributing flyers to sented by the church pastor, Franklin David. "In order for the area homes and shopping centers one Sabbath afternoon while church body to remain healthy," David said, "new members others erected a banner announcing the upcoming event. must be added. If that does not happen, the body will stagnate Once the eight-week crusade got underway, the young peo- and eventually die." ple were responsible for setting up the public address system, After they successfully put into practice the Vision 2000 handling special music, distributing Bibles and collecting of- concept that the local church is to be the driving force of the ferings. In addition, a separate class for children was held to denomination, the members of the Southern Asian congrega- occupy the youngsters and leave parents free to devote their tion are now preparing to hold another series of evangelistic full attention to the truth-filled messages. meetings sometime in 1992.—RH FACE TO FACE: Profiles of newly baptized people Robert Lewis, Dorothy Al- Celia Sulli- Donald Sulli- Dawon Grant, Yvonne Weir- Ilene Morrow, Winchester, Po- len, German- van, Winches- van, Winches- Akron Bethel, man, Fairview Akron Bethel, tomac. After town Philadel- ter, Potomac. ter, Potomac. Allegheny West. Village, Penn- Allegheny West. Robert attended phia, Allegheny Viewing Joe Pastor Denis "I'm happy that sylvania. A After Ilene was meetings held East. Dorothy Crews and his Segebartt vis- Jesus has nurse at Valley baptized during by evangelist was one of 16 Amazing Facts ited Donald and washed my sins Forge Hospital, March of 1991, Bill Zimma, he people who were program led Ce- his wife, Celia, away," Dawon Yvonne at- she said that decided to join baptized in Au- lia and husband a number of said after he tended Amazing she felt clean his wife in gust of 1991 as Donald to at- times as they gave his heart Facts meetings and new and membership of a result of the tend an evange- prepared to join to God in bap- led by Jack thanked God the Adventist Last Days Re- listic series and the Adventist tism on his 10th DuBosque and that she "made church during vival led by Os- be baptized in church during birthday in was baptized in it back home" to March of 1991. car Lane. March of 1991. March of 1991. March of 1991. October of 1991. His church. VISITOR, January 15, 1992 3 SPOTLIGHT ON LIVING THE VISION ate/mixed The new year has just begun, and DICK DUERKSEN "junk." And worrying that he'll never already I'm beginning to worry about get back to California. income tax. And I'm worried about I would list some of my wife's wor- that little whistling sound under the perfectly, that her clothes aren't just ries, but there's not enough room. hood of my Honda. I'm also worried right, that everyone is looking at her Brenda, you see, has been given the about meeting the deadline for this ar- and that no one is looking at her. assignment of "designated worrier" for ticle, and I'm worrying constantly that Jeremy is 16.