Volume 24 Number 4

"Love in Action" AMEN Free Clinic 2018 5 8 10 Sharing Christ The God Who A Living in Hong Kong Restores Witness OUTREACH

Love in Action partners with AMEN, local medical professionals, and local Seventh-day Adventist churches to offer free medical care to the community. by Rayne Clement

had not been cleaned for 20 years and Community College, the University of “Ithey did a marvelous job,” says Arthur (UVA) Ophthalmology Department, Peyton, a dental patient at our recent free and local Seventh-day Adventist church clinic. “My gratitude is to all the volunteers I members, 200 volunteers came together and met here. I’ve never been so comfortable in offered their time, energy, and service to my life around total strangers.” make this clinic possible. Acts chapter three Through our combined efforts, 340 patients shows the harmonious blend between the received clinical services worth $65,000. medical missionary work and the preaching “We are here today because there is a of the gospel: “And he took him by the right tremendous unmet need for vision, medical, hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his and dental services in the community,” said feet and ankle bones received strength.” Acts Dr. Rebecca Sieburth from UVA. “We see 3:7. people for their eye health, but often people With a vision to bring the gospel message have many other things going on in their to the whole world through the preaching lives. They have bills to pay, children to feed, of the Word and medical missionary work, and they may put their own vision health Hartland held its very first free clinic on behind. So today, we can provide these things September 30, 2018. It was a life-changing to those people.” experience as people’s needs were met and It was amazing as the medical volunteers hearts were touched by the self-sacrificing from UVA and Germanna Community College love displayed at the clinic. shared the same vision. They realized that “It’s wonderful to use the knowledge we’ve they were not only ministering to patients’ been receiving at Hartland at an event such as physical needs but were also impacting the this,” says Gleny Cherian, a health ministry patients’ lives in a greater way. major. “It’s a step in the right direction in the Through partnership with Germanna sense that it gives people who may not have

2 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | Vol 24 No 3 access to health care a foot in the door and Seventh-day Adventist churches.” may identify some problem that can be “This event has inspired me to see a stopped earlier on and have a tremendous way that I can help people. My dream is impact later in life,” said Oliver Filutowski, becoming a nurse and helping others,” says a medical student from UVA. “Today has Jennifer Gomez, a participant in the clinic. led me to desire to see more of this on “I think it’s really nice that you offer this a regular basis from all sorts of different opportunity for free for people that are not communities.” able to pay for it.” Through our combined efforts, 340 This free clinic served as an inspiration patients received clinical services worth to students thinking of going into the $65,000. This free clinic would not have medical field and fueled their passion for been possible without the donations of serving people. It brings such joy to see local Seventh-day Adventist churches, the satisfaction of the participants and to the willingness of all volunteers to serve, minister to their needs. and the services of the Adventist Medical “I recommend anyone coming to Evangelism Network (AMEN) team. you all, because you have really helped “This was a singular opportunity so many people,” says Denise Tinsley, to share with others why we are here,” another participant. “I hope you are able to reports President Norbert Restrepo. “We continue.” gave out 166 Steps to Christ, 48 Christ’s We praise God and greatly appreciate Object Lessons, 36 Ministry of Healing, 24 every effort directed towards making this Desire of Ages, and 24 Great Controversy, free clinic possible. Seeing the great needs adding up to a total of 298 books! We also of the community and the greater impact shared 182 Last Generation magazines. of this free clinic in meeting those needs, We offered Bible studies, and 13 people Hartland is committed to continuing this signed up right then and there! Twenty- ministry to heal and to save. one signed up for follow-up events at local

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The Joy of Service Dorcas is gaining advanced training at Hartland so she can teach medical missionaries in Nigeria. by Gillian Bethel

eeting medical missionaries in After the Adventist lifestyle training “MNigeria drew my heart to know more center in Nigeria had to close, Dorcas and about their mission. It astounded me to her friends began praying about starting behold something different in their lives a new one. God provided for the purchase that is not common among many others,” of a property for the new training school, recounts Dorcas Akintunde. and full of encouragement, Dorcas applied Dorcas is a Nigerian health major with to receive further training and experience an optimistic outlook and a big smile. She at Hartland. Disappointingly, her visa spends a lot of time at Hartland Lifestyle application was denied twice. Undaunted, Center doing what she loves best—health she continued to pray and do medical ministry! missionary work, and a year later God “I grew up in a dedicated Seventh-day prompted her to try for a visa again. This Adventist home,” she says. “My father time, it was granted! always wanted my siblings and me to get Dorcas came with sponsorship from involved in church work. He implanted the friends, but when that ran out, “graciously, spirit of service in us.” But it wasn’t until the Missionary Training Fund (MTF) she met medical missionaries that she invested in me so I can complete the four- felt God’s call on her life to help Him heal year program,” smiles Dorcas. “Hartland has people physically, mentally, and spiritually. definitely given me advanced training in Dorcas gained some training from an health ministry. I have gained more skills for Adventist lifestyle center in Nigeria and teaching from my classes and working at the immediately went to work as a missionary lifestyle center. The new training school still in Kenya and Bangladesh. Afterwards, she awaits my return to be the health teacher. continued to minister in Nigeria. “I always This school will train Nigerian students who found myself gathering people together, couldn’t get visas and those who can’t afford educating them on different illnesses and to attend Hartland.” their remedies, giving cooking classes, and We at Hartland are so thankful for your organizing health expos. It gave me joy MTF donations. They help train students like when people said, ‘I did what you taught us Dorcas, who will then train others to serve. yesterday, and it works.’ What a blessing!” What a wonderful investment in God’s work!

4 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | Vol 24 No 3 ALUMNI

Lluvia and Daniel Raullerson (far right) Sharing Christ in Hong Kong God used Lluvia’s experiences at Hartland and beyond to prepare her for cross-cultural ministry.

by Rachel Perry

y training at Hartland has opened her husband Daniel (also a former “Mendless possibilities to be a tool Hartland student) are fulfilling the Great in God’s hands for furthering the gospel Commission as missionary teachers in in various lines of work,” says Lluvia Hong Kong. (Reneau) Raullerson, class of 2010. “The method taught at Hartland and Initially, Lluvia had desired to take up my personal experience of teaching and pediatrics or become a missionary nurse doing health evangelism in my home using traditional medicine, but learning country of Belize, have aided me to about Hartland’s different approach weave God’s Word into my daily classes,” inspired her to study God’s method of Lluvia shares. “It’s not a practice to pray healing—combining nature’s remedial in the classroom, but I incorporate it. agencies with biblical principles. It’s definitely not a common practice to “Every one of my classes made my include Scripture into lesson planning, theoretical knowledge become practical in but with God’s guidance I am able to. The using both health and the gospel to reach students find it a bit odd, but many are souls, as well as living a well-rounded keen and open to the idea, as well as the Christian life,” she relates. non-Christian teachers. With those simple While a student, Lluvia participated in spiritual emphases, the door is opened for a mission trip to Africa, which taught her students to come searching for answers to valuable lessons in how to reach people biblical questions as well as life’s battles. from different backgrounds. She also It’s beautiful seeing their reaction as they took up canvassing and Bible work on ponder what we share with them.” the weekends, which awakened a deeper “My vision for future ministry is to realization of her calling. implement the education I’ve received “I realized that I was called not only at Hartland into practical and common to live as Christ requires, but to heed the use within the medical field, whether it Great Commission—to reach a dying world be pediatric dentistry or a direct line of in need of a life-giving Savior.” missionary evangelism,” Lluvia concludes. Now, eight years later, Lluvia and

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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE Hartland College?

George Washington Devaraj, India, Christian Media Ministry “The Holy Spirit insists for me to become a missionary in whichever capacity I am involved in, and I feel that it is God’s providence and calling for me to come to Hartland. I believe that Hartland provides the proper education for spreading the gospel through media.”

Melissa Lawrensen, Indonesia, Health Ministry “Hartland is one of the few institutions I know of that still upholds the biblical teachings and the Spirit of Prophecy. It provides a curriculum exactly as instructed by Ellen G. White, which I’ve always wanted to experience.”

Jacob Stewart, Mississippi, USA, Pastoral Evangelism

“God’s standard has not been lowered! He has given us a banner to uphold, and this institute has upheld it. God, by divine providence, moved me to attend here.”

Jaleesa Almarales, Tennessee, USA, Midwifery Ministry “As I accepted the call to become a midwife, I knew that I had to become one after the order of the counsels given in the Spirit of Prophecy. Hartland is the only school that would give me the training to be a missionary midwife.”

Anan Sisavath, Laos, Elementary Education

“I want to be trained as a missionary for life.”

6 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | Vol 24 No 3 LORD, SEND ME

Growing in Service After several years of successful ministry in Villa de Leyva, Loma Linda Campestre* is branching out into new territory. by Freddy (’06) and Connie Castro

n the morning sow thy seed, and in the witnessing for Christ in the marketplace in “Ievening withhold not thine hand: for Villa de Leyva. thou knowest not whether shall prosper, Here are their testimonials: either this or that, or whether they both Alicia: “Loma Linda Campestre has shall be alike good.” Ecclesiastes 11:6. helped me and my family to grow in our We praise God for His perfect timing in Adventist beliefs and to step out in faith by granting us the opportunity to begin the manufacturing tofu, soy milk, and yogurt, purchase of land to advance our ministry besides our veggie meats.” work in Boyacá (an area with no Adventist Merly: “Loma Linda Campestre has been presence) in Colombia. We have begun God’s answer after a beautiful encounter plowing and planting our orchard, looking with Him. It came into our lives in God’s forward to feeding our lifestyle guests perfect timing to help strengthen our faith. plenty of nutritious organic fruits, grains, Through the bread industry we can see and veggies soon. God’s providence and confirm that there is Six thousand Eugenia trees have been nothing more wonderful than to associate planted to form a natural maze, which with God and put our talents into His will be used to develop activities for service. Let us be His hands, His eyes, and individuals with emotional and mental His feet here on earth. Thank God for Loma disorders. Through this educational Linda Campestre and its pioneers.” activity we also aim to promote character Milena: “Loma Linda Campestre has development among children and youth, supported us greatly. Despite my being the and to present God’s love for mankind. We only provider for our home, our income project that by May 2019, this maze will grew and has given me the opportunity be open for schools and churches of other to learn new ways to offer people healthy denominations. nutritional products such as alfalfa, lentil, As Loma Linda Campestre moves and mung bean sprouts, besides our ahead into new territory, we are also Calados manufacturing.” training three Adventist families in the manufacturing of our food products. *Loma Linda Campestre is an alumni project This self-supporting work will give these supported through Hartland’s Lord, Send Me families an opportunity to continue program.

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The God Who Restores The Ibalik mission trip brings hope for renewal in the Philippines. by Sabrina Petersen

oes God still forgive me even when drinking water, into their own lives. “DI have sinned again?” the man “I’ve learned that it is important to inquired. take care of and protect my frontal lobe Tears crept to his eyes as Jonathan, a because it makes decisions and helps junior pastoral evangelism student, opened me communicate with God,” shared one his Bible and presented a God of mercy and twelfth-grader. compassion—a God who restores. What David Symons, a pastoral evangelism started as an impromptu Bible study led to major on our team, preached messages of the commitment of this man and his family Christ-centered restoration through a week- to follow Christ. Their lives were being long evangelistic series. We also joined a restored. church member in doing Bible work in the Restoration was the theme of the Ibalik community. As a culmination of the work 2018 mission trip to the Philippines. The of the local church and our team, over 140 word ibalik, “to restore” in the Tagalog individuals committed their lives to Jesus language, encapsulated our team’s goal of through baptism! bringing physical, spiritual, and mental Finally, our team inspired Christian renewal to the Filipino people. young people with a calling to restore. One of our team members shared the Nearly three hundred 14- to 35-year-olds hope of restoration through an evangelistic gathered for a youth summit, where we series in the local jail. There, prisoners discussed relevant topics such as God’s learned how to restart their lives with special calling for young people, the battle Jesus! One man had waited to receive his for the mind, and media. sentence for two years, during which his Though our trip came to its conclusion, wife abandoned him and his son died. the work of restoration has not ended. God began a work of restoration in this While in the Philippines, our team leaders man as he decided to be baptized. We also met with the mayors of two other towns ministered to prisoners through a free who requested the Ibalik program to be clinic, chair massages, and health talks. brought to their schools, jails, and city Our health lectures in the local public halls! schools also emphasized restoration. We Please pray for Ibalik 2019 as God opens were excited as the students implemented doors for restoring the Filipino people! health principles, such as exercising or

8 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | Vol 24 No 3 MISSION TRIP

The Mission That Seemed Impossible When a few students asked God what they could do for Him, He put Angola on their hearts. by Rachel Perry ’ve been a thief for many years, but Matthew to teach them massage and give “Inow I want to give my life to Jesus,” health talks during the nightly meetings. said Bernardo. “To my surprise, people listened and asked A young man in his early 20s, Bernardo lots of questions!” he recounts. “It humbled was ambling through the streets of Luanda, me to see that God was using me as His Angola, when he heard the voice of Jorge vessel and that the people were applying the Neketela, a Hartland pastoral evangelism information to their lives.” student, booming from a speaker in a “I had never spoken in public, not even a nearby venue. The words of Jesus spoke simple prayer,” Emilia Groschel admits, “yet to his heart, and he entered the venue to I felt much peace in giving the messages. I hear more. At the end of the message, he talked about health and the importance of responded to the appeal to give his life to drinking water, preparing simple, healthy Christ, joined by at least 50 others. foods, and using herbs. I also gave counsel “It was overwhelming to see people to some people who had physical, mental, coming night after night by the hundreds,” and spiritual challenges.” Emilia’s husband, Jorge marvels. “We had an average Matz, a Hartland staff member, also helped attendance of about 700 per night—people with counseling and preaching. who were open to hear the Word of God Although the devil tried to stop their and commit their lives to Jesus.” work through sickness and other setbacks, The trip was birthed when a few God showed Himself all-powerful. Each one students asked themselves, “What can felt the guiding hand of the Holy Spirit as we do for the Lord’s work?” The Lord they did their part. placed Angola on their hearts and opened “There is something extremely special impossible doors to make the trip a reality. about serving the Lord, in whatever capacity “This mission trip was an eye-opener that may be,” says Christine Martins. for me, because it made me realize how “I had the opportunity of singing for important the health message is,” says many meetings, making new friends, and Matthew Bailey, who led out in health witnessing to others, yet the most beautiful evangelism. thing was being able to be used by God. The local church members asked Thank you to all who supported us!”

540-672-3100 | [email protected] | hartland.edu 9 LIFESTYLE CENTER A Living Witness “My doctor saw a huge improvement with my cancer!” Hilario beams.

by Kevin Lawrensen and Rachel Perry

was searching for wholesome Their Christlike example taught me how “Itreatments instead of chemotherapy we should really treat each other, and that and radiation,” says Hilario Fowler, a was pivotal.” recent health guest at Hartland Lifestyle Hilario’s wife, Ingeburg, was by his Center (HLC). Hilario had been struggling side the entire 17 days of the session and with pancreatic cancer and was looking was a big part of his support team. She for natural alternatives to treat it. He had also learned many new skills to help her undergone surgery to remove half of his husband achieve his goals, especially in pancreas, yet the cancer remained. terms of cooking plant-based meals. “Rabekah Rice, a young lady from my “My doctors saw a huge improvement church, told me about Hartland Lifestyle when I returned!” he beams. “They Center, which is known for their treatments even questioned whether my previous using lifestyle changes,” Hilario recounts. surgery was necessary.” A follow-up Rabekah is a midwifery student at Hartland checkup showed that many of his vitals College and has also been a student worker had improved. Although Hilario is still in the HLC. Through her encouragement, fighting pancreatic cancer, his hope and Hilario and his wife decided to become faith in the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, health guests and experience God’s healing are being strengthened as he continues to methods for themselves. practice the lifestyle principles he learned “It exceeded my expectations, and the at Hartland. results were substantially greater than I Hilario Fowler is a living witness who expected!” he enthuses. “I gained more has not only seen and heard but also physical strength, and my spiritual walk tasted the goodness of the Lord’s health was enhanced.” Hilario’s treatment plan at principles. He wants you to know that your the HLC included hydrotherapy, poultices, life, too, can be a testimony of how God and healthy cooking classes, all of which works miraculously through His health contributed to his improvement; yet, message. “O, taste and see that the Lord is according to him, the best part was the good: blessed is the man that trusteth in fellowship. “I always looked forward for the Him.” Psalm 34:8. brothers and sisters to fellowship with us.

10 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | Vol 24 No 3 PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUTE A Legacy of Service A tribute to Dr. Colin Standish, founding president of Hartland College and warrior for truth.

ear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, He can work with [them] as faithful, tried D servants. By faithful continuance in well doing, On behalf of Hartland Institute, I am they find positions where they can benefit and deeply saddened to share the news that bless God’s institutions, that they may give our beloved Dr. Colin Standish passed character to the work done in it and through peacefully to his rest on October 29, 2018. it. ‘Them that honor me, I will honor,’ God Dr. Standish was the founding president declares. [1 Samuel 2:30.]” Manuscript 60, May of our institution, serving in this position 12, 1898. from 1983 until 2011. In the coming months, Hartland Institute Before serving here at Hartland, he was will dedicate the next Hartland Ministry Report academic dean of Weimar College, president to remembering our pioneer president. Dr. of Columbia , and president Standish’s life, words, and actions have been of West Indies College. He was an educator, the inspiration for many to focus their lives in minister of the gospel, leader, and personal service for Christ. For this reason we will also friend to thousands. Dr. Standish’s life establish a memorial website in dedication to was dedicated to self-sacrificing service to this great leader—a place where selected videos others, with the mission of winning souls and written compilations will be located. for Christ. His greatest passion was to Our thoughts and prayers are with his share the everlasting gospel to all nations, family at this sad time. Even though Dr. tongues, and peoples. He was kind and Standish is now at rest, waiting for the compassionate and was always seeking resurrection day at Christ’s second coming, opportunities to share the Adventist his legacy will live on, inspiring many to live a message with everyone he met. godly life. The Spirit of Prophecy refers to men such as Dr. Standish, stating, “It is merit In His service, and faithfulness in any and every place that gives Christ to a man. Such men the Lord works with and uses because they Norbert Restrepo seek His wisdom. He places them where President of Hartland Institute

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