Adventist Review isitor Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists July 8,1982
Shawn Geddis and Dean Peters, students, lead Shawn Henline out of the water after he was baptized by Elder Lyle Botimer, SVA principal.
SALLY TAYLOR AND Under the direction of the spirited people to serve their God. Bible teacher and campus chaplain, Students are formed into small VICTOR BROWN Victor Brown, Shenandoah Valley groups and sent out to various Academy in New Market, Virginia, elementary schools in the Potomac offers many opportunities for young Conference to conduct Weeks of Prayer. Not only are the elementary Sally Taylor is secretary to the principal students blessed by the presenta- of SVA, and Victor Brown is the Bible tions but the academy pupils are teacher and campus chaplain. Continued, page C CONFERENCE DIRECTORY
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President W. 0. Coe Secretary L R Palmer, Jr. Treasurer D J. Russell JOHN W. FOWLER Assistant A E Randall President Loss Control E. Benton Association Secretary H Sauder Ohio Conference Association Treasurer ....A. E. Randall ASI E N. Wendth THE A dark county, a loving mother, five children, a committed Communication E N. Wendth Education F. W. Foster SHUT Adventist, and a shut door all came together to dramatically Associates .. F. Hoffer, A. Westney affect my life. The dark county was in southeastern Health-Temperance B Pascoe DOOR Lay Activities S Thomas Oklahoma. The praying mother was greatly burdened for the Ministerial J. L. Martell Associate G Ehlert five children. May Webb was the vibrant Adventist who was Publishing-HHES J. T. Mason to bring the light of God's truth into that dark county. Associates .... E. Juhl, R. LaGrone, S. D. Pangborn, V. W. Von heeder After moving into the county, Mrs. Webb immediately Religious Liberty E Benton began her work of witnessing. A sense of mission kept her Sabbath School S. Thomas Stewardship B Pascoe working, even though the response was small and most doors Trust Services 1-i L Sauder were closed to her. However, the way one lady shut the Youth R Stretter door in her face impressed her. She must return! A few days later she did and found the mother on the lawn with four children. Not aware that the mother had been praying earnestly for six months for help in rearing her LOCAL CONFERENCES ALLEGHENY EAST: M. C. Van Putten, children, Mrs. Webb was impressed to tell the children a President; Paul Cantrell, Jr., Secretary; B. Mann, Treasurer; P.O. Box 266, Pine story from the Bible. The children's response was gratifying. Forge, PA 19548. Telephone: (215) Somehow Mrs. Webb found her way back to the home each 326-4610. ALLEGHENY WEST: H. L. Cleveland, week when the children were outside playing. Mrs. Webb President; K. S. Smallwood, Secretary; taught them many Bible stories, the books of the Bible, and W. G. McDonald, Treasurer; 1339 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205. even the Ten Commandments. Telephone: (614) 252-5271. CHESAPEAKE: G. Woodruff, Presi- The mother was quick to note that her prayers were being dent; L. Litzenberger, Secretary- answered through Mrs. Webb. Bible studies followed. During Treasurer; 6600 Martin Road, Colum- bia, MD 21044. Telephone: (301) the Bible studies the mother learned about all the great Bible 995-1910; direct Washington, D.C., truths of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. To her delight area line, 596-5600. MOUNTAIN VIEW: J. W. Coulter, she learned about the church's large Christian educational President; E. T. Remmers, Secretary- program. Her acceptance was immediate. She and the oldest Treasurer; 1400 Liberty St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. Telephone: child were baptized. Her next goal was to get the children (304) 422-4581. into the Adventist school system. NEW JERSEY: R. Boggess, President; J. Rasmussen, Secretary-Treasurer; 2160 She took her family from that community to Ketchum, Brunswick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08648. Telephone: (609) 392-7131. Oklahoma, where there was an Adventist church and school. OHIO: J. W. Fowler, President; R. G. When the oldest child outgrew the elementary school, they Lucht, Secretary-Treasurer; P.O. Box 831, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. moved to Ozark Academy in Gentry, Arkansas. From Ozark Telephone: (614) 397-4665. Academy the family moved to Southern Missionary College at PENNSYLVANIA: F. Thomas, Presi- dent; R. J. Jensen, Secretary-Treasurer; Collegedale, Tennessee. 720 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611. Today the oldest child is a public evangelist, the oldest Telephone: (215) 374-8331. ABC, 1287 Penn Ave., Reading, PA 19610. daughter is a church school teacher, the youngest son is an Telephone: (215) 375-4264. POTOMAC: R. M. Wisbey, President; active lay church member, and the middle son is the author H. Broeckel, Secretary; H. E. Moog, of this brief story. Only the youngest daughter is away from Treasurer; P.O. Box 1208, Staunton, VA 24401. Telephone: (703) 886-0771. the church. ABC, 8400 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, I continually thank God for a loving heavenly Father, a MD 20912. Telephone: (301) 439-0700. godly mother, a dedicated Adventist lay person, a shut door, the message and work of the Seventh-day Adventists, and The VISITOR is produced by the particularly the educational system of this church. All these Columbia Union Department of Com- munication, Ernest N. Wendth, Editor; things worked together to make it possible for me to share Katheryn Crown, Assistant Editor; and this story with you. Gert Busch, Layout Editor.
July 8, 1982 Vol. 87, No. 14