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0090 HMR Feb 04 COLOUR Edit.Qxd News of God’s Work from Around the World June-July 2004 | Vol 10 No 3 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT The Family Restored Ministry p2 Ohio Spring Brazil Report |p6 Messiah Project |p7 Let God Take the Colporteuring Burden |p11 Program |p4 ✱ WORLD MISSION The Family Restored Ministry By Frances Lundberg “God calls for Christian families vegetarian restaurant in the city with a sanitarium to go into communities that are in in the country. Following the counsel in darkness and error, and work wisely Testimonies, volume 7, page 60, that “... in many and perseveringly for the Master.” cities it is advisable for a restaurant to be connected Adventist Home, p. 488. with treatment rooms...,” they feel that they can meet the people in the city and refer them to the od has called the Castro family more healthful environment of the Gto do such a work in their country sanitarium where they can homeland of Colombia, South “One well-ordered, instruct them in spiritual truths. America. After dedicating thirteen well-disciplined They told the experience of an years to self-supporting work in family tells more in owner of a pharmacy in another Colombia, they felt called to com- city who confessed that all in her mence a new ministry, “The behalf of Christianity family were sick. After attending Family Restored Ministry.” Their than all the sermons a cooking class, she decided to burden is to work together as change the diet of her family, a family to help other families that can be realizing that the poor diet and model the counsel from the ser- preached.” lifestyle contributed to their illness. vant of the Lord in Adventist Adventist Home, A few months later she decided to Home, page 32: “One well- sell the pharmacy and establish ordered, well-disciplined family page 32. a vegetarian restaurant! tells more in behalf of Christianity So that they will have the best than all the sermons that can be preparation possible, Fredy Castro preached.” has come to train at Hartland College. By the time They will combine their talents in the areas of he graduates, they are praying to have the $50,000 agriculture and cooking with the medical needed to embark upon this endeavor. missionary training they received in their previous Thank you for your on-going support of the thirteen years of ministry. Their desire is to link a worldwide ministry of Hartland World Mission. 2 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | June-July 2004 ✱ TESTIMONIES Come and See! “If you can possibly come, do it. Come and get much more of a blessing than you can possibly imagine!” have COPD (Chronic Obstructive Frances Lundberg Update Pulmonary Disease). I was oxygen- How wonderful to contemplate the love of Idependent twenty-four hours a day, God! I feel twice bought! Jesus bought me seven days a week for a little over two with His death and saved my life from death in the November tenth car accident. years. I came to Hartland because I wanted I am recovering well and almost ready to to lose some weight so that I could travel again. I am walking, driving, and breathe better. My church family came up working full days in the office. with some funds so that I could come. God especially blessed the removal of the And I received money from the worthy external fixator that was on my broken leg. patient fund, too. Although three rods were screwed into the bone, the doctor was In eighteen days I lost about fifteen able to remove it in pounds and I went off my oxygen about his office (at my half the time. Three months later I’m request) instead of the operating room off the oxygen ninety-eight percent of where they would the time. I’m following the program and have given me I feel great! drugs! My co- To me, Hartland is just a little taste of worker’s family had prayed that God heaven. I appreciate the peacefulness, would anesthetize the godliness, the love and trust. I just my leg and He did! absolutely love it here! I had very little If you are thinking about coming here, pain in the procedure. Thank I want to tell you, “If you can possibly you very much for come, do it. Come here with an open heart your prayers in my and an open mind. And come here ready to behalf. I praise God from whom all do what they ask you to do. Come and get blessings flow! much more of a blessing than you can possibly imagine! But do come!” Becky, VA CONTACT HARTLAND Tel: (540) 672-3100 E-mail: [email protected] www.Hartland.edu 3 ✱ HARTLAND COLLEGE Ohio Spring Colporteuring Program by Nic LeClerc canvassed one old colporteur, in preparation for a crusade by “Igrandfather on Great Amazing Facts and ASI (Adventist-Laymen’s Controversy. I learned Services and Industries). They established that he had fought in about thirty Bible studies and distributed World War II, so I showed more than $10,000 worth of books in just two him Steps to Christ and weeks. Five students were colporteuring for told him how a copy of the first time. this very book was given to Through rain, snow, wind and cold, by the soldiers then. When he heard that, he took the God’s grace, they met hungry souls seeking book and held it close and promised over and over the truth. We pray that God will inspire the that he would read it. I prayed with him and left, people to read those books. The Hartland praising God that the truth had found a way into colporteurs were a great encouragement to his heart.” Heidi Dettwiler the Amelia SDA church, which supported them. Colporteuring strengthens and matures uring the spring break, a group of twelve the students’ relationship with God as they Dstudents went to Cincinnati, Ohio, to walk with Him from door to door. We Come to Hartland’s Convocations Because . Joseph: “I like the location. It’s away from everything. I find the environment to be refreshing. Hartland emphasizes the foundational truths of our message and reinforces missions rather than careers.” Coralie: “I like the straightforward messages that are offered here; they’re not watered down. Basically, they just tell you what is in the SOP.” Joseph and Coralie, NJ 4 HARTLAND MINISTRY REPORT | June-July 2004 “I met a busy woman and glimpse of the pain that Jesus felt. Some rejections I thought that she wasn’t are kindly spoken, but interested, but she decided some are even rude. to buy the books God’s They test my professed Answers to Your Christian character, but Questions and Peace ‘the trying of your faith Above the Storm for her worketh patience.’ rebellious teenage I always come out much daughter. I was able to leave books in a home that stronger after rejection.” could change the life of another young person.” Bradford Strachan Sharon Johnson “It was snowing one day and the weather was “I went to a rather cold and dreary. I hadn’t had much success. dilapidated home of As I approached the porch of the house, a woman a young man and woman. came out to meet me. She looked very interested They were very excited and I showed her most of the books I had. about the Great She decided to give me $150.00, but she didn’t Controversy and said want to take many books. It wasn’t my canvas that they had been that convicted her to attending a Seventh-day help me. She said that Adventist prophecy seminar. I seemed to be like her ‘It’s about what we’ve been studying!’” daughter and she just Heather Lawaty wanted to help me out. God was telling me that I was doing precious “I learned that rejection is not an easy thing to work for Him.” deal with in my spiritual walk. It gave me a Liesel Dettwiler Doris: “We like the pure, straight messages and I get to see others who are really sincere in following Jesus. I like the vegan food. I like the environment and refreshing country air. It’s so restful.” Edward: “This is the first place that I’ve experienced people following the eight natural laws of health, including eating the right foods at the right time and eating the right combinations. I don’t see water on the table with meals that I normally see. I thought it couldn’t be done, but now I see that it can be done.” Edward and Doris, NC CONTACT HARTLAND Tel: (540) 672-3100 E-mail: [email protected] www.Hartland.edu 5 ✱ HARTLAND COLLEGE Brazil Report ’m Neemias Gomes and evangelism in Fortaleza has II am from Brazil, opened the doors to the biggest country in expand to three South America. Fortaleza more television I’m training at stations in Hartland College to northern Brazil. BRAZIL exalt the truth and God’s grace alone uplift Jesus! Many hopeless enables us to carry out people need the glad tidings of the Brasilia this gospel commission. Three Angels’ Messages in my country. We earnestly desire His full There is a great need of workers in that latter rain power of the field who will minister to people spiritually, fourth angel’s message to mentally and physically. help finish the mission that we Fortaleza, my home city in northeast have begun. Brazil, is a tourist center of three million I need your prayers! As a young people. I worked there with my family in a self- person, I see an enormous potential in supporting television and radio ministry.
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