A CALL TO

THROUGH MEDICAL AND HEALTH EVANGELISM

Compiled by E. W. HON

English Electronic Edition 2000 - Health Ministries Department, EUD, Berne, Switzerland First English Edition 1968 - Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria, Australia Second English Edition 1976 - The Eusey Press, USA Spanish Edition 1976 - The Eusey Press, USA German Edition 1992 - Euro-Africa Division, Berne, Switzerland Portuguese Edition 1995 - Publicadora Atlântico, Sacavém, Portugal Rumanian Edition 1996 - ViaÛ| Õi S|n|tate, Bucharest Bulgarian Edition 1997 - Sofia To My Friend the late

DR. SIEGFRIED ARTHUR KOTZ

A Great Missionary Administrator and Doctor but Most of All A Warm and Gentle Human Being

E. W. H. Foreword to this Electronic Edition

The English edition of Elder Eric Hon’s book A Call to Personal Ministry is out of print for over 25 years. Meanwhile the work of health promotion has grown all over the world and courses to train Health Educators are now offered in many countries. Despite the many good new books about nutrition, exercise and other scientific aspects of the modern diseases, we find no better organized textbook about the SDA philosophy of health than A Call to Personal Ministry. This present “electronic edition” was prepared to respond to the need of a reprint using the inexpensive, fastest electronic means now available. Special thanks must be given to Dr. Richard Hansen for scanning of text and proofreading, which was a labor of love for the advancement of our SDA health message. Particular tribute appertains to the Hon family itself. To Mrs. Hazel Hon for giving us permission to translate this wonderful book into other languages and to Kelvin R. Hon for his keen support to this project. A great revival of the medical missionary work has been predicted for these last days: “When the third angel's message is received in its fullness, health reform will be given its place in the councils of the conference, in the work of the church, in the home, at the table, and in all the household arrangements. Then the right arm will serve and protect the body.” Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 327 Our hearts have been warmed as we reviewed these inspired references on medical missionary work, written long ago by Ellen G. White, prophetess to the SDA movement. Her timely counsels on a healthy lifestyle were more than 100 years ahead of modern science, and remain persuasive and valuable today in Christian health promotion around the world. We chose the Portable Document Format (*.PDF) which allows to maintain all formatting features and can be read or printed by anyone using the free Acrobat Reader software. The text of this book may be freely copied, printed and shared with friends and colleagues but should not be modified, except for section F (Useful Information) which in reality is not part of the original text and will need to be updated periodically. It is our wish that this new form may be useful in your ministry for the Lord. Any feedback and suggestions are welcome and may be directed to

Health Ministries Department Euro-Africa Division Schosshaldenstrasse 17 3006 Berne Switzerland Foreword to the 1st Edition

The studies contained in this volume have been compiled by Pastor E. W. Hon to bring to the fore two very important aspects of our church programme. 1. Medical missionary work and its place in the gospel programme. 2. The health message as an integral part of present truth. These studies will serve as an important aid in instructing church members in their personal responsibility to embrace the complete message of restoration through Christ, and to share the joy of salvation by ministering to human need through this particular avenue of missionary service. Pastor Hon, who has had more than twenty years of firsthand experience in health and medical missionary work, is well qualified by this experience to set up these studies. He has studied and absorbed the wonderful fund of information that this denomination has on these two important area