REACHING THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL "WI

JAN-MAR 1991

South Pacific Division Pitcairn Islande Today REACHING THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL

South Pacific Division Contents Leader's Planner / 3 January 5 The South Pacific Saga / 4 Walter Scragg 12 1891 and 1991 / 6 Walter Scragg and Colin Winch 19 Times Are Changing / 8 Graeme Christian, Bryan Howell, Colin Winch 26 One in Two Hundred Fifty / 10 Editor

February 2 Global Strategy Shifts Church's Goal / 12 MISS! SN J. David Newman Director George E. Knowles 9 The Only Nurse / 14 Lynelle Chester Editor Janet Kangas, Ph.D. 16 The Treasurer Explains, Part 1 / 16 Designer Don F. Gilbert Patricia Wegh 23 The Treasurer Explains, Part 2 / 18 (ISSN 0190-4108) Don F. Gilbert is produced by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Ministries Department March 2 "All that Perplexed Us . . ." / 20 12501 Old Russell Gibbs and Ken Vogel Columbia Pike Silver Spring, 9 A Trek to Viti Levu / 22 MD 20904 C. Sam Ratulevu First Quarter 1991 16 Chosen Ones in Reserve / 24 Volume 80 Kevin Geelan and Raichelli Lal Number 1 On the Cover: 23 Hero of the Cross / 26 A Pitcairn family Michael Stevenson today: Tom and Betty Christian with 30 Thirteenth Sabbath Program: Fiji Calls / 28 their daughters. Dorothy Eaton Watts Cover Photo: Editorial God, Why Did You? / 30 Provided by: Herbert Ford First Quarter Mission Calendar / 31 2 Leader's Planner

A Brief Outline of First Quarter Projects

100 Mission Emphasis Sabbath transparency on an overhead projector. You February 2 is this quarter's Mission Em- may also wish to make copies of the Fiji Years of phasis Sabbath, celebrating the centennial of quiz for each participant in lieu of present- ing it orally. Adventist mission in the South Pacific. By The two younger divisions need not join Mission Pitcairn and John Tay should be now the the adult division until after the Fiji quiz has Emphasis familiar names to your members. been presented for the adults. Next quarter's Mission Emphasis Sabbath is May 4. Ask your members to make a list South Pacific Division Territory of the mission accomplishments they would The South Pacific Division consists of like to attain before then. Encourage them Australia, New Zealand, Papua New and then ask for periodic reports. Guinea, and the islands of the Pacific lying To make Mission Emphasis Sabbath spe- south of the equator between longitude 140° cial, you might plan a fellowship potluck east and longitude 120° west, and Kiribati dinner, followed by an afternoon of mission north of the equator. activities. You might show one of the fol- lowing videos. Information on SPD For information on the South Pacific Di- Mission Celebration Videos vision territories, write to the corresponding A 90-minute video on Adventist world tourist offices or embassies in your country. mission will be available each quarter Tell them you are studying about their na- throughout the centennial celebration. Con- tions and would like information about their tent will include material on the 100 years people, climate, religion, agriculture, indus- of Adventist World Mission, the Pitcairn try, and holidays. celebration in the South Pacific, some Gen- In the United States, write to Embassy of eral Conference session reports (including Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Avenue, the mission pageant), and the reports from NW., Washington, D.C. 20036; Embassy of three of the divisions each quarter. Order Papua New Guinea, Suite 350, 1330 Con- through your division or conference office. necticut Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20036; Embassy of New Zealand, 37 Obser- Thirteenth Sabbath vatory Circle NW., Washington, D.C. "Fiji Calls" requests our help to build an 20008. Adventist day high school for 500 youth and Read about the spread of Adventism in an evangelistic center for Hindu Indians. Papua New Guinea in "Warring Tribes Find The skit portrays the need for the day high Prince of Peace," Adventist Review, No- school. Ask the student participants in the vember 16, 1989, pp. 18, 19. skit to pass the offering plates. National Geographic articles of interest The kindergarten and primary children will include descriptions of Australia (August need ample time to learn their two songs in 1985, October 1985, January 1986, June Fijian, so plan ahead with your children's di- 1986, March 1987, February 1988), New vision leaders. The songs are kindergarten Zealand (May 1987, October 1989), Pitcairn level, but because they are in a foreign lan- (October 1983), and Papua New Guinea guage, the primaries are asked to help. (August 1982, August 1983). You may make copies of the song "Fiji Calls" (tune: "Jesus Saves"), provide the words in your church bulletin, or use a (Concluded on page 5) The South Pacific Saga The president of the South Pacific Division unveils Adventist mission in his territory.

Walter Scragg Walter Scragg

walked between crowds of smiling, 220,000 baptized Seventh-day Adventists. January 5 waving faces. Thousands of them. Division IThose who count crowds speak of Baptisms Abundant Overview 45,000 as a minimum. For a moment, two Today in the South Sea Islands, the thoughts crossed my mind. A hundred years church is enjoying its greatest time of ago Sabbath Schools around the world were growth. Not just Papua New Guinea with its collecting pennies to build the mission ship spectacular growth, but all the island nations Pitcairn. What would they think if they —Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, could see this harvest? the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Tuvalu, We would baptize 4,564 that day—the and Kirabati. Wherever you go, Harvest 90 largest baptism ever held anywhere in the has seen baptisms greater than ever before. world. How different from the lonely days This success grows from unswerving and nights sailing the Pacific, wondering commitment to the mission God has given what lay ahead, and then the years of wait- His church. Here are some of the special ing for results. facts about how the church operates in the Twenty-five years before, I had shared a South Pacific: baptism of four in these same mountains. More than 140 missionaries from Austra- They were the very first from among their lia and New Zealand work in the islands tribe. From four to more than 4,500 in a —the second-largest missionary force in any quarter century! That's the blessing the Lord one division. And the support for them has given His cause in the South Pacific! comes largely from the faithful stewardship of the members in the advanced economies Jewels in the Sea of Australia and New Zealand. The islands, emerald green and coral More than 90 percent of church workers white, sparkle like jewels in the blue seas. receive their training at Avondale College, The splendid lakes and glorious mountains the "blueprint" school established under the of New Zealand adorn a fertile and lovely personal direction of Ellen White. country. The vast distances and open spaces The proportion of members in the island of the only continent completely in the nations to those in Australia and New Southern Hemisphere host the world's most Zealand is about three to one. The growing distinctive array of animals and plants—kan- differential is placing a severe strain on the garoos, wombats, and platypuses; kangaroo ability of the church to keep up with the paws, desert peas, and eucalyptus. pace of growth in the islands. We would In the advanced economies of Australia Development Programs and New Zealand, cities and towns—with baptize 4,564 their factories, banks, offices, and universi- The church in the islands is particularly ties—reflect their Western heritage. The young. Some churches in Papua New that day — lifestyle is busy and leisure-oriented. Austra- Guinea report that the average age of its lia is resource-rich, one of the reservoirs baptized members is about 17. This places the largest being tapped by the rest of the world. New a huge demand on the educational and Zealand has a large farming industry, which leadership development programs the baptism ever has given the world kiwi fruit. These two church operates. Much effort and money countries contrast vastly with the subsistence are going into developing leaders in the held anywhere economies of the island nations. island nations. This is the South Pacific Division, home The Sanitarium Health Food Company in the world. to more than 25 million people and nearly produces large quantities of breakfast foods

4 for the supermarkets of Australia and New planet. A hundred years is a long time in Zealand. Recently the company introduced the life of a church that waits longingly for a soy milk beverage that has been acclaimed its Lord to return.4 worldwide as the best new beverage for 1988. Its success has far exceeded expecta- tion. The company contributes a major part of its earnings to educational and health work throughout the region. Our literature evangelists have increased sales well beyond inflation. But more im- portant, each year they are increasing the Leader's Planner number of people brought to baptism from (cont. from pg. 2) their contacts. Inform the Editor Challenges Facing the Church One part of the world is asking for more The list of challenges facing the church in skits, dialogues, panels, and plays in the this part of the world includes: mission reports. Another part of the world 1. Educating our youth members in the wants very few, if any. If you have a pref- island nations. erence, please inform us by writing to MIS- 2. Financing the rapid growth in the is- lands. SION Editor, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, 3. Developing leaders from the islands. Silver Spring, MD 20904, U.S.A. Kindly 4. Preventing the inroads of secularism have non-English responses translated before and materialism in the Australian and New mailing. Zealand churches. Future Thirteenth Sabbath Projects 5. Incorporating the many migrant Ad- ventist communities into our church family. Second Quarter 1991: South American 6. Preparing a people to be ready to meet Division. East Brazil Union-50 chapels in the Lord. unentered areas of northeast and east Brazil; When the Pitcairn sailed from Oakland, two churches, Rio de Janeiro and East Bra- California, in 1890 it headed into the un- zil Union College. Chile Union—girls' dor- known waters of Adventist mission. Today mitory at Chile College, Chillan; 12 chapels these waters are well charted. We know each in the South Chile Conference and Pa- where the missionaries went and what they cific Chile Mission. left behind. A hundred years is a long time Third Quarter 1991: Trans-European Divi- in the life of a church that waits longingly sion. West Nordic Union Conference—evan- for its Lord to return. But through all those gelistic center in Copenhagen, Denmark. years we count His blessings and record our Greek Mission: church in Thessalonica, thanks for what He has done for us in the Greece. South Pacific! Enjoy Teen Mission Appeal If your church, for various reasons, can- Won't you count His blessings as you not use the adult reports prepared in dia- count your offering this morning? And pray logue form, you will likely find a story ap- that we won't have to count another hundred propriate for adults, as well, in the teen years into the future for remaining on this Mission. 5 1891 and 1991 The president of the South Pacific Division dialogues with the president of the Central Pacific Union Mission.

Walter Scragg

cragg: In 1891 the mission ship They also brought disease, drink, and social Jan. 12 Pitcairn sailed into the harbor of Suva, problems. Fiji Sthe largest town in Fiji. There John I. Trading opportunities led to sugar and Tay continued the pioneering he had begun copra plantations. With them came Indian on Pitcairn Island. migration to provide cheap labor for the Tay found the Fijian people largely con- plantations. The recent political crisis and verted to Christianity. Methodist missionar- the coups that followed had their origin in ies had traversed the oceans, seeking out the the decision to import labor. In another im- scattered and numerous islands—more than portant development, towns and cities 300 of them—that make up the Republic of sprang up along the coast. All these factors Fiji. Sickness and death claimed John Tay make the society quite dynamic and fluid. before he had scarcely begun his work. Scragg: What do you think made the John I. Tay is buried in the Suva ceme- greatest impact on Fijians when Adventist tery. A simple epitaph marks his grave. One work began? word, "Missionary"—no more. I make it a Winch: In 1900 the king of Suva, Ratu point to visit his grave when in Suva. It Ambrose Roko Tui Suva, accepted the Sab- speaks to me of the sacrifice of the past and bath truth following studies by American the challenge of the future. He could have missionary J. E. Fulton. From that time on had no idea what God would do for His Seventh-day Adventists have been highly church. regarded by Fijians. Many of chiefly de- Today the Fijian Adventist Church is one scent, several members of parliament, and of the fastest-growing among all the South high-ranking government officials are mem- Pacific Island nations. bers. The constitution of Fiji has specifically The South I asked Colin Winch, president of the respected the rights of Sabbathkeepers. Central Pacific Union Mission, some ques- During the recent coup, with its Sunday- Pacific tions about Fiji and the Adventist Church. keeping regulations, Adventists were ex- What do we know about the early history of empted and went about their worship with- Division has Fiji? out molestation. In fact, the Sunday laws Winch: No one knows just how long the have generally been to our advantage. For easily the Melanesian and Polynesian peoples lived in example, when Sundaykeepers could not the Fiji Islands before Dutch explorer Abel attend church because of a ban on taxis and greatest Tasman found them in 1643. Archaeologists buses, Adventist churches remained full. suggest more than 1,000 years. Like subse- We have never had public campaigns as penetration of quent explorers, Tasman found an organized successful as those since the coups. We are society ruled by kings and chiefs, with other seen as a caring Christian community that members of well-defined occupations and crafts. They avoids involvement in political activities. worshiped spirits and demons. Fighting be- Both Fijians and Indians appreciate our posi- any of the tween tribal groups, headhunting, and canni- tion. balism were common. Scragg: You mention Indians. How has world Scragg: What has changed Fiji to what it the work of the church progressed in the is today? major ethnic communities in Fiji? divisions. It is Winch: Christianity has worked the great- Winch: Almost half the population is of est change in Fiji. In a single generation original Fijian descent. They number approaching 1 headhunting and cannibalism vanished. With 330,000. About 4 percent of these are bap- Christian missions came schools. European tized Seventh-day Adventists or Sabbath in 100! traders created a desire for the material life. School members. Those of Indian descent 6 outnumber the original Fijians by about money from this quarter's Special Projects 20,000. However, only 250 of these are Ad- Offering? ventists. Most of the Indian population is Winch: We would like to begin with Hindu or Muslim, and Christianity forms 3 and 4 (years 9 and 10) at our pri- progresses slowly among them. mary school in Suva. We cannot do that, Scragg: Has there been any change in the however, until we know that we can pro- attitude of the Indian community toward our ceed with a new high school facility. While message? we don't know precisely what land will Winch: This has been one of the most cost, it looks as if $500,000 would see the exciting developments of recent years. school properly established. The Central Hindustani-speaking people are open to our Pacific Union and the South Pacific Division message, and there are record baptisms. will supplement the Special Projects Offer- Scragg: What precisely are your plans? ing. We will establish a full high school Winch: The small community of Indian program within a few years of commencing Adventists has seized the opportunity to the best of their ability. With the help of the the high school. Fiji Mission and the union, they have Scragg: Fiji is typical of all the South bought a house in Suva. Part of this will be Pacific island nations. The demand for more a meeting place until we can build a church. Adventist education comes from two We have sent a young Hindustani-speaking sources. First, the growth of the church is pastor to Spicer College in India to improve proportionately far greater than that of the his knowledge of the language and further general population. train him for leadership. The second factor is urbanization. The One of the projects for this Thirteenth early strategy of the church placed schools Sabbath is an evangelistic center for the In- in rural communities. Now these educated dian population. We will put this in one of people are moving to the rapidly expanding the major growth areas, in or near Suva. We urban areas where we have few or no will operate health and family life programs, schools. Some of our greatest evangelistic along with evangelistic series. successes have come in the towns and cities. Scragg: Tell us about our schools in Fiji. The Australian and New Zealand churches Winch: We have a number of primary have provided finances and personnel to es- schools in Fiji. The church also operates tablish and expand the church's outreach. two high schools in country areas and a vo- The South Pacific Division has easily the cational school on one of the main islands. greatest penetration of members of any of Adventists generally have a good education the world divisions. It is approaching 1 in and have moved in large numbers into the 100! main cities, especially Suva. There are at The resources of these two countries can least 30 churches and companies in Suva. no longer provide all the schools and teach- Many hundreds of high school children ers, pastors and churches, to match the attend public and private schools. Even if need, especially in areas in which people they were willing to go to our boarding live off the land, without any cash income. schools, we could not accommodate them. We understand what needs to be done, and Our church members are clamoring for a we know how to do it. Your Special day high school, and they would certainly Projects Offering will help us answer the support it. great challenges and opportunities that the Scragg: How will you go about using the Lord has given us.4

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Times Are Changing

Graeme Christian, Bryan Howell, The only Adventist and Colin Winch contributed high school in Fiji is at Fulton College. ON. to this report

Jan. 19 f you were to close your eyes and try to Suva imagine Fiji, what mental picture would Let's go now to the coastal city of Suva, Iyou have? What sounds would you asso- which has been Fiji's capital since 1882. ciate with Fiji? What feelings would you Picture Suva Harbor, which forms a bit of a have about it? bay, and the coral reef that offers protection If you think of brown smiling faces, to big ships. A few canals, lined with you're about right. Fiji is a society of mixed races, about 50 percent indigenous Fijians colonial-type buildings with arches and col- and about 50 percent Fijian-born Indians. onnades, run from the harbor right into the The Indians are descendants of 60,000 in- shopping center. Thus Suva is called the dentured workers brought from India be- "Venice of the Pacific." tween 1879 and 1916 to work the cane Along with the charm of its colonial be- fields. They are Hindus or Muslims and are ginnings, however, is combined the hustle active in the commercial and business as- and bustle of a modern cosmopolitan city. pects of Fiji. About 100,000 of Fiji's 750,000 people live The indigenous Fijians, a blend of the in or near this sprawling city. Melanesian and Polynesian peoples, are In Suva, where the action takes place, thick-set, tall, and stately, with a kingly education also is centralized. Here is the site bearing. They have thick close-cropped of the University of South Pacific and the black frizzy hair. In personality they have Regional University for the South Pacific. an active sense of humor. Also, the Indians are very keen for their children to obtain a good education. Where Time Starts People have said that time starts near Fiji, Adventists in Suva since the international date line is very near Suva is the headquarters for both the Fiji Christian its waters. Others have said it's a place Mission and the Central Pacific Union Mis- where time stands still, because change sion. Three hours flying time away is the education on seems to come slowly. headquarters of the South Pacific Division in Westernizing influences, however, are Sydney, Australia. the high strong. Some of the influences making a More than half of Fiji's 12,000 Adventists powerful impact on Fiji's society are the reside in Suva. For many years the centrally school level business world, the contemporary music located Suva Central church was the only scene as popularized by radio, the world of church, but the evangelistic crusades of the is not sports with its hero worship, pressure on 1970s and 1980s have resulted in the church the educational systems to meet standards spreading into many of the suburban areas. available to acceptable to the rest of the world, and the Now the Suva district has about 30 churches. growing opportunity to travel on our A little more than 200 Adventist pupils at- approximately planet. tend our primary school, Suvavou. Another Fiji, a country composed of more than 400 attend the state and other schools. Right 500 Adventist 500 islands with a total land area of 7,055 now Christian education on the high school square miles, is often referred to as the level is not available to approximately 500 young people crossroads of the Pacific. This hospitable Adventist young people in the Suva area. The land of islands, lagoons, lush forests, and Fulton College campus, highly respected in in the Suva mountains is home to about three quarters of the islands, is too far for students from Suva a million people. to commute—and is itself in urgent need of area. money for restoration and other expenses. Al-

8 though it operates efficiently and charges min- imum fees, Fulton is still too expensive for most in a country in which the average wage Fiji Quiz is less than $60 a week. Try this quiz to find out how much Changing Times you know about Fiji. Place a circle In the midst of what appears to be a tran- around the correct answer. quil scene—with white sandy beaches, 1. A traditional Fijian house is warm tropical water with the magic beauty called a its color possesses, and cool coconut milk to a. wigwam b. igloo c. bun drink—times are changing. Young people, 2. The major cash crop in Fiji is especially in the rapidly growing urban ar- a. wheat b. cotton c. sugar cane eas, are faced with choices their background 3. The first Christian missionaries to may not equip them to handle. To answer Fiji were the pressures of urban life, we must provide a. Methodists b. Adventists up-to-date facilities and resources for our c. Russian Orthodox d. Catholics young people. 4. Fiji is According to Colin Winch, president of a. one big land mass the Central Pacific Union Mission, plans are b. two main islands and many to begin by adding grades 9 and 10 to the smaller islands primary school in Suva. "However, we can- 5. The first Adventist missionaries to not do that until we know that we can pro- Fiji arrived on the mission boat ceed with a new high school facility," a. Phoebe Chapman b. Pitcairn Winch says. "While we don't know pre- c. MV Light cisely what land will cost, it looks as if 6. The first Adventist missionary was $500,000 would see the school properly es- a. John Fulton b. John Tay tablished. We will establish a full high c. Septimus Carr school program within a few years of com- 7. A Fijian who thanks Sabbath mencing the high school." School members in Fijian for their "There is a distinct possibility of leasing gifts would say land from the government," reports Bryan a. Tank yu tru b. Gracias Howell, education director of the Central c. Vinaka Pacific Union Mission. "We have great plans in mind, but we cannot bring them to (Answers are on page 13.) fruition without your confidence, prayers, support, encouragement, and generous self- sacrificing offerings."

9 One in Two Hundred Fifty

Editor

nterviewer: Visiting with us today is and intermarriage is rare. Many Indians un- Jan. 26 Ram, an Indian from the Fiji Islands. derstand Fijian, but we prefer to use our Fiji ISince only 250 of the Indians in Fiji are own language. Adventists, Ram is extraordinarily special. The major contributing factor is probably You see, half of the Fijians are Christian, that the indigenous Fijians were already and these represent almost entirely the indig- Methodists when our ancestors arrived, enous Fijians. The other half of the popula- bringing their own religion with them from tion are Fijian Indians, and these are mostly India. The Hindu and Muslim religions were Hindus and Muslims. The Adventist Church imported to Fiji along with my people's la- has 12,000 members altogether in Fiji, and bor. only 250 of these are Indians. Tell us, Ram, Note, however, that the distinction be- how your people came to Fiji. tween the Eastern religions and Christianity is not the only dividing factor. The Christian Ram: Indian workers were brought to Fiji denominations are also strongly divided. It in 1879 to work the cane fields. European traders created a desire for the material life. is normal practice to have a Methodist vil- They also brought disease, drink, and social lage or an Adventist village. Often a group problems. Trading opportunities led to sugar joining a new church will start a new village and copra plantations. With them came In- to avoid hostility from their neighbors. dian migration to provide cheap labor for Interviewer: Has there been any change the plantations. Indian workers were brought in the attitude of the Indian people toward to Fiji in 1879 to work the cane fields. Be- our message? tween 1879 and 1916, when the indentured system ended, more than 60,000 Indians had Ram: The Indians are much more recep- arrived. Now we outnumber the indigenous tive to the Adventists since the recent coup, Fijians by about 30,000. because the Adventists supported us and sympathized with us during this difficult Interviewer: Since the indentured system time. The government imposed a Sunday has ended, what occupies the Indians in Fiji law, intending to damage our commercial today? trade, which Indians usually engage in seven Ram: The Indian people are distributed days a week. Eventually the government all through the Fijian community in profes- backed off, but during this time the Advent- sional, technical, and laboring capacities. ists came very close to us. Indians have been the mainstay of the retail This has been one of the most exciting trade and outnumber all other races in the developments of recent years. Hindustani- legal profession and the sugar cane industry. speaking people are open to our message, and there are record baptisms. The church is Interviewer: How is it, Ram, that the doing its best to respond. indigenous Fijians have accepted Christian- ity but the Indians in Fiji have preferred to Interviewer: What are the plans? remain Hindus and Muslims? Ram: The small community of Indian Ram: We have just always been separate. Adventists has seized the opportunity to the Apart from business dealings, there is very best of their ability. With the help of the little mixing among the Fijians and the Indi- Fijian Mission and the union, they have ans. Our cultures, diets, and lifestyles are bought a house in Suva. Part of this will be very different. We live in separate villages, a meeting place until we can build a church.

10 Interviewer: Don't the Indians have a for this Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is an church in which to meet? evangelistic center for the Indian population. Where will this be, Ram? Ram: One Hindi-speaking church has already been built. Now land has been Ram: We will build this in one of the bought for a second church building. major growth areas, in or near Suva. There Interviewer: Are there any other plans? we will operate health and family life pro- grams, along with evangelistic series. This Ram: We have sent a young Hindustani- will enable us to offer a fully concentrated speaking pastor to Spicer Memorial College evangelistic program that will provide an in India to improve his knowledge of the opportunity for our Indian people to come language and to be further trained for lead- and learn the Word of God. We seek your ership. prayers and support to help us evangelize Interviewer: One of the special projects Fiji.

A This Fijian type of home is called a buree.

11 Global Stratew Shifts Church s Goal This article, authored by the editor of Ministry, first appeared in that journal in June 1989. J. David Newman. 11 J. David Newman

aptisms have always been the focus the area? An ADRA project? A colporteur Feb. 2 of the world church's programs such selling books? Someone holding an evange- Global Bas Harvest 90 and One Thousand listic series? One person baptized out of that Strategy Days of Reaping. The Global Strategy Com- population? A company of believers? Or one Feature mittee of the General Conference (of which local church? I am a member) recommends a different The committee has chosen to define an approach. Adventist presence as one organized church While we may be very successful in per population segment of 1 million. Some winning large numbers of people (currently may argue that this hardly constitutes a pres- 1,300 a day), our baptisms originate from ence, and they are probably right, but we a small segment of the world's population. had to begin somewhere. In addition, the There are some 16,000 people groups un- committee recommends achieving a mini- touched by Christianity, let alone by the mum density of one Adventist per 1,000 three angels' messages. Two billion people inhabitants in each population segment. have not even heard the name of Christ. Forty-six countries with more than 5 mil- Three major religious groups still pose a lion inhabitants each contain an Adventist seemingly insurmountable obstacle to the population of less than 1 to 1,000. In some Advent message: Muslims (850 million), countries our ratio is 1 to 11,000; in others, Hindus (650 million), and Buddhists (300 1 to 500,000; and there are nations in which million). As long as the goal remains bap- we have no members at all. In addition, tisms, there is little incentive to penetrate there are 1,766 population segments of 1 these immense groups. In order to reach million or more with no Adventist presence our baptismal goal we concentrate on those (see map on page 19). areas in which people are the most recep- The recommended goal for the next quin- tive. What administrator wants to attend quennium—indeed, until the year 2000—is While we union or division meetings and find that he to plant at least one church in each popula- is the only one short of his baptismal tion segment of 1 million where presently must baptize quota? there is none. But Jesus commanded us to go to all the This shift in strategy does not diminish as many world—to places where winning converts is the importance of baptisms; without them difficult as well as where the work is easy. we could not establish these new churches. people as Maybe what we have described in the past But the focus is on penetration of new terri- as stony or hard soil has simply been unpre- tory rather than a specific number of bap- possible, this pared soil. Fallow land takes much work to tisms. In one area 30 believers might consti- plow and prepare for planning. tute a church; in another area it might take must not be So the Global Strategy Committee recom- 41. Whatever the number, we will be en- mends a goal that includes baptisms but couraged to evangelize unentered areas. done at the does not make baptisms the focus. The goal Now when administrators meet, instead of is to "establish an Adventist presence in all discussing how many baptisms they have expense of population segments of 1 million where achieved, they will discuss what new territo- presently there is none." ries have been entered or are in the process neglecting the of being entered. Adventist Presence hard-to-win What constitutes an Adventist presence in Financial Help a population of 1 million? A certain number The strategy calls for each level of the groups. of Adventists? A radio program beamed into church to support financially evangelization 12 of target groups within its territory based on Witness Is the Goal the size of the group. Thus the General It all depends on how we interpret Mat- Conference will target groups with more thew 24:14: "This gospel of the kingdom than 20 million people, while divisions or shall be preached in all the world for a wit- attached unions concentrate on groups of 5 ness unto all nations; and then shall the end to 19 million. Unions will take responsibil- come." What does it mean to preach the ity for groups of 1 to 4 million. Conferences gospel? And what is a "witness unto all and local fields will support the work of nations"? Christ's incarnation provides the groups of 100,000 to 1 million, and local clue. God did not simply announce the gos- churches will be responsible for smaller pel direct from heaven or through angels, groups. but He came Himself and lived among the The Global Strategy Committee also rec- people He came to save. ommends prioritizing the order in which we Thus, to preach the gospel in all the enter these areas. People groups without a world means people, Adventists, moving to Christian presence should be our first prior- live the gospel in every community. ity. Second priority should go to those areas Whether people respond or not is not up to with no Adventist presence. Encouraging us—"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, growth where Adventists reside will also be but God made it grow" (1 Cor. 3:6, NIV).* a part of the second priority. What God wants is for every person on If the church implements this strategy, it Planet Earth to have the opportunity of see- will require a change of thinking on how we ing the gospel lived in the life of a fellow plan evangelism. We usually find it easier to human being. All the world needs to see are win converts from Christian groups than multiplied incarnations of God's love. from other religions. This poses a dilemma.

While we must baptize as many people as *Texts credited to ND/ are from the Holy Bible, New International possible, this must not be done at the ex- Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, International Bible Society. Used pense of neglecting the hard-to-win groups. by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. But if we shift our focus from the easy-to- win to the hard-to-win, we may then neglect the former.

Answers to Fiji Quiz on page 9:

1. c. 2. c. 3. a. 4. b. 5. b. 6. b. 7. c.

Fulton College, Fiji. The chapel and class- room were built with your Thirteenth Sab- bath Special Projects Offering of the third quarter 1980.

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The Only Nurse

Lynelle Chester A Li1 T. joined a group at a SS workshop, Tonna Is. Vanuatu. The group are in front rhr Rabe! church. n 1985 the Western Pacific Union Mis- or even to post a letter, it is a long way to Feb. 9 sion received funds from the Thirteenth the regional government center at the other Vanuatu ISabbath Offering to build two clinics in end of the island. the Solomon Islands. These clinics are lo- But now that road link to the other end of cated in Balalava and Ngarigohu—areas in the island has been cut. Around the begin- which the government offers no services. ning of 1989 the Yasur Volcano erupted, And so our clinics are greatly appreciated by spewing lava for miles around. Now it's a the government. case of hitch a ride on the back of a truck A similar clinic is in Port Resolution on from the government center to the volcano the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, which might and then walk for many miles. seem a long way from nowhere. Some of the islands in the Vanuatu group have no The Only Nurse resident doctor. They depend on outpost What does this mean for Lily—the only , clinics for medical care and medications. nurse at Port Resolution clinic? It means Vanuatu (previously known as the New that her only link to the doctor at the other Hebrides) is a chain of islands stretching end of the island is the radio! Prior to the over a few hundred miles. The indigenous volcanic eruption, Lily could rush out of her people of Vanuatu are Melanesians. Vanuatu clinic and look for a vehicle to take her pa- is tropical. Many of its people are subsis- tient to the hospital. Now things are more tence farmers. Copra (dried coconut pulp) complicated. It is not easy to explain a pa- and a limited number of cattle provide cash tient's condition on the radio. What if she incomes. Some village homes are built of should miss some vital symptom that she cement block or wood, but many people live should share? in bush huts. Village houses do not have However, it is comforting to have some- running water. Usually the villagers are able one there, even by radio, to talk with when to run a pipe from a spring. a patient is in critical condition. A small Before coming under European control, plane has been calling at Port Resolution Now it's a the various tribal groups were constantly at once a week, but now even that link is war. "Paybacks" were common. Malakula threatened. case of hitch was well known for its head-hunting. Lily's clinic is a mini-hospital with beds in two separated buildings, one for the men a ride on the Lily Toa and one for the women. Mothers come for Today's report is about Lily Toa, the the birth of their babies and usually stay five back of a granddaughter of a cannibal from Malakula. days. Folk often come with bad burns from Lily is a missionary nurse on the island of their kerosene lamps and stoves. Lily has truck from the Tanna in the Vanuatu chain, and even today become quite proficient at stitching cuts. a person from Malakula is considered an But other times there can be more serious government alien by the people of Tanna. Lily's friendly cases, such as meningitis. nature has brought her acceptance. center to the Lily provides medical care for the people District Nurse, Too of Port Resolution, on the island of Tanna. Lily's work is not restricted to her clinic. volcano and Port Resolution might seem like a long way She is the district nurse, and so it is also her from nowhere. The local store cares for duty to walk for miles, visiting each of the then walk for such everyday needs as rice and kerosene villages in her care. She must check on the (which the people are dependent on for health of the babies and children in the vil- many miles. lighting), but for a wider range of supplies lages. Sometimes it's a vaccination day. A

14 field trip could keep her away from the In the MISSION office is a large three- clinic from early morning until late after- inch-thick black notebook filled with pic- noon. tures of completed special projects built What if something should happen while from your Thirteenth Sabbath offerings re- Lily is away? There is no second nurse to ceived during the 1980s. I wish you could take over, for Vanuatu does not have fund- see the pictures of our two new clinics in ing to pay wages for two nurses. If Lily has the Solomon Islands among all the other patients staying at her clinic, she must face beautiful projects your faithful systematic tough questions: Should she go off and offerings have made possible. leave them while she visits a village? Or All the world divisions of the church should she delay vaccinations and risk chil- work together to make mission plans a real- dren catching preventable diseases? It is a ity, and what a joy it is to extend our lot of responsibility for a young lone nurse. thanks! Today the South Pacific Division What keeps her going 24 hours a day, seven says thank you! days a week? Early Decision When Lily was a small girl back on her island of Malakula, she chose to become a missionary nurse. She decided that with God's help she would ease the suffering of Your Thirteenth Sabbath Special Projects children who had no way of reaching a doc- Offering built this clinic in the South Pa- tor or even a pharmacy. So Lily attended cific Division. Aore Adventist High School in Vanuatu and then took her nurse's training at Atoifi Ad- ventist Hospital in East Malaita, Solomon Islands. She has been a clinic sister for eight years, which reveals unusual dedication in a society in which it is assumed that every woman will marry young and raise a family. On Sabbath, her mission work is not over; Lily conducts a Sabbath School for the children. She wants them to have not only healthy bodies but also to know that Jesus A Locals gather sand and gravel for cement blocks to build a chnr in the South loves them and that they have no need to Pacific Division. fear the evil spirits. Although the Christian faith today is well represented on many of the Vanuatu islands, spirit worship is still strong, and the people are very supersti- tious. Even today Lily sees children who have been treated with tribal potions before seeking medical help. The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering you gave on December 28, 1985 made it possible to build the two clinics in the Solomon Islands like this one in Vanuatu. A The completed clinic serves a population of 53,000 people.

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The Treasurer Explains, Part 1 The General Conference treasurer dialogues about the funding of the world church.

Don F. Gilbert, General Conference treasurer111. Don F. Gilbert and Janet Kangas

angas: Welcome, Elder Gilbert. It is tablished system, through the General Con- Feb. 16 not easy, I am sure, for the world ference, division, union, and local field. Mission Kchurch treasurer to set aside time for This divinely inspired plan of finance for a education interviews. The members often pray for the world church follows a specific accounting feature leaders of the church, you must know. So process. that they know what to pray for specifically, Kangas: There seems to be difficulty what would you say is the most difficult sometimes in funneling mission project aspect of your work—balancing the budget, funds down to the mission field if money is dealing with demands of pressure groups, owed by them to the divisions. For exam- paying bills you'd rather not if you could ple, when Hurricane Gilbert tore through somehow override the decisions of boards, Jamaica, the damage to our churches was or some other aspect? covered by insurance. These policy funds, Gilbert: The most difficult part of being however, were intercepted because of Ja- a church treasurer is to study the needs of maica's former indebtedness to the division. God's work with His leaders; but with never The word that reached us was that all of the quite enough money to go around. There are damaged churches there had been restored so many places where we could accomplish except for the Adventist churches. Our much more if God's family would open members were meeting in churches without their hearts and accept Him at His word, roofs. then pray together and see God's work ac- I understand that this practice applies to complished. Thousands more would come Thirteenth Sabbath special projects as well, I must into God's family through our efforts and so that it may take several years before the the use of our financial resources. projects can commence. Does this occur participate in Kangas: Occasionally we hear some com- often? ments about the lack of credibility and ac- Gilbert: This question has two sides. endeavoring countability of funding. Are you able to First, when we investigated the claims that comment on how you believe the church money was being intercepted by the union to manage might raise trust in these areas to inspire or local fields, we found that this was not more giving? exactly the case. The major problem came a proper Gilbert: Yes, we hear some negative in reporting the damage properly to receive comments regarding the supposed lack of compensation for repair. To my knowledge organization credibility and accountability throughout the there has never been a problem in transfer- world. The Seventh-day Adventist Church, ring the Sabbath School Special Projects because it however, has an excellent system for trans- Offering. ferring the funds, keeping track of the exact This offering has been so established and is God's amounts received and distributed, and for developed that the funds are able to reach the use of these funds. The organizations are their destination in good time. Sometimes church—but audited, and reports are required for contin- there is a delay because of the activities in ued church operation, whether it be in North the local field or a delay in specific project not because America or East Africa. organization and preparation. But the Thir- In some of the poorer economic areas the teenth Sabbath Special Projects funds arrive I have efficient flow of contributions flowing at the ultimate destination and accomplish a through the local church to conferences or marvelous good. That is required. The work contributed missions is one area of major challenge for around the world testifies to the benefits and education and procedure. The distribution of blessings of the Thirteenth Sabbath Special to it. funds, however, is handled through the es- Projects Offering.

16 Kangas: Recently I had the opportunity I cannot ask, nor will I ask, a church to take a Sabbath afternoon drive past your member to give to a project to which I have home, Elder Gilbert, along with two other not willingly contributed. I will not ask General Conference employees. We had dis- someone to do something that I am unwill- cussed church finances during lunch, and I ing to do myself. had expressed that my concern lies as much Our family lives in an adequate home, in how the church's money is spent as in and the Lord has blessed us. It has been part how much is raised—which includes my of the strength that comes to us. job. (A penny saved is a penny earned.) I need not concern myself about money Now they desired to drive me past your that I have put into the Lord's work. Once home—the GC treasurer's home—to show the money is given, I do not worry how it me what a small and modest place you will be spent. It then becomes the responsi- have. They explained that you and Irene bility of the respective treasurers and church have a reputation for giving heavily to the leaders of these organizations. church, which accounts for your choice of Of course, I have a responsibility as the dwelling. Especially since your home had General Conference treasurer, and I must been purchased before you became GC trea- participate in endeavoring to manage a surer, they felt that its selection is a genuine proper organization because it is God's statement of your values rather than a politi- church—but not because I have contributed cal decision. Would you care to comment to it. on the need and effect of exemplifying sac- I do not criticize if the money that is rifice "from the top"? given is lost. The Lord has promised to pro- Gilbert: The personal goal and objective vide what is needed, and I will be glad to of our family could be summarized in a sin- give some more. He gle statement: The church does not owe me has never stopped giv- anything, but I owe the Lord and the church ing on that basis. It is a wonderful privilege everything. to belong to God's family and to be a stew- As long as I can remember, we have re- ard of His! turned a faithful tithe. We have also given Kangas: Thank you, Elder Gilbert, for to Sabbath School and have given other gifts helping to strengthen our faith in the on a regular and a project basis. However, a church's financial system today around the number of years ago when the new Personal world. Your personal example of sacrifice is Giving Plan began, my wife, our children, the strongest mission appeal I could print and I reviewed our gifts to the Lord. today. Our mission program has received a We accepted the challenge and began to booster shot by this report of "sacrifice give a second tithe for the Personal Giving from the top." You have shown us that the Plan and a third tithe for special project giv- budget requests are not merely passed along ing. With this third tithe we are able to con- to the membership, but that you yourself are tribute to educational programs, scholarship a part of, and a strong believer in, the funds, specific personal donations, and re- church's stewardship program. quests from our church organizations such Next week we will ask you how the inde- as the media center, ministries, ADRA, and pendent ministries affect the funding of the special help for our local church and confer- world church.4 ence.

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The Treasurer Explams, Pad 2 The treasurer discusses the effect of independent ministries upon the organized work of the church.

Don F. Gilbert, General Conference treasurer Don F. Gilbert and Janet Kangas

angas: Elder Gilbert, more than 90 against maintenance or against perceived Feb. 23 years ago Ellen White stated that the waste? Mission Lord has placed within His church K Gilbert: God's family generally does not education the provisions necessary to finish the work. feature Do you believe that is still true? react against the maintenance of existing programs. However, we have always en- Gilbert: I sincerely believe the assurance deavored to encourage new members to take by God's messenger that there is more than up their responsibility as part of the support enough money within the hands of God's system for God's church. In this relationship membership to provide funds for every ac- maintenance needs to be clarified to include tivity needed, if we would just open our continued support to meet continuing in- hearts and purse strings. creases resulting from inflation and higher God will then prove His commitment. We operating costs and at the same time ex- can withhold God's blessings by withhold- panding the horizons. Therefore, it is impor- ing our support for His work. The provi- tant that maintenance of existing locations sions are in God's hands for us to use and must increasingly become the responsibility distribute. God will carry this church of new members so that we can proceed to through. If we do not participate, someone new areas. else will. I am a firm believer that God and His church will succeed. Kangas: What effect do you see the inde- pendent missionary movements (eg., Ma- Kangas: Thank you. Tell us, are some ranatha, The Quiet Hour, offerings more popular than others? For in- Adventist Frontier Missions) as having on our world mission stance, frontier evangelism projects or min- offerings? istries to unreached people groups? Gilbert: We do not have adequate records Gilbert: The most popular offering for The of these organizations in a central source at Sabbath School is the Thirteenth Sabbath the General Conference since these are not Offering, as it focuses on the growth of a thousands of part of the world church accounting finan- specific area of the world. cial system or auditing process. There does not seem to be a major differ- baptisms are In my opinion, there are probably individ- ence between promotion of projects for fron- uals who prefer to give to some of these tier evangelism or unreached people groups. assisted by the In fact, there has always been a considerable special projects rather than to the regular Sabbath School offering. On the other hand, interest in frontier evangelism and unreached existing I am sure there are many individuals who people groups. Basically our members rely contribute to these specific projects who are on church leadership to analyze and recom- also excellent givers to the overall mainte- financial mend the place that will adequately fulfill nance and total support of the world church the mission of the church with maximum system of this through the missionary offering. results from the Sabbath School offerings. I am convinced that the gospel commis- church. No Kangas: When members do prefer to sup- sion would never be carried to the whole port the independent ministries, is this a world by contributing specifically to only one can statement that they just want to move on these independent missionary organizations. and get something finished? We sometimes It requires a God-blessed church organiza- doubt its hear that they are more interested in begin- tion endowed by the Holy Spirit to reach the ning new programs than in maintaining more than 180 countries of the world now effectiveness. present ones. Do you think they are reacting being served.

18 The church needs to constantly refine some Kangas: Thank you, Elder Gilbert, for of its outreach methods to be sure that we are these rich insights. reaching into all of the new areas, but the ac- World Church, will you join me today in tual results are positive. The thousands of bap- praying for the heavy responsibilities borne tisms are assisted by the existing fmancial sys- by our General Conference world headquar- tem of this church. No one can doubt its ter's treasurer?4 effectiveness when he or she sees the results.

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19 "All That Perplexed Us ..."

Russell Gibbs and Ken Vogel contributed to this report

omeone has said, "Don't make a prin- Again the torches were pressed into the March 2 ciple out of your own experience; let grass thatching on the roof of the church. New Guinea SGod be as creative with someone else Pastor Karapen had seen buildings of jungle as He is with you." As you compare the materials suddenly burst into a wall of roar- following two incidents, both of which oc- ing flame. He expected the same thing to curred in the South Pacific Division, please happen at any moment to the little church ponder how this wisdom relates to these two they loved; Then it happened—a great sheet church-burning attempts. of flame lit up the night. But just as quickly, the fire went out. Again the torches This Church Didn't Burn ignited the grass. Again a sheet of fire Each morning the surrounding mountains leaped into the sky, and again everything echoed to the sound of a bamboo horn as went suddenly black. Pastor Karapen called the people to morning "It refuses to burn," some of the sur- worship before work. Sometimes the chil- prised villagers called to one another. dren helped in the gardens. "It is the Seven-days' God!" another One day they heard much shouting from a called. "He is too powerful for us." The nearby garden. A large pig had broken into people took their torches and fled to their the garden of a church member. It went homes in terror. rooting around, spoiling the sweet potatoes Several weeks later when the mission before the owner came out and shouted at it. plane made its next landing on the tiny air- When the pig ignored him, he threw a rock strip at Paiala, the district director examined that hit the pig in the head, badly wounding the one or two places where the fire had it. charred the roof. "I have never seen any- Now, pigs are valuable to people in New thing like it," Pastor Karapen declared. Guinea, and the owner of this one was an- "The church should have blazed out of con- gry. He demanded $50 to pay for the dam- trol when the first torch touched it. But it age. But the church member, pointing to all would not burn." Where our the damage in his garden, refused to pay. Pastor Karapen realized that a fight could This Church Did Burn finite minds break out. Carefully a little grandmother prodded her That night many angry villagers danced digging stick among the plants on a moun- discovered around the Karapen house, shouting wildly tain above the Wabag Valley in New and waving their axes. Inside the house, the Guinea. She was looking for sweet potatoes only confusion Karapen family knelt in a little circle while to carry home. Her bilum, a handwoven Pastor Karapen prayed earnestly to God for string bag, expanded with every juicy tuber and broken protection. The next night angry villagers she uncovered. A slight noise behind her again danced around their little house, and the preceded a sudden movement, and then the promises, we family earnestly prayed until the danger old lady slumped to the ground with a dull passed. groan. shall see the But on the third night Pastor Karapen's lit- Later that day her family grew concerned. tle daughter cried out, "Daddy, the church is Why had she not returned? They made their most perfect on fire!" As the family watched, they saw way up to the garden and stood aghast at the people thrust flaming torches into the grass gruesome sight before them. Warriors of her and beautiful roof of their jungle church to set it ablaze. tribe immediately suspected enemy tribes, Any moment they expected the grass roof to and plans began for "payback" —the age- harmony. burst into flame. But nothing happened. old custom of blind retaliation.

20 Thus began a fierce tribal fight between stop the Imi warriors. Please don't take Tom the Wee and Imi (IM-me) tribes in the Enga away. We want him to stay. We will rebuild Province of Papua New Guinea. Unfortu- his house. We will rebuild his cookhouse nately, tribal fighting was brought on by and the lamb shelter. We like what we hear such things as pig stealing, land disputes, from the Seven-days, so don't take Tom and disagreements over women. away. We will get rid of our pigs if you The fight between Imi and Wee com- please let the missionary stay and teach us." menced. Many bushmen and, sad to say, True to their word, the men helped Tom some Christians joined the fray. Within four rebuild the buildings destroyed by fire. They days tribal fighting over a three-mile radius came to the meetings at the lamb shelter and killed 12 men. Spears, arrows fitted to listened to the gospel story. Twenty of the tightly strung bows, and axes brought about men joined the baptismal class. Tom expects this sad toll. that after a year these men will be ready for Early Sunday morning some Imi men broke through the tight Wee security and set baptism, and more will follow their example. 12 kunai (KOO-nye) grass buildings ablaze. Think It Over Rumors spread quickly in the bush. The Wee Seventh-day Adventist Church was in Does it appear that God was working in danger, they said. opposite ways in these two incidents? The Knowing how easily this might be true, first church refused to burn, and many peo- Brethren Vogel and Kalom immediately be- ple believed in the power of the "Seven- gan trekking up the mountain. All along the days" God. The second church burned, and way they passed Imi warriors nervously pre- the attention of many villagers focused on paring for another day of fighting. As they how good the "Seven-days" members are entered Wee territory the two pastors no- and their strong desire to keep them and ticed that warriors were now conspicuous by treat them fairly. their absence. These two opposite reports had happy Approaching the church property, they endings. Perhaps a third story might not, saw only smoldering ashes where once the and we would be left wondering. God knew missionary's house, his cookhouse, and a we would sometimes become confused if we lamb shelter had been. All was lost in the try too hard to understand everything, and fire. Tom Napi (NAH-pee), the missionary, so He told us that "All that perplexed us in later found Communion glasses melted the providences of God will then [in heaven] down and his own Bible in the ashes. be made plain. The things hard to be under- As the two church leaders adjusted to the stood will then find an explanation. The shock of that first sight, they noticed a large mysteries of grace will unfold before us. gathering of people nearby. All the Advent- Where our finite minds discovered only con- ist members stood there with most of the fusion and broken promises, we shall see Wee warriors. As the pastors approached, the most perfect and beautiful harmony. We the warrior leader spoke: "We are sorry that will know that infinite love ordered the ex- this has happened," he said. "We know periences that seemed most trying and hard that 'Seven-days' are not involved in tribal to bear" (The Upward Look, p. 46). fights. Your missionary here, Tom Napi, As we give our offering today, let us give has asked us not to pay back for what hap- not only to the projects and support of the pened here. He asked us not to fight. We world mission program, but to this infinite will not fight if the police will come and love. 21

A Trek to Viti Levu Elder Ratulevu, Fiji Mission president, reports on remote areas of his territory.

C. Sam Ratulevu A Churches are needed in Viii Levu.

March 9 ost of the development of Fiji has family mentioned above) loyalty and faithful- been on the coastal fringes. The ness to the church. He is a strong member at Fiji Minland area of Viti Levu is moun- Navatusila. He reminded me that before my tainous and volcanic. Roads are limited. To visit, Pastor Adams was the last president to visit these areas requires long treks over the visit Nubutautau. "My faith and the faith of mountains. In this report of the mission my people were strongly challenged through- president's visit to these two remote areas in out those years," he confided. Viti Levu, you will realize that they do not "The Methodist president and a special enjoy the privilege of frequent visits from a group came up the river to visit and com- regular pastor. memorate the anniversary of Pastor Baker's death here. They invited me to leave the Nubutautau Adventist Church and to accept theirs. I The historical background of this area is said, 'No, thank you.' Also, on another oc- that here a Methodist missionary, Pastor casion the Roman Catholics under Arch- Baker, was clubbed to death. Then he was bishop Petro Matodo, appealed in the same devoured—boots and all. But Ratu Wawaba- way. Once again my answer was no." lavu, the grandson of the chief who killed Ratu Fijimoni told his visitors, "You can the missionary, became a Seventh-day Ad- do what you like. You may use my church, ventist, along with his son Ratu Jope and but don't drink and smoke in it or do any- his grandson Ratu Viliame. thing that is against my church and beliefs." In 1954 during my first appointment as a Ratu told them that Navatusila means "solid teacher in our Nanoko School, I well re- rock." "I am the Tui (child) of the Solid member seeing these chiefs and their fami- Rock—the Rock Jesus Christ—His church if any lies and the missionaries—Pastors Keith, and His truths." Adams, and Palmer—who worked here. Chief Ratu is willing to donate a piece of villagers Recently my wife and I, along with an- land as a campground for our youth and other lady, Susana, set out about 5:00 p.m. Pathfinders if the church wants it. We wish should change for Nubutautau village. We were glad for to place a minister there and expand the the light of the Pacific full moon to see our message in other villages in his area. The religions, it way along the rugged winding road with its group needs assistance with improving their ups and downs. We arrived at 10 p.m.. water supply, and they also need a small is likely that While here I was thrilled to baptize a lady generator to provide lighting for their church who had been studying with a young minis- meetings and outreach programs. they will ter. Her husband and children are members, but she had refused to join. She had de- Nukulau/Nasukamai leave and clared herself to be a Catholic and planned Continuing on, we arrived at the Nuku- to die as one. This, of course, became a lau/Nasukamai district. We were greatly im- start another special challenge to the villagers, for the pressed and challenged by the faithfulness entire village was Adventist. (It is common and loyalty of these inland people who sel- village rather for an entire village to belong to the same dom have the benefit of workers or regular religion, and if any villagers should change visits. Asipeli Seu, the Lautoka district di- than to religions, it is likely that they will leave and rector, and Waisea Vuniwa, a Bible teacher start another village rather than to divide from Fulton College, are serving these parts divide one one religiously.) the best they can. I was so impressed with the story of Ratu Three churches are needed here: one at religiously. Fijimoni's (the youngest Ratu of the chief's Nubumakita, Sawanivo, and Nasukamai. One

22 church elder at Nubumakita has donated 30 conducted a meeting near her home, she acres for a school or church. The lease appli- went. The result was that a little church cation has been signed, and the next step was company was established at Tonia, and two to apply to the chief for this land. of Vatiseva's brothers and their families And so I visited the chief of Nubumakita were baptized, along with others. and presented him a tabua (tarm-booa) in I had the blessed privilege of meeting the traditional way. This is a whale's tooth with and encouraging this group in the faith. that carries special significance to a Fijian. They have a meeting place away from the The presentation of a tabua is a sign of ac- village. We are working to acquire some ceptance of an agreement between two par- land to lease, and our hope and prayer is to ties, and it is often used at wedding ceremo- erect a little country church for them, which nies. In olden times a person would not will cost about $3,000. enter a new village without presenting a One of Vatiseva's brothers, Alurusi, re- tabua to the village chief. Today a tabua is lated this story to me. One day an elder not supposed to be taken out of the country. from another denomination came to talk him The chief accepted my tabua and was into leaving the Adventist Church, which he willing that the land be used for the church. had recently joined, and returning to his Also, I overheard that the Methodist former church. The elder began by inviting, Church members there are not happy with "I am the shepherd of the flock. I have 99 the fighting among their leaders, and that it sheep in the fold, and now I come looking would be timely for us to enter and go to for my lost sheep, and that is you, Alurusi. work for them. Another timely benefit is I want to take you back to the fold." that work on a road from Nasau to Nubuma- Alurusi replied, "Thank you, shepherd. kita and Nukuilau is under way. Let this sheep say that honestly this sheep is The erection of a church will certainly aid not lost. In fact, I am found. I am enjoying our outreach work among the villages of inte- `green pastures,' as the psalmist says in the rior Viti Levu. They will need chain saws to twenty-third psalm—God's green pastures." cut the plentiful timber. We were able to assist While I am writing, there is still opposi- them in the repairs of old ones they have, but tion in Tonia against our members. Accord- they need a new chain saw. Please pray for ing to Pastor Titoko, who has just returned our work in Viti Levu. from Tonia, our people possess courage de- spite the opposition, and they believe that Tonia many people in Tonia will join them. We One of our frontiers on Viti Levu is To- request your prayers and assistance for these nia, in the lower Wainibuka area. Actually dear people. the seeds of God's word were sown back there almost 100 years ago, and they are Prayer Request now coming to fruition. In the 1950s grand- As you listened to these three reports, did children of some of the earliest contacts you hear that all three are acquiring land for with the message came to Fulton College. a church, and that all three, through their One of these was Vatiseva—I remember her president, Sam Ratulevu, requested your as a classmate of my wife. She graduated prayers? Do you find these reports of fron- from Fulton and became a staff nurse. tier mission exciting? Founding churches Then for some time Vatiseva drifted away and maintaining the church's existing pro- from the church. But about five years ago grams are made possible by your regular when some ministerial students from Fulton World Mission Offering each Sabbath., 23 Chosen Ones in Reserve

Kevin Geelan and Raichelli Lal

ome with me to a Hindu home. It is of heaven and the peace that He alone can March 16 early evening, and cars have begun bring. The cry of a people searching for 1/1 Cto arrive. Preparations have been meaning in life and a hope for the future. made for the prayer meeting that is part of The Central Pacific Union Mission has their worship ritual. heard that cry. Its leaders are seeking to an- The men sit cross-legged around the edge swer that cry with a ministry of hope. Part of the lounge room. At one end the eldest of the Thirteenth Sabbath Special Projects son of the host home sits in front of a small Offering this quarter will be used to estab- low table. On it is placed the Hindu book of lish an evangelistic center dedicated to prayer, which is about the size of a large reaching the Indian community. This will family Bible. In front of it, on a smaller enable Fijian Adventists to present our mes- table, the family idols are placed, with the sage of hope in a setting and cultural form incense sticks ready to be lit. that is acceptable to these dear people. To one side, several other men sit before instruments: a horn, some bells, and a reedy Chosen Ones old harmonium organ, ready for the cue By God's grace a firmament of chosen from the leader. ones will yet shine forth amidst the dark- The women do not take part in the activi- ness, "throughout the islands of Fiji. Notice ties, but sit as observers from their position this promise and the exact wording of the on the kitchen floor. following passage from Prophets and Kings, p. 189: "In India, in The Music "In India, in the islands of the sea, and The music begins. A loud discordant note in all the dark corners of the earth, God has the islands of from the organ leads into a noisy minor key. in reserve a firmament of chosen ones that Bells, horns, and drums all join in. The will yet shine forth amidst the darkness." the sea, and leader signals the rest of the men into a It is a captivating thought that here God round of chanting that will continue loudly has specified the name of India along with in all the dark and monotonously until late in the evening. the islands of the sea, for half of the Are the gods of the Hindus deaf? It would 750,000 population belongs to the Indian corners of the appear that they are. What a contrast to the race, brought long ago to Fiji to work the God of heaven, who hears even an unspo- cane fields. God says that among these peo- earth, God ken prayer that is breathed in faith. ple He has a remnant that He will use as As the music continues, the incense is lit, lights to shine amidst the moral and spiritual has in reserve and the air becomes heavy with its musty darkness of these lands. sweet scent. Offerings and fruit and flowers a firmament are placed in front of the idols. Small bowls Finding the Chosen of thick sweet semolina are passed around to How does our church find these chosen of chosen each of the men and eaten with the fruit that ones in reserve? It is not easy with only one had been placed before the idols. Indian minister in Fiji. He is Pastor Narayan ones that will It is midnight before the chanting ceases. Gounder. Once Pastor Gounder arrived in Sleeping children are carried to waiting cars Savusavu for an Open Bible Crusade. yet shine forth or nearby homes. The silence that follows After distributing handbills, a bus was seems as audible as the noise that has pre- hired to transport people to and from the amidst the ceded it. meetings. Attendance was good, averaging From the silence a cry seems to ring out, 200 to 300 each night. Fifteen Indians were darkness." the cry of people who do not know the God baptized, among whom was a Muslim lady,

24 Faridan Bibi, the first from the Muslim community to be baptized in Fiji, with her 15-year-old son, Mohammed Tahir. How Roti long ago was this? Very recent-1988! Six months later Pastor Gounder was serves 10 asked to come over to baptize another eight Fijian Indians eat much the same food people. This baptism stemmed from the ef- as their relatives in India, but with slight forts of David and Raichelli Lal, who con- variations. For example, in Fiji the Indi- ducted Bible studies. In 1988 the Lals deter- ans make roti, which they developed mined to work among the Indians. David from the chapatis made in India. (Both Lal had brought two Indian boys, Rohit Lal are similar to an American pancake.) and Sharda Nand, to Christ in 1985—an experience that developed his desire to leave 225 grams whole-meal flour his faithful work among the Fijians and con- pinch of salt centrate on the Indians. 2 teaspoons butter With the help of Pastor Kameli Tiko- about 150 milliliters water vakayelewa, they planned and prayed and worked. They first organized a videocassette 1. Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Rub tape ministry in Hindi, which opened many in butter. Mix in enough water to form a contacts. Then they visited the homes of soft dough. Turn onto a floured board Indian people to introduce them to Jesus. and knead 10 minutes. David Lal reads and speaks Hindi as well as Fijian and English. Thus he had no language 2. Divide into 10 portions. Form each barriers with the Indians. into a ball. Roll into circles about 3 mil- Now the Lals no longer meet with their limeters thick. former Fijian friends on Sabbath. Instead, they worship with the Indian brothers and 3. Fry both sides of roti until brown sisters in the Lal home every Sabbath. In a hot greased pan. They will brown Presently 32 of the group are baptized nevenly because of puffing, so press members, with 50 to 60 (including children) ach with back of spoon to brown as attending Sabbath School. The group's uch as possible. Layer cooked rotis greatest need is a church building in which nd cover with cloth to keep warm. to meet every Sabbath. Yes, the Lals know that it is possible to Variations: Roti is usually eaten with find God's chosen ones in reserve. Needless liturry or dhal served in a communal to say, the Christian homes are very differ- - owl. Dhal is a thick lentil stew, but ent from the Hindu home just described. any legume can be used. The flat roti is And one day this group will have a church. held between the fingers and serves to Aren't you happy to have a rich part in scoop a portion of stew from the bowl, making their evangelism center possible? then it is eaten somewhat like a taco. Your regular weekly offerings support the (Or place about 2 tablespoons prepared world programs as well as the division curry filling on a roti and roll it us.) projects on Thirteenth Sabbath. Together we erve warm. will search for the Lord's chosen ones in reserve. 4 25

Hero of the Cross

Solomon Eugene Sum- ner, 1959-1990 IP. Michael Stevenson

olomon Eugene Sumner is buried on An Early Decision March 23 the very small island of Ngatik in the Solomon One day when Solomon was very small, SPacific Ocean—a modern-day hero of his mother, Doris, read him a story about Islands the cross. missions. From that time on he told every- In May of 1988 Solomon called the Ad- one that he wanted to be a missionary. ventist Youth Service office of the world When he was 8 years old, Solomon began headquarters in Washington, D.C., and this to fast and pray about becoming a mission- is how my conversation with him went: ary. Solomon: I understand that you're in charge As a youth he joined in church activities of the missionary volunteer program. I'd helping visiting evangelists and assisting his like to be a missionary overseas and preach pastor in his work. He was a part-time col- the gospel—can you help me? porteur going door-to-door, looking for peo- ple who would be interested in Bible stud- Mike: Tell me about yourself. How old are ies. you, and how much training have you had? As a student Solomon had started with a from Adventist pre-med course. His aptitude as a student Review, Feb. 22, Solomon: I'm 27 and I've completed two was established early. He excelled in sci- 1990: years of college. But I'm ready to preach anywhere. Just send me. ence and languages, taking German and "AYS Missionary Dies French; however, after two years he was not Mike: What kind of work are you doing satisfied. His call to my office changed the in Far East. Solomon Sum- now? ner, 30, an Adventist Youth course of his life history. Service missionary from Solomon: I'm working for the Lord. New Bern, North Carolina, Pohnpei died February 4 from appar- Mike: Where? And how do you support He arrived on the island of Pohnpei on ent kidney failure on the yourself? September 23, 1988 to fill a volunteer as- remote island of Ngatik, part Solomon: I work at the church, and the signment as a Bible teacher at the Seventh- of the Caroline Islands in the day Adventist mission school. Lord provides. western Pacific. Pohnpei is a beautiful island just north of "According to the Far Mike: OK, now what do you actually do? the equator. It is what you would think of as Eastern Division, Sumner, a tropical rain forest. A prominent rock ris- an Oakwood College stu- Solomon: I give Bible studies anytime, ing hundreds of feet above the emerald sea, dent, was preparing a group anywhere, and the church here in New shelters a natural harbor where the main of island residents for bap- Bern, North Carolina gives me an allow- tism when he took ill. With town is located. ance. All my life I've dreamed about being no landing strip or physician On the outer edge of the town that seems a missionary and preaching to people who on the island, it was impos- carved out of the jungle is an elementary don't know about Jesus. What chance do I sible to give medical aid school and an academy. By 8:00 a.m. every have to go as a missionary? before Sumner's death. The day, hundreds of students have made their lack of embalming facilities Mike: Today I'll send you an application way to the campus by car, motorcycle, bicy- necessitated that Sumner's to complete, and we'll take it from there. cle, and on foot. body be buried on the is- Solomon returned his application, writ- The volunteer teachers who live on the land. Sumner was the first Adventist missionary on the ten very neatly and distinctly. Checking campus take up their positions in the class- island. His death was the out his references revealed more about rooms and begin their work for the day. first in the 25-year history of Solomon. He had one overwhelming de- For Solomon it was another opportunity the Adventist Youth Service sire—to share the message of God's love to lead his academy freshmen to know Jesus volunteer program." as a missionary. and the gospel. With classes over, Solomon 26 would hurriedly find his way downtown. disappeared as he learned about the message Talking to everyone along the way, he con- from the pastor and from Solomon. Soon stantly looked for anyone interested enough Solomon had many people studying the Bi- to listen. Soon he had as many as 40 groups ble. In November the pastor was delayed on of people with whom he was studying the Pohnpei in his journey to Ngatik to baptize Bible. new believers, so Solomon had the joy of When the year came to an end, the mis- baptizing people whom he had led to know sion committee asked Solomon if he would Jesus. return as pastor/evangelist. This call fulfilled Late in January of 1990 Solomon sud- his lifelong dream. He had also reached an- denly became ill. The nurse on the island other exciting point in his life. He had met a attended to him. She radioed Pohnpei and fellow volunteer teacher, Teresa. They had received medical advice from the doctor. agreed to give their lives together to God's Ships were diverted to help. A pilot flew the work in frontier evangelism and planned to principal and a doctor over to Ngatik and marry in the summer of 1990. Solomon returned to Pohnpei in August of dropped additional medical supplies. All of 1989, but was delayed there for some these efforts were in vain. Solomon slipped weeks. The group of volunteer teachers who into a coma on Friday night and died on had arrived were inspired by Solomon's ex- Sabbath. His fellow believers on the island ample and his work. He taught these volun- committed him to the ground to rest until teer teachers how to give Bible studies. To- Jesus comes. gether they established many Branch Solomon had put himself on the frontier Sabbath Schools and group Bible studies. line for the sake of sharing the gospel. His He lived to share Jesus with people, espe- witness will continue to be felt through the cially the little people. Children loved him. lives he blessed. He was so caring and unselfish. Next week is Thirteenth Sabbath. As you consider in prayer this week how much you Ngatik are willing to give on the frontier line your- Finally the high seas subsided enough for self, please thank the Lord for young Sol- Solomon to take the one-day boat journey to omon's life of enthusiastic service.4 his frontier mission post of Ngatik, an island in the Central Pacific Ocean. It lies south of Pohnpei, east of the Mortlock Islands, and north of Kapingamarangi Atol. In the 500 Ngatik Islands Solomon's ar- rival represented a major event. As an American Black he blended in with the pop- ulation. His height, his lean frame, and his glasses aroused interest. Most likely it was the quiet intensity of his North Carolina ac- cent that gave notice that here was a man who would make a difference in the islands —and he did. At first the king-chief of the group of is- lands was opposed to the Seventh-day Ad- A Michael Stevenson, Adventist Youth Ser ventist Church. However, this opposition vices Director

27 THIRTEENTH SABBATH PROGRAM Fiji Calls

Dorothy Eaton Watts

March 30 Program Outline Fiji Calls Welcome (Tune: "Jesus Saves") Congregational Song: "Fiji Calls," (Tune: "Jesus Saves," The SDA Hymnal, No. 1. On this Thirteenth Sabbath day, 340; The Church Hymnal, No. 637). Fiji calls, Fiji calls, As we sing and as we pray, Quiz: Fiji Quiz (p. 29). Fiji calls, Fiji calls. Kindergarten/Primary Song: "With Jesus Come and give a helping hand, in the Family" in Fijian (teen Mission, To build roof, and floor, and walls, p. 29). For a school in this great land; Fiji calls, Fiji calls. Junior/Teen Skit: "Grateful Smiles" (teen Mission, p. 30). 2. Hindu people need God's Word, Fiji calls, Fiji calls. Kindergarten/Primary Song: "Jesus Loves Thousands there have never heard, Me" in Fijian (teen Mission, p. 29). Fiji calls, Fiji calls. Offering: Today your Adventist brothers Send the message loud and clear, and sisters in Fiji are calling us to help them Do your duty one and all, in two important projects. The Lord's coming now is near, 1. They need our help to build a day high Fiji calls, Fiji calls. school for several hundred Adventist youth 3. O'er the land, and o'er the sea, living in the capital city of Suva. Fiji calls, Fiji calls. 2. They are asking us to help them build Calls to you and calls to me, Preparation: an evangelistic center for Indians in Suva, Fiji calls, Fiji calls. Make copies of where they will operate health and family Help us spread God's Word around, "Fiji Calls" for life programs along with evangelistic meet- each person E'er the last great darkness falls, ings. present, or use And the last great trumpet sounds, Please give to God as generously as He an overhead Fiji calls, Fiji calls. projector to display has given to you. the words of the —Dorothy Eaton Watts song. Prepare the quiz as a duplicated written quiz, an oral quiz, or a dia- logue quiz. Plan with the younger ...... divisions at the be- ginning of the quar- ...... ter so that they have time to learn their parts well. It is not necessary to have extra practices for this program if - - WORLD-IffSSION each division prac- tices a few minutes Pitcairn Centennial. . . . during Sabbath School time each week.

28 Fiji Quiz Note: The purpose of this quiz is to learn, 1874. Fiji remained a British colony until its not to test previous knowledge. There are independence in 1970. Since 1874 the offi- several ways to present the quiz: 1. Type cial language has been English. It is the lan- and copy the questions for everyone. Read guage used in the schools and in business. the questions aloud while they mark their However, Fijian and Hindi are also spoken. papers. Then give the correct answers. 2. Present as an oral quiz, asking for re- 4. What is the ratio of Adventists to non- sponses from the audience. Give the correct Adventists in Fiji? answer immediately. 3. Use as a dialogue. a. One in 25 One person asks the questions; the second b. One in 100 gives the answer. Answer: b. Approximately 1 percent of the population belongs to the Adventist 1. Who was the first explorer to reach Church. Almost half the population is Fi- Fiji? jian. About 4 percent of the Fijians are Ad- a. Abel Tasman ventists, or one in 25. Those of Indian de- b. Captain James Cook scent outnumber the Fijians by a few Answer: a. Abel Tasman was a Dutch thousand. Yet only 250 of these are Ad- navigator who visited Fiji in 1643. He found ventists. Most of the Indians are Hindu or the people to be a mixture of Melanesian Muslim, and Christianity progresses slowly and Polynesian peoples who had inhabited among them. the islands for more than 1,000 years. They had an organized society based on kings and 5. Who was the first Seventh-day Advent- chiefs as rulers, with other well-defined oc- ist missionary to Fiji? cupations and crafts. They worshiped spirits a. J. E. Fulton and demons. Fighting between tribal groups, b. John I. Tay head-hunting, and cannibalism were com- Answer: b. John I. Tay sailed to Fiji on mon. the mission ship Pitcairn in 1891. He be- came sick and died soon after his arrival. 2. Between 1879 and 1916 some 60,000 Adventist work began in earnest in 1900 laborers were brought to work on the when the king of Suva accepted the Sabbath sugar plantations. From what country did truth following studies by American mis- they come? sionary J. E. Fulton. From that time a. China Seventh-day Adventists have been highly b. India regarded by Fijians. Many who are de- Answer: b. About 50 percent of the pop- scended from chiefs, several members of ulation are Indians. Many Indians still work Parliament, and high-ranking government in the cane fields, but others have become officials are members. The constitution of prosperous shopkeepers or businessmen. Fiji has specifically respected the rights of Indians control much of Fiji's business and Sabbathkeepers. industry. The Indian women wear the sari, the traditional dress of India. Most of the 6. How many Seventh-day Adventist Indians are either Muslims or Hindus. Our churches are there in the capital city of offering today will help build an evangelistic Suva? center to take the message of Christ to these a. Thirteen Indians. b. Thirty Answer: b. There are at least 30 churches 3. What is the official language of Fiji? and companies in Suva. Many hundreds of a. Fijian Adventist youth attend public and private b. Hindi high schools in Suva. We have two board- c. English ing schools in country areas and one voca- Answer: c. In 1871 a chief name Ca- tional school on one of the islands. Even if kobau extended his influence over much of all of the Adventist children in Suva wanted Fiji and brought peace to the warring tribes. to go to boarding school, we could not take To protect the country from outside interfer- them because there would be no room. Our ence, Cakobau asked Great Britain to make offering today will help build a day high the islands a crown colony. Britain did so in school for Adventist youth in Suva.

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God, Why Did You?

Janet Leigh Kangas

hen I heard that 16,700 people groups do not have the gospel in their own Editorial tongue, I asked God, "Why did You confuse the languages at Babel and make Wour task almost impossible?" The answer came back: "I chose the method that would save the most people." My next question was "God, so many went to their graves before we reached their people group. Is that their fault?" The answer came back the same: "I chose the method that would save the most peo- ple." Then what I already knew came into focus: The plan is designed to save the reachers as well as the reached. Those who give as well as those who receive obtain a new per- ception of God's love as a saving force. And only by His Great Commission can we learn to give. Another realization came. When the people were united by a universal language, they were unified for Satan. Only by breaking up the coalition could God once again make inroads. He confused the languages, not to make it difficult to spread the gospel, but to prevent universal apostasy. As for thse who have never heard the gospel, some, who follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, will be saved (see Rom. 2:14, 15). "Those whom Christ commends in the judgment may have known little of theology, but they have cherished His principles. Through the influence of the divine Spirit they have been a blessing to those about them. Even among the heathen are those who have cherished the spirit of kindness; before the words of life had fallen upon their ears, they have befriended the missionaries, even ministering to them at the peril of their own lives. Among the heathen are those who worship God ignorantly, those to whom the light is never brought by human instrumentality, yet they will not perish. Though ignorant of the written law of God, they have heard His voice speaking to them in nature, and have done the things that the law required. Their works are evidence that the Holy Spirit has The plan is touched their hearts, and they are recognized as the children of God" (The Desire of Ages, p. 638). designed to Still, the Holy Spirit can best influence people by using our human compassion. And He can best develop our human compassion ley having us use it on people. We can only save the conclude that mission work is here to stay. We are to go to the ends of the earth until the end of the world. When the need for mission ends, the world will end. reachers as The job is not ours to question who did or did not have a fair chance to hear or take the gospel. Who did and who didn't are specifics. In the broader picture, our faith forces well as the us to believe that God chose the overall plan that would save the most. It may be a dif- ferent composition of people than if He had used some other plan, but His plan is to save reached. the most He posssibly can. Is His plan your plan?

30 anuar 1991 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 First Black re- 2 3 4 Voice of 5 American gional conference Prophecy began, Health & Temper- in U.S.A., 1945 1942 ance Association AID Pray for a ch ipel in Burundi; Protestants asking for an Adventist place tow )ship (US$5,000). organized, 1879 6Thy prayers and 7 Keene Industri- 8 9 10 11 12 Breath of Life thine alms are al School opened first aired, 1975 come up ... before in Texas, 1894 God. Acts 10:4 EAD Pray or 100,000 printed t acts to evangelize Et stem Africa Divisior (U$5,000). 13 141 will rebuke 15 16 17 18 Wm. Foy had 19 the devourer. Mal. first vision, 1842 3:11 EUD Pray for a budget to evangelize Turkish reft4gees in Germany (U}$2,000). 20 Go ... to the 21 22 23 Georgia Burrus 24 25 26 That at the lost sheep of the reached India, name of Jesus house of Israel. 1895 every knee should Matt. 10:6 FED Pray for 12 eels at Bangladesh Adi entist Seminary; students are sleeping on the floor (USS600). bow. Phil. 2:10 27 28 29 30 31

IAD Pray for 100 Bibles for lay preachers holdim crusades (US$25C total). February 1991 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 MISSION EMPHASIS SABBATH IAD Piay for 100 Bibles for lay preachers holding crusades in (US$250 total). 3 What I tell you 4 5 6 First SDA 7 Adelia Van 8 in darkness, that church organized Horn first woman speak ye in light. in Canada, 1864 GC treas., 1871 Matt. 10:27 NAD Pray for Fo d Sharing Program cf metropolitan New York. (USS1000 provides 2,000 lunches) 10 II Arise, shine: for 12 13 14 First SDA 15 1 i. thy light is come. baptism in China, !sit. 60:1 1903 SAD Pra: for 10 village church buildings for unent ired sections (11S$5,000 each). 17 Thou shalt go 18 19 20 21 22 23 Walk in to all that I shall wisdom toward send thee. Jer. 1:7 them that are SUD Pray for evangelism budgets kr laymen in the Southern Asia Division (USSI 80 each). without. Col. 4:5 24 2.5 26 27 28

SPD Pray f r blackboards needctl at Mt. Diamond Khoo! in New Guinea (US$1,500). March 1991 Sunday Monday 'Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. SPD Pray Icr blackboards necde tat Mt. Diamond Sclool in New Guinea US$1,500). Rom. 1:16 3 4The doers of 5 6 7 8 Therefore, 9 the law shall be jus- brethren, we are tilted. Rom. 2:13 debtors. Rom. 8:12 TED Pray ►or a new Bible corre: pondence course for the Greek Mission (US$5,000). 10 Construction I 1 12 Decision to pur- 13 14 Great Con- 15 16 First SDA begun on Morning chase first hand troversy vision, church organized Star steamer, 1894 press, 1852 1858 in Bermuda, 1901 China l'ray for quarterlies i' nd visual aids for chi dren in China (1.1SSS,000). 17 18 19 20 First Milleritc 21 First disappoint- 22 23 First SDA Signs of the Times ment, 1844 church organized published, 1840 in Burma, 1907 Russia Pray for' ()beds and 50 desks for Adventist boardi mg students in Russia (US$100 each). I11 et every one 25 26 27 28 29 30 ,,;,: ,,.(: for good to cif:Iv:a:on. Rom. : s• 2 131h Pray for this qt arter's Thiricenih Sz hhath special projec s. Can you name thorn? (Sec back cover.'

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Unions Churches Membership Population Tasmania Central Pacific 166 25,577 1,228,093 Christchurch Papua New Guinea 528 111,752 3,822,295 • Hobart Trans-Australian 186 19,705 8,503,741 Trans-Tasman 282 35,418 11,081,087 Western Pacific 183 24,957 663,684 Totals June 30, 1989 1,345 217,409 25,298,900

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