GOSPEL of MATTHEW 2015 NPUC PATHFINDERS DELVE INTO SCRIPTURE

EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE IN REVIEW FOUR SPECIAL PEOPLE APOCALAUGHS NOW NEW FROM PACIFIC PRESS

NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION

The GOSPEL of MATTHEW 2015 NPUC PATHFINDERS DELVE INTO SCRIPTURE

MAY 2015 VOL.110, Nº5 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.” Matt. 6:28 CONTENTS MAY 2015

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EDITORIAL CONFERENCE NEWS 5 INTERSECTIONS 4 Four Special People 12 Accion FEATURE 6 PICTURE THIS 13 Alaska 8 2015 NPUC Pathfinder Bible Experience 14 Idaho 31 FAMILY PERSPECTIVE 16 Montana 34 ANNOUNCEMENTS 42 Apocalaughs Now 17 Oregon 44 The High Road to Hell 22 Upper Columbia 35 ADVERTISEMENTS LET’S TALK 25 Washington Response 46 29 Walla Walla University IN REVIEW 4 47 New From Pacific Press 30 Adventist Health

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3 may 2015 EDITORIAL FOUR SPECIAL PEOPLE W hat picture comes to your travel around the Pacific in our hearts and minds.” mind when you see the Northwest, I am always blessed Tyli has assembled a beautiful word “church”? For many of to discover church members collection of Bible texts that us, we see a picture of the local who are in unique and special will aid in fortifying the mind church building where we ways exercising their spiritual for the days in which we are worship on a weekly basis. Or gifts to the glory of God. I living. It is a collection of 390 we may think of the office want to share with you briefly full-color Scripture memory buildings where the various the story of four of these cards that fit easily into pocket levels of church governance are special people. or purse. They can make it located. But in fact what ROD AND BRENDA RAU possible for you to “be ready should come to mind is the have been serving the people always to give an answer to members of the church — the of Alaska for nearly 20 years. every man that asks you a people with whom we worship Rod is the principal/teacher of reason of the hope that is in and others who are part of the our church school in Dilling- you” (I Peter 3:15). Her larger fellowship of believers ham. They have gained the website is FaithCache.com. around the world. confidence of this community, DAVID RONK is a bivoca- The word “church” is the where it takes a kind of rugged tional pastor working with the English translation of the word individualism to survive the New Plymouth Church in “ekklesia,” which literally harsh climate and challenging Ontario, Ore., which is part of means “called out ones.” We living conditions. The school the Idaho Conference. For 20 who are members of the has prospered, with a current years he has been doing prison church are the “called out enrollment of 25, and everyone ministry at the Snake River ones” who faithfully love and is rejoicing with the comple- Correctional Facility (the serve our Master, Jesus Christ. tion of a new gymnasium that largest prison in the state of Providentially, is a welcome option for getting Oregon, with more than 3,000 AUTHOR Max Torkelsen every one of us physical exercise during the inmates) on Wednesday has been many wintry days. Rod and evenings and Sabbath after- blessed with spiritual gifts that Brenda are representative of the noons. During this time he has are given “… for the work of hundreds of denominational seen more than 160 individuals the ministry, for the edifying employees who faithfully serve baptized as a result of his efforts of the body of Christ: Till we the church across our union. and to the glory of God. all come in the unity of the TYLI WRIGHT is a young What is your spiritual faith, and of the knowledge of woman who grew up in a rural gift? Are you actively engaged the Son of God, unto a part of the Montana Confer- in using those gifts to reach the perfect man, unto the ence. She had the opportunity world for Jesus? Thank you for measure of the to attend a series of meetings your dedication to the ministry stature of the held by our North Pacific and mission of the Seventh-day fullness of Union Conference evangelist, Adventist Church in these last Christ” (Eph. Brian McMahon. McMahon days of Earth’s history. 4:12–13; see said, “No matter who we are, also I Cor. no matter what we are, the Max Torkelsen, North Pacific 12:1–31). words of Scripture were given Union Conference president As I have by God and written down for opportunity to the purpose of finding a home

4 may 2015 LETTERS EDITORIAL PASS THE BATON PERSPECTIVES STORYKILL LET'S TALK COMMUNITY Wanted: Counterculture Youth replaced with smartphones, iPods and [Regarding “Millennials and the iPads, on which users can be instantly be Church,” March 2015] You say that connected to much of the information in today’s youth are disinclined toward your the world. After a vision in 1848, Ellen church. The reason is obvious. This NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION White said to her husband, “I have a culture has turned more and more away message for you. You must begin to print a from Christianity — especially Bible- little paper and send it out to the people … . based Protestantism — for almost a From this small beginning, it was shown century. And during those times when it to me to be like streams of light that went temporarily returned, such as during the clear round the world.” We do not know early Cold War or when it had joined in what she actually saw in the vision; she the publicizing of the rapture cult, it has had to describe it in terms of what she been because it was wanted for some knew. But could it be that the streams of immediate political purpose by those in light that she saw were fiber optics? or power. Instead of trying to be relevant, streams of digital information being why not appeal to those youths who transmitted by laser beams? Incidentally, reject this culture, its leaders, its MAR. Ellen White was 21 and James was 27 2015 heroes, etc.? This is a minority to be sure, VOL.110, Nº3 when she gave him this message. At that but altogether their numbers must be time, writing/printing and the spoken great. The present culture only wants to word were the only means of communica- destroy you. colporteur, and she was 20, a recent high tion. Radio came into use 70 years after school graduate. He was very successful in this statement was made, and television Peter Erickson, Vancouver, Wash. selling his Adventist books. Within a about a 100 years after. The public use of couple of years he was training Filipino the Internet started about 1995 — that is The Gospel Needs Millennials colporteurs and conducting colporteur only 20 years ago. If ISIS can successfully [Regarding “Oregon Churches on a institutes. For over a hundred years, use the Internet and social media to get Millennial Mission,” March 2015] A printed literature has been one of our recruits, why not the church? We have a hundred years ago, my wife’s parents primary tools for spreading the gospel. far greater message. The millennial landed on the island of Cebu in the Today we live in a digital age; the printed generation is desperately needed by the Philippines. He was 24, a self-supporting page is rapidly disappearing. It is being church to generate new ideas and develop the new ways needed to finish the work of spreading the gospel around the world. To do this, we need them on our committees and boards at all levels of the church so that their ideas can be heard and imple- mented. I am a member of a church in the Portland area that is participating in Millennial Matrix 2, and I fully support the activity.

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SEE PAGE 47 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS HAVE LONG AIMED TO BE ‘PEOPLE OF “ THE WORD.’ PATHFINDER CLUBS HAVE TAKEN THAT THEME The “final judgment” room, where each club’s answers are finalized and scores are tabulated, TO HEART. ” is constantly abuzz with action during the event.

8 may 2015 The GOSPEL of MATTHEW 2015 NPUC PATHFINDERS DELVE INTO SCRIPTURE

SIXTEEN EAGER PATHFINDER TEAMS FROM CLUBS AROUND THE NORTHWEST RAISED THEIR HANDS FOR THE PATHFINDER PLEDGE. THEY WERE READY FOR AN INTENSE AFTERNOON IN GLADSTONE, OREGON, ON SABBATH, MARCH 14 — THE 2015 NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE (NPUC) PATHFINDER BIBLE EXPERIENCE. For those unaccustomed to this annual excitement, here’s what it’s all about. Bible Experience teams in local Pathfinder clubs across North America work together to strengthen their knowledge of Bible truth. The events are focused each year on a specific portion of Scripture — usually an entire book of the Bible. The 2015 focus was the Gospel of Matthew. There are four levels in the Bible Experience program. Teams are tested by regional areas in January and February and by conference in February. Those that correctly answer 90 percent of the questions at the conference level are eligible to participate in the NPUC-level exercise. In turn, those that achieve the first-place level there can take part in the final NAD-level event. Sponsors

9 may 2015 Tracy Wood, Oregon Conference youth director, introduces the panel of judges: John Wenger, Upper Columbia Pathfinder coordinator; Al Reimche, Oregon Conference president; Kelvin Wallin, Washington Conference PBE coordinator; and Dan Gilbert, Idaho Conference Pathfinder director.

work hard to minimize any sense of team-versus-team competition. Each group is issued an award commensurate with their efforts in understanding the Bible. This year’s NPUC event featured 90 questions, such as, “According to Matthew 16:4, how did Jesus describe the generation that seeks a sign?” The answer? “Wicked and adulterous.” Or this one: “According to Matthew 23:12, what will happen to he who humbles himself? Be specific.” Those who answered “will be exalted” got it right. Seventh-day Adventists have long desired to be “people of the Word.” Pathfinder clubs have taken that theme to heart. The annual Pathfinder Bible Experience events held throughout the Northwest are exercises that enable Adventist young people to delve into Scripture. The passionate interaction seen in the faces of these Northwest teams as they participated this year shows that more than Pleasant Valley Panthers earn rote knowledge is happening. Parents and Pathfinder another first-place award. leaders alike pray that this annual emphasis will allow many young people to plant a love for the Word of God down deep in their hearts. The Wind Valley Arrows team receives congratulations for their first-place award.

Alphonso McCarthy, North Pacific Union Conference youth director, congratulates each team.

Wayne Hicks, longtime Pathfind- er director for Upper Columbia Conference, is given special recognition ahead of his pending retirement.

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Fort Vancouver Team B smiles about their first- place award. ACCION NORTHWEST // NEWS

EL DIOS A QUIEN YO SIRVO “

l Dios a quien yo sirvo,” fue el título del canto tema entonado por más de 2,500 Epersonas cada noche durante la gran celebración evangelística: “Esperanza para mi Ciudad,” en Santiago de Cuba el pasado mes de diciembre. Con lágrimas en los ojos uno de los pastores participantes me comento: “Este es un sueño hecho realidad. Por muchos años hemos estado orando para que Dios haga algo grande en esta ciudad. Lo que ha ocurrido esta semana es algo maravilloso. Estas reuniones han hecho un tremendo Cada noche respondían entre 100–150 personas al llamado que hacia el Pastor Canals. impacto, no solo en la hermandad adventista, sino en Santiago de Cuba desde que quedaron interesadas en seguir en espacio de tiempo de una también en la comunidad.” entro el comunismo, se estudiando la Biblia. Personas hora y quince minutos, donde Este evento se realizó reunieron cerca de 3,000 que nunca habían tenido la aproximadamente 25 pastores mediante el esfuerzo de este personas en un solo lugar para oportunidad de poner un pie simultáneamente bautizaban. pastor y otros colaboradores adorar a Dios. Esta fue la en una iglesia adventista, No cabe duda de que Dios que impresionados por Dios y primera vez que una iglesia asistieron al Teatro Heredia, está obrando maravillosamente pensando en grande decidieron cristiana pudo hacer uso de las incluyendo líderes prominentes en Cuba. A pesar de que casi hacer un impacto en cuanto al instalaciones del Teatro del partido comunista. toda una generación del pueblo desarrollo de la obra de Dios Heredia y utilizarlo por esta Uno de ellos, el ministro cubano creció en un sistema de en Cuba. El pastor continuo ocasión para asuntos religiosos. de religión del partido gobierno ateo y secular, hay un diciendo, “El mensaje de los Debemos aclarar que el Teatro comunista en Santiago, Robert gran deseo de conocer a Dios. tres ángeles de Apocalipsis 14 Heredia es la sede de Noa, quien planeaba venir al La gente en Cuba tiene hambre debe llegar a todo rincón de la convenciones del partido evento solo a saludar a los de la Palabra de Dios. isla. Debemos aprovechar esta comunista. O sea, que el presentes por unos cuantos Debemos orar para que la oportunidad que Dios nos evangelio de Cristo fue minutos, al llegar decidió iglesia continúe aprovechando ofrece.” ¿Pero qué fue lo que predicado desde el mismo quedarse hasta el final de la las oportunidades que Dios nos ocurrió en Cuba que hizo que pulpito de donde se promueve reunión. Cancelo todos sus ofrece para predicar el este pastor estuviese tan el ateísmo. ¡Esto es un milagro! compromisos y estuvo presente evangelio en Cuba. emocionado? Fue toda una bendición en todas las reuniones, Lo que ocurrió fue nada presenciar cada noche a más de inclusive presencio el bautismo Ramon Canals, Conferencia más y nada menos que un 150 personas que pasaban al de más de 350 almas para de la Unión del Pacífico Norte milagro del Dios a quien yo llamado para entregar su vida a Cristo. Dicho bautismo fue vicepresidente de ministerios sirvo. Por primera vez en la Jesús y ser bautizadas. Además, llevado a cabo en un hotel del hispanos historia de la Iglesia Adventista cerca de 2,600 personas gobierno el sábado de mañana

12 may 2015 ALASKA NEWS // CONFERENCE

IT’S A GAMBLE TO GET TO GAMBELL

Elden Ramirez speaks for the Native Camp Meeting at Gambell. ne of the most Throughout the years, there remote Adventist have been mission families, At the end of February, The airport at Gambell churches is located student missionaries from Elden Ramirez, North has one building. It is used to in Gambell, Alaska, Walla Walla, Wash., and often American Division volunteer house the snow plow and Olocated on the western tip of no one except the pastor from ministries executive equipment for the runway. St. Lawrence Island in the Nome to visit members once director, and Jim Jensen, When you get off the plane, Bering Sea, about 200 miles every month or two. Current- Alaska Conference vice you wait for someone to pick southwest of Nome and 35 ly, Bible worker Viola Kaiser is president of finance, along you up on their snow machine miles from Russia. It sits just living in the apartment with Jensen’s wife, Teresa, and or four-wheel ATV. However, below a treeless bluff and is attached to the church and children, had the opportunity you may be surprised to see a home to about 700 people. leading the group in Gambell. to visit Gambell for Native small wind farm. It is There has been an Adventist Wendell Downs, Nome Camp Meeting. Another expensive to haul fuel to group meeting on the island Church pastor, flies in about group was going to the town generate electricity, and there since the early 1940s. once a month. of Savoonga, also located on St. always seems to be a strong Lawrence Island. wind. Teresa Jensen leads the children’s program during Native Travel to and from Camp meeting built upon Camp Meeting. Gambell has always been the work Kaiser has been challenging; this year was no doing in visiting with many of exception. The Jensen family the people of Gambell. The had planned to arrive Thursday visitors enjoyed a time of morning. They finally landed singing and telling stories of at about 4 p.m. Friday how each of them came to afternoon and learned they know the Lord. And were the first to get to either everyone was inspired by town. They had flights Ramirez when he arrived diverted from their original Sabbath afternoon with his route, a missed approach on ukulele (much easier to landing in Nome and delays transport than a guitar). Teresa due to volcanoes in Siberia. Jensen held programs for the The people of Gambell kids. Before the first meeting made the visitors feel very was over, kids were pulling out welcome, from the waiting their cell phones to call other room at the airport in Nome kids to come. By the end of the to getting acquainted aboard weekend, those in the kids’ the 10-passenger plane landing classes outnumbered the adults. at Gambell. The guests had invitations to attend the high Jim Jensen, Alaska Conference vice school basketball game before president of finance they even got off the plane.

13 may 2015 IDAHO CONFERENCE // NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nominating Committee for Idaho Conference Constituency Session May 3 at 10 a.m. Meridian Church JUNE 9–13, 2015 (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) Elementary Track and Field Gem State Adventist Academy Day May 5 IDAHO CONFERENCE Gem State Adventist Academy

CAMP MEETING GSAA Art Show, Awards and Spring Concert May 15 Join Pastor Mike Tucker Gem State Adventist Academy each evening and Sabbath morning as he explores the 53rd Quadrennial parables of Jesus. Discover Constituency Session the “Scandalous Grace” God May 17 wants to share with you. Gem State Adventist Academy

SEMINAR SPEAKERS: Mike Conference Office Closed Tucker, Don Hall, Dick Ramon Canals Don Hall Dick Hanson May 18 Hanson, Ramon Canals and Randy Maxwell. Graduation Weekend May 29–31 MUSICAL GUEST: The Gem State Adventist Academy King’s Heralds, Sabbath For more information, go to June 13 at 3:30 p.m. gemstate.org

Conference Office Closed June 15

North American Division See facebook.com/ Pastors’ Convention: idahocampmeeting The King’s Heralds Randy Maxwell Mike Tucker CALLED or IdahoAdventist.org June 28–July 1 for more information. Austin, Texas

General Conference Session PRAYER REQUESTS July 2–11 »» Teachers and students in our schools as the »» Third annual evangelistic Idaho San Antonio, Texas year winds down. Conference Camp Meeting. »» The Idaho Conference Nominating »» Continuing 100 Days of Prayer for the Conference Office Closed, July Fourth Observance Committee on May 3. upcoming General Conference Session, July 6 »» The 53rd Quadrennial Constituency July 2–11. Session on May 17. »» Revival, to energize us for the work God »» Gem State Adventist Academy has given us to do. Teen Rafting Gardens — the second season. July 12 For more information, contact [email protected]

14 may 2015 IDAHO NEWS // CONFERENCE IDAHO CONFERENCE HOLDS Read more online at TOWN HALL CIRCUIT glnr.in/110-05-id_townhall

n preparation for the 53rd Session, reports and plans Quadrennial Constituen- focused on how God has cy Session coming on blessed church members this May 17, 2015, 11 Town far and how they can anticipate IHall meetings were held from continued blessings as they Feb. 25 to March 18 in Idaho move forward with Him into Conference. David Prest Jr., the future. Prest shared the Idaho Conference president; mission statement the confer- John Rogers, Idaho Confer- ence staff are bringing to the ence vice president/finance; delegates at the session — the Patrick Frey, Idaho Conference reason we exist: “Raise up education superintendent; and people across southern Idaho Wayne Wentland, Gem State and eastern Oregon who are Adventist Academy (GSAA) so in love with Jesus that Test scores verify conclusions from Cognitive Genesis that the principal, visited 11 churches they share the fullness of longer students are in Adventist schools, the better they do. These 10th-graders tested at college level in all subjects. throughout the conference to His love as expressed in the share reports on finances, Three Angels’ Messages of happenings at Gem State one attendee shared. elementary education, GSAA, Revelation 14.” Rogers Adventist Academy, from Prest says the grueling proposed changes to the presented the details of Idaho volunteers providing hours of Town Hall schedule was worth conference’s bylaws and Conference finances, ending service to a new GSAA the time and effort to share the creating a vision for the Idaho with Luke 18:1: “… they Gardens greenhouse and good news, to hear what is Conference. Over the course ought always to pray and not construction savings. important to church members of the 11 meetings, the men lose heart.” God has blessed Idaho schools and churches and to see God at work in an drove nearly 2,000 miles, and is blessing the faithfulness also have challenges. In spite of abundance of ways. “It is good crisscrossing the conference of Idaho Conference church the challenges, it is evident that to be a part of God’s work in from John Day, Ore., to members. God is at work. The excitement southern Idaho and eastern Salmon and Idaho Falls, Idaho, Frey shared how the is spreading, as evidenced by Oregon,” he says. “I can’t wait and back to Enterprise, Ore. elementary schools are a comments from members to see what He will do next.” With a “Let’s Go mission field. Wentland shared who came to the meetings. Home!” theme for the Town some of the amazing, “I am feeling good about the Eve Rusk, Idaho Conference Halls and Constituency only-God-could-do-this direction we seem to be going,” communication director

BVAS AND NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

oise Valley Adventist School (BVAS) tion to teachers for their commitment to Bparticipated in National School Choice mission. All students were given matching Week on Friday, Jan. 23, as a positive way to scarves to commemorate the event. Read more raise awareness about the school and the benefits online at glnr.in/110-05-id_BVAS. of providing children with an effective educa- Matching scarves bond the tion. Staff recognized students for outstanding Melanie Lawson, Boise Valley Adventist School students of Boise Valley Adventist School during character traits, and students showed apprecia- teacher National School Choice Week.

15 may 2015 MONTANA CONFERENCE // NEWS MEA HIRES NEW VP FOR FINANCE

ount Ellis Salem, Ore. will be making the transition Academy (MEA) “We’re very excited to to the Gallatin Valley in Bozeman re- have him on board,” says midsummer. cently announced Michael Lee, MEA principal. that Brian “Nancy has worked here for a Kevin Emmerson, MEA MSchaffner will be the vice long time, and she will be development director principal for finance, starting missed. But I am confident with the 2015–2016 school Brian is the right man for the year. He replaces Nancy Lee, job. God knows exactly what who is retiring after serving 26 we need and when we need it, Brian Schaffner, pictured with years at MEA, including 17 his wife, Linda, is the new vice and He always comes years in that position. principal of finance at Mount through.” Schaffner brings a wealth Ellis Academy. Schaffner says he and his of experience to the position. wife, Linda, are “truly blessed Camp Paxson Since graduating from Walla MBA in 1997, Schaffner has to be joining the Mount Ellis Seeley Lake, MT Walla University in 1992 with had a successful career in team and extremely grateful June 21–28, ages 9–15 a Bachelor of Science in financial administration, most for God’s grace and leading.” business administration/ recently as the finance director The Schaffners have two sons, accounting and obtaining his at Family Help and Wellness in Samuel and Johnathan, and Fill out an application at www.montanaconference.org

MT Youth Ruse.indd 1 4/2/2015 4:00:15 PM Angels’ Voices Today (Based on the Study of the Three Angels’ Messages)

Montana Conference Camp Meeting June 17–20, 2015 Mount Ellis Academy, Bozeman, MT Guest Speakers: Dan Jackson North American Division President Ken Denslow North American Division Assistant to the President Seminar Leaders: Topics Include: John McVay Islam & Christianity Tim Roosenberg Three Angels’ Messages Ephesians-The Church: A User’s Guide For registration and information, call 406-587-3101

May CM.indd 1 4/2/2015 3:39:51 PM 16 may 2015 OREGON CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY // CONFERENCE A CLIMATE WHERE ALL GENERATIONS CAN GROW

o you know someone who thinks how to open our differently than you? Could you name doors to each someone who has never experienced life group, including without a cell phone or known a world this missing without the Internet? What about segment. someone who doesn’t seem to value what Late last fall, you hold important? They should be pretty some of our easy to find. That’s the world we live in. pastors began What if they’re not just the people across town dreaming of Dor down the road though — what if they’re what it would family? Does that change how you see them? look like to have Who am I referring to? They’re likely churches that the youth and young adults in your life or reach out, accept your church. They’re the children you taught and love as in Sabbath School, but they might not attend Christ did. As the vision grew, six of our your church anymore. They’re your kids in churches indicated an interest in beginning academy, high school or college. this journey of learning to understand the Millennials are an interesting and diverse millennial generation and providing a loving group of people born between 1980 and climate where all generations can grow. 2000. They include students still in academy As a result, a group of young adults and OREGON and newlyweds beginning the first, of possibly leaders from our conference spent a couple CONFERENCE several, careers. Most have never known a days in California — not on the beach, but in time when dialing a number with a bunch of sessions focused on beginning that journey. CHURCHES zeros could cause hand fatigue. In fact, instant The intent of these sessions was not to PARTICIPATING communication, like texting, has been a generate a new program or drive a new IN THE given, not a novel idea. Travel has been initiative but to understand how to provide a MILLENNIAL limited only by the depth of their wallets, so healthy, loving climate where millennials and their worldview is way beyond the experienc- everyone else can experience the love of MATRIX PROJECT es of their parents. Their experience with Christ. Beaverton church as described by the research organiza- Those six churches along with our tion Barna Labs is that they love a cathedral conference have taken on this vision of City Sanctuary and enjoy contemporary worship. They want healthy, loving “bodies of Christ” reaching Hood View to be married but, more importantly, want to and embracing the whole family, including Meadow Glade provide a healthy parenting environment for millennials. Pleasant Valley their children. I think I hear Jesus saying, “Suffer the Sunnyside Demographics tell us that it’s the largest little children, the millennials, the Gen Xers, population segment since the baby boomers. the baby boomers and the elders to come unto In fact, 16 percent of our church membership me. For of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” is composed of young adults while our Do you hear Him too? communities have more than 32 percent. Though 16 percent of our membership are Al Reimche, Oregon Conference president millennials, this group isn’t well-represented each Sabbath. Does this mean we should focus our attention only on millennials? Instead, I think that our mission is to all people, which includes an understanding and a vision for

17 may 2015 OREGON CONFERENCE // CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY MGAES CELEBRATES INAUGURAL LEGO More online at ROBOTICS SHOWCASE glnr.in/110-05-or_legorobotics

his year, a few brave high school level. parents of Meadow The culminating show- Glade Adventist case, which featured each Elementary School team’s robots attempting to T(MGAES) in Battle Ground, release energy cells and activate Wash., took the reins of a the “green” house, took place program that would prove to in CAA’s Ad Building and was be a phenomenal experience attended by CAA and MGAES for those who participated. faculty along with parents, Michael and Stephanie Mowry, grandparents and friends of the Peter and Heidi Schmalenberg- participants. Peinado says, “It er, and Jonathan Erich headed was a great night to not only up the program that consisted showcase our kids’ skills and of biweekly classes for several talents in STEM [science, months during which fifth- technology, engineering and and sixth-grade students math] education, but also to learned to assemble and show our students and commu- program robots. The program nity that science and fun can go was sponsored, in part, by together.” Murr Elektronik. Following the class, an anonymous donor provided First-, second- and third-place teams celebrate their success. funding so MGAES can also liked spending more time programmed to turn a Lego purchase new robots and soft- with my friends. At the city “green” by releasing ware and participate in the showcase, our robot performed energy cells located inside Lego Robotics Invitational the best it ever had.” different Lego buildings. Once April 2016 at Walla Walla Each week the students enough energy cells were University with other schools attended one class after school collected, they would be in the Adventist Robotics and an elective class on Sunday. inserted into a Lego house that League (ARL), which is Working in pairs, students took was then operating on a more comprised of schools across the turns programming, assem- efficient, “greener” level. North Pacific Union Confer- bling and testing the robots. Columbia Adventist ence. The ARL includes “There was design, Academy (CAA) allowed the instruction and demonstration engineering, programming and MGAES class to use their in project management and Lego robotics class members strategy involved,” says robots and space on campus for presentation as well as robot pose together during preparation for the showcase. instructor Heidi Schmalen- the year. Working together, building and programming. berger. “Most importantly, it principals Jeff Jackson, of CAA, Preston Schafer, part of was about teamwork.” and Ric Peinado, of MGAES, Malaika Childers, Meadow Glade the team that placed first in the Every year, Lego provides were hopeful that the program Adventist Elementary School fifth- Lego Robotics Showcase on a theme for participants. This could begin at the elementary and sixth-grade teacher March 12, says, “It was really year’s Lego theme was “Green school level and continue to fun learning about robotics. I City Challenge.” Robots were build into a program at the

18 may 2015 OREGON CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY // CONFERENCE PAA STUDENT WINS PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP

ortland Adventist applicants on many criteria. “I am proud of all my become lifelong language Academy (PAA) Rita Barrett, PAA’s Spanish students who have embraced learners and lovers.” senior and Spanish IV teacher, says the application Spanish,” says Barrett, “not as student Jack Blashchish- process was intense. “Besides just an academic requirement, Liesl Vistaunet, Pen was recently awarded a submitting the application, but as a language that will PAA Gleaner prestigious scholarship for his reference letters and a tran- open doors to many opportu- correspondent achievement in the Spanish script, Jack also had to submit a nities for them. I have many language. 500-word essay in Spanish and ‘sobresaliente’ students this year The Sociedad Honoraria a five-minute video interview who are reaching high levels of Hispánica (National Spanish with me.” fluency, driven by their passion Honor Society) recognizes “The NSHS committee for the language. I want to only 60 students in the nation said Jack’s submission was support their continued for Spanish achievement. Of ‘sobresaliente,’ which means growth and encourage them to the 60, the top 12 students, outstanding,” says Barrett. “I including Blashchishen, were have been proud to watch Jack PAA Spanish student recognized for proficiency and progress from an absolute Jack Blashchishen wins an awarded $2,000 to be used in beginner his freshman year to a important scholarship for his the fall of 2015 at any college fluent speaker as a senior and proficiency in Spanish. or university. am thrilled he received this The NSHS evaluates recognition.” JOSEPH LONG OREGON CONFERENCE // CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY 3ABN RADIO COMES TO BEND

cott Trottier was a bit looking to play with new Sapprehensive when his toys, Trottier agreed. church’s head elder approached That was July of last year. him. But instead of carrying In the months that followed, bad news, the elder hit with a Trottier found an existing request to build a radio station tower and climate-controlled for the Cascade Church in building on top of Awbrey Bend, Ore. The church Butte near downtown Bend. Todd Gessele, Totally Inspired Media president and producer, was Having been a radioman in the the keynote speaker for CAA’s career day. Navy many years before, Trottier knew that the butte would allow the signal to carry PROFESSIONALS well. Since the FCC only allowed the church to transmit FLOOD CAA HALLS at 2.3 watts, they needed all the help they could get. With help from 3ABN or the first time in professions. Volunteers radio and the tower owner FColumbia Adventist provided snacks and refresh- and a lot of help from God, Academy (CAA) history, a ments for students and Trottier was able to get the student-to-teacher ratio of two presenters. right equipment and make it to one was achieved when a For the students, the day’s work. The coverage for central variety of people with different success was found in the The equipment rack holds Oregon is much better than needed equipment for the radio careers flooded the halls of opportunity to explore a station. expected. This was truly God’s CAA. variety of careers and network will that the Cascade Church The day began with Todd with professionals. Carly Ford, family had long wanted to should reach out to its neigh- Gessele, Totally Inspired Media a junior, reports, “My favorite retransmit 3ABN (Three bors in the community with founder and producer, presentation was the labor and Angels Broadcasting Network) the truth via KEGB-LP 102.1 presenting the keynote address delivery nurse because I got to radio to the local residents. FM rebroadcasting 3ABN all about the great adventure of hear a real baby’s heartbeat.” They already had a frequency day, every day. using your career for Christ. From engineering fields to available and some money set Students then chose one of culinary arts and from com- aside, but they didn’t know Scott Trottier, Cascade Church nine different presentations to puter science to social work, how to go about setting up the member attend for each of the next six CAA’s career day had it all. station. Having no previous periods. While this was a first for CAA, experience at this but always Fifty-four careers were based on the responses by represented, ranging from presenters and the student Tower owner Richard Oberdorfer installs the transmission antenna bronze sculptor and underwater evaluations, it will not be the at the 60-foot mark. welder to anesthesiologist and last time that CAA experiences periodontist. “I loved how this special student-to-teacher many options we had, but it ratio. was so hard to choose only six,” says Marijke Kuiper, a Larry Hiday, CAA Gleaner CAA junior. correspondent, with assistance from Students learned about the CAA chemistry students education needed, the day-today activities, and the rewards Read more online at and challenges of their selected glnr.in/110-05-or_careerday

20 may 2015 OREGON CALLED BY GOD TO GO, MEMBERS IN MINISTRY // CONFERENCE

MILLENNIAL MATRIX PROJECT KICKS OFF AT SUNNYSIDE “

f any of you has a connect with millennials and hundred sheep, and one others who have lost contact of them gets lost, what with the church community. will you do? Won’t you Church was followed by a Ileave the ninety-nine in the haystack lunch and an after- field and go look for the lost noon of two presentations and sheep until you find it?” (Luke a question-and-answer period. 15:4 CEV). Well, consider In the afternoon, team this: first, 60 percent or more member Jeremy Barber gave of Seventh-day Adventist attendees a look at today’s youth and young adults will chaotic social media environ- grow up and leave the church; ment, where millennials live. It and, second, the dropout was an eye-opening talk for problem is a faith-development many. Afternoon child care (disciple-making) problem was arranged by 14-year-old according to research outlined team member Adoniah Simon. in You Lost Me by David Sunnyside Church is Kinnaman, the book that Beau Snyder, Adoniah Simon, Elise LeBlanc, Melissa Reynolds and embarking on a discussion on fuels a new project to reach the Gabe Pinto form a Sabbath School panel. the future of its mission as a millennial generation. Are you church family. Many times concerned? What will you do? of members in the millennial presented sermon goals to over the years, members have The Sunnyside Church in generation and others. Copies inspire the community to spoken of foreign missions and Portland, Ore., held its Sabbath of the book You Lost Me were emulate the attitudes of the home missions. But this will kickoff for the 99One Project given to all church members Shepherd and the Father from be a church family mission. on Feb. 21. This is part of who wanted one (and prom- Luke 15 and to embrace and This Sabbath was designed to Millennial Matrix, a collabora- ised to read it). The team spent be a family fireside chat and a tive effort through which six several days in California time to ask questions, hear Oregon Conference churches attending lectures and from others and share thoughts in the Portland and Vancouver, workshops to thoroughly about where members want to Wash., area share ideas and educate themselves and build see Sunnyside go in the years resources aimed at creating a team rapport. to come. church community where The kickoff was a full day people of all ages are loved of activities that began with a Warren Rushold, Sunnyside equally and feel at home — all potluck continental breakfast. Church communication team leader the while drawing ever closer Next, a Sabbath School panel to Jesus. of team members responded to Several steps helped questions from Jonathan A Sabbath School panel of prepare for the kickoff. An Russell, Sunnyside Church team members responded to questions from Jonathan 11-member team was formed associate pastor. During the Russell, Sunnyside Church to guide the project, consisting church service, Russell associate pastor.

21 may 2015 UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE // NEWS CHURCH DROPS ANCHOR IN STANFIELD

ore than 10 years anonymous giver donated a ago, nearly a generous sum toward this dozen people felt project, allowing plans and led to plant a permits to begin in a material Mchurch in the small town of way. Stanfield, Ore. They church- By the time the contractor hopped, renting Saturday was hired and work had spaces in Sunday churches and begun, the costs began growing in size as they went. revealing themselves to be At times, there were as many greater than anticipated. This “unchurched” seekers as there came as “no surprise for God,” were member believers. says Toni Eddy, board member. After years of trying to Various events have made avoid church ownership and it evident the community is having become known as interested and eager to see the CLAUDIA FLAIZ CLAUDIA Anchor Point Adventist The Stanfield Church still sports a food bank sign. revitalizing of the old building. Church, the group finally The project is still moving purchased an old, long-aban- more than 10 years ago. Years opened for the local teens to ahead as members eagerly wait doned elementary school in passed while waiting for play basketball, and classrooms to see how and when God will Stanfield — only because “the permits and funds, and for community education, provide the more than signs were too bold to ignore,” attendance waned. But the meetings and activities. $300,000 needed to finish the says JoAnn Rincker, longtime dreams never disappeared Members hoped to provide first phase. “He will provide elder and pastoral assistant. “All completely for what the space for AA/NA meetings, out of His riches, and in His the other options disappeared converted old school could be counseling services, health time,” acknowledges Mike behind closing doors.” for the community — a place education, and a dental and Botti, building committee Money was thin to turn to find faith, direction and medical clinic. They dreamed chairman. the 1950s school into a God. of a thrift store, youth activities 21st-century place of worship, The dreams included a and after-school tutoring. Claudia Flaiz, Anchor Point though a food bank was firmly day shelter for homeless and At last these dreams began Church member established on the grounds elder care, the gymnasium to turn into reality when an UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE CONSTITUENCY SESSION otice is hereby given that the quadrennial session of the delegates in session. Each church shall be represented at the NUpper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists sessions of the Conference by two delegates for the church is called to convene at the Upper Columbia Academy convocation organization and one delegate for each 75 members, or major center in Spangle, Wash., on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. fraction thereof, each of whom shall be a Seventh-day Adventist The purpose of this meeting is to receive from the officers and member in good and regular standing of the local church which department directors of the Conference reports pertaining to the he or she represents. work carried on within its territory since the last quadrennial session; to elect for the ensuing term officers, department Paul Hoover, President directors, and the Conference Executive Committee; and to Doug R. Johnson, Vice President for Administration transact any other business that may properly come before the

22 may 2015 UPPER COLUMBIA NEWS // CONFERENCE TEEN PATHFINDERS ENJOY HELPFUL SPRING BREAK “

i, I’m Jake from “I made new friends and State Farm, and enjoyed working for others.” God is always The week was a win-win with us!” This is for the teens and for those who Hhow Irvin Morales introduced received their assistance. Seven himself Sabbath at the Pathfinders requested baptism. Brewster (Wash.) Church. The TMA program in Upper Morales was part of the Teen Columbia Conference has Mission Adventure (TMA) in been a strong force for good in Brewster, which consisted of the lives of hundreds of teens. 112 teen Pathfinders and staff This year is the 19th year fanning out over the area during which teens could during spring break to assist experience a mission trip and with cleanup from the pay just $100 for food and lodging. Not a bad spring Everyone helped the new Brewster Adventist Christian School break, according to “Jake.” principal, John McCombs, move the majority of his family’s stored items into his new home. Kathy Marson, Upper Columbia Conference communication teens set out to be helpful. All cleaned windows, re-sided, administrative assistant but the kitchen crew helped painted and hung a ceiling for the new Brewster Adventist the Brewster Spanish Church. Christian School principal, Some working around Lake READ MORE John McCombs, move the Alta helping clean up the ARTICLES FROM majority of his family’s stored land. They engaged in trash UPPER COLUMBIA items from the storage facility removal, delimbing felled trees CONFERENCE to his new home. The and cutting those trees into ONLINE Teens practice their specialty McCombs family had been rounds. They helped two (Mr. Wilson-style) poses. looking for a home since the families clear the burnt trees Central Complex Fire burned and debris from their land and One Bible Worker Makes Big damaging fires that destroyed the one they were about to get also assisted Cindy Cook with Difference in Stevens County many homes and acreage the in July when they first moved sorting clothes at the Pateros glnr.in/uc_stevenscounty size of Connecticut last fall. to Brewster. warehouse. As the week began, Mo- Throughout the week, At the end of the week, rales did not want to be there. teams of Pathfinders and staff the teens and staff converged Learning to Live Life Longer He had come only because his members did a variety of tasks. on the Brewster Church. The at Village Church parents wanted him to do They helped split wood, stack TMA participants filled the glnr.in/uc_livelifelonger something besides watching it and deliver it to needy folks church. Morales and other TV and playing games during in Brewster and Pateros. They team participants shared about spring break. He is a member their week. When it was his Open House Celebrates Expanded Troy Church of Hermiston Faithful Ones More photos online at turn, Morales shared his Pathfinder Club. On Monday glnr.in/110-05-uc_ complete turnaround. “I am glnr.in/uc_troychurch morning after worship, all the brewsterteens now glad I came,” he admitted.

23 may 2015 A arise HINE JESUS isS coming Upper Columbia Conference Camp Meeting, ! June 17-20, 2015 Join us for an old-fashioned camp meeting under the big tent at Upper Columbia Academy. Bring your friends and family to this time of spiritual felloship and renewal. Get all the details and register for lodging at uccsda.org/campmeeting.

Additional Upper Columbia Conference Camp Meetings Northern Idaho, Bonners Ferry Walla Walla Camp Meeting June 10-13, 2015, Call: 208-267-0616 July 29 - Aug 1, 2015 http://campmeeting.bfsda.org Wenatchee Camp Meeting Sheridan Meadows, Republic September 18-19, 2015 July 21-25, 2015, Call: 509-775-3019 http://campmeeting.webs.com/ Native American Camp Meeting September 25-26, 2015 Update 8 04.2015 UCC2015.ORG WASHINGTON LIVING GOD'S MISSION // CONFERENCE AAA COMMUNITY RENEWS ADVENTIST EDUCATION SUPPORT

bout half of the students support for Adventist Christian in the congregation education. Auburn City Church were attending an knows where every student in Adventist school their congregation attends when Tacoma school and includes these Central Church took a quick students in a church-published Asurvey last summer. prayer list. The biggest obstacle for “We consider Auburn to be families interested in Adventist our school,” says Gary Fogelquist, Christian education: transporta- Auburn City senior pastor. tion. Thirty or so minutes from “We pray for our students, offer Auburn Adventist Academy and a triple-match subsidy, attend Buena Vista Adventist Elemen- school events, host an Educa- tary School, parents in Tacoma tional Sabbath, support mission and Gig Harbor struggled with trips and feed students when the road commitment. they visit our church.” “The story changes when When the boys basketball the church gets involved,” says team, through hard work, good Brent Kimura, Tacoma Central sportsmanship and a focus on a associate pastor. “Last year our Christian approach to sports, Tacoma Central Church helps transport students in their congregation so they can receive an Adventist education. Before offering church had six kids in Adventist attended the state championship transportation, only six students in the congregation attended an schools. This year we have 20. for the first time in school Adventist school. Now, 20 students attend an Adventist school. Next year our goal is to have 25 history, community members kids in Adventist education.” rallied. They raised funds, A new example of school Community support: yes, The church set up a van arranged transportation, support is the growth and it is there and growing stronger pool system to transport 13 of designed a commemorative development committee every day by the grace of God. 20 students. Three drivers — sweatshirt, traveled to Spokane represented by AAA board of Seeing the challenges of sister Brent Kimura, Darlene Ali and to take pictures, and prayed for trustees members and church academies across North Carla Lopez — drive students God to protect and bless the community supporters. The America is serving as a motivat- to campus every morning and team as they witnessed for God committee is developing plans ing wake-up call to take pick them up every afternoon in their actions on the court. to keep the academy’s residential renewed action to support or evening. The team did not advance program open long-term. primary, secondary and tertiary As Washington Confer- through the championship, but One of the key growth and Adventist Christian education. ence examines, evaluates and they shared a noted witness of development activities includes What about you? How are envisions secondary Adventist good sportsmanship. actively dreaming about a you giving back to Adventist Christian education, one of the Hearts of Gold, the marketing and recruiting Christian education? What ideas most common questions is, academy’s annual benefit solution for the academy. do you have for ways volunteers “What’s the interest level of auction, is another indicator of Representatives are placing can support our school campus- churches and parents in school support. At the most phone calls to parents; listening es? Share your stories and ideas supporting our schools and recent event, every table was to and addressing families’ by emailing education@ particularly Auburn Adventist full with school supporters from needs, concerns and questions; washingtonconference.org. Academy?” Burlington, Kirkland, Auburn, and visiting with donors to Examples like Tacoma Sequim, Chehalis and many seek funding for a new Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Central are just the beginning other places within western community-funded marketing Conference communication director of the story of passionate Washington. and recruitment department.

25 may 2015 WASHINGTON CONFERENCE // LIVING GOD'S MISSION ADVENTIST

STUDENT HEIDI BAUMGARTNER Bill Knott, Adventist Review and Adventist World editor, prays with ‘R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-S’ three teenagers during the Re-Fresh Retreat at Sunset Lake Camp AT REGIONAL in March. SPELLING BEE FAMILIES FIND REFRESHMENT uena Vista Adventist For the regional bee, in AROUND GOD’S BElementary School association with the Scripps fifth-grade student Joel National Spelling Bee, 72 WORD Read more online at Monterrosa had just four hours students from public, private glnr.in/110-05-wa_refresh to prepare for the King- and home schools in King and Snohomish Regional Spelling Snohomish counties participated. he Re-Fresh Retreat held Adventist Elementary School’s Bee on March 29. After the The bee coordinator accommo- Teach March in the fourth-grade class. school’s first-place winner dates Jewish and Adventist beautiful treed landscape of Keynote speaker Bill became ill, Monterrosa, as the participants by scheduling the Sunset Lake Camp in Wilkeson Knott, Adventist Review and second-place spelling bee regional bee on a Sunday allows attendees to listen to spir- Adventist World editor, intro- winner, and his parents quickly instead of a Saturday. itually enriching presentations duced the audience to an made arrangements to be at “Buena Vista is the only and interact with Adventist interactive format of preaching. Seattle Town Hall. Adventist school to participate friends they may only see once a Knott presented two initial Monterrosa’s first word to in this regional spelling bee,” year at camp meeting. questions to consider during the spell: tofu. “We were tickled says Rutherford, adding that the “Re-Fresh offers a main presentation: What did when he had the word ‘tofu’ school has a 15-year history refreshing of our souls,” says you hear? What did it mean? because it is a perfect word for with the 17-year regional David Yeagley, Sunset Lake Knott shared stories about an Adventist student,” says Vicki spelling bee program. “We Camp director. “We want to the crippled woman in Luke Rutherford, Buena Vista would like to see more get our lives back into perspec- 13:10–17 who was healed on seventh-grade teacher. “Vege- Adventist schools participating.” tive and find spring cleaning for Sabbath, blind Bartimaeus in tarianism has its advantages even Watch the three-and-a- our spiritual journey.” Yeagley Mark 10:46–50 who received at a spelling bee!” half-hour regional spelling bee led 65 participants through a his sight and the betrayal of He went on to correctly via Seattle Channel at glnr. creative prayer time. Judas Iscariot in John 13. When spell credential, magpie and in/110-05-wa_spellingbee. he finished, Knott began a equilateral before misplacing a dialogue with the audience vowel in ionosphere. By the Heidi Baumgartner about the application of the fifth round, when Monterrosa stories to life, ministry, the was eliminated, only 17 of the church and the community. 72 students remained. “This is what it means to gather around God’s Word,” Joel Monterrosa (blue plaid) represents Buena Vista at the Knott explains about the

regional spelling bee. HEIDI BAUMGARTNER format. “Open the Bible, see Fourth grade students from what lessons God brings to Buena Vista Adventist Elemen- tary School play their ukuleles mind and be amazed at what and lead the Re-Fresh Retreat you discover.” audience in worship songs and The Re-Fresh Retreat will Scripture reflections. feature Karl Haffner in 2016 The family-friendly and Randy Roberts in 2017. worship service involved youth worship leaders from Auburn Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Adventist Academy, Auburn’s Conference communication director Sylvan Chorale and the ukulele choir from Buena Vista VICKI RUTHERFORD

26 may 2015 WASHINGTON LIVING GOD'S MISSION // CONFERENCE

More photos online at URBAN MINISTRY glnr.in/110-05-wa_urbanministries CONFERENCE ADDRESSES PURPOSEFUL CITY LIVING

dventist Church for communities, find solutions, The practical keynote co-founder and and build bridges between presentations, workshops and prolific writer Ellen churches, conferences and ministry consultations featured White wrote communities. urban ministry experts such as Aextensively about city and coun- The training conference Gaspar Colón, May-Ellen try living. In much of her attracted 80 local and regional Colón, Katia Reinert, Keith writing, she urged Adventists to community service leaders, Goodman, Gerson Santos, Will pursue country living. But she pastors and church leaders with and Peggy James, and Rico didn’t forget ministry to the a few national and international Hill. The presenters shared how cities. guests who desire to better serve to assess community needs, She, in fact, urged the needs of their communities. create centers of influence, pray Gaspar Colón gives an over- Adventists to live in the city view of the opportunities and for communities and mobilize with purpose. What, then, are challenges of urban ministry to the church for ministry. the best ways to live and ministry leaders attending the “Our cities in the world are first-ever Urban Ministries Con- minister with purpose in urban ference in western Washington. in crisis and experiencing a global revolution,” says David settings? This question served as Jamieson, a senior pastor from a central point for a three-day Aldergrove, British Columbia, Urban Ministries Conference in Canada, in his keynote address. mid-March. “There is an unprecedented “We need to understand desire in our cities for change. the landscape of our cities,” says What the world needs is not a Marc Woodson, who shared Byron Dulan, Washington revolution but a ‘servolution’ to Conference outreach ministries Keith Goodman, a pastor from about Bridges to Health, a San director and convener, encour- break down barriers, open Philadelphia, shares how he Francisco Bay Area health ages church representatives hearts and love people.” pastors his parish with purpose initiative. Woodson, along with to pursue Christ’s model of by balancing ministry and evan- mingling with people, meeting gelism to meet the needs of his fellow presenters, outlined the their needs and inviting them to Heidi Baumgartner, Washington community. need to identify problems, pray follow Jesus. Conference communication director

27 may 2015 WASHINGTON CONFERENCE // LIVING GOD'S MISSION

ADVENTIST VOLUNTEERS Forty-five ministry leaders and five facilitators gather in Federal SHARE HEALTH Way to learn how to effectively minister in their local communities. The certification program equips leaders with practical skills and EDUCATION AT biblical perspectives to effectively lead the social dimension of VEGFEST evangelism. MINISTRY LEADERS dventist volunteer LEARN TO ASSESS A Elida Jerez looked at the blood pressure reading. It COMMUNITY was much too high for the young woman in her mid-30s NEEDS More online at who sat across from her at a free glnr.in/110-05-wa_nlcp health-screening station. She graciously shared the undraising coach Lilya project was selected. “We signed results and concerns with the FWagner told her class of up for this training to discover young participant. “Do you 45 ministry leaders gathered in how to more effectively believe in God?” Jerez asked. Federal Way that the first five minister in Fife,” Lasher says, With an affirmative answer, people to raise their hand could adding that the first funding gift Jerez next asked if she could KEVIN WILFLEY present their ministry funding for a portion of the project pray. She prayed that God Adventist volunteers from opportunity. The class would provided affirmation of the con- would give this young woman 12 churches distributed the then vote for which of the five gregation’s new project. wisdom to make the right vegetarian food plate chart, real-life fundraising scenarios This fundraising training health choices and break bad handed out 900 free copies of would receive a personal was a unit in the Nonprofit habits. Vibrant Life magazine, obtained donation from Wagner. Leadership Certification “I asked God to help with 62 new Vibrant Life subscrip- Gayle Lasher, New Life Program (NLCP) to train her health and habits,” Jerez tions, gave away 500 health and Adventist Ministry pastor, nonprofit ministry leaders in remembers. The young woman wellness sharing books, instinctively raised her hand. community assessment, strategic gave her a hug and thanked her provided 420 free health She would have two minutes to planning, organizational for the prayer. screenings, offered health share her funding need. leadership, team development, lectures with medical doctors, Nervous about the task, she cross-cultural ministry, financial and added to the health prayed with New Life member accountability, fundraising, risk education conversation. and fellow training classmate management and principles of “Stuart Rose from Charsanaa Johnny. effective ministry. Vegetarians of Washington When her turn arrived, The first NLCP session in enjoys working with Adventists Lasher stepped forward for the the Pacific Northwest was held because he feels like we’re on role-playing exercise, intro- March 23–26 in Federal Way. It the same page with health,” says duced herself to Wagner like she attracted participants from Kevin Wilfley, Washington had been trained and passion- Washington, Oregon, Califor- KEVIN WILFLEY Conference health ministries ately shared how New Life nia, Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, This moment was one of director. “The Adventist leaders had assessed the needs in Michigan, Massachusetts, many interactions for the Church has a good reputation in their community. They had England and Myanmar. The Seventh-day Adventist Church health and wellness.” uncovered a need for a transi- second NLCP session in the at VegFest, an annual two-day tional house for women who Pacific Northwest will be held vegetarian food festival Heidi Baumgartner had been victims of sex Sept. 14–17 in Federal Way. coordinated by Vegetarians of trafficking and needed overall Washington and attended funding of $20,000. Heidi Baumgartner, Washington by 500 vendors and 15,000– Before long, the votes were Conference communication director More photos online at 17,000 guests. glnr.in/110-05-wa_vegfest tallied, and Lasher’s community

28 may 2015 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY NEWS // UNIVERSITY

BIOLOGY STUDENTS POSTER PRESENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS FINDINGS AT MURDOCK BY WWU STUDENTS AT THE SCIENCE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE »» “Changes in critical oxygen pressure in Octopus rubescens in response to ocean acidification” by Lydia Kore, Kirt ine Walla Walla University under- Nestler says that one of the most Onthank. graduate biology students enjoyable things about attending the »» “Don’t poo where you eat: lo- presented their research findings conference was “seeing all of the incredibly cation of Pearsonothuria graeffei last November at the Murdock interesting research that undergraduate egesta in a tropical coral reef College Science Research (MCSR) students from a variety of colleges and environment” by Liesl Cole, N Leah Dann, Carly Leggitt, Jim Conference in Vancouver, Wash. universities are involved in.” Nestler. “Calling Doctor Cucumber: Associa- Christopher Lindsey, senior biology »» “Calling Doctor Cucumber: tion of Sea Cucumbers With a Reduction major, presented a poster titled “AprA association of sea cucumbers in Tropical Coral Diseases,” a poster presen- Effects on Dictyostelium Pseudopods.” His with a reduction in tropical tation by Leah Dann and Carly Leggitt, research determined the chemorepellant coral diseases” by Leah Dann, senior biology majors, summarized their protein AprA dispersed Dictyostelium Carly Leggitt, Jim Nestler. research conducted in the Philippines, colonies in low food conditions. Previous »» “Quieting the Kraken: ocean acidification effects onOctopus research by Lindsey specifically looked at rubescens growth, feeding, and pseudopod and filopod formation — key respiration” by Taylir Schrock, “fake feet” used by Dictyostelium cells to Lydia Kore, Kirt Onthank. migrate away from AprA. »» “The role of LmcA at the “The enthusiasm of presenters at the growth-to-development transition” by Daniel Gross, David conference was quite contagious,” says Lindsey. Lindsey. “Attending the conference gave me »» “AprA effects on Dictyostelium the ability to meet some passionate people pseudopods” by Christopher and talk science with them.” Lindsey, Richard Gomer. Lydia Kore, senior biochemistry major, »» “A dynamical model of alanine gave an oral presentation on the effect dipeptide” by Rebekah Haw- ocean acidification could have on octopus kins, Roy Campbell. physiology. “We found that at a lower pH »» “Categorization of cusp cross- the octopuses experienced an increase in ing structures at the magneto- Christopher Lindsey, senior biology major, pause” by Summer Thresher, at the Murdock College Science Research their critical oxygen pressure, so would not Karlheinz Trattner. Conference. be able to handle lower oxygen levels as well,” says Kore. which examined sea cucumbers and coral She says the conference showed her reef health. how valuable research is and how so much Data recently released by the “It was so much fun to attend the of what we know comes from people who National Science Foundation shows conference and was so exciting to talk have devoted their lives to conducting that from 2002 to 2011, WWU ranked about research that I worked hard on and research. am passionate about,” says Dann. third in the state of Washington for The students were assisted in their Rachel Wood, Walla Walla University’s the percent of graduates obtaining a research and accompanied at the conference Office of University Relations writer bachelor’s degree who went on to obtain by Jim Nestler, professor of biology; Kirt a doctorate in science or engineering. Onthank, assistant professor of biology; and Walla Walla University ranked first Janice McKenzie, associate professor of among all Adventist colleges and biology. universities.

29 may 2015 ADVENTIST HEALTH NORTHWEST // NEWS CELEBRATING OUR VOLUNTEERS

olunteers are the heart subcontracts for UPS. Heu- and soul of an organiza- blein’s route brings him to tion — people who give Walla Walla about four days freely of their time working per week. “I arrive at about 9 Vfor the betterment of the a.m., and I don’t have anything community because they to do until 4 p.m.” he explains. believe it is the right thing to “Some of the other pilots who do. Volunteers are very often have flown this route have the most cheerful people in played golf and worked out at our midst. They contribute not the gym all day, but that didn’t only time and talents, but also really appeal to me. I wanted love and joy. They carry forth to do something useful.” the Adventist Health mission Heublein applied to and demonstrate Christ’s volunteer at WWGH, where healing ministry. he thought he could make a Adventist Health celebrat- difference. He can be found ed National Volunteer several days per week escorting Appreciation Week in April. guests and patients to their destinations in the hospital. Jan Roberts plays Walla Walla General Hospital’s new grand piano, “It’s fun,” he says. “It makes which was purchased and donated by volunteers. the day go fast, and I meet lots (WWGH) in an extraordinary The piano was purchased of nice people. I really way. The hospital Auxiliary, and donated through the gifts appreciate the flexibility the with the help of two generous and efforts of volunteers and hospital offers me, and I love donors, recently purchased a continues to be utilized by having something constructive grand piano for the lobby. The volunteers who fill the lobby to do with my time.” vision for the beautiful and halls of the hospital with instrument is that visitors and healing music. The hospital is Mary Faith Bell, Tillamook employees alike will be blessed welcoming pianists to share Regional Medical Center by the calming and healing music that creates an atmo- marketing and communications sounds of music. sphere of peace, hope and director “Music has the ability to health. WWGH has also affect moods and impact stress extended an invitation for levels,” says Karen Kellar, evening recitals to provide an Volunteer Shaun Heublein WWGH vice president of opportunity for the communi- VOLUNTEERS escorts patients when he’s not patient care. “Providing a calm ty to enjoy the gift of music. piloting a plane. MAKE A DIFFERENCE environment has been shown VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT: »» Adventist Medical Center, The Adventist Health hospitals to effect healing by decreasing SHAUN HEUBLEIN Portland, Ore.: 276 volunteers, in the Northwest are blessed by stress. Several patients have Walla Walla General 54,044 hours volunteers and their generous already commented on the Hospital has a new volunteer »» Tillamook Regional Medical hearts, giving spirits and music and mentioned that the with his head in the clouds and Center, Tillamook, Ore.: myriad efforts to be of service. music makes them feel as his feet firmly on the ground. 100 volunteers, 7,453 hours The spirit of volunteer though WWGH cares about Shaun Heublein is a full-time »» Walla Walla General Hospital, service is alive and well at them and their experience — airline pilot; he works for Walla Walla, Wash.: Walla Walla General Hospital and we do.” Ameriflight, a company that 95 volunteers, 20,486 hours

30 may 2015 FAMILYMILESTONES

Barrett 70th Idaho, where she worked as a Floyd and Lois Barrett nurse at the Pocatello General celebrated their 70th Hospital. She married Eli anniversary on Jan. 1, 2015. Taysom, the son of one of her Floyd Barrett and Lois patients, in 1937. They lived Nielsen were married on Jan. worked in Reno and Ely, 1, 1945, in Springfield, Ore. Nev., and Rigby, Idaho, To this union were born two before settling again in daughters, four grandchildren Pocatello. and six great-grandchildren. Avis has long been an Floyd served his country active member of the as a medic in the U.S. Navy. Adventist Church. She was an Following the service, he active elder, worked in spent most of his working women’s ministry and, even years as a body and fender at 80 years old, was the repairman on large trucks. He weekend cook for a would remove the dents from Pathfinder Club campout. Avis Taysom wrecked trucks, paint them Avis still lives in the and make them look like new marry Ben. They were deaconess and church house that Eli built, doesn’t again. married Nov. 25, 1964. treasurer, and have worked in take any regular medication, One month before their the children’s divisions. They spends time exploring yard first anniversary, Ben was are the SAGE (Seniors in sales and grocery stores, cooks drafted, and he served two Action with God for her own meals, and is always years at Fort Sam in Texas Excellence) representatives for ready to partake of her teaching the medics. He was Auburn Adventist Academy favorite hobby, fishing. discharged in December Church. Avis’ family includes her 1967, and the pair moved to They renewed their same children Wayne and Elaine, 6 Auburn, Wash., where their vows of 50 years ago at a grandchildren, 14 great- son Timothy was born in reception on Nov. 23, 2014, at grandchildren and 5 great- January 1968. the Auburn City Church, great-grandchildren, and the Floyd and Lois Barrett Ben worked for with Jay Coon presiding over family is still growing. Boeing and went to night the ceremony and many Lois worked in various school to get ready to go to family and friends present. banks as a loan officer. Loma Linda University to Their family includes Throughout the years they study physical therapy. Their Timothy Davis of Auburn; have lived in several places, second son, Kevin, was born Kevin and Heather (Kohl) FAMILYWEDDINGS including Goshen, Ore., and in February 1971, and Ben Davis of Buckley, Wash.; 3 Caldwell and Nampa, Idaho, graduated that May and grandchildren and a step- ALLEN-SCHLAMAN and currently are residing in interned for six months. great-grandchild. Jessica Marie Allen and Travis the Portland, Ore., area in the They moved back to Ryan Schlaman were married CherryWood Retirement Auburn in May 1982 for Tim Taysom 100th Oct. 19, 2014, in Yakima, Center. Floyd celebrated his to go to Auburn Adventist The Pocatello Church Wash. They are making their 90th birthday in November Academy. Both boys are honored the 100th birthday of home in Seattle, Wash. 2014, and Lois celebrated her third-generation graduates. Avis Taysom on Jan. 10. Avis 89th birthday in December Ben has work in various celebrated with her church BUNNELL-ARBASETTI 2014. therapies from hospitals, family, her son, and several of C. Leanne Bunnell and Nino clinics and home health until her grandchildren and Peter Arbasetti were married Davis 50th he retired in 2013. Charlene great-grandchildren at the Dec. 1, 2013, in Eugene, Ore., Ben Davis and Charlene retired in 2006 after working small event. where they are making their MacKenzie met in February 19 years as a medical Avis Grenfell was born in home. Leanne is the daughter 1963 in the licensed practical receptionist. Hillsboro, Ore., but grew up of Carl Bunnell III and nurse class at Portland Ben and Charlene have in Bellevue, Idaho, just south Lynette (Strom) Bunnell. Sanitarium and Hospital. held many church offices, of Ketchum. After attending Nino is the son of Wayne Charlene knew from the first including elder, deacon, Walla Walla College, Avis and Nileen Arbasetti. day of class she wanted to Pathfinder directors, moved to Pocatello,

OURFAMILY 31 may 2015 FAMILYATREST

AUSMUS — Standley Lee, (Cookson), 91; born April 26, 19, 2015, Bothell, Wash. 84; born Aug. 19, 1930, Burns, 1923, Napa, Calif.; died Dec. SUBMIT AN Surviving: daughters, Tiffany Ore.; died Jan. 16, 2015, 22, 2014, Vancouver, Wash. ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY! Huber and Heather (Huber) Gladstone, Ore. Surviving: Surviving: daughters, Donna The Gleaner now also accepts Ezekiel Simmons, both of sons, Dwight Ausmus, Burns; Haynes and LaVerle Martin, expanded obituary Bothell; father, Joseph M. Douglas Ausmus, Newberg, both of Battle Ground, Wash.; announcements with short bio Durham Sr., Beaufort, Mo.; Ore.; daughters, Patti (Aus- Patti Miller, Blue Lake, Calif.; mother, Sondra (Kenneth) and photo. For submission mus) Sandvik, Puyallup, 5 grandchildren and 11 great- Stewart, Cashmere, Wash.; Wash.; Pamela (Ausmus) grandchildren. and cost info, contact brothers, Joseph M. Durham Stephan, Graham, [email protected] BURNS — Lois Eileen Jr., Warrenton, Mo.; William Wash.; Vicki (Youker) or call 360-857-7043. (Buslach) Marteeny, 85; born E. Durham, Sullivan, Mo.; Sargeant, Woodland, Wash.; Dec. 2, 1928, Camas, Wash.; sister, Darla Syas, Florissant, 13 grandchildren and 11 died June 29, 2014, Vancouver, Mo.; and a grandchild. great-grandchildren. (Cooksley), 92; born April 9, Wash. Surviving: son, Louis 1922, Lavern, Alberta, JACKSON — Katherine I. BAIRD — Madison “Maddy” Marteeny, Vancouver; Canada; died Nov. 29, 2014, (Warren), 89; born Sept. 19, Jewell, 20; born Dec. 15, 1994, daughter, Barbara Olson, Pendleton, Ore. Surviving: 1925, Iola, Kan.; died March Walla Walla, Wash.; died Feb. Vancouver; and a grandchild. sons, Glenn, Vista, Calif.; 8, 2015, Falls City, Ore. Sur- 11, 2015, Seattle, Wash. COX — Frank, 96; born Oct. Hugh, Richmond, British viving: husband, Ben; son, Surviving: father, Matt Baird, Columbia, Canada; daughter, Charles, Falls City; and 2 Sidney, Mont.; mother, Lisa 21, 1918, Wray, Colo.; died Jan. 13, 2015, Eagle Point, Nancy All, Pendleton; 4 grandchildren. (Bjelland) Giebel, Walla Walla, grandchildren, a step-grand- Ore. JAMES — Robert Parnell, Wash.; stepfather, Art Giebel, child, a great-grandchild and 3 89; born Jan. 26, 1926, Grand Walla Walla; sister, Josie Baird, DAWES — Mildred P. (Cole) step-great-grandchildren. Walla Walla; grandparents, McDow, 101; born Nov. 26, Junction, Colo.; died Jan. 26, Floyd and Celeste Sweat, 1913, Wallowa, Ore.; died GILLETTE — Helen Alvena 2015, Homer, Alaska. Surviv- Central Point, Ore.; grandpar- Dec. 24, 2014, Hillsboro, Ore. (Carpenter), 93; born May 24, ing: wife, Doris R. ents, Dennis and Janelle Surviving: son, Ted McDow, 1921, Wakeeney, Kan.; died (Moody); sons, Jesse R. James, Bjelland, Terrebonne, Ore.; Riverbank, Calif.; stepson, Aug. 8, 2014, Hilo, Hawaii. Williston, N.D.; Jimmie W. grandfather, Benny Lou Baird, Don Dawes, College Place, Surviving: sons, Brian, James, Homer; daughter, Underwood, Wash.; and Wash.; daughter, Maxine Anchorage, Alaska; Lance, Judith A. James, Homer; sister, great-grandmother, Gladys (McDow) Johnson, Hillsboro; Fairbanks, Alaska; daughter, Etta Portenier, Milton-Free- Maia Cummings, Anchorage; Burrill, Prospect, Ore. 7 grandchildren, 5 step-grand- water, Ore.; a grandchild, 2 6 grandchildren and 2 great- step-grandchildren and 5 BAKER — Forrest Leroy, 82; children, 11 great-grandchil- grandchildren. step-great-grandchildren. born Aug. 28, 1932, Pendle- dren and 31 step-great-grand- ton, Ore.; died Feb. 10, 2015, children. HENDERSON — Mary E. KLASS — David Lee, 87; (White), 84; born Dec. 3, Pendleton. Surviving: wife, EPPERLY — Rose Irene born Oct. 10, 1927, Cam- 1930, McMinnville, Ore.; died Patricia Lee (Mangan); son, (Alcantar), 62; born Feb. 24, bridge, Ohio; died Feb. 11, Jan. 24, 2015, McMinnville. Forest R., Walla Walla, Wash.; 1952, Albuquerque, N.M.; 2015, McMinnville, Ore. Surviving: sons, Richard daughters, Katherine Bak- died Aug. 11, 2014, Boise, Surviving: wife, Dorothy Plahn and Mark Plahn; er-Blair, Pendleton; Mach- Idaho. Surviving: son, Scott (Ankrum), Dayton, Ore.; sons, daughter, Patricia Davis; elle Colligan, Walla Walla; Epperly; daughter, Lisa Steven, Dayton; Michael, brothers, Richard White and Diana Hall, Hermiston, Reynoso; brother, Stewart Keizer, Ore.; daughter, Robert White; sister, Linda Ore.; 8 grandchildren and 2 Alcantar; and 3 grandchildren. Cheryle Gendusa, Dayton; great-grandchildren. Schwichtenberg; 7 grandchil- brothers, James Klass and FRISTAD — Beulah dren, 14 great-grandchildren BEEZLEY — Charles Richard Hewison, both of “Berky” Caroline (Bergquist), and a great-great-grandchild. Cambridge, Ohio; 5 grand- “Chuck” Howard, 81; born 92; born March 26, 1922, HIGGINS — Gary Dean, 71; children and 10 great-grand- Jan. 7, 1933, Lawton, Kan.; Fresno, Calif.; died Jan. 6, born March 25, 1943, children. died Aug. 18, 2014, Irrigon, 2015, Chehalis, Wash. Caldwell, Idaho; died Feb. 24, Ore. Surviving: wife, Reatha Surviving: son, Ned, Kalama, LANGSETH — Dale Valier, 2015, Penrose, Colo. Surviv- (Renfroe); and daughter, Wash.; daughters, Lynda 84; born April 6, 1930, ing: wife, Elaine (Epperson); Deborah Beezley Netherton, Schreiner and Bev Fristad, Glasgow, Mont.; died Feb. 6, sons, Tad, Wichita, Portland, Ore. both of Salem, Ore.; Nancy 2015, Auburn, Wash. Surviv- Kan.; Shane, Parma, Idaho; Merickel, Chehalis; 14 ing: stepdaughters, Christine BOND BAKER — Doris A. daughters, Pamela Matthews, grandchildren, 26 great-grand- Whitson, Pacific, Wash.; (Philpott), 90; born March 26, Penrose; children and 2 great-great- Francis Herbert, Lake 1924, Halsey, Ore.; died Nov. April Moller, Houston, Texas; 6, 2014, Salem, Ore. Surviv- grandchildren. Oswego, Ore.; Suellen and 8 grandchildren. Nicholas, Auburn; 7 step- ing: husband, Robert Baker. GAMMON — Shirley Grace HUBER — Brenda Elaine grandchildren and 11 step- BURDEN — Doreen Eleanor (Durham), 57; born July 13, great-grandchildren. OURFAMILY 1957, St. Louis, Mo.; died Feb. 32 may 2015 FAMILYATREST LAYMAN — Phyllis (May) Ore. Surviving: wife, Winone 12, 1964, Waterbury, Conn.; grandchildren and 3 Finch, 93; born Sept. 3, 1921, Charleen (Walser) Reed, died Oct. 11, 2014, Olympia, great-grandchildren. Upton, Wyo.; died Nov. 26, Central Point, Ore.; sons, Wash. Surviving: husband, WAGNER — Catherine 2014, Happy Valley, Ore. Randy Lawson Reed, Central Leslie Singleton III, Yelm, LaVerne (Gibson), 97; born Surviving: sons, Bruce Finch, Point; daughter, Rhonda Wash.; son, Marcus Singleton, Sept. 10, 1917, Austin, Texas; Days Creek, Ore.; Tony Finch, Roberta Milhoan, Central Brooklyn, N.Y.; and daughter, died Jan. 25, 2015, Federal Happy Valley; daughter, Point; 6 grandchildren and a Azaliah Singleton, Yelm. Way, Wash. Surviving: sons, Connie Holloway, Eagle great-grandchild. SMITH — Dolores Edwina Alonzo S. III, Seattle, Wash.; River, Alaska; 6 grandchildren REIMCHE-VU — Brenda (Dollman), 95; born Jan. 8, Jose, Chester, Penn.; Andre, and 3 great-grandchildren. Diane (Fullerton), 44; born 1920, Chehalis, Wash.; died Nashville, Tenn.; daughter, LEMKE — Helen Marie Aug. 23, 1970, Walla Walla, Jan. 15, 2015, Payette, Idaho. Jan-Rachelle Wagner, Paris, (Sorensen), 96; born April 10, Wash.; died Oct. 2, 2014, Surviving: husband, W. Dean France; sister, Barbara Hund- 1918, Papillion, Neb.; died Tijuana, Mexico. Surviving: Smith; son, Kenny A., Pome- ley, Loma Linda, Calif.; 10 Aug. 28, 2014, Salem, Ore. husband, David L., Goldendale, roy, Wash.; daughter, Deena grandchildren and 2 Surviving: sons, Hal, Salem; Wash.; sons, Nathan, Micah, McDaniel, Payette; 4 grand- great-grandchildren. Robert, Beaverton, Ore.; Joel, Adam, Isaiah and Elijah, all of children and 8 great- WESTON — Linda Marie Hillsboro, Ore.; Steve, Goldendale; daughters, grandchildren. (Frantz), 66; born Dec. 11, Wilsonville, Ore.; 3 Hannah Reimche-Vu, Havilah SNOOK — Evelyn “Jeanne” 1947, McCloud, Calif.; died grandchildren and 5 great- Reimche-Vu and Sarah (Schneidau), 88; born July 13, June 18, 2014, Tenino, Wash. grandchildren. Reimche-Vu, all of Golden- 1926, Gold Beach, Ore.; died Surviving: husband, Doug; LYONS — Glen A., 77; born dale; brothers, Bryan Fullerton Jan. 15, 2015, Brookings, Ore. daughter, Marie (Weston) Oct. 27, 1937, Glen Falls, N.Y.; and Alex Fullerton, both of Surviving: son, Lee, Gold Weberg, Las Vegas, Nev.; died Jan. 6, 2015, Bend, Ore. Vancouver, Wash.; sisters, Alina Beach; and daughter, Lila adopted daughters, Laurey Surviving: wife, Carole (Baker); Fullerton, Vancouver; and Strickland, Gold Beach. (Barlow) Jones, Tenino; Ariel Nicole Doak, Goldendale. Barlow, Seattle, Wash.; son, Russell Lyons, Ely, Nev.; STALEY — Sharon Ramona daughter, Jackie Knox, Bend; SCHLAMAN — Melody Elizabeth Barlow, Spanaway, (Lee), 60; born Nov. 20, 1953, Wash.; and 4 grandchildren. sisters, Ruth Lyons, Eugene, (Kromminga), 50; born July Bremerton, Wash.; died Nov. Ore.; Lynn Larrow, Spring- 24, 1964, Indianapolis, Ind.; 3, 2014, Hood River, Ore. WYSONG — Don Edwin, field, Vt.; 12 grandchildren and died Dec. 20, 2014, Edmonds, Surviving: husband, Ralph; 87; born Jan. 7, 1927, College 6 great-grandchildren. Wash. Surviving: husband, mother, Jean (May) Lee, Place, Wash.; died Jan. 5, 2015, MCHAN — James Albert, 83; Craig, Bothell, Wash.; Dallesport, Wash.; brothers, Battle Ground, Wash. Surviv- born March 17, 1931, Takoma daughters, Heather Schlaman Gary Lee, Dallesport; Alvin ing: wife, Lillian (Rambo); Park, Md.; died Jan. 31, 2015, and Michelle Schlaman, both Lee, Hephzibah, Ga.; and Rick son, Richard, Loma Linda, Eugene, Ore. Surviving: wife, of Bothell; parents, Al and Lee, Portland, Ore. Calif.; daughters, Sherilyn Carolyn (Boyer); son, Steve, Betty Kromminga, Stanwood, Holm, Vancouver, Wash.; Wash.; and brother, David SUTTON — James “Jim” H., Cindy Brown, Chandler, Loma Linda, Calif.; daughters, 74; born Nov. 15, 1940, Kathy McMillan, Yucaipa, Kromminga, Tucson, Ariz. Ariz.; Patti Titus, Yakima, Wenatchee, Wash.; died Dec. Wash.; and 6 grandchildren. Calif.; Nancy Wolfe, Loma SCHMECHEL — Chester 22, 2014, Wenatchee. Surviving: Linda; and 6 grandchildren. Russell, 95; born May 2, 1919, wife, Nettie Sutton, Cashmere, ZULAUF — DeWayne POTTS — Virgil James, 79; McClusky, N.D.; died Sept. Wash.; brothers, Dick, Frank- Fredrick, 73; born June 28, born April 21, 1935, Billings, 23, 2014, Newberg, Ore. furt, Ind.; George, Wapato, 1941, Torrington, Wyo.; died Mont.; died Dec. 5, 2014, Surviving: wife, Kathryn Wash.; Bob, Yakima, Wash.; Jan. 12, 2015, Irrigon, Ore. (Boepple); daughters, Joanne Yakima, Wash. Surviving: Keith, Peshastin, Wash.; and Go to GleanerNow.com/ wife, Helen (Altimus); son, Piper, Quartzsite, Ariz.; Penny sister, Mary Weijohn, Wapato. contribute to submit family Ausmus and Suzi Feierfeil, Ken, Yakima; daughters, VERSTAPPEN — Joseph M., announcements. both of Newberg; 8 grandchil- Cherie Henry, Portland, Ore.; 84; born Sept. 11, 1930, St. dren and 8 great-grandchil- The North Pacific Union Denise Ray, Moxee, Wash.; Oedenrode, The Netherlands; and 5 grandchildren. dren. Conference Gleaner accepts died Jan. 11, 2015, Grants Pass, family listings as a service PULLEN — Florence June SCOTT — Roella Marguerite Ore. Surviving: wife, Elizabeth to members of Adventist (Colson), 91; born Glenns (Lotts), 101; born Nov. 23, (Kerens); daughters, Geri churches in the Northwest. Ferry, Idaho; died Jan. 24, 1912, Rowley, Iowa; died Aug. Wytcherley, Milwaukie, Ore.; While this information is not 2015, Medford, Ore. Surviv- 2, 2014, Boring, Ore. Surviv- Rosanne Wehrens, The intended as an endorsement ing: son, James, Wichita, Kan.; ing: husband, J. Eugene Scott; Netherlands; brothers, Peter, of any facts or relationships daughter, Colleen Shaver, son, Richard Heckle, Grand Dunedin, Fla.; Henry, Kings- represented, the Gleaner Medford; 6 grandchildren and Junction, Colo.; daughter, ton, Ontario, Canada; sister, does not knowingly print con- 7 great-grandchildren. Cheryl Coleman, Boring; and Maria Steenbakkers, Kingston; tent contrary to the biblical REED — Wayne, 80; born 8 grandchildren. half-brothers, Wil and Jan, both beliefs of the Seventh-day Oct. 7, 1934, Norton, Kan.; SINGLETON — Clara of The Netherlands; 3 Adventist Church. died Jan. 12, 2015, Medford, Denise (Bennett), 50; born Jan. OURFAMILY 33 may 2015 ANNOUNCEMENTS

NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE directors of the Conference reports pertaining to the work carried on Offering within its territory since the last quadrennial session; to elect for the ensuing term officers, department directors, and the Conference May 2 — Local Church Budget; Executive Committee; and to transact any other business that may May 9 — Disaster and Famine Relief; properly come before the delegates in session. Each church shall be May 16 — Local Church Budget; represented at the sessions of the Conference by two delegates for May 23 — Local Conference Advance; the church organization and one delegate for each 75 members, or May 30 — North American Division Evangelism. major fraction thereof, each of whom shall be a Seventh-day Adventist member in good and regular standing of the local church More events listed at GleanerNow.com/events. which he or she represents.

WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY Paul Hoover, President June 7 — Missoula MSW Hooding Ceremony/Graduation at 2 p.m.; Doug R. Johnson, Vice President for Administration June 12 — Consecration, Walla Walla University Church at 8 p.m.; June 13 — Baccalaureate, Walla Walla University Church at 11:45 a.m.; WASHINGTON June 13 — Teacher Dedication, Fine Arts Center at 3 p.m.; June 13 — Nurses Pinning, Walla Walla University Church at 4 p.m.; Missing Members June 13 — BSW Pinning, Winter Education Complex at 5 p.m.; The Mount Vernon Church is looking for the following missing June 13 — Theology Senior Dedication at 5 p.m.; members: Freeda M. Blurton, Bruce Burd, Kathi L. Dahl, Patricia June 13 — Master’s Degree Hooding at 7 p.m.; Dahl, Josh Daniels, Enid Daniels, Atchel Edwards, Shawn Fergusen, June 14 — Commencement, Centennial Green at 8:30 a.m. Margerite Febus, Alberta Ferro, Bradley Freeman, Scott Gilliland, Skip Haggart, Jolene Haggart, Drew Peter Harrison, Karen OREGON Holloman, Howard Holman, Annie M. LaFreniere, Roger D. Meyers, Wendell Mulliken, Rebekah E. Nelson, Ryan W. Peterson, Kyle R. ‘Reversing Diabesity’ Health Weekend Phillips, Tobin W. Phillips, EnSue Puaa, Shannon A. Robinson, Jose May 1–5 — The Whipple Creek Church is hosting a weekend L. Sanchez, Marti Swenson, Rick Seratt, Jeromy A. Stewart, Robin seminar designed to identify the leading causes of diabetes and Stewart, Darcie Stewart, Thomas Rodriguez, Koree Rodriguez, obesity and give easy, natural and cost-effective steps you can take Jessica Van denburgh, Jason R. Van denburgh, Jennings B. Watts to prevent or even reverse this common condition. Diabetes and III, Linda C. Watts, Ryan K. Watts, Kyle J. Watts, Chryl West and obesity can lead to hypoglycemia, high blood pressure, high Michelle Wilhonen. If you have any information, please email cholesterol, stroke and heart disease, blindness, amputation, and [email protected]. other serious health conditions. Health educator Jack McIntosh will share how to tune up your health, have more energy and get better WORLD CHURCH rest with simple changes anyone can follow. The weekend includes health lectures, an optional low-cost health screening, ques- Oak Park Academy Alumni Weekend tion-and-answer sessions, and vegetarian cooking demonstrations Sept. 18–19 — All alumni, former faculty and staff are invited to this with great recipes and free food sampling. Whipple Creek Church, special reunion weekend. The 2015 honor classes are: 1940, 1945, 302 NW 179th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642. For more information, visit 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980. Location: Gates Hall, 825 whipplecreekadventist.org or call 360-574-2540. 15th St., Nevada, Iowa. Make plans to attend. For more information, contact Allayne Petersen Martsching at 401-312-7368 or al- Spring Concert [email protected]. May 30 — Spring concert at 6 p.m., featuring Shannon and Jeanine Goodwin, Craig King, Carl Parker, and the Tsikirai Family at the Greater New York Academy 95th Stone Tower Church, 3010 NE Holladay St., just off Sandy Blvd. For Anniversary Reunion more information, call the church at 503-232-6018. Oct. 9–11 — Save the date! Honoring classes ending in 0 and 5. Events include vespers and Welcome Table Friday night; worship UPPER COLUMBIA service, lunch and “Music and Memories” on Sabbath; breakfast and basketball on Sunday. Send your name and contact information Upper Columbia Conference to [email protected]. Friend us at Greater Nya (group page Constituency Session Greater N Y Academy Official Alumni). Write to GNY Academy, Notice is hereby given that the quadrennial session of the Upper 41-32 58th St., Woodside, NY 11377 or call 718-639-1752. Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at the Upper Columbia Academy convocation center in Spangle, Wash., on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to receive from the officers and department

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41 may 2015 APOCALAUGHS NOW L ast year when Barely Adventist Judgment and humor don’t informed the digital world mix — or do they? that beloved televangelist Doug While space constraints Batchelor would be making his prevent us from delving into the debut on Dancing With the Stars, a mechanics, styles and definitions of passionate diatribe on the holiness humor, it is important to explore of humor erupted on social media the simple idea of laughter in the comments sections. context of judgment lest we find During the literary melee, a ourselves misrepresenting our own theme emerged among those on eschatology like the conscientious the faithful but frowning side of but sadly mistaken humor-haters Adventism. “You think in a dying responding to yesteryear’s satirical world with three angels message to post. preach and seven plagues about to Let’s begin with a basic drop it’s time for joke?” asked one truth — Adventists are an Sadventist. apocalyptic people. “We Have Echoing the sentiments, This Hope”1 is a common another lachrymose Adventist hymn sung around the AUTHOR Seth Pierce truth-lover asked, world — especially at official “Do you church gatherings. Historian understand how serious it is to George Knight says, “If Adventism know that there is a judgment loses its apocalyptic vision, it has happening and it involves the lost its reason for existing as either entire world … ?” a church or a system of One user, self-named education.”2 simply “Adventist” and no doubt Adventist identity is rooted in representing a large demographic books like Daniel and Revelation of the church, writes, “What pointing forward to the moment about sober and composed and when Jesus is revealed (apocalypse) calm and a right mind do you to the world and the earth is made think is something you would call new. a stick in the mud? Perhaps you Which leads us to the crucial would be more comfortable at a point — of all the Christian comedy club than you would traditions on Earth, Adventists before the judgment seat of God.” should appreciate a robust sense of

42 may 2015 PERSPECTIVE

Gospel- grounded hope is the foundation of Christian laughter.

oriented productions Hollywood cranks out almost every year. We have grace, we have hope, we have joy, and so we have laughter. May our apocalyptic vision include apocalaughter as we wait for the judgment that is always in the favor of God’s people (Daniel 7:22). 1. Wayne Hooper, 1962. 2. George Knight, The humor because humor is (Rev. 21:1–7 and belief “Humor is proof that Apocalyptic Vision and the apocalyptic. One scholar points number 28). everything is going to be all Neutering of Adventism (Silver out, “Whether in righteous We may dwell alongside right with God nevertheless.”6 Spring: Review and Herald, judgment, putting self-deifying the world’s darkness, but the Adventist theology’s end result 2008), 11. mortals in their proper place Spirit of God dwells inside us is proclaiming that all will be 3. Erik Thoennes, “Laughing (Psalm 2) or in crushing our with the light of heaven — right with God in the end. Through Tears: The despair at the foot of the cross, meaning that, like God, we Laughter reminds us of Redemptive Role of Humor in a Fallen World,” Presbyterion God always gets the last laugh. can laugh with “He who sits in that — it’s an expression of Covenant Seminary Review, Fall Gospel-grounded hope is the the heavens” (Psalm 2:4) hope and a tool that can help 2007, 72–83. foundation of Christian because “heaven is all joy”4 and us focus on that hope when we 4. Ellen White, Counsels for the laughter. This laughter springs the end of the story written by forget. Church, p. 22. from belief in God’s ability to the One in the heavens is While we are free to 5. Theological term for the bring radical reversals of happy. If we are unable to debate what constitutes humor Second Coming literally fortune within this badly fallen laugh, and cite the judgment as and when it is appropriate, to meaning “presence.” 3 world.” a reason, perhaps we have excoriate humor and laughter 6. Robert L. Short, The Parables Within our either forgotten the hope we itself on the basis of God’s of Peanuts (New York, NY: denominational name is the profess to have, or we have impending judgment betrays a Harper & Row, 1968), 151. hope of looking forward to fallen into a pattern of teaching bleak vision of the apocalypse seeing Jesus, and within our the apocalypse in such a way as that has lost sight of the Savior. Seth Pierce, Puyallup Church lead fundamental beliefs is the to emphasis last plagues rather That vision will not inspire pastor knowledge that the earth will than the parousia.5 holiness or healthy churches. be made new — free from all Charles Schultz, creator of The Adventist apocalypse is sickness, death and suffering the Peanuts comic strip, says, different from the disaster-

43 may 2015 THE HIGH ROAD TO HELL S ome of the devil’s most devoted disciples are among the best-behaved people on Earth. The most deceived of them experience victory over sin. Some are longtime church members devoted to doing the will of God but are servants of satanic delu- sions. Should it surprise us that demons can deceive and empower well-intentioned people? New Agers exchange cigarettes for offers, the devil has a counter- carrot sticks through the power of feit — even a counterfeit victory Hindu-style meditation. The over sin, to lure us away from the pagan power channeled to them in cross so we trust in our own character neopagan meditation chambers attainments and thus forfeit salvation by certainly isn’t the grace. AUTHOR Martin Weber Holy Spirit. All true believers yearn for Rejoicing in total victory over sin, and the devil victory over sinful habits, they knows it. As we reach out for Jesus know not that their spiritual state to pull us out of one gutter, Satan is worse than before they became tries to drag us into another. Bad as overcomers. it is to be snared in the slime of Well, why would the devil sinful indulgence, the ultimate bestow victory over sin? Before deception is the opposite ditch off addressing this, let’s reaffirm that the gospel freeway: legalism. God has plentiful power over sin People imagine they are following for us in the resurrection life of God when in reality another force Jesus received through His Spirit. is empowering them. But the devil also has power to Remember the Pharisees, transform lives. those paragons of piety. They had You see, our crafty foe wants conquered the flesh and its lusts to to seize our souls through his the point that they fasted twice a deceptions. Thus for all that God week. But Jesus said these trophies

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Some of the devil’s most devoted disciples are among the best-behaved people on Earth.

harm is often called black magic their carnal liberalism and the or sorcery, and magic intended demons of righteousness with to help or cure is frequently their legalism. The final time termed white magic.”1 Do you of trouble is soon to burst upon see the deception? For those us, with the world entrapped eager to indulge in evil, the in Satan’s deceptions. But there devil has black magic. (I will be a remnant people who lament the racial overtones of “keep the commandments of that term, but such are the God and the faith of Jesus” terms used in the world of (Rev. 14:12). By keeping witchcraft.) And for those who God’s commandments, the admire the miracles of blessing final remnant people overcome of self-discipline and the only hope. They preach a Jesus performed, Satan has the demons of indulgence. And disciples of their zealous gospel, but one of merit rather white magic. Black magic or by cherishing faith in Jesus, evangelism were actually sons than mercy (see 2 Cor. white magic — he doesn’t care they overcome the demons of of hell (see Matt. 23:15). 11:2–4). This false gospel whether people do evil or do righteousness. “Lord, I thank Thee for brings them “into bondage” good as long as he is in control. So let us beware and be what Thou art doing in my (verse 20) — bondage to In Christ’s day, Herod by wise. Amid the worldliness life,” prayed the Pharisee in the demons of righteousness: “For the demons of indulgence around us, God offers His sanctuary as he scorned the such are false apostles, deceitful killed John the Baptist for the church victory over sin, but so struggling soul who cast workers, transforming sake of lust, while the Pharisees does the devil. Resist his himself upon God’s mercy. themselves into apostles of by demons of righteousness temptation to jump from the That model of self-mastery Christ. And no wonder! For killed Jesus for the sake of law. frying pan with the demons of knew not that his own soul Satan himself transforms In succeeding centuries, the indulgence into the fire with was in bondage to himself into an angel of light. emperors of Rome were the demons of righteousness. demons — not demons of Therefore it is no great thing if playboys in their palaces, as self-indulgence but demons of his ministers also transform bishops of Rome venerated 1. “Magic,” Encyclopedia Americana (Danbury, Conn.: self-righteousness! themselves into ministers of monastics in the desert and Grolier, 1991), vol. 18, p. 84. righteousness” (verses 13–15). promoted perfectionism (with DEMONS OF Satan’s wolf-in-sheep’s- purgatory as a fire escape for Martin Weber, Adventist product RIGHTEOUSNESS clothing strategy multiplies his those not yet worthy of manager for Faithlife, maker of Demons of righteousness? power to deceive. Take heaven). Logos Bible Software Yes! The Bible warns of witchcraft, for example. In these last days, may spiritual zealots who preach According to the Encyclopedia God save us from both the Christ but not Christ as our Americana, “magic to cause demons of indulgence with

45 may 2015 LET’S TALK

RESPONSE D uring a warm snap back lost all your leaves in the fall, CNN, navigate the city with a in February, I had a talk and I’d like to see them come GPS and make plane reserva- with a of clump daffodils back — on schedule.” tions online. But when it stubbornly pushing up through “I’ve got it covered,” said comes to responding to the the dirt in our front yard. the tree, with a glance at my Creator, I have a lot to learn “What are you doing?” I shiny head. “That’s more than I from flora and fauna. exclaimed. “It’s the middle of can say about you.” It’s a message echoed in winter. You shouldn’t be up “Another touché,” said I. the words of Jer. 8:7: “Even the yet.” I walked back toward the stork in the sky knows her “What do you know,” house, only to pause at the appointed seasons, and the their spokesflower retorted. familiar call of a robin. “This is dove, the swift and the thrush “You’ve never been a flower.” getting ridiculous,” I thought observe the time of their to myself. “Hey up there,” I migration. But my people do called. “I just put the Christmas not know the requirements of Jeremiah rates our spiritual IQ tree away. You’re supposed to the LORD.” even lower than “birdbrains.” be hunkered down for the Honest old Jeremiah rates winter like the rest of us. Save our spiritual IQ even lower your singing for the spring.” than “birdbrains.” With traits “Touché,” I replied. “But I He cocked his head, and tastes curated through know what happens every year. hopped a couple of branches years of practice, the tendencies You guys come shooting up higher and sang on. of cultural Adventists may only to get bitten off again by Of course that was eons respond more readily to the freezing weather. You’ve got ago, and spring has officially fickle whims of society than two months until spring! Save been here for more than a the simple Word of God. your energy for later.” month, at least according to the Perhaps it’s why His children “No worries,” came the calendar. The flowering bushes are so often referred to as sheep. response. “We’re good.” are just fine. The tree along the Yet there is always hope. If Disgruntled by their driveway looks no worse for a flower, tree or bird can disregard, I trundled down the the experience. The robin and faithfully answer the call of the driveway to where a maple tree his friends are singing up a Creator, certainly our “little showed leaf buds just begin- storm. Global warming or not, flock” can rediscover an ning to turn green. all my feathered friends, indeed urgency to listen to the Spirit “Not you too!” I cried. “I most of nature, seem to be in and once again seek the voice depend on you to unfurl those better shape than I and some of of the Shepherd. leaves on my two-legged cohorts. AUTHOR Steve Vistaunet schedule, and I can check out the latest Steve Vistaunet, Gleaner editor you’re way weather radar on my computer ahead of the game.” screen, scan supermarket bar “Have you ever been a codes on my mobile phone and tree?” it asked. “Ever felt the play Frisbee golf on my Respond to any Gleaner topic by sap start to rise?” television at home. It’s a cinch emailing [email protected]. “No,” I replied. “But you to sniff the political wind on

46 may 2015 INREVIEW NEW FROM PACIFIC PRESS Understanding Ellen White Merlin D. Burt, editor

Enter “Ellen White” in a Google was and what she accomplished: the search, and 302,000,000 results pop love of God in Christ and a focus on up in less than a second — many of Scripture.” which misrepresent reality and Written by 16 well-respected influence people who do not have theologians, including Jon Paulien, adequate information or appreciation Alberto R. Timm and Herbert of her writings. Douglass, Understanding Ellen White Understanding Ellen White explores chapters such as “Ellen White provides a thoughtful look at her and Science,” “The Development of prophetic ministry and explores the SDA Doctrines” and “The Plagiarism two themes that were foundational to Debate.” her life and work. “Basic to any While it doesn’t try to offer a understanding of Ellen White is her final answer on every issue, this book own walk with God,” writes Merlin provides answers to specific questions D. Burt. “Everything she did must be regarding Ellen White and her understood and interpreted within prophetic ministry. It opens a window this context. Readers need to know to her heart that allows us to discover her passions that weave like two her passion for her Savior and for the golden threads through her entire life Word of God. and experience are central to who she

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