July 2003 - Adventist.org - Lake Union Conference

E DUCATIONIndiana AcademyReaches out to ZambiaIndiana — Indiana Academy (IA) students and facultyresponded to a Voice of Prophecy (VOP) call toassist with their ministry in Zambia, where LonnieMelashenko and the VOP team will hold Hope for OurTroubled World, a three-week evangelistic series inLusaka, Zambia, Aug. 29–Sept. 20, that will beuplinked by Adventist Television Network (ATN) toall of Africa, Europe, Russia, India, and westernChina.Zambian church members in villages across thecountry are anxious to participate in these meetingsand share the gospel with their neighbors. The cost fora dish and receiver is only $280, but it’s a hugeamount in Zambia where the typical family lives onless than $150 a month! The VOP asked churches,schools, and individual members to consider sponsoringa church at $100 each, reducing the cost for membersin Zambia to $180.Indiana Academy staff and students are committedto outreach—both in their community and throughoutthe world as they are able to respond. For furtherinformation about Indiana Academy, contact BethBartlett, registrar, at (317) 984-3575. For further informationabout participating in the VOP Zambia evangelisticproject, call (805) 955-7667; or e-mailAfrica@vop.com.Diane Thurber, Indiana Conferencecommunication directorVillage School StudentsCharged for ServiceMichigan — Astudent’s motherapproached me with acreative communityservice idea. We had alocal hardware storedonate some nine-voltbatteries, and a roommother purchased aStudents delivered smoke alarmbatteries to communityresidents, promoting fire safetyand God’s love.N EWSfew more. We made asimple tag with a specialgreeting from ourschool on one side anda message about how much God loves people on theother side. We then attached the tags to the batterieswith some colored ribbon.Twenty-six seventh-grade students from the BerrienSprings, Mich., Village Elementary School hit thestreets to deliver these replacement smoke alarm batteries,promoting fire safety and God’s love to communityresidents.The response we received was tremendous. Manyof the people the students met at the doors were pleasantlysurprised and happy to see young people workingin such a positive way. It was a wonderful, creativeway to help our community and share Jesus too.Chris Davisson, Berrien Springs VillageSchool seventh-grade teacherPublic High School RetreatWisconsin — Wisconsin Conference has hosted apublic high school student retreat for the past fiveyears. During that time it has gained its own momentumand is no longer an occasion parents and pastorsneed to coax their young people to attend. In fact, thispast year they (and their sponsors) had such a goodtime, I didn’t know if they would go home.Each highschool studentbrought an adultsponsor whohelped guideand mentor thestudents at theevent. AndrewsUniversity students,under thedirection ofSteve Yeagley,Wisconsin high school students sharewith their peers the challenges they face,and how God uses them to reach otherstudents in their high schools for Jesus.came with music, small-group activities, and createdan environment where public high schoolers and9–12th-grade homeschoolers could connect with Godand get acquainted with each other.It seemed they were especially impacted by theSabbath afternoon activities. One young man told us,“I rededicated my life to Jesus this afternoon.”I watched students exchanging addresses, givinggood-bye hugs, and thanking the presenters and thecooks. These young people are God’s ambassadors inthe public school system. I salute them.Aileen King, Wisconsin Conferenceyouth department secretaryVisit our web site at luc.adventist.org Lake Union Herald, July 2003 • 15