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The International Paper for Seventh-day AdventistsNovember 10, 2012Years of Mission Giving14Translatorof theWord22TheJewsof 27Jesus’ Life-changing PowerAdventismISSN 255003/09614

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The Unfinished Mission Story“But Sergio did not improve.”It’s the only line I can still remember ofthe first mission story I ever had to tellat church. When I was 10, my fourthgradeteacher somehow cajoled me intomemorizing and then telling the missionstory from the Mission Quarterly, and—terrors!—presenting it to the Sabbathschool members in the large congregationshe attended.As best I can recall, Sergio was a smalland very ill boy from Brazil, who desperatelyneeded medical help from a churchrunclinic. And try as I may, I still can’trecall how the mission story turned out.All I have left of it is that rather ominoussoundingfragment: “But Sergio did notimprove.”Needless to say, I’ve thought a greatdeal about Sergio over the years. Eachtime I meet a Sergio in my travels aroundthe world—and there are many—I askmyself, “Could this be him? Is this theboy from the mission story 40 years agowhose health was heading the wrongdirection?”I’m not the only one for whom themission stories of this worldwide movementhave been greatly influential. Asyou’ll learn from this month’s cover feature,“100 Years of Mission Giving,” millionsof Seventh-day Adventists aroundthe globe have for 100 years been findinginspiration, motivation, and worthy projectsto support in the mission stories toldwith such color and skill. The thirteenthSabbath offering—long a treasuredopportunity to push forward the missionof the church—has built schools andchurches and seminaries and publishinghouses—and hospitals, maybe even theone where Sergio sought help.Pray as you read this month’s editionof Adventist World. Pray for a heart thatstill seeks to know how the mission storywill finally come out, and for aheart made generous by grace.By the grace of God, andbecause you continue tocare, Sergio will yet improve.WORLD REPORTSouth America:Adventist Outreach Seeks GreaterMember Engagement■ Lay evangelism was the focus of a 200-person gathering of SouthAmerican Division leaders recently, held at the Seventh-day AdventistChurch’s headquarters in Brasília, capital city of Brazil.Luis Gonçalves, who coordinated the meetings, said one of themain discussion topics for the group was the development of trainingfor lay evangelists in all countriesand regions. The initial goal is toempower more than 1,400 laypeople,who then would perform morethan 2,000 outreach programs.“Members will engage in evangelismin a practical way,” saidGonçalves.Evangelism is not limited onlyto prophecy seminars and othertopics during a set time period. Ithas much to do with buildingpermanent relationships, evenafter baptism, within the contextof discipleship.Discipleship is what motivatesMarcos Alexandre Martins, 25,who gave his testimony at theHOMEWORK: Marcos AlexandreMartins (right) tells about evangelizinghis neighborhood.conference’s opening session on August 28, 2012. Along with hismother, Iolanda, Marcos was responsible for contact with a psychologistwho was recently baptized into the Adventist Church. Inthe words of Erton Köhler, South American Division president:“Evangelism is not the mission of a department—it is the missionof a church.”In the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, andEspirito Santo the results of evangelism training are already beingseen, leaders report. Raimundo Gonçalves, who coordinates outreachstrategies in this region of Brazil, explains that more than 8,000 peoplewere trained in person or via satellite in an 18-month period.“I see greater mobilization in churches, and consequently baptismsoccur with people better prepared for the spiritual challenges,”Gonçalves says. Two of the most challenging goals the AdventistChurch has in these states are to confirm the official Adventist presencein 389 cities and increase its evangelism efforts in urban con-PHOTO COURTESY ASNContinued on next pageNovember 2012 | Adventist World 3

WORLD REPORTPHOTO COURTESY SPDFIT FOR A KING: King Tupou VI of Tonga receives a set of DVDs producedby Australia’s Adventist Media Network.glomerates such as the Rio Grande(the metropolitan area of Rio deJaneiro), with more than 6 millioninhabitants.In Buenos Aires, Argentina, thechallenge is huge too, as evidenced byDavid Del Valle, coordinator of evangelism.One strategy is to recruit 3,000young volunteers (Calebs) who willgive Bible studies, maintain friendships,and contribute to strengtheningsmall groups. Del Valle and his teamare working in advance of a citywideoutreach in 2013, featuring up to anaggregate of 187 weeks of messages.“We also planted four newchurches in Buenos Aires, as well as aschool for lay evangelists and districtpastors,” he adds.—reported by Felipe Lemos, ASN staffTonga: King ReceivesAdventist DVD■■The king of Tonga was the gratefulrecipient of one of the first Beyond:The Search DVD sets to go to thePacific islands.King Tupou VI, a member of theFree Wesleyan Church, was given aBeyond box set during official celebrationsto mark his birthday.Tonga native Paula Moimoi Latu,who works for Sanitarium Health andWellbeing at Tuggerah, Australia, presentedthe gift.The presentation received great interestin the local press and community.More than 400 orders for the DVDs havealready come from Tonga, according tothe Adventist Media Network (AMN).PHOTO COURTESY SPDBeyond: The Search is a 14-partdocumentary series featuring storiesfrom around the world that promotethe Christian worldview as relevant,attractive, and reasonable. Producedby AMN, the series has alreadyreceived a number of mainstream filmawards, including two prestigiousCine Gold Eagles.For more information, visit www.beyond.info.—reported by Jared Madden and KentKingston, South Pacific DivisionSouth Pacific: ConferenceTeaches Women to ShareTheir Faith■■Hundreds of Adventist womenleaders from across the South Pacifichave been empowered to spreadthe gospel through a world-firstconference held in Brisbane, Australia.Every nation in the church’s SouthPacific Division (SPD) was representedat the Adventist Women’s Conference,themed “Touch a Heart, Tellthe World.” The 630 attendeesincluded 230 women from Papua NewGuinea, the largest group represented.CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT: SarahAratia, director of women’s ministries forthe Seventh-day Adventist Church in theCook Islands, was among those participatingin the women’s ministries event.4 Adventist World | November 2012

WORLD REPORTThe invitational event tests medicalinstitution representatives in a varietyof nursing specializations. In additionto the grand winner trophy in the registerednurse category, the contestantsearned scholarships to the RachellAllen Nursing Review Center, a cashprize, and products from sponsors.The Manila Adventist MedicalCenter and Colleges, formerly ManilaSanitarium and Hospital, is a tertiarylevel IV academic medical centerlocated in Pasay City, Metro Manila.The hospital is the primary teachingaffiliate for Manila Adventist College.MAMC has also served as a traininghospital for specialist physicians insurgery, anesthesia, internal medicine,pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology.Rachell Allen Reviewers, U.S.A., isan international review centerdesigned to assist nurses in their preparationfor licensing exams such as theCommission on Graduates in ForeignNursing Schools and the NationalCouncil Licensure Examination.—reported by Gay Deles, via AdventistNews NetworkVICTORY CELEBRATION: The winning teamand supporters from Manila Adventist MedicalCenter.IAN KENNETHBy Corrado Cozzi, Euro-Africa DivisionEuro-Africa Division:Adventists Meet AtWaldensianTempleLay ministries conventionThe end of summer—August 30 to September 2,2012—was the beginning of a season of inspirationfor nearly 400 Seventh-day Adventists from acrossthe Euro-Africa Division (EUD), as participants in theregion’s first-ever lay ministries convention gathered at aWaldensian church in Bobbio Pellice, Italy. Adventists andothers regard the Waldensians as early Christians who keptthe seventh-day Sabbath.Attendees came from Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, and Switzerland,as well as Italy. Ted N. C. Wilson, General Conferencepresident; his wife, Nancy; Adventist Mission director GaryKrause; and division leaders were guests at the event, but centerstage was reserved for lay members themselves.“The main goal of this event is to share testimonies onevangelism experienced by lay people in their local country,”said Paolo Benini, personal ministries director for theEuro-Africa Division and an organizer of the event.Three-minute presentations were allotted to each layproject. Each country was introduced by a report that presentedthe major programs and projects supported by thechurch members in that nation. The presentations centeredon innovative means of outreach to a Europe that is largely“postmodern” in its philosophical outlook.Said one delegate, “I will go home with a lot of ideas, andwith God’s help I will be able to put some of them to use.”Youth delegate Gabriele Taddei added, “The laypeople’stestimonies have been uplifting and inspiring; it’s encour-6 Adventist World | November 2012

PHOTOS COURTESY OF EUDCOMhonors early sabbatariansTop left: WALDENSIAN CHURCH: Exterior of Waldensian church in Bobbio Pellice,Italy, where hundreds of Adventists from the Euro-Africa Division gathered for thelay ministries conference. Bottom left: PRAYER PAUSE: Division president BrunoVertallier (right) prays alongside General Conference president Ted N. C. Wilsonand Nancy Wilson. Right: MORNING WORSHIP: Participants answer a call toservice during lay ministries conference.aging to see how God is working through His people allaround Europe. Sharing our experiences gave us theopportunity not only to know what is happening in othercountries but also to get new ideas for evangelism.”Krause shared a church planting report and a GlobalMission overview. In one of his presentations, Taddeinoted, “he showed a clip about a couple from Atlanta withthree children who moved to a dangerous neighborhood ofthe city. They used Jesus’ method of reaching the people,mingling with them, and ministering to their needs; themissionary’s words really moved me.” (To read the reportthat appeared in Adventist Review, go to: http://www.adventistreview.org/issue.php?issue=2011-1528&page=16.)Christian Altin, another youth participant, attended aworkshop entitled “Creation and Evangelism.” He said,“Can we believe in evolution without our faith beingaffected? Do people have an interest in creationism? Isthere something going on to present these issues to thepublic in a captivating way? This workshop caught theattention of those attending because the speakers sharedexciting experiences of how each one of them is bringingcreationism to the public.”The health message presentations were well received inthe towns of Torre Pellice and Bobbio Pellice. The RomanianUnion presented an interesting “health bus,” madejust for health expos, reminding us that indeed the righthand of Adventist outreach is the health message.“I knew the program, I knew the guests, but when I setmy eyes over the beautiful mountains and the little stonyroads of Bobbio Pellice, it made me think back to the dayswhen these rocks protected the religious freedom here inItaly,” said Salvatore Cutrona. “I’ve found it very appropriateto have these meetings right here in the Waldensian valleys,especially after the message that Pastor Wilson sharedwith us on revival and reformation.”These kinds of meetings give the opportunity of communicationbetween the church and the lay members whoare involved in personal ministries. As Wilson said:“Church leaders cannot do it all by themselves.”“The Lord has been good to us in Bobbio Pellice, sendingmore than 400 witnesses from different Europeancountries to this special Waldensian valley, the scene of somany memories of their faithfulness to carry the truths ofthe Bible,” said Bruno Vertallier, EUD president.Along with the hundreds of participants, the eventdrew the attention of at least one significant media outlet:L’Osservatore Romano, the official daily newspaper of theHoly See in Rome, published a report of nearly 1,000words noting the Adventist event and commenting on thediscipline and evangelistic fervor of the participants. It’snot the first time the newspaper has spoken well of Seventh-dayAdventists: Following the 2011 earthquake inJapan, L’Osservatore Romano noted the reaction of Adventiststhere and Pastor Wilson’s comments of support forvictims.—with additional reporting by Adventist World staffNovember 2012 | Adventist World 7

W O R L D V I S T AO C OU R T ES Y OF N AS AHILA SHAKEDP H O TBy Ted N. C. WilsonIt’sTimeMOUNT CARMEL STANDOFF: Arecent forest fire on Mount Carmel(inset) sent billows of smoke thatwere visible from outer space;reflecting not only the majesty ofGod’s answer to Elijah’s prayer,but also the divine perspectiveof Elijah’s faithfulness.To Be About Our Father’s BusinessThe following article is adapted from a sermon given on August 11, 2012, at theAdventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) International Convention inCincinnati, Ohio. Elements of the oral style have been retained. —EditorsDo you believe it is time to beabout our Father’s business?We are a people of promise,bidden to share the straight messageof Christ’s precious love and Hissoon coming to the world. We knowthat this is God’s Advent movement;this is His remnant church; these areHis three angels’ messages; the sanctuarymessage is His truth; and His finalwarnings to the world are the messageswe are to proclaim. But do wereally believe these things? Our onlysafety is in God’s Word.Do you believe? You know it istime; it is time to stand up and speakthe truth—in love—but to speak thetruth! Jesus is coming soon!Let’s briefly look at the familiarstory of Elijah the Tishbite—the veryhumble individual, the reformer, thesimple man, the straightforward personwho had a burden for Israel. Elijahprayed to God to change the course ofIsrael, and God answered his prayer.Prayer and the Elijah MessageElijah knew the essential truth forhis time and all time: Prayer is powerful.God can do incredible things asyou invite Him to change the course ofwhatever is facing you or the church.Never minimize the power of prayer.No matter what we are going through,or what we may face; no matter wherewe have to stand for truth, God will seethis church through! Prayer is a powerfulprotection against the devil’s insidiousplans.After Elijah prayed, he was ready togive a special message to the king.Although Ahab “did more to provokethe Lord God of Israel to anger than allthe kings of Israel who were beforehim” [1 Kings 16:33], Elijah was notafraid. The prophet walked straight intothe palace. Passing by the guards, hegave no defense of his entrance or apologyfor arriving unannounced, becausehe knew he was on God’s mission.Striding straight into the king’spresence, Elijah proclaimed: “As the8 Adventist World | November 2012

Lord God of Israel lives, before whomI stand, there shall not be dew nor rainthese years, except at my word” [1Kings 17:1]. Then he disappeared.People both in and outside of theroyal courts soon heard about theprophecy, and they made fun of God’sprophet. “Ahh, what does Elijah know?It has always rained; it is going torain,” they ridiculed. Just as today,there were many skeptics and manycynical people.So begin with this understanding,brothers and sisters: As you preach theElijah message today, you will be ridiculed—beprepared for it. Thank Godand claim Matthew 5:11, 12: “Blessedare you when they revile and persecuteyou, and say all kinds of evil against youfalsely for My sake. Rejoice and beexceedingly glad, for great is yourreward in heaven, for so they persecutedthe prophets who were before you.”Blaming the MessengerAs the results of Elijah’s prophecybegan to become evident, Ahab’swicked wife, Jezebel, denounced Elijahas the source of the problem. Hereagain is a lesson for God’s last-daypeople. Many times when you arestanding for truth, those who hear thetruth you are sharing will denounceyou as the problem. And so the Israelitessaid, “If we put Elijah out of theway, all of our troubles will be over.”When Elijah could not be found,Jezebel was furious and killed all ofGod’s prophets she could find. WhenGod dried up the rain in the landbecause of the sins of His people, Jezebelwatered the ground with the bloodof His servants. But in the third yearof the drought, God gave anothermessage to Elijah: “Go, present yourselfto Ahab and I will send rain onthe earth” [1 Kings 18:1].At last, the two were face to face—Ahab, the proud king, and Elijah,God’s humble but fearless servant.Notice how this dramatic confrontationunfolds: Ahab asks a most interestingquestion: “Is that you, O troublerof Israel?” [verse 17]. It was aremarkably strange question. Godhad tried to turn Israel around, toreform the nation, to turn His peopleback to Him. Ahab knew—as allwicked men ultimately know—thatwhat he was doing was wrong, but hetried to justify himself. In the bookProphets and Kings we read: “It is naturalfor the wrongdoer to hold themessengers of God responsible for thecalamities that come as the sure resultof a departure from the way of righteousness.Those who place themselvesin Satan’s power are unable tosee things as God sees them. Whenthe mirror of truth is held beforethem, they become indignant at thethought of receiving reproof ” [pp.139, 140).Great Courage NeededHow is it with you and with me?Are we ready to receive God’sreproof in our own lives? Are wewilling to humble ourselves andaccept the changes that a loving Godurges us to make?Elijah showed great courage at thistense moment, and we may courageouslyfollow his example. He wasknown as a person who routinelydeclared, “Thus saith the Lord.” Hespoke truth distinctly and bravely.Three thousand years later God stillneeds strong men and women tospeak His truth clearly, in love, andwith the power of the Holy Spirit.Responding to Ahab’s accusation,Elijah offered a powerful defense: “Ihave not troubled Israel, but you andyour father’s house have, in that youhave forsaken the commandments ofthe Lord and have followed the Baals”[verse 18]. Then he launched hisappeal: “Now therefore, send andgather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel,the four hundred and fiftyprophets of Baal, and the four hundredprophets of Asherah, who eat atJezebel’s table” [verse 19].Standing FirmUnder divine direction, Elijahchose Mount Carmel because it was amost conspicuous place to displayGod’s power. The text tells us that itwas early in the morning when thousandsgathered near the top of thatgreat mountain rising up from thecoastal range. Jezebel’s prophetsmarched to the site in all their gorgeousarray; the king in his regal robesarrived; and Elijah stood alone.Pointing to the impossibility ofgenuine faith coexisting with evilpractices, Elijah demanded that hislisteners make a choice. “How longwill you falter between two opinions?”the prophet asked the people. “‘If theLord is God, follow Him; but if Baal,follow him.’ But the people answeredhim not a word” [verse 21].I had the great privilege a fewweeks ago to be in Israel for the firsttime and to see Mount Carmel from adistance. Unfortunately, time did notallow us to visit that incredible placewhere this magnificent event tookplace. I’ve imagined myself at MountCarmel many times: have you putyourself in that picture, too? Wouldyou be willing to stand firm for God?God’s Word tells us that the Israeliteswere afraid to reveal anything abouttheir commitments. “The Lord abhorsindifference and disloyalty in a time ofcrisis in His work,” wrote Ellen Whitein Prophets and Kings. “The wholeuniverse is watching with inexpressibleinterest in the closing scenes ofthe great controversy between goodand evil” [p. 148]. Friends, whether weappreciate the fact or not, the wholeuniverse is watching us right now tosee what we will do, how we willchoose. This is no moment for equiv-November 2012 | Adventist World 9

W O R L D V I S T Aocation or double-mindedness. Let usstand loyally for God’s truth.Pointing to the 850 prophets, Elijahmade the proposal that they preparean altar and sacrifice, and he would dothe same. “Then you call on the nameof your gods,” he instructed them, “andI will call on the name of the Lord; andthe God who answers by fire, He isGod” [1 Kings 18:24]. The terms ofthis contest were clear, simple—anddramatic. Everyone, prophets of Baalincluded, agreed with the plan.What followed next was one of thestrangest—and saddest—scenes insacred history. Hundreds of men, supposedlyworshippers of a powerfulpagan deity, flailed and cut themselves,trying to get their god to sendfire. Sharpening the crisis, at noon,Elijah began to taunt them: “Cryaloud, for he is a god; either he ismeditating, or he is busy, or he is on ajourney, or perhaps he is sleeping andmust be awakened” [verse 27].Brothers and sisters, the God of theSeventh-day Adventist Church doesnot sleep. He is wide awake, “for theeyes of the Lord run to and frothroughout the whole earth, to showHimself strong on behalf of thosewhose heart is loyal to Him” [2 Chron.16:9]. We have a God who will hear usand will see us through to the very end.Rebuilding the AltarAt the end of the day Elijahrebuilt God’s altar and asked thatsomething unusual be done. Raisingthe drama yet another notch, Elijahcommanded that a trench be dugaround the altar, and that water bebrought and poured on the sacrifice.Three times the sacrifice was inundated—untilwater filled thetrenches. Then at the time of thelong-forgotten evening sacrifice ofthe sanctuary service, Elijah prayed asimple prayer of faith: “ ‘Hear me, OLord, hear me, that this people mayknow that You are the Lord God, andthat You have turned their heartsback to You again.’ Then the fire ofthe Lord fell and consumed the burntsacrifice” [1 Kings 18:37, 38].The amazing display of the truthof God’s Word burned up more thanthe evening sacrifice: it also burneditself into the imaginations of God’speople for centuries to come. Like me,I know you wish you could have beenthere. As with the pillar of fire thatprotected and separated the childrenof Israel from the pursuing Egyptianarmy, God was again demonstratingthat He alone is both true and powerful.That same God will go with you asyou go about your Father’s business.Stunned by the power of Elijah’sGod, the people bowed in submissionto God. “The Lord, He is God! TheLord, He is God,” they repeated [verse39]. A great opportunity for revivaland reformation was suddenly athand. Months—years—of physicaland spiritual drought were succeededby a powerful storm of heaven-sentrain. From the hour of decisionflowed the streams of living waterthat began to renew a sin-sick, spirituallyimpoverished nation. Allbecause one man—and so far as hethen knew, only one man—foundcourage in his faith, and decided thatbeing on God’s side was worth morethan public approval or wealth orfame ever could be.Later, when Elijah became discouragedand felt alone, God remindedhim of 7,000 people “who have neverbowed down before Baal and whosemouths have never kissed his idol” [1Kings 19:18, NCV]. 1 Brothers and sisters,don’t ever feel that you are alone.God is there, and you have many faithfulbrothers and sisters around you.Now Is the TimeEach time we revisit the MountCarmel story, we must ask ourselves,“How long will we halt between twoopinions?” It is time to be about ourFather’s business. I challenge you:Don’t let yourself be distracted byanything that will undermine ordiminish the significance of the missionGod has given to His end-timepeople. In an era when controversy ispainfully common and divisivenessabounds, we must not allow disunityto come into the church and take oureyes off of the great Elijah messagethat God has entrusted to each of us.Hear again the challenge Paulgave in Romans 12:2: “Don’t let theworld around you squeeze you intoits mould” [Phillips]. 2 Don’t allowthe devil to diminish your faith inthe authority of the Bible, in thetruth of God’s seventh-day Sabbath,in the historicity of the Creationaccount given us in Genesis, in theurgency of the sanctuary truth, or inthe beauty of the message of righteousnessby faith.A shaking is coming—we knowthat. God is asking us to stand firm forHim. Now is the time for revival andreformation, for mission to the cities.Now is the time to be “revived by HisWord”; now is the time for medicalmissionary work. It is time to preachthe gospel of Jesus Christ with clarityand conviction so that the world mayknow in the cities and the countrythat the Lord, He is God.Now is the time. Are you willing togo about your Father’s business? ■1Scriptures credited to NCV are quoted from The Holy Bible,New Century Version, copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.Used by permission.2Bible texts credited to Phillips are from J. B. Phillips: The NewTestament in Modern English, Revised Edition. © J. B. Phillips 1958,1960, 1972. Used by permission of Macmillan Publishing Co.Ted N. C. Wilson Wilsonis president of theGeneral Conference ofSeventh-day Adventists.10 Adventist World | November 2012

CardiovascularDiseaseYour question probes intothe whole process of thechanging face of heart diseasein the world at large and in low- tomiddle-income countries in general.Cardiovascular disease (CVD)became the single largest cause ofdeath worldwide in 2004, when it wasestimated that it caused 17 milliondeaths. This figure continues to grow.Low- and middle-income countriesare seeing an alarming and acceleratingincrease in rates of cardiovasculardisease. CVD now causes themost deaths in all developing regions,with the exception of Sub-SaharanAfrica; in this part of the world CVD isthe leading cause of death in thoseover 45 years of age. Infectious diseasessuch as HIV and AIDS, malaria, andlower respiratory tract infections continueto be the leading cause of deathin the young in Sub-Saharan Africa.There has been a change in thepattern of diseases over the past 150years. Before 1900, infectious diseasesand malnutrition were the leadingcauses of death in almost every part ofthe world. If one added to this thehigh infant and child mortality rates,the mean life expectancy was approximately30 years. Heart diseasesaccounted for less than 10 percent ofA leading killerBy Allan R. Handysides and Peter N. LandlessI read about the problem of coronary heart disease in industrialized countries.I live in Sub-Saharan Africa and am saddened by our significant problemwith HIV and AIDS, but wonder whether this part of the world is at riskfor the heart disease that seems so prominent in affluent countries. Do wewho live in low- to middle-income countries need to be concerned about theproblem of coronary heart disease?deaths, and these were mainly relatedto rheumatic heart disease (rheumaticfever) caused by streptococcal infections,and heart muscle damage (cardiomyopathies)related to other infectionsand malnutrition.As nutritional knowledge increased,as public health measures improvedsanitation, and as water cleanliness andimmunization became common practices,there was a decrease in infectiousdiseases. Life expectancy increaseddramatically, and in a number of countriesthe child and infant mortality ratedeclined. During this time cardiovasculardiseases accounted for between 10to 35 percent of deaths and includedrheumatic valvular heart disease,hypertension (high blood pressure),coronary heart disease, and stroke.It is sadly ironic that nutritionalpractices caused the pattern of diseasesto change even further. In technicalterms an epidemiologic transition tookplace: degenerative and human-madeconditions (noncommunicable diseases)have come to the fore, and cardiovasculardiseases now account forbetween 35 and 65 percent of deaths,mainly from coronary heart diseaseand stroke. The factors that are largelyresponsible for this change in diseasepattern include the increased intake ofW O R L D H E A L T Hsaturated fats and calorie-dense foods(commonly known as junk foods), aswell as decreased physical activity.These have fueled the emergence ofhigh blood pressure and degenerativearterial disease (atherosclerosis). Inmany parts of the world, physical activityis declining, there is an epidemic ofoverweight and obesity, and the rates ofhigh blood pressure, type 2 diabetes,and abnormal blood fat levels (cholesterol)are increasing—even in children.Sub-Saharan Africa has not beenleft unscathed by this mega challengeof cardiovascular disease. Increasedurbanization has led to changes innutritional patterns, physical activityhas decreased, and obesity is a growingproblem. It is currently estimated that40 percent of women in South Africaare overweight. Tobacco use also continuesto increase in low- to middleincomecountries, further increasingthe risks for coronary heart disease.Population risk-factor profiles ofdeveloping countries are mimickingthe developed countries more andmore. Regular exercise, a diet rich infruits and vegetables, avoidance ofsaturated fats, and the avoidance oftobacco in all its forms are essential ifyou wish to avoid heart disease.In short, practice the healthyAdventist lifestyle. Make wisechoices—your heart will know thedifference! ■Allan R. Handysides, a board-certified gynecologist,is director of the General Conference HealthMinistries Department.Peter N. Landless, a board-certified nuclearcardiologist, is an associate director of the GeneralConference Health Ministries Department.November 2012 | Adventist World 11

D E V O T I O N A LStanding seems to be harder than sitting. Standingseems to be harder than falling. Even walking seemsto be easier than standing. Have you ever noticedhow much easier it is to walk around in circles, goingnowhere, or to pace the floor back and forth inside aroom—going toward the wall, then back toward theother wall, then back toward the first wall again—insteadof just standing? You know you aren’t going anywhere.But it’s easier to walk up and down going nowhere thanit is just to stand.They don’t know what to do. But they know they can’tjust stand there. They have to do something.So they start up a chant about going back home: “Thesons of Israel looked, and behold, the Egyptians were marchingafter them, and they became very frightened. . . . Theysaid to Moses, ‘. . . It would have been better for us to servethe Egyptians than to die in the wilderness’ ” (Ex. 14:10-12).*This is, of course, untrue, but is one consequence of the feelingthat we can’t just stand there—we must do something. Itis a feeling that inspires triple confusion.StandingBy Lael CaesarYou don’t alwayshave to do something.Have you ever heard the command: “Don’t just standthere! Do something!” Do what? Nobody can necessarily tell,but it’s better than just standing there. Just standing is problematic.Something, it seems, is wrong with standing, evenwhen you don’t know what else you can do besides stand.The Urge to ActYou and I both have a question about that: We want toknow the origins of, and basis for, that desperate humanurge—the urge to do something even when we have noidea what. Old Testament history points us to onemomentous occasion when desperate humans respondedto that urge. It is a point in Israel’s story during whichGod is rescuing Abram’s children from trouble. He wantsto take them to a place where they can live well and free.They have to cross the sea, and they don’t have any boats.12 Adventist World | November 2012

Life is not first a physical matter.It is first and last a spiritual matter.Three Times WrongFirst, we forget who and whose we are. As the psalmistreminds us, it is God who made us (Ps. 100:3). It was not alottery prize that got Israel to the Red Sea; it was God’s personalguidance (Ex. 6:6). At the edge of the sea, as everbefore, they were in God’s hands. But they had simply lostfocus on who and whose they were, and how they had gotto where they were.How did any of us get here? Genesis tells us. “In thebeginning God . . .” (Gen. 1:1). We need to remember ourbeginnings. But this is not the only area in which weblunder by insisting that we must do something. We’realso yielding to a major and very attractive and popularself-deception: We see ourselves as in charge of thingsthat will collapse if we do not act. Listening to Israel whenwe think those thoughts, we may hear the folly of ourown words. For Israel’s request is to return to slavery.A historic answer to such thinking comes from theNegro spirituals of America’s South. Some are quitefamous: “Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry mehome.” “River Jordan is chilly and cold, chills the body butnot the soul; river Jordan is deep and wide, milk and honeyon the other side.” Though they sound like heaven, thosesongs were very earthly signals, too. People who toiled inslavery sang them to give hope to themselves and theirbrothers and sisters. Those who heard the singing got amessage: the freedom runners were coming to smugglemore slaves out of their hellhole. Neither physical nor spiritualslavery is anything to want to go back to. One of thosesongs says, ‘Before I’d be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave!’Wanting to go back to slavery makes no sense. But it’s thekind of folly that is expressed when I think I have to dosomething.A third and most tragic implication of this flawedthinking is that we’re mostly denying God the chance to beGod: Listen to Moses tell us what God wants us to do:“Moses said to the people, ‘Do not fear! Stand by and seethe salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for youtoday; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, youwill never see them again forever. The Lord will fight foryou while you keep silent’ ” (Ex. 14:13, 14).What to Do, ThenSo what are we supposed to do when we don’t know whatto do? According to Moses, the answer is stand up! But you arefrightened. You’ve seen the Egyptians. Your legs are melting!You want to sit down before you faint. You are scared, and youdon’t know what to do anyway! So what? What does Godwant you to do? Well, two things that are just one thing: Hewants us to do nothing; and He wants us to stand.The Septuagint [Greek] translation of “stand” in Exodus14:13 uses the same term that appears in Ephesians6:11. The word is histemi—“stand” in its intransitive sense.“Stand,” you see, can mean “set up,” which means that I amin charge, as in “I stood the chairs up in a row.” And wewould love to have that authority. But humans are not incharge of the universe. We are in trouble. Everybody sinceAdam’s sad misdirection has been in trouble. And we willnot get out of trouble by pretending to be in charge, or byturning and running.What would happen to amputees if running away werethe answer? Besides, running is a cowardly answer. Butwhen Paul talks to his Ephesian saints, he offers the answerof standing that Moses recommends in Exodus. When hesays to stand, he’s talking specifically about seeing Egyptiansbearing down on you, or feeling the force of evil bearingdown to crush you, and standing up. Having the powersof darkness threaten and launch their fiercest charge,and standing up. Standing is the message of Ephesians 6:11,for able-bodied souls, and for quadriplegics. That’s becausestanding up depends on more than legs.I thank God for an answer that does not discriminateagainst the physically less endowed. For life is not first aphysical matter. It is first and last a spiritual matter. AndGod who gives us life, regardless of whether we have legsor not, has made it possible for every one of us to standup. He provides the armor in which we may “stand firmagainst the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is notagainst flesh and blood, but . . . against the spiritual forcesof wickedness in the heavenly places.” As we “take up thefull armor of God, [we shall] be able to resist in the evilday, and having done everything, to stand firm” (Eph.6:11-13). ■* Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963,1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.Lael Caesar is glad he can stand with Jesus.Footraces are not his forte. He is an associateeditor of Adventist World.PHOTO BY EMRE DANISMAN November 2012 | Adventist World 13

A D V E N T I S T S E R V I C EBy Celeste Ryan BlydenTranslatorof the W ordTranslating the Bible intomodern Russian is a fearsome yetrewarding responsibilityGOD’S WORD IN RUSSIAN: From his office in Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.A., MikhailKulakov, Jr., oversees a team that is translating the Bible into modern Russian.standing,’” he reads in full crescendo.The goal, he says, is to find thebest words and idioms to render themeaning of the original Hebrew andmatch them with words typical fortoday’s Russian culture. “Scripturewas written over a period of 1,000years, and over that time languagechanged,” says Kulakov, who matriculatedfrom Newbold College in England,the Seventh-day AdventistTheological Seminary in Michigan,and the Oxford University’s ChristChurch College, where he earned aDoctor of Philosophy in theology.“It’s important to keep the linguisticnuances in mind.”That’s why he and a dozen othertranslators, some of whom live eightOn the third floor of the SligoSeventh-day Adventist Churchoffice building in TakomaPark, Maryland, in a tiny white-walledattic with three windows, MikhailKulakov, Jr., is waxing poetic aboutmerging the past with the future.“The task of a translator could becompared to a musician transposing apiece written for violin and readying itfor guitar,” he says. One end of hisdesk is completely covered with openbooks and Bibles, a lamp, a smatteringof office supplies, an open laptopcomputer, and a black encased iPad 2.The professor of philosophy on a fiveyearleave from Washington AdventistUniversity (WAU) rehearses the Russiantranslation of the Bible he hopeswill be useful for public worship andpersonal devotional study.“As we work on each phrase andpassage, we read it aloud to see if itretains the melody and rhythm of theoriginal,” he notes. “This morning Ireviewed Jeremiah 51:15 in the KingJames Version.” He peers at the text and,with arms in full accompaniment, conductsan orchestra of words that streamforth melodiously. “‘He hath made theearth by his power, he hath establishedthe world by his wisdom, and hathstretched out the heaven by his undertimezones away in Russia, painstakinglyresearch, write, review, andrewrite each text. “We go back and findthe original Hebrew, study the definitionsof each term, consult the Russianliterature database to see how the bestwriters through the centuries used theverbiage in the most appropriate, fittingand closest context,” he shares. “Wechoose a variant, sleep on it, review itprayerfully and critically, and send it tophilologists—specialists in languagestudies of syntax, style, and usage—who can tell us if it sounds like perfect,natural, good Russian that is the bestequivalent for the original phrase.”And so it goes—phrase by phrase,text by text, passage by passage, chapterby chapter, book by book, and year by14 Adventist World | November 2012PHOTO BY CELESTE RYAN BLYDEN

year. The process has taken more thantwo decades, and so far the team hascompleted and published the Psalmsand the New Testament (2002); the fivebooks of Moses, known as the Pentateuch(2009); and Daniel and the 12minor prophets (2011), all projects ledby the fourteenth and founding memberof the translation team, Kulakov’sfather, role model, and namesake, thelate Mikhail Petrovich Kulakov, Sr.Talking about his father’s death in 2010and carrying on his dream to translatethe Bible is a “fearsome responsibility”that his son finds moving and, at thismoment, nearly overwhelming.Strong HeritageAccording to Guillermo Biaggi,president of the Euro-Asia Division(ESD), it was 22 years ago that MikhailKulakov, Sr., had the dream. “As the firstpresident of the Euro-Asia Division, hewanted to translate the full Bible intomodern language, because the currentRussian translation of the Holy Scripturesis 130 years old,” he says.Biaggi, now president of Kulakov’shome division, sits in his office on thefirst floor of the four-story divisionheadquarters in Moscow. Biaggi, executivesecretary Volodymyr Krupskyi,and treasurer Brent Burdick shepherdthe Adventist Church’s work in 13countries including Russia, Moldova,Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine, andAfghanistan. They have the largestland territory of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church’s 13 world divisions.“Russia alone has nine time zones,”Biaggi says, pointing to a large framedmap on his office wall. The ESD has amembership of 137,000 out of 315million inhabitants.Although the church Biaggi leadsexemplifies resilience and growth, theynow face a new crisis: postmodernism.“We used to share literature, but nowpeople spend more time on the Internet,”he explains. He talks of riding theextensive underground subway systemin Moscow, a metro area of 15 million,many of whom struggle with alcoholism,domestic abuse, tobacco, addictions,or emptiness. “They are lookingfor something, and we have the answer,”he posits. “We are committed to bringingthis gospel of hope to them.”At the division’s Zaoksky AdventistSeminary and Institute 70 miles southof Moscow some of the translators areworking with Mikhail Kulakov, Jr. InMay Biaggi, nine union presidents, thepublishing house president, and otherleaders of the vast ESD convened theirBible Translation Institute board. Kulakov,Jr., who helped found Zaoksky inthe 1990s, attended with fellow boardmembers Weymouth Spence, presidentof Washington Adventist University(WAU); and Zack Plantak, chair ofWAU’s Department of Religion.During his report Kulakov sharedhow the meticulous work of the translationteam is drawing encouragingreviews from leading Russian philologiststouting the beauty of the language.He also shared how specialistsin biblical languages have noted its“accuracy and high literary and scholarly”work, and that leading RussianOrthodox scholars have given positiveevaluations for its literary and scholarlyquality. Adventist leaders, readers,and donors underwriting this projectare also pleased and anticipate thecompletion of the translation by 2015,in time for it to be distributed at theGeneral Conference session in SanAntonio, Texas. “People who have readthe finished portions say, ‘Now I canunderstand the Word of God,’” saysBiaggi, who chairs the board.All of this spurs Kulakov and histranslation team forward and keepsthem going around the clock betweenMaryland, United States, and Zaoksky,Russia. “When I go to bed at nighthere, it’s morning there, and they startwork,” he explains. “And when theyfinish their day, it’s morning here, andI review their latest version.” Now thatthey’ve finished Jeremiah and theother major prophets, they Skype,live-chat, telephone, and e-mail aboutdrafts of their current work on thepoetic and wisdom literature of Job,Proverbs, and Song of Songs.Back in his office at Sligo church,Kulakov is trying to articulate why hisfather’s legacy has become his life’swork. “I started working with myfather in 2006, and I don’t know if inmy lifetime I will participate in anythingas important, rewarding, joyous,or humbling as this project.“I remember when he was workingon Genesis 5:22, which reads in KingJames, ‘Enoch walked with God,’” hesaid. “Out of their desire to be reverent,nineteenth-century Russian scholarsinstead chose ‘Enoch walked beforeGod.’ But having suffered throughhumiliation and loss of dignity inJoseph Stalin’s labor camps, my fatherwanted new generations of Russians toexperience a God who stands at thedoors of human hearts, respectfullyknocks, and waits to see if we will inviteHim to enter,” he says, pausing to gatherhimself. Then comes the crescendo: “Heso wanted them to understand that youcan have such a personal experience oflove, acceptance, and affirmation withGod, that on this rare occasion, properlyfootnoted, he departed from theoriginal and chose to say ‘Enoch lived inintimate relationship with God.’”Like father, like son. nCeleste Ryan Blydenserves as communicationdirector for the ColumbiaUnion Conference ofSeventh-day Adventists in the mid-Atlanticregion of the United States. See a videoabout this project at www.columbiaunion.org/videos.November 2012 | Adventist World 15

COVER STORY1OO YearsofMission GiMaking a World ofWhat would you do withmore than US$2 Billion? Inthe United States the U.S.presidential candidates are estimatedto have spent a total of $2.5 billion ontheir campaigns this year. 1 The cost ofNASA’s Curiosity space rover missionto Mars was more than $2 billion. 2 Twoand a half billion dollars representsa small stake in Facebook, 3 and alsorepresents the loss of Microsoft’sOnline Services Division in 2011. 4But $2 billion can do much morethan this. Seventh-day Adventistshave learned that it can build aworldwide system of spreading thegospel and ministering to millions,meeting the spiritual, physical, mental,and social needs of countlessindividuals and communities aroundthe world.Over the past 100 years SeventhdayAdventists have sacrificially givenUS$2.2 billion in mission offerings, 516 Adventist World | November 2012PHOTO BY CLAUDE RICHLI

making an enormous impact on theworld in which we live. That’srounded to $13.3 billion in today’sU.S. dollars. 6First Mission ProjectIn 1885 the first Sabbath schoolmission offering was collected by theUpper Columbia Conference, a territorycovering a portion of the northwesternUnited States. The offering wasused to send missionaries to Australia.The following year the GeneralConference promoted the firstchurchwide Sabbath school missionproject—building a mission boatnamed the Pitcairn to sail to the tinyisland in the South Pacific where theBy Gina WahlenvingDifferencedreds of popcorn balls to raise $15 forthe Pitcairn fund—that is $365.85 intoday’s dollars! Working together,young and old raised $12,000 for thisfirst Sabbath school mission project. 8A New PlanFollowing the Pitcairn project, Sabbathschool mission offerings continuedto increase. On Sabbath, January6, 1912, Sabbath school members wereintroduced to “a new plan” through asmall eight-page pamphlet that wouldlater become known as the Sabbathschool Missions Quarterly, publishedby the Sabbath School Department ofthe General Conference.“Our Sabbath-school offeringshave increased so splendidly that it isthought we may now have a specialobject for which we may set apart thegifts of one Sabbath in each quarter,”announced the cover page. “The GeneralConference Committee has votedto allow us to select the last Sabbath ineach quarter as a day when we maydonate to a special object.”Thus, the special Thirteenth SabbathOffering program was begun,along with the mission quarterly,helping to focus the attention of thechurch on the specific regions andprojects that would benefit from thequarterly Thirteenth Sabbath Offering.This, of course, was in addition tothe regular mission offerings that werecollected each Sabbath and sent tomissions around the world.Members were encouraged to mingleprayer with their gifts. “By intelligent,prayerful, cheerful giving, ourgifts may be multiplied as were the fiveloaves and two fishes, and a multitudeblessed thereby,” urged the first MissionsQuarterly. “Pray as you give. In everySabbath-school on that day [ThirteenthSabbath], let there be a season of prayerin behalf of the cities of India.” 9Early ProjectsThe cities of India were selected tobe the recipients of the first Thir-islanders were waiting to be baptizedand join the Seventh-day AdventistChurch. 7 After its mission to Pitcairn,the boat sailed on to Tonga,the Cook Islands, Samoa, and Fiji,continuing its missionary work forseveral years.Children were some of the mostenthusiastic supporters of this specialmission project. One boy helped hismother pop popcorn over the family’swood-burning stove to make hunteenthSabbath mission offering. Fornearly a year J. L. Shaw, “superintendent”of the India Union Mission, hadbeen writing letters to the MissionBoard: “At the last General Conferencewe pled for a minister for that greatmetropolis of Calcutta. The boardmade an effort to answer the call; butas you know, no help has yet beensent. Many prayers, letters, andappeals for the work in Calcutta havesince been written, and still no helphas come. I am hoping, praying, andbelieving that help will soon be sent toIndia.” 10 In another letter Shaw wrote:“The great Lord of the harvest surelysomewhere has men and means topioneer the way.” 11Shaw’s prayers were answeredwhen more than $7,500 was given forevangelistic work in the large cities ofIndia in the first Thirteenth SabbathOffering, and George W. Pettit and J.M. Comer, along with their families,were sent from the North PacificUnion Conference to work in India.Today approximately 900 ordainedand licensed Seventh-day Adventistministers work in nearly 4,000churches throughout India. 12Other special mission offering projectsin 1912 included a new missionstation on the Selukwe Reserve in Rhodesia(Zimbabwe), homes for missionariesin China, India, Korea, and Africa,a school in Argentina, known then asRiver Plate Academy, and the PúaTraining School in Chile.Limping AlongWriting to the secretary of the GeneralConference, W. A. Spicer, the presidentof the South American UnionConference, J. W. Westphal, explainedthe dire situation at River Plate Academy:“We are limping along as best wecan. . . . In the large schoolroom [thechapel] three classes have to recite atthe same time, because the classroomsabove are used as living-rooms for thestudents. One teacher has his classroomin the vestibule [by the stairway], andNovember 2012 | Adventist World 17

COVER STORYthe others have to help themselves asbest they can; and the whole equipmentis far from desirable.” 13Through the special ThirteenthSabbath Offering, River Plate Academywas able to repair and expand itsbuildings. Today River Plate AdventistUniversity in Argentina enrolls moreMore thanmission projectscompleted inlast 100 years.than 2,500 students per year andoffers more than 30 university degreesthrough its Schools of BusinessAdministration, Education, HealthSciences, and Theology. 14Medical Mission in DepressedTimesIn the 1930s much of the worldexperienced difficult financial hardshipsduring what became known asthe Great Depression. Unemploymentwas high and income low, and yet Sabbathschool mission offering boxeswere overflowing as members faithfullyfollowed the “60 cents per week” missionoffering plan, providing the meansto help millions of people in need.In 1931 Dr. A. Arzoo, who wasserving in Sultanabad, Pakistan, told ofone such need, which was published inthe Missions Quarterly: “Some timeago a young girl was brought to me fortreatment. Her throat was in a verybad condition. A dreadful disease waseating its way into the flesh. A prescriptionwas given to her people, andthey were told to buy the ampule andcome back to the dispensary. They allwent to get the medicine, but theynever returned. I suppose they couldnot pay for the medicine, and were tooembarrassed to come back. It wouldhave cleared up her condition, andthus she would have been cured andwould not have been a source of infectionto others. . . . Many are sick whocome to us for treatment, but we donot have the necessary equipment andsupplies, and we are obliged to turnmany away because we cannot gobeyond our budget.” 15Sabbath school membersresponded with a mission offeringthat year of $2.5 million to help withthis and many other needs in the MiddleEast region, as well as in Africa,India, Burma, and Inter-America.Telling the StoriesIn 2012 the Sabbath school MissionsQuarterly, now known as AdventistMission, turned 100. For the past centurythis small publication has faithfullychronicled the needs of missionsaround the world and has inspiredyoung and old to give to the specialThirteenth Sabbath Offering projects.Schools and universities, hospitals,clinics, and orphanages, printing pressesand Better Living centers, churches andchapels, dormitories and evangelistic$4.47training centers, libraries and mediacenters, youth campgrounds, and Biblelesson materials in local languages cameinto existence through the generosity ofthose who gave to the ThirteenthSabbath Offering.These offerings have helped tosend thousands of missionaries andinterdivision workers, Global Missionpioneers and lay evangelists, doctors,dentists, nurses, teachers, and pastorsto serve in every part of the globe.Special mission offerings havehelped to provide materials for evangelisticoutreach, radio and televisionprogramming, broadcast equipment,satellite broadcast time, literature,books, and video and online Biblestudies. More than 1,200 missionprojects around the world have beencompleted because of generous gifts tomission, and many more are stillbeing completed.Charlotte Ishkanian, who hasserved as editor of Adventist Missionsince 1993, spends much of her time inthe field gathering stories and conductinginterviews that will be featuredin upcoming issues of the magazine,available in editions for children and$5.83$5.01Average amount given to missions per member each year.1912 1932 2011*The amounts above reflect the average yearly gift to missions per member and are not adjusted for inflation.18 Adventist World | November 2012

for youth and adults. In addition, theAdventist Mission Department offers acompanion DVD each quarter, featuringshort video segments suitable forviewing during Sabbath school. Theseand many more resources are availableonline at www.AdventistMission.org.Trends in Mission GivingWhile the amount given to worldmissions during the past century isimpressive, one aspect that might beoverlooked is the ratio of mission givingcompared with tithe dollars. In 1912,the average per member tithe incomewas $14.48. Mission offerings that yearwere an average of $4.47 per member. In1932 during the Great Depression, theaverage per member tithe had decreasedto $13.08 but mission offeringsincreased with an average of $5.83 permember. By 2010, the average per membertithe had risen to $127.20, but missionofferings were very close to the1912 figure, with an average of $4.56 permember. The 2010 level of mission givingwas $1.02 lower than in 1932. 16The good news is that in 2011 missiongiving was up from the previousyear, with an average of $5.01 per member.During the fourth quarter of 2011the second-highest Thirteenth SabbathOffering on record was given—a totalof $763,660 to help support workamong refugees and Native Americansin the North American Division.Mission Needs TodayMission needs today are even greaterthan they were back in 1912, accordingto Gary Krause, Adventist Missiondirector at the world church headquartersin Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A.“There are more people on earthtoday who are not Adventists thanthere were a hundred years ago,” saysKrause. “Thousands will die in thenext 24 hours who have never evenheard the name of Jesus. Some 300million kids will go to bed hungrytonight. So if our mission work isestablished, it certainly isn’t finished.”POCKET-SIZED:The first missionquarterly from 1912fits easily into ashirt pocket. Today’squarterlies arepacked with thrillingstories in a colorfulmagazine format.Acknowledging that per-capitamission giving has dropped duringthe past few decades while the percentageof funds being given to thelocal church has increased during thattime, Krause doesn’t think it has to bea case of “either/or.”“I know it takes a huge amount ofmoney to run a successful local churchprogram in places such as NorthAmerica,” he admits. “We must faithfullysupport our local church, but wecan’t forget our needy brothers andsisters around the world.“If it weren’t for mission offerings,we would have to close down much ofthe church’s mission program—itsmedical, educational, humanitarian,and spiritual outreach to the world.Our wholistic mission perspectiveencompasses the globe, not just ourcorner. We care about people—irrespectiveof where they live, their skincolor, or the language that they speak.“Mission is the lifeblood of theSeventh-day Adventist Church. Takeaway the Great Commission, and webecome an inward-looking club focusedon our own needs and interests. We loseour fire. We forget about the needs of aworld that Jesus died to save.” ■1The Center for Responsive Politics, “2012 Will Be CostlessElection Yet, With Outside Spending a Wild Card,” availableonline at www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/08/2012-electionwill-be-costliest-yet.html.2Casey Dreier, “Curiosity Comes Cheap,” available online atwww.planetary.org/blogs/casey-dreier/20120809-curiositycomes-cheap.html.3Sam Gustin, “Social Windfall,” available online at http://business.time.com/2012/02/02/social-windfall-facebook-iposbillion-dollar-winners/slide/peter-thiel/#peter-thiel.4James Woodfin, “Microsoft’s Black Hole Sucks $2.5 Billion forthe Year,” available at www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-blackhole-sucks-25-billion-dollars-for-the-year.5Statistics gathered by the author from the Annual StatisticalReports (1912-2011) of the General Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists.6Conversion into current U.S. dollars was calculated onAugust 28, 2012, by using a GDP-per-capita index generated by“Measuring Worth” (www.measuringworth.com). The editorswish to thank David Trim, director, Archives, Statistics, andResearch, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, forhis assistance.7See “The Bounty and the Bible,” Adventist World, January 2009,pp. 16-19.8“The First Mission Project,” Adventist Mission—Children,Second Quarter 2012, pp. 4, 5.9“Pray as You Give,” Missions Quarterly, January 1912, pp. 2, 3.10Ibid., p. 5.11Ibid., p. 6.12“World Church Statistics,” available online at www.adventiststatistics.org/view_Summary.asp?FieldID=D_SUD.13Missions Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 1912, p. 4.14See “Education Without Borders,” Adventist World, December2011, pp. 18-22.15Missions Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 1931, pp. 28, 29.16Annual Statistical Reports (1912, 1932, 2010) of the GeneralConference of Seventh-day Adventists.Gina Wahlen is theassistant to the editor/publisherof AdventistWorld. She and herhusband, Clinton, served as missionariesat the Zaoksky Theological Seminary inRussia (1992-1998), and at the AdventistInternational Institute for Advanced Studiesin the Philippines (2003-2008). They andtheir children, Daniel and Heather, have alifelong love for mission.November 2012 | Adventist World 19

F U N D A M E N T A L B E L I E F SIremember the long summer days when growing up inAustralia. These were the days when a day at the beachseemed to stretch out into a blissful eternity of sandand surf. The days never seemed to end. But the reality wasthat they always did end. I remember feeling disappointedwhen eventually we had to jump in the car and go home.I learned that as we grow, and see favorite toys break,friendships end, and even loved ones die, we painfully learnthe apparent truth that all good things come to an end.Just Wait a MinuteBut it is a lie! Don’t believe it! God assures us that ultimatelyHe will make what is good last forever; and thosethings that bring harm and sadness will cease to exist. Theday will come when His promise will be fulfilled, and God“will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shallbe no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying,nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away”(Rev. 21:4). 1 God’s people will live with “everlasting joy”(Isa. 35:10). This seems so contrary to the natural order ofthings as we experience them today that the natural questionto ask is “How will God bring this about? How will Heput an end to sin and ensure that joy reigns throughout theuniverse forever?”Here Is HowGod tells us that at the Second Coming the faithful saintsof God who sleep in death will be resurrected (1 Thess.4:16). God calls this the “first resurrection” (Rev. 20:6; cf.John 5:29), and He calls those who take part in this resurrection“blessed and holy” (Rev. 20:6). We can all be part of thisresurrection by remaining faithful to Jesus and to His Word(verse 4). Also at the second coming of Jesus, sinners and allthe works of sin will be burned up (2 Peter 3:10; Rev. 19:20,21). The resurrected saints will reign with Jesus in heaven for1,000 years (Rev. 20:4, 6). During this time Jesus will allowthe saved to review His work of love in the lives of all ofhumanity, and all their questions will be answered (verse 4).At the end of the 1,000 years the Holy City, the NewJerusalem, comes down from heaven to earth with all ofthe redeemed (Rev. 21:1, 2). At this time the unrepentantdead are raised. This is the second resurrection, and thenumber of the sinners raised “is like the sand of the sea”(Rev. 20:8). Now Satan, having been “released from hisprison” (verse 7), gathers the resurrected wicked for hisfinal attack against God and His people (verse 8). I used toask myself why Satan would even bother. As I have becomeolder and seen more of evil, I’ve come to realize that it isbecause when God is not present in the life, evil does whatevil has always done, which is to attack what is good.By Eliezer GonzalezNUMBER 27Heand H eHow Godwill make allthings new20 Adventist World | November 2012

It is at this time that the final phase of the judgmentwill take place, before the great throne of God (verses 11,12). Before the universe the love and sacrifice of Jesus areagain displayed, and the lives of all those who have rejectedsalvation are reviewed. As the entire universe sees the loveand righteousness of Jesus, it is then that “at the name ofJesus every knee [will] bow, in heaven and on earth andunder the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christis Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:10, 11).Jesus already receives the worship of the rest of the universe,but now, one by one, sinners too will bow, until, atlast, Satan himself will bend the knee in Jesus’ presence.After this great universal acknowledgment of the loveand justice of Jesus, sin and sinners will be destroyed forever(Rev. 20:9, 10). This is the second death, from whichthere is no resurrection; it is an eternal death. Sin and sinnerswill cease to exist.A New CreationNow that the “former things have passed away” (Rev.21:4), God declares, “Behold, I am making all things new”(verse 5). God gives us His personal guarantee that He willdo it, saying to the apostle John, “Write this down, for thesewords are trustworthy and true” (verse 5). It is of this newearth, of this new creation, that the apostle Paul wrote, “Noeye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined,what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor. 2:9).The ways in which the apostle John described the newearth were only his feeble attempts to portray with humanwords things that are ultimately indescribable in our language.However, we can be confident that the wonderful descriptionsof Revelation 21 and 22 will be finally fulfilled. This earth willhost the capital city of the universal dominion of Jesus Christ,and it will be the final and true home of the redeemed. Perhapsthe most exhilarating promise of all is the simple statementthat we “will see his face” (Rev. 22:4). No more images;no more metaphors; no more symbols—only Jesus.For me, the closing words of The Great Controversy sayit best: “The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners areno more. The entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmonyand gladness beats through the vast creation. FromHim who created all, flow life and light and gladness,throughout the realms of illimitable space. From theminutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animateand inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfectjoy, declare that God is love.” 2 ■1All Scripture quotations have been taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version,copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.All rights reserved.2Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy (Mountain View, Calif.: Pacific Press Pub. Assn., 1911),p. 678.MillenniumEndof SinThe millennium is the thousand-year reignof Christ with His saints in heaven betweenthe first and second resurrections. Duringthis time the wicked dead will be judged; theearth will be utterly desolate, without livinghuman inhabitants, but occupied by Satan andhis angels. At its close Christ with His saintsand the Holy City will descend from heavento earth. The unrighteous dead will then beresurrected, and with Satan and his angelswill surround the city; but fire from God willconsume them and cleanse the earth. Theuniverse will thus be freed of sin and sinnersforever. (Rev. 20; 1 Cor. 6:2, 3; Jer. 4:23-26; Rev.21:1-5; Mal. 4:1; Eze. 28:18, 19.)and theEliezer Gonzalez lives on the Gold Coast inAustralia with his wife, Ana, and their twochildren. He has an M.A. in theology and anM.A. in early Christian history, and is currentlycompleting a Ph.D. Eliezer has a passion for evangelism and forthe growth of the kingdom of Christ.November 2012 | Adventist World 21

A D V E N T I S T L I F EBy Mark A. KellnerEvery Sabbath a growingnumber of Seventh-dayAdventist congregations aretaking on a distinctive appearance:men wearing skullcaps and prayershawls, alongside women, reciteprayers in the Hebrew language oftheir forebears. In many places theTorah, a parchment scroll of the firstfive books of the Bible—authored byMoses—is read from the platform.A Jewish flavor permeates theproceedings, even the potluck suppers.And while the congregations arethoroughly Adventist—using the sameSabbath school quarterly (edited byClifford Goldstein, a Jewish Adventist)and holding the same doctrines asother congregations around theglobe—there’s something differenthere. Worshipping one God and HisSon, the Messiah, dozens of JewishAdventist congregations are demonstratingthe connection between theSabbathkeepers of ancient Israel andmany of God’s followers today.ofGrowing in number, ancientand modern sabbatarianfaiths connect.sage to be understood by those who maybe unfamiliar with any Christian beliefs.“The change I have seen is tremendous,”Elofer told AdventistWorld. “In the 1990s we had no JewishAdventist congregations in theworld; today we have about 40 ofthem, 25 just in the United States.Each of these congregations is doinga great job of witnessing to Jews thatJesus is the Messiah. Before startingthis contextualized ministry, Jewswere coming to the church, but theydid not stay; after three to five yearsthey left the church. Today our ministryis so great that Jews have foundtheir place in the church and stay andremain Adventist.”In Florida, Jeff Zaremsky, a JewishSeventh-day Adventist pastor, focuseson reaching out to Jewish people in amanner they easily understand. Healso works with the church’s NorthAmerican Division to spearhead Jewishevangelism efforts, which will in2013 include Shalom Adventure, aWeb site introducing people to theJewsTheAdventismStill ChosenFrom the bustling metropolis ofBuenos Aires, Argentina, to the AmericanJewish neighborhoods of LosAngeles, Miami, and New York City, toIsrael’s teeming streets and beyond—Seventh-day Adventists are reachingand receiving Jewish believers in bothJesus and the three angels’ messages.Richard Elofer, a longtime worker inthe field of Jewish Adventist outreachwho heads the church’s World JewishAdventist Friendship Center, based inFrance, estimates there are between4,000 and 5,000 Jewish Adventistsactive in the church today.That may not seem like many, butit’s far more than have ever beenrecorded before, Elofer said. The difference,which he has seen during 23 yearsof working to reach Jews, is a ministryapproach that understands the Jewishmind-set and adapts the Adventist mescommonbeliefs between Jewish andAdventist faiths.“We have unique literature,”Zaremsky told attendees at the 2012Adventist-laymen’s Services andIndustries (ASI) convention. “We havecongregations that look like Jewishtemples [synagogues], and the servicesthat are conducted in a way that isvery Jewish-friendly.”He added, “The Jewish culture isstill so much different, especially whenwe get into religious circles. The terminologyis different, and so muchabout it is different it’s like a totallydifferent foreign language.”Rooted in HistoryThere’s ample reason for this: After2,000 years of what many Jews call theCommon Era, i.e., the time after Jesus’life and ministry (often referred to asthe Christian Era in Christian circles),many Jews have become wary of, indifferentto, or even hostile to the gospelmessage. It’s not difficult to understandwhy: centuries of anti-Semitism,22 Adventist World | November 2012

DAVID BARZOLASPEAKER: Adult Bible Study Guide editor Clifford Goldstein,himself a Jewish believer, addresses a Jewish Adventistcongregation in Buenos Aires, Argentina.JEWISH HERITAGE CENTERSEDER: Passover seder(dinner) at Jewish Adventistcongregation in Florida, USA.which culminated in the Shoah, or“catastrophe,” the Nazi-led Holocaustthat killed more than 6 million Jewishmen, women, and children, have hardenedmany hearts. To many Jews, especiallythose of an observant bent, thename “Christian” is a label of hatredagainst their people.Because of anti-Semitism andpersecution, many Jewish communitieshave become somewhat insularand protective: doing business withChristians is fine, but don’t ventureinto religious matters. Even more,many Jews firmly believe that if oneis born a Jew, one should remain oneall their life, and die as a member ofthe Jewish faith.The post-Holocaust bursts of ecumenismand understanding betweenJewish and Christian leaders havedone a lot to lessen that tension, however.At the same time, the existentialpressures of modern life have ledmany Jewish people into spiritualsearching: many avowedly “secular”Jews are open to spiritual conceptsand discussions, and thus are potentiallyopen to the Adventist message.Elofer’s life is an illustration ofthis: an Orthodox Jewish boy fromMorocco, he was a teenager living inFrance when he met an Adventistfamily, who befriended him. Theyshared their mutual belief in the Sabbathand eating food the Bible permitted,and read Bible passages thatElofer imagined had to be differentfrom the “Jewish” Bible he’d receivedwhen he was confirmed as an adultmember of the Jewish faith, a ceremonycalled bar mitzvah, literally,“son of the commandments.”Elofer was surprised. “When I gothome, I opened my Jewish Bible tocheck if what [they had] read was thesame, and to my surprise it was. Progressively,I accepted [these] teachingsand four or five years later agreed tobe baptized.”His conversion changed his life,but not without cost: “For OrthodoxJews to become Christian, it is likedying; that is why my father mournedfor me, and I did not see my father forabout eight years. Today my parentslive in Israel, and my father is still asstrong a Jew as he was 30 years ago: hegoes to synagogue every day for hisprayers. We can speak together, butnot about religion,” Elofer said.Elofer, who has served as presidentof the Adventist Church in Israel for 15years, says the situation there is far differentfrom earlier years: “After about100 years of presence in Palestine/Israelwe had only 50 members. Today thereare more than 1,000 members, sharedin 25 congregations, and the majorityof our members are Israelis.”The Adventist ConnectionMany of those members turnedout in Jerusalem on Sabbath, June 16,2012, to hear from Ted N. C. Wilson,president of the General Conferenceof Seventh-day Adventists.The Sabbath morning worship followedthe pattern of many Adventistservices around the world, with theadded flavor of songs in Hebrew andNovember 2012 | Adventist World 23

A D V E N T I S T L I F ERichard Eloferannouncements and preaching translatedinto Russian, a language spokenby many in the congregation. BothWilson and Julio Mendez, secretarytreasurerof the Israel Field, relied onOleg Elkine to render their Englishinto Russian, although Wilson, whospent two years as president of theEuro-Asia Division, offered more thana few sentences in Russian as well.In his message, Wilson commentedon what happened there some 2,000years ago, and its relevance for today.“In this very special place in theworld, Jesus told Nicodemus thatunless one is born again, one cannotsee the kingdom of God,” heexplained. “This is what we need, andwhat every person in Israel needs.”In the United States, Jewish Adventistcongregations can be found in manyplaces, which is not surprising given theAmerican Jewish population of nearly 6million people. Jeff Zaremsky said hisFlorida congregations are small butgrowing, because of the effort to put aJewish accent on the Adventist message.“I believe this has been the most effectiveway of sharing God’s love with theJewish people,” he said in an interview.BELIEVERS: TheAdventist Churchin Israel is hometo many Jewishbelievers.“We’ve seen Jewish people actuallyattending and for the long term, growingin their spiritual walk, staying withit. Some are accepting Messiah for thefirst time, and some are becomingmembers,” he added.Argentina’s Jewish Adventist communityis one of the most advanced,in many respects. The congregationhas cordial relationships with manyJewish community leaders, and hasproduced its own Jewish Adventistprayer book and order of worship thatmirrors the traditional Jewish liturgy.The idea, again, is to make the Adventistfaith comfortable for those whosetradition includes little or no exposureto Christian beliefs.“Over 10 years traditional Jewsthat do not believe in Jesus, atheisticJews, and Adventist Jews are part ofour community,” said David Barzola,the Jewish Adventist pastor who hasled the Buenos Aires congregation for10 years. “Some people choose tobecome Adventists, other people haveno interest in becoming an Adventist,but many think that to be an Adventistand Jewish is not inconsistent.”Reaching out to Argentina’s Jewishcommunity is also essential, he said.“Our community seeks good relationswith the Jewish communities ofArgentina. We do not want to be separate,we want to build bridges. Therefore,[Jewish] community authorities,rabbis, and Adventist authorities visitus and participate in our activities.”Future OutreachWhat of the future? Continuedoutreach is assured, especially to the1.6 million Jews in and around NewYork City, where the General Conferenceis spearheading a major evangelisticeffort in 2013. Zaremsky told theASI audience he will participate therein Jewish outreach in establishinghealth centers and other efforts.Elofer said that it’s important forthe Adventist Church to welcome Jewishbelievers. “We don’t have to be suspiciousabout Jews who become Seventh-dayAdventists—we have to trustthem,” Elofer said. “They are faithfulAdventists and faithful to the SeventhdayAdventist Church and to [its] historyand heritage. Yet they have theirown way of being Seventh-day Adventistsand their own way to worshipGod according to their culture.” ■Mark A. Kellner, a Jewishbeliever in Jesus,serves as news editorfor Adventist World andAdventist Review magazines.24 Adventist World | November 2012PHOTOS BY MARK A. KELLNER/ADVENTIST WORLD

S P I R I T O F P R O P H E C YBy Ellen G. Whiteto theAnd Also to the GreekAt the time when Jerusalem was destroyed and theTemple laid in ruins, many thousands of the Jewswere sold to serve as bondmen in heathen lands.Like wrecks on a desert shore, they were scattered amongthe nations. . . . Maligned, hated, persecuted, from centuryto century theirs has been a heritage of suffering.Notwithstanding the awful doom pronounced upon theJews as a nation at the time of their rejection of Jesus ofNazareth, there have lived from age to age many noble,God-fearing Jewish men and women who have suffered insilence. God has comforted their hearts in affliction, andhas beheld with pity their terrible situation. He has heardthe agonizing prayers of those who have sought Him withall the heart for a right understanding of His word. Somehave learned to see in the lowly Nazarene . . . the true Messiahof Israel. As their minds have grasped the significanceof the familiar prophecies so long obscured by traditionand misinterpretation, their hearts have been filled withgratitude to God for the unspeakable gift He bestows uponevery human being who chooses to accept Christ as a personalSaviour. . . .From Paul’s day to the present time, God by His HolySpirit has been calling after the Jew as well as the Gentile.“There is no respect of persons with God” (Rom. 2:11),declared Paul. . . .“The gospel,” he declared, “is the power of God untosalvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, andalso to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of Godrevealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shalllive by faith” (Rom. 1:16, 17). It is of this gospel of Christ,equally efficacious for Jew and Gentile, that Paul in hisepistle to the Romans declared he was not ashamed.When this gospel shall be presented in its fullness to theJews, many will accept Christ as the Messiah. AmongChristian ministers there are only a few who feel calledupon to labor for the Jewish people; but to those who havebeen often passed by, as well as to all others, the message ofmercy and hope in Christ is to come.In the closing proclamation of the gospel, when specialwork is to be done for classes of people hitherto neglected,God expects His messengers to take particular interest inthe Jewish people whom they find in all parts of the earth.As the Old Testament Scriptures are blended with the Newin an explanation of Jehovah’s eternal purpose, this will beto many of the Jews as the dawn of a new creation, the resurrectionof the soul. As they see the Christ of the gospeldispensation portrayed in the pages of the Old TestamentScriptures, and perceive how clearly the New Testamentexplains the Old, their slumbering faculties will be aroused,and they will recognize Christ as the Savior of the world.Many will by faith receive Him as their Redeemer. . . .Among the Jews are some who, like Saul of Tarsus, aremighty in the Scriptures, and these will proclaim withwonderful power the immutability of the law of God. TheGod of Israel will bring this to pass in our day. His arm isnot shortened that it cannot save. As His servants labor infaith for those who have long been neglected and despised,His salvation will be revealed.“Thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerningthe house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now beashamed. . . . But when he seeth his children, the work ofMine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify Myname, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fearthe God of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall cometo understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine”(Isa. 29:22-24). ■This article is a selection taken from Gospel Workers (pp. 397-399), by Ellen G. White. Seventh-day Adventists believe that EllenG. White (1827-1915) exercised the biblical gift of prophecy duringmore than 70 years of public ministry.November 2012 | Adventist World 25

B I B L E Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R E DDoes theBible sayanything abouttattoos?It doesn’t say much. Incultures around theworld tattooing has beena common practice forages. So your question isabout an ancient practicethat continues to be part ofthe human experience in manyplaces. Tattoos are usually understoodto refer to designs or symbols or art on the bodyby inserting, through the use of certain instruments,ink or colorants under the epidermis. Human skinis used as a natural canvas. There is also what some call scartattooing, the result of intentionally searing or scratchingthe body to create some type of mark or pattern.I will first discuss the role of tattooing in biblical times,then the biblical text, and finally make some comments onthe issue.1. Tattooing in Biblical Times and Today: In the worldof the Bible tattoos indicated social status; e.g., a slavewould be inscribed with the name of his owner or of theowner’s god. They could also have religious significance.The name or symbol of the god was tattooed on the person.They could be made for protection, e.g., to shield theperson from the attacks of evil powers. These three uses arefound almost everywhere in the ancient world, and inmany places today. In the Western world tattoos have traditionallybeen associated with sailors, gangs, and bikers, butthis has changed. In the case of gangs, tattoos are basicallyexpressions of rebellion and solidarity among members ofthe gang. A growing number of evangelicals in NorthAmerica are using tattoos to express their commitment toChrist. Tattooing is no longer restricted to certain marginalizedsocial groups; it is estimated that at least 24 percentof Americans have a tattoo. It is now perceived to be an actof self-expression, often commemorating an importantevent in the life of the person, or to have some other symbolicmeaning (e.g., talismanic power). The fact that celebritiesin sports and movies have tattoos makes the practicepopular. Nevertheless, about 25 percent of those who havetattoos will remove them from their bodies.2. Tattoos in the Bible: The Bible says very little abouttattoos. The main text is Leviticus 19:28, which is part of a26 Adventist World | November 2012Markedcollection of laws in which pagan practices related to thedead are forbidden. The meaning of the Hebrew wordqa‘aqa (“tattoo”) is uncertain, but based on postbiblicalHebrew, it is traditionally rendered “tattoo.” This is confirmedby the second noun, ketobet (“mark”), which isbased on the verb “to write.” This is about writing somethingon the body. The phrase is taken as an idiom meaning“a tattoo” (“Do not put a tattoo on yourselves”). Oftenthe tattooing mentioned is interpreted as referring to apagan expression of mourning. But this is not clearly indicatedin the text. And as far as I can tell, ancient mourningrituals did not include tattooing. The prohibition may referto religious tattooing.3. Word of Advice: The passage discussed above doesnot support tattooing. No specific reason is given for theprohibition, except that Leviticus 19 is a call to holiness.Therefore, the law aims at instructing God’s people on theway of holiness. Holiness expresses itself not only in thespiritual realm but in and through our bodies, which aretemples of the Holy Spirit. We are called to glorify Godwith our bodies (1 Cor. 6:19). We can also add thathumans, created in the image of God, are to reveal thatimage through their bodies and the way they treat them.Mutilations and tattoos may fall into this category, andcould be seen as damaging God’s creation. We should alsokeep in mind that the body is not something we own, butwho we are. It is a gift from the Lord; it belongs to theLord. Therefore it would be better for Christians to abstainfrom tattooing.But let me end with a word of caution: We should notsit in judgment against those who, for some reason, havedecided to have a tattoo. Our churches should be open,willing, and ready to welcome any person who wants toworship with us. What we need is Christian understanding,not condemnation. nNow retired, Angel Manuel Rodríguez hasserved the church for several decades, mostrecently as director of the Biblical ResearchInstitute of the General Conference.

B I B L E S T U D YJesus’Life-changingBy Mark A. FinleyPowerCARL HEINRICH BLOCHIs it possible to change deeply ingrained habits? Whatabout inherited tendencies toward evil passed downfrom generation to generation? Have you ever feltas if you were being pulled down by forces beyond yourcontrol? Have you ever felt powerless to change yourbehavior? There is hope. The One who died for us lives forus. Jesus is both our Savior and our Lord. In this lessonwe will explore the mighty, life-changing power of ourliving Lord, and discover a power greater than heredity,environment, or cultivated tendencies toward sin.1 Read 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ezekiel 36:26, 27, andJeremiah 24:7. What marvelous promise is made tothose who choose to follow God totally and surrenderto His will?2 Read Jeremiah 13:23. Is it possible to accomplishthis change in our own strength?Just as it is impossible for anyone to change his or herskin color, much less for a leopard to change its spots, it isimpossible for us to make changes in our lives alone,unaided by the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit’s power thattransforms us. When Jesus ascended to heaven, He promisedto send the Holy Spirit in all His fullness to empowerus to live godly lives.3 Read 2 Corinthians 13:4, 5. How does this lifetransformingchange take place within us?As we surrender our lives to Christ, He works His miracleof divine grace in our lives. His power is ours. The HolySpirit transforms us. Just as when we do the confessing,God does the forgiving, when we do the surrendering, Goddoes the changing.4 Read Hebrews 4:2 and Romans 5:1-5. What roledoes faith play in this divine transformation?Faith trusts God both to save us and to change us. It isthe channel through which the rivers of His divine graceflow into our lives. Faith accepts the salvation Jesus sofreely offers and the life-changing power He promises.5 Read Romans 8:8-11. As Jesus enters our livesthrough the Holy Spirit, what does He give us?In Romans 8 Paul discusses living “in the flesh” and living“in the Spirit.” If we are alive in the Spirit, Christ’s righteousnessfills our lives and flows out of our lives. TheSpirit that raised Christ from the dead transforms us.6 Read Galatians 5:24, 25. What is the greatestevidence that Jesus dwells in our hearts?The greatest evidence that the Holy Spirit dwells in us isnot talking about the Holy Spirit but the change that comesin our lives with the genuine presence of the Spirit. Whenthe Holy Spirit dwells in us, we are simply different people.7 Read John 5:30; 8:29. What was the one principlethat guided Jesus’ decisions and actions?Jesus was guided by the all-consuming principle ofpleasing His heavenly Father; nothing was more importantto Him than doing the Father’s will. As we are convicted bythe Holy Spirit of the areas in our lives that are not in harmonywith our heavenly Father’s will, and surrender thoseareas, we will be filled with the Holy Spirit, empowered bythe Holy Spirit, and transformed through the Holy Spirit. ■November 2012 | Adventist World 27

NOTICE BOARDWEDDINGSPatii—Thompson. Taaroarii LandryPatii, son of Tony and MiriamaPatii (Tahiti), and CourtneyGrace Thompson, daughter ofKevin Thompson and Lionie Hunt,were married 17.9.12 at GreenCathedral, Sundowner Tiona,Pacific Palms, NSW. The receptionprovided a fun-filled mix ofTahitian and Australian culture.Ian HowieRutkowski—Cosier. MartinGregoryRutkowski, son ofChristopher and JolantaRutkowski (Brisbane, Qld), andSarah Jayne Cosier, daughter ofPaul and Andrea Cosier(Brisbane), were married 20.9.12at Sirromet’s Laguna, MountCotton, Qld. They weresurrounded by family and friendsat the wedding and reception,held in an old wine cellar. Martinand Sarah are both teachers atBrisbane Adventist College. Wewish them God’s blessing as theysay “yes’ to one another andJesus.André van RensburgTagala—Stirling.Eugene (Gene)Cortez Tagala Jnr,son of the lateEugene and Marcella Tagala, andSharee Lillian Stirling, daughterof Bill and the late Prue Stirling,were married 19.4.12 at Orangevalechurch, California, USA.Friends and family travelled fromacross the US and from Australiaand New Zealand. The couplewill live in Sacramento whereGene works for Adventist Health.Keith JacobsonOBITUARIESAllan, Colin Lewis Macgregor,born 15.5.1927 in Southern Cross,POSITIONS VACANTLecturer (marketing)—Avondale College of Higher Education (Cooranbong, NSW) seeks applications for the position of full-timelecturer focusing on marketing. This is an exciting role with a difference! The successful candidate will be required to primarily undertaketeaching and to operate an active marketing consultancy in the Faculty of Business. For more information, a copy of the job descriptionand information on how to apply, please visit . For further enquiries on the position, please contact Dr KeithHowson, Dean of Faculty of Business, on (02) 4980 2168. Applications close November 16, 2012.ADRA Australia director, public and supporter relations—ADRA Australia (Wahroonga, NSW) is seeking a qualified and experiencedmarketing and communication professional to join the senior management team. The successful applicant will demonstrate an outstandingwork history of marketing, communications and fundraising. Skills should include development of communications and fundraisingcampaigns, management expertise, relationship building with key stakeholders and donor management. Ability to travel necessary.Applications should address the essential selection criteria and should be received by November 18 and include a resume, three workrelatedreferees and local pastor’s contact details. Requests for a job description and applications can be directed to Alison Young, HumanResources, ADRA Australia, PO Box 129, Wahroonga, NSW 2076; or email or phone (02) 9489 5488, or fax: (02)9489 7790. Applications close November 18, 2012.Lecturer/senior lecturer (Accounting)—Pacific Adventist University (PAU) (Port Moresby, PNG). The School of Business at PAU isseeking highly qualified and experienced applicants for this role commencing January 2013. In addition to the preparation and delivery oflectures and other related duties, this position will be responsible for developing high quality educational material for undergraduate orpostgraduate students and be involved in some postgraduate research supervision. For further information and specific selection criteria,please visit the South Pacific Division’s Human Resources website at www.adventistemployment.org.au. All applications, including yourCV, three work-related referees, copy of educational qualifications and a character reference or contact details of your local churchpastor, must be forwarded to: HR Director, Pacific Adventist University, Private Mail Bag, Boroko NCD 111, Papua New Guinea; Phone: (675)328 0200; email: hr@pau.ac.pg; Fax: (675) 328 1257. Applications close November 30, 2012.Maintenance staff (handyman)—Adventist Aged Care (Greater Sydney) Ltd is seeking a full-time maintenance staff (handyman)to work with a team to implement general maintenance of the buildings, equipment and grounds. This person must be able to workwith minimum supervision. The successful applicant will have: an understanding of Corrective and Preventive Maintenance program;the knowledge and awareness of legislation and guidelines relevant to Residential Aged Care, the Occupational Health and Safety Actand Nursing Home Act 1988; understand chemical handling and storage; know how to use and store gases and inflammable products.They will be responsible for: responding to requests with a sense of urgency; maintain, repair equipment and grounds in a safe workingenvironment; undertake routine maintenance works under the direction of the maintenance supervisor. To submit your application, pleaseaddress the selection criteria in your cover letter, together with your resume, and send to the Human Resource Officer, Adventist AgedCare, 79 Mt Pleasant Avenue, Wahroonga 2076. Further information, call (02) 9487 0658 or email .Applications close November 23, 2012.Head of department: Education—Fulton College (Fiji). The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Pacific is seeking to appoint a headof department for Education at Fulton College. This senior position requires a leader capable of inspiring staff and students alike, with astrong academic background and leadership experience. For more information please visit the South Pacific Division’s Human Resourceswebsite at . All applications, including a resume, three work-related referees, copy of educationalqualifications and the contact details of your local church pastor, must be forwarded to: Human Resources, Seventh-day AdventistChurch (Pacific) Limited, Locked Bag 2014, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia; or email ; or fax: (02) 9489 0943.Applications close December 1, 2012.Head of department: Theology —Fulton College (Fiji). The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Pacific is seeking to appoint a headof department: Theology for Fulton College. The role involves supervising the overall program of the Theology department, includingdeveloping and casting a vision for the department in consultation with the administration. It requires a leader capable of providingspiritual leadership, nurture and support to both staff and students. For more information please visit the South Pacific Division’s HumanResources website at . All applications, including a resume, three work-related referees, copy ofeducational qualifications and the contact details of your local church pastor, must be forwarded to: Human Resources, Seventh-dayAdventist Church (Pacific) Limited, Locked Bag 2014, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia; or email ; or fax: (02) 94890943. Applications close December 1, 2012.For more vacant positions, go to 28 Adventist World | November 2012

NOTICE BOARDSOUTH PACIFICPACIFICWA; died 29.8.12 in FreemanNursing Home, Rossmoyne.On 9.4.1952 he married PeggyHeal. He is survived by his wife;his children and their families,Timothy and Violet (Quorrobolong,NSW), Suzette and TerryOrchard (High Wycombe, WA)and Nicholas and Natalie (Brisbane,Qld); seven grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren.Colin was an electrical contractorin the Fremantle area wholoved the Lord and who volunteeredto help wire churches inremote areas.Richard Reynolds,Robert KingdonAtkins, Colin Lawrence, born27.7.1918 in Guyra, NSW; died27.8.12 in Brisbane, Qld. On13.10.1943, he married ClaurineNethella Cain. He was predeceasedby his wife of 68 yearsin March, and also by ChristopherJohn Atkins. He is survivedby Denise Jack, Rhonda Shaw(both of Brisbane), Julie McMillan(Bribie Island) and BrianAtkins (Johannesburg, SouthAfrica). Colin was a gentle man,a Christian in every way, whoPOSITIONS VACANTwas always there for those inneed. He will be greatly missedby his family and friends.Bob Possingham,Alvin ColtheartBurnside, Margo Rae (neeCragg), born 9.11.1920 inBlenheim, NZ; died 12.7.12 inChristchurch. She is survivedby her two daughters, Eve(Australia) and Kaye (Christchurch,NZ); six grandchildrenand four great-grandchildren.After primary school, Margoattended Longburn College. Justafter World War II ended, shemarried Tom Burnside (brotherof Pastor George). Margo wasknown for her congeniality, herpresentation, hospitality andkindness. The grape juice thatshe and Tom produced waswell known and enjoyed. Herwarmth and gracious mannerwill be missed.Paul GredigCleland, PhylissJoyce (nee Atkins),born 16.7.1917 inBrunswick, Vic; died12.5.12 in Latrobe Valley Village,Moe, after complications from astroke she suffered two weeksearlier. On 18.12.1941, shemarried George Cleland at Caulfield.She was predeceased byher husband, her sister, SylviaDyete, and brother, Ray Atkins.She is survived by ShirleyBodley (Moe) and LynetteWilson (Freshwater Point, Qld).Phyliss was a member of theNorth Fitzroy church.Andrew JasperCraig, MaaikeMarianne (neeWynstra), born16.10.1942 inFriesland, The Netherlands; died4.8.12 in Sydney AdventistHospital, Wahroonga, NSW,after a lengthy battle withpancreatic cancer. Maaike issurvived by her husband, Bryan;and their two sons, Benton andRebecca (Cooranbong) andJustin (New York). Maaike’sgreatest joy was her family. Shewas a much-loved and admiredwife and mother and was theone and only Beppe to hergrandchildren, Maegen, Ethan,Internal audit manager—Trans Pacific Union Mission (Fiji). The Seventh-day AdventistChurch (Pacific) Ltd is seeking expressions of interest for the position of internal audit managerfor the Trans Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) office in Suva, Fiji. The key function of this positionis to develop and conduct a standardised system of audit controls for local churches within theTPUM territory and provide supervision and training to local staff who assist in delivering theannual audit plan. For more information please visit the South Pacific Division’s Human Resourceswebsite at . All applications, including a resume, three workrelatedreferees, copy of educational qualifications and the contact details of your local churchpastor, must be forwarded to: Human Resources, Seventh-day Adventist Church (Pacific) Limited,Locked Bag 2014, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia; or email ; or fax: (02)9489 0943. Applications close December 1, 2012.National nurse coordinator—Sanitarium. We are looking for a talented and experiencedadministrator to co-ordinate our national network of 90 nurses to assist in the delivery of ourworkplace health programs to a diverse portfolio of over 180 clients. As a primary point ofcontact for our nurses, the national nurse coordinator will be responsible for maintaining thenurse database, ensuring all nurses are up-to-date with their registration and immunisationaccreditation in line with each state or territory’s legislation. The main focus of this role includesthe nurse scheduling workflow and overseeing all aspects of service delivery. Being a boutiquefirm, you will be involved in all aspects of the running of the business and will at times be requiredto wear more than one hat. Read more about the role and take the next step apply online .Chief executive officer—ADRA Australia (Wahroonga, NSW). The Adventist Developmentand Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia works with people in poverty and distress to create justand positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible action. ADRA Australiaseeks applications from qualified and experienced professionals for the role of chief executiveofficer. This role involves the oversight and direction of the operations of ADRA Australia Limitedgiving particular attention to visioning, strategic planning and management. The job descriptionand details on how to apply are available on the Adventist Employment website ; or by contacting Ken Vogel, General Secretary, Australian UnionConference, phone: (03) 9871 7555, or email . Applications closeDecember 2, 2012.Contactinformation foradvertising inAdventist WorldEditor:James StandishEmail: editor@record.net.auAssistant Editor:Jarrod StackelrothAssistant Editor:Kent KingstonSales & Marketing:Theodora AmuimuiaCopyeditor:Tracey BridcuttEditorial Assistant:Linden ChuangGraphic DesignerKym JacksonEmail @ RecordNoticeboard: ads@record.net.auwww.record.net.auMail: Adventist Media NetworkLocked bag 1115Wahroonga, NSW 2076, AustraliaPhone: (02) 9847 2222Fax: (02) 9847 2200ABN 59 093 117 689Note: Neither the editor, Adventist MediaNetwork, nor the Seventh-day AdventistChurch is responsible for the quality ofgoods or services advertised. Publicationdoes not indicate endorsement of aproduct or service. Advertisementsapproved by the editor will be inserted atthe following rates: first 30 words or less,$A60 +GST; each additional word, $A1.98+GST. For your advertisement to appear,payment must be enclosed. Classifiedadvertisements in RECORD are availableto Seventh-day Adventist members,churches and institutions only. Seemasthead (above) for contact details.November 2012 | Adventist World 29

NOTICE BOARDGeorgia, Gavin and Abbey. Herbattle is over and she hasentered her Sabbath rest and allwho knew her look forward tohearing Jesus’ voice as Hewelcomes her to the great familyreunion.Stephen BewsDavidson, RossMacDonald, born15.4.1947 in Gourock,Renfrewshire,Scotland; died 29.7.12 inAdelaide, SA, from pancreaticcancer. He married CarolineGoode in 1978 and then EricaCoppard in 2005. He waspredeceased by his daughter,Sarah Jane, in 1987. He issurvived by his wife, Erica(Adelaide); his children and theirfamilies, Matthew and DesiDavidson (Darwin, NT), Helenand Michael Aster, Andrew-Rossand Dayu Davidson, andAlexander Coppard-Davidson (allof Adelaide, SA); and grandchildren,Samual, Gabriella and Lucy.Ross was a proud Scot. He wasan electrician in the BritishMerchant Navy and immigratedto Australia in 1973. He was areturned army serviceman, aRAAF electrician and travelledwidely. Ross loved God and hisfamily.Nigel AcklandDulian, Gerda (nee Kloss), born14.11.1927 in Germany; died1.8.12 in the family home inMelbourne, Vic, surrounded bydaughter, Ursula, son-in-law,John; grandchildren, David,Andrew, Rachel, Karen andDaniel. She was predeceased byhusband, Jan Dulian, in 2011, andson, Wally, in 1990. Gerda lived afull and eventful life. She marriedJan before migrating to Australiain 1964. They made their homein Melbourne and later at Drouin.Gerda was always cheerful andwilling to serve, making othersfeel welcome and cared for. Sheloved Jesus and rests in the hopeof His soon return. She will begreatly missed by family andfriends.Peter RolloFatnowna, Minnie (nee Choppy),born 26.7.1929; died 4.6.12 inMackay, Qld. She was predeceasedby her husband, NoelFatnowna. Minnie is survived byher children and their spouses,Lyndsy and Sue Fatnowna, OliveneYouse, Charlie andVeronica Fatnowna, LomaFatnowna, Shirley Fatnownaand Runhoa Fatnowna; hertwin sister, Norma Choppy; andLynton, Sonja and Jimmy Choppy.Minnie will be sadly missed byhundreds of family and friendswho said their last goodbyes atthe funeral on 12.6.12 in MackayCentral church. Minnie is waitingto receive her reward at the firstresurrection.Wolfgang JenkeFatnowna, Hazel (nee Vice),born 9.10.1920 in Mackay, Qld;died 14.8.12 in Mackay. On19.6.1939, she married NormanFatnowna, who predeceasedher in 1988. Hazel is survived byher son, Devon Fatnowna; andgrandchildren, Amberly, Paul,Trai and Kyra. Hazel will be sadlymissed by hundreds of family andfriends, who said their last goodbyesat her funeral on 20.8.12 inMackay Central church. Hazel iswaiting to meet her Lord in thefirst resurrection.Wolfgang JenkeHallam, Elizabeth Isobel,born 11.4.1925; died 19.6.12 inBrisbane Adventist RetirementVillage, Qld. Betty spent her earlyyears in Concord, NSW, and wasbaptised by Pastor Dave Wyborn.She worked at the StrathfieldConference office for many years.Moving to Queensland, sheraised her son, Barry, virtuallyon her own after her marriagedissolved, until she marriedMonty Hallam, who became theirloving husband and father. Theywere active members of SouthBrisbane church, where Betty’sministry to children endeared herto many. She is survived by herson, Barry, and his wife, Yvonne;grandsons Daniel and Jared; andsister, Pam. Betty loved poetry,and she had a beautiful collectionof inspirational poems that sheshared with friends and family.Judy Fua, Bob Possingham,Orm SpeckHodgkinson, Hughina (Ina)(nee Peatey), born 2.9.1917 inRockhampton, Qld; died 25.7.12in Victoria Point AdventistRetirement Village. In 1938, shemarried Charles Hodgkinson, whopredeceased her in 1987. She issurvived by her daughters, Marj,Linda and Jenny; son-in-lawReg Morgan; her grandchildren,Glen and Raelene; five greatgrandchildren;her sister, DorothyKing, and brother, Neil Peatey.The family lived for many yearson the Darling Downs and inKingaroy, where Ina was churchtreasurer for 21 years. She wasvery involved in the communityas director of the EndeavourFoundation Op-shop, where sheraised money for a workshop forthe disabled. Ina was loved byall who knew her and her wholelife was a sermon in action. Hergreat hope in the resurrectionday was an inspiration to all.Neil Peatey, Judy Fua,David LawsonHofford, Evelyn May (nee Irvine),born 16.1.1916 in Lismore, NSW;died 13.8.12 in Cooranbong.She is survived by her siblings,Keith Irvine (Sydney) andHarold (Bill) and Joan Irvine;and sister-in-law, Moira Irvine(Cooranbong). Evelyn attendedthe Adventist church from anearly age and was baptised in1932. She graduated as a nursefrom Sydney Adventist Hospitalin 1942, and in 1946 completedher Midwifery Certificate at theRoyal Hospital for Women inSydney. Evelyn worked at severalhospitals in Australia, England,Scotland, Canada and the US.She was also a preceptress andmatron at Longburn College,NZ. Evelyn spent her last fiveyears in the Avondale RetirementVillage in Cooranbong, firstly inthe Lodge, and later in the highcare facility. Evelyn maintainedher faith and trust in the Lordthroughout her long life.K S Duke, A R WhatsonJakupec, Ruza, died 27.7.12in Stanthorpe Hospital, Qld,aged 87. She is survived by herhusband, Stevo; one daughterand two boys (all of Melbourne,Vic). Ruza will be rememberedas a good wife and mother, andfaithful member of the Summitchurch. Ruza was buried atStanthorpe Cemetery on 6.8.12.The service was conducted byPastor Petrovic.Humberto RiveraJames, Ronald Edward, born17.5.1929 in New Plymouth, NZ;died 8.9.12 in New Plymouth.He is survived by his son, Ken(Australia); daughter-in-law, Lita(New Plymouth, NZ); and brother,Barry (Brisbane, Qld). Ron wasmeticulous in his professionas a motor vehicle painter andrestorer, and held a reputationfor being the best in the region.Ron was an active memberof the New Plymouth church,quietly working behind thescenes in beautifying the churchand grounds with his flowers andplants, especially daffodils andgiant sunflowers. This gentle,generous and humble man willbe sorely missed by all who knewhim.Marilyn PasioneLambert, Josephine Susan (neeCiantar), born 14.7.1931 in Malta;died 31.8.12 in Western Hospital,Melbourne, Vic. On 30.12.1955,she married Oswald Lambert,who predeceased her. She issurvived by her children andtheir families, Mark (LaunchingPlace) and Victoria MarieLouise (Louise) van der Kraan(Riddells Creek). Josephine wasknown for her perpetual smile.She embraced life with greatenthusiasm. She will be greatlymissed.Darrell CroftMee Lee, OraMarjorie (nee Hon),born 23.1.1915 in GlenInnes, NSW; died9.8.12 in Elizabeth Lodge,Wahroonga, NSW. On 26.12.1938,she married Alfred Mee Lee, whopredeceased her on 9.8.1976.She is survived by Denis, andchildren, Lavonda, Denis Jnr,Matthew and families (Hawaiiand California); Marjorie andCharles Pawsey, and children,Nicholas and Alex and families(Sydney, NSW); and David andMarcia and children, Miya andfamily, Taylor and Mackenzie(California, US and Qld). Churchfamilies at Central (Brisbane) andThornleigh (Sydney) will missOra. Thanks for the loving caringof Elizabeth Lodge staff.Mel Lambert, George PorterPalmer, Nelson William, born2.1.1920; died 2.8.12 in AdventistRetirement Village (ARV),Brisbane, Qld. Nelson studiedat Longburn College where hemet and married his sweetheart,Betty. They served in pastoralministry in many countries in theSouth Pacific. Nelson was alsocalled to teach Bible subjects atthe Rusangu school in Zambiafor six years. Even in retirementthey continued volunteer servicein Vanuatu and Lord Howe Island.Eventually they moved to theARV in Brisbane. Nelson will be30 Adventist World | November 2012

emembered as a delightfulChristian gentleman wholoved people and continuedto share his faith by word anddeed. He is survived by Betty;his daughters, Judy and Jill;four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and his sisterLaurel Thorensen (US).Judy FuaRussell, Leslie, born 15.7.1925in Huon Valley, Tas; died12.7.12 in Box Hill Hospital,Vic. Leslie was buried in theEmerald Macclesfield Cemeteryfollowing a memorialservice at the Auburn church.A quiet man, Les joined theAdventist Church following aseries of sermons conductedby laymen in the early 1980s.Members of the Auburnchurch mourn his passingbut place their hope in thegreat resurrection at Christ’sreturn.Trevor RoweStayt, Eric Henry, born15.4.1923 in Mackay, Qld;died 4.9.12 in Murwillumbah,NSW. In 1951, he marriedEdith Nancy Burgess. He waspredeceased by his brothers,Lester and Joseph, son, Neiland grandson, Nathan. Erichad many friends. He lovedsport, fishing and workingwith cattle. Later he wentsugar cane farming in theMackay, Bundaberg andMurwillumbah regions. Heand Edith joined the AdventistChurch in 1953 and heserved as a deacon. He issurvived by his children, Ron,Margaret, Lee-Anne Dobson,Annette, and Elizabeth Lim;nine grandchildren, Jaimie;Sandra; Simon; Justin; Curtley;Lachelle; Kody; Macauleyand Asher; five great-grandchildren;and his siblings andtheir families. Eric loved hisfamily dearly. He was alwaysready to speak of his love forthe Lord.Des Dunn, Brett Townend,Christopher KirkwoodWalsh, Letty (nee Barritt),born 15.9.1926 in Childers,Qld; died 25.5.12 in ElizabethLodge, Wahroonga,NSW. She married Ray,who predeceased her in2001. She is survived by herchildren, Stan, Rex, Lyndonand Colleen; and her sevengrandchildren. Letty wasloved by all who knew her.Her Christian faith shonethrough in her love for Godand people. Her leadershipand service in church andcommunity groups touchedmany lives. In her retirementyears in Sydney, the significanceof her communityservice was recognised byher receiving several awardsfrom organisations such asthe Arthritis Foundation,Country Women’s Institute,Spinning Club, Women’sChristian Temperance Union,Pan Pacific South East AsiaWomen’s Association, HealthNetwork Committee andCreative Writing Group.Dave RobertsonWilliams, Hazel Olive, born23.2.1920 in Auburn, NSW;died 15.8.12 in Bowral. In1945, she married Stanley,who predeceased her in2004. She is survived by herson, Frank (Sydney). Hazelworked for Advent Radioin the early days at theAdventist Media Centre. Sheretired at Port Macquarie andwas a faithful member.Joseph MaticicADVERTISEMENTSChristian Services for theBlind and Vision Impaired(CSFBHI) is wishing to createa register of “signers” forthe deaf in each conferencegeographic area. Thesewould be available forindividual churches andchurch meetings uponrequest. If you have skills inthis area and would be willingto act as a signer at publicmeetings or special churchservices in either a paid orvoluntary capacity, contactLee Dunstan, managerCSFBHI: phone +61 2 98472296; email ; postto PO Box 1115, WahroongaNSW 2076.Missionaries, exmissionaries,family andfriends, come to theEducation Building forlunch after the GraduationService. Please bring aplate of food. Drinks andnibblies provided. This year,we would like to hear themissionaries’ children’sstories. Contact Ken Boehmon (02) 4365 3033: 0408072 313 or Warren Martin(02)94895907; email.Reduced price qualitysatellite kits for Adventisttelevision and radio. Fullinstructions for easy DIYinstallation, photos, technicalsupport. $235 plus freight.Australia only (02) 6361 3636.Projectors, screens, wirelessmicrophones, amplifiers,speakers etc. Lower pricesfor Adventist institutions.Australia only. Contact Trish, or (02) 63613636.Finally...Everywhereyou go, take asmile with you.—Sasha AzevedoNext AdventistWorldDecember 8The RealChristmasCardSigns Ministry has a newGoodwill flyer for you toshare with your communitythis Christmas—in a churchprogram or to letterbox.Stock limited.TO ORDERPacks of 100 1 2-9 10+$AUD $22 $20 $18$NZ $28 $25 $221800 035 542 (Aus)CALL0800 770 565 (NZ)www.signsofthetimes.org.au/christmascard“Behold, I come quickly…”Our mission is to uplift Jesus Christ, unitingSeventh-day Adventists everywhere in beliefs,mission, life, and hope.PublisherThe Adventist World, an international periodical ofthe Seventh-day Adventist Church. The General Conference,Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists ® ,is the publisher.Executive Publisher and Editor in ChiefBill KnottAssociate PublisherClaude RichliInternational Publishing ManagerChun, Pyung DukPublishing BoardTed N. C. Wilson, chair; Benjamin D. Schoun, vice chair;Bill Knott, secretary; Lisa Beardsley-Hardy; DanielR. Jackson; Robert Lemon; Geoffrey Mbwana; G. T. Ng;Daisy Orion; Juan Prestol; Michael Ryan; Ella Simmons;Mark Thomas; Karnik Doukmetzian, legal advisorAdventist World Coordinating CommitteeLee, Jairyong, chair; Akeri Suzuki; Kenneth Osborn;Guimo Sung; Chun, Pyung Duk; Han, Suk HeeEditors based in Silver Spring, MarylandLael Caesar, Gerald A. Klingbeil (associate editors),Sandra Blackmer, Stephen Chavez, Wilona Karimabadi,Mark A. Kellner, Kimberly Luste MaranEditors based in Seoul, KoreaChun, Pyung Duk; Chun, Jung Kwon; Park, Jae ManOnline EditorCarlos MedleyTechnical Coordinator and Reader ServicesMerle PoirierEditor-at-largeMark A. FinleySenior AdvisorE. Edward ZinkeFinancial ManagerRachel J. ChildEditorial AssistantMarvene Thorpe-BaptisteAssistant to the EditorGina WahlenManagement BoardJairyong Lee, chair; Bill Knott, secretary; P. D. Chun,Karnik Doukmetzian, Suk Hee Han, Kenneth Osborn,Juan Prestol, Claude Richli, Akeri Suzuki,Ex-officio: Robert Lemon, G. T. Ng, Ted N. C. WilsonArt Direction and DesignJeff Dever, Brett MelitiConsultantsTed N. C. Wilson, Robert E. Lemon, G. T. Ng,Guillermo E. Biaggi, Lowell C. Cooper, Daniel R. Jackson,Geoffrey Mbwana, Armando Miranda, Pardon K. Mwansa,Michael L. Ryan, Blasious M. Ruguri, Benjamin D. Schoun,Ella S. Simmons, Alberto C. Gulfan, Jr., Erton Köhler,Jairyong Lee, Israel Leito, John Rathinaraj, Paul S. Ratsara,Barry Oliver, Bruno Vertallier, Gilbert Wari, Bertil A. WiklanderTo Writers: We welcome unsolicited manuscripts. Addressall editorial correspondence to 12501 Old Columbia Pike,Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600, U.S.A. Editorial office faxnumber: (301) 680-6638E-mail: worldeditor@gc.adventist.orgWeb site: www.adventistworld.orgUnless otherwise indicated, all Bible references are taken fromthe New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982by Thomas Nelson, Inc. 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