March - Lake Union Conference

Profiles of Youth [ I n d i a n a S t u d e n t s ]Shandi Reynolds, 17, is a junior at Bedford North LawrenceHigh School. She is a baptized member of the Bedford Churchand is a trendsetter. At the young age of 14, Shandi was the firstyouth from her church to go on a short-term mission trip whenshe decided to spend her Christmas break helping spread theWord of God to the people of Brazil. Shandi came back so excitedand energized for God that other Bedford Church youthShandi Reynoldswanted to volunteer their time as well.Shandi has enrolled in occupational health vocational classes and wants to becomea dentist. After assisting the dental team in Brazil, Shandi discovered sheloves dentistry, and is now enthusiastic about pursuing this profession. Shandiattends high school full-time, plus works a part-time job. Before accepting thejob, she made sure that she would be able to faithfully keep the Sabbath.At school, Shandi’s faith is challenged through many obstacles that teens in aChristian school system may not face. She knows she is in the middle of a conflictbetween good and evil, and she is fighting the good fight! Shandi’s church,youth group and family give her support, and are very proud of her. Shandi isthe daughter of Tommy and Crystal Lowden of Bedford.Justin Dane Spady, 17, is a home-schooled senior at SpadyAcademy (SA) and has been a student at SA since fourthgrade. Justin has a 4.0 GPA and scored a 2150 on the SAT. Heis currently taking college classes, and plans to enter SouthernAdventist University in the summer of 2008 on sophomorestanding with a declared pre-med and theology major.Justin Spady Justin enjoys playing many sports; his favorites are track,swimming, scuba diving, snow and water skiing, ice hockey and football. He alsokeeps up with various hobbies, including reading, writing, painting, photographyand making music (piano and voice). He is a ten-year member in 4-H.Less than a year ago, a virus attacked Justin’s heart and almost killed him.Although fully recovered physically, the experience left a deep impact on Justinspiritually. Having already preached twice at his church, Justin is considering aministry/mission career. He believes spreading the Third Angel’s Message ofRevelation 14 is the most important work for our time. Justin is also consideringbeing a physician or lawyer, because he is convinced that religion, medicine andlaw are the most important issues prior to the Second Coming of Christ.Justin is the son of Richard and Margaret Spady of Decatur, and is a memberof the First Fort Wayne Church.Address CorrectionMembers of the Lake Region Conference and paid subscribers should contact the Lake Union Herald office withtheir address changes. Members from the Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin conferences should contact theirlocal conference membership clerks directly for all Lake Union Herald address changes. Contact phone numbers arelisted below for your convenience, and addresses are listed to the right.Lake Union Herald: (269) 473-8242Illinois: (630) 856-2874 Indiana: (317) 844-6201 ext. 241Michigan: (517) 316-1568 Wisconsin: (608) 241-5235 ext. 113Members outside the Lake Union may subscribe by sending a check for $8.50 (per year) to P.O. Box C, BerrienSprings, MI 49103. Note: If you are a member of a church in the Lake Union but are not receiving the Lake UnionHerald, please request it through your church clerk or your local conference secretary.Official Publication of the Lake Union Conferenceof Seventh-day Adventistswww.LakeUnionHerald.orgMarch 2008 Vol. 100, No. 3T H E L A K E U N I O N H E R A L D S T A F FBox C, Berrien Springs, MI 49103; (269) 473-8242Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Walter L. Wright president@lucsda.orgEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Burns editor@luc.adventist.orgManaging Editor/Display Ads . . . Diane Thurber herald@luc.adventist.orgCirculation/Back Pages Editor . . . Judi Doty circulation@luc.adventist.orgArt Direction/Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Bond mark@bondesign.comProofreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Candy ClarkCONTRIBUTING EDITORSAdventist Midwest Health . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Busch Julie.Busch@ahss.orgAndrews University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca May RMay@andrews.eduIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Denslow President@illinoisadventist.orgIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Thurber GThurber@indysda.orgLake Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Young LakeRegionComm@cs.comMichigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Nickless MNickless@misda.orgWisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Fox JFox@wi.adventist.orgCORRESPONDENTSAdventist Midwest Health . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Busch Julie.Busch@ahss.orgAndrews University . . . . . . . . . Patricia Spangler SpangleP@andrews.eduIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Denslow President@illinoisadventist.orgIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Yeoman JYeoman@indysda.orgLake Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Young LakeRegionComm@cs.comLake Union . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Babienco BBabienco@luc.adventist.orgMichigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Murphy JMurphy@misda.orgWisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kitty Crary KCrary@wi.adventist.orgLAKE UNION CONFERENCE DEPARTMENTSBox C, Berrien Springs, MI 49103 | (269) 473-8200President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter WrightSecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodney GroveTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glynn ScottVice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmelo MercadoAssociate Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas GreggAssociate Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard TerrellASI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmelo MercadoCommunication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary BurnsEducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garry SuddsHispanic Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmelo MercadoInformation Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey KilsbyMinisterial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodney GroveNative Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary BurnsReligious Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vernon AlgerTrust Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vernon AlgerWomen’s Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy CameronLOCAL CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTIONSAdventist Midwest Health: David L. Crane, president, 120 N. OakSt., Hinsdale, IL 60521; (630) 856-2010.Andrews University: Niels-Erik Andreasen, president, Berrien Springs, MI49104-0670; (269) 471-7771.Illinois: Ken Denslow, president; Kyoshin Ahn, secretary; Duane Rollins,treasurer; 619 Plainfield Rd., Willowbrook, IL 60527-8438; (630)856-2850.Indiana: Gary Thurber, president; George Crumley, secretary/treasurer; streetaddress: 15250 N. Meridian St., Carmel, IN 46032; mailing address: P.O. Box1950, Carmel, IN 46082-1950; (317) 844-6201.Lake Region: Jerome Davis, president; Donald Bedney, secretary; Ted Brown,treasurer; 8517 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60619; (773) 846-2661.Michigan: Jay Gallimore, president; Fred Earles, secretary; Leroy Bruch,treasurer; street address: 320 W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, MI 48933;mailing address: P.O. Box 19009, Lansing, MI 48901; (517) 316-1500.Wisconsin: Donald Corkum, president; Roger Driver, secretary/treasurer;street address: 3505 Highway 151 North, Sun Prairie, WI 53590; mailingaddress: P.O. Box 7310, Madison, WI 53707-7310; (608) 241-5235.Contributors: All submitted copy must be channeled through your localconference or institution’s Herald correspondent. Stories submitted onlineat luc.adventist.org are automatically e-mailed to the local conferencecommunication director. When submitting stories by direct e-mail, copy yourlocal conference correspondent into the address. Writers’ Guidelines areavailable online.Indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical IndexVi s i t w w w. L a k e Un i o n He r a l d . o r g L a k e U n i o n H e r a l d • Ma r c h 2 0 0 8 | 51