Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

Department—Raymond Hemphill; AdultFellowship—Raymond Hemphill; YouthSponsor—Jennie Hemphill; Junior HighSponsors—Neeland Siebrings; JuniorSponsors—Philip Kennedys.Richard Marshall of Cheyenne hasbeen a welcome visitor at our worshipservices.Mrs. Warnock Bailey has beenconfined to the hospital but is improvingnicely.SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA(Pastor, Rev. Donald Weilersbacher)During the past year God hasabundantly blessed this part of His flock inSan Diego. Some 28 people were added tothe rolls: 14 communicant and 14 baptizednon-communicant. Three communicantmembers were removed from the roll: oneby death and two for other reasons,making a net increase of 25, which is a 50per cent increase in the total membershipof the congregation. How has all this cometo pass? The Scriptures declare:"Not bymight, nor by power, but by My Spirit,saith the Lord of hosts" (Zech. 4:6b).Moreover, the Lord has enabled us totake the burden of responsibility in thecongregation from off the shoulders of afew hard workers and spread it moreevenly throughout the covenant community.Furthermore, we now haveenough men to teach the young teens,senior-college, and adults in the morning— as well as the juniors, CY, and the adultdiscussion group in the evening.Certainly Satan has also been activein our midst. Spiritual apathy andbacksliding are not uncommon. Nevertheless,God's grace has changed manyhearts and given us a new vision of whatthe Lord can do. So we can say with theApostle Paul, "Being confident of this verything, that He which hath begun a goodwork in you will perform it until the day ofJesus Christ" (Phil. 1:6).For this coming year, pray that theLord will send us at least one family permonth as a new contact through theSabbath School or church; that we willraise $1,000 per month in our morning andevening offerings; that the Lord willconvert Larry Hostetter, Sandy Iversen,and Ramon Garcia; that wisdom will begiven to those who are studying oursubordinate standards: the Remillardfamily, John Hollister and two covenantchildren — Tom Hostetter and MikePasarilla. Pray for a contact made byphone with Edward Pinell. He is originallyfrom Central America, but now lives in celebrated Youth Week with a swimmingSantee, California. He is 33 years old, has and gym party at the Newburgh YMCA, onthree children, is strongly reformed in February 6. On Sabbath morning,persuasion and very hungry for the Wordand for Christian fellowship. Also pray forFebruary 7, the youth of the church participatedin the morning worship service.his brother in Christ — Bob Mundi — thateach of these men will find spiritualnourishment here in our covenant community.GENEVANS ATTEND SEMINARWe praise the Lord for a gift of aboutIN WASHINGTON, D.C.Four Geneva College students, accompaniedby a faculty sponsor, attended$8,000 from the will of Mr. Rickman. Mr.Rickman was an adherent of the the 50th session of the Washington Seminarcongregation who left this money to be on Federal Service, the first week inused for repairs, painting, etc. of the February, at the Dodge House inchurch and parsonage. We certainly needit and God has been very gracious inproviding for our need!Washington, D.C. It was sponsored by theNational Association of Evangelicals.Attending were students David Jack,Pray also for Ben Broadway's contacta junior history major from Bruin;with some hippies (a few of whomwere recently converted) and with somedisillusioned Pentecostals. Pray that StanCharity Penn, junior biology, Tenafly,New Jersey; Tom Robb, senior chemistry,Morning Sun, Iowa; Paula Walters, juniorBell, Larry Hostetter, Eva Nold, andDonna Haley may all find work in the SanDiego area. Ask God to heal the bodies ofso many that have become ill this winter;especially the children who have sufferedlanguage, Grove City, and Dr. Yojifrom so many viruses, and KerryPasarilla who recently broke her collarbone in a car accident.COLDENHAM, NEW YORK(Rev. John M. McMillan, pastor)The Christmas program for the BibleSchool was held in the educational buildingof the Coldenham Church on December 19,under the direction of Mrs. Juanita Besser.The children gave an entertaining andeducational program and the entireevening was topped off with a visit fromSanta.A fellowship supper was held in theeducational wing on January 30. About 75members and friends enjoyed the deliciousfood and friendly visiting. Following thisthe annual congregational meeting washeld. The reports from all theorganizations and Sabbath School showeda busy year both spiritually andmaterially. Plans were made for the year1971. Mr. Charles Shafer was re-elected ascongregational chairman with Mrs. JackieLundell as secretary. Bea Erickson waschosen as secretary of the Sabbath schooland Mrs. Eleanor Milliken as Junior CYleader.The WMS gave a surprise bridalshower for Doreen McPhillips at theirJanuary meeting. Doreen became thebride of Richard Conroy, on February 13,at a service in the Coldenham Church.The Junior CY and the Senior CY bothAkashi, associate professor of history.The purpose of the seminar was toacquaint evangelical Christian collegestudents with the federal government, andto possibly interest them in Federal service.Study was devoted to currentgovernment, issues before the newcongress, and studies of urban and internationalissues.Students and faculty sponsors participatedin small seminars integratedwith the various fields of study.LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA(Rev. Bruce C. Stewart, pastor)Margaret Rose, weighing 7 poundsand four ounces, was born, December 15,to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. O'Neill (AnnBirdsall). Congratulations to the parents.In November Mrs. Emily Brown and Mrs.Dean Hinton were hostesses at a lovelybaby shower for Mrs. O'Neill. OnNovember 10, Jerry O'Neill left forOakland, California and then on to VietNam. Jerry's address is:PFC Jerry F. O'Neill, 508-46-5990Co. C. 2nd BN 506th Inf.101st Airborne (AMEL) Div.APO San Francisco, California96383We ask for your prayers for Ann, MargaretRose, and Jerry. Ann and the baby aremaking their home with Ann's parents, theJ. D. Birdsalls.Our annual thank offering meeting ofthe two missionary societies was held,November 20, following a family nightdinner. The program was a film by Inter-varsityFellowship about the14 COVENANTER WITNESS