Canadian Adventist Messenger for 1984

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Fresh
Beginnings
"Behold I make
all things new."
CANADIAN ADVENTIST
From The President's Diary
Volume 1, No. 18, January 1984 Oshawa, Ontario
P.F. Lemon/Editor
June Polishuk/Associate Editor
Allan Colleran/Art Director
CONFERENCE EDITORS
L. Janzen/Alberta
M. Tetz/British Columbia
D.M. MacIvor/Man.-Sask.
L. Lowe/Maritime
D. Crook/Newfoundland
W.J. Clemons/Ontario
C. Sabot/Quebec
Official Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada:
President, J.W. Wilson; Secretary, P.F. Lemon; Treasurer,
N.W. Klam; Departmental Directors: Education, J.D.V. Fitch;
Personal Ministries and Sabbath School, CS. Greene; Ministerial,
W.R Bornstein; Public Affairs, D.D. Devnich; Publishing,
W. Ruba; Youth and Stewardship, P.A. Parks; Trust Services,
F. Lloyd Bell; Consultant to Health Care Institutions,
AG. Rodgers. Issued monthly, annual subscription price in
Canada $5.00. Out of Union $10.00.
YE ARE THE SALT.. . When you go to the Maritime Camp Meeting, take a little
Conference Directory time to tour the salt mines of Pugwash, Nova Scotia. You won't be sorry for this salty stint!
CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE - J.W. Wilson, President Did you know that salt has about 14,000 uses, which makes it an extremely valuable
P.F. Lemon, Secretary; N.W. Klam, Treasurer; 1148 King Street commodity? Probably about 5% or less of the available salt that we have ever ends up on
East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1H8.
ALBERTA CONFERENCE - H.S. Larsen, President; W. Olson, the table — it is used for other purposes.
Secretary-Treasurer; Box 5007, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6A1. For varying reasons, salt is mentioned over 30 times in the Bible. Its main value,
BRITISH COLUMBIA CONFERENCE - G.E Maxson, President however, centres around seasoning, preservation, cleansing, monetary value, and as
P.W. Dunham, Secretary; G.D. DeBoer, Treasurer, Box 1000,
Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 4P5. evidence of friendship and hospitality. Who would deny its value in melting ice on our
MANITOBA - SASKATCHEWAN CONFERENCE - D.M. Mac- treacherous winter highways?
Ivor, President; M.D. Suiter, Secretary-Treasurer; 1004 Victoria
Ave., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0Z8. Now look at this, Matthew 5:13 proclaims that the followers of Jesus are likened to
MARITIME CONFERENCE - LG. Lowe, President; R.D. Roberts, salt! And it is true — God's people have not lost their savor.
Secretary-Treasurer; 121 Salisbury Rd„ Moncton, N.B. El E 1A6..
ONTARIO CONFERENCE- G. W. Morgan, President, T. McLeary, As I travel throughout our great Canadian Union, I have sensed that savory
Secretary; KR Heinrich, Treasurer, Box 520, Oshawa, Ontario experience by meeting with our people in many different areas. I see churches and schools
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and members all in caring action.
QUEBEC S.D.A. CHURCH ASSOCIATION - C. Sabot, President;
LM. Abel, Secretary; G.RJ. Gray, Treasurer; 940 Ch. Chambly, Recently I had the opportunity to visit a number of different centres. I wish that you
Longueuil, Quebec J4H 3M3. could have been with me to slip into Sabbath School in Barnesville, New Brunswick and
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR MISSION OF SEVENTH-
DAY ADVENTISTS - D. Crook President R.L. Coolen, Secretary- sense the warmth and caring of superintendent Wilma O'Dell as she reflected with
Treasurer; 106 Freshwater Road, St John's, Newfoundland A1C optimism and happiness how the Lord was leading, not only in their own lives, but in the
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life of the church. I wish you could have sat with me in Jack Smith's Sabbath School Bible
Legal Directory class as he reflected on the joy and happiness that is found in serving Jesus. I know that you
would love to have been with me in Saint John to shake the hands of the Herb Ferris family
For the information of members and friends who wish to
remember the Church and its institutions in preparing wills and and to recognize the continuing radiant warmth and love that the Ferris have for the Lord
legacies. Jesus and His church.
ALBERTA CONFERENCE CORPORATION of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church - Box 5007, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6A1. Sabbath School superintendent May Colquhoun gave her testimony in the
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CORPORATION of the Seventh-day Hamilton Mountain Church as to how God has led so beautifully in her life. She indicated
Adventist Church - P.O. Box 1000, Abbotsford, B.0 V2S 4P5.
that that same guidance and help is available to every child of Jesus Christ Hamilton's
MANITOBA CONFERENCE CORPORATION of the Seventh-
day Adventist Church - 1004 Victoria Avenue, Saskatoon, school principal, Jim Gascoyne, in his Sabbath School class, made the study of the Psalms
Saskatchewan, S7N OZ8. most practical and inspiring. How good to be able to imbibe of the courageous dedication
MARITIME CONFERENCE CORPORATION of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church Inc. - 121 Salisbury Road, Moncton, N.B. ElE of good King David and in the study of the Psalms.
1A6. The Paris Grand Valley Adventist School shared its love and talents by way of its
ONTARIO CONFERENCE CORPORATION of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church - P.O. Box 520, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7M1. students with its parents and friends in a musical program just recently. Principal Gary
SASKATCHEWAN CONFERENCE CORPORATION of the Proctor and his staff have continued to develop through the years an approach to Christian
Seventh-day Adventist Church - 1004 Victoria Avenue, Saska-
education that makes it a must in that constituent area.
•l oon, Saskatchewan S7N OZ8.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN CANADA - 1148 So you see, salt is the ingredient that seasons, that melts the heart of ice, that cleanses,
to King Street East Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1H8. and preserves the "savor of life unto life"!
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH in Newfoundland and
Labrador - 106 Freshwater Road, St. John's, Nfld. A1C 2N8. With the effects of materialism, of drug abuse, of disintegrating homes, and spiritual
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Quebec Conference, coldness to be found on every hand, is it any wonder that Jesus said of His people, "Ye are
or Eglise Adventiste du Septieme Jour - Federation du Quebec -
940 Ch. Chambly, Longueuil Quebec J4H 3M3. the salt of the earth"!
His people must be true in character and positive in their spiritual influence. Lost
e..) Printed by Maracle Press Limited. Second class mail savor will make any individual insipid and worthless. This point in time is not the occasion
0 registration number 0912. Address all enquiries to 1148 for us to come up short, but rather that we will be that fulfillment of the injunction of that
a0. King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1H8. salt which has not lost its savor!
May 1984 be for each one of us a fulfillment of our Lord's injunction, "Ye are the salt
ISSN 0702-5084 of the earth."
2 MESSENGER/JANUARY 1984
Adventist Television Today
Million Dollar Offering Needed on February 11
by J.W. Wilson
THE IT IS WRITTEN TELEVISION pay TV stations with many outlets across trines of the faith. This is where Adventist
ministry is approaching 27 years of contin- Canada. But there are so many stations, so television in Canada comes into its own.
uous telecasting in Canada. IT IS WRITTEN many homes, so many people, so great a From the outset, IT IS WRITTEN has made
now broadcasts the Adventist message to challenge and the challenge must be square- spreading the message far and wide its
most of the major cities in Canada and has a ly met. IT IS WRITTEN is dedicated to prime objective.
potential viewing audience of millions. reaching the people of North America with Third, the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Specialized programs now in planning the good news of Jesus, of the saving is committed to a dramatic evangelistic
and production stages will give the church a message and of the assurance of eternal life project — The Thousand Days of Reaping.
greatly expanded image in the 80's. In an to those who accept the Saviour. Toward Here, IT IS WRITTEN is fully committed.
age when almost half the population of that end, Director-Speaker, George Pastor Vandeman and Associate Roland
Canada has never known a world without Vandeman, presents Biblical truth in a Lehnhoff are tirelessly conducting New
television, the challenge of telecasting God's warm, personal, teaching style as well as in Truth for the End Time Seminars and
final message now takes on a new urgency. a documentary format. following up with video cassette studies
Television historian Jeff Greenfield calls TV One-day Bible Seminars attract thou- conducted by local pastors and laypersons.
the dominant force in life today. He says, "It sands of interested participants and newly These efforts are producing many baptisms.
is our marketplace, our political forum, our organized decision meetings produce exci- Adventist television in Canada is indeed
playground and our school. It is our theatre, ting results. An innovative video cassette coordinating its efforts with the work of the
our recreation, our link to reality and our ministry is providing outstanding follow- church at large. No matter how earnestly
escape from it. It is the device to which our up outreach to the telecast. Critics of televi- and powerfully truth is presented, the final
assumptions are reflected and a means of sion hasten to point out the evils of this record of the success of IT IS WRITTEN will
assaulting those assumptions. It is. . . the medium of communication. They cite the not be reckoned up until the day the Lord
one experience that touches young and old, condoning of murder, profanity, adultery, Jesus Christ returns in power and great
rich and poor, learned and illiterate." divorce — a whole catalog of sins that now glory. Men may speak, cameras and tape
Author David Halberstam declared that, appear socially acceptable. Then, with a machines may roll, but above and beyond
"television is in both overt and subliminal sweeping gesture, dismiss television as the writing of scripts, the answering of
ways more important than newspapers, totally unacceptable, urging that Christians questions, the gatherings in prayer, the
radio, church and often... more important shun it like the plague. telephone calls, the toil and the tears, God's
than family and more influential and power- True, television programming leaves spirit is at work. He is taking the finished
ful than government itself." much to be desired in some areas. Yet, product of the IT IS WRITTEN ministry,
Did the Lord lead George Vandeman in because the baby's bath water is dirty, we anointing it with His power, touching human
1956 to invision the dramatic impact of do not throw the baby out with the water. IT hearts with His message and calling people
television on North American life today? IS WRITTEN is constructively countering everywhere to come home.
Without question, God did lead as is evi- the evil by presenting the good. This paves The three ministries — IT IS WRITTEN
denced by lives touched and transformed the way for the threefold purpose of this with its viewer involvement, BREATH OF
by the Holy Spirit through the outreach of ministry. LIFE with its diversified dialoguing, and
the IT IS WRITTEN telecast. Thousands First, the Seventh-day Adventist Church FAITH FOR TODAY with its initiative focus
now trace the beginnings of their faith to an is in urgent need of an improved image. on spiritual values — targeted for specific
IT IS WRITTEN program. One writes, "I'd Critics from within and without the church goals and groups include something for
like to tell you that I was baptized about five have wrought havoc on its image. Even virtually every American or Canadian public
months ago and my life is changing. I seem today with an ecumenical atmosphere in Their common ministry is to display a
to be growing more in Christ every day. For Christiandom, there are still those who do hopeful alternative lifestyle before North
the first time in my life I can truthfully say I not know who Seventh-day Adventists are. Americans by introducing viewers to Jesus
can feel the Holy Spirit working in me and I We are often confused with the Latter Day Christ and the peace and security which
can see God's love for what it really is." Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses. The strong only He can provide for times like these.
But the challenge ahead is even greater. presentation of IT IS WRITTEN is a major These are your ministries, dear reader,
Over 90% of all households in Canada have factor in rebuilding a positive image of the for which you have asked Dan Matthews,
access to a television. Hundreds of stations denomination, demonstrating that Seventh- George Vandeman and Charles Brooks to
serve the viewing public and because of the day Adventists are loving and lovable Chris- give guidance. They and their boards will
leap in technology, more outlets are being tians who belong to a caring church. know next month by your gifts that your
added via satellite and cable. And where is Second, the Seventh-day Adventist prayers are also with them in these out-
IT IS WRITTEN in this ocean of communi- Church is known historically for its commit- reaches which go beyond the pulpits of
cations? It is there making a significant ment to sowing the gospel seed, vigorously your own congregations.
contribution, airing programs on 14 major evangelizing and teaching the great doc- Read a conversion story on p. 25
IT IS WRITTEN is dedicated to reaching the people of North America with the
good news of Jesus, of the saving message and of the assurance of eternal life to
those who accept the Saviour.
MESSENGER/JANUARY 1984 3
PuttingKids
BackTogether
Again---
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arbaraWetherell
4 MESSENGER/JANUARY 1984
"Mrs. Myers? This is Philip Hanson,
principal of the junior academy. Mrs. Myers,
I believe your son Russell is using drugs,
but I don't want to expel him from school.
"Perhaps you and your husband can helplessness. likely to have problems resulting from that
confront Russell and take steps to help him So when Listen's editors invited these use, including alcoholism and chemical
before his drug use becomes such a problem parents to discuss ways Listen could better dependency.
here at school that I'll be forced to deal minister to the needs of Adventist youth, They learned that the use of mind-
drastically with it." they came at their own expense from as far altering chemicals, including alcohol, is so
Mrs. Myers (not her real name) hung up away as Oregon and western Canada. They accepted and even promoted in our society
the phone and sank into a nearby chair. represented five union conferences and that it is no longer enough simply to teach
Russell using drugs? Mr. Hanson must be such familiar Adventist communities as children that the recreational use of chemi-
mistaken. Her son is a good kid. And Takoma Park, Berrien Springs, and Kettering. cals is wrong, but that other means of
everyone knows that only troubled or Most had spent the preceding three days prevention must be employed as well.
abused kids from poor or broken homes in Washington attending a conference of They learned that good kids do use drugs
use drugs! the National Federation of Parents for Drug- and that they use them because they are
She and her husband, Bill, had done Free Youth (NFP). They had been inspired available, and because society, including
everything they knew to ensure that their by the success stories of parents who had their peers, encourages them to do so, not
children would be happy, well-adjusted, joined forces with one another and with because they are bored or unhappy or don't
and safe. They had taken their boys to their communities' educators, law-enforce- know better or because their parents failed
Sabbath School and church from infancy. ment officers, clergy, doctors, and pharma- them.
They had sent them to church school, cists. Finally, the parents learned how to es-
summer camp, and Pathfinders. They had But they recognized that the Adventist tablish parent-support groups in their local
taken their sons skiing, camping, and raft- subculture in which they had reared their churches.
ing. She and Bill had a good relationship, children was in some way unique though Church administrators and institutions
and together they spent a lot of time with even in this "sheltered" environment their are awakening to the scope of drug and
their boys. children still faced pressure to use drugs. So alcohol use among Adventist youth and are
And now the principal is saying her they sought their church's help in tackling responding with programs to deal with the
oldest child is using drugs. Mr. Hanson their children's problem. problem. Union College now has a program
really has a lot of nerve! Listen magazine was the logical source of to rehabilitate, rather than expel, students
Granted, Russell has been somewhat help for these parents. For forty years Listen with alcohol problems. The Columbia Union
aloof and disagreeable lately, choosing to has specialized in dealing with problems has established a committee to produce a
spend more time in his room and less with related to the use of drugs. Today it is drug-prevention program to implement in
the family. And he has been looking rather recognized by professionals in the field of their junior and senior academies. Paul and
sloppy. And his grades last term were lower drug prevention and treatment as the best Carol Cannon, co-directors of The Bridge
than usual. But then all thirteen-year-olds resource available on drug-abuse prevention. Fellowship, a live-in counseling centre for
begin to assert their independence from Last spring Listen's staff met with Health troubled college-aged Adventist youth, were
their families, don't they? The changes she and Temperance, Education, and Youth invited by the Michigan Conference to
had noticed in Russell were just a phase Department leaders. They concluded that present a seminar on drug prevention and
early adolescents go through, weren't they? the drug problem currently plaguing Ad- treatment at camp meeting last summer.
This story is typical of those recited by ventist families merited a more aggressive But for any prevention or treatment
twenty-three Adventist parents and youth response than it had in the past, so they program to be effective, parents must be
workers who assembled in Washington, came up with a plan and took steps to involved. Carlton Turner, President
D.C., last fall to express concern to Listen implement it. Reagan's Drug Abuse Policy Director, calls
magazine's editors regarding their child- The Washington meeting with parents parent-support groups the most effective
ren's drug and alcohol use. last fall was the first step in this plan. The means of preventing and dealing with drug
Many of the parents present had strug- parents who attended that meeting learned and alcohol use.
gled alone, sometimes for years, with their many things that frightened but at the same With this in mind, Listen magazine's staff
children's chemical dependencies, unaware time reassured them. have put together a parent-support group
that other Adventist parents faced the same They learned that research has shown starter kit to assist concerned parents who
fear, uncertainty, isolation, and seeming that even though children from conservative aren't sure how to effect change in their
SDA Parents religious homes are less likely to begin families and communities. The kit includes
using alcohol and drugs, once those children materials produced by other parent-group
begin using these substances they are more organizations, information specifically for
DRUG USE
Fight
Continued on page 25
MESSENGER/JANUARY 1984 5
Dr. Ron Ruskjer/Director
Community Relations and
Health Promotion
North York Branson Hospital
B
ACK IN 1844, YOU
might have bee -Irioved
by the(cid:9) er of the
preach'"You might have
be(cid:9) touched by the sin-
erity of the prayers, be-
cause they were sincerely
offered. What you might
not have been convicted
ever, was the clar-
ity of the health message
because in early Adventist
practice, it was anything
but clear.
An Adventist preacher,
over for dinner, might just
have shocked us as sitting
in our parlour, relaxing
before the meal, he took
out his tobacco and pro-
ceeded to use it. Further,
tspon closer health-con-
scious observation, we
might very well have noticed that he was a
bit overweight. Could it be that he was
doing too much riding in the buggy and not start at healthful living? I'm happy to report that Adventist
enough walking down the road? But enough I hear someone saying, "Ah, but new preachers and church members alike have
of this, the dinner bell has run and Sabbath starts are hard things." Not if you take them indeed, "opened their minds," and "heard
meals are always a treat. We hurry to the step by step. A dear Christian gentleman, with their hearts" and the story? It's marve-
table, all smiles. Yet the preacher's not considering for the first time God's eight lous. Scientific studies in both California,
smiling. He's craning his neck, first this way, preventive specialists, was playing with the and now Norway, indicate that Adventists
and then that, saying something about how first letters of each. He had, over a period of following the Lord's New Start Program,
good a juicy piece of pork might be. several days, found a fresh beginning in his both males and females, are living signifi-
I'll just guess, by a quick look at some of own life by following the Lord's counsel, cantly longer than their counterparts in the
these men's lifestyles, that a blood pressure and in a moment of happy inspiration, general population. The California study
cuff would have told the story; a dedicated discovered that the letters, when placed in reveals that males in the 35-40 year age
preacher with high blood pressure, courting proper sequence, actually spelled out what group, for example, are living 6.2 years
an early death. he had just been given, a N.E.W. S.T.AR.T. longer! That's a longevity story worth tel-
And die early many of them did, wonder- Put in poetry, his message, and the message ling. Six point two extra years of life! That's
fully devoted ministers of the gospel; men of thousands of happy, healthy, holy, heaven- roughly 2,263 extra days of life, sisters and
of the Book. They loved God. They longed bound Adventists, just like him, goes some- brothers. That's almost twenty three hun-
for the Saviour's return. With incredible thing like this: dred days! Now that's the new 2300 day
sacrifice they sought to bring men and truth, and we ought to be sharing it.
women to Jesus. Was it His will they lay Went looking in hope, to find a In every Adventist home, in every Ad-
down their armour while still relatively N. E. W. S. T. A. R. T. ventist church, and school, and crusade,
young? No. And in His love, in His mercy, yes, and in every Adventist hospital, the
as these devoted Seventh-day Adventist This story my friend is all true. wonderful Adventist lifestyle should be
Christians scrutinized His Word, often into Just pull up a chair, and hear with shared; lovingly, kindly, and non-judgmen-
the wee hours of the night, the Lord revealed your heart, tally. After all, just because we get a new
to them one of His most precious truths, the start together doesn't mean we'll reach the
And the story could happen to
message of healthful living. "Your body is
the temple of the Holy Spirit," they read. you.
"You were made in God's image; fearfully
The letters, you see, accentuate
and wonderfully made!" "Glorify God in
your bodies," the Book said. things
And through His precious gift of special That spell out good health for us
inspiration, God confirmed their Biblical
all.
findings. Through His servant, Ellen G.
Think with me as through, the
White, He reaffirmed the grand lifestyle of
Eden. "Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, letters I go,
rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, And heed to longevity's call.
trust in divine power — these are the true
remedies." she wrote. Ministry of Healing, The "N" represents, Nutrition,
page 127. my friend,
Was premature death God's will for
Be sure yours is balanced and
those to whom He had promised the abun-
right.
dant life? No. Ill John 2 was rediscovered.
Here God's will was set forth on the question The "E" is for something we miss
of healthful living. "Beloved, I wish above to our hurt,
all things that thou mayest prosper and be
It's Exercise, morning and night.
in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
God knew that spiritual prosperity, to a The "W" stands for Water so
great degree depended on good health.
pure,
Why? Because it is through the delicate
Both inside and out every day.
mechanisms of the mind that God com-
munes with His children. And the mind, of The N, E, and W, faithfully tried,
course, is really a function of a physical Will prove in your life what I say. finish line at the same time. Some run faster,
organ, the brain. So, good physical health some run slower. Some, walk. And it's not
The "S" is for Sun.
leads to good mental health. And good our business to judge. It is our business to
mental health prepares the way for optimal "T" Temp'rance reveals. let people know that run or walk, we're
spiritual health, for "a sense of appreciation The "A" is for Air fresh and new. happy they're doing it with Jesus.
of eternal things," sister White tells us. Speaking of Adventist hospitals, in addi-
The "R" is for Rest, the "T" is for
At Branson Hospital, we have doctors, tion to providing compassionate curative
good doctors. Some are general practi- Trust, medicine for the past twenty-six years, now,
tioners. And some are specialists. Those And there stands a sparkling new this hospital has encouraged preventive
eight principles of health we shared a medicine in the form of the N.E.W. S.T.A.RT.
you!
moment ago, could be likened to eight lifestyle. Working hand-in-hand with pre-
preventive specialists, "Nature's Eight N, E, W, — S, T, A, R, T, cious Adventist homes, with our churches,
Doctors," they've been called. Each has its I found a new start, friend, it's our schools, and our crusades, Branson
special work to do, to keep us healthy; yes, Hospital has done its best to let people
true.
and even to help keep us out of the hospital. know that God's program for better living
What better time than the beginning of a Just open your mind, and hear and longer life really pays off.
new year to make God's wish come true? "I with your heart, Ours is a wonderful message, from a
wish above all things..." How many things? wonderful God. What do you say? As a new
And the story could happen to
.. all things; that thou mayest prosper and year begins, "Beloved," could we make His
be in health." What better time for a new you! wish come true in a wonderful way? c!›
MESSENGER/JANUARY 1984 7
The Youth Page
Announcing Youth Mission Outings/84
Purpose Who May Apply What About Adult
wo
is an opportunity to be involved in Any church member who can arrange to Supervision?
challenging and meaningful service which donate two weeks of their time and talents
Several adult leaders will accompany
includes: (1) practical service (getting your to this project.
the team, the exact number of leaders being
hands dirty), (2) spiritual service and out-
reach, (3) wholesome recreation. How Will I Raise the determined by the size of the group.
YMO is sponsored by the Adventist
Money? What About Sightseeing?
Youth Ministries Departments of your local
and Union Conference. It may be easier than you think But We will have two wends to enjoy the
YMO is an opportunity to broaden your remember, the first thing to do is PRAY. If tourist attractions. There will be more details
horizons by seeing and helping fulfill peo- the Lord wants you to go, He will certainly on sightseeing included in your YMO Pak.
ple's needs in different parts of this country provide the means to go. Next, decide how
and the world by participating in various much you will be able to supply from your How Do I Apply?
projects such as building churches, conduc- own earnings. Then contact your home Fill out the application form completely
ting Vacation Bible Schools, clearing jungles church. Many times they will help a great and send it to your local Conference Youth
for an airstrip, and a host of other things. deal. And finally, contact your relatives and Director. Enclose a $20 application fee. The
friends for financial sponsorship. (More application fee is non-transferrable and
What Is It? details on this are included in the YMO non-refundable (except when an application
Simply put, it is a building project. We Pak.) is not accepted). Upon acceptance of your
application, your local Conference Youth
need 30-40 participants to erect the building
Can My Sponsor Claim A
within two weeks. The materials will be Director will issue you a YMO Pak contain-
supplied for us. We provide the labour. We Tax Deduction? ing more details on the project of your
hope to enjoy two Sabbaths in the area Funds contributed for support of partici- choice.
before leaving. pants are tax deductible if channeled cor- Applications must be at the
rectly. Receipts will be sent to donors from
Projects for 1983 Conference office immediately.
the local Conference office.
1. Project: Worker's Housing
Location: Tezo Paco, Mexico Will I Need Proof of
Adventist Singles' Ministry
Date: February 19 - March 4 (approx.
Citizenship?
dates)
The Adventist Singles' Ministry is a
Personnel: 30-35 Youth from all across Each person going to the Dominican growing organization with chapters nation-
Canada - 2 Canadian Youth Directors - Republic needs a passport. Each person wide and representatives in neighbouring
3 other adult sponsors going to Mexico needs a passport or 3 countries. In the past twenty years it has be-
Cost: $800-$850* pieces of identification issued by the Cana-
come recognized as a specialized ministry
dian Government, i.e. Birth Certificate,
2. Project: Youth Camp Duplex that bridges the gap for the single S.D.A„
Social Insurance No., Driver's License, etc.
Location: Dominican Republic adult.
Date: March 22 - April 1 (approx. dates) Where Will I Stay? Since this is an adult group it is no longer
Personnel: Youth from Canadian Union supported by the General Conference Youth
Lodging will vary according to project.
College - Canadian Union College Department, but by the Ministerial Associa-
Each participant should bring a sleeping
sponsors - Other adult sponsors tion of the General Conference. The mem-
bag (and mat if desired).
Cost: $1,200* bership of A.S.M. is well over 1,000 and is
3. Project: Evangelistic outreach in con- Will I Have Any still growing. Church gatherings geared to
junction with Pan-American Youth families may leave an unattached, mature
Congress Responsibilities? person feeling out of place. However, a
Location: Mexico City, Mexico Yes! Guys and gals will both have to help single group may prevent discouraged men
Date: December 18-22 drive nails, paint walls, and do whatever is and women from becoming church drop-
Personnel: Only for delegates chosen for required. Guys as well as gals will help with outs through bitterness or wrong associa-
Pan-American Youth Congress KP. duty. All participants are expected to tions.
Cost: To be determined later WORK when that is what the team is doing, Any single, widowed or divorced adult
*Exact amount to be determined on final airline and to be involved in OUTREACH when 18 years or older who is a member of the
bookings. This amount is to be raised by the that is what the team is doing. If a person is S.D. A. church in good and regular standing,
individual delegates. not interested in doing these things, he/she may apply through their local church or
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Too Slow Getting Off!
by G.D. Strunk, Adventist Health Ministries
Could the Christ-likeness of our temperaments be
determined by what we put into our bloodstreams? Is the
work of the third angel hobbled by the backsliding of church members?
Not long ago a book cleverly written and A Shaping Burden For Souls Part of the problem, of course, resides in
titled Too Slow Getting Off, by Marjorie Lewis In an article entitled "Revival in Health the definition of "health reform", and more
Lloyd became very popular. It became Reform" this church is told that: specifically "dietary reform". Dietary re-
popular because its title reflected a senti- "The selfish, health-destroying indul- form includes so much more than vegetar-
ment felt by many Seventh-day Adventists. gences of men and women have counter- ianism. One must be converted to health
Something's wrong! We should have been acted the influence of the message that is to reform. It is a whole new way of valuing life.
home by now! Why hasn't Jesus come? But prepare a people for the great day of God. If Everything that enters the body is controlled
for all our wondering and talking and the churches expect strength, they must live by a determination not to put anything in
talking and additional programs by which the truth which God has given them. If the there that would be a discredit to God's
to "finish the work", it seems to me that we members of our churches disregard the beautiful creation — my body, my mind,
have continued to neglect the heart of the light on this subject, they will reap the sure my attitude, my character, His temple. The
problem. result in both spiritual and physical degen- screening principle says, if it is bad for you,
The individual members of this church eracy. The influence of these older church move away from it, if it is good for you,
in North America need three things. Num- members will leaven those newly come to move toward it
ber one, a genuine burden for souls — a the faith. The Lord does not now work to Knowledge determines the difference
yearning for souls that is so great that it will bring many souls into the truth, because of between good and bad, while love for God
cause them to shape their own behaviour so the church members who have never been moves us to act on that knowledge. The
as to not hinder those souls. Number two, a converted and those who were once con- Seventh-day Adventist who loves God and
Christ-like character. A character that is so verted but who have backslidden. What values life as God does need not be forced
perfumed with love and forgiveness for influence would these unconsecrated mem- to dispense with coffee, tea, butter, cheese,
everyone else around them that they will bers have on new converts? Would they not spices, and all the injurious artides which
take supreme care of their own selves in make of no effect the God-given message God Himself has already specifically men-
order to be continually available to serve which His people are to bear? tioned. That's right, specifically mentioned!
them in body, in kindly attitude and polite "Let all examine their own practices to These are articles about which there should
words. Number three, a physical stamina see if they are not indulging in that which is be no question in the mind of an informed
capable of supporting the energy needed to of positive injury to them. Let them dispense Seventh-day Adventist No dallying, no
carry out numbers one and two above with every unhealthful gratification in eating holding on to the fleshpots of Egypt! These
without wearying. Now how do we get and drinking." Testimonies 6, p. 370-371. should simply go out of the houses, off the
these things? Do you see? If we really loved others and tables, out of the menus and out of the
I get the feeling that we are waiting, just yearned over their salvation we would shape recipes of Seventh-day Adventists.
waiting for something miraculous to hap- our behaviour into line with God's health "Many a mother sets a table that is a
pen. We hope that the Lord will take requirements for their sakes. Then God snare to her family. Flesh meats, butter,
possession of His church, give us a dose of could safely add precious people without cheese, rich pastry, spiced foods, and condi-
the Holy Spirit that will electrify everybody their being confused by our hypocrisy and ments are freely partaken of by both old and
with a jolt of energy that will propel us off stumble out. young. These things do their work in de-
our seats and into the streets where we God has a standard for this church. Any ranging the stomach, exciting the nerves,
cannot restrain ourselves from witnessing campaigning for evangelism while living in and enfeebling the intellect. The blood-
for Christ We're expecting the latter rain to direct contradiction to this standard is hypo- making organs cannot convert such things
do this to us. We also expect this great crisy. This church is not going to grow with into good blood." Counsels on Diet and Foods,
shower to make us Christ-like. And then the potential God has designed until it takes p. 236.
suddenly people will start pouring into the seriously these counsels.
A Christ-Like Character
church and we will welcome them in. But it The salvation of others, the sanctification
There are some beautiful statements in
doesn't happen that way! of ourselves and the energy to accomplish
the Spirit of Prophecy written with a grace
There is a work that we have to do, that both are very much dependent upon living
that confirms their Divine credentials. The
God will not, cannot, do for us. It is left for out the health message. God has given this
following is one of them: "Christ is sitting
us to do. God cannot do His part until we do part of the Third Angel's Message in order
for His portrait in every Disciple." Desire of
ours. He has already given us the instruc- to accomplish the last phase of human
Ages, p. 827. But I wish we understood the
tion. Here it is. Please note: These are not restoration before Jesus comes. Failure to
issues at stake in that portrait For "The
my words. This is God speaking! It is adopt it undermines the whole Third An-
straight testimony. gel's Message. Cont on p. 29
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