The Mid-America Adventist Outlook for 1990 - Vol. 11 - No. 05

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"Reach a Billion"
the air waves of Eastern Europe and
Russia for preaching the Three Angels'
including Russia
messages.
Official organ of the Mid-America Union Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists living in 192 Seventh-day Adventists, P.O. Box 6128 (8550 Pioneers
countries around the world are enthusias- Blvd.), Lincoln, NE 68506. [phone].
Give on May 19 for Adventist
tically giving funds to build a powerful Editor (cid:9) James L. Fly
World Radio-Europe! radio station to reach one billion people Editoral Assistant (cid:9) Shirley B. Engel
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Religion in Russia has been frozen or and the Middle East. What an opportuni-
dormant for 72 long years. As a result ty—for them and for us! Change of address: Give your new address with zip code
and include your name and old address as it appeared on
most of the 285 million citizens of USSR Your ordinary Sabbath morning offer-
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God of the Bible. Bibles have been America Union objective of $233,800. inek
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banned, burned and people banished for We must give generously with large gifts
reading them. from $50 to $5,000 or more by planning /if .1(cid:9) CONITNINCE OF SEVENTli RAY Al AlATISTS
Today, the winds of change are sweep- ahead! (af
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Moscow to Rome, and beyond. This churches on May 19. Our General Treasurer (cid:9) Duane P. Huey
unpredicted change has dramatically Conference slogan is "Reach a Billion" Associate Treasurer ................. .(cid:9) . . Elmer Hauck
Adventist Health System
opened doors for the preaching of God's for Jesus with this great new radio sta-
Middle & Eastern Thomas W. Flynn
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us to enter. for an extraordinarily large offering or
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Multiplied millions in Central Europe commitment for AWR-Europe on May Health, Temperance,
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governments, opened national borders, Jesus.
Local Conference Directory
cleared lines of communication, trans- Cyril Miller, President
CENTRAL STATES: J. Paul Monk, President; Phyllis Ware,
portation and commerce. This includes Southwestern Union Conference Secretary-Treasurer, 5737 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130;
Telephone [phone]. Correspondent, Nathanial Miller
DAKOTA CONFERENCE: Don Shelton, President; Marvin
(cid:9) Lowman, Secretary; Douglas Hilliard, Treasurer, P.O. Box 520,217
Outlook for May North Grand, Pierre, SD 57501; Telephone [phone].
ABC, Star Route 9. Box 170, Bismarck, ND 58501; Telephone,
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[phone]. Correspondent, Marvin Lowman
IOWA-MISSOURI: W.D. Wampler, President; Walter Brown,
One pastor's journey of faith (cid:9) page 4 Secretary; G.T. Evans, Treasurer, P.O. Box 65665,1005 Grand Ave.,
West Des Moines, IA 50265; Telephone [phone].
Correspondent, Herb Wrate
KANSAS-NEBRASKA: Jim R. Hoehn, President; Norman
Giving children a chance (cid:9) page 5 Harvey, Secretary-Treasurer; 3440 Urish Road, Topeka, KS 66614-
4601; Telephone [phone].
ABC, 4745 Prescott, Lincoln, NE 68506; Telephone (402) 488-
3395. Correspondent, John Treolo
First Adventist Winter Festival snowballs to
MINNESOTA: C. Lee Huff, President; Raymond R. Rouse,
Secretary-Treasurer; 7384 Kirkwood Court, Maple Grove, MN
success (cid:9) page 55369; Telephone [phone]. Correspondent, Barbara Huff
ROCKY MOUNTAIN: Gordon Retzer, President; Marshall
Chase, Secretary-Treasurer; 2520 So. Downing, Denver, CO
Pathfinders lead parade, bear medals for World 80210; Telephone [phone]. Correspondent,
UNION COLLEGE: 3800 South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE
Disabled Ski Championships (cid:9) page 8
68506; Telephone: [phone]. Correspondent, Tad
Stricker
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Sharing the good news by
East, more than 300,000 Filipinos work, away
from home and family. Many of these, after
shortwave radio: Praise hearing AWR-Asia, write to the Bible
correspondence schools in the Philippines
saying, "I cannot enroll in your Bible course,
because such things are prohibited in this
the Lord, it works!
country, but I have told my family about your
course. Please enroll them."
• From Ethiopia: "I'm now in Lesson 19 of
the Voice of Prophecy lessons. The course
BY ANDREA STEELE
helps me very much to know many things in
the Bible, and I would like to thank you for
wo hundred university students show giving me this opportunity."
• up at an Adventist church on Sabbath • From Nigeria: I am a 16-year-old student,
in a city in northern China—all of them heard and I am a regular listener to the message of
about Adventists through Adventist World God's word that you broadcast. My family
Radio-Asia. enjoys your programs. Please pray for me that
• In a small, remote mountain village in a God will give us spiritual power to live for
certain country in Southeast Asia about 50 Him."
persons are studying the Adventist Bible • From Malaysia: "I am a Moslem, not a
correspondence course all of them heard Christian, but I would like to know more
about over Adventist World Radio-Asia. about the Bible."
• A house-church consisting of nearly 200 The most touching letters are from
people meets on Sabbaths in a city in China. individuals who have walked from darkness
They have song service, Sabbath School and to light because of these radio broadcasts:
church—all broadcast over Adventist World • From a Filipino in Saudi Arabia: "I have
Radio-Asia. been listening to your broadcast for a year
• The pastor of a Pentecostal church in now, and I have given my life to Jesus, and
India writes: "I have about 50 people in my my life here is not boring now."
congregation and the majority of them are not • From a Chinese university student, written
very well educated. To feed them spiritually, I on June 13, 1989: "Thank you for the tract you
listen to the AWR-Asia Telugu broadcast, and mailed me; it gives me hope. Forgive me for
take notes and present them in devotionals." my boldness in informing you that it was from
Yes, it works! Sharing the gospel by radio your radio broadcast that I first learned about
reaches into countries, provinces, towns, Jesus Christ. I used to hate the world and my
homes and hearts that we would have no life. I even considered killing myself once.
other way of reaching. From the time I knew the Lord Jesus, in my
We dreamed about it as a church, we all heart there kindled a fire of hope. With God's
contributed to the construction of AWR-Asia, help I hope to become a friend of Jesus."
and members, through their contributions and Yes, it really works! And that's why the
prayers, are keeping it on the air. From there church has decided to step out in faith to raise
the Holy Spirit takes over; people listen, find funds to build a new station in Europe. It will
comfort, hope and joy, and best of all, share it cost $7.5 million to build, and, like AWR-
with others! Pastors and laymen of other Asia, it will cost $1 million or more each year
denominations use the radio programs as the to operate. Like the Asia station, this one will
basis for sermons and seminars, and request depend on church members' commitment
printed material to share with their around the world for construction and
congregations. Listeners ask for extra operation.
program schedules to share with their friends, • From India: "The AWR Telugu programs What's the advantage of owning our own
or invite them into their homes to listen to the are very beneficial to me. They help me make stations? Currently the church is paying
radio program. the right decisions. I encouraged my friends to $1,000 an hour for leased time on the stations
• From Sri Lanka: "I am born of a Hindu sit along with me to listen. At least a dozen of in Africa and in Portugal where Adventist
family of five members. Through the Tamil us of the same age bracket sit at radio and World Radio began in 1971. The cost per hour
Bible messages of AWR-Asia we have come enjoy the program." per transmitter for AWR-Asia is only $105.
to know that Jesus is the true living God. We Since AWR-Asia went on the air in March Because of the more economical cost, and
have repented from all the sins we have 1987, more than 27,000 letters have been because the station belongs to the church, we
committed. We hope to be baptized soon. We received from 109 countries around the world. are in a position to "blanket" an area with the
are encouraging others to listen to the AWR AWR-Asia's target area is the two and a half Gospel of Jesus in prime radio time. AWR-
programs?' billion people of Asia, but wherever the signal Asia is on the air in 17 languages, 224 hours a
• From Indonesia a young man wrote that is heard, people's hearts are touched by the week-117 hours of broadcasts go out to
he had finished the Bible correspondence Holy Spirit, and something wonderful China alone!
course and wanted "33 more sets" to share happens. Many "overseas workers," people So, when the offerings for Adventist World
with all his friends. who leave their home countries to fmd work Radio are taken in your church on May 19,
in other nations, are especially happy to hear plan to give generously—and you can decide
Andrea Steele is Director of Development their mother tongue over the radio. whether your donation is for construction or
at AWR-Asia in Guam. For example, in the countries of the Middle operation.
May, 1990(cid:9) OUTLOOK (cid:9) 3
remembered her interview and called the
Adventist Education Center phone number
which had been given. We were referred to
Dr. G. M. Arnott, a Seventh-day Adventist in
Knoxville, Iowa.
From the start our relationship with Dr.
Arnott was quite different than with any other
doctor we had ever known. He took time to
visit with us in his office and to answer
questions. A few days later he called to see
how we were doing and soon after invited us
over to his home for dinner.
Being a studious person and an avid reader,
I was interested in much of the Christian
literature displayed in the doctor's office, and
inquiring about it, I was impressed to hear that
I could take whatever I wanted if I would read
it. The book I took home that day, When God
Made Rest, by George E. Vandeman, soon
prompted me to study and become convinced
concerning the truth of the Sabbath.
Having "remembered the Sabbath" we
began to inquire of the Lord what it would
mean for us to "keep it holy." We decided to
visit the Seventh-day Adventist church in
Left to right, back row: Karri, Timothy. Front: Jessica, Natalie.
Knoxville the next Sabbath. Their warm
reception and gracious acceptance of us was
One pastor's journey of faith
almost overwhelming. Although our initial
visit had been more a family "field trip" to
learn how others keep the Sabbath, we found
ourselves returning each Sabbath as we felt
BY TIMOTHY L. HENRY
r drawn to keep the Lord's Sabbath corporately
J with those of "like precious faith."
esus said, "The kingdom of God is as if into my heart. And so the seeds of others bore At first I wondered if we could personally
a man should scatter seed on the ground, fruit in my "new birth" at the age of fifteen. observe the Sabbath and still pastor a Sunday-
and should sleep by night and rise by day, and Not long afterward I sensed the call of God keeping church, but it wasn't long before our
the seed should sprout and grow, he himself to pastor, and with the counsel and guidance belief in the Sabbath made it increasingly
does not know how. For the earth yields crops of my United Methodist pastor and difficult to continue to minister with integrity
by itself: first the blade, then the head, after denominational leadership I began to prepare in that. Children have a way of keeping you
that the full grain in the head. But when the for the ordained ministry. honest.
grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, In a denomination that is committed to Further study soon led us to joyfully
because the harvest has come." Mark 4:26-29 theological pluralism, Karri and I often felt conclude that the Seventh-day Adventist
We are always sowing in word or in deed, alone as we strove to minister with integrity movement embodies "the remnant of her seed,
and the Apostle Paul reminds us that one may and to be faithful to the entirety of God's which keep the commandments of God and
plant and another may water, but God "gives Word. We were often inspired and encouraged have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Revelation
the increase." I Corinthians 3:7 I am thankful from fellowship with pastors of more 12:17 I had intended to finish my pastoral
for the people who have patiently and conservative denominations during those appointment, which ended in June, before
faithfully sown into my life over the years. I times. I remember a Seventh-day Adventist completing our transition to the Seventh-day
think of my parents who stressed to me the pastor named Bill who was a fellow student Adventist church, but when my church
importance of honesty and integrity. The chaplain at the University of Kentucky members became aware of our attending the
name they gave me, Timothy, meaning "one Medical Center one summer while I was Seventh-day Adventist church, there were
who honors God," was God-given and has attending seminary. Although I don't several who were anxious to help accelerate
influenced the shaping of my character remember discussing the Sabbath with him, I that transition for us. On January 15, I was
through the years. was impressed with his graciousness and the informed that my ministry there would be
I think of a church camp counselor whose sincerity of his faith. terminated as of the end of that month.
living witness made a deep impression on me I think of Herb and Phyllis Wrate with As always, the Lord has been both faithful
as a fourteen-year old. I remember, too, a girl whom we visited at length about nutrition at and merciful to us as we have striven to be
named Carol who was a part of a team of lay the Seventh-day Adventist state fair booth one faithful to the light He has given us. The last
witnesses who shared their testimonies one summer. Shortly after our visit we began week of January we were informed by Elder
weekend at my church. Their witness of a receiving Signs of the Times and later Phyllis Wampler, president of the Iowa-Missouri
personal relationship with Jesus inspired me to sent us some nutritional information and a Conference, that things were in place to work
want what they had and to ask Jesus to come personal encouraging note. me into a place of ministry in the Seventh-day
We were packing to move to another Adventist church. On February 1 I was an
A former United Methodist minister, United Methodist appointment when we associate pastor at the Des Moines church,
Timothy L. Henry is now serving as a pastoral heard Dr. Agatha Thrash being interviewed on and two weeks later my family knelt together
intern for the Iowa-Missouri Conference in the radio about health and nutrition. After our at sunset to worship the Lord as the Sabbath
Des Moines. move when we were looking for a doctor, we began in our new home in Des Moines. *
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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is stressed because babies
fed on breastmilk have fewer illnesses and
less malnutrition than babies fed other foods.
Along with the importance of breastfeeding,
mothers are taught about good nutrition and
family planning.
Immunizations
Immunizations are essential because they
protect children against several dangerous
diseases such as measles, whooping cough,
tetanus and polio. Vaccines for these diseases
save millions of children each year.
Everesi finally did find help. The clinic
that ADRA operates near her village has
made help available. Now, for the first time
she has hope to see her two remaining
children grow up. She has learned what to
feed them, they have been immunized, and
they are more healthy than ever before.
Everesi's story has a happy ending, but for
countless others hope is almost nonexistent.
It is for these that ADRA keeps working.
ADRA builds and supplies schools so that children have more hope for the future. These children need a chance at life.
FACTS ABOUT ADRA
Giving children a chance
The Adventist Development and Relief
Agency (ADRA) is an independent agency
established by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church to respond to natural disasters and to
BY NINA MARTINEZ enhance the quality of life and well-being of
communities and citizens in developing
countries.
E Although ADRA is noted for disaster
veresi Chikumba lives in Kabwazi, a Agency (ADRA) has made a commitment to relief, most of ADRA's work is focused on
small village in the east African saving children. Two-thirds of ADRA's efforts long-term projects that benefit entire
country of Malawi. In 1982, when Everesi are on behalf of mothers and children in communities. ADRA does this through a
was 19, she lost her first child to malnutrition. dozens of countries worldwide. variety of projects including working on
A year later her second child died from Most of the methods ADRA uses are behalf of mothers and children, developing
measles. Then a third child died from simple and inexpensive but priceless for the clean water resources, training people to be
diarrhea. All of these deaths could have been children. The term "GOBI" is used to self-reliant, improving agriculture techniques,
prevented if help had been available to describe the most important techniques. It and building and supplying clinics, hospitals,
Everesi. means growth monitoring, oral rehydration and schools.
The tragedy of millions of sick and dying therapy, breastfeeding and immunizations. Here is a sampling of the projects that
children throughout the Third World has These techniques, used together, can make ADRA operates in more than 60 countries
become all too common. So much suffering. the difference between life and death for a worldwide:
So much potential gone to waste. Estimates child. During 1989 ADRA distributed
show that a child dies every three seconds in 2,270,319,146 pounds of food—enough to
developing countries-40,000 children a day, Growth Monitoring completely fill a line of tractor-trailers 591
14-15 million a year—mostly of measles, Growth monitoring is simply recording a miles long.
diarrhea, and other diseases associated with child's weight with a dot on a chart and ADRA will open a children's rehabilitation
poverty and malnutrition. At this pace 100 joining the dots after each monthly weighing. center this year in Soviet Armenia for
million children will die from disease and The line enables a mother to see her child's children who were injured in the 1988
malnutrition during the 1990s. growth. An upward line means the child is earthquake. More than 25,000 people lost
Unlike the tragedies of famine or natural doing well. A flat line is cause for concern, their lives in the quake—thousands more
disasters, however, the tragedy of dying and a downward line is a sure sign that the were injured.
children cannot be easily captured by the child needs help. Health workers on river launches
media and brought to the attention of a administer health care to the poor who live in
worldwide audience. It is not happening in Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) isolated communities along the Amazon
any one place, but in slums and neglected ORT is used to treat children dehydrated by River. The ADRA medical launches travel
communities throughout the world. diarrhea. Diarrhea kills 3.5 million children 1,300 miles of riverways.
The Adventist Development and Relief each year by draining too much liquid from ADRA feeds 35,000 people each month in
their bodies. The simple ORT treatment (a Mozambique, a country in southeastern
Nina Martinez is the news and information salt, sugar, and water mixture) can be made at Africa facing hunger because of drought and
coordinator for ADRA. almost no cost. civil war.
May, 1990(cid:9) OUTLOOK (cid:9) 5
First Adventist Winter
Festival snowballs to success
BY JAMES L. FLY
Reflections, the drama ministry of
Campion Academy performed "Snapshots
and Portraits" on Friday evening of the
festival. Here, an older couple attempts to
cope with the husband's recent stroke.
Silverado II Convention Center when he told
the young skiers, "I'm tired of the cliche that
the youth are the church of tomorrow. You're
the church of today."
Part of being the church of today,
Whitehead feels, is recognizing that
Christianity must permeate daily living, not
just be something compartmentalized into
Sabbath morning.
He said that one young man who works for
an Adventist institution but does not attend
church told him that the winter festival made
him realize that his church cares about him
Colorado native Koni Jo Hansen won the gold medal as the fastest overall woman in during the week, not only on Sabbath.
Porter Hospital's ski competition at the first Adventist Winter Festival. Koni poses here
with her boyfriend, Mark Silverstein, and with her prize of a new pair of skis. Challenged to make Christ real
And even on Sabbath, though they weren't
t began with the snowflake of an idea take a recreational event that 2,000 kids are skiing that day, those who came were
and before he knew it Rocky Mountain doing anyway and give it a spiritual dynamic challenged to make Christ real on the ski
Conference Youth Director Ron Whitehead with fellowship?" slopes, adapting the message of the gospel to
had an avalanche on his hands as over 500 So that's just what he did and those who Colorado's High Country skiing culture.
young adults from North America came to the skied the slopes and attended the worship As Union College freshman Helen Cassidy
first Adventist Winter Festival held at Winter services experienced a double Rocky said, "God's willing to meet us wherever we
Park Resort, Colorado March 1-6. Mountain high in Colorado. are, even on the ski slopes."
The festival included both recreational and Colorado native Koni Jo Hansen who won Union College chaplain Rich Carlson retold
competitive skiing plus worship services on the gold medal as the fastest woman in Porter the parable of the sower in skiing terminology,
Friday night and Sabbath. Memorial Hospital's NASTAR skiing making the point that only those who ski the
For years Adventist schools have come to competition on Sunday, said of the festival, "I good slopes will live happily. Then he divided
Winter Park independently to ski. In his study, can't think of a better place to have it. I love the crowd into several groups so they could
Whitehead estimated 2,000 young Adventists the mountains and combining the element of make up and dramatize their own skiing
ski at Winter Park over an 8-12 week period. spirituality and fun is the way it should be." versions of Bible stories and parables.
The thought came to him, "Why don't we Ron drew cheers on Friday night at the Cleverly, they did.
6(cid:9) OUTLOOK (cid:9) May, 1990
The Adventist Winter Festival dovetailed
with the World Disabled Skiing
Championships in which the Rocky Mountain
Pathfinders participated. (see related story) At
least one of the "ablebodied" skiers who came
to the Adventist Winter Festival understands a
little better what it must be like to be a
disabled skier. Melanie Deloach, a non-
Adventist girl from Littleton, Colorado, was
invited to the festival by her Adventist
girlfriend, Lisa McClain (gold medalist in the
0-12 women's division and overall women's
bronze medalist). In the afternoon, both girls
were skiing down the Shoo Fly run at Mary
Jane, one of three mountains at Winter Park.
Melanie decided she would try skiing on one
leg like she had seen some of the disabled
skiers do. She fell and twisted her knee so
badly that she had to have it splinted!
Easier for disabled skiers
Later, at the awards party she commented,
"It's easier for disabled skiers because they
don't have another leg to get in their way."
Lisa McClain's mother, Donna, helped her
boss, financial vice president Larry Pugh, and
his wife, Elaine, fifth grade teacher at Mile
High Academy, put together the program for
the competition.
Besides receiving the customary medals,
the overall winners won prizes like skis,
bindings, jackets and goggles.
The Pughs have been involved in the
hospital's ski club for four years. "We feel it's
a good, clean sport that helps kids build their
self esteem," Larry Pugh said as he sat in
Friends Melanie Deloach (left) and Lisa McClain (right) celebrate at the awards ceremony. front of the Adventist Winter Festival Booth
Melanie twisted her knee while trying to ski one-legged. Lisa fared better. She won the gold at Winter Park.
medal in the women's 0-12 age bracket and the overall women's bronze medal. I have no doubt that the students from
Enterprise Academy in Kansas felt good
The rich young ruler, for example, was partners, an estranged father and son, a single about themselves after skiing at Winter Park. I
reborn as a skier told by Jesus to give up his mom trying to be both father and mother to stayed with them and their sponsors, Troy
fancy clothes and hotdog skiing if he really her young son, and an older couple coping Beans and Janelle Denny, at a condominium
wanted to be a good skier. with the husband's recent stroke. about 20 miles from the resort. As we rode
In the parable of the unforgiving servant, Combining live drama, slides and music, back in the jam-packed van owned by
the servant became a skier who recklessly ran the thought-provoking presentation moistened Janelle's parents on Sunday night, everyone
into a ski patrolman and then begged that his many eyes. talked about the falls they'd taken that day,
lift ticket not be revoked. Then another skier Victor Brown, chaplain at Southwestern and the runs they'd conquered—blues, blue-
barely brushed him and the unforgiving skier Adventist College, focused on the importance blacks, and blacks with ominous sounding
demanded, "Get him off the mountain!" of friendship in his Sabbath morning message. names like Shoot Out, Bradley's Bash and
Instead, the outraged ski patrolman took away He identified three types of friends: 1.) Derailer.
the ticket of the first skier... casual acquaintances, 2.) best friends, and 3.) Janelle said from the front seat, "I can't
Rocky Mountain Conference president friends that because of their involvement in believe you guys were doing moguls (bumps
Gordon Retzer wryly observed that the non-Christian activities, must be helped at a in a ski run)."
Sabbath was especially made for beginning distance. "But we didn't do them correctly," one of
skiers. "Who your friends are makes a difference," the girls replied.
"God made no muscles to be in a snowplow Brown said. "The correct way is to get down the hill
for 32 hours," he said. Making new friends was certainly one of without killing yourself," Troy Beans
the main goals of the Adventist Winter interjected, steering the van around a curve.
Snapshots and Portraits Festival. Friendly competition prevailed on Centrifugal force sandwiched parka-clad
Friday night featured Reflections, the Sunday morning when skiers in four age bodies.
drama group ministry from Campion categories zigzagged two by two down the The van erupted in laughter. It was a giddy
Academy. They presented a powerful series slalom courses in a race sponsored by Porter kind of laughter, the sort produced by tired
of vignettes entitled "Snapshots and Portraits" Memorial Hospital Ski Club. legs and happy hearts, the convivial
that collectively portrayed the contemporary As might be expected, native Coloradoans camaraderie of apres-ski.
issues faced by every family... singles won most of the medals but skiers from the It was laughter sprinkled with confetti, the
lamenting the availability of marriage South also made a strong showing. kind you could only call festive.
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Rocky Mountain Pathfinders lead
parade, bear medals for World
Disabled Ski Championships
BY JAMES L. FLY
Left: Marit Ruth, the women's mono-
skiing gold medalist at the World Disabled
Ski Championships, displays the faith that Two Rocky Mountain Conference Pathfinders serve as color guards for the Japanese
sustains her. Above: A frontal view of team. Disabled skiers from 19 nations competed in the championship which like the
beautiful Swedish Marit. Photos by James Olympics are held every four years. Photo by Russell Smoak.
L. Fly.
based on physical disability.(cid:9) double-below-the-knee amputee and 12-time
F
orest green and tan uniforms mingled Event director Paul Dibello, a 39-year-old(cid:9) gold medalist in World Disabled Ski
with an international rainbow of team Championships and Paralympic Games, said
parkas as about 180 Rocky Mountain after the closing ceremonies that he was
Conference Pathfinders from ten clubs nervous at first about the Pathfinders'
participated in the First Interstate Bank's participation because they were a religious
World Disabled Ski Championships held at group.
Winter Park Resort, Colorado from February "I don't have any particular persuasion in
23 to March 6. The Pathfinders served as that direction but after awhile I just considered
color guards for approximately 300 athletes, them as a service group. They did a marvelous
coaches, officials and support staff from 19 job," said Dibello who retired from
nations during the opening parade through competitive ski racing in 1988 to direct the
downtown Denver. Plus, they bore the gold, Winter Park disabled competition program.
silver and bronze medals on pillows to the Jeanne-Marie Gand, director of
dignitaries who hung them around the communications for the Rossignol Ski
winners of the slalom, giant slalom, super-G Company Inc., the largest ski company in the
and downhill in one of 13 classifications world which provided equipment for the
disabled racers, commented at Winter Park
Right: A one-armed skier clears a gate that she felt it was a good thing for a church
on the slalom course at the World Disabled organization to be involved in the event
Ski Championships held at Winter Park because they were dealing with people who
Resort from February 23 to March 6. The demonstrated great faith and courage.
skiers competed in one of 13 classifications "Their (the skiers) help has not just come
based on physical disability. Photo by from ski companies," she said with a smile.
James L. Fly. The rare opportunity for the Rocky Mountain
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