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Adventist Education: Relevant? Or Irrelevant? By

Lonnie Hetterle, Vice President for Education . + PG1

I Have a Dream A Message from RMC

President, Gary Thurber. . . . . . . . . . + PG7

Reflections on a General Conference

Session Its all about People! . . . . . + PG9

New Employees Ruben R ivera, Michelle Caviness,

Debbie Curran, Michael Hopkins, Kate Kamarad,Rene Lopez, Cesar Pompa, Clint Sutton. . + PG11

Every human being, created in the image

of God, is endowed with a power akin to

that of the Creator individuality, power

to think and to do. The men in whom

this power is developed are the men who

bear responsibilities, who are leaders in

enterprise, and who influence character.

It is the work of true education to develop

this power, to train the youth to be think-

ers, and not mere reflectors of other

mens thought. Education, PG17

Adventist Education:

Relevant? or Irrelevant?By Lonnie Hetterle,

Vice President for Education

Adventist education has lost its relevancy and

really just a waste of good money that could be

etter spent on evangelism or on that new car oroat!

Do you agree? Or disagree? While some par-

nts choose alternate priorities, others believe

assionately in Adventist education specifical-

y, Adventist elementary schools, academies and

olleges. Each of us must resolve for ourselves

he truth or the fallacy of the above statement.

he results will influence individual, family, and

hurch decisions.

Personally, I have wrestled with the role of

Adventist education in my own familys life. As

the father of three adult children entirely edu-

cated in Adventist schools, I was shocked by thetotal amount of tuition my wife and I have paid.

Including Kindergarten, we paid tuition for thir-

teen years for each child or a total of 39 years

of tuition and thats not talking about college!

Thats 39 years of careful and frugal living in

order to pay monthly school bills. Had we other-

wise invested over the years, perhaps today we

would have had a very nice nest egg for retire-

ment. However, we chose to invest in Adventist

education for our children!

Why? Because we felt Adventist education

came closest to our personal values and cor

beliefs and because of three questions we aourselves. These three questions1 are the cr

of why we, as a church, invest so much in ou

education system. It is why 40-50%, or more

of many local church budgets are spent on

Adventist school subsidies. It is why many fa

lies choose to drive an older car and forgo lo

distance vacations.

These three questions are short and simp

but the answers are profound and have a rip

effect in all areas of life, both personally and

corporately.

Jim Turner Retires After Forty-Four Years of

Faithful Service to This Organization. + PG14

Departmental News Rick Roy, Vice President

for Finance Addresses Issues. . . . . . + PG15


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Lonnie Hetterle,Vice President for Education

1.Where did I come from?

2.Why am I here?

3.Where am I going?

The only educational system that can fully

nswer these questions without compromise is

he Adventist system.

In our post-modern, Western civilization we

ave adopted a world view in which facts and

values are often separate arenas. Facts are

resented as absolute, provable, scientific, and

without argument. Values, on the other hand,

re private and vary from person to person.

hey are relative and not provable and may

hange over time. The assertion is that one

person cannot question the values of another

because values are not based on truth, but on

private, personal beliefs.

A school is an institution where individuals

learn about the world and their role in it. In a

Seventh-day Adventist school, teachers guide

their students in the discovery of the facts of

this world, and they lead students to under-

stand the God who carefully created it, sustains

day-to-day affairs, and who is coming to take us

home to live with Him!

Question 1: Where did I come from? If a

teacher is only allowed to teach facts according

to science, students may only learn they came

from a big bang, an amoeba, a monkey or some

other evolutionary theory. However, teaching

from our values with the Bible as our guide

(Psalm 111:10 and 119:104-5), students will under-

stand that they were created by a loving God

who designed each person from the beginning

(Psalm 139:13) and who loves and cares for all

us always (Hebrews 13:5).

In Adventist schools, teachers explain th

while we live in a world full of ugliness, God

bigger and more powerful than any evil. Th

also explain the Great Controversy and our

in the war between Christ and Satan.

Question 2: Why am I here?From a facts

perspective, teachers may instruct their stu

dents that fun and happiness are life go

that the here and now are all that matter.

However, from a biblical values perspect

Adventist teachers help their students und

stand they have been made in Gods imageuniquely equipped and chosen for a specia

work for God. He walks beside me(Hebrews 13

He leads me (Isaiah 48:17); He answers my pray

(Philippians 4:6); He directs my paths(Psalm 119:1

Students have the opportunity to understa

that all Christians work for God and are par

engaged in saving others for Christ and, th

are brothers and sisters. As a family, we hel

each other and are given clear guidelines a

how we should treat one another.

I was facing what I dreaded my son, Josh, confessed to smoking and drinking with friends off-campus at Campion Academy. Josh made me

promise not to tell Don; however, I told him eventually he would have to tell his dad, Don. Thankfully, he didnt say that I couldnt tell his teachers, s

in the morning, when he returned to school, I called Dean Reeder and told him all that was going on. He prayed with me on the phone. I told him i

he needed to suspend Josh, then so be it. I just hoped they wouldnt kick him out. Don Reede

along with the school chaplain and Stephanie Johnson, the school counselor, spent many

hours with Josh encouraging, praying and directing him.

It was these teachers, especially Stephanie Johnson, who brought Josh up out of the pit an

set him on a new path. They encouraged him and even gave him a position that would show

case his talents for making people laugh as one of the leaders in Friday night JAM improv

sessions. He also became the class historian and ended up with a great senior year. The skills

and friendships he developed with these teachers helped him when he went to Union Colleg

Today, Josh says that Stephanie Johnson was the most important, life-changing influence on

him in school.

Adventist Christian education couldnt protect my child from tasting the world. But what it

did was offer a forgiving and restorative solution only found in Christ through faithful teachers and mentors. For this reason and many others, I hav

supported and been involved with Adventist Christian education.

Today, my daughters are Adventist teachers and my son a top leader at camp where he shares his life-changing story. With four grandchildren

nearing school age, I plan on continuing to support Adventist Christian education by being involved and encouraging them every step of the way.

Yes, it may be expensive, but its worth every penny!

Abby, Cate, Davey, and Sebby with Grammy Sue Kanen, MeMbersat alaMosaadventist Chur


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a focus on the Creator-God. Teachers show that

the same God who made the galaxies knows

and cares about the little things in life -- even

the hairs on our head(Luke 12:7). P.E. is much more

than throwing a ball and swinging a bat. It is

understanding that God gave us our bodies to

be the temple of God(I Corinthians 6:19) and it is

learning how to take care of it throughout life.

Believe me! I do understand that Adventist

schools are not perfect and teachers are human

beings. School boards sometimes dont get

everything right. Occasionally, even students

and parents act in ways that are less than ideal.

Perhaps its time to revisit our purpose and

spend some time articulating our vision and

objective. Perhaps our schools need to make

sure that their biblical foundations are clearly

enunciated and embraced. I challenge our

excellent teachers to remember that although

there are many difficulties and hurdles to

overcome, they have the awesome privilege

of impacting young lives for eternity! In a

Seventh-day Adventist school, our children can

be brought face-to-face with Jesus Christ and

invited to accept Him as their personal Savior.

No, we dont regret the monthly struggle

What Christian Education Means To Usby Denny and Jody Wright

Members at Boulder Adventist Church

When our daughter, Arie, was ready for kindergarten, Jody started looking for a school. Jody and I wanted a protected environment where Arie

would have a chance to be a kid and be able to take her time growing up. After taking a tour of our local public school, Jody decided that Arie wou

be better off at a different school. Jody open enrolled Arie at other schools in the district and was on three different waiting lists. As the school year

approached, the open enrollment coordinator suggested she look at private schools.

Through a God inspired sequence of events, we were introduced to Vista Ridge Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist sponsored Christian school. I

had been raised Methodist and had fallen away from the church so I considered myself a tolerant atheist. Jody was raised RLDS and considered he

self a non-practicing Christian. So the thought of Christian education was daunting. I knew I wanted Arie exposed to the Bible and that I wasnt go

to be able to do it, so I figured this would be a good chance. Jody liked the principal and the fact that the new school was being built ten minutes

from our house. We both liked that it was less expensive than the other private schools around town.

So we enrolled Arie and soon realized that this was a God thing. We found a welcoming environment of parents, teachers and students. Arie cam

home after school reciting memory verses. One of Aries babysitters, an older student at the school, was proudly displaying a t-shirt and backpack

with Jesus on it. It made me wonder what it was that she knew that I didnt. We decided to attend the Boulder Adventist Church and were again

welcomed with open arms by both people from the school and people we had never met before.

The following summer, I was baptized and Jody joined the Adventist church on profession of faith. Once we joined the church, it has been even

more important to keep Arie in Christian education. We wanted to continue her Bible education and keep her in the positive environment. We real

ized that we liked Aries behavior better than most of her peers that were not in Christian school. We have been very impressed with the academics

Students who would probably be struggling in public schools are excelling due to the care and diligence of the teachers. Students who have been

problem students in other schools have come to Vista Ridge Academy and felt much more comfortable and havent acted out. We knew this was

where Arie needed to be. In a nutshell, Christian education has brought our family closer to Christ.

Question 3: Where am I going?From a facts

world view, I just dont know. I can see that

he body decays at death and, eventually, just

isappears. I cant prove that there is anything

more. So, when its over, its over. Thats all

here is. Using biblical values, especially with a

eventh-day Adventist understanding, students

re taught that this is really just the beginning.

Yes, we will sleep for a little while, but then

when that trumpet blows(I Thessalonians 4:16),

we will wake up. We will join with our brothers,

isters, and family, and we will be done with sad-

ess and heartache, with sickness and death and

orever we will live in peace and happiness (Isaiah

5:17). Everything falls into place when I under-

tand that the end is really just the beginning!

It is when we understand Adventist edu-

ation in light of these three questions that

we can understand its value. Seventh-day

Adventist teachers teach history. They help

tudents understand the big picture of good

ersus evil and how the biblical perspective

as been confirmed in the history of nations

nd peoples from the beginning. Math classes

re taught with an emphasis on equations and

ogic, but also articulate that God created the

aws of nature and order. Science is taught with

to pay the tuition to Adventist schools for o

most important gifts from God our three

children.

I want to encourage young families to co

mit to providing an Adventist education fo

their children. As a church, school, and fam

may we work together to provide every op

tunity for our children to make good choic

in this life and for eternity. When those clou

grow brighter and brighter and we see our

Savior coming to take us home, may we, w

our children, say Lo, this is our God. We hav

waited for Himand He will save us.(Isaiah 2

1As given in a graduation speech by Gary Forceu


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For the third year in a row, Kyle Cate, who

was a freshman at Campion Academy this past

ear, participated in a symbolic prayer fly-over

n conjunction with hundreds of other pilots

cross the nation. Cate, a student pilot, flew

ver the Loveland area and then reported dur-

ng the prayer program for the Loveland area,

eld at Group Publishing, a nationally knownhristian publishing house in Loveland.

Others from Campion Academy were also

nvolved in the program. The music was pro-

ided by a student praise team, led by Benjie

Maxson, campus chaplain; the student musi-

ians were Rena Sackett, Allie Chacko, Moses

revalo, Jonathan Manasco, Emily Franklin,

Deanna Morgan, and MacKenzie OHalloran.

he prayer for the military was offered by Dick

tenbakken, who teaches the freshman Bible

lass.

The entire program was spearheaded by

uth Pearson, from the Campion Church, in

onnection with other Loveland Protestant

hurches and pastors. During the prayer time,

everal attendees mentioned to Pastor Taylor,

rom the Campion Church, how impressed they

were by the Campion students and the quality

f their music.

News in Brief

HANIN HA REME NEAR CMpETE

The Hankins Hall remodel program should

be completed about the time school begins

in the fall. Hankins Hall is the oldest existing

building on the academy campus; Mimi Gregg

Danihel, 63, thought it was time to bring it up

to date to offer more usefulness. She contrib-

uted the major portion of the funding for thisdevelopment. The installation of an elevator as

part of this project, which gives access to the

boys dorm and the third floor of Hankins Hall,

will make the campus handicapped accessible.

Education Department

National ay of prayerCampion Students Participateby Ardis Stennbakken

Calendar of Event

August

22 Registration for 2010-2011

24 First Day of Classes

etember

24-26 Alumni Homecoming

BEIzE MIIN TRIp

Fifty-one young people and adults from

Campion Academy and across the Rocky

Mountain Conference accomplished a great

deal toward completing the Adventist Junior

College building during their mission trip whichtook place over spring break. The project was

begun seven years ago by Pastor Orlando

Magaa, who recently passed away. After his

death, his widow gave a nice donation to help

with the mission trip. As God would lead, it was

the exact amount needed to paint the academy

building, which the RMC students finished.

They also conducted school worships and a

Vacation Bible School, distributed 3000 Steps

to Christ and 500 pounds of shoes, and even

enjoyed two days of recreation.

AUMNI WEEEN

Jose Rojas, North American Division

Volunteer Coordinator and Youth leader, w

our guest speaker Campions alumni weeke

September 24-26.

Sabbath School will be led by Ted Wick, a

1955 Campion graduate, who has served a

North American Director of Teen and Youn

Adult Ministries and worked for ADRA as d

tor of the Office of Volunteers and Human

Relations. There will also be a report on the

Rocky Mountain Conference Belize mission

that you wont want to miss!

CAMpIN TUENT BEIN CEE

WHIE TI IN ACAEM

Campion students have the opportunity

get a start on college requirements while s

in academygiving them a financial and s

lastic advantage when they enroll in colleg

Lindsay Woods, a senior, says that these cla

are helpful in two ways. For some of the cl

you have to take the CLEP test to get the c

lege credit; but even if you dont take the C

the class will be easy when you get to colle

having learned the material in a smaller, fri

ly atmosphere.

The classes which were offered this past

in the college-prep program were Music Th

a computer class, Anatomy and Physiology

English (Advanced Placement), and one se

ter of Calculus. All of these classes will agai

offered during the 2010-2011 school year.

For more information, please visit to the

Campion website: www.campion.net.


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Keiko Nagasawa Breese is an example of the Teachers of Excellence that minister to the young people in cla

rooms all across Rocky Mountain Conference. Keiko has spent 26 years teaching in Japan and the United States

She has been a curriculum coordinator, coordinated teacher training, published English and phonics books for

Japanese students, held teacher seminars and workshops, and been a head teacher and school administrator. S

and her husband, Dennis, worked as a teaching team in our school in Farmington and are now in Fort Collins.

Keiko has expertise in math that she desires to share with others. She uses Japanese/Asian methods which

research has proven eective. This is borne out in the consistently-high math scores her students receive on the

Iowa Test of Basic Skills. They are above the highest scores of public school students and even well above score

of most Adventist schools. Keiko uses many fun hands-on manipulatives such as origami to teach fractions,

geometry, addition, multiplication, division and measurement and an abacus as an aid in teaching multiplicatio

and division. She is working with the Education Department to help train our teachers so that they are better

equipped to raise the math scores of all students in RMC.

While Keikos dream is to publish resource books for math teachers, publish articles about math in professional journals and share her methods at

n-services and teacher workshops, she remains passionate about teaching grades 1-4 at Beebe Christian School. Keiko says, Teaching is my life. I love

hildren and I truly believe that teaching can impact and make a dierence in their lives.

Rocky Mountain Conference is blessed to have many teachers like Keiko who are passionate about teaching children about this life and the life to

ome. The impact they have on the lives of these students may only be seen in eternity. We are privileged in this conference to have quality Adventist

ducators who are touching the lives of our children on a daily basis.

ne of our Teachers of Excellence ...by Pat Chapman

Administrative Assistant for Education

Rick Roy, rdainedy Gary Thurber

resident, RMC

March 20, 2010, was a

ery special day for the

ocky Mountain Confer-

nce because our treasur-

r, Rick Roy, was ordained

t the Farmington Church.

What a blessing it is for a

onference to have some-

ne who loves and serves

he Lord the way Rick does

s treasurer.

In our church, there are

many wonderful treasurers

who carry out their ministry

with great skill and thought-

ulness. Many of them,

owever, would never be considered for ordination;

hough they have the skills the conference needs

or financial leadership, they do not feel called to

preaching and teaching ministry. Rick has been

iven a special gift for communicating the Gospel

nd has had the opportunity to see many people

ome to the Lord as a result of his preaching and

work with our schools.

This special day was highlighted by an ordination

address by Elder Darrell Rott, who was Ricks pastor

while serving at Hawaiian Adventist Academy. Blake

Jones, Gordon Herra, Eric Nelson, Karen Cress, Al Wil-

liams and Gary Thurber all had a part in this dedica-

tion service.

Many family members and friends were present

as we, as a church, recognized Gods calling in Ricks

life. There can be no doub

that the Lord has used Ric

a mighty way in the past

will continue in the days

come.


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The Adventist hospitals in Colorado (Avista,

ittleton, Parker and Porter) will each sponsor

medical mission trip to the Amazon basin of

Peru in 2010. A group from Porter Adventist

Hospital traveled to Iquitos, Peru in April. They

performed 60 cataract surgeries and treated

over 1,600 patients in primary health clinics

long the Amazon and Napo Rivers. These

fforts are done in partnership with Clinica

Adventista Ana Stahl, a mission hospitalstablished in 1926 by Adventist missionaries,

ernando and Ana Stahl.

Damage to eyes from the hot equatorial sun

nd river blindness have created a great need

or eye care in the Amazon region. Following

he example of Jesus healing the blind dur-

ng His ministry on earth, the Porter team was

ble to restore sight to 60 patients during the

April trip. Needless to say,

hese people, who

ad no access

o eye care,

were

ncred-

bly

hankful

or their

enewed

ision.

Future hospital groups going to Peru in 2010

will include teams that specialize in general sur-

gery as well as GYN and

orthopedic surgery.

Two

Adventist

congrega-

tions have

also trav-

eled to Peru

in coop-

eration with

the Adventist

hospitals to provide

additional care. About

60 members of the Franktown and Parker

Adventist churches worked in the same area in

2009, and a group from LifeSource Adventist

Fellowship joined a medical team from Parker

Adventist Hospital in June. These partnerships

between Adventist churches and hospi-

tals are welcomed and create a more

sustainable and multi-disciplinary

approach to missions.

In addition to the medical mis-

sion project in Peru, the Adventist

hospitals in Colorado are also helping

Adventist mission hospitals in Belize,

Nepal and Rwanda.

This past year has been one where our l

pastors in RMC have been unusually enthu

siastic for evangelism. As we worked in the

Evangelism committee, there were far mor

churches making plans and requesting fun

for evangelism in their communities. The c

mittee was faced with the daunting task of

distributing funds to each request. Howeve

the churches were requesting four times mfunds than were available. Needless to say,

all of them were given what they requeste

In the past few years we have heard rep

from pastors that mailing out handbi

was not very effective in drawing

audience. The usual results wer

somewhere near one person

attending for each 2000 han

sent out. It just did not seem

be very effective. But this yehas shattered many precon-

ceived ideas about evangelism

and handbills. In Casper, WY, Pa

Weldon Treat informed us that, e

percent of the people who came, atte

because of the handbill. Very similar result

were experienced in Cheyenne, Delta and

Cedaredge.

Elder Gordon Henderson wrote the follo

ing reflection regarding the Amazing Facts

Camping Ministries

Adventist Hositals and Mission peruby Stephen King

Senior Vice President for Mission and Ministry

Centura Health

Evangelism is Aliv

and Well in RMC!by Eric NelsonVice President for Administration, RMC


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eries held in Casper. It has been thrilling to

ee how God has been working through His

hurch here in Casper during these past few

months. The church has been praying for the

utpouring of the Holy Spirit for the past year

nd has seen the Lord moving in a marvel-

us way. The church members realize that we

must be doing our part as well, so we have

eld various events in preparation, such as theinancial Peace Seminar, The Radical Prayer

nitiative, The Depression Recovery Seminar,

he Family Promise community outreach and

he Discover Bible School. The final culmination

was the Amazing Facts Prophecy Seminar with

vangelist, Jason Sliger and his wife, along with

ible Worker, Brandon Schorder. At the conclu-

on of these dynamic presentations, God has

lessed with 18 baptisms and more to come.

lso this was a very wonderful revival for the

ntire church, with others renewing their walk

with God, and former members coming back

nto fellowship who had not been attending

or some time. We praise our God for all He has

one with His people here in our community.

ince the conclusion of the meetings three

more baptisms have taken place.

Pastor Seth Coridan involved his elders in

vangelistic meetings in both in Delta and

edaredge. Pastor Coridan preached one night

week in each church with the elders cover-

ng the other night. What a blessing it was to

nvolve the members in presenting the mes-

ages. As a result of the meetings, Delta has

ad four decisions for baptism and Cedaredge

as had five decisions.

This is just a sampling of the results of evan-

elism within Rocky Mountain Conference. God

as certainly blessed the efforts and work of

he pastors and churches. And we are thrilled

hat there has been such a wonderful interest

nd response.

Recently, I had the privilege to attend thefuneral for Lois Haas. I did not know her person-

ally, but what a beautiful life she lived; and the

testimony from her children and grandchil-

dren told the story of a life well lived. After the

service, I spoke briey with her husband, Harry

Haas. What a beautiful faith he possessed in the

promise of Jesus soon return. Even through his

loss, his hope and assurance were a witness to

us all.

As I talked with him, I learned he had beenthe treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Conference

for a number of years. He shared something

with me that caused me to do some thinking.

He said, I was the treasurer here during the

glory years. He talked about the growth of the

conference, both numerically and nancially.

Later, I learned of some of the capital projects

that were accomplished during his tenure here.

God truly blessed his ministry.

Then later I thought to myself, what would

it take for us to experience another period like

the one Elder Haas described? What would our

conference look like? In my minds eye, I see

churches that, as Paul put it in Ephesians 4:31,

32, have gotten rid of all bitterness, rage, anger,

harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of

evil behavior. Instead, we will be kind to each

other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

just as God through Christ has forgiven, all of

us. I see churches that are experiencing a true

revival as a result of the study of Gods Word

and earnest praying for the outpouring of the

Holy Spirit. I see churches that are serving their

communities and constantly thinking of new

and creative ways to share the Three Angels

Messages. I see us as a people focusing on the

treasures of heaven and taking our eyes o of

the things of this world.

The list could continue of what it would

mean to be united together in our work for the

Savior. What is stopping us? What is standing

in our way? It is truly a matter of the heart, it? Each of us personally must go to Jesus a

ask Him to create in us a new heart like His.

once that has taken place, our love for one

other, our heaven-oriented priorities, our d

to serve God and others will be what make

hearts beat.

At the Western Slope Camp Meeting, I ha

the privilege of listening to Elder Jim Nix fro

the White Estate talk about our early pione

What a thrill it was for me to hear anew whthe Lord accomplished through Ellen White

her other teenage friends. Those young pe

were earnest prayer warriors and Bible stud

I am writing this note from Atlanta, Geor

where I am attending the 59th General Con

ence Session. Did you know when our chur

organized in the 1860s, there was one Adv

tist for every 330,000 people. Today, there is

one Adventist for every 449 people world w

The last weekend of this Session, there will

70,000 Adventists from all around the world

in the Georgia Dome. Every Sabbath, there

some 25 to 30 million people attending ou

churches globally. I invite you to dream big

with me. Lets pray for God to do things in t

Rocky Mountain Conference that we can on

begin to wrap our minds around. It is all up

you and me to put our hands in His and tru

fully in Him.

By the way, since this Ses-

sion is just winding down

as this newsletter goes

to print, well give

more informa-

tion on the GC

Session in

Atlanta in

our Fall

issue.

I Have a ream ...by Gary Thurber

President, RMC

ontinued from page 6: Evangelism


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As a young boy, everyone who knew me

hought of me as a good kid. In fact all my

riends used to call me Bible Boy, Church Boy

nd Mr. Obeyful. However, as I grew older, I

tarted using drugs and drinking hard liquor.

One day, at a party, I met Angelica. We began

ating and partying together all the time

ltimately getting pregnant with our first son,

elipe Nathan Cordova. We were happy, had

ur own place, and were on top of our bills hings seemed to be just perfect.

Thats when I began using drugs more often.

guess I felt that I deserved to be able to spend

little extra cash on my habit, so I snuck behind

my girlfriends back. She was suspicious at

mes, but I always had a good lie for whatever

he suspected, until one day when my neigh-

or asked if I could get him some smothered

ries from my familys restaurant. I said, Yes, of

ourse, just so I could use it as an excuse to get

ome crack cocaine for myself.

When we arrived home, my drug dealer was

here ready to play his role as just a friend visit-

ng, except Angelica saw us exchanging money

or drugs. We began to argue and one thing

ed to another. In all the commotion, I fell into

knife Angelica was holding because she was

fraid I was going to hit her.

After three days in a coma in ICU and major

surgery, I was moved to the recovery floor

where a tall man came to visit me saying he

was the D.A. for Denver County and wanted to

know what happened the day I was stabbed.

Amazingly enough, I told the same lie Angelica

told that she was in the kitchen cutting

oranges when I tripped into the knife. Problem

was she said potatoes.

When I was released from the hospital and

Angelica from jail, we made up

and returned home. I smoked

marijuana while recovering, but I

didnt touch the other stuff for

awhile. One day I was looking

through our drawers and found

the crack I bought the day I was

stabbed, and soon found myself

back to my old habits.

Following the birth of our

second son, Ivan Cruz Cordova,

Angelica joined me in my habits

and we partied harder and drank

more. My mom would watch

Nathan, but not Ivan, so he had

to tag along with his messed up

parents.

One fateful day, as Angelica

left a party, she totaled her car

with Ivans car seat flipping

over. Though he was unharmed,

Angelica felt so guilty that she

asked her drug and alcohol coun-

selor to put her on antibuse. She explained

what had happened resulting in social services

taking our two boys from us.

We both started using crack everyday and

lost everything our house, cars, even our

clothes. We stole from every store possible and

got away with it until one day we went with my

cousin to Safeway, and walked out of the store

with around $500.00 worth of merchandiz

Cops were looking all over for us.

About this time, Angelica would hear a v

when she was high that would say things ivoice. It would tell her things like Shes we

a red dress and out of nowhere a girl with

dress would walk by.

One day she kept telling the voice to lea

her alone, so I yelled out, Leave her alone

already! To my surprise a very deep growli

voice swore at me as my heart dropped to

bottom of my stomach. A couple of days la

she heard the voice again saying, TONIGH

That night we were arrested for the theft fr

previous night. Though Ange

was released, I remained in ja

After one last high and a

Angelica stayed off drugs and

found a job in an assisted livi

home. I was on my own miss

to find Christ and I thank the

thats exactly what happened

fought with demons and ang

until the angels finally won. W

I was finally released, we look

for a church. All the churches

we went to would either igno

us or judge us, until the day w

found The Edge Adventist Wo

Center and felt right at home.

the people were so nice and t

ed us like equals. Pastor Robe

Coronado started giving us Bi

studies and before long, he w

dedicating our children to the

Lord, married us and baptized

The next blessing was the b

blessing ever. The State of Colorado gave u

custody of our boys with the addition of a

little one named Raymond Alejandro Cord

Recently, Angelica completed her Medic

Assistance Certificate with straight As. Both

of us are actively serving our church as a n

chapter has begun and we look forward to

end of our story eternal salvation.

This is my toryy Felipe Cordova (and Angelica)

Members of The Edge Worship Center

A Story of Change


9/16

Personally speaking, General Conference

essions are all about people. Yes, it is interest-

ng to see all the Adventist world represented,

o hear their perspectives reflected in the

ialogue over Church Manual issues, to hear

he reports of growth and challenges from the

ivisions, and to hear the murmurs of many lan-

uages as we all meet together. But it is a great

rivilege for me to be able to meet longtime

friends that

I may not

have seen

for many

years. One

such event

stands out

n my mind

rom this Session.

While attending

ndrews University

eminary in 1979,my wife, Jerene, and

had the unique

xperience to vol-

nteer for a short time in a refugee camp in

hailand. Jerene, a nurse, and I served in a

ospital ward aiding those who

ad fled from the Cambodian

killing fields into neighboring

hailand. During Cambodias

olitical unrest, anyone that was

onsidered to be influenced by

Western culture and education

was executed by the regime

n power. Thousands who had

earned to read and write, or

ven wore glasses, who were

ducated, who were intellectual leaders were

illed by this communist regime.

The hospital ward was attached to the refu-

ee camp of 120,000 people. As we served in

he hospital ward, there always seemed to be

family members visiting and especially many

children around. To distract and entertain the

children, I often took time to play with the chil-

dren on the swings built beside our ward, or to

make kites with them.

One day a woman came to our hospital

ward. She said, My name is Rayonne. I am an

Adventist from Phnom Penh (the capital of

Cambodia). Up to that time, she was the only

surviving Adventist to have lived through the

war and escaped to Thailand. She had attended

the English language school and thus would be

considered a danger to the regime in power.

I asked her if she was alone. She said, Just me

and the Lord. And then she asked me if I couldobtain a Bible for her. She had not been

allowed to keep one. I immediately

gave her my English Bible and later

exchanged it for one in her native lan-

guage.

During the next few days, my wife

and I did all we could to assist her.

Within a

short time,

she settledinto the

refugee

camp and

we returned

to the

Seminary.

Upon

returning to

school, we

met a fellow seminarian, Gary

Wagner, who had known

her at the English Language

Reflections on a eneral Conference essionts all about people!

y Eric Nelson

Vice President for Administration, RMC

1974 as student at

English Language

School in Cambodia

1979 at RefugeeCamp Hospital

2010 GC Session

in Atlanta

school in Cambodia. He was overjoyed to k

that she had lived through the war.

At this General Conference Session, I me

Pastor Gary on the first night I arrived. Heimmediately told me that Rayonne had im

grated to America and was living in Atlanta

informed me that he was trying to arrange

opportunity for us to meet again.

On Wednesday, June 30, we waited impa

tiently at the Hope Channel booth in the e

it hall for the chance to meet someone we

known only for a few days and had not see

for over 30 years. Would we recognize each

other? Indeed, we all recognized each othe

And what a happy reunion it was! Rayonne

just as spunky as she had been when we m

her the first time. As we visited and recalled

our meeting, she told of the fear that she h

of approaching me. She remembered that

had been making kites with the children. S

told how she was so frightened to ask me f

Bible. In her culture one never asks a strang

for something. She also recalled in detail so

of the harrowing experiences of her escape

through the jungles. She expected to die amoment. But God had spared her life.

Many important things happen at a Gen

Conference Session leaders are elected, p

cies are established. But the most moving e

riences are those of meeting people that y

have not seen for many years. I think it give

us just a small hint of what heaven will be

What a wonderful reunion that will be!

NOTE: Our next news-

letter will have more

information about

this summers

General Confer-

ence Session

in Atlanta,

Georgia.


10/16

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ods Blessing?y Jim Moon

astor of Alamosa and Monte Vista

nd RMC Prayer Coordinator

I woke early one Sunday morning to pre-

are for my departure for the North American

Division Prayer Conference. That morning I

ffered up a simple prayer to God: Lord, put

me beside the people on the plane you would

ave me to sit next to.

On the first leg of my trip, after sleeping for

bit, I visited with Jim Smith, an associate pas-

or at First Presbyterian Church in Colorado

prings. One of Jims passions is spiritual forma-

on and I was impressed with my need to get

way and pray; to spend time in silence and

olitude. But there was yet another lesson God

wanted to teach me. A lesson that would take a

month to learn. A lesson which I think will prob-

bly take a lifetime to learn. This past month

as just been the introduction.

It is a lesson I learned from David. I sat next

o David on one leg of my trip. David is a physi-

ian and businessman. His company services

rgent care clinics with software support and

ther solutions. As he shared with me a bit

f his story, growing up a missionary kid, the

rowth of his business, and his own mission-

ry efforts to help physicians in third-world

ountries, I was blessed. The thought came

o me that I should tell him about our strug-

ling church school. However, I hate asking for

money! And I didnt know if the thought was

Departmental News

me or the Holy Spirit, so I just pushed it out of

my mind. And yet, I found myself saying, Id

just like to be friends with this guy. So, when I

got an invitation from him on Facebook, I felt

like it was an answer to an unspoken prayer.

Fast forward three weeks or so. It was a

Tuesday evening and we were meeting with

our operating committee for Sunshine Christian

School. Our board chairman, Tim Pellandini

started the meeting with a thought from

the book Influencer: The Power to Change

Anything. The basic point was that we dont

effect change by giving people more facts or

data, but by sharing a compelling story because

story disarms. It inspires. It infuses hope. And I

thought to myself: Our school and our church

need a story from God. We even prayed for it at

the end of our meeting. God, give us a story!

He was about to do it.

A few days later, the words of 2 Corinthians

8 spoke to my heart. Basically, what Paul is

saying is: Listen you Corinthian believers, the

Macedonians have given out of their poverty

like the widow who gave her two copper coins.

So its time to test your sincerity and faith. Time

for you to give.

As I reflected on this thought, I was reminded

of a commitment I had made to our school

operating committee. Our treasurer, Don

Kanen, had told us that we were facing a finan-

cial crunch our reserves were almost depletedand our worthy student fund was almost used

up. The only reason we were making it was

because of the fund raising efforts that his wife,

Sue, had spearheaded. He even

asked: Has anyone from this

school board sent out letters

to help raise funds? I hadnt.

Right then I committed to

sending out letters. After

reading 2 Corinthians 8, I was

like: Okay God! I get it.

About the time I had finished my mornin

time with God, my wife came into the stud

and said: Tiffany just called and asked if I c

go walking with her. Is that okay?

Though I had other plans, I agreed. But

hurry. I have to get that dry wall sanded.

Honestly, I had just wanted to leave my

prayer as a prayer. But now the thought

came, Guess Ill write one of those letters f

the church school. And, of course, the pers

just couldnt get off my mind was David.

Because writing just wasnt working, I de

ed to call. When his receptionist answered,

explained that I had been on a flight with D

and asked if I could speak to him. Let me s

if hes available. Oh, hes already in a trainin

May I take a message or put you through t

voice mail?

As I was stumbling around, she interrupt

Hey, David just stepped out of his meeting

me see if he can visit with you.

Jim!!! Davids voice rang out. Like I was

long lost friend. How are you doing?

Well, Im a little nervous.

Nervous? he asked. Whats going on.

Well, ever since we talked on the plane,

havent been able to shake this. And I dont

know if it was God speaking or just me. Bu

felt like I should ask you if you wanted to s

port our little church school, yet, I dont ev

like asking my church members to give.

Why? he asked. Do you want to rob th

of a blessing? Those words hit hard. Why w

I want to rob my church of the blessing of g

ing?

Uhmm, I dont know. I said. Liste

I know youre in a meeting. Is ther

a time when you would have 15

minutes and I could tell you a

our school and about my fri

Jeff, who died of cancer? I d

just want to ask for money. I wa

stumbling over myself.

After reading 2

Corinthians 8, I

was like, Okay

God! I get it!!


11/16

You know. I just got back from vacation.

m swamped and dont have a lot of time. Just

hoot! Whats going on?

Well, weve got this little

hurch school, Sunshine

hristian. Weve burned

hrough our reserves and

were not sure if well be able

o open our doors next year.

was struggling.

How about if I send you

1,000. Youre a good guy and youre serving

n an impoverished area. Just tell me where to

end it.

I was dumbfounded! I hung up the phone

nd wept. God is so incredibly good! But thats

ot the end of the story.

At the prayer conference, Derek Morris led

s in a House of Prayer experience on opening

ight. He didnt preach, he didnt talk about

prayer, he didnt tell us how important prayer

was, he just led us in prayer. He shared testimo-

nies from his own church about how God was

changing lives as his people

prayed.

Alamosa had already begun

a House of Prayer. Our second

House of Prayer occurred the

night before I talked with

David. During the House of

Prayer, we lifted up our church

school. I told those gathered

that we were going to pray our requests, not

talk about them. Then I asked that one person

affirm each prayer before anyone else prayed.

The next morning was when I spoke with

David. As soon as the phone would allow, I

called Don, and his wife, Sue, to share the story.

Don was ecstatic! Together, we prayed a prayer

of thanksgiving.

Moments later I found myself on the pho

with Don once again. With tears in his voic

said, Jim, we prayed over this last night, an

God answered this morning! Isnt He amaz

Because I dont want to rob you of His b

ing, Id like to invite you to give. Give to a lo

church school, or other ministry you are su

porting. Give to your local ministry. Give to

mission. But whatever you do, GIVE! As Jes

said, It is more blessed to give than to rece

Dont be robbed of the blessing of giving!

More than that, PRAY! Get a group of frie

together. Start attending a local prayer me

ing, a prayer meeting where Gods people

If there isnt one, start one. Let your prayer

meeting be a place where you dont just ta

about prayer, or tell of prayers answered in

distant past. But let it be a place where you

out to God in the present moment. A Hous

Prayer!

Why would you

want to rob your

church of the

blessing of giving?

Each summer, Rocky Mountain Conference

rovides Sabbath worship services at Yellow-

tone Park. The past few years, both the Mid-

merica Union and our hospitals have shared in

he coverage. The rst worship service of 2010

t Yellowstone was a signicant connection for

ne particular man. He showed up just because

e saw the sign posted at Old Faithful Lodge.

e had no intention of staying for the service;

n fact, he left after some who do you know

hat I know? Adventist small talk. Fortunately,

e returned and stayed, and ultimately took the

pportunity to seek pastoral care on personal

sues.

He would probably be considered a back-

ider by some. His wife, who never had any

se for Adventists, died of alcohol poisoning a

ew months ago shortly after being treated at

he Betty Ford clinic. Their daughter is now in

lcohol rehab, and hes greatly concerned that

ellowstoney Glenn Sackett

Chaplain, Porter Adventist Hospital

she wont fare much better. Because Ive had the

opportunity to work in addiction recovery for

many years, we had a signicant conversation

about what he can and cannot do to help her.

Now heres the best part of the story: Even

though he grew up Adventist and has a

brother whos an Adventist pastor, hes really a

hadventist, one who had Adventism in an

earlier era when it was all about behavior. His

greatest hope was that he was good enough

to escape being lost, honest enough in his

business dealings and cautious enough to avoid

personal relational aws to be on Gods good

side. Clearly he had not encountered grace in

a way that let him trust in Christs saving work.

So I had the privilege of sharing the gospel with

him, helping him see that its Gods love, mercy

and grace, and Christs goodness that open the

door to salvation. Whatever good we can do is

our thanks and the evidence of Gods work in

our lives. Before we nished, we prayed for

daughters recovery and for their relationsh

He was clearly moved by the whole experie

one he didnt wake up that morning in Yello

stone expecting at all.

Id say the trip was worth it just for that o

encounter.


12/16

2

Michelle Caviness, teacher, Montrose, C

I have been working with young people all of my life. I am the oldest of seven children and have

our children of my own. In addition, I have taught at schools, summer camps, Sabbath Schools,

Bible studies, clinics all over America, plus owned a gymnastic business with over 600 clients. I have

a passion for sharing Jesus with young people and educating them for eternity.

Because so many great teachers and mentors have impacted my life, I want to pay it forward.

Not only do I want to be a teacher who will encourage my pupils in their life journeys, but I also

want to give them tools to make that journey with confidence, love and with the guidance of their

heavenly Father. My family and I enjoy camping, hiking, biking and spending time with

family and friends, and were thrilled to be moving to Colorado.

Michael Hokins, Mills rings Ranch, Caser W

My wife, Alicia, and I (not to mention our dog, Bravo) are so excited about Camp Ministries! We

both have camp experiences that we treasure in our lives. I was raised in the camp environment

through my parents ministry. Alicia was blessed to be a camper at a number of Adventist camps.

We want to partner with God in the work He is doing and we believe that Mills Spring Ranch oers

the facility and environment where people can meet God in a real and tangible way!

ebbie Curran, teacher, Worland, W

(with husband, Ed) I was born and raised in

Michigan, and have always had a love for teaching and chil-

dren. My husband, Ed, and I have always wanted to live out west,

and felt God calling us to Worland Adventist Christian school. We have

two children in college Jessica and Benjamin. We are excited to serve the Lord in

Wyoming and look forward to working there.

New Employees

Ruben Rivera, pastor, enver outh Hisanic and Hisanic Coordinator

Pastor Ruben Rivera was born in Mexico City. Ruben met his wife, Patti, at the University of

Montemorelos where he recieved his BA in Theology. He has served as a Pastor in the Mexican

entral, Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia-Cumberland, and Rocky Mountain Conferences. He also

ecame the Hispanic Ministries Coordinator of the Minnesota and Michigan Conferences. He

arned his MA in Theology, MA in Pastoral Ministry, and Doctor of Ministry from Andrews Uni-

ersity. The main goal of pastor Rivera is to provide quality service and develop excellence in his

ministry to better serve Jesus Christ and God's Church. The couple has three daughters: Evelyn,

anessa and Joanna.


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Rene oe, pastor, terling, Ft. Morgan, Akron and uma

(with wife, Jessika, and daughters, Jessika, Celina, and Daniella). I came to America to pastor in t

Potomac Conference, then went to Andrews for my Masters degree. While at Andrews, I was cal

to the Rocky Mountain Conference.

God has blessed me in ways I cannot describe. One major blessing is my wife, Jessika, becaus

she is my right hand, she keeps on the right path. Jessika and I are humbled by the opportunity

to serve the Eastern Colorado district. It is our prayer that when our Master returns, He will find

growing, vibrant church awaiting His return.

We pray that God will continue to guide His church and our beautiful conference.

ate amarad, Teacher, Cheyenne, W

(with daughters, Madison and Delanie) Finding a passion makes life fun to live. For as long as I

remember working with children just made sense. Whether it was teaching Sabbath School clas

Vacation Bible School, or hanging out with our teens, my enthusiasm has been geared to the yo

people! They are easy to love and have such innocence; I cant help but enjoy my time with them

After graduating from the University of Wyoming this last year with my teaching degree, God

opened doors for me to live this passion every day. Not only do I get to spend time with little on

have been given this opportunity to do so in the same conference where I grew up.

Cesar poma, pastor, lenwood rings, lathe and Rie Hisanic Churches

(with wife, Indira, and sons, Cesar Jr. and Oscar) I was born in the city of Leon, and the state of G

najuato, Mexico. I accepted the Adventist oath at the age of 13 years. I was motivated and inuen

to serve our Lord Jesus Christ through the example of my father as he gave Bible Studies. It was a

exciting to see the extreme change in people when they gave their lives to Jesus.

Before I was married, I served as an Associate Pastor in the District of Mexico. After completingMasters Degree in Family Relations, I married Indira Banessa Cardenas, originally from Colorado.

have served in Mexico and the United States and we are excited to be a part of the pastor team h

because it gives us the opportunity to minister, preach and work with people.

Clint utton, princial/Teacher, Colorado rings, C

I am about to begin my 17th consecutive year as a teacher in Adventist education, I have bee

head teacher or principal for all but three of those years. I hav nine pets, including five

horses, a dog, and three cats. One of the cats is 21 years old. My wife, Heidi,

and I have lived in California, Indiana, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Michi-gan and North Carolina. We love to travel and once slept overnight in

the Garden of Gethsemane after windsurfing on the Sea of Galilee. I

also love cooking, gardening, hiking, Shakespeare and is am an avid

player and viewer of most sports.

My desire is to create a modern School of the Prophets at

Springs Adventist Academy where students learn about Jesus,

learn how to share Him, and then return to their families and

neighborhoods to model Christs character.


14/164

When my daughter was a senior at Campion

cademy, she was stricken with the sudden

rge to take up camping. We had not done a

ot of camping, but she became fascinated with

he idea. Realizing that her time living at home

was very short, I began shopping for a suitable

V trailer so that we could spend some time

ogether.

Somewhere in that time frame, I heard an

ppeal for a mission project that really struck

ome to me. I realized that a gift of $1,000

would make a real difference to the effort. Soon

grew to more than a realization; it became a

onviction. I tried to reason my way out of this

acrificial donation, but the conviction would

ot go away. On Friday I wrote the check for

1,000.

The next Friday I attended an auction, and

ound just the perfect RV trailer for our camp-

ng needs. As I looked it over, I calculated that a

ery good deal would be to pay $3,000 for the

nit. Wow, I thought, wouldnt it be great if I

ould get this for only $3,000! But it will prob-

bly go for much higher than that.

Soon the bidding began, and it started much

ower than I expected. As I looked around,

nly a few others were bidding. Imagine my

urprise when I was the highest bidder at only

1,800! There were fees to pay, so my final cost

was right at $1,000 less than what I thought

was a good deal. As I turned to go pay for my

ew RV, the thought hit me that God had just

efunded to me the exact amount that I had

iven just a week before!

It is always true that we can

never out-give God. Praise

God from whom allblessings flow!

ods Blessing?RMC Stewardship

Jim Turner, Associate Treasurer for RMC, offi-

cially retired in June. For forty-four years Jim

has served the denomination faithfully. His first

position was in 1966 at Cedar Lake Academy

as a teacher. He felt at that time he was right

where God wanted him. However, he received

a letter from the United States inviting him

to serve in the military in 1968. As Jim says, I

questioned what God had in mind. He was sta-

tioned in Japan during his military service and

was honorably discharged in 1970.

Jim began looking for a position in one of

the denominational academies. At one point

in his early childhood, his family had lived in

Cedaredge, Colorado. So, when he became

aware of an opening at Campion Academy, he

applied and was hired as an accountant an

bookkeeper. Jim said that he always wante

to return to Colorado to live. His wife, Shirle

was given a position as assistant girls dean

Turners served at Campion until 1990 whe

Jim accepted a position at the Rocky Moun

Conference office as assistant treasurer.

Friends and fellow workers describe Jim

hard-working, dependable, rock solid, very

meticulous, a dedicated employee and alw

doing his job to the best of his ability. Othe

qualities also mentioned include, a real Ch

tian gentleman, one who never spoke neg

tively about anyone.

Jims daughter, Lorinda, recalled that her

Dads nick-name was Mr. Tight Wad Turner

faculty member complained that they need

paint and carpet for their home. But they w

upset with Mr. Turner because he would no

give them the funds. However, by the end the year, that same faculty member said th

they respected Jim because he treated eve

one the same. His daughter added, and, ye

we had the same carpet all 20 years we we

Campion.

At his retirement dinner, Jim said, Ive re

that when a person looks back over their li

and sees Gods leading every step of the w

that they will say that they would not have

changed anything. The Lord has led. That iscertainly the case for me. I would not chan

anything.

The Turners intend to remain in Colorad

where their family and friends live.

44-years of erviceJim Turner Retires, Part A

By Eric Nelson

Vice President for Administration, RMC


15/16

Though Jim Turner has retired, we are very

appy that he has agreed to continue to audit

he accounting ledgers for our schools and

hurches. This will, of course, require a different

rocess in how those audits are done com-

ared to the past.

Auditingim Turner Retires, Part B

Conference Advance

As the economy continues to struggle in the

United States, it also continues to impact fund-

ing in the church. One of the offerings that has

been decliningas a result is Rocky Mountain

Advance. This is an offering that benefits a vari-

ety of ministries throughout our conference.

The funds you give go directly to the following

ministries. Here is the breakdown:

Evangelism 40%

Academy Operating 25%

Building & Expansion Fund 10%

Summer Camp 10%

Glacier View Ranch 8%

La Vida Mission 5%

Mills Spring Ranch 2%

Each area is probably self-explanatory, except

the Building & Expansion Fund. These mon-

ies are set aside for churches and schools that

want to expand, add to, or build new facilities.

A formula is used to determine the amount

given to approved projects, with no more than

$45,000 given per project. These funds are

only built up with this specific offering and are

only dispersed when the conference has all the

funds for a particular project. Considering the

offerings that have come in to date, at this time

some of the organizations that have already

completed their project and are using the facili-

ties will not receive the funds from the confer-

ence until 2018. This somewhat ruins the whole

point of the gift, which is to help local areas

fund projects.

As you give, please consider supporting Con-

ference Advance as a sisterhood of churches,

banded together for the purpose of fulfilling

the mission Jesus gave us to go and make

disciples!

iving: nline vs.

Credit CardOne of the new processes that some chu

es across the nation are taking advantage o

Online Adventist Giving. This allows memb

to return their tithe and offerings electroni

by credit card or electronic check. This proc

has grown substantially over the past coup

years. Almost 10% of all tithe in North Ame

is now received electronically.

With this ability, however, there is also a

If a credit card is used, the cost is approxim

1.1% of the total amount given. That mean

that if $200.00 is given there are fees of $2.

for the transaction. This cost is covered by

conference, union and division. However, if

tithe is returned by electronic check, the co

.18 cents per transaction.

Last quarter, RMC had 416 transactions e

tronically. The average transaction was $52

That would be $5.75 per transaction times

However, only about half of the transaction

are credit card so the associated cost is app

mately $5.75 times $208 which is $1,196.00we could get everyone to use electronic ch

that cost would reduce to $37.44 for a savi

of $1,158.56.

This may not be convenient for everyon

who may be using a credit card now, but th

conference would like to begin to ask thos

who enjoy the convenience of online givin

consider using the electronic check and m

in that direction over the next several mon

It would help considerably with the cost sid

this process.

Rick Roy,Vice President for Finance

Jim will contact the church or school that he

will be auditing and ask them to send through

he mail, UPS or Federal Express their account-

ng records to an address he will provide.

The cost of shipping the documents will be

illed to the Conference, not the local church or

chool. The audit will cover a two-year period

nding December 30th of the previous year.

his way, should information be lost in transit,

will not affect the current years accounting

r any information that is needed for donor

eceipts for tax purposes. Once the audit is

omplete, Jim will ship the material back to

whatever location the church would like to

ave the information sent.

If you have any questions please feel free to

ontact Rick Roy at the RMC Office.


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R O C K Y M O U N T A I N

C O N F E R E N C E

2 5 2 0 S D o w n i n g S t r e e t

D e n v e r , C O 8 0 2 1 0

Ucoming Events in RMCugust, 2010

-3 Teachers Convention at LifeSource Fellowship

-7 ASI International Convention in Orlando, FL-8 Pathfinder Camporee (GVR)

-11 Family Pastors Meetings (GVR)

7 GVR Board (9:30am RMC Office)

8 Property & Trust Board (9:30am RMC Office)

2 Campion Academy Registration

5-27 ACS Disaster Response Training (RMC Office)

etember, 2010

-6 Hispanic Camp Meeting (GVR)

Labor Day RMC Office Closed

0-12 Womens Retreat (Glen Eyrie Conference Ctr)

1-12 Vista Ridge Academy Alumni Weekend

7-19 Mens Advance (Camp Redcloud)

7-19 Pathfinder/Adventurer Leadership (GVR)

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20 Campion Board (9am Campion)

21 K-12 Board (9:00am RMC Office)23-25 Campion Alumni Weekend

28 RMC Finance Committee (8:00am RMC Office)

28 RMC Executive Committee (9:30am RMC Office)

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1-3 Bible Worker Training (GVR)

3-7 Nonprofit Leadership, Level 2 (Denver South Church)

17 Wyoming Taskforce (Casper Church)

19 GVR Board (9:30am RMC Office)

20 Property & Trust Board (9:30am RMC Office)

22-24 Adventurer/Pathfinder Council (GVR)

For more information on any of these events, please check

the calendar on our website at www.rmcsda.org/calendar.

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