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Adventist politicians and lawyers meet

NZPUC youth leadersmove with power

Hymnfest revitalises old tunes

How tofind

true joy

King-size evangelists preach Port Macquarie, NSW

With 2004 being the Year of Evangelism for the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, thechildren at Port Macquarie Church, NSW, are showing the way.

A public evangelistic campaign entitled “The God factor” was conducted by 10- to 15-year-olds in the new church building over four consecutive Saturday evenings of May and June.

Church pastor Justin Lawman explains: “This outreach series was a project of our verycommitted and visionary junior and earliteen Sabbath schools, although the whole churchcommunity gladly supported it.”

Four thousand youth-oriented postcards were distributed and it was widely publicised in thelocal newspaper. Months beforehand, however, the junior/teen Sabbath school organised a prayerlist, and then personally invited their friends from nearby schools.

“The target age group was the 10- to 15-year-olds,” says junior Sabbath school leader TrishCampbell, “but parents were also welcomed with open arms.” And they came. The averageattendance over the four nights was 135, of whom some 40 were non-Adventists.

According to George Smith, principal of Port Macquarie Adventist School (PMAS), “About 70per cent of our students come from non-Adventist homes. Quite a few came to the ‘The Godfactor,’ and some brought their parents too.” (Continued on page 5)

Preachers for “The God factor” series were (L-R): Oliver Doyle, Kurt Rosendahl, Maddy Doyle, MonicaLawman, Lachlan Campbell, Anita Sparavec and (seated) Caleb Williams. Absent: Joshua Clement.

They are pictured dressed in costumes for the concert.

July 3, 2004

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“The hope of mankind”With the handover of power to the

Iraqi governing council this weekand 15 months on from the beginning ofthe US-led war in Iraq—with Australiafollowing along behind—serious questionsremain about the justification and resultsof the military action. But perhaps wecould learn something from regimechanges in the last century.

Reflecting on the bloody course of theRussian Revolution, Lenin made a startlingadmission with possibilities forcontemporary analogy: “I made a mistake.Without doubt, an oppressed multitudehad to be liberated. But our method onlyprovoked further oppression and atrociousmassacres. . . . It is too late now to alter thepast, but what was needed to save Russiawere ten Francis of Assisis.”1

Imagine what might have been achievedif—instead of hundreds of thousands ofmilitary personnel armed with billions ofdollars worth of weaponry—thousands ofmissionaries, aid workers, teachers,doctors, nurses and builders had beendispatched and equipped with theequivalent values of constructionmaterials, medicines and educationsupplies. How different a place would Iraqbe? How different a place would the UnitedStates be? How different a place would theworld be?

It’s not just a nice idea. Undoubtedly,there would have still been casualties;there always have been among those onthe frontiers of Christianity—but perhapsthey may have been fewer than those ofthe ceaseless violence of the past 15months. If we are so confident in therightness of our cause and the inherentstrength of good, it’s not a risk. It’s even away of living urged in the Bible: “If yourenemies are hungry, feed them. If they arethirsty, give them something to drink. . . .

Don’t let evil get the best of you, butconquer evil by doing good.”2 It’s not ournatural reaction, but it can work.

In recent history, there have been morepositive examples of regime change thanLenin’s regrets—or the US invasion of Iraq.Foremost among these is the role creditedto Christian churches in the 1989revolution spreading across 10 formerlyCommunist countries of Eastern Europe:“Against all odds, when the decisive

moment for change finally arrived in theEastern Bloc, the church led the way in apeaceful revolution. . . . Virtually, everyprotest demonstration began withworship. . . . Not a single life was lost asthrongs of people marching with candlesbrought down a government.”3

On a smaller scale are the stories ofsocieties radically impacted by evangelisticefforts. For example, in 2001, following amajor evangelistic campaign held in PapuaNew Guinea, local politicians andnewspapers noted “a dramatic decrease inmajor crime in the country.”4 We hearmuch about the individual life-changingpower of the gospel; perhaps we need tospend a little more time on the broaderculture-changing possibilities.

Less than two weeks before thebeginning of last year’s Iraq war, a concertbroadcast globally by the Adventistsatellite network featured a prerecordedmessage from President George W Bush,in which he described America as “thehope of mankind.”5

But with 15 months of war and “peace”in Iraq as just another example of thebleakness of such human endeavour, we

can surely recognise—and must insist—that the hope of humankind resideselsewhere.

Thankfully, the Bible offers a greaterhope: “I wait quietly before God, for myhope is in him.”6 He—and He alone—isthe Hope of humankind, whatever Bush’srhetorical excess might suggest. In fact, thedanger is that of misplaced hope, even—intentionally or unintentionally—puttingsomething else in the place of God.

Yet “those who hope in the Lord willrenew their strength.”7 It is this hope thatcan truly change the world for the better.We need to renew our trust in the world-changing power of the gospel. Then,perhaps, we can invest more in saints,rather than soldiers.

1. As quoted by Philip Yancey, Rumours of AnotherWorld: What on Earth Are We Missing?Zondervan, 2003, page 124.2. Romans 12:20, 21 (NLT), in part quoting Proverbs25:21.3. Philip Yancey, “The Wall Comes Tumbling Down,”Finding God in Unexpected Places, Vine Books,1997, pages 133-5.4. <www.adventist.org/news/data/2001/09/1002296955/index.html.en>.5. The “Sprit of Freedom”Family Reunion Concert,broadcast March 7,2003, and availablefrom Adventist BookCentres.6. Psalm 62:5,NLT.7. Isaiah 40:31,NIV.

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July 3, 2004

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● The inauguration of aKorean company was held atSouth Brisbane church,Buranda, Brisbane, on May29. Conducted by the SouthQueensland Conference

president, Pastor Neil Watts,the day included per-formances by the Koreanorchestra and the release ofsome butterflies as a symbolof freedom in Christ.

● EP, formally known asEndless Praise, hosted aworship gathering at New-castle University’s “Bar on the hill” onFriday, May 28. The concert was staged aspart of a regular “Friday at seven”outreach event by the Newcastle AdventistStudents Association. More than 150attended the meeting, which featured themusical talents of EP who sang, strummed,talked, prayed and gave heartfelttestimonials to the dedication of God. The

quintet, madeup of (picturedL-R) Chantal,Nelson, Cassieand Ladean,were supportedstrongly by the

Avondale College students in theaudience.—Jeremy Mead

● The children from Bonnells BayPrimary School, NSW, were provided witha nutritious breakfast on May 31 thanksto Lakeside church and Sanitarium. The

children received a breakfast of cereal, toastand fruit, with many coming back forseconds. Lakeside church is committed to

an ongoingp r o g r a meach Mondaymorning atthe school toensure all thec h i l d r e nenjoy a good

breakfast before beginning their morningclasses. Acting principal Kristie Symondssays that the program would prove veryuseful as a number of children do not havea proper breakfast before coming toschool.—Pam Hill.

● The Parramatta church, NSW, hadFederal Minister Ross Cameron (pictured)visit on June 5 for an international tea.During the event Mr Cameron mingledwith the church members, sampled dishes

from the international stallsand, when invited on stageto say a fewwords, statedhe didn’t thinksome 400people of over45 differentnationalitieswere comingtogether to share a meal any-where in his electorate. Theevent also had a greatAustralian icon parade,Olympic torch relay, culturaldances and singing.—JasperAlfred Hutabarat

● Port Macquarie church,NSW, has rejoiced to see 58people baptised during thepast three-and-a-half years.Three recent baptismsincluded (pictured L-R with

Pastor Justin Lawman) Michael Chap-man, Matthew Barber, AmandaRichardson and Marcia Maris, a womanwho was contacted through the Searchvideos. Seven of the 58 new membersattribute their new-found faith to videoministry, and several more have also madelife-changing decisions with some alreadyattending church. “Nearly 20 per cent ofnewly baptised members is a verysignificant contribution,” says PastorLawman. “We have a very dedicated group

of church members involved in videoministry.”—Bob Donaldson

Avondale Memorial church hosted “Hymnfest” on May 29. A 75-voice choir was supported by Avondale Advent Brass and

Memorial Ensemble, organist David Clark and pianist Betty Hanna. The 90-minute musical event, now of anual occurrence, compered

by Lyndon Taylor, provided an opportunity to revisit and revitalise thesinging of many hymns of faith, courage and hope with energy andvitality. Hymns like the grand Welsh favourites, “Guide me, O thougreat Jehovah” and “Hyfrydol,” and others like “Blessed assurance,”“When we all get to heaven” and “Thine is the glory” reverberatedthrough the church.

Music was speciallyarranged for the group byJoy Dustin and CorinneKnopper, and was con-ducted by Don Roy andSharon Tolhurst.

Dr Roy says, “The eventwas seen not only as aworshipful expression of our personal and corporate faith, but alsoan opportunity to share that faith with the many neighbours andvisitors from the community who attended.”

• Video ministry winning souls at Port Macquarie • India’s first Christian in government • Thousands participate in Aussie thanksgiving • Sony to market Christian music • and more

—Compiled by Scott Wegener—

Hymnfest revitalises old tunes

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● Elwin and Val Ferris from Gosfordchurch, along with Lin and MaryDyason and Allan and Dot Davis fromTumbulgum, went to Fiji for anAdventist Development and ReliefAgency project inMay, to pourfootings and theconcrete floor fora new communityhall at Labasa, onthe island ofVanua Levu. Afly-n-build team will follow to com-plete the project. While the menworked on the building site the womenconducted workshops on kids clubsand taught the local ladies new songs,crafts and flower arranging. They alsodiscussed creative activities and cookingdemonstrations as ideas for the localchurch to reach out to the communityin their new hall.

● A literature evangelist was the firstpoint of contact for Leonie Crick, whoattends North Point church, Vic(Newsfront, May 29). Joe Paola, unitleader for Melbourne literature evan-gelists, first made contact with MrsCrick in 2002. “She purchased our BibleStory books,” says Mr Paola. “In 2003 Ifelt it was time to bring Pastor LorenPratt into the picture and arranged forher to pick up the books from his home.They just clicked and as a result ofPastor Pratt’s dedicated ministry, she iscoming along to church. I am nowworking with her daughter, Sarah, onthe other side of town.”

● Visitors to the Gold Coast, Qld,looking for the Nerang church willneed to locate the newly leased worshiplocation. FriendsC o m m u n i t yChurch can nowbe found at 1/20Indy Court, Ne-rang, Gold Coast.Worship commences at 10 am.

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Off the record● India’s first ever non-Hindu PrimeMinister, Manmohan Singh, hasappointed born-again Christian P RKyndiah to become his Minister of TribalAffairs. Missionaries are now hoping thiswill help to end persecution of Christiansin India, allow them to set up thousands ofschools and distribute Bibles among over40 million people.—Assist News Service

● The National Day of Thanksgiving wascelebrated by tens of thousands ofAustralians across the country on May 29.Parliamentarians and government officials

attended some 200 community breakfastswhile thousands of random acts ofkindness were initiated by churches andindividuals. People turned up to police,ambulance and fire stations with morningtea to say thank you to those who serve thecommunity faithfully, often with littleacknowledgement. Churches held prayermeetings, worship celebrations and some80,000 Thanksgiving Day cards weredistributed across Australia to say thankyou to someone for the contribution theyhad made to the live s of others. Next year’sNational Day of Thanksgiving will be heldon Saturday, May 14 (Pentecost weekend).For more information on the NationalThanksgiving Day visit <www.thanksgiving.org.au>.—ACC

● The first Bible to be translated into anAustralian indigenous language will becompleted later this year. The Kriol Bible isone of 15 indigenous language projectssupported by the Bible Society in Australia.Only 414 of the approximate 7000 lan-guages of the world have a completeBible.—Sower

● Sony Music Australia has embarked ona multifaceted marketing campaign aimedat providing Australians with ready accessto 10 albums by leading internationalcontemporary Christian artists. De-veloped in cooperation with IntegrityMedia Australasia, the “Music you canbelieve in” campaign will make albums byartists such as Mercyme, Darlene Zschechand world-renowned Sydney worshipfavourites Hillsong, available alongsideestablished Sony Music artists MaryMaryand Michelle Williams. Chris Bent,general manager strategic marketing, SonyMusic Entertainment Australia, says,“Sony Music is committed to contributingto the development of the growing genre ofChristian music. ‘Music you can believe in’is just the start of our efforts to bring theseexciting artists to music consumers acrossAustralia.”—ACC

Days and offeringsJuly 10—World Mission Budget OfferingJuly 17—Bible Sabbath (Bible Society)

Day

SanLink hospital busservice opensIt’s now easier for staff, patients and

visitors to get to the Sydney AdventistHospital (the San) in Wahroonga, NSW,following the launch of the new SanLinkbus service.

SanLink is a transport initiativebetween the San and the Shorelink BusCompany, aimed at providing betteraccess to the hospital’s range of health andwellness services. The service wasofficially launched on April 22 by localMembers of Parliament Judy Hopwood

and Barry O’Farrell (pictured).Since commencement, more then 400

people have used the service to get to orfrom the San.

Judy Hopwood, Member for Hornsby,said, “This new bus service is a wonderfulexample of local organisations seeing agap, working together and then providinga much-needed service. The Sydney Ad-ventist Hospital and Transdev/Shorelinkare to be congratulated on this fantasticinitiative.”

More information on SanLink can befound at <www.shorelink.com.au>.—Pacemaker

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Pastor Lawman adds, “There werepeople there who had never set foot in ourchurch before.”

At the conclusion of the meetings,Jacob—an 11 year-old non-Adventist boywho attends the Adventist school—commented, “One of the things I learnedwas how to get to heaven. And I camereally close to God. I’ve never really beenclose to God before, and it felt really cool.”

Two young people preached each weekfor seven to 10 minutes each. Topicsincluded, “God R U really there?”(prophecy), “Why do bad things happento good people?” “What do I have to do toget to heaven?” (salvation), and “A futurewithout fear” (Second Coming).

The children chose the topics and wereinvolved in all aspects of the planning.“The subjects were not only relevant tochildren,” says Pastor Lawman, “but adultsas well.”

Each program began at 4.30 pm with apraise and worship service conducted bythe children and accompanied by a 12-member junior/teen band.

Other regular features, all conducted bythe young people, included a quiz (withprizes), a bracket of “Whacky but true”facts, and a short dramatised sketch relatedto the night’s topic.

At the close of each meeting, everyone

went across to the school hall for two hoursof recreational activities. A meal of soupand buns was provided and activitiesincluded games, a concert and visitingguests, such as a snake expert and a self-defence instructor.

Three days after “The God factor” con-cluded, students in the Years 5 and 6classroom at PAMS were invited to writedown their thoughts on the program. Ten-year-old Peta wrote, “I learned to knowGod better,” while Zac, 11, said, “I don’tneed to worry, because God is always bymy side.” Both of these students are non-Adventists.

All the children who helped lead theprogram now have a new focus in life asexpressed so well by 11-year-old Lara. “Youfeel good inside with the feeling that youare sharing God’s love with others.”

Were they nervous? “It doesn’t matter ifyou are scared about doing it,” according toAnita (11). “God helped me through and Ididn’t freak!” And Lachlan (14) adds, “Weall appreciated Pastor Lawman’s help too.”

Reviewing the series, Mrs Campbell says,“From responses on returned quiz cards it’sgratifying to know that many lives havebeen touched—especially those we’ve beenpraying for—and many decisions made for

Christ.” A delighted Pastor Lawman adds,“We now have a number of interestedpeople to follow up.”

One 11-year-old non-Adventist boywrote, “I reckomend (sic) it, if they do itagain.”—Bob Donaldson

A DVD of all four programs is available. For moreinformation email Gary on <camspam@exemail.com.au> or phone (02) 6582 1162.

Some 4000 of these postcards weredistributed as invitations.

Donation kicks off Hope campaign

King-size evangelists preach to peers

Planning to be baptised soon is Karen Beau-champ, who attended with her two daughters,Elyse (left) and Ettiene. Ms Beauchamp alsobrought her friend Tania, who brought her

daughter to “The God factor.”

Wahroonga, NSW

Adventist Media has received the first of what it hopes are many donations in itscampaign to include Hope Channel on free-to-air satellite television. Hope is the

Seventh-day Adventist Church’s official 24/7 channel.Jennie Walker from Bencubbin, Western Australia, donated $A120 after hearing of

Hope Channel at the midyear meetings of the Australian Union Conference executivecommittee—Mrs Walker is a member of the committee.

The church aims to encourage 3000 of its members to donate $A10 a month for a year.This will help offset the $A30,000 a month it will cost to have the Optus B3 satellite carryHope Channel. “I’d like to thank Jennie for being the first to respond to the appeal,” saysPastor Calvyn Townend, general manager of Adventist Media.

The South Pacific Division will sign a three-year contract with Optus B3 and have itbegin broadcasting Hope Channel on September 1, if the church can garner enoughsupport from its members. This will give Adventists in Australia and New Zealand theoption of receiving Hope Channel direct to their homes via the small Ku-band satellitedishes rather than via the large C-band dishes on many local Adventist churches.—Brenton Stacey

July 3, 2004

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Adventist politicians and lawyers meetPort Vila, Vanuatu

The Seventh-day Adventist Church inVanuatu held a one-day seminar for

members involved in the justice system,legal services and government depart-ments on May 22, in the nation’s capital,Port Vila.

The meeting was attended by 20 inviteesincluding the acting Prime Minister, HonWillie Jimmy, the Minister for Finance, HonJimmy Nicklam, and the Attorney-General,Samson Endehipa.

Pastor Ray Coombe, Public Affairs andReligious Liberty director for the SouthPacific Division, shared a message from thebook of Esther that encouraged participantsto recognise God has put them in a specialposition and they must first be faithful toGod. His explanation of the separationbetween church and state was appreciatedby all, especially the politicians andgovernment workers.

Port Vila hosts the University of SouthPacific Law Centre, so seven Adventist law

students from around the Pacific alsoattended the workshop. Participants saidthe meetings were timely as Vanuatu isfacing a snap election on July 6, and thegovernment officials are now workingunder pressure. They thanked PastorCoombe for his challenge to remain faithfulto the Lord in their work and for thesupport of the church in their respon-sibilities.

The seminar was organised by theVanuatu Mission secretary, Pastor BobLarsen, and supported by the mission’spresident, Pastor Nos Mailalong.

Sixteen participants applied to becomemembers of the International Associationof Adventists in Public Affairs and form aVanuatu chapter. They also requestedsimilar programs on an annual basis.—ANN South Pacific

A new chapter of International Association of Adventists in Public Affairs was formed inVanuata after Adventists involved in the justice system, legal services and government

departments attended a seminar hosted by the Vanuatu Mission.

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Rotorua, New Zealand

Youth leaders in the New Zealand PacificUnion Conference (NZPUC) are

moving with the power after arecent training weekend at TuiRidge Park, NNZ. More than140 youth, Pathfinder andAdventurer leaders werechallenged to higher levels ofpower in their ministry at“Move with the power”(MWTP).

Guest speaker Dr LesPollard, vice-president of LomaLinda University, USA, spokeabout the courage of David ashe conquered Goliath with thepower of God. Dr BarakaMuganda, director of Youth Ministries forthe General Conference, called the leadersto “lift them up” (the youth), instead of

pushing them down.Twelve workshops on topics like sex and

dating, Polynesian youth today and trendsin youth ministry along with inspirational

praise and worship and anAdventist Book Centre displayof youth resources were wellreceived.

Delegates from NewCaledonia, the Cook Islands,South and North New Zealandfound the weekend helpedthem catch a vision of God’swill for their lives.

“There remains atremendous need to equip ourleaders with the tools forministry, the number one beingthe presence of the Holy

Spirit,” says Pastor Nick Kross, director ofYouth Ministries for the NZPUC.“Programs like MWTP are helping to build

a prevailing church of young people wholove Jesus and want to serve Him. TheYouth Department is committed toproviding excellent training opportunitiesfor youth leaders across the board.” Heconcludes, “Our vision is to keep ouryoung people ‘Moving with the power’ ofGod.”

Dr Les Pollard.

NZPUC youth leaders move with power

MWTP attendees mix and mingle duringPastor Gilbert Cangy’s workshop on current

trends in youth ministry.

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Volunteers, the changing face of missionWahroonga, NSW

Amanda Biddle has one regret aboutvolunteering in Japan—she did not do it

sooner. “I enjoy the work so much it feelsmore like a vacation.”

Ms Biddle left the warm climes ofsouthern Queensland in August last year toserve as an English-as-a-second-languageteacher at the Saniku Gakuin College(Japan Missionary College). “I needed achange,” she says, “I didn’t want to be abystander while life passed me by.” She haslearned to make the most of eachopportunity “because that opportunity maybe the only chance I have to make adifference.”

Ms Biddle first learned about the positionin Japan through the Adventist VolunteerCenter, which operates from the worldwideSeventh-day Adventist Church’s head-quarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, UnitedStates. She visited the centre’s web site,<www.adventistvolunteers.org>, after a tip-off from the church in the South Pacific’sDivision’s Volunteer Service, one of thecentre’s branch offices.

Church leaders say the demand forAdventist volunteers is never ending.“More and more young adults want to dopractical things for God,” says Dr MelLemke, the director of Adventist VolunteerService. “They enjoy being His hands andHis feet and taking religion out of thechurch and into the community.”

Pastor Vern Parmenter, director of theAdventist Volunteer Center, says that at anyone time there are hundreds of positions

still available on the web site. “And it ischanging every day.”

The problem is not lack of willingpeople, Pastor Parmenter ex-plains, but rather that more andmore requests from the localregions are for people of certainqualifications. Some places, forexample, require a volunteer tohave a university degree, whichnarrows the field of availablevolunteers to choose from.

“Our volunteers will plantchurches, but that’s not their onlyfocus. They may be computeroperators, doctors, dentists,pastors, administrators, retiredpeople and young people—people of allages. From our point of view, whatever achurch region dreams of possibly doing, wetry to accommodate,” Pastor Parmentersays.

From the volunteer web site, one canchoose what country they want to go toand list what type of missionary work theyare looking for.

“I’d say 75 per cent of the people whocontact us about becoming a volunteerhave visited the web site first,” says DrLemke.

If a volunteer cannot find what they arelooking for, “Don’t give up,” PastorParmenter suggests. “Keep looking, orwrite to Dr Lemke. What I’ve found is thatmany of our church leaders around theworld haven’t begun to dream what churchmembers would like to do for the church.When we prod them and say, ‘Here’ssomebody who has these qualifications,’they say, ‘We’ve never thought of asking avolunteer for that. We never dreamedthey’d be available.’”

A new project the volunteer centre isdeveloping is “His hands.” “We’re going toencourage every local Adventist church inthe world to sponsor and send at least onemissionary per year somewhere,” PastorParmenter explains. The churchsponsoring the missionary will cover allexpenses, but they may receive amissionary as well.

“We’re not necessarily saying a church

has to send a volunteer overseas,” PastorParmenter says. “They could gosomewhere in their own country.”

The project has “hugepotential,” says Dr Lemke. Hespeaks of three advantages.“First, ownership. A localchurch can choose who to sendas a volunteer and where tosend them. Second, support. Alocal church can potentiallyreceive a volunteer at no cost.Third, connection. This projectwill strengthen the relationshipbetween the giver and therecipient.”

Pastor Parmenter will launchthe project at the worldwide church’s five-yearly business meeting, or session, in 2005in St Louis, Missouri, United States.—Wendi Rogers/Brenton Stacey/ANN

“More and moreyoung adults want todo practical things

for God,” says Dr MelLemke, director of

Adventist VolunteerService for the South

Pacific Division.

Amanda Biddle, top left, has one regret aboutvolunteering in Japan—she did not do it sooner.

Church televisionawarded prizeBucharest, Romania

“In the center of attention,” a live,nightly talk show that enjoyed an 18-month run on national television,received the “Opera prima” award fromthe Romanian Association of TelevisionProfessionals (APTR). The award waspresented to Mihai Gadea, producer/hostof the telecast, on May 31 in a ceremonyat the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest.

“It is often considered that in order toreach high ratings, television programshave to accommodate with the taste forthe sensational and trivial,” says theAPTR jury. “Mihai Gadea proved that,when well done, a telecast which issensible and elevating can both bringtogether guests of high moral principlesand superior spiritual quality and reach avery good audience.”

“In the Center of Attention” wasdesigned to communicate the church’sworld view as it relates to current events,Bible themes and health and culturalmatters.—ANN

July 3, 2004

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This week, Pastor David Jack will takeover the role of chief executive officer

and executive director for the AdventistDevelopment and Relief Agency (ADRA)in the South Pacific.

Pastor Jack has worked as a churchpastor in a variety of roles in New SouthWales, Queensland, New Zealand and,most recently, led the Mile EndCommunity Church, a church plant in thenorth-western suburbs of Sydney. He hasalso worked as a departmental director inthe South Queensland Conference.

Pastor Jack is completing a Master ofArts in Leadership and Management atAvondale College, and has widerexperience in the community-serviceindustry, including working as a counsellorand director of human servicesorganisations. For two-and-a-half years, hewas director of the Logan WestCommunity Centre in Brisbane. Asdirector of the centre, Pastor Jack managedsignificant growth, more than tripling theannual budget and doubling the number ofpaid staff. The centre’s services includedprovision of foster care, outside schoolhours care, a respite centre for aged andyoung people with a disability and a rangeof community-development activities.

“I have always had a passion forcommunity ministry,” says Pastor Jack,“and ADRA provides unique opportunitiesfor Christians to connect with people. Itseems to me that ADRA’s ministry is allabout living the gospel through meetingthe needs of people. Jesus seemed toindicate its importance when He spoke ofthe provision of food, water, clothing andsupport to people in need in Matthew 25.”

Pastor Jack sees his new role asconsistent with his experience and values.“ADRA’s philosophy to develop and buildsustainable communities and familiesresonates with my own personalphilosophy,” he reflects. “By empoweringpeople through education and support,

they are then in a position to be able toserve others and thus multiply the effortsof organisations such as ADRA.”

“I have experienced God’s leadingduring the past few weeks and it is aprivilege to be invited to join the ADRAteam,” he comments, referring to theprocess of his appointment to the role. “Iam certainly looking forward to being partof the dynamic team of motivated peoplewho serve with ADRA—both in Australiaand around the world.

“I am excited at the opportunity to investthe experiences, gifts and calling toministry God has placed in my life inserving the church and communitythrough ADRA’s ministry.”

However, with this new appointmentcomes the regret of leaving his previousrole, and Pastor Jack admits it will be toughto leave Mile End. “I have loved beinginvolved in the Mile End church plant,” hesays. “The community focus of the churchhas been inspiring and provided uniqueopportunities for ministry. I have had theopportunity to work with a remarkablegroup of people and will miss working dayto day with them.

“Our family plans to continue attendingMile End as members and we look forwardto continuing to support its growth anddevelopment.”

Pastor Jack’s enthusiasm for the MileEnd church is now transferred to a widerfield. “I look forward to exploring ways tobring greater integration between thevision of the South Pacific Division and theministry of ADRA. I would love to see theprofile of ADRA in Australia and NewZealand lifted, that members of ourcommunities will better appreciate andunderstand the Seventh-day AdventistChurch and its mission.

“We need to recognise that ADRA’sministry isn’t only something to donate to;it is something to be involved in, and thatsome of the people we connect with will

come to know Jesus Christ as a result.”This is an important aspect of Pastor

Jack’s philosophy. “The mission of theSeventh-day Adventist Church findssignificant expression through servingpeople in the community,” he explains.“ADRA offers a broad range ofopportunities in all parts of the SouthPacific Division and internationally forchurch members to participate in themission of the church.”

And Pastor Jack will be looking forgreater involvement and input. “I will beinviting feedback and ideas from membersof our church here in the South PacificDivision and will be challenged to respondin order to progress the mission and visionof ADRA as a result. And, importantly, I’llbe looking to our ADRA team on theground in countries such as Papua NewGuinea to identify unmet needs so we canbegin to strategically plan and implementresponses.”

And his vision for ADRA? “That Godwill have a powerful influence in the livesof people as a result of ADRA’s ministry,” heconcludes.

“My vision is that the ministry of ADRAwill grow in the South Pacific Division, andinvolve many of our members in servingtheir communities.” r

Nathan Brown is editor of RECORD.

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New ADRA man talks missionby Nathan Brown

July 3, 2004

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Lara is going to die. And it will be quitea horrible death, no doubt. Lara is HIV-

positive. It’s a tragic story.The Lara in question is Lara Roxx, a

young Canadian, variously said to be 18,19, 21 or 22 years old. Recently, Lararelocated from Canada to Los Angeles,where she worked as a “performer” inCalifornia’s burgeoning pornographyindustry. But it was on a movie set that shewas exposed to the HIV virus by fellowperformer Darren James. Between the twoof them, another 50–60 performers mayhave been exposed to the virus. Lives are inlimbo. The industry is in upheaval. Thereare serious calls for greater regulation.1

Well, that’s it. She’s a whore. She wasimmoral and is paying the price. The wagesof sin is death—especially that sin. It’s all along way away and nothing to do with me.The high road can be very appealingsometimes. Being a Pharisee is really so easy.

But why did Lara do what she did? Shewasn’t carried away in a moment ofpassion. She didn’t get drunk and notknow what she was doing. Instead she waspaid to engage in the unsafest of unsafesex, because people spend good moneybuying and renting her videos and DVDs.

It’s the marketplace and the customer isalways right. If there were no buyers ofpornography, there would be no producers.Without producers Lara would not havebeen paid to do what she did and wouldnot now be under a sentence of death. Themarketplace has spoken—and spokenwith deafening volume.

Pornography generates billions ofdollars in sales each year. Pornographerslike Steven Hirsch live lavish lifestyles. Yettheir “performers” eke out a basic existencein brutally short careers in an industrydriven by a demand for new and youngerfaces and bodies.2

Few if any pornographic performers arein the industry as a fulfilment of lifelongambition or the sheer hedonistic pleasure

of it all. For every performer like NinaHarley or Annabel Chong, who defendtheir careers with a philosophical rhetoricof liberty and empowerment, there arescores of broken souls, doing out ofdesperation what they have to do tosurvive, to get by.3

One has only to read the reports of somewho have escaped the industry to see thetruth of this. For example, Linda Lovelacewrites of her being forced into prostitutionby compelling threats of violence from herhusband/manager.4 He denies this, butthose who have seen (as I have not) hermost famous movie confirm that thebruises she received from a beating he gaveher the night before filming are clearlyvisible on her body, despite the best effortsof the make-up department.5

A more recent testimony comes fromTraci Lords, who tells of her rape and abuseas a child, of being taken to her first movieset by her boyfriend, of making a score ofadult movies, and of becoming hopelesslyaddicted to drugs. All of this before the ageof 16. Lords broke free from the world ofpornography and works as a mainlineactress now, most notably securing anongoing role in the television series MelrosePlace.6

These are broken lives, wasted souls,making do in a harsh world. For them,“making do” means being humiliated andembarrassed, engaging in degrading andsometimes painful activities and runningthe real risk of serious, even fatal, disease.

And what does that make me, if I derivesome sordid pleasure from their ordeal,buy and view the videos? Not the real me,of course. I’ve never seen a Lara Roxxvideo. I wouldn’t know her if I passed herin the street. No, I mean the hypothetical“me”—the hundreds of thousands of“me”s buying, renting and viewingpornography, surfing the Internet for it.

For me as a Christian, pornography iswrong primarily because of its sexual

content. It isn’t because I have some old-fashioned hang-up about sex beingsomehow “dirty.” Pornography is wrongbecause it runs counter to one of thefundamentals Jesus Himself outlined forbeing His follower: “The second[commandment] is this: ‘Love yourneighbour as yourself.’ There is nocommandment greater than these” (Mark12:31, NIV).

Viewing pornography by its very naturereduces real, living people to objects.Feminists who argue that pornographyinnately expresses hatred to women arestating a truth.7 Pornography involvesusing people with no concern for theirpersonhood or even their wellbeing.8 Theymay feel shame, pain or fear. What does itmatter, as long as I feel pleasure?

What does it say about “me” if I usepornography? Well, for a start it makes myprofession of Christianity look prettyfeeble. r

1. B Flemming, “Let them Eat HIV: Who Failed LaraRoxx?” <www.slumdance.com/blogs/brian_ flemming>.2. R Fammolino and P J Huffstutter, “Truck Drivingon the Internet,” LA Times, January 6, 2002.3. A useful comparison is made between the attitudesof Harley and other “performers” in D McCumber,X-Rated: The Mitchell Brothers: A True Story ofSex, Money and Death, Simon and Schuster, NewYork, 1992. On Annabel Chong see, G Morris,“Liberated Porn Queen or Psychological Wreck? YouBe the Judge,” Bright Lights Film Journal,<www.brightlightsfilm. com/29/annabelchong.html>.4. L Lovelace, Ordeal, W H Allen, London, 1982.5. G Steinem, “The Real Linda Lovelace,”Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions,Fontana, London, 1984, pages 243-52.6. T E Lords, Underneath It All, HarperCollins,New York, 2003.7. L Lederer and A Rich, eds, Take Back the Night:Women on Pornography, Bantam, Toronto, 1980.8. G R Brooks, The Centerfold Syndrome, Jossey-Bass, San Fransisco, 1995.

David Thiele is senior lecturer in New Testament andethics at Pacific Adventist University, Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea.

Lara, HIV and meby David Thiele

July 3, 2004

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Fifty years in gospel ministry haveshown me that there are two kinds of

Adventists: Gladventists and Sadventists.But God’s Word leaves us in no doubt thatHe wishes all His people to belong to thefirst category.

Joy is identified in Galatians 5:22 as thesecond fruit of the Spirit. Jesus said, “I havetold you this so that my joy may be in youand that your joy may be complete” (John15:11*). In Nehemiah 8:10, we are toldthat “the joy of the Lord is your strength.”In Psalm 16:11, we are reminded of the joyto be found with God—“you will fill mewith joy in your presence.” Isaiah assuresus that “with joy you will draw water fromthe wells of salvation” (12:3). And Psalm5:11 paints this joyous picture: “But let allwho take refuge in you be glad; let themever sing for joy. . . . those who love yourname may rejoice in you.”

Joy in adversityThere is a vast difference between

ordinary earthly joy and the joy of theLord. Earthly joy—although legitimate—isdependent on circumstance; the joy of theLord is based on the rock-solid, immovablefoundation of His presence and Hispromises.

The prophet Habakkuk speaks of thiskind of joy in the profound closing versesof his prophecy: “Though the fig-tree doesnot bud and there are no grapes on thevines, though the olive crop fails and thefields produce no food, though there are nosheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyfulin God my Saviour. The Sovereign Lord ismy strength; he makes my feet like the feetof a deer, he enables me to go on theheights” (Habakkuk 3:17-19).

Such joy is no myth. It has beendemonstrated in the lives of untoldthousands of God’s people throughout thecenturies of sin’s dark night.

Exhibit A of such joy must surely be

Fanny Crosby, who spent the entire 95years of her life in total blindness. Yet,when still a small girl she expressed her joyin her first simple lines of poetry: “Oh,what a happy child I am,/ Although Icannot see;/ I am resolved that in thisworld/ Contented I will be.”

She went on to write the lyrics ofhundreds of hymns, many of which reflecther overflowing joy in the Lord.“Redeemed! and so happy in Jesus!” shewrote. “No language my rapture can tell;/ Iknow that the light of His presence/ Withme doth continually dwell.”1 And similarly,“Perfect submission, all is at rest,/ I in mySaviour am happy and blest.”2

Does your innermost soul echo thesesentiments? If not, it can!

Six ways to find true joyLet me share with you six practical ways

in which you can make this true joy yourpersonal possession today:

1. Experience the joy of His presence.In Isaiah 57:15, our loving God

promises: “For this is what the high andlofty One says—he who lives for ever,whose name is holy: ‘I live in a high andholy place, but also with him who iscontrite and lowly in spirit, to revive thespirit of the lowly and to revive the heart ofthe contrite.’”

What a promise! Ponder it, grasp it andmake it your own. Open the windows ofyour soul heavenward and let the sunshineof His presence flood your soul, filling youwith heavenly joy.

2. Discover the joy of His Word.The prophet Jeremiah wrote, “When

your words came, I ate them; they were myjoy and my heart’s delight, for I bear yourname, O Lord God Almighty” (Jeremiah15:16).

One reason why we don’t have more ofthe joy of the Lord in our lives is that we

spend too much time in front of the TVscreen, using the Internet, with the glossymagazines and paperbacks—and notenough time with the Word of God.Discover the precious gems of truth andinspiration hidden in the pages of thiswonderful Book. I invite you to joinJeremiah in discovering the joy of HisWord.

3. Taste the joy of His salvation. In Psalm 51:12, David prayed, “Restore

to me the joy of your salvation.” There isno joy in self-salvation. Trying to saveyourself by your works of merit is liketrying to swim to the eternal shore throughshark-infested waters. No matter howpowerful a swimmer you may be, you'llnever make it.

In 1 Corinthians 15:2-4, Paul summ-arises the joy of the gospel—the goodnews: “By this gospel you are saved, if youhold firmly to the word I preached to you.. . . For what I received I passed on to youas of first importance: that Christ died forour sins according to the Scriptures, that hewas buried, that he was raised on the thirdday according to the Scriptures.”

God has provided in Christ the onlybridge that can take us safely across to theeternal shore. Jesus says, “I am the way andthe truth and the life. No-one comes to theFather except through me” (John 14:6).

Salvation is God’s work, not our own: “Itis God who works in you to will and to actaccording to his good purpose”(Philippians 2:13). And “he who began agood work in you will carry it on tocompletion until the day of Christ Jesus”(Philippians 1:6).

Remember, these gems are from theletter Paul wrote in prison as he awaitedexecution. It has been affectionately named“the Epistle of joy.” It includes theinjunction: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Iwill say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians4:4). Paul was both confident and joyful in

Finding true joyby Geoffrey Garne

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his God: “And my God will meet all yourneed [both temporal and salvational]according to his glorious riches in ChristJesus” (4:19).

Accept Jesus as your Saviour. Then trustHim to continue and complete the workHe has begun. Taste and relish the joy ofHis salvation.

4. Become involved in the joy of Hisservice.

Someone has correctly said that theacrostic for JOY is Jesus first, Others nextand Yourself last. Too often we forfeit Hisjoy by placing ourselves first and otherslast in the equation, resulting inselfishness, self-centredness and self-interest, in which there is no true joy.

Let your daily prayer be: “Lord, make mea loving and lovable Christian. Make me ablessing to someone today. Today I wantmy life to tell for Jesus.”

That is a prayer He loves to hear—andanswer.

5. Become obsessed with the joy of Hisbeauty.

This was David’s obsession. He wrote:“One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what Iseek; that I may dwell in the house of theLord all the days of my life, to gaze uponthe beauty of the Lord and to seek him inhis temple” (Psalm 27:4).

If you go to church to find somethingto criticise, you won’t have to look hard,because the church is far from perfect.But you will leave without a blessing.Instead of being a fault-finder, become abeauty-seeker. Look for somethingbeautiful to take away with you fromevery worship service you attend. Soonyou will be overflowing with the joy ofHis beauty.

6. Anticipate the joy of His ultimatetriumph over evil.

Our world has become a sorry place tolive. Society is in chaos. There’s enoughhappening in the news to fill our souls with

despair. Daily ourhearts cry out, “Whydoesn’t God dosomething? Whydoesn’t God act?”

But someday Hewill. We cannot beginto imagine howcomplete and utter Histriumph over evil isgoing to be.

Jesus said that whenwe see “on the earth,nations will be inanguish and perplexity.. . . Men will faint fromterror, apprehensive ofwhat is coming on theworld. . . . When thesethings begin to takeplace, stand up and liftup your heads,because your redemp-tion is drawing near”(Luke 21: 25, 26, 28).

“At that time theywill see the Son of Mancoming in a cloud withpower and great glory”(verse 27). This is theblessed hope Paulencourages us to look

forward to—“the glorious appearing of ourgreat God and Saviour, Jesus Christ” (Titus2:13). Anticipating that glorious event willfill our hearts with joy.

A benedictionWhat better way to conclude these

thoughts on joy than with Paul’s greatbenediction in Romans 15:13: “May theGod of hope fill you with all joy and peaceas you trust in him, so that you mayoverflow with hope by the the power of theHoly Spirit.” r

1. “Redeemed!” Hymn 337, Seventh-day AdventistHymnal.2. “Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!” Hymn 462,Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal.

* Bible quotations are from the New InternationalVersion.

Geoffrey Garne is a former editor of RECORD, who isnow retired and living in Auckland, New Zealand.

July 3, 2004

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Ihave some cynical friends. In a recentdiscussion of assorted church issues, we

touched upon the Year of Evangelism.Emerging from this conversation, one ofthe suggestions was a subtitle to the Year ofEvangelism: “Just don’t try anythingdifferent.”

The comment reflected on a perceivednarrow focus we sometimes get fromprograms for evangelism—distribute somemore “Try Jesus” cards and run anotherprophecy seminar.

It’s a generalisation and simplification.And these forms of outreach have theirplace. At the halfway point of the year,good stories are beginning to emerge fromthese Year of Evangelism initiatives. TheAdventist Discovery Centre’scorrespondence school is the busiest it hasever been. Many of the public evangelismprograms are seeing people come to knowGod. The focus on evangelism is makingan impact.

Yet like most “answers,” these methodsare only ways of doing it. By relying on thisformula, are we making the impact we as achurch could and should be making?

“In the area of reaching the unreachedwe’re having, at best, limited success.Adventist work is growing rapidly in partsof the less-developed world and in certainimmigrant subcultures. . . . But in mostplaces we are making very little impact onthe vast majority of people” (Jon Paulien,Present Truth in the Real World). Thisstatement is now 10 years old, but stillcurrent.

Perhaps we need a bigger definition ofwhat we mean by evangelism. Anchor-pointe—a church plant project indowntown Seattle, USA—adopted a broadusage, defining evangelism as “anythingthat moves someone a step closer to God.”Some interesting implications come withsuch a definition, including the huge rangeof activities, programs and interactions that

may be described as “evangelistic” and thepossibility that we—those of us who arealready church members—have space tobenefit from these various forms ofevangelism as much as those “outside.”

Interestingly, such a wide definition maybe closest to that employed by Paul. Indescribing his method of evangelism, hewrites, “I have become all things to all menso that by all possible means I might savesome” (1 Corinthians 9:22, NIV).

“All possible means” evangelism leaves alot of room for creativity, for adapting themessage of the gospel to your culture, fortrying something different. A Year ofEvangelism should see the most creativityand evangelistic risk-taking—and everyyear should be a year of evangelism.

Let’s share our successes and even ourcreative “failures.” Let’s throw our big ideasinto the discussion. Let’s dream biggerdreams. Let’s find new and better ways ofsharing God’s love with the communitiesin which we live. Let’s have a Year ofEvangelism brainstorming session. r

Nathan Brown is editor of RECORD.

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Try JesusMalcolm Ford, NZ

Triathlons are tough and competitivesports events, well supported by enthusi-asts. But there’s another type of try-athlonthat engages a much wider and moreconsumer-conscious following. It’s the“Try this . . . Try that . . . Try everything!”scenario in which advertisers andcommercial enterprises jostle for theattention of the masses.

Now even Jesus is to be “tried,” this timenot by Pilate but by anyone who receives a“Try Jesus” flier in their letterbox.

I applaud any worthy effort to shareJesus with nonbelievers, but to “try” Jesusseems to place Him in the same categoryas perfume, jeans or cars. (If they don’t suityour style, then look somewhere else.)

Jesus is not for “trying”; His love is to beeither accepted or rejected.

F Rozendaal, WA

We live in the most dreadful but alsomost exciting time of history. With a man-power of 20 million, the distribution of abillion fliers could be a breeze—all done ina few minutes. People could do it on theirdaily walk, on their way to the shop orduring lunchbreaks. At age 75, I managed1000 in one week.

The gospel of the kingdom can reachthe whole world and Jesus can be soonhere. We need everyone to love Him andlift Him up.

Lost contextErick van Schoonhoven, Vic

The writer of “Law and testimony”(April 24) attempts to refute NormanYoung’s assertion in “Five charges againstGod” (Feature, March 6) that “after theFall, we cannot observe the lawfaultlessly” and that Christ alone is able todo that. He offers a few texts and a quotefrom a 1896 Signs. His are the standardquotations used by those promoting fault-less obedience and sinless living. However

they give no consideration to context. Consider, for example, 2 Corinthians

7:1: “Cleanse ourselves . . . perfectingholiness.” All Protestant Christendomaccepts that we can’t cleanse ourselves ofsin. Paul describes the acquiring ofultimate cleanliness and holiness as aprocess—that culminates at the SecondComing (1 Corinthians 15:52-54), be-cause it cannot be attained on earth (seePhilippians 3:12; Romans 8:1-7).

1 Peter 2:21, 22 refers to “an example”;but 2 Corinthians 5:21 adds informationclarifying Peter’s statement, saying, “Hehath made [Jesus] to be sin for us . . . thatwe might be made the righteous of God inhim.”

1 John 3:3 speaks of he who “purifiethhimself”: The context is similar to that of

Matthew 5:48—“Be ye therefore perfect.”Yet it is one’s attitude and motives thatdetermine “perfection” of character.

To claim that perfection requires fault-less obedience and sinless living fails total-ly. Paul, writing to the less-than-perfectCorinthians, referred to them as “themthat are perfect” (1 Corinthians 2:6), evendescribing them as “sanctified” in 1Corinthians 1:2.

Revelation 14:12: “Keep the command-ments.” This is about worship, loyalty andchoice. In the Greek this means to guard

from loss or keeping an eye on thetreasure. Though we can expect those whotreasure God’s commandments will striveto obey them, the text doesn’t mean afaultless obedience.

If we could attain a state of perfectobedience, would we still need Christ’srighteousness?

Ageing gracefullyD M Ceff, Qld

I would like to thank Muriel Cross forher heart-warming feature, “The gardeniabush” (May 22). Being of the oldergeneration, it was an encouragement toread of such a positive attitude to olderage. And, yes, we can still be useful toother folk along the way by bearing a fewsweet smiles and kind words. God wantsus to be happy and to try to make othershappy too.

I read recently that old age is like a bankaccount: you can only withdraw from itwhat you put into it, so my advice is todeposit a lot of happiness in the bankaccount of memories.

God says He will always be with us“even to your old age . . . when you aregrey-haired . . . yes, I will carry you andsave you” (Isaiah 46:4, Moffatt)

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WeddingsBosnjakovic—Petersen. Melissa DianaBosnjakovic of Renmark, SA, and HaydenThomas Petersen, son of Chris andMichelle Dunstone (Canberra, ACT),were married on 4.1.04 in the RiverlandsAdventist church, SA.

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Hogarth—Erdis. Christopher PaulHogarth, son of Peter and Wendy Hogarth(Adelaide, SA), and Rachael ElizabethErdis, daughter of Andrew and Edith Erdis(Whyalla), were married on 13.6.04 at theCollege Park Adventist church, Adelaide.

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Robbie—Daburger. David Robbie, sonof Bruce and Bev Robbie (Bilambil,NSW), and Wendy Daburger, daughter ofRichard Lovell (Christchurch, England)and Brenda Bussell (Elanora, Qld), weremarried on 6.6.04 in the KingscliffAdventist community church.

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ObituariesBillings, John Horace Everett (Jack),born 14.12.1914 at Maylands, WA; diedpeacefully 30.5.04 in the Maroondah Hos-pital, East Ringwood, Vic. In 1938 whileworking at Horsham, western Victoria, asa pest exterminator, Jack met and marriedOlive O’Donnell, who predeceased him in1999. He is survived by his children andtheir spouses, Beverley and Ron Pahl, Gra-ham and Leonie, and Russell and Karen;his nine grandchildren; and his great-grandchildren. Jack was always a devoutbeliever in God with a determination to

serve Him. Hospitality was one of his God-given talents; he just loved making friends.Always tuned to the needs of others, hewas willing to both share of himself andhis means to alleviate their needs.

Kingsley Andrews, Darren Croft

Ferris, Elva Claudia, born 2.1.1917 atWarburton, Vic; died 11.4.04 in the AlfredHospital, Melbourne. She was predeceasedby her sister, Ada; and her brother, Oliver.Elva was a long-time member of the EastPrahran church in Melbourne, but at thetime of her death was a resident at Coro-nella Retirement Village, Nunawading. Sheis survived by her sister-in-law, Merele Fer-ris and her family.

Trevor Rowe, Robyn Stanley

Franklin, Peter, born 18.12.1930 in Mel-bourne, Vic; died 14.5.04 in John HunterHospital, Newcastle, NSW. Peter was bap-tised by Pastor Laurie McMurtry andbecame a faithful member of the Quirindichurch. He will be greatly missed by hischurch family. Frank Cantrill

Hick, Colin William, born 19.5.1932 atNew Lambton, NSW; died 19.4.04 at Mait-land, just one month short of his 72ndbirthday. He is survived by his wife, Lor-raine; and their children, Ian, Graeme,Suzanne and Neryl. He was laid to rest inthe hands of a loving God.

Ed Parker

Neal, John Henry, born 22.4.1936 atRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England;died 16.5.04 at Tamworth, NSW, after afour-year battle with a terminal illness. Heis survived by his twin brother, Frank; andhis sister, Eunice (both in the UK). Afterseveral years of searching in the New Agemovement, John found his Lord and wasbaptised in 1985 by Pastor John Carter. Hespent a number of years in van ministry inSydney, where he made a wonderful con-tribution to the lives of many people. Hewas a valued member of the Tamworthchurch and will be sadly missed by all.

Frank Cantrill

Tasker, Marjorie Helen (nee Ellis), born14.9.1913 at Matamata, NZ; died 1.6.04in Norah Head Nursing Home, Norah

Head, NSW. On 6.12.40 she marriedEddie, who predeceased her on 26.10.86.She is survived by her daughters andsons-in-law, Lynn and Barry Tasker (Gir-ralong), and Carol and Ray Highley.Renowned for her culinary skills, Margewas employed as a chef in BethesdaRetirement Home, Auckland, NZ, andlater in the Auckland AdventistHospital. She retired in Australia.

Ross Goldstone

Wilson, Daisy Eleanor (nee Nielson),born 13.9.1911 in Auckland, NZ; died30.5.04 at the Avondale Retirement Vil-lage, Cooranbong, NSW. In 1937 she mar-ried William Wilson, a Sanitarium HealthFood Company accountant and for threedecades Cooranbong manager, who prede-ceased her in 1988. She is survived by herson and daughter-in-law, Dr Don and Mar-garet Wilson (California, USA); her fivegrandchildren; and six great-grandchil-dren. She was well known as a loving wifeand mother, and gave lifelong support toher church and community.

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Construction Engineer—ADRA–Afghanistan. Stipend ofaround USD200/month withadditional free food, andaccommodation is provided.Possibility of paid employment in thefuture. Term: approx. 2–5 months,immediate start. Please contactFabiano Franz at <f.franz@adra-af.org> asap.

Painters, Builders, Handymen—volunteer team (ADRA) to Malaita.Term: 2–3 weeks in October, 2004.Contact Warren Bailey (07) 38866573.

Positions vacant▲ Technical Manager—Sanitarium Health Food Company (BerkeleyVale, NSW) is seeking a Technical Manager–supply chain based at their head office.The successful applicant will be self-motivated; degree qualified with 5–10 yearsexperience; a qualified auditor; be experienced in the development of HACCP plans;have an ability to influence people to required outcomes; strong organisational skills;competent computer skills; a thorough understanding of management and qualitysystems; and available for frequent travel, both interstate and overseas.▲ Production Manager—Sanitarium Health Food Company(Berkeley Vale, NSW) is seeking a Production Manager, based at the BerkeleyVale manufacturing site. The successful applicant will be self-motivated;preferably hold tertiary qualifications in at least one relevant discipline; have fiveyears of production management or related experience; knowledge of businessoperations, including production, finance, project management and R&Dexperience. Applications in writing (with current résumé) should be forwardedto Corporate Human Resources, Sanitarium Health Food Company, Locked Bag7, Central Coast Mail Centre NSW 2252; fax (02) 4349 6099; or email<humanresources@sanitarium.com.au>, no later than July 16, 2004.

For church-related employment opportunities visit the Employment section on theSPD web site <www.adventist.org.au>.

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Medical Ministry Certificate Course(correspondence). Share our health mes-sage more effectively. Prepare yourselfNOW! Information/fees enrolment (02)6043 1484 (evenings). “Murray Park”Health Education Centre, Corrys Road,Thurgoona NSW 2640, Australia.

If you know the whereabouts of thefollowing missing members: DebrahDavies, Dan Kinsella, Dean Sice and ScottSice, please contact Mrs J Troode, 8Duffield Street, Manjimup 6258; email<ljtroode@bigpond.com>.

Adventist Singles Network—Tam-worth weekend, July 30 to August 1,2004. Cost $A90. Price includesaccommodation and meals. Beddingsupplied. Please register by phoningSandy Hetherington (02) 6762 3531;or email <sandrah36@yahoo.com>.

Asian Aid, a supporting ministry ofthe Seventh-day Adventist Church, iswanting to recruit a Chief ExecutiveOfficer who will provide managementand leadership. The successful personmust have: management and strategicplanning experience; knowledge of gov-ernment legislation applicable to a pub-lic company; a willingness to travel inAustralia and overseas; ability to marketAsian Aid personally and in print; andan interest in overseas aid activities. Theposition is based in Wauchope, NSW.For further information please contactStephen Kinkead (02) 9484 1985evenings; or email <sbkinkead@optusnet.com.au>, before July 20, 2004.

Class reunion—Victoria ParkAdventist High School, WA (nowCarmel Adventist College), 1974 (Year10). A reunion is being organised forOctober 2, 2004. If you attended orknow of anyone who did, please contactRichard Swannell on email<richard@swannell.net>.

FinallyYou cannot do a kindness toosoon, for you never know howsoon it will be too late.—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Keep watching these pagesfor a major announcement about your Signs of the Times ministry.

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