VOL. XX, NO.9 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 5, 1992

JACKSON HALL-Computer-generated rendering of front- and side-view architectural elevations, blendedwith 10 photographs, yields a lifelike building scheduled for construction on the Ambassador Collegecampus in Big Sandy. Ground-breaking is set for May 15. [By Matthew Faulkner]

Harold Jacl~son hall is firstbuilding in College master plan

lllediaRussia

The connection between theformer Soviet nion and theChurch continues to grow.

Sergei Yerioman. director offoreign relations of the fIrst inde­pendent private television compa­ny in the Ukraine, vi ited Churchheadquarter March 29 and 30.

Mr. Yerioman. a Plain Truth ub­scriber, poke with Victor Kubik,as i tant director of Church Admin­istration .S., about the Church, itspublications and telecast.

He i familiar with the St.Peter burg project and plan tomeet with Cliff Worthing. a taffmember at Petersburg Televi ion­Radio.

While here Mr. Yeriomantoured the Television studio andEditorial Services.

OFFICIAL VISITS-The first Ukrainian independent private televisionstation sent Sergei Yerioman (left), a Plain Truth subscriber, to tour theChurch's media operations in Pasadena. Paul Monteith interviewedhim in our Editorial offices March 30. [Photo by Charles Feldbush]

Chur,9h plansprogralll forSeveral booklets tobe translated intoRussian

By Paul Monteith"The Church i planning for a

Ru lan-language Work:' aidevangeli t Bernard Schnippert.director of Media Operation .

John Karl on. German-languageregional director, who oversees theRu '. ian project in St. Petersburg,"is arranging for tran lator tohave several of our booklets trans­lated into the Rus ian languagewith guidance from headquarters,"aid Mr. Schnippert.

Some of the funds for the trans­lation program have come frommember donations.

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I / Members feel effectsL of Los Angeles riots ,

AT PRESS TIME, violence, rioting, arson and lootingcontinued to plague Los Angeles. Three Church families -.

with houses close to the fires were evacuated from thesouth-central area, which was hardest hit. and housed onChurch property in Pasadena Thursday afternoon, April 30.

"I have not heard of any injuries or stolen property fromour members who live there or nearby," Curtis May, pastorII of the Los Angeles congregation, said May 1.

One member said there were shootings a couple blocksfrom where she lives. "She and her husband spent the nightwith relatives in Orange County," reported Judd Kirk, LongBeach pastor. Services were canceled in Long Beach andReseda, Calif., May 2.

In Pasadena one in a group of 12 to 14 youths punchedStephen Gilbreath, a member who attends the West P.M.congregation, April 29 as he left an optometrist's office onColorado Boulevard across from the Plaza Pasadena (nowclosed indefinitely). Mr. Gilbreath suffered facial injuries butwas not taken to the hospital.

"I'm sure God gave me some protection, because I wassurprised that the whole group didn't jump on me and keepgoing," said Mr. Gilbreath. "The one guy who hit me-theanger and hate I saw in his eyes was vicious. n

Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach advised all employeesto take safety precautions: "Because of the recent violencein the Los Angeles area, all employees should evaluate thesafety of themselves and take appropriate precautions."

Pasadena police arrested 50 suspected looters between7 and 11 p.m., April 30. A dusk-to-dawn curfew went intoeffect in some of the affected areas.

At Pas over, we honor JesuChri t as our Redeemer, and wecommemorate God' s love inending hi Son to die for ourins and the in of the whole

world (John 3: 16, I John 2:2).During the Festival of Un­

leavened Bread, we celebrate thereality of our new birth, our newlife in Je us Chri t, united withhim in hi re urrection (Roman6:4, Colossian 2: 12, 3: 1).

On Pentecost, we commemo­rate God's gift of the Holy Spiritas our Comforter and Advocate(John 15:26). On Trumpets, wehonor Christ as the Judge of all(John 5:22, II Corinthians 5:10,Isaiah 2:4. Revelation 11: 18)and a Ruler of all the world(Revelation 11: 15).

On Atonement, we honorChrist a the lain and resurrect­ed Lamb of God (Revelation5:6-10) through whom God hamade atonement for us (Roman5:10-11), and we celebrateJe u • binding of the power ofSatan (Romans 16:20, Hebrews2:14, Revelation 20:2).

During the Feast of Taberna­cle and the La t Great Day, wecelebrate Je u • millennial reignwith the saints after his econdcoming (Revelation 20:4-6), thepreaching of the go pel to tho ewho have never heard it (ver es11-12) and the gloriou arrivalof the new heaven and newearth (Revelation 21: 1-4).

A we a emble together on

(See PERSONAL, page 7)

to resolving more of the Col­lege's long-term needs."

As part of this effort, the boardchairman directed that a masterplan be developed to accommo­date growth and expansion ofAmbassador College over the nextdecade, and perhaps beyond.

The first phase in implement­ing the master plan will be a new25,300-square-foot building thatwill be named the Harold L.Jackson Hall of Humanities inhonor of the late evangelist.

(see BUILDING, page 4)

Our ob ervance of the fe ti­val mu t certainly not omit thegreat supernatural event ofGod' deliverance of his peopleI rael in the Old Testament, butwe must realize that those mira­cles served to foreshadow theincomparably greater miracleof salvation through Je uChri t.

We hould not become socaught up in the rituals of theOld Te tament observance ofthe e Holy Days that we 10 eight of their transcendent ful­

fillment in Jesus Christ arevealed in the ew Testament.

For Chri tians, the fe tivalare no longer Old TestamentHoly Days. They have beentransformed in meaning to teachus about the gospel-God'past, pTe ent and future work inJesu Chri t for the salvation ofthe whole world.

We are not celebrating, aIsrael did. ju t the deliverance ofone nation (which wa merelythe phy ical forerunner. or type,of what God would do in Je uChrist for all people ). When wekeep the Holy Da) s, we arecommemorating and celebratingGod' gloriou plan of alvationfor all humanity.

"Much of the construction thattook place in the 1960s and the1970s was of a temporary nature.The buildings, including trailerused for classrooms, were notexpected to be used for as long asthey have."

'Long-term needs'"Over the past two years we

have worked on redeveloping thefacility to serve the College andChurch's needs for many years tocome," Mr. Tkach continued."Now we can turn our attention

New Zealand,French areasreorganized .. 3

Why Pentecostmeans absolutefreedom ... 5

Dear Brethren,As we observe the an­

nual festivals and HolyDays, it is important tounderstand that we are notmerely keeping the OldTe tament observancesminus the sacrifices.

The coming of the Son ofGod tran formed the e fe ti­val into completely newones. The Old Te tamentob ervances were hadow ofthe true reality revealed inJe u Christ (Colo ians2:16-17).

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Concluding months of planningand di cu ion, Joseph W. Tkach,chainnan of the Board of Regents,approved a long-range master planfor Ambassador College. Ap­proval took place after a finalmeeting of Church and Collegeofficials March 20.

"Even before we consolidatedall college activities on the BigSandy campus, it was evident thatwe needed to develop a long­range plan for the College," Mr.Tkach said in an April 23 inter­view with The Worldwide News.

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Tuesday, May 5, 1992

Nationalism curse threatens unity cause

the I raelis give up land gainedduring the 1967 conflict. But Jewscon ider this to be no less than theale of their birthright, and they

say the land i e ential for securi­ty.

"We have returned to our mostsacred sites never to leave themagain!" said the late MosheDayan. Israeli defense minister,after conquering the Old City ofJerusalem in 1967.

When a Jerllsalem Past journal­ist asked I rae!' prime minister,Yitzhak Shamir, what his Likudparty's reelection prospects were,he said: "We will certainly put atthe top of our platfonn our seriousdesire and movement towardsmeeting peace."

When asked if he hoped toachieve peace "without giving upland," Mr. Sharnir replied: "That'sright. We are ... keeping theLand of Israel along with an unre­lenting effort towards peace."

The Arab states have beenuncompromising in their standnot to recognize Israel's exis­tence. Some Arab countries havecalled for a jihad-a holy waragainst I rael-but such talk isunlikely to lead Israel to give upterritory.

Entrenched views on both sidesmake a lasting human peace anonstarter. Consequently the HolyLand exists in a high state of mili­tary tension.

The Messiah's signTo bring peace to the holy city

is an awe orne assignment onlythe long-awaited Messiah canaccomplish.

Jerusalem will become a city ofpeace when the Prince of Peacereturn to this earth.

Meanwhile, Arab and Jewishinhabitants utter their words for •peace when greeting one anoth­er-"Shalom" and "Salaam"-buttheir peace remains a dream.

The other EC states might feelcompelled to calm Gennan fearsover the impending loss of thedeutsche mark. One way might beto base the future European cen­tral bank in Frankfurt.

They may also reconsider thepropo ed name for the currency.ecu (European Currency Unit).Gennans di like the word since itis too close to their word for cow(kllh). One wonder if Euromarkcould be the fInal result.

Also, look for EC leaders to callfor urgent fmancial assistance forthe struggling ex-communistcountries of Eastern Europe, totern the refugee tide and disarm

extremists of one of their mainis ues.

Finally, watch to ee whobecomes president of the ECCommis ion when Jacque Delorsretire in 1994. The speculation isthat German Chancellor Kohl isinterested in the job.

Mr. Delors ays a bigger Com­munity needs a ' European execu­tive" with greater power. Hisadviser sugge t Mr. Kohl fIts thebill.

Having Chancellor Kohl as theEC's executive would calm Ger­many's angst over European unity.

Reported the April 18 Econ­omist: "Mr. Kohl has often repeat­ed that 'German and Europeanunity are two sides of the samecoin.' Having achieved the first,he may apply him elf to the ec­ond."

European DiaryBy John Ross Schroeder

cau t is a fabrication." He alsosay , chillingly: "Hitler is a heroto me.... I am living proof Hitlercan happen again."

Save Germany,rescue European unity

Germany's neighbors are un­derstandably anxious over supportbeing given to the far right.

Europe's responsible leadersrealize it is bad enough forextreme nationalism to erupt inthe Balkans or in the Caucasus.

But it is far more serious to letxenophobic nationalism reestab­lish it elf in Gennany, the singlemo t important country in theEuropean Community.

A narrow-minded nationalisticGermany ("nationalism will beour binding agent, a greater Ger­many will be our aim,' ays Mr.Althans) would wreck everythingEurope has achieved since the endof World War II.

The slow, painful march towardEuropean unity would have beenall in vain.

What policies may ensure thatthe cause of unity is not lost?Watch these areas.

First, one likely outcome of theGennan situation could be redou­bled efforts by other Europeannations to help Gennany diffuseits latent nationalism.

Long travailPeace in the Holy Land is on

everybody's lips but has not beenimbedded in many hearts.

Jerusalem has been besieged on20 different occasions, twice dev­astated and has experienced 11religious transitions.

In its 3,OOO-year history, thecity has been ruled by the Jebu­sites, the Judeans, the Babyloni­an , the Romans, the Christians,the Mu lims, the Turks, theBritish, the Israelis, and influ­enced by the Greeks and Per­sians.

Jerusalem means "city ofpeace" but has seldom enjoyedperiods of prolonged peace.

To be at peace, the Arabs insist

During a trip through the HolyLand, my wife, Diana, and I foundpeace continually emphasizedthroughout our stay.

The official Jordanian andIsraeli guides spoke of it. Eccle­siastical voices raised it. TheJerusalem Post referred to it.The word was spotlighted atEilat airport in large Hebrew let­ters.

This elusive concept has haunt­ed these lands for millennia. Thewriters of Psalms requested read­ers to "pray for the peace of Jeru-alem" (p aIm 122:6).

The prophet Isaiah foretold thata Prince of Peace would come tobring peace to this city (Isaiah9:6). But 2,600 years later, peacehas not been achieved inJerusalem. There it remains only adream.

The following article is byGerhard O. Marx, a localchurch elder in Dunstable,England.

A 'sig~ frolll JerusalelllA sign in Israel makes this

request: "Pray for the peace ofJerusalem."

needs to him. We all have them. Ihave many-as a man, a husband,a father, a grandfather, a neighbor,a Christian and a minister. I thankGod that he provides for all of myneeds, not just some of them. It'sthe same for you.

Hebrews 13:5 tells us, "For HeHimself has said, 'I will neverleave you nor forsake you.' "

This is a promise we candepend on always and will alwaysneed.

Therefore, "in everything byprayer and supplication, withthanksgiving, let your requests bemake known to God" .(Philippian4:6).

The Christian journey may notalways be easy, but we can com­plete it with confIdence knowingthat we "can do all things throughChrist who strengthens" us(philippians 4: 13).

States. I took every opportunity tofill up the fuel tank because gasstations are far apart.

Similarly, we hould take everyopportunity to repleni h our lives.going to God daily 0 that the"inward man i being renewedday by day" (II Corinthians 4: 16).

He is ready to provide for usdaily-with the same power andconcern that he always shows.

We can depend on him to meetall our "need according to Hisriches in glory by Christ Jesus"(philippians 4: 19).

Throughout the Psalms God iscalled the deliverer. He hasn'tchanged. He delivers his saintstoday.

If we need courage to live inthese upside down times, Godprovides it. If we need love, hegives it If we need help to over­come our doubts, he offers it. Ifwe need forgivene s for our sins,he forgives and forgets.

Go to God and present your

disgust over political scandals topropel him into the federal chan­cellorship someday.

The fractured forces of the rightin Germany are not nearly asfonnidable. They are also undermuch closer governmental ur­veillance than tho e in Austria.

Neverthele s, the extremistfringe in Germany is growing.The ever-wary German newmedia has been highlighting 25­year-old Fuehrer claimant, EwaldAlthan , who is detennined to pullall right-wing force under hiscommand.

Mr. Althans repre ent , saysone Gennan sociologist, "the fustof a new generation of azi ideol­ogists who survive without the'old men.' " At the same time, Mr.Althans did not absorb all hisideas just from hi tory books.

In hi teens, as an admittedpolitical rebel, Althans was intro­duced to some old Nazis.

One of these men, who servedunder Joseph Goebbels, Hitler'swartime propaganda minister, 88­year-old Willi Kraemer, "taughtme rhetoric and philosophy. Heinspired me." say Mr. Althans.

He admits to being an anti­Semite. professing that "the Holo-

By Gene H. HogbergweRLDWATCH

If we forget or neglect to go to thesource of our power, we will find it difficultto live the Christian life.

at work" within him (New EnglishBible).

Experience not enoughA we mature in our Christian

growth it often seems that ourneed increase rather thandecrease.

Christians should not expect toget by on experience alone. Weneed constant daily provision,uch as the confidence to endure

and the humility to listen. We mayneed additional energy to renewour flagging spirits, or thepatience to keep on living in anextremely difficult situation.

This help we need dailybecau e we carmot depend on yes­terday's spiritual supplies to getus through, nor does God want usto.

When I was traveling in theCommonwealth of Independent

Church literature, God the Fatherand Christ will supply our spiritu­al needs.

Our Father-the one withwhom we have a personal rela­tion hip-is interested in us. Hedoes not call us to conversion andthen leave us stranded, withouthelp or the means to finish ourChri tian journey.

He is the energizer, the providerof all our needs. In ColossiansI :29 Paul toiled "strenuously withall the energy and power of Christ

Party suffered a terrible defeatwhen it lost sole control of Baden­Wuerttemberg for the fIrst time in20 years.

De pite this, the greater concerni for Gennany's neighbor to theeast. Au tria. which is expected tobe an EC member soon.

The righti t Freedom Party ofAu tria captured 25 percent of thevote in municipal elections inLinz and Vienna, surging past theCon ervatives to become the sec­ond largest party in the capital.

Formerly a refuge for agingAu tnan azis, the Freedom Partyhas been rejuvenated in the pastfIve years by its young, dashingleader, Joerg Haider.

Called by some a "yuppie-fas­cist," Mr. Haider, 42, has openlybut carefully praised some poli­cies of the Third Reich, althoughhe usually claims his remarks aretwisted by political opponents.

Because Austria has not fullyacknowledged its World War II

azi past, extremists find morefertile oil there than in Gennany.

Gallup polls have uneartheddisturbingly high levels of anti­Semitism and distrust of foreign­ers.

Mr. Haider i banking on public

By Dexter H. Faulkner

Don"t run on elllptyI have vivid memories of my

father routinely driving our familycar with the gas tank gauge point­ing to EMPTY.

"You are running on emptyagain," my mother would say. "Iknow, I know," he'd reply, "butwhen the needle gets to that pointon the gauge there is always a gal­lon or two left in the tank."

I don't know if my father wassimply out of money, or if heliked to push his luck.

But I do remember many worri­some trips on lonely roads innorthwestern states with our carappearing to run on gasolinefumes.

What about our spiritual gastank? Do we try to see how far wecan go without spiritually toppingup?

Brethren, we need a constantsupply of spiritual fuel and Godwill provide it. But do we go tohim often enough for a fIll-up?

If we forget or neglect to go tothe source of our power, we willfmd it difficult to live the Chris­tian life.

God meets our needGod supplies spiritual fuel in

many different ways: throughprayer and Bible study, throughthe ministry who help us under­stand his word, through fellow­ship with other Church members.

Those brethren who can't attendChurch services or those who arehousebound need not feel helplessor alone. No one is cut off fromthe source of spiritual strength.

For all of us, wherever we live,through Bible study, prayer, fast­ing, meditation and reading

Only eight month away fromits most significant achievementto date-the creation of the singlemarket Dec. 3l-the cause ofEuropean unity is under greatstrain.

It is finally sinking in on the cit­izens in many of the 12 EuropeanCommunity (EC) countries thatthe further advances toward unityagreed to by leaders of the 12 atthe EC summit in Maastrich,Netherlands, last December, aregoing to mean much greater acri­fices of national sovereignty to aEuropean super-state.

The Maastrich pact seeks to e tab­lish common foreign and defensepolicies and, most importantly, a sin­gle European currency and centralbank by 1999 at the latest.

There are growing doubts theMaastricht accord may not go intoeffect, since all 12 nations mustapprove it. A June 2 referendum inDenmark on the treaty may be thepolitical weather vane (opinionpolls indicate a possible rejection).

Jitters in Germany, AustriaAt the same time, surging

forces of nationalism present anequally challenging threat to thecause of European unity.

Capitalizing on rising publicfears over soaring numbers ofimmigrants and the future loss ofthe mighty Gennan mark to a sin­gle European currency, Gennanvoters catapulted right-wing ex­tremist parties into parliamentaryrepresentation in two states April 5.

Chancellor Helmut Kohl con­ceded his Christian Democratic

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WILLIAM & BARBARA HUTCHISON

people here. who have gonethrough hard economic timeince the 1987 crash, and we will

remember them in our prayers."We will not soon forget the

natural beauty" of these coun­tries either. Mr. Mc air contin­ued. "I have often thought ofthem and referred to them as par­adi e."

Mr . Mc air said they "havemixed emotions leaving ewZealand, although a new chal­lenge i alway welcome," andthey look forward to pendingtime with their children andgrandchildren.

lications, including La PureVerite, booklets, brochure and thecorrespondence course. He and hisstaff will remain in Pasadena,where they will combine with theEditorial Service Department.

Mr. Carion will return to Eu­rope to pastor congregationsthere.

Mr. Catherwood "is very con­cerned, as we all are, that theWork in France and other French­speaking nations continues todevelop and grow, a God givesthe increase," Mr. Tkach aid.

"1 ask you to join with me inpraying that God will ble andguide these endeavor • as wemove ahead with plans for consol­idation." he added.

ROD AND RUTH MATTHEWS

sub criber , mailing, donationprocessing and other media activi­tie.

William Hutchison, a localelder who has erved a bu ine smanager of the Auckland Officeince 1968, was named office

manager.Mr. Me air and hi wife.

Eve, are moving to Floridawhere he will pastor the BocaRaton and We t Palm Beachcongregation .

"My wife and I have fond mem­orie of our time in ew Zea­land," Mr. McNair said.

"We have grown to love God'

years ago, when evangelist DibarApartian became full-time editorof La Pure Verite (French PlainTruth) and other Church publica­tions. and Olivier Carion movedfrom Europe to manage theFrench Office and uperviseFrench mail processing in Pasa­dena.

Some office function contin­ued in the Geneva, Switzerland,and Pari uboffices.

"It is our plan for the immediatefuture to retain our suboffice inPari and Geneva, though a num­ber of functions will be trans­ferred to Big Sandy in the comingweeks," Mr. Tkach said.

Mr. Apartian will continue aseditor of all French-language pub-

EVE AND RAYMOND McNAIR

Evangelist Raymond Mc airreturn to the United State in luneafter serving as regional director in

ew Zealand and the South Pacif­ic for almost 41/2'years.

While no regional director willbe assigned to live in ew Zea­land, Rod Matthews, regionaldirector in Au tralia and A ia, willbe responsible for the area andoffice there.

Mr. Matthew will continue tolive in Australia and make period­ic visits.

The ew Zealand Office willfunction as before, servicing theneed of the brethren. Plain Truth

Au~ralian Office willNew Zealand~ Pacefic

Mr. Catherwood has also pas­tored the Brus el . Belgium, andParis congregation .

He remain regional directorfor Italian-speaking areas andMalta. Because of the relativelysmall ize of the Italian-speakingregion, he is able to assume theadditional load of his new respon-ibilities.

Mr. Tkach partially restructuredthe French-language region two

Calgary. Alta.

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for The Bible-A Guided Tour I havenever een the Scripture quoted in ucha way. I enjoyed reading it and it' 0

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churche , Mr. Catherwood \\ illreport to evangelist Larry Salyer.director of Church Admini trationInternational.

"Mr. Catherwood was educatedin French-speaking Canada, andFrench was one of the languagespoken during hi childhood,"said Mr. Schnippert.

list Bernard Schnippert, MediaOperation director worldwide. Asupervi or of the French- peaking

Pain of being singleI am a 26-year-old single Chri tian

woman and painfully lonely. but yourarticle "Looking for Love" in the Febru­ary Plain Trulh gave me hope andencouragement.

Your involvement in the Work pro­duces fruit. In this column prospectivemembers, co-workers, subscribers tothe Work's publications and viewersof the World Tomorrow telecastexpress their views and opinions.

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To increa e efficiency and pre­pare the French-speaking nationsof Europe for future growth, Pas­tor General 10 eph W. Tkach an­nounced that all media and officefunction of the French-speakingregion will be consolidated underevangelist Carn Catherwood, nowFrench and Italian regional direc­tor.

"It has become clear to me thatthe Work in French-speakingarea need further restructuringof its variou operation in orderto avoid duplication of activitieand the kind of overlapping thatoccurs when related functions arescattered in several areas." r.Tkach aid in a memo to French-peaking mini ter in Europe.

French-language mail receivedfrom Europe will be handled inBig Sandy. using primarily tu­dent employee from French­speaking countrie in Europe.This hould horten turnaroundtime for literature reque ts.

As head of French media, Mr.Catherwood will report to evange-

l"Into all the world..." I

Mr. Tkach announces changesfor French-language region

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Actor notes singles' conductAfter performing for the seniors of

the Toronto church. 30 Outreach mem­bers went to a restaurant to dance. Thegroup filled an upper level ection ofthe re taurant.

Later that evening a gentlemanapproached one of the young ladieand a ked if the group belonged to theWorldwide Church of God.

He said he had received The PlainTrulh before and thought it was aremarkable magazine. He al 0 aid hewas impre sed to see a group of youngpeople enjoying life and dancing in agood. clean manner.

The man was an internationalcelebrity who was in town to promote abook: he had written.

Toronto, Ont.

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Born from aboveI have just fmi hed reading the article

on born from above in the Feb. 3 World­wide News. I am tunned at the brillianceof this piece. I can see the mighty handof God at work in hi Church.

Writing a letter of upport and encour­agement to you and the entire taff hasbeen on my mind for a long time. I thankGod that he has inspired and cho en you.

Frank DickinsonTacoma, Wash.

~ 1:1 1:1Children with disabilities

I am an adult who has had cerebralpalsy ince birth.

For nearly 14 years I have been out onmy own taking care of myself. I want togive encouragement to tho e familiethat one day. with the right training. theirdisabled children can be independent asmuch as the disability will enable them.

There i no way that I can put intowords what it is like living with this dis­ability for nearly 40 years.

I was treated by my mother as a childwith certain limitation • but that I couldpush those limitations a little further thanwhat I might believe. My mom taughtme that we all have limitations. She triedto instill in me. that even if I thought thatI accomplished a task. that I could po i­bly show improvement.

She aI 0 told me that others can ee

my hmitation • but I cannot see theirs.I grew up with three brother. one

who is older and two who are younger.The younger ones did not see me "ith adi ability. They aw me as a big sisterwho happened to be a pain more oftenthan they could count.

I believe it is important that the dis­abled child learn to laugh at his or herdi ability. Yes. I do laugh at and jokeabout my disability. It is something thatjust happened and I cannot change iteven if I wanted to. I am going to enjoymy life in pite of my disability.

If one wants to accompli homethingbad enough that person will find a way.Thi i important when your disabledchild thinks he or she cannot do some­thing becau e of the disability.

My mom would show me how to foldtowels. She would tell me that she dIdnot have my handicap, and that I wouldhave to fmd the best way for me to do it.She wanted me to use my imagination toaccompli h folding towel to reach tbesame re UIL

There are etbacks becau e 0 muchtime. effort and energy are put into whatneed to be done from day to day.

The body and mind are saying. "I can-not take it any more. so I am going tohut down for awhile." If it goe on too

long then the child will have to relearnwhat has already been learned.

I believe there i nothing wrong withtaking hort periods of re t. That is "hy"orkers take vacation.

However. one cannot take a vacationfrom a disability. Having a di ability ismore of a mental struggle than a physi­cal truggle. To fmd a balance betweenthem i difficult, but it can be done.

Reinforce to your children that we allwork at different peeds. A I tarted toshow more and more improvement mymom gave me more to do around thehouse. just like one ~ould do with anabled child.

Once a disabled child realize that heor she has a disability the child will,without realizing it at first, use the di ­ability to control their parent . I knowfully well. because I did. You as parentsmust have tronger will than your dis­abled children, and at time it i going tobe harder on you than your children.

I believe that the Youth OpportunitiesUnited can give disabled teens an outlet.The degree of their disability will deter­mine how involved they can be. It can givethem the opportunity to be around peopletheiown age, and they will realized thatable-bodied teens are dealing with thesame kind of feelings that the) are.

I moved out on my own when I wa25. This i what you as parents arereaching for-to help your di abled chil­dren to be as independent of you asmuch as their limitation will allow.

I have learned the hard way how oth­ers will take advantage of omeone whohas a disability. Teach your children toland up for themselve .

Try to develop your children' person­ality and character. I have een parentswho neglected to do so. When their chil­dren reached adulthood. the parentwould say; "What happened? Why isn'tmy child mature?"

Dads. I would like to tell you howproud I am of you at looking beyond thedisabilitie that your children have. Ihad many friends who e fathers leftbecause they could not cope with theirchildren's di abilities. Stand up for yourwives and children just like God istanding by you.

Kathleen DownsOrlando. Fla.

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contribution i for that purpo e.Mr. van Pelt e timated the co t

of building the Harold L. Jack onHall of Humanitie at 1.4 mil­lion.

A the building fund grow .The Worldwide 'ews will reportre ult and plot donation on thechart below.

The 1992 Envoy can also be ordered with your Visa or MasterCardby calling 1-800-423-4444.

For tho e in internauonal area , regIonal om e III giveordering information to church pa tor .

This offer ends May 31. Expect delivery in the Fall.

The 1992 Ambas ador College £111'0)' ill not be offered forsale at this year' Feast of Tabernacle. Instead, this year'sedition will only be available through advance sale at thespecial price of $20 an 8 savings over la ·t year' . pnce).

The 1992 £I/voypromi e to prmide an informathe pictorialre ord of the College' tuden!:, aeth itle' and pro c!: duringthl Sth anniver ary ·ear.

Che ks or money orders (payable to Amba ad r College)hould be em to: 1992 £luo)', Box 111. Big and' Te· ..

-S--S. Plea e add 3 for hipping and handlmg. In pre\ IOU'

'ear the £111'0)' ':l old at the Fea t and could bepurcha ed with econd tithe funru. Thi year it I n t

appropriate to U e second uthe for the £111'0)'.

Donation , whether congrega­tional or individual, hould bemade to the Church' BuildingFund.

However. 0 the Church canproperly acknowledge contribu­tion for the new humanitiebuilding, please indicate on yourcheck or money order that your

academIc park, which willbecome the academic hub of thecampus.

Booth City (the mformal namegiven to once-temporary re i­dences for tudent) will bedemolished over time to allowroom for the academic center.

ew residence will replace theold tructure .

"The future Herbert W. Arm­trong academic center will con­i t of a new library, a fine art

center, a new student dining hall,a mass communication complex.a computing center and mayeventually include an auditori­um," Mr. van Pelt aid.

A ite has al 0 been cho en forthe possible con truction of anaquatic center in the phy icaleducation complex.

The rna ter plan call for thepre ent Field Hou e to remain athe physical education facilityand the Roy Hammer Library tobe transformed into a tudentunion facility.

Member involvement"Member often a k how they

can become more involved inAmbas ador College," fr. Tkachaid.

"To allow per onal involve­ment in the con truction of Jack-on Hall, we are encouraging

local congregation to beginfund-rai ing acti itie a appro­priate to fund the building.

"Member can no\\ contributedirectly to the building of a newvi ion at Ambas ador.

"We are not advocating thatmembers finance the e projectfrom their own pocket," r.Tkach empha ized.

"If member have pare time todevote to helping rai e fund •their involvement in a congrega­tional fund rai er would be aworthy activity."

We intend to acknowledgeboth congregational and individ­ual donations with an on- iteplaque. Detail of thi programwill be provided in the nearfuture.

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"The master plan. though onlya blueprint, repre ents the phy i­cal vi ion of the College'future," he continued. "It i afuture we look forward to witheager anticipation."

Other summer project ched­uled for completion before the1992-93 academic year includean addition to the campu bandhall and upgrading treet and arealighting.

The next project will be newlocker and hower facilitie forthe physical education com­pie.

The rna ter plan calls for thecontinued development of an

Building resolves pressing need

FUND·RAISING GOAL-Dona­tions for the Harold L. JacksonHall of Humanities building in BigSandy will be plotted on thisdiagram, which will appear infuture issues of The WorldwideNews. Rick van Pelt, facilitiesdirector for the Church, estimatescosts at $1.4 million. [Artwork byKen Tunell]

(Continued from page 1)Thi building will hou e of­

fice and cia room for theEngli h, Foreign Language .Cia ic and Philo ophy. andHi tory departments.

"Con truction of Jackson Hallwill resolve our most pre ingneed at Ambas ador. which imore classroom and officepace," aid evangelist Donald

Ward. Ambassador College pre ­ident.

"Much of our current cla ­room space include buildingoriginally constructed for an ele­mentary and high chool com­plex."

Rick van Pelt, facilitie direc­tor for the Church. aid: 'To pro-

ide tudents with a well-roundededucation. a ariety of cla emu t be offered. and thi harequired u to alleviate the trainon current facilities."

Through the cooperative ef­fort of Church and Collegeemployee ,plan for the two-tory humanitie complex have

been developed. Ground-break­ing i cheduled for May 15.graduation day.

"Ja k on Hall will be the fir. tnew building on campu ince themajor construction effort in 1990.when five dormitorie , an admin­j tration building, a lecture halland office complex (now namedAmba ador Hall) and an officefacility for the Spani h and ital­ian department were con truct­ed:' aid Mr. van Pelt.

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Pentecost: only a matter of timebefore our absolute freedom

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We are no longer slaves to sin, but are freed from sin's bondage.Through Christ's victory over sin, we can live new lives inobedience to him to the glory of God.

each of u , Paul still aysthrough hi writings: "You havebeen et free from sin" (Romans6:18).

"Set free"-what a wonderfulthought. We all want to be free ofeverything that enslaves u , don'twe? We have that desire in com­mon with every human who haever lived.

Free at last!Remember the late Martin Luther

King' "I Have a Dream" peech?He gave it Aug. 28, 1963, 100 yearsafter Abraham Lincoln's Emancipa­tion Proclamation speech on freeingthe negro laves.

Dr. King' topic was. naturally,freedom. He aid despite the racialbigotry till in America, he had adream.

The dream was that, amongother things, black could "oneday live in a nation where theywill not be judged by the color oftheir skin but by the content oftheir character."

Dr. King asked that freedomring throughout America. Heprayed for the day when allcould be truly free and one inspirit.

Dr. King concluded hi peechwith word that we, of all people,can appreciate: "Free at last! Freeat last! Thank God Almighty, weare free at last!"

Those words echo and articu­late our mo t deep- eated .yearn­ings to be free. They reflect thePenteco t pirit of both the reali­ty-in-waiting and future hope ofour freedom.

We already have the down pay­ment of the Spirit and the title to itsfuUne . A we think of the mean­ing of Pentecost, let's rememberMartin Luther King's resoundingword that reflect the true freedomwe have in Christ: "Free at last!Free at last! Thank God Almighty,we are free at last!"

Paul wrote: "The Lord i theSpirit. and where the Spirit of theLord is, there i freedom. Andwe, who with unveiled face aUreflect the Lord' glory, arebeing transformed into hi like­ne s with ever-increa ing glory,which comes from the Lord, whoi the Spirit" (II Corinthians3:17-18).

Through the Holy Spirit we havepa ed from death to life, fromweakne s to perfection, from lav­ery to ab olute freedom. That'hO\\ the apo tle Paul always pokeof it-in the pre ent ten e.

We are no longer slaves to in,but are freed from in's bondage.Through Christ's victory overin, we can live new lives in obe­

dience to him to the glory ofGod.

He said: "Through Chri t Jesusthe law of the Spirit of life etme free from the law of sin anddeath" (Romans 8:2). Directly to

sion" (Ephesians 1:13-14).Our absolute freedom is guar­

anteed by God! It' only a matterof time. And, yet, we alreadyhave the deed to our absolutefreedom.

When we become children ofGod through the indwelling piritof God, our perfection i a goodas done. (Of cour e, we mustcontinue keeping God' faith inu .)

That's why Je u could sayGod is not a God of the dead(Matthew 22:32). In a realen e-more real than our live ­

tho e who are dead are as good aalive. And, we are a good asab olutely free.

/ Brethren inspired by Holy Day card"Oh, what a beautiful Passover card, ... What a fantastic scene that must have been," wrote

Mrs. Oliver J. Bergeron Jr. of Chalmotte, La., in response to the spring festival greeting cardPastor General Joseph W. Tkach sent brethren in early April.

Mike Wimmer's illustration on the card (below) captures the epic qualities of one of the mostspectacular events in history-the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea.

"Thank you so much, such an uplift, a new year, another chance to renew all dedication to thegreat almighty God," wrote Mrs. Bergeron.

"Thank you so much for the beautiful card, for fitting words at the right time," said Mrs. William S.Nichols Sr. of La Vernia, Tex. "I must say it brought tears to my eyes and at the same time joy to myheart. Irs the best one ever."

The majestic figure ofMoses dominates thescene. His budding rod andoutstretched arms seem tobeckon the Israelites to safepassage. Behind the rock,to Moses' right, Aaronstares intently at the partedwaters.

Beside the rock, toMoses' left stands thecourageous figure ofJoshua, who carries thestandard of the tribe ofEphraim. The insignia ofIssachar can be seen at thelower right.

Illustrator Mr. Wimmer, amember who attends theOklahoma City, Okla.,church, consulted varioussources in creating the.painting, including archaeol­ogist and historian Henry S.Noerdlinger.

propensity to in, and yes, free­dom from death. Think about it­forever free of death.

Yet, we do have the earnestmoney, so to speak, of the HolySpirit. Since the Spirit of God thatwe have emanate from God, wehave omething of God within us.

But not until the resurrectionshall we experience the totality ofwhat God ha for u , and be likeGodi.

We are already free, but we stillawait the fuUne of our freedom.That' what Pentecost teaches us.

Paul wrote in one letter thatGod" et hi eal of ownershipon u , and put hi Spirit in ourhearts a a depo it. guaranteeingwhat is to come" (II Corinthian1:22).

So important wa thi Penteco tconcept that he used almost thesame words in another letter:"You were marked in him with aseal. the promi ed Holy Spirit,who is a depo it guaranteeing ourinheritance until the redemptionof those who are God's posse -

What Pentecost teaches usIn this life we experience only a

down payment of that ultimatefreedom we are to possess. Westill mu t struggle again t sin. Weare ubject to sorrow, pain anddeath.

nature. And. so, the day of Pente­CO"t ymbolize our freedom inChri t, our liberation.

Value of freedomJe u , above all thing , promi ed

that his work was meant to ethuman at liberty. Je u aid, "Ifthe Son et you free, you will befree indeed" (John 8:36).

Jesu said he was sent "to pro­claim freedom for the prisoner ..and "relea. e the oppre ed" (Luke4: 18).

Ju t before hi death, Je upromi ed hi di ciples: "I will a kthe Father, and he will give youanother Counselor to be with youforever" (John 14:16). More thanwith them, the spirit would be inthem (ver e 17).

We also have that Spiritthrough which God and Jesumake their home in our minds(ver e 23). That Spirit of Pente­cost makes us ab olutely free.

Having the Holy Spirit rids usof these enslaving chain that eekto control our live .

True freedom--<:omplete free­dom-per ona1 freedom-makeseverything else we could wantpo ible.

Consider what true freedom­as God has freedom-would bringto you and me.

We would be free of fears andworries, free of poverty and eco­nomic uncertainty, free of unjustre traint , free of prejudice andbigotry, free of guilt, free of ill­ne and accident, free of loneli­ne and feeling inadequate, freeof ignorance, free of ugline ,freeof the inability to do what wewant, free of physical and mentalehaustion, free of enemies. Butthere's more.

We mu t not forget to mentionthe mo t important freedom of all-freedom from our own moralweakne' e and addiction , our

in the divine nature and e cape thecorruption in the world cau ed byevil de ire "(ll Peter 1:4).

To escape something i to befree of it. If anything, then, theHoly Spirit in us mean ab olutefreedom for us.

When we have the Spirit­guaranteed at our bapti m­working within us we are freefrom the control of our inful

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Our ultimate destiny is to havethi absolute, total and eternalfreedom. We will be free from in,free from fear , free from humanlimitations. In that en e, we willbe as God i (I John 3:2).

Think, for a moment, how freeGod is. God doe n't worry aboutwhat he will eat, drink. wear orlive in. God isn't afraid of beinghurt or dying.

God know there i an an ­wer-a rea on-a olution-foreverything that happen, 0 that inthe end even the ab urd and unjusttakes on meaning. God i in con­trol of his mind and faculties andi not tempted to sin.

God i not afraid of an uncer­tain future. In fact, "uncertainfuture" i an oxymoron for Godbecau e he control and make thefuture what he wants it to be.Above all. God is Spirit and he islife, and eternity.

In hort, God is truly free of allfear, of all need. That' why Godwant us to be like him becau e itmean we can be truly free as well.

Pentecost: symbol of freedomWhat is thi freedom the ew

Te tament say we have? Thean wer point up the day of Pente­co t a an important symbol ofspiritual freedom.

We know the Holy Spirit wafirst "poured out" on all peopleduring the day of Pentecost fol­lowing Christ's resurrection(Acts 2). In his Pentecost sermon,Peter called on hi hearers torepent, to be baptized, and to"receive the gift of the Holy Spir­it" (verse 38, ew InternationalVersion throughout).

From that time, Penteco t hassymbolized God pouring out hisSpirit on human beings (verse 17).

And, we have been among theblessed recipient : "God hapoured out hi love into our heartby the Holy Spirit, whom he hagiven u .. (Roman 5:5).

Those who receive God's Spiritare born anew--of the spirit, fromabove. Be ide their old sinfulnature or . elf. God' people havea new, godly elf forming withinthem.

A Peter put it, we "participate

By Paul KrollIf we were free of all that

en laves us, wouldn't life be won­derful? Worth living? Wouldn't itbe ... well, perfect? Wouldn't weourselves be perfect?

(see ANNOUNCEMENTS. page 7)

Calif., calebratad the" 35th weddInganniversary Jan. 12. They have twosons, Phill p and Paul. one daughter,Sarah; one daughter~n-law.Pat aod twograndchIldren Mr MacDannaid IS a dea·con In the VrsaIia church

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RS. LOUIS TOWNLEY

Mr aod Mrs lOUIS Townley 01 Hous on,Tex. celebratad thell 48th weddInganrwersary March 4 The Townleys ha,eSIX ch Idren. 11 grandchildren and twogreatilra'ldctuldren

MR. & RS. ROGER S ITH

Roger aod Alma SlllJth of Pasadena cele­brated tha" 40th weddIng anniversaryOct. 23. The SmIths have three sons.DanIel, MIchael and Philip: two daugh­ters. Karen Fenstermacher and KathyMohr. three daughters·,n-Iaw. Judi. San·<Ira aod Breoda: two sons· 4aw RObertFenstermachar aod Karl Mohr; aod 10grandcholdren. Lon. Hse. CaJteen. Jess,­ca. Sean, Kenneth, Benlam n, Amancla.Seth aod Jason. Mr SmIth IS a deacon ,nthe Pasadena East P M. church.

MR. & RS. LELAND BROWN

Lelaod aod Carol Brown 01 Olathe. Kan .•celebrated the I 25th weddng anlllver·sary Jan. 7 The Browns ha,e onedaughter. Tammy one son DaVId. oneso ~n Jell. and one daugh1er-in-lawMochel

Fra'lcis aod VaJene Cann a Exeter. En­gland. celebrated therr 30th weddingantllversary March 31. The Canns ha,etwo sons. Pa er aod Rochatd. one daugh·ter. Mary aod one son~n·law K8tlh.

Our coupon baby this ssue s LianaMane MedIna. daughter of Mlchaeaod Adroana Medina 01 Montevodeo.Uruguay.

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MR. & RS. DAVID KELLERS

R. & MRS. PHIL MacDANNAlD

Ph,I and Pat MacDanna d of Visa ia.

ANNIVERSARIES

Veron ca May Rose and ,klta Cra gwere IJOlted n mamage Sept 1 The cer·emony was perlormed by S e,e Botha.Manhattan aod Westchester. NY., pas­tor Sarah DdIatd. sISter of tile bode. wasmalton of honor aod Iton CraIg. fathe<of the groom. was best The couple

Bronx. NY

Mandy Hooper and Dav'd Ke ers wereun led In marnage March 9 The ceremo­ny was performed by Dan Rogers.Ananta Northwest aod Rome. Ga., pas.tor DeeAMa Hooper. SISter of the bode.was max:! 01 honor. aod Fredenck K rsfather 01 the groom. was best man. Thecouple rIVe ,n AIan1a

MR. & RS. RONALD STAHL

R. & RS. FRED WAHLEN

Fred aod Matti Wahlen of Base Switzer·land calebrated their 31st weddIngannrversary AprIl 15 The Wahlens ha,etwo daughters. JsabeOe aod Martina. twosons...n4aw. Anton and Peter, and onegrandchold PI8IT8

MR. & MRS. CRAIG SCOTT

Mr aod Mrs. Edward L. Dunn 01 ligonIerPa., are deloghted to announce the mar·nage of thell daughter laura to Cra'gArithony Scott son at Mr, aod Mrs JohnC Scott at Toronto, Ont. The ceremonywas performed Dec. 29 by the brode'sfather. a mIn ster In the Indiana. Pa.church. Rebecca Dunn was maId ofhonor, Rose Reed was matron of honoraod Aodrew GrenVlI e was best man. Thecouple live In BIg Sandy

MR. & MRS. MATTHEW CAPLE

Janet lynne Johnson. daughter of De~

bert and Peggy Johnson. aod MatthewAlan Caple. son of Dean aod Joan longwere un ad In mamage Aug. 25. The cer·emony was perlormed by Gerald WestonKansas C,ty Mo. East AM. and PMpastor The couple e n IndepenclenceMo.

MR. & MRS. KARL MOORE

Bng e Genest. daughter of Mar RoseGenest aod Karl Moore. son a DonnaMoore. were u ed mamage Aug. 18.The ceremony was performed by YvonBrochu. Quebec C, y and SaguenayQue.• pastor. Paule Bissonnette wasmatron of honor. and Gary Moore wasbest man. The couple live In TorontoOre

MR. & RS. DONALD BERENS

Sylvia Woodworth of Eugene Ore. aodDonald Berens of Junet on C,ty Ore.were un ed '" mamage Oct. 13 The cer·emony was performed by RobertBer11=i. Eugene and Bend Ore pastorCarolyn Pants. daughter 0I1he bride, wasmatron 01 honor. aod Gary Gofford son 01he groom was best man. The coupleve ,n Junctoon CIly

Gera ne T Rimel and Ivan C Gaileywere united on mamage av.9 The cere-

any was pertormed by Tom R. S .Washington aod UtllOOlown, Pa pastorThe couple In New Salem, Pa

R. & MRS. BERT S ONS

Am Dobson daughler of Elmer D0l>­son of Coyle. Okla. aod Ber1 JolIn Sun­mons. son of Mary Simmons at TacomaWash., were u",ted In marriage May 1IT e ceremony was performed by Donlawson. Oklahoma CIty. EnId andWea1herIord. Okla.. pastor. Denose D0l>­son. sister- n-Iaw of the bnde wasmatron at honor. and DaVId Dobson,btother of the bode. was best man. Thecouple love in Oklahoma City.

R. & RS. ALDO ROSAnCharma", louose Morton aod AIde> Rosa1lwere u",ted n mamage Aug. 4 The cere­mony was performed by the brode sfather. Robert Morton. Brampton Ont.pastor, Amy Moms was maJd of honor,aod Tony Rosati was best man. The c0u­ple live '" MJssossauga_ On!.

unIIed ,n mamage Sept. 8 The C8f8f11OtlYwas performed by Mel.", RIlodes Flintaod Lansing. 1\., pastor. Alta elshwas matron of ho or, and Nat a eStephens was best man. The couple'" DeIIon, MIch.

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MR. & MRS. DANIEL GAYDARIK

Stephanie Grant and Danoel Gaydankwere unIted In mamage Dec. 15. The cer·emony was performed by Steve Botha,Westches er aod Manhattan, N.Y pas.tor. The couple live rn Bronx. NY.

MR. & MRS. DAVID BROWN

Mr. and Mrs. DaVId Salander of NorthPelun. III., are pleased to announce themarriage of the" daughter MIchelle toDavid leland Brown. son of Mr aod Mrslelaod Brown of Olathe. Kan. The cere­mony was pertormed June 23 ,n Peona.III . by e,ange 1St Dean Blackwe I. Thecouple live n Olathe

MR. & RS. RANDY KING

MR. & RS. J. YOUNGBLOOD

Susan Da"s. daughter of Mr aod MrsRoy Da"s of ClarkSVIlle Tenn .• andJoseph Youngblood, son of Mr. aod Mrs.Wilbur Youngblood of Julllper. Ga.. wereu ted '" mamage Feb. 23. The ceremo­ny was performed by Stephen Elliott.Clari<sviIle aod Green, Ky.• pas.tor. Sella Wya was matron at honor,and Paul Wagoner was best man. Thecouple live In Modland. Ga.

Barbara Smart l,ndsey and Stephenletso were unIted In mamage Sept. 7The ceremony was performed by thebode's stepfathe<. Charles RoIIel, a rrms·ter In the Fondlay. Ohoo. church. JennIferSmart Has er, s ster at the brode. wasmalron of honor aod Steve letso lather01 the groom. was best man The couple

e Ul Fllldlay. Ohoo.

MR. & MRS. JOHN TUHARSKY

Sharon Mayberry of Kalamazoo. MIch.aod John Tuharsky of Flint. Mich., wera

Velma E'senhardt of Hatt'esburg. MISS.,and Fred G KIng of Atlanta. Ga., arepleased to announce the marriage oftheir children. uzz and Randy. The cere­mony was performed June 29 by Ron

ing a lT1UlISter the Dallas. Tex , Northchurch Rebecca Cole was ma,d ofhonor. aod the groom's father was beslman. The couple live n lewoSVlDe. Tex.

MR. & MRS. REUEL DALGUNTAS

Fredelita V Hofilena daughter 01 Mr aodMrs Wi edo M. Holiena Sr of Dav8O.

ppI08S aod Reue S Dalguntas son01 Gil G Dalguntas of Ds-8O, were u edIn mamage Dec 25. The ceremony waspertormed by Voctor A um, Ds-ao pas.or. The couple eon 08'80.

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MR. & MRS. PHILLIP SENA

Rebecca Ann Meredith. daughter of Dr.aod Mrs. RoderICk Meredrth of Glendora.Cal f • and Ph K"k Sena. son 01 Mr.and Mrs August ne Sena of Tucson,AlIz , were Ulll ed n mamage March 22The ceremony was performed by thebnde's lather a rontnbulJng wn er in theChurch's Editonal Department. ElizabethMartIn. sISler of the bode. was matron ofhonor. and Troy Todd was best man. Thecouple we 10 Altadena GaJrt

Mr aod TedIord of UCla Rock,Ark. are happy announce tile engage­ment a their daughter Tracy J II to Doug.las Dale Soderman 01 St Paul Mloo. Ariearly autumn wecidlng IS planned.

rs George lowes a AlbtJ·QU8IqU8 .M are pleased to announcethe engagemen oIlheIr daug er JoannaBelh to Michael Joseph LitIIe son of Mr.aod Mrs. R l Of Ketowna. B.C. AriOct 4 weddJOg In Albuquerque ISplanned

Mr and Mrs leonard Gosse 01 Barne.Ont are pleased a announce theengagement of heIr daughter KnstlneM!cheIIe to Matthew Finger. son01 Mr. aod Mrs. Donald Finger of Wood·bury Minn. A July 5 wedd,ng .s planned

Regona lynn Rowan and Darel DuaneFerllg are pleased to announce thellengagement A Ju y WeddIng on Wheat·laod Wyo IS planned

Evelyn Barton of Cochranton. Pa , 'spleased 10 announce the engagement ofher daughter lucreba Oakes to MochaelJ. Suder son of Mr. and Mrs. FrancISSuder of Arora Oh o. A June WeddIngIn Pennsylvallla IS planned

Th"U Chevannes·Boston of Toronto.On!., IS pleased 10 announce the engage­ment at her daug ter She ta TanIa toClarence Crawford n, son of Mr, aod MrsClarence Crawford a Broo yo, N Y ASept 6 wedding It Toronto 'S planned.

Mr aod Wolson Magruder 01 Reston,Va. are de gh ed to anoounce theengagement a daugr.ter Karen re·hole to Garrett Dean Hersch eb son ofS an HerschJeb 01 longmont Colo aodBarbara Adams 01 Tucson Ariz. A Sept6 weddltlg to Pasadena IS planned.

Mr. aod Mrs. Clarence Horschlet' of Lan·Slng , are pleased to announce theengagement of their daugh er Pearl lor·retta to Peter Joseph Strnad. son of Mraod Mrs George Strnad of CICerO. 111. AJuly weddIng 10 I nOls IS planned.

R. & MRS. T..J. CHILDRESS JR.

Mr aod Mrs. John Tolberl of Charlotte.N.C .. are pleased to announce theengagement 01 thell daughter JoanMIChelle 10 James Ivory Merriweather Jr.01 Indianapolis. Ind. A May 24 wedding inCharlotte IS planned.

Mr. aod rs. Do lasher 01 Henodon.Va., are pleased to announce theangagement of the" daughter JocelynPalQll 10 Thomas Arithony Turci. son ofFran Schneider of Youngstown. OhiO.aod Anthony Turo 01 North Burll"". N.J.A September wedcing IS planned.

Mr aod Mrs Don May_ 01 Crocker.Mo. aod and Mrs. George Douglas ofMexICO Me are happy to announce theengagement 01 children Doroltty JoMay_ to S Douglas aod DoreenMa~ Sam Douglas. A double wed­ding July 26 IS planned

Bob aod Goldstone of BoIlon Ont,are pleased to announce the engage·ment of theu daughter Rosemane Eliza­beth to Andrew Egan. A June 14 weddongIS planned

Mr aod Mrs. lynn Shoemake of Jackson.Mo , are pleased to announce theengagemen of t e" daughter ChennKaye to Dav'd MartIn Archer, son ofDelores Archer of Metropo s. I . A May30 wedding IS planned

Mr. aod Mrs Ken l<Iem aod Mr aod Mrs.KeIth Eggers edt ara p eased toannounce the engagement of the.lfdaug ter Lea Mane to DarWinKomowsl<e son 01 . aod HaroldKomowske 01 G.-. Bay A June 14

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Sonny and Margaret QuesInberry ofAoyd. Va are pleased to announce theengagement at the" daughter AngelaRene to Michael n Langenderfer. sonat William aod lois Langenderfer of Tole­do. Ohoo A 5 wedcing n Vorgwa osplanned

Mr aod Mrs lelaod Brown 01 Olall1e.Kan, are pleased 10 announce the mar·nage of thell daughter Tammy lee toThomas Jefferson Chrldress Jr~ son of

. aod Mrs. Thomas ChiIdtess 01 Mem­phiS. Tenn. T e ceremony was per·formed Jan. 11 by evangelist DeanIlIacI<weIl The couple ve in Olathe

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CROUCH Norman aod (Tannel/ ofBnsbane QId g rl Emma LouISe Feb.23. 4 18 pm.. 6 po ods 14 '> ounces

child

EISENHAUER. Fred aod Krista Larsson)of M lwaukee Wis boy Jared Mochael,Dec 3 8 18 a m 8 pouods 4 ounces,

t child

WILBURN Mochael aod C<ysta (Hutson)of MountaJO Home. Ar1<, boy, BenJRmlnAlexander. March 5. 8:36 p.m 7 pouods15' 2 ounces. now 2 boys.

HU PHRY Kent and Mary Ann (Hol­man of Vila Pat!<, 10., boy. Joshua Jere­my. March 26 813 a.m., 7 pounds t Iounces, f rst enid

HAHN. BII and DaAnn IRogers) of B gSandy. boy. Cody W Ioams. Feb. 24. 9:11p.m.• 8 pounds 2 ounces. first child

ELSON. Bruce aod Shll' ey IBnese) ofFargo 0 bOy Elhan Thomas March3 825 a.m 9 pounds 11 ounces. now 2bOys 2 girls

WOOD. Robert aod Be (Matv 01 Sal­more. Md. g r~ C",t n Deanna Mar e

AUg. 5. 2:10 p.m 7 pounds 14 ounces.now 1 boy 2 rts

CHAMBERS lonny and Pam (Kars·tendle ) of Monroe. la, 9 rl, Kayla

cole, Marcil 1, 9.56 a.m~ 7 pounds 7ounces now 2 gll1S

SMITH. lernard and Debra (K ddt ofChICagO III. boy, Joshua Nathan. Aug28 8:40 a.m 10 pounds 3 ounces. nowI boy 1 gIrl

ELSON Errc and Jack. e (Page) 01Pasadena. boy Connor James. March 8.6:20 p m 8 poundS 6 ounces. now 2boys

HARRISO PatrICk and Laune (Poffen·ro h) of Cowansv lie. Que .. g rl, D,anaElIZabeth Anne Dec. 3. 7 pounds 1ounce lISt ch Id

WYN . Ene and Jaa (Mattin) 01 Atlanta.Ga.• grl, Etka Mercedes. Oct. 10.344a.m., 6 pounds 11 ounces. first child

GARZlllO Pa aod Roslyn (Alzzuto) of8ethIehem. Pa. boy. Paul John Jr., Dec.30. 8:01 p.m 7 pounds 14 ounces. nowI boy. 1 9 rl.

NORDSTROM Steve and HelenelFnesen) of Edmonton Alta.. g rl. ArdynTheresa. Feb 7. 12.35 a.m.. 6 pounds 11ounces filSt ch Id

HANSEN Doug as and HoUy (VanLaecl<·en) at SIOUX Falls. SO 9 rt. Em y Ka~·Iy March 12.3:41 a.m.. 7 pounds 7ounces now 2 girtS

THUll. Seven aod Kunber1y /Wor1<man)of Zimmerman Minn., boy. CameronTodd Feb. 26. 11:29 p.m.. 8 pounds 11ounces, now 2 boys.

THORNBERRY MIchael and Cathy(MItchell) of CambrIdge. OhIO. g rl. lau·ren Malle. Aug 26.6 pounds 15 ounces.hrst child

FAW. Steven and Sharon (Noms) lon·don. Onl, girt Ariel Laura Jean Dec 31145 p.m. 7 pounds 2 ounces. fllstchild

McGEE. James aod Audrey tBrown) aP oenu Ariz g r1 Erb a e. March10 6:58 p.m. 4 pounds 15 ounces 51child.

WORTHING. Don aod Kate (D'Amour) 01Btlsbana. Qld, g"I, Heather MIchelle.Aug. 25, 1:20 a.m.• 9 pounds. now 2gll'ls

OLDHAM. Andrew and Sharon (Harra·dlnel of Northampton. England. gill.S ephanie MIChelle Feb. 1. 3:30 a.m., 8pounds 9'12 ounces, first child

COOPER. Ben and Vicky (QuIck) ofWashIngton. D.C g"'. Heather lynnMarch 29 747 p.m 7 pounds 5 ounces.first ch'ld

RADER. BrIan aod Pa1lJ (Jacobe) of SanAngelO, Tex, boy. Kyle D"""'l March 17,4'31 p.m., 8 pounds now 2 boys, 1 Qlrt

ROBI SON Scott aod Sharotyn (Rodlte)of Ab lene. Tex. g rl. Breanna ManeFeb. 25. 3:16 am., 8 pounds. now 2 girls.

OWENS. JII'tl aod Ti a (Ree,es) of Van­cou,er. Wash.. glr, Hayl e Margaret,Dec. 13. 5:36 p.m , 8 pounds 5 ounces.row 4 9 rts.

SCHNEPPER. Fred and AngelaBuchanan) of idona. B.C.• g rI, Kayla

Marie. March 9 5'30 p.m~ 6 pounds 14ounces child

JACOBSON Alfred aod Karol Mathos, 01Korkland Wash. boy, Aaron Bendlc •March 18 420 pm, 8 pounds 6 ounces.now 2 boys 1 g

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BENNETI, Paul aod Mitzi (Aha) 01 Be Ie·vue. Wash., g"I, Talla Alexandra. Jan.30.8:14 am.• 7 pounds 2 ounces. now 1boy. 1 gIrl.

CARRUTHERS. BIll aod Bobbi Wooer) 01Pasadena. boy. Skyler Jay. Jan. 8. 2:21p.m., 8 pounds 5 ounces. first child.

WllSO L onel and Debra (Hare) ofOIalhe Kan., boy l.JoneI Alonzo 10. Feb.21 807 am 6 pounds 3' 2 ounces. now2 boys

SWANSON. Jeff aod Rebecca (Saxen) ofStockton. ca f., boy. Ian Matthew. March15. 12:58 am.• 6 pounds 8 ounces. !irstch.1d

TillSON Kenneth aod Pamela (FlMeylof Jackson, Fla., boy. KeVIn A1e.an·der Feb. 18.6.55 p.m., 8 pounds 14ounces. row 2 boys.

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Ausn ,Mlke aod K9f1Ian ms) ofAtlanta. Ga. boy. Chase WIIkam, March20.6 pounds 13 ounces. row 2 boys.

BEANS, Gene aod JoDee lBohannan) oflor1QVl_. Tex., boy. logan Ryan. Nov20.9 pounds 7 ounces. fitsl child.

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SNEED. MIChael 35, of Atlanta. Ga wassholto death March 17. He 's surv ed byhiS parents. and nme brothers and sis·ters.

SCUDDER. Marlon, 64. of PhoeOlX. Anz.,died Feb. 15 of heart disease He is sur­v,ved by hiS Wife. Betty two sons, Ronand Wayne: one daughter, Debbie Morn­son; eight grandchildren; one brother,Glene, and one sister, Betty Cookman.

LINDSEY, Mary Kate 78 of Pasadena.died Feb 16 of an aneurysm. She s sur­Vived by two daughters, DehavillandBrown and Kate Adams. and two sons,Pe hueI and Nathan.

JEWELL PULA

PULA. Jewell 65. at Hendersonville,N.C. died Jan. 14. She IS suMved by herhusband, Charles: one daughter; twosons; fave sIsters: two brothers: fivell'andchildren. and one great-grandson.

HILL. Ivor 57. of StCklervit e N.J diedOct. 4 of a brain tumor. He IS SUrvived byhiS Wife, Ellalle and one daughter,Andrea

WAGNER, Ray. 53. of Portland are.,d ed March 4 of a heart attack. He IS sur­VlVed by his w fe. Becky: two daughters.Sh"ley Kent and Karen Des Jard,ns: twosons-In·law John Kent and Dan DesJard,ns and two grandchildren, Sharenaand Jared Kent.

SHELTON Ed ,87. of Battle Mountain,Nev., <ied March 24. She IS survived bytwo sons and many grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren.

WALTER FULFORD

FULFORD. Walter 81 of Athens anI.,died March 15 of leukem a. He IS sur­ViVed by hiS w fe of 52 years, Etta: onedaughter, Mary June Spear; one son,Edward J, and four grandsons.

GINGERICH. Anna M. 100. of Bay C<ty,Mich., d ed March 14. She IS SUMved bytwo sons. Grover and Kenneth; onedaughter, Ruth Bryce: nne grandchil·dren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

STRONG, Luams. 84, of Monroe. La.,died Nov. 1 She is survived by threesons and two daugh ers.

TURNER, Emma 70 of Monroe. La ,died Feb. 7. She IS SUMVed by her hus·band. Jonas six sons: lve daughters'and several grandchildren.

ROBERTS, Ray E • 67, of Columbia,S.C., died July 29. He IS SUrvIVed by h swofe. Mildred, one son, Jerry. two daugh­ters. Fran Baer and Marsha Harnng; onegranddaughter. Brandl; five grandsons.Jason DaVid. Tommy. Enc and Cody,three brothers; and two sisters.

DESIREE PEARMAN

PEARMAN. DeSiree Jean, 28 of War·wid<, Bermuda. died July 26 01 leukemia.She <S SUMVed by her father and mother,one bfother and two nephews.

died Jan. 3 of cancer. She is SUMVed byfour sons. Glen. Ketth. David and Claude;one daughter, Edith Appiegate, 26 grand­cluldren; 39 great-grandchildren; one sis­ter, Irene Pnce and one brother, FredSmtth.

ULLIE EPPS

EPPS, L"~e B., 95. 01 Syracuse, N.V..d'ed Feb. 25. She IS survived by livedaughters, lillie Mitchell, Mary AliceHayes. Lethann Bailey, Lucil Sandersand Lee Thomas; seven sons. Jesse,Robert, William, Jimmie. Charlie, Johnand Henry: 70 grandchildren: 165 great­grandchildren; 31 great-greal-grandchil­dren; and one n,ece.

SYBLE CARRICK

CARRICK. Sybte. 66 of ChiCO, Car,f..died Jan. 4 of a pulmonary disorder. SheIS survived by her husband '01 46 years.Clifford; two sons. Glyn and Kei h; fivegrandch Idren; and three great-grandchl~

dren.

CHARLES SMITH

SMITH Charles Raymond. 89. ofBradenton, Fla., died March 12 of con·gesllve heart faJlure He IS SUMVed by hISWife. Irene; four sons. MelVin. Paul,Charles and Dale: two daughters. ManonDowd and Janet Rohling: 19 grandclul­dren: 32 great-grandchildren; and twogreal-great-grandchildren.

MAURICE PRETEROTI

PRETEROTI. Maurace ·Pete; 61, ofWaShington, Pa.. died March 8. He ISSUlVlved by hiS w fe, Patty; three marneddaughters and two sons. He was a localchurch elder ,n the Washtngton church.

KENNEDY, Ronald, 65, of Manchester,England. died Dec. 29. He IS SUMVed byhiS Wife. Emily; one daughter, Diane; oneson. Steve; and one daughter-in-law,Theresa.

ILENE ROBERTS

ROBERTS, Ilene. 82, of Bloomfield, Ind.,

OBITUARIES

DOBSON, Joyce Beamce. 62. of Bram­erd, Mlnn, d ed March 4. She s survivedby two sons. one daughter-In-law, onebrother and three grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. W. ADVIENTO

Wen and Pete Advlento of Oakland.Calil , celebrated their 61 st weddingannIVersary Apnl 9. The Adv1entos haveSIX children, 26 grandchildren and 13great-grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. JEAN THOMERS

Jean and Madeleine Thomers of NeuvlUe,France, celebrated the" 50th weddinganmversary Dec. 8. The Thomerses havefour children, nine grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. EDWARD DENKLER

Edward and Helen Den ler Jr of Col·orado Springs. Colo., celebrated the"50th wedding anOlversary March 14,They have two sons. EddIe and John.Colorado SprIngs brethren honored themWlth a reception. Mr Den Sf IS a Iocachurch elder In the Colorado Spnngschurch.

MR. & MRS. JACK SHERRIN

Jack and Margaret Sherrin of Smock.Pa., celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary Feb. 20. Uniontown, Pa.,brethren surprised them With a recepbOnFeb. 22. The Shemns have SIX children.12 grandchIldren and three great-grand­children.

MR. & MRS. KENNETH AUSTIN

Kenneth and Mary Auslin of Acworth,Ga_, celebrated their 55th weddingannIVersary Oct 3. The Ausllns have oneson, Elwin; two daughters. Lynn andGlynn. one daughter·in·law, Mane. fivegrandchildren; and three great-grandchil.dren. Mr. Auslln IS a deacon In the Rome.Ga, church.

MR. & MRS. LOUIS MULVANEY

louiS and Olive Mu aney of Mobile. Ala,celebrated the" 50th Wedding anmver­sary March 7 Mobile brethren honoredthem Wlth a receplion. The Mulvaneyshave five children, Nancy Faulkner,[)jane H,n on, EJaJne Crowder. LOUIS andStephen; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great·grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. JOHN ASCHER

John and Ruth Fischer of Pasadena.Tex., celebrated their 50th weddinganrwversary Apn 11. They have four chi~

dren. 14 grandchildren and one great·grandchild.

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

MR. & MRS. MARION OWEN

Manon and Mary Lou Owen of Spring­field, Me.. celebrated the" 50th weddinganniversary Feb. 22. The Springfield so­Plus group honored them With a recep­tion Feb. 23.

MR. & MRS. KEN WILUAMS

Ken and COrrine Wil ams 01 Kenton.MiCh., celebrated their 40th weddinganniversary Nov. 17. The Williamseshave two daughters, Denise Fredenckand Keman Aus1Jn; two sons·In-law. BradFrederick and Mkel Austin, and fivegrandchildren. Edward. Meredith. Ken­neth. Conner and Chase. Mr. Wil'ams islocal church elder in the Eagle River,WIS.,church.

MR. & MRS. DON SJOGREN

?~~.~~I~~~t~~~e;lr0~~t~:;~~?~Oganmversary Feb. 18. The Sjogrens havethree sons. Rick. Don and Darin' twodaughters, Nancy and DeAnn. twodaughters·In-law. Louann and Judy; andtwo grandchildren. EM and Melissa

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MR. & MRS. ROBERT COBBLER

Robert and Shirley Cobbler of NorthAugusta. S.C., celebra ed the" 25th wed·ding anniversary May 5. The Cobblershave one daugh er April; and one son-In'law, DaVId.

MR. & MRS. RUSSELL LOVE

Russell and Norma Love of Rutherford­ton. N.C, celebrated their 35th Weddinganrvversary March 17 The Loves havefour daughters. Debra Fontenot, WendyHunter, Katrina and Ruth; three sons.Russen, Matthew and Wolliam; two sons·,"-law. James Fontenot and Nell Hunter,one daughter-In-law, Susan; and twograndchildren, Joshua and James Jr.

MR. & MRS. JOHN HOFER

John and Ann Hofer of W nnlpeg. Man.•ce ebrated thelf 40th wedding anniver­sary Dec. 5. The Hofers have lour sons.Thomas. Harry, John and Edward SIXdaughters. Joanna. Jane Scheuer. EIJ2a­beth, Edna Hofer. Lena Ford and Beckie;three daughterS-in-law. Evelyn, Dianeand Juanita; three sons-in-law, TimScheuer, Richard Hofer and Barry Fordand five grandchildren. Anary, Holly-Lynn.Matthew. Ryan and Mallory.

Conference in South Mrica:cultures meet

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these deeply significant occa­sions to worship and glorify theGod of our salvation, let'remember that Jesus Christ ithe sub tance, the e ence, thereal meaning behind them.

He is the Author and Fini herof our faith and. as his brothersand sisters. all we do houldrevolve around him. A Paulwrote, "Having been buried withhim in baptism and rai ed withhim through your faith in thepower of God, who rai ed himfrom the dead" (Colos ians 2:12,

ew International Version).Along these line , 1 hope we

can see that it is of no con e­quence whether one eats unleav­ened bread every day during theFestival of Unleavened Bread,for example. (Some have won­dered whether it would bewrong if they mis ed a day,since Exodus 13:6 [ KJ] ays,"Seven days you shall eatunleavened bread.")

Eating unleavened bread is asymbol of our new "unleav­ened" spiritual condition re ult­ing from faith in Je u Christ (1Corinthians 5:7). It is not theeating of the bread that makes usspiritually unleavened.

It is the sacrifice of Christ(Romans 3:22, 5: I), It should

not become a spiritual issue ifwe mi s eating unleavenedbread a day or two during theFestival.

Thank you incerely for yourprayers for God' guidance andinspiration as we grow in thelight of his word.

Please remember to pray forthose who have left the fellow­ship. that God will help thosewho are confused or disturbedabout doctrinal changes. Praythat God will give them willingand faithful hearts to desire hiswill and to understand his word.

While change is necessary, itis also difficult for some. Weshould not treat them as ene­mie , but as brothers and sisterswho need our prayers.

Some have been influenced ordeceived by dishonest andheretical writings of formermembers or ministers who(either deliberately or ignorant­ly-it's not always easy to tell)grossly misrepresent the changesGod has led hi Church to make.

Others are simply confusedand in need of God' help.Whatever the rea on, let' prayfor them and for the blind guideswho are leading some of themastray.

Please pray for me, that I willhave the courage to go whereGod leads. And never cease topray for one another.

By Larry SalyerI vi itedSouth Africa for the

Feb. 24 to 27 ministerial confer­ence that brought together the full­time ministers living in Africa.

Evangelist Larry Salyer isdirector of Church Administra­tion International.

Though we had some good­natured banter about whether thiswa the fir t all-Africa confer­ence, it certainly was the fir tsince the Church has had nativeAfrican mini ters serving the con­gregation throughout Africa.

East and We t Africa are part ofthe British region and are super­vised by evangelist Les McCul­lough. Southern Africa, whichinclude Zimbabwe and Zambia,is upervi ed by Andre vanBelkum.

Both men presented profitablelectures and joined me for a que ­tion-and-answer ses ion. On thela t day of the conference theregional directors conducted sepa­rate meeting to deal with i suesexclu ive to each region.

The conference took place at are ort hotel in the scenic Drakens-

•Inberg Mountain , about halfwaybetween Johannesburg and Durban.

South Africa i a beautiful andproductive land, and its indu trialand economic infra tructure ihighly developed.

On the surface it appears to be aFirst World country. However, amajority of the population lives inThird World conditions and feelstheir plight is a result of the gov­ernment's policy of apartheid. Atany rate, the challenge facing thenation now is to look forward, notbackward.

It was truly a remarkable expe­rience to meet in peace and har­mony with men and women ofnumerous racial, ethnic andnational identitie . Clearly, wewere all citizens of a higher gov­ernment, the kingdom of God.

It was inspiring to see this groupcome together for the openingocia1 event. Many had not met

those from outside their ownregion and were anxious to do o.

As I know all of them personal­ly, it gave me great joy to see themgetting acquainted and expressingmutual respect and appreciationfor work done in their environ­ments.

harmonyAs the meetings progressed we

hared heartfelt concern as we dis­cu sed the challenges faced by ourbrethren throughout this continentthat cover one fifth of the landurface of the earth,

Sharing examples of problemsmini ter in various cultures haveto deal with was interesting andeducational for all. I think: every­body profited from this increasedaWarene of the varying condi­tions in which God is calling peo­ple and of the application ofGod' word in meeting these con­ditions.

Of course, we had the usual funand humor common to gatheringsof mini ters and wives. There wasno shortage of stories about unusu­al experience and embarrassingsituations. The fellowship waswann and encouraging.

The mini ters and their wivesGod ha called to erve brethrenthroughout Africa are doing thejob extremely well.

They are a fine group of peoplewith whom I am pleased to work.Plea e remember them and thechurches they serve in your prayers.Mo t face an uncertain future, tem­pered by their spiritual hope.

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Wash., was the overall winner ofthe 1991 YOU Songwriting Con­test.

Evangelist inducted /into Sports Hall of Fame

BIG SA DY-Donald L.Ward, president of AmbassadorCollege, was inducted into theSports Hall of Fame at DeltaState Univer ity in Cleveland,Mi s.. April 4.

Dr. Ward lettered in baseballand football at the university. Acenterfielder. he led the baseballteam in triples in 1960. homerun in 1961 and overall battingaverage both year .

He was a two-time lettermanin football a a quarterback andafety, leadm hi team to th '­

only bo vi ppearance in 1959.Dr. Ward intercepted 13 p e

at afety, thre even touchdownpa e and averaged 19.1 yardas a punt returner in 1959.

Dr. ard. erved a' ba eballcoach from 1967 to 1969. lead­ing Delta State to a econd-placefini h in the CAA Division IICollege World Series in 1968.

He also served as assistantfootball coach at the univer ity in1967 and 1968.

Dr. Ward has been at Arnba ­ador College ince 1969, erv­

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Winners announcedin YOU nationalwriting contest

The YOU Office announced thewinners of the 1992 U.S. CreativeWriting Contest.

In the poetry division, goldlevel winners were (in alphabeti­cal order, with name of churcharea): Paul Alfieri, Union, .J.,South; Becky Baker, Keno ha.Wi .; Richenda Frankel. Chica­go. Ill.. orth and. orthwest:I tatthe\l Giese. Big Sandy P.M.;Ben Koller. Phoenix. Ariz ..1 'orth; Jared Sloan. San Diego.Calif.; and irginia Thomas.Kalamazoo, ich.

In the general div i ion. oldlevel wl~ner were Jennifer

fTeldt. Indiana and Huntingdon.Pa.: Dawn tichelle Cain. Reno,

e .; Carol . Campau, GrandRapid Mich.: Richenda Frankel,Chicago orth and 'orthwe t;R) an Meyer Hughes. St. Peter ­burg. Aa.; Janice V, Sadlo, ~1in­

neapolis, Minn.. orth; and SarahSchnoebelen, Des Moine . Iowa.

Honorable mention in the poet­ry divi ion were: Kellie French,Portland Ore., We t; Denise A.Kuettner, Phoenix. orth: Gina T.Kuettner, Phoenix orth; Leah'ichole Hunter. Port mouth.

Ohio: Dana • toehring, Appleton.Wi.: lona. ichols. Fort yers.Fla.; . n l~phen, Jack on.Mi S.: Jennifer IIrich, MountVernon, Ill.: and Joey Weeden,',: ilmington. .c.

Honorable mention in the gen­.eral divi ion were DesireeBukowski, Hou ton. Tex., Ea t:Kell) Carey, Seaford. Del.; AmyHilliker. Bremerton. \Va h.; Dan.Iyer , Wau au. Wi .: DavidRei ner, Davenport. IoV\.a: RobinShumwa)', Roche ter. linn.; andDa\id A. Vine, Flint. Mich.

haron Treybig 0 Spokane.

The Fe tival Office an­nounced that the followingsites have reached capac it)and can accept no furtherapplication .

Paradi e I land. Bahama :Chri t Church. Barbado ;Ro eau. Dominica: SI.George' . Grenada: George­town. GU) ana: Ocho Rio,Jamaica; En enada. te. ico;

YOU fund drive helpsteen whose armssevered in accident

MI 'NEAPOLIS, Minn.-TheMinneapolis South Youth Oppor­tunities United (YOU) group pon-ored a fund drive in February for

John Thompson, a I orth Da 'otateenager who received nationalattention when hi arm ~ere cutoff in a tractor accident Jan. 11.Doctors reattached hi arm .

The YOU grOUP collected 230from area brethren for the Thomp­on family to use for medical bill .Terry Lundberg, a local

church elder in the .1inneapoliSouth church and YOU coordina­tor. initiated the project.

"I was moved about the toryabout John Thomp on." he aid."I thought it would be good to doomething as a YO group ince

he's a teenager. to let him knowwe are aware of hi ituation:'

In addition to the ca h donation.Tanya Kern, a YOU member

1992 Festiv& Updates

Norfolk singles to meetfor July 4 festivities

ORFOLK, Va.-The churchhere invites singles to attend aFourth of July singles weekend inthe Virginia Beach area July 2 to 5.

Activities will include a beachparty and cookout, Fourth of Julyfireworks at Ft. Monroe, and din­ner and dancing at the historicalChamberlin Hotel.

Guest speaker for the weekendis evangelist Gerald Waterhouse.

Cost for the weekend is 90 andinclude three night ' lodging atOld Dominion Univer ity, sevenmeals, activities and tran porta­tion to and from activities.

Please make checks payable toLocal Church Activity Fund andsend them to Box 6217, VirginiaBeach, Va., 23462. For fur­ther information call Ruth at1-804-693-3052.

Kansas church to mark25th anniversary in June

SALINA, Kan.-The Salinachurch will celebrate it 25thanniversary June 20. Service willbegin at 3 p.m., followed by a din­ner, slide show. pre entation. anda family dance.

Activitie wiJI be at the HolidayInn. 1616 W. Crawford, alina,Kan. Re ervation for the eveningmeal are required.

For information call Robert\lan at 1-316-241-2 22 or wote

him at 214 Hummingbird McPheron. Kan.. 67460.

St Paul. Cost for the weekend ifregistering before June 1 is 39.95for quadruple occupancy, $46.25for triple, $59.95 for double and$99.95 for single. Add $5 for eachperson if registering after June 1.

Prices include all activitie , fourmeals and lodging. The hotel hasan indoor pool, sauna and hospi­tality suite.

For further information callMike Floro at 1-612-934-6520 orwrite him at 6590 Chanhas enRd., Chanhassen, Minn., 55317.

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Singles weekend inTennessee to featuredinner, dancing

lEMPHIS, Tenn.-'·Getting toKnow You" is the theme of a July4 singles weekend sponsored byMemphis singles.

The weekend will begin Fridayafternoon with a picnic. Saturdayactivities are a morning Biblestudy, an afternoon singles Sab­bath ervice, dinner and dancingin the evening.

Both Sabbath messages will bepre ented by Gary Antion, direc­tor of Counseling Services at Am­bassador ColJege.

The weekend is limited to thefir t lOO men and lOO womenwho send in a $15 depo it. Totalweekend cost is 30.

For further information andreservations. contact Tom Bart at1-901-794-8109 or write him at2825 Cotton Way, o. I, Mem­phi , Tenn.. 38118.

Twin Cities singlesinvite guests to'World of Friendship'

11 'j EAPOLIS 1inn.-TheTw In Citie ingle cordiallyin Ite ~gle to a weekend of fel­10 hip and fun. July 3 to 5.

The theme for the we kend IhDI covering a ew V orld ofFriend hip."

Activities include a emlformaldance. a captain's dinner. volley­ball, softball, brunch, two Biblestudies. Sabbath service' and aver IOn of the Family Feud televi-ion game show. Evangelist Dean

Blackwell is gue t speaker.Hou ing i at the Ramada Inn,

Locke, Imperial Schools superin­tendent.

Imperial Schools started receiv­ing receipts before the Feast ofTabernacles and set a goal tomatch last year's Apple for theStudents program total of

660.000 by the end of the pro­gram Jan. 31.

This was the first year ImperialSchools participated in the Lucky

ore program.

NEWSOF(JPPEOPLE,PLACES & ....~EVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

GUADALAJARA, Mexico-A senes of underground gasexplosions killed more than 200 people here April 22,

according to Gilberto Marin, pastor of the Guadalajara church.No members were hurt or suffered property damage in theblasts.

Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach announced that theWorldwide Church of God will participate in the relief effort bysending $100,000 to appropriate relief agencies.

"If we are indeed Christlike individuals we are constantlythinking about the poor unfortunates of this world," Mr. Tkachsaid. He quoted Galatians 6 10: "As we have thereforeopportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto themwho are of the household of faith.

Because of the emergency, only one service wasconducted on the last day of Unleavened Bread in Guada­lajara. The Feast of Tabernacles will take place here asscheduled.

Member Daniel Garcia, 30, who lives one block from thedisaster area, was working on his car when the first explosionoccurred.

People were running, bleeding, crying, screaming andasking for help.

"I ran to see what was happening and to help," Mr. Garciasaid. "To my amazement the street had disappeared. In itsplace was a wide trench, in most places three meters deep.Cars, buses and trucks were turned around. Homes weredestroyed and injured people were everywhere."

Mr. Garcia helped rescue people and belongings until hewas exhausted.

The 160 brethren in Guadalajara thank brethren worldwidefor their prayers.

Northern Californiaquake delays services

EUREKA, Calif.-Brethrenhere are safe and suffered no seri­ous property damage, after a 6.9­magnitude earthquake and sever­al after hocks hit this area April25.

Although the quake hit Satur­day morning, mo t brethren werestill able to make it to Sabbathservices, according to Dan King,Eureka, Chico and Redding,Calif., associate pastor.

"Sabbath ervices in Eurekanormally start at I p.m. but weredelayed until I :30 p.m. becau e ofthe earthquake," Mr. King.said.

"When we arrived at the hall,there still was no power. Abouthalfway through the sermonette,the power came on, which wagood because we were planning toplay Mr. Tkach's tape for the ser­mon.

"About five minutes after thetape was completed. the powerwent back off."

School equipmentredeemed fromgrocery receipts

Imperial Schools in Pa adenacollected more than 688,000 ingrocery store receipts in the VonCompanies 1991-92 Apples forthe Student program. and morethan 50.000 in receipt in theLuck) Store Register Tape forEducation program.

Student . parent and brethrenfrom Southern California church­e ent c~ h regi ter receipt the_

. received when hopping at thetwo grocery tore chain .

Imperial School will redeemthe Von Companie receipt fortwo Macinto h LC color computersystem and educational oftware.

The Lucky Store receipt willbe redeemed for two sets of 10Casio scientific calculators.

"Programs like these help Impe­rial to acquire educational equip­ment we would otherwise not beable to afford. I would like tothank everyone who has helped uaccompli h our goal:' aid Jo eph