I Made a Bet with God and Lost

How a commercial fisherman ecame a fisher of men.

''One thing I do: forgetting what

lies behind and straining forward

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of the upward call of God in

Christ Jesus. '' -Philippians 3:13,14, ESV

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Pulling Together 0 ne summer day back. on the farm, the task.t all comp� and

daylight sti.l.lleft, my brother and I decided to recreate the travels of the pioneers. Ours was a scaled-down event involving our play

wagon and the family's two dogs, Lassie and Laddie. It didn't take long to put together a harness with odds and ends from

the bam, and with the dogli hoohd up, we were ready to head West. Brother and I hopped in the wagon ror the journey, but when I yelled •Giddy up.• Laddie laid down while Lassie pulled. I hopped out of the wagon and tried everything I could think of-treats, pep talh-1 even propped La.d.d.ie up, only to have him tip over when I stopped holding him. Nothing worked. The trip West was flnished before it st:arted.

Adventists, too, are on a journey. Within the church, so much depends on us working together. 'fhe chun:h is a high-.ttala:s proposition, God designed it to be a place where people plan and pack for a trip far biggu than the one my brother and I were thinking of so long ago. Not only that, God designed the chwch to be a welcome centre, a place of evangdism, that would encourage people who ha.d. never thought of taking such a journey to sign on.

Satan, uncbstanding better than we do what the church is all about, has thrown every resource into disrupting the journey. He induces some to lie down on the job. Others he distradS by suggesting a diffi:rent destination in the hopes that we will not be pulling together toward a common goal.

In the years since the aborted trip on that summer evening. I've pondered the lesson that it taught. Each of us has an agenda; we only move ahead when we move toge� No journey is possible unless I am willing to stand up and do my part.

Our joumcy as a church is much bigger than one with a toy wagon and a team of dogs.Jcsw has chosen the destination ror this one: heaven. Sometimes it may fecllih the team is going in different directions, but Jesus is the team leader and it is His business to sort that out. We need to pull together. •

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Connecting with First Nations Ad­ventist at BC's Native Camp Meeting made a deep impression on Cyrus. Though few if any of these people were of his tribe, the warm connec­tion and Christian brotherhood was real-so real that Cyrus wrote a letter to the Port Hardy pastor a year later.

"They're great people there," re-flects Cyrus after his experience as a featured musician. For many, the regular Grade 6 field trip is a first experience outside Alberta-for some, a first extended time away from their reserve homes-and it makes a lasting impression.

Though younger than the rest of the group, Cyrus' skill as a traditional Cree singer and drummer secured him a place on the bus. He soaked up the new First Nations culture and the whole Native Camp Meeting experience.

Connecting with First Nations Adventist in the unique spiritual setting of Camp Meeting is an experience Cyrus and his classmates can't get in a classroom. They will remember it wherever life takes them, as First Nations MANS teacher Ramona MacKenzie remembers her introduction to Adventism through education (p. 31).

"It exposes them to a greater Christian community, and the kids come back with a completely different outlook on Christianity," says Principal Gail Wilton.

''They are learning to trust, to let go and let God."

See and hear Cyrus' interpretation of "Jesus Loves Me" using tradi­tional Cree music elements at www.albertaadventistcalcyrus.

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T he March 2015 issue of The Sif.111 of the T.rmes ci�d a Fox News Rport that miPt surprise you: '"A McDonald's church?• Paul Di Lucca, C1'alive clireciJOr at me

church bran� agency Lux Dei Desijpt. is conccmed that 3 million people leave the faith every year, while 70 million people eat at McDonald� Rstaunnts r.:very d.ay.1 .Accordmstn the article, he t:hinb he may have an answu to declining church aamdance.. He is .raising $1 million to build the first McDooald'S church called M«:Mass Church, which would litenlly howe a McDonald's Rstaunnt.1

Di Lucca says, '"Christianity is tmable to c� modem audiences. There's a lack of innovation and .lack of design thinking in church communities: So he minks a McMass church could hdp churches '"bRak new ground.. "5

Did this capamyoor mendon and get you thinking! What is it that the church is not doing? And how do we reconcile this question with the words of the tOunder ofCluisdanitywhen He says, '"And I, Ifl be .lifo:d up from me earth. I will draw all men unto me'" (John 12:32)2

I do not pro&:ss to haft me answer; howeYa', you may want to take the time to study the success seaec: ofgmwingvilmmt churches in your community. What is it that they do that makes them relevant in their communities? Since we cannot tab: everything they do and transplant it co our c:once.u, what dements can we adopt and adapt?

BefoR you ask if I am an advoca� of a M«:Mass church, let me dearly sta� that I do not think the answer lies in a personal adlwmce to a particular concept or a ru:w way of doing thinp. because you aR well aware th.at regardless of what one does, he or she will always have followas. In fact, this is me reason

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why we have so many denominations in me world. TherefoR. my opinion is im:levant here. But what I do know is this: Rgardless of the relevance of our fundamental beliefs, if mey aR not wdl packaged, wdl presented, and li-ml daily, they wiU profit us nothing. In fut, 1 Corinthians 13:1·3 conBrms this.

While it is important to wo.tk. on new ways and methods to reach the postmodem mind, it must be done with me comU:tion that if we lift up Cluist, He (not you, not I. not the methods) will draw all men and. women to Himsd£

Thirty yean after the ascension of Cluist, the disciples were able to grow the &rst.century church from what was c:onsideRd an insigni6cant Jewish sect to a major force in the Roman Empire. How d.id they do id The answer is found in the book of Acts. Please let me draw your attmtion to what FJlen G. Whi� says on pages 143 and 144 in The Mtlistry o.{HMimg. I adapt it for the purpose of this article:

What if you and I were to spend time mingling with men and women as one who desire their good?

What if you and I were to show our sympathy for them and minister to their needs? Wouldn't it be easier for us to win their confidence? Wouldn't it be easier for us to invite them to follow Christ?

She also says, '"Accom· panied by the power of persuasion. the power of prayer, me power of the love of God, this work wiU not, cannot, be without &we.• May God hdp us! •

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I don't believe in Cluistmas or Easter, because the Catholic Chun::h created them. Jesus wasn't born in December. Why would the Adventist Church celebrate Christmas or Easter? What does the Bible say about it?

Without getting Into denomination-driven wars, 111 say that, as a Christian, nothing gives me more joy than reflecting on Jesus' birth, His life on earth, His seffless sacrifice for us, His amazing resurrection, and His soon-to-happen, glorious second coming. Is this joy constricted only to a certain set of dates? Absolutely not. It is a 2417/365 state of mind. The Bible says, "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say It again: Rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4).

Do we want to spread that joy In our circles of Influence? Of course we do! With that in mind, it doesn't matter if the rest of the world is celebrating the birth of Jesus at the wrong time of the year. In fact, what better opportunity do we have to openly talk about Jesus than when most people's hearts are open to that very same subject? By the way, Easter is linked to the timing of Passover, whkh ls the fuast event that, according to the Bible accounts, corresponded with the timing of Jesus' death.

Don't bury the good news bea�use it may be celebrated on the wrong day­instead, spread it! •

Do you hilve a question for Pllstor Josuf Sl'lncftezl Email it to messenget@idwntist.cll,

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evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire," says the

Lord Almighty. 'Not a root or a branch will be left to them.-Malachi 4:1, NIV

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JUST OVER $210,000 IN AWARDS AND

SCHOLARSHIPS were given to 137 student �piena at Burman University', (formerly Canadian University College) annual Awards Night ceremony, Tuesday, March 31, 201 S. Of the money distributed at awanls night, $155,000 came from endowed or annually funded scholarships provided by Burman University's alumni and friends. The remaining $55,000 came from government or other institutional sources,

Muon Leitch, a second-year biology major was honoured to have been awarded the Deans' Scholarship ror Excdlence in the Division of Science, He expressed hiJ appreciation to the donor: .Thank. you mr sponsoring my education. It is a huge blessing to attend Burman University. This scholarship hdps and makes a big difli:rence mr myself and my family. I plan to continue on the medical track and malre a difference in people's lives. Thank you for making a difruence in my life,"' wrote Leitch.

During his welcome, Muk. Haynal president, com­mented that none of us have gotten to whw= WI: are at this point in our lives without signi.6cant hdp and support from other people. •The cycle of one generation hdping the nw: is a beautiful thing.• Haynal told the students. •1 challenge those of you who will receive help tonight to continue this cycle once you are able,"'

11Hello, you have reached Burman University. How may I help you?"

This is the greeting you may well receive when you I call the Hillwp on or after May 1, 2015. Graduation

will have ended akw weeks earlier, and. the last graduating cLw as Canadian University College will be already out and aploring the new world of possibilities bdUre them, This school is no stranger to change and growth, and with the support of our alumni and friends all over Canada and the world, we mntinue bl push I:Ur better opportunities for our students.

The support we receive from our alumni and friends gives w hope w as we begin this new chapter. Voices from alumnilikeJ. D. Victor Fitch, cue president from 1991 to 1997, encourage us as we move fOrward.

•This will be the seventh name change since the school began in 1907 (which, by the way, is a year bei:Ure the I:Uundingof the Univemty of .Alberta). Each. time a new name was needed bl represent growth in the school's offerings from a canvassing school at its beginning, to a high school, a junior college, a senior college and then

The Burmans The Burmaru' entire life was dedicated to service. I Early on in their careers the Burmans were stationed

in Alberta, where Charles became the Ant president of the Alberta Conference, Leona also served the Alberta Conference as the Sabbath school secretary and in the Youth People's Work department.

As Alberta Conference president, Charles urged that building a school would be the best way to inspire colportxms. This idea gave way tD the Canvassers' School that would one day become Burman University. Always working as a team, Leona Burman wor1red alongside Charles as a staff member at the Canvassers' School. Only a kw months wo.tking with the students at the Canvassers' School convinced Charles that a secondary institution was needed. As a uam of action the Burmans, with a logging crew, embarked tu gather lumber even belOre a site or con&zcnce approval was grantd. Charles led a crew of 18 men, eighteen horses, three bobsleds, and a cutter to the woods west ofLeduc. Leona, with student Hazel Edwards, joined the crew to provide support and cook lOr the loggers. In three weeks the crew had cut 1,700 logs and piled them on the ice of the North Saskatchewan River.

In 1907 Alberta Industrial Academy was established. The school functioned with lOur staff members, Charles as the principal and Bible teacher and Leona as the

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an accredited university college. Now we need our name w identify our university status. This change means fUrther growth and strengthening as an institution of higher learning.

My appeal-The Lord has led and guided this school since 1907 and He will continue: to lead and guide today. No matter the name, it will not aHect my mmmitmcnt to, or support of. the university. I pray that the result will not be divisive but rather a joining wgcther of our constituency, board, faculty, staff. and students ror even greater days of enhanced learning and expanded opportunities I:Ur each. student. •

-J. D. Victtlt Fitch, alumnus and fo rmer cue pr esident, 1991-1997

preceptress along with teaching English, geography, physiology, and acting as the school nurse.

Charles and Leona Burman cared ror not only the academic needs of the AlA students but also lOr their physical needs. When seeing student Camille Armeneau canvassing in the cold without a topcoat, Charles took off his and gave it to the student. On another occasion, noticing student Willie McCready'! wom-out shoes, he bought him a new pair. II: was because of their tireless service that the students addressed the Burmans as •Ma and Pa Burman.•

Leona Burman wrotle, ·The teacher never gets his reward in the pay envelope. II: comes with the years as he watches the students he has taught devdop into strong men and women able to carry responsibilities;

This institution was established by the sweat and sacrifioe, vision. and courage ofChades andLeonaBwman, who dreamed of a school where men and women would be prepared I:Ur lives of service. Their dream lives on in the mission ofBurman University. which is to prepare students to think with discernment, to believe with insight and commitment, and tD aa: with confidence, mmpassi.on, and competence. •

JR Ferrer is the director ofcommunictltkJn for CQfllld/an Unlvmlty College.

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� Trli'fiMIIDMIJtHITchiJJJJHJ. Daniel SI!Drm: I grew up in Buchanan. Sask .. and wu the seventh child in a family of nine brothers and five sistx2'S. My parents spoh the Ukt'2.inbn language and m:re faithful members of the local Car:holic church. When I was young. my father statrd that I sh.ould become a p.riert. The seed was planted. and I thought about being a priest.

M: I hAve be.crrl JDU Ill} your mother Will" very unique pmon. Why! D: Mother was a very faithful person and wanted to know more about God. She had. no fOrmal education-could neither read nor write-� she raised 14 children. many of whom received college degrees, including graduate degrees. Each ciWd was treated fairly and lmcw a mother's love. M: HDw JiJ you beco'f/M • Sevmtii.U, .Ati:lmtistf D: My parents sent me to St. Joseph's Catholic College in �rla:on, Sask .. hoping I would become a priest. While I was there, Elder Conrad. Samograd came to our home and gave my mother the book Wimb· tUJd BJieft ofSern:lllh-JAy .Ati:lmtists and told her about Canad.bn Union College (CUC, now Burman

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with Daniel Skoretz.

In terview by J.D. Victcr Fitch, MeHenger Staff Writer.

University). She then encouraged me to attend CUC. Initially I resisted, but later n:luccandy applied. It was many yeaD later I discovered it was her way ofleam.ing the mess� of the Adventist Chun:h. M: Wbu ch�fntU diJ tiJis -'u U. the tUretti611 of JOtn' lift f D: The opportunity to give my heart to Jesus was flm presented to me at cue.

When someone gives his or her heart to God, it changes� My relationship with God c:hanp.:l, and as a result, my goals and opportunities changed. I now purposed to serve God wholly, and that fO.r me meant accepting God:t call to ministry. As I returned home and shared. my aperiences wim my family, many changes happened there a.bo.ln addition to my parents, eight brothers and one sister became members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Four in the family became ordained ministers, and three others were also church employees. M: Wbere tJid JDII rYceive JOtn' �"I D: After attending St. joseph's. I �dcd cue fOr several years and oomplcted my undergraduate ckgree :tt La Sierra Universi� (LSU) in California. I have two master's degrees; one in education D:om LSU and the other in public health D:om Lomalinda University.

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D: My rust church employment was as a pastor in Saskatchewan. followed by the Alberta Conference in the 1950s.l then served in church administration in Alberta and Ontario in the departments of Home M.Usiom, Sabbad!. SchooL Public Relations, and Radio and TV. From 1968 to 19711 t:mght and chaired the theology department at CUC. I taught in the Department of Public Health at Loma Linda University from 1971 to 1978.Duringthis timei coordinated an off-campus Master in Public Health program for the Alberta Conference. From 1978 to 1982Iserved in the ministerial department of the General Conference. Since, 1983, I have served as a pastor in the Southeastcm CalifOrnia Conference.

M: WI '/1M tWDut JDUT' ftlmily. D: Elaine (Gimbel) and I have two daughters and two sons. Donnalee (Paul) Lehmann; Sherilynne (Douglas) W'ill; Randy (Lenita) and Robert (Lynetta). We have 10 granckhildren and fOur pat grandchildren.

M: Where ue yo• IWW, a11li whllt 11re JttU Joi"t' D: A.lthougb. I officially retired in 1996, at � P!1 I continue to pastor two chun:hes and live in Loma Linda, Cali£ Elaine has been an integral part of my ministry through all the years, and because of her I am abJI: to oontinue to serve. •

ot lougago, theBw:man U� community lost a great friend and mpportcr. When Carol Clark died. she left a portion ofher estate to the university, speci£kally for the building of a

Learning Centre and Student Commons (LC). At the age of92, forward-thinking Carol Clark had seen mat Burman Uni:vel:sity needs dW learning centre 1Xl take me Wlmmty into the 21st century.

To Wldastandher vision for the future, we must look at her past. Carol's love of learning began when she was a child with the support of her parents. Thirsting for lmowleclge. she spent her time absorbed in books. Later she insisted her daughter, Sheila Clark. teach her to use me Internet. Sheila says her mom was always •curious• and "loved 1Xl read to satisfy that drive wlearn,"'l

Mother of s.lx, grandmother of 11, pat-grand­mother of three, Carol cared deeply about her family's interem and education. Sheila, now Burman University's library director, and her mother frequently talked about the "library of the future with all its possibilities,"' Carol was also actively invo.hoed wid!. many university rtucknts, with whom she often visited and •engaged in live.ly conversations.· Sheila explains that her modJ.er •wanted them all to have the best Christian� possible"' and •Wldastood. the imporunoe of the 21•-century library.•

So why docs the campm need the proposed Leaming CCDU'e and Smdcnt Commons? For starters, some smdmts d.escribe the library, the only pla.ce with quiet. study areas, as a place to be avoided. It is gloomy and corumed. and access to technology is vuy limited A single room accommod.ua student wmk!rtudy groups, and there are no rooms with the technology and equipment librarians

and teachers need to i.ostruct and assist students. Finally, there are few places on campm where students can meet and wom or study to8ether comfurtably.

Burman Uni:vel:sity needs the new learning centre to meet me needs of2lrt-cenwry students. They need tables with outlets where they can plug in laptops and devices, as well as more computer labs and rooms with computtts and projection equipment, where librarians can show stwimts howw access and we digital resources and where students can aeace and rehearse presentations. They need spaces where they can worlr:: and learn wgether, such as group study rooms and fle:dble spaces with moveable, comfurtable fWnitlll'l; as well as quiet reading spaces.

Students learning collaborativdy and digitally is the way of me future-and the present. Without proper access to technology and wotk space, without a new leaming centte, students do not and will not be able 1X:l have the tools they need to compete in the wom world or �ate school Without a modern facility, current and prospective students may choose to study dsewhcre. The need for a new leaming centre is an issue that must be addressed.

Carol Clark's vision was to bring Burman University into me 21• cencury. This Leaming Centte project will help our students get the land of education they need 11) succeed beyond me cl:usroom . •

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AStter World Canada. has long been in the investment usiness. Just ask Eric Rajah, co-founder of the Centtal

ben:a.-based int:emarlo'nal development organization governed by Lacombe'S College Heights Seventh-day Adventist Chw:cl!.. The volunteer-run charity is cdebr:uingits 25• anniversary this year, thanks in part to Rajahs philosophy that it should operate lilce an investment company.

"Since I'm in business, I always see people as an investment."' said Rajah. A Better World follows an investment model when it comes to as5ei5ing poteDtial projects and completing them. For one thing, the community must support the project and hdp out with cash. labour. or local materials, as they a.re able. A Better World also regularly checks up on its projects and malces sure it is geuing a mum on these invesunenrs, Rajah said. ·with these principles in mind, every two years we organize a business trip." he added. "It includes sponsors and those who may end up investing after seeing the projects up front. •

As part of the trip to Kenya, each participant contributes some money to a project that would he ready for a grand opening when they arrive. The recent Executive Team trip to ole place in October 20 14 in the midst of an ebol.a. crisis in West Attica and terrorist concerns in northeast Kenya. Some people decided not to travel because of what was happening in various parts of Africa and the Middle East. Team leaders Kadly and Peter Lacey originally had a group of26, but by the time the ttip went ahead. the number was 18. Most were business leaders &om Centtal Alberta.

•It was a really interesting group of people, because they a.re so well-netwo.t:ktd within our home community and also nationally."' said Kathy. "They can bendlt A Better World dramatically."'

The executive team assessed current needs at each site and brainstormed on what could be done to help further, "We looud at opportunities and obstacles in order to help these people move forward in th.eir lives; she added. For e:umple, the executive team was shown a faulty water pump at one stop. Dermis Hueppelsbeuser, �farmer who owns about 10,000 acres near Blackfalcls, just northeast ofRed D� Alta.., had a look. '"He came up with a good solution to a difficult problem,'" said Kathy.

Kathy and Peter see the value of these executive team trips after leading several of them. As Rajah says, its their vision to do

these. Kadly is an active volunteer who was named Red Deer's Citizen of the Year in 2011. Peter was recently named 2014 Canadian Dealer of tbe Year by the Western Equipment Dealers' Association. Peter said these ttips are glo'eat in two ways. •It's � combination of encouraging potential donors: he said, •and providing advice from a business standpoint on some of the projects."'

Don Bdl., co-founder ofWestJet, and his wife, Roxane, travelled with the Laceys l.a.st fall '"We have seen 6rsthand. the impact A Better World has made on thousands of people,• said Bell. '"We want to be involved.• •

Laum Tester tmvels with A Better World and is a freelance writer for newspapers.

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here are a greu many children in my church, They art\ ev� They seem. to dominate the Sabbaah schools; tb.ey have their own kids' church a.nd serve

as uilien, deacons, and. music leaders. In f.u:t. this coming Sabbath the youth will be preaching the sermon. Some­limes during 1he church service young children ca.n be beard. loudly. There are times when they inturupt my sermon with a loud laugb. or a comment.

When I first started my ministry at Oakridge Adventist Church, it wu a �rent environment. The children were hard to Gnd. They were hidden downstairs in che basement. behind the kllowsh.ip haU. The kids were hardly se<n a.nd bas:dy heard from. In fact, chere were two homemade posters that adorned the "mothers' room • chat read, "Quiet. This is a training ground.. • Part.nts would tiptoe throughout the church, looldng apologetic and embarrassed whenever their children were vocal.

I promptly tore down the posters, Then we started reminding parents that church was a safe place to grow and. bring their children-even if they were loud. I told. the congregation about my friend who has a church in Los Angeles that has ma.ny children attending also. The church's website domain is noisychildrenwelcome. com. Wow! Doesn't that speak volumes? Doesn't chat immediately convey the tone a.nd hospitality of the church?

Childre.n who are seen and heard in the church convey sevual things. First, they represent health and vitality in the congregation. In other words, they demonstrate that the church is willing to adapt and accept fOWlS people as the Nture. Second., children are contagious. Once parents realize chat a church accepts their (loud) children, other families will hear about it and atn::nd.

Many years ago a yoWlg mother named Susanne brought her two daughters to church every week.1 Her husband was not a Christian, but Susanne made a commitment to participating in the Sabbath school and church service every week. She often sat alone in the back pew, self-conscious of any soWld her daughters,

'not her�� name.

then aged three and one, would. make. She came to church prepared with Golcffish c.rackus, crayons, and activity books. One Sabbath, a well-meaning woman turned and shushed Susanne's daughters. The elderly lady, a visitor who didn't know the culture of the church, took. it upon herself to be che Sabbath shaiff. "Can you keep your daughters quiet? This is God's sanctuary,• she admonished..

I praise the Lord that my wife happened to be in the lobby that day as Susanne proceeded to leave church. early with her daughters. With tears in her eyes, Susanne relayed the story to my wife. Thankfully, we were able to reassure this humiliated mother that her children were welcome, even when they were disruptive.

Can you imagine if that visitor had approached the situadon differendy? What if she had turned around. and offe.red to hold the baby� What if she had turned to the mother and recognized the tougb. situation Susanne was in and praised her fOr bringing her daughters to church? What if she would have just kept quiet?

What can we do to develop a c:ulture where children are the VIPs in the church.? What policies can yow-church. board and elders adopt chat will commu­nicate to parents that they are welcome even with noisy kids? •

Kumar Dbdt recently accepted the po$/tlon of mtnlsterlaVyoung adult director of the

British Columbio Conferet�ce. He olso prtJCtises ministry tit Ookridge Adventist

Olurch in Vancouver. You can follow him on Twitter@kumardoot.

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Free in Three What is it about three days?

Two-time Olympian and exercise physiologist Pete Pnai.nger answered the question of recovery in a column that appeared in the November 2000 issue of Rrmni,g Tjmes: •your best

�gy for future sucoess a.ftlcr a marathon is to cake a wdl-descrved break. Allow yourself at least three days completely off from running ..

Patients who have undugone a surgical procedure will often experience a positive turning point in their recovery lf/kr Ibm dAys.

In my own life, I have become acutely aware that should I w:t knocbd off my devotions (or inadvutently leave Jesus behind), I flnd myself in a three-dtiJ smrcb to recover my sense of connection with Him.

Don MacLafferty's In Discipleship ministry of&rs beauti£Ul materials and a retreat for people seeking restoration with God, whkh happens to last three days. 1 It c.ha1lenges us to ask. oundves the ha rd questions and re-examine where we're headed.

As a younger woman I used to regularly do an t.IWlSive cleanse that unavoidably began with difficulty. But by the � third dAJ, it was relatively easy.

What is it about three days� At this point, I recognize that the three-day journey back

Interestingly enough, it would appear God gave Jonah two three-day journeys to contemplate his recovery: •And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three J.yund three ntgbu• (Jonah 1: 17). ·so Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three dtqs'jotmUy· (3:3).

Scripture also reveals Mary and Joseph, too, had a three-day journey of recovery. "So when they did not find Him [Jesus], they returned to Jerusalem. seeking Him. Now so it was that After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questiomt (Luke 2:45, 46).

to God is worth the time, No matter your current state, we're all

J just a few shon days away from recovery and a fresh view of our

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Millions of eo le have fled or are tra ed b the 5 rian and the Ira i crises.

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED abouteJbu was Its shape. From the air It appeared to be an almost perfect circle. Erbll Is the capital city of Kurdlstan, an autonomous region in Iraq's northeast. It is located 88 kilometres east of Mosul and 178 km northwest oflikrit

Dating back to approximately 5,000 BC,. it is one of the oldest continually Inhabited places In the world and is rich in history. Its Citadel, an impressive walled

mound, was placed on the llst ofWorld Heritage Sites In June 2014.

Signs of construction were everywhere. Gated communities., hotels, shopping plazas, and cranes were ubiquitous. In one luxury neighbourhood, a developer Is building a replica of the White House It Is hard to believe that just short distances away, two of the world'S most brutal conflicts are being waged.

Millions of people have fled or are trapped by the Syrian and the lr.�qi crises. EJbil is in a safe zone, protected by the Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers. Two million people seeking safety have fled from the conflicts to the areas surrounding Erbtl. UnlveJSity professors, government workeJS, teachers, housewives-these are some of the people who have fled the vlolence.

They have found relative safety, but not much else. Some have been able to flnd a tent for their famtltes In a U�managed refugee/internally displaced persons (lOP) camp. Some are spending their limited funds on renting houses, apartments,. or rooms. Often two or more families are crammed Into one room, unable to afford more space. The luckier ones have been taken Into the home of a host family. The unfortunate ones take temporary shelter in construction sites.

Qahlra* and her family lived a very normal life In Sinjar. They had a large house In the centre of the city. Her brothers had good jobs. She never thought that she and her family would have to flee their homes and become dependent on other people.

On Aug. 1 , 2014, they heard that ISIS was heading for their town. They were told that they should leave, as the Peshmerga soldiers were withdrawing. On Aug. 3, 2014, theyfled.

While on the road they were overtaken by ISIS flghteJS. They were all made to leave their vehicle. Her brothelS were taken a short distance away from the rest of the family. Within minutes they witnessed one brother being shot and the other kidnapped. Terrified,

they fled on root. Everything they had been able to take with them was left behind In the vehicle. They ran without their money, jewellery, documents, and other possessions.

August was the hottest time of the year. As they walked through the desert. they passed no villages. There were no bathrooms, no places to find water or food,. and nowhere to rest.

Qahira's family and thousands of otherYazidis ended up trapped by ISIS on the barren and waterless Sinjar mountain for day5 until they were liberated by the Peshmerga with the aid of US alrstrlkes. After their rescue, they made their way to Erbil.

They had no money for rent Someone was able to direct them to a construction site where they were able to find temporary shelter, but when the building was finished, they had tn find somewhere else to live. The building they are currently living in will be an apartment building, but when I visited, it was an empty shell. A series of flat concrete slabs. Chinks In the cement block wall let in the cold air. The front of the building is protected by plastic sheeting attached to a wire enclosure.

Seventeen people live in four UNHCR (UN refugee agency) tents erected on the concrete floor. Somehow they have managed to get a large, worn, brown carpet to cover a part of the floor and some pillows for them to sit on. There Is no runn lng water, no bathroom, and no privacy.

Life has been very difficult-not just physically, but mentally. The people in the surrounding neighbourhood have been very kind and have brought them food. Other

agencies have provided tents, a heater, and some household necessities. Despite all their hardships, their main concern is that their children have not been able to enroll in school.

•A year is so precious fur children. The most basic right for a human being is to get an education,8Qahira told me. Their children have not only been denied an education but also have been getting sick because their living conditions are not healthy.

.,Does anyone hear us?• she asks. ADRA Canada has heard. Qahira's family and

hundreds of other vulnerable families "Were given blankets and winter clothing. Wd:h funding from the Canadian government. ADRA Canada will be helping to provide shelter to families like Qahlra's In Iraq.

ADRA Canada is blessed to have one Sabbath f!l/ery year dediatted to the ADRA Disaster and Famine Relief Offering (DFRO). This year the offering will be collected on May9, 2015. This offering allows us to help people affected by famines, floods, earthquakes, conflicts, and other disasters. Your generous donations allow us to extend mmpassion and mercy to people in distressing circumstances.

·our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what Is good, In order to provide fur urgent needs and not live unproductive lives"" (fltus 3:14, NIV). Thank )'OU fur your prayers and your ongoing support of our ministry. •

Shannlffa Reid IJ director of donor � relations at ADRA Ctmada. ftDJV>td � .:ma a

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0 ntario Campmceting. 2012. The service was over, it w:as lunch time, and. I was outside

talking widl a couple from my church, when they popped open their ttunk to reveal the little picnic lunch they had. brought. Fruits in one container, salads in another. and. a container of neatly pac:bged egg salad sandwiches, Determined. to come up with a good vegan alternative, I went on a hunt and gadlered some ideas. • The following campmeedng, I came laden with. tofu egg salad. sandwiches of my very ownl •

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"Sandwich inspired by'Egg Sallld Made Vegan"�pe on the blog Made Vtgarr. Pal Food, Made VtgtJ11, 1lt ht1p:l/madewgln.coml2012104/egg-salad-ma�.and a.iaiii'IICipeln the aJOkbookG/I'e 111emSomtthingBmer. by Salllh Ften and StepllanieHowatd {Sanatel..iR.,l011}.

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Tofu Egg Salad I NGRI! DII!NTS:

1 package extra firm tofu 2 stalks celery, finely chopped

2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

14 wp plus 2 tablespoons cold soy milk (I use 5o Nice Organ lc Soy Milk, unsweetened. Silk brand should work as we 11) 14 wp plus 2 tablespoons light-tasting oil {grapeseed, organic canola, avocado oil, etc.) 2 tablespoons honey

¥1 teaspoon ground turmeric

1 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS • Squeeze out as much liquid from the tofu

as possible (I do this in small handful-sized chunks) and crumble into a large bowl. To this bowl add celery, onion, and garlk and mix to combine.

• in a blender, blend the rest of the Ingredients. You should get a mixture that is mayo-like in consistency, but If you don't, that is fine.

• Combined blended sauce with tofu and vegg ie mixture until mixed and evenly coated, and chill for at least one hour in refrigerator. Enjoy!

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Which biblical character do you relate to the most, and why?

Becky ATTHEGRANDFORKS,LAKES DISTRICT.AND

VANCOUVERFIUPINO CHURCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Jeannette Sholander: Martha. She was always doing the work and needed to take more time with Jesus.

Sarah Bacabac I really admire Job and how loyal he was despite all the different challenges he faced and how he was able to overcome.

Ella: I personally feel that I can relate to Timothy from the New Testament. I really admire that he doesn't let his age hinder him from serving God to the best of his ability. He was just a kid when he was called to the ministry. He had plenty of God-given mentor.; to guide him along the way, and I'm thankful that God still puts people In our lives today.

Carol Meservia: Mary Magdalene! How Jesus related to her-His forgiveness, His love!

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• . . . religious freedom is not only an individual right but also includes

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Rel igious Freedom: A Com m u n a l Rig ht On Mllrch 1 t, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-anticipated Lo,ala decision1 and came very close to saying that religious corporations. by deflnltlon, have religious freedom rights inherently protected by the Charter. It was only one vote short: Three out of the seven judges were prepared to go all die way to recognize religious freedom rights for a religious corporation (and not just religious individuals), while the other four did not see a need, at this point, to decide the question of religious mrporatlons In the l..o)!ola case. Nevertheless, the entlte seven-member panel of the Court ruled that religious freedom does have 'c:ommui'Kll ospects," and In the end, the decision In favour of Lo,ala Is a major step forward In the evolution of religious freedom since the Charter came into effect in 1982.

............. The case centred on the Quebec government� Insistence that Montreal� Loyola High School, a private Catholk schoo� be •neutral• In Its teaching of the Ethics and Religious Culture curriculum. Howew!r, that Is a very dlfllcult obligation to Impose on a religious school whose mission includes to pass their faith on to Catholic students and staff. l.o)'ola had no problem being •neutral• in teaching about other faiths; however, it requested an exemption from teaching Its own Catholic faith and the ethics portion of the murse in a •neutral• way. The Quebec government denied the request and, instead, demanded the school be •non-confessional• in teaching the c:ourse. After almost a year since the court hearing, the Supreme Court of

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Conoda hos tuled thot the Quebec gowrnmen� position llloloted the Chortl!t right of religious freedom.

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The Quebec government argued that religious freedom was solely an individual right and that religious corporations, such as l..o)!ola High Schoo� had no right to claim religious protection. The Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) intervened with written arguments, claiming that religious corporations do indeed have the right to religious freedom.

While all seven members of the Court were of the Ylew that Loyola's freedom of religion was infringed, the Court split in its reasoning 4-3 over the issues of religious corporate rights and the remedy In this particular case. Both opinions, however, held that religious freedom is not only an individual right but olso lncludts communal dimensions. This Is significant. Justice Abella recognized that ,ndividuals may sometimes require a legal entity In order to give effect to the constitutionally protected communal aspects of their religious beliefs and practice, such as the transmission of their faith:"2 But she did not think it was necessary to decide whether corporations enjoy religious �adorn in their own right under s. 2(a) of the Charter to decide the case. Religious freedom, she maintained. must•account for the socially embedded nature of religious belief, and the deep linkages between this belief and Its manifestation through communal institutions and traditions...,

Failure to recognize this aspect of religious freedom would

denigrate religions that emphasize mmmunal woBhlp and other communal adlvitles. 4 When the state told Lo)'Oia how It was to teach Catholldsm, It was '"telling them how to teach the very religion that animates Loyola's ldenttty."5 Further, It Interfered with the rights of parents to tTclnsnit theCatholicfalth to their children, because It prewnted •a Cathohc dtsc:ussion of Catholldsm."' The Minister's refusal to allow Loyola to teach Catholkism as a Catholic Institution assumed that engagement of one's own religion on his or her own terms was disrespectful toward others. That assumption was unreasonable.7

Justices Mclachlln and Moldaver were unequivocal in their acceptance of the Charter's protection of the •communal character of religion" �

The lndividuol ond collec:tivf! osp«tJ offrt!.edom of religion ore Indissolubly Intertwined. The freedom of religion of lndlvkluols CtJnnot flourish without freedom of religion for th� OlgQnlzotlons through which those lndlvlduoiJ f!XPteSS their religious pmdlm ond through which they tmnsmlt their faith.'

Mad.achlln and Moldaver held that a corporation was entitled to religious freedom protection 10 as long as It was constituted primarily for religious purposes and operated In accordance with those rehglous purposes.11

Since a corporate organization does not demonstrate a sincere beltef as an Individual, It must show that Its belief or practice Is consistent with its purpose and its operation.12 Such belief's and prac:tia!s are more static and less fluid than those of an Individual, which makes the Inquiry Into past practices and consistency of positions more relewnt than It would be If the claimant were an lndtvtdual.11 In this case, the beliefs and practices of l.o)'ola were consistent and ought to be protected The Minister's refusal to accommodate those belief's was In violation of the Charter right

Mcl.achlln and Moldaver's dedslon forms a great foundation for a future case to clearly outline the boundartes of the religious freedom for rehglous corporate bodies. It Is an Incremental development In the right direction .

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Justice Abella dedded that the Charter right to religious freedom was not Infringed by requiring Loyola to "teach ethla of other religions In a neutral, historical, and phenomenological waof-14 She Is of the view that learning about other beltef systems In denominational schools Is particularly Important 15 ft requires flexibility and delicate handling by making some adjustments to the program. However, the state Is not to abandon Its objectives nor are Loyola's teacheB to•shecf their own bellef's."�61he Minister needs to strike a proper balance between the Charter protections and sta1e objectives In reviewing Loyola's proposal.

Therefote, Justice Abella sent the matter back to the Quebec

government to reconsider Its decision In denying Loyola the opportunity to use Its own approach to reach the government's objec:Uves In teaching the Ethics and Religious Culture course. HCJWe¥er, Justice Mcl.achlln was of the view that this was

unnecessary. The Quebec government, according to Mcl.achlln, should simply grant Loyola the exemption forthwtth. lo)'Oia has waited long enough for a remedy.

Unfortunately, the Court did not grant Loyola Its legal cmts. That Is a very unusual result-especially because the Court ruled against the decision of the Quebec government One wonders whether this Is something we can expect more of In the future of religious freedom cases. Should a religious organtlatlon have to pay Its legal costs when Its religious freedom has been violated? I think not

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There are a number of takeaways from this dedslon:

Ji ll a,.,,......,. Mdllon. The fact that all seven justices recognized the •communal aspects" of religious freedom Is very signlfk:ant lt Is an lnaemental but Important step for a future court decision to clearly enunciate the boundaries of corporate religious freedom.

Jlll nld..tlhatlheC.rtllnlggiH t.anlwtatlll Hellion. A 4-3 division Is evidence of the Intensity with which the Court must have operated.

.. .. ............. lhatlheiMJoi'IIJdld Mtp ...,... llle.........,f•dawltll, nerp lts llpi CIOili. After waiting seven years, Loyola must stlll walt to see If the Quebec gowmment wll� In fact, give the exemption.

ChurchsplrescontinuetopieR:ethe skyllneofsmaiJ..town Canada. While they remain faith monuments of previous generations, they are also evidence of the communal aspect of religion. It Is reassuring to see that the highest Court recognbles the communal aspects of religion. Howew!r, the recognition of religious freedom rights for religious corporations waits for another day. •

Sorry W. Bussey Is vkR-ptesldent ofUgol NfDits Qt the Con«<itm Council of Christitlll Cht1rlttes.

You a.rn retld his blog ot www.ltlwandreliglon.ar.

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A WOMAN SAT ON litE FRONTSIEPS of a house In Moncton, N.B. Her nails were ragged, her hair was falling out,. and she had a worried and depressed look on her face. Lyndla, a student with Canada Youth Challenge (CYQ approached her, introduced herself, and explained why she had oome. Then, seeing the woman's expression, she pulled out a book called Steps to Happinm and said, •Maybe this book would be good for you, because you seem like you are a little worried about something:"'

... , can't pay for it,." the woman said., don't have any money to even pay for my own house, and I'm going to get put out I don't have a job, I don't have any family, I don't have any friends, and to top it off, I'm going to hell because I hcrve done so many bad things In my life and God can't forgive me:"'

lyndia listened quietly, then said, •Have you ever tried to ask God fur forgiveness? Have you ever tried talking to Hlm llke a friend. the same way you are talking to me?

.. God doesn't want to hear from me; the woman replied., don't have anything to pay. I'm Just a poor person, and God doesn't want to hear me:"'

"God Is not like man;" Lyndla responded. "He doesn't hold things against us; we just have to cry out to Him. He is waiting to help us. We are the ones who walk away from Him. He doesn't I� He Is standing with His arms open to receive us." Lyndla then placed the book Steps to Happiness In the woman's hands and said, "'I want to give this book to you as a gift." Lyndia also gave the woman a copy of all the GLOW titles she had and

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another book called Hlstoty ond Hope. ln that book Lyndla wrote, '"From your friend Lyndia, I hope you get better soon."

The woman was overjoyed, and when Lyndla asked to pray with her, she said, �Qh yes! I'm so happy! Can I hold your handr

lyndia took the woman's hand, said a prayer, then said, "You don't have to be afraid Just call on God and ask for forgiveness.•

"Just like thatr "Yes, just like that Just say, 'lord, forgive me; and don't just

say It,. believe It:"' "'I believe! I believe! And I feel better already!" the woman

exclaimed. Then she said, •can I hug your "Of course!" Lyndla responded. and as they hugged the

woman said, •0o you have to leave right now? l'm so happy you came. You made my day! I was so stressed and so depressed."

lyndia then asked the woman if she would be willing to fill out an Information card so that a local pastor could contact her. The woman agreed, eagerly fllled out the form, and asked if the pastor could call her that very night.

The world Is fllled with people burdened with guilt and convinced that God has forsaken them. God sends us to reveal the truth: He loves, He forgives. and He longs to wekome them home. Through us God sends joy and hope to a broken world. All He needs are willing hearts that will gladly say, ,

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W EST COAST ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Helping Kids Fal l in Love With Jesus

I rananber the first time I met Kiersttn Wong me years ago on a wum summer clay at campmeetingwhen she popped by with a group ofkids 1D tah part in a pri2.e draw at the West Coast Adventist School She was one of the quiet

ones in the group. After the others acquired their prize and left. she remained. She came up to me with a broad smile, announcing. ·rm going to your

school in the fall.• •That's great!• I exclaimed. •And you are . • : ��; she said, still smiling £rom car to ear. Although I was still smiling on the outside, I felt disappointed inside, because

I didn't .ruognize her name as a student signed up lor the fall I launched my usual speech ror students in that boat. ·well this school i.m't lilc.e other schools; I said. ·smd.ents who attend don't come to a building, they actually do their school at home. So this probably isn't the school youve been .ed up ror.·

Still smiling. she reassured me with a curt head nod. ·oh. no! This is the school. This is going to be my school!• Then she was gone. I smiled to myself as I watched her go, wondering what school was going1D be blessed by the pracnce of this bubbly young lady.

Throughout the week. she popped by often. always with the smile, always saying, ·rm coming 1D your school!•! wasn't sure which of us she was trying 1D convince-hendf or me. But she ept smiling, and so did I. althougn mine was more of a "knowing• smile.

It was I who received the surprise when .Kicmen's registration rorm arrived -and not only !Gersten's but also Nicole's, her younger sister. Today !Gersten is a Gr.a.ck 11 student planning on graduating ttom West Coast Adventist School (WCAS) nat year, while Nicole is in Grade 8. And Kier�n's enthusiasm about •her• school? Still the same as the first clay we met!

But the enthusiasm doem't S1Dp with !Gersten and Nicole. Their mom says, ·ne most positive thing, ror me, as a parent with WCAS, is having that assurance that whatever they are learning, their teachers will try to look at it from a biblical point of view.• Mrs. Wong loves that the teachers paint a pod� picture in her girls' walk with Christ, reassuring 1hem in their faith as young women. ·so fur us as parents, that has been the biggest blessing," she said, •and the fact that West Coast has really been lih a family. It is an e:nension of the Adventist message ... in education,"

The Elias family also recognizes the compassion that commi�d Adventist �achers bring to their children. Lilliana (Gr.a.ck 5) and Sebastian (Grade 8) have been part of the WCAS family ror 6vc years. Mr. Flias observes, •This program engages our children. It allows them to take some responsibility early in .life ror 1heir education. They aren't just spectators; 1hey are participatorS.• Mrs. Elias, lih Mrs. Wong. foaued on the Bible �aching as standing out ror her when it comes 1XJ her children's education: "'just can't say enough about it! 'The Bible cw:ric:ulum ._ are using is wonderful! It is helping the kids to fall in love with Jesus personally:

'These two famllies have round through West Coast Adventist School what t:Yery family is looking for in every Adventist school They want their children 1XJ be educated with the skills they need to survive, but even more, they want their school to help their kids fill in love with Jesus each and every clay. •

R. Lee RichDrds is the prindptJI m Wert Coast Advenri.stChriJtitltl School.

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How a commercial fisherman became a fisher of men.

I grew up in a northern Manitoba community surrounded by lakes, rivers, and forests. Grand Rapids, Man., is a small community that boasts a large hydro dam that supplies Manitoba, neighbouring provinces, and the United St:2teS with electricity &om the Saskatchewan River. It is in this small community where I grew up with my pa.n:nts, two older s«lepbrothers, and three younger sisters. My grandparents had a tremendous influence on my life growing up. Although the Sashu:hewan River divided our homes, with. my grandparents residing on Misipawistik Cree Nation, and my parents and I living Oil the Metis side, I was able to spend large amounts of time widl dlem, harvesting wood with my grandfather and camping on the wt.eken.ds during fishing season. It was while spending time with my grandparents that I became familiar with the Cree language, which became invaluable to me.

As a you.ng boy I learned commercial flshing on I..ala! Winnipeg from my father, and in between fishing seasons I would also hu.nt and trap on my own. I remember one particular Bshing experience with. my father and stepbrother. While they were lifting their last net on a windy day, it became entangled on the propellers of our two outboard motors. A3 my dad let go of the net at the front. the boat shifted blWard the wind. a.nd water immediately started £lowing into the back of the boat. The boat did not have water wdls, so I despcratdy began to tear the net from the motors while my brother tried to bail the water out. Meanwhile, my dad went to the front of the boat to try to maintain some balance. At my father's command. I cut the 6shing

net with a knife, but the boat was still flliing up rapidly, and we were several miles from shore.

Of the twO outboard mot:o�. the 40-horsepower motor never started on the Brst pull, but in order to direct the boat into the wind and meet the waves head on, I had to attempt to do just that, The motor miraculously started right away, and we were spared from sinking. Once both mobll'S were started, we headed slowly toward the smty of the shore. This incident was never spoktn of again, but the experience left a lasting impression Oil me about God's mercy and care. Sadly, my £adler passed away when I was 17, and with my brother'S help I took over our father's commercial fhbinglkenses.

As time went on, I fell away from God and lived my li£ in the world. Besides commercial Whing:. I was gifted as a natural ath.lete and cxcdled in track. and fleld, curling. baseball, and ho�. The same year my father died. I was recruited to try out for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Canadian Western Hockey League. A miscommunication with my coaches ended with me falsely tbinl:ing that I had been dropped from the A squad to the B squad. and after a &w weeks I returned home on my own accord. I will never know how far I could h:rve gone had I continued with the A squad. My hockey skills, however, continued to open doors for me, and I excdled as a stellar deknscman for the Manitoba Junior A hockey team, The Pas Lumber Kings. In my last year ofJu.nior A, I was awarded the MVP for dle Norman League, and a scout &om the Winnipeg Jets

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even showed interest in my talent, but God dosed. t:h.at path. to me.

One dear scmy Digbt, as I st�:pped. outside my parents' house and looked at the heavens and the unnumbered stars, I said to God, "I bet you there is one thing you can't show me-and that is the one true churc:h.t• I was sure God would not be able to answu my request because of the many denominations I knew existed. But as God always does, He did answer-but in His own timing.

Because my father was auholic, we attended the local Catholic church, where I was enttusted. with the duties of altar boy. In my younger years, I joined a local churc:h. group for youth in Grand Rapids. It was in this group that I flrst heard the good news of salvation found in Christ alone, and soon I gave my heart to the Lord. A few years later I heard about God's true Sabbath lor the Am: time. but it went right over my head, and I wasn't able to grasp its significance. Interestingly, during this same time name, every Friday a local high school teacher named. Paul Dara would take my family and me to Winnipeg, a four-hour clri:ve south, to attend churc:h. on Saturday. It was this teacher who, along with some of the local leaders, shared the truth about the Sabbath; however. the excitement of this new truth was silenced by my priest, and the Sabbath was never spoken of again. Still. the message remained in the back of my mind for many years.

After my Junior A days of hockey I was offered a

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scholarship at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. but I couldn't bear the thought of travdlin.g so far from home, so instead I went to a local coUege, intent on becoming an electrician.

I enrolled in an dectrical program at a local colle&t\ in The Pas, Man. During this time a young woman had returned to Opad:wayak Cree Nation and lived across the street from where I boarded. We evenwally became fiiend.s and started dating. In 1983 Gina left to attend the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. It was during one of my visits to see her that she invited me to a Revelation prophecy seminar. and I ended up attending the whole prophecy seminar series.

When the invitation was made to follow Jesus all the way, Gina hdd back to ensure that I was not making the commitment soldy because she was. She waited as long as she could. but I had not made the move to stand. So at the very last call she stood, feeling disappointed thar I was not inte.rested. in giv.ingmy � to Jesus. Unbeknownst to Gina, I was waiting for the exact same indication &om herl I did not want to commit until I could see t:h.at she was willing to give her lifi: to Jesus too. Thankfully, she had stood up, and while the little group who stood for Jesus began to pray, I quietly stood behind her, happily knowing that she had made the decision to follow Jesus as much as I wanted to.

Gina and I married in October 1984, and we became an instant family of four, blessed with Ginas children,

Tyson {then aged four) and Tannis (then aged two). Later on we tragically lost an infant son at eight months old due to a congenital heart defec:t. In 1989 the family was blessed with a daughter, Danettt:, and then blessed aga.in with a son, Daniel. in 1992.

In 1989 when Gina finished her Bachdor of Arts degree and I completed my GED, we moved to Canadian Union College (CUC), as I fdt a strong call from God to be a pastor .

.AJ a boy I had �amt of a oc:n:ain tall structure, and in an eHort to flnd out what it wa.s, I had searched for it in Grand Rapids and surrounding areas, to no avail But as Gina and I inspeelled the last rental house option at CUC, l looh.d. out the back window and was taken aback by what I saw. I had &ally found the structure I had dreamt of so long ago I It was the tall silo ncar the old fUrniture factory, At that: moment I knew I was in the right plaoc: and that I was indeed following God's plan.

During my last year at CUC, when prospective religious .!tlldies gradua� in=-view with all of the Canadian conU:rmce p.raidents in hopes to be o«ercd a call to a pastorate, I decred to meet with only one person: L.ester Carney, president of the Manitoba· Saskatchewan cormrenoc: at the time. I shared with him that I felt that God was calling me to wol'k with my own First Nations people in The :Pas, especially on Gina's reserve, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, God onoc: again answered my prayer, and I was hired to work specifically with First Nations people.

On July 1, 1994. our}'Qung &roily moved to The Pas. I began my on·the-job training and, over the years, held. several evangelism series with diffi:rent evangelists and was blessed with several baptisms. Without an a vail able home chun:h, the group rented space £rom the Anglican church on the reserve. Meetings spcci6c:ally

for the youth were held. in my home, and the.ce yauth called themselves "Youth for Christ;

Six years later I was officially ordained as a minister. Over me years God. continued. to lead in our ministry, and. I was assigned to different churches in addition to the Opasb.yak Cree Nation!fhe Pas. My work expanded. into other churches located in Hudson's Bay, Sask.; Swan River, Man.; and Wmnipegosis, Man.

In 2012 I accepted a call to the Prinoc: Albert and Shdlbrool Sask., district. Although we have faced. very challenging situations in our family over the years with respect to health and relationships, my w:ik and I have remained. trUe to God's calling. In the end, God not only answered my bet and won but also blessed me even more and transformed me from a Bsherman into a Usher of men. God does amazing things with our lives when we choose to follow the path that He ordains for us. •

DtJnieJ Guiboclte is pt1storofrhe Prince Albert and Shellbrook churches in the ManltotHI-ScukDtchewtm Conference.

He tmd his wife, Git111, ore me only First NtJtions couple in pcutomf ministry within the North American Division.

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PRUDENCE SMITH shared with me her feelings about Christian education and. why she believes it is important in the lives ofher children and. odlers. Prucle.nce is the mother of three girls: Vania, 15, a student a.t Kingsway College; and. Leah. 11, and. Mikah, 8, who both awmd College Park Elementary School in Oshawa, Ont. She has been married fur 24 years to her "wond.ufhl husband. Conrad." They moved to the area from ac.ross the city three years ago because they wanted tht.ir children to continue studying at Adventist Christian schools.

Kin� Co� pamculady imprwed Prudence and her family because of the work-study program: they believe itteal:hes life skills that the students will need. as they progrtss through school and life in general. They also lilt the multicultural environment that Kingsway o£fers.

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we.nt to an Adventist high school in Jamaica fur the entire five years of her high school apenence. The students wore unifOrms and were easily identified as Seventh·day Adventist students in the community. Prudence said. •It is truly an opportunity to develop the whole person, in that the fuc:us is not just on academia but equally on spiritual development. Christ and God were always the centre of everything we did:

Prudence and her family believe that the church, school, and the home together educate the child. Her parents were 6rm believers in this three-fOld approach as wdl. Prudence says that spending 24 boun in environments where God was uplifted is what grounded her as a teenager. This led. them to malre the decision to send their own children to Adventist schools.

When Prudence and her husband, Conrad. were expecting dleir 6.m: child

they decided dlat Prucle.nce would be a stay-at-home mom. because they wanted to be the main influence in Vania"s tHe during the early stages ofher development. They adjusted tht.ir £inancial situation, hf=p.ing e!penSCS at a minimum so that they could afford Adventist education •

Then, when their second and third babies came along. they decided that •they should have that same opportunity,- and these children, too, e.xperienced Adventist education beginning with Kindergarten.

Some people say that paying fur an Adventist education is a saamce, but Prudence a.n.d her husba.n.d see it as an. investment in their children:. spiritual fUture and their eternal. life. .Prudence says, "God wants us to give them the best. and fur us that is Ad.venWt Chrislian educalion.•

Prudence and Conrad feel that Adventist education is an e:r.tens.ion of the Christian values they teach at home and. by extension. a.t church. They want to have their children immersed in a curriculum they (the parents) are comfortable with. The couple expressed some concem about the new sex:-edw:a.tion c:urrkulum being implemented in Ontario public schools, which will introduce so: education to children at a younger age than before. •They [the students] are going to be taught things that we do not necessarily consider age-appropriate.• Adventist eclucu:ion offers Christ-centred, de4icatecl teachers and staff' who are always there to support and encourage students and parents alib!.

Students begin their day with wonhip and continue duougb.out the day in an environment where Christ is always lifted up. For Prudence, Ki.ngsway College aligns with her Christian values and beliefs, and she would recommend Kingsway to other parents who are looking fur a Christ-centred environment and Christian education fur their children.

To conclude, Prudence quotes her favotuite Bible verse: "' can do all things through Christ who strengthens me• {Phil. 4:13, NKJV). •

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Xahila Byron-StaDley has a story as in�resting as her name (pronounced Za.h-kq-lah). Coming to Lacombe from Spain in the se<:Ond semester of

her Grade 10 year, the graduating senior looks back on her time at Parkview Adventist Academy (PAA) with gratitucle. For Xakeila, Parkview Adventist Academy is the place she really grew up.

"PAA gave me a better environment in whic:h. to develop and become more of myself. It's a unique community, a big school that &e.ls lin a small school"

Before her time abroad, Xahila lived in McBride, B.C .. where 16 stuclents fllled her previous classroom. She adjusted well to life on the Hilltop: "' made friends quic:kly and stwlied very hard. Everybody was very accepting here. It didn't tah! long to fit in at all"

Not content with simply being part of the crowd. Xa.lceila stood out as a volunteer when she began to throw herself into projects all over campus. No act of service went unnoticed. From baking for her dassmas:es to building churc:h.es in Belize, Xah.ila, now serving as Grade 12 class president,. is Dlled with lave to overBowing.

h is unusual to And a teenager lin Xa.lceila, who balances the more c:h.allenging choices of youth with the maturity of a growing Chrisaan. Her recent baptism. at Alberta Campmeeting 2014, was cdebra�d with a few dose friends from PAA who met by the river at 5:30 a.m. to welcome Xakeila into her new life with Jesus as the Sabbath sunshine broke over the horizon.

Xakeila shares, "A year and a half ago, I started studying the Bible with Pastor Steve Reasor [PAA's Chaplain during her first year at sc:h.ool} and my baptism was such a special memory. It really enapsulated the whole time I have been here at PAA with friends and mentors from all over campus joining to� Everyone I have met here became my new family:

Through baptism and her time at PAA. Xakeila's new family has been able to provide a kind of support

that her biological family cannot. Her parents separa�d just before final exams in her first semes= of Grade 10, and Xaktila"s mom has been very vocal in opposing her faith. "I had some of my moms friends approach me concerned about me being sucked into a c:ult, and I was so mad that she couldn't believe my relationship with God is what got me through. h was a real struggle for me; says Xa.lceila.

Bro.km families were nevu Gods plan. and for many, a situation l.iU hers would be a great stressor, but for Xakeila, it was an opportunity to build both friendships and faith. One of her favourite connection points is a weekly Bible memorization group started by PAA alumnus Taylor .Lakusta-Wong. ·we meet at 7 a.m. on Tuesday mom in�, and I've round. that my day w.u actually the best when I did. Bible memorization. I kef so strong after starting a day with a group of people who voluntarily join together to worship God. Memorizing passages like 1 Corinthians 13 and Romans 8 also makes it difficult to be mad at people throughout the day, because you started. off that day closer to God.'"

Xahila will continue pursuing a .life that leads closer to God. even though. she admits, people are sometimes reluctant to talk about their faith. "Even in an Adventist school,• she says, •people are shy. They are so scared. about their peers judging them. Its part of Bguring out what they believe, and this is a good. place to start.•

According to Xa.lceila. "PAA is a place where people are willing to hdp one another. In tough times I had friends and teac:h.ers supporting me with encouragmaent and prayer,• and. that is the real power of Adventist education. •

KDtelyn Rulz Is the director of JXib/k reltltloru at Parlcview Adventin ActJ.demy.

Goo See MANS's First Nation Teacher Links Her

Conversion and Mission to Adventist Education

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SEEDS OF TRUTH were planted in the life of Ramona MacKenzie during her dementary school days while attellding Thunder Bay Academy in Onwio for Grades 1 through 6. Today she teaches Native Cultural Studies at Mamawi Atosketan Nauve School {MANS). Her Ojibway heritage provides a natural connection to the K-12 students at Canada's mw.ion school inAlbuta.

"Going to an Advenust school wu the best thing that happened to me in my childhood." says Ramona. "The environment was safe. so even if I was sick. I went to scho<ll." That same tenacious attendance conanues to he the pattt.m with Ramonas Fust Nations students and throughout MANS, principal Gail Wilton observes.

Someames we overlook the worth of our Seventh-day Advencist schools, but it was in an Advencist elementary school that the seeds of truth and change were planted in Ramona's life. At an early age Ramona was �ly ttnu:hed. by the Adventist understanding on the Sabb�. During her tumultuous teen years, she refused to attend churches of other faiths bea.use they did. not honour the Bible Sabbath. Her convicaons remained dormant for several years and were even clouded by some less than stdlar choices along the way, but she never furgot what she had learned in those early years.

Education the Key to Otange By age 17, Ramona knew that she had to make some changes in her li£. She accepted an invitation to li'A! with an aboriginal Christian friend who led Ramona to opress a pivotal heart:klt prayer to God and begin to live a life in Christ. "From here on, things began to change; Ramona relates. •Education became the key for me."

Ramona recognized and appreciated the diversity that she had ezperienc:ed in her Seventh-day AdVl:!ntist community. She proudly claims twa families-her birth fam.ily and her ·christian family" that includes former teachers from Thunder Bay Academy. She has taken the good ttom each family and now extends the torch of Christian educaaon to others. •Becoming a Seventh-day Advenust has been a huge blessing," says Ramona.

Prior to pursuing an edw:ation degree, Ramona spent two yean in South Korea on a mission assignment. She graduated fiom Canadian University Colle� {now Burman University) in 2008 and taught in Pon Hardy, B.C., for twO years. In September 2013, Ramona accepted a position to teach Nau'A! Cultural Studies at MANS.

Building Bridges and Meratoring "I am responsible for hdping the students connect who they are in their culture and how to relate with other cult:ures in their life journey: says Ramona, who sees each day as a bridge-building experience. Ramona's c:ross-Canadali£ ezperienc:es have connectled her to numerous kty people who now help her mentor MANS students to mah: positive life choices.

!Umona smiles broadly and confu:lcndy as she reflects upon being able to conanue the cycle of love, prayer, and dedication that she recei'A!d. ·rm living a �am 1• she beams. •

Linda Steinke writes fot the Alberta Conference education department.

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Not By Might-But By His Spirit

Lillooet, B.C .. is a beautiful little town along the Fraser River that, during the

gmd rush days, WliS me.laxgest centre north of San Francisco and west of Chicago. Today Lillooet has a population of around 2,500. The building housing the Better Living Centre (BLC) in downtown Lillooet was at one time the liquor store, then a medical center, In the early 2000s the buiJding was purchased by church members, and today 15 to 25 regular worshippets attend church services. These few believers gathered together to ask the Lord to guide them in reaching out to their community. Over the past year and a half; He has led us, step by so:p.

One of our members atoended the Health Share weekend at Camp Hope and then shared a book written by David Fie� d'Sozo: Reversing the Worst Evil, with the other group members. Subse­quently. the pressing thought was that if you can't do anything but teach someone

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how to cook, then do just that! That thought prayerfully led to a program of plant-based cooking demonstrations and. nuttition classes. God was slowly breathing life into us, and. each time we prayed ror His will to be done,& moved us a step further.

Our first plant-based cooking demonstration was hdd in November 2013. Two young ladies with wonderful personalities and ample experience in cooking healthful, plant-basedfuods w� invited to teach the class; they make the classes tim as wdl as enlightening. We gave out personal invites OJ our friends, and about 25 attended. People loved the class and offucd suggestions fur future classes, and thus began our monthly cooking classes from January to June 2014. One of our key presenters is moving away, but our other young stay-at-home mom will work with a group of us to facilitate the cooking classes fur2014/2015.

As BLC members we decided to practise what we preach and have weekly fdlowmip dinners after church katuring plant-based foods. Currendy, people who attend the cooking classes come to these fellowship dinners. One of our members shared NEWSTART1 videos so we could become more informed and better educated in matters of health. Our Sabbath afternoon hikr:s have also become a uniting factor for our BLC family.

With more prayer another door opened.. The annual Lillooet Apricot Festival, held the same weekend that Camp Hope begins, offered us another chance to open the BLC doors to the community. Most of our members were headingm camp, and the &w who could stay prayed for help, and God provided seven community members who had attended the cooking demonstrations to help with the worlc. We served haystacks with vegan apricot-mango ice cream {a

recipe developed by one of our members) and had. NEWSTART videos playing while 60 to 65 people came in to eat.

The nat day we c:onducted health and wdlness assessments. In addition to the BLC tr:am. and c:ommunity volunteers, we had a staff member and students from Fountainview Academy give a helping hand with massages, blood pressure read.in�. etc.

September2014we showed the d.ocumenta.ry F#rlu Over Knives and. served peanut butter smoothies and various flavours of popcorn. In October Phil Brewer from Silver Hills Guest House hosted a three-session worlcshop on health. We served a plant·based.lunch for the 40 people who attended. On Nov. 30, 2015, we will host our second annual "Holiday Treats"' plant-based food cooking demonstration. The classes will run once monthlyduoughJun�

Throughout these BLC changes,

our small group of 15 to 25 people have strongly supported dH!e.rent needs through generous giving. We purchased a new 48" TY. sent a child to summer camp, and have the funds ready to create our yard garden. The door of the district c:ourt house opens onto the sidewalk to our yard. We will create a wdcoming, peacdUl place for those who await their day in court. Jf God wills, we will open our doors for these same people on c:ourt days-perhaps for a warm tea or a comforting word.

This past year we have also &.ci.litated a First Nations Wedding �c:eption, a memorial luncheon, and most impor· tantly personal ministry of our members. Friendships are growing as people's needs are being met through day-to-day contact and through attendance of these events.

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by talking to your mends, {2) organize your facility and group, and (3) pray, pray, pray. Dream big. �ember,. it is not you-but God-who provides, and He can perform miracles. Sometimes at our planning meetings. we have only two or three people. But with God and communication with one another, plus much prayer, His Spirit is working.

Christ's method alone will give true success in reaching !he people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, •Follow Me: -Ellen G. White2 •

- E l a i n e Roque, L J / I o o e t B e t t e r L i v i n g Centre

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Kelowna Silver Tips Pathfinder Club Relaunched!

After several years of inactivity, the Kdown.a Silver Tips Padillnder Club

officially relaunched on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2014. A special c:el.'mlony was held at Okanagan Adventist Academy (OKAA) fur the occasion and was fOllowed by �tion and refreshments in the Silver Tips Club House, attached to the OKAAgym.

The event included singing, words from the dub's new director, Wayne C1.arb. as well as a greeting from a Kdowna mayoral candidate Kdly Row and a representative from St. John's Ambulance.

Brian Wahl. DC Conference youth dire«or, phoned in to officially declare the club rd.aunc:h.ed and offer a prayer fur the renewed Pa!Mnder dub.

The Kdowna area Adventist churches wanted to officially relaunch a dub with a great history.

Until it ceased functioning a few years ago, the Silver Tips Club was one of the longest·running dubs in North America.

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With such a great history, a club house, and the churches of the Kd.owna area aligning 10 support this club, we believe there are great things in store.

Between 10 and 15 young people have registered ror Pathfinders so far.

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Sc:vual older high school students have volunteered as counsellors. It has been great seeing a team of volunteers, now aver 10 strong. come 10guher to rdawtch the club.

Please hep the Kd.own.a Silver Tip

Pathfinder Cluh and its leaders in your prayers as they grow God'S kingdom in Kelowna through this emillent millistry. •

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Over 350 Youth Gather for Teen Youth Rally

Youth ttom Yellowknife, Edmonton, Ponob, Lacombe, Red Deer, Calgary,

and Lethbridge gathered at Footbills Camp for the annual Alberta Conference teen youth rally. David Benjamin, assistant yowh direaDr, sat quiedy at lhe registmion table scrolling throu&fl lists on his computer. Within a very short time youth began 10 fill the lodge cafeteria, not in search for rood but searc:hing for their room locadon and trying 10 6nd out who lheir roommates would be ror the weekend.

The theme for this years youth rally was "Chosen." The idea behind the theme was that too many times youth £ul rejectrd by peers, rejected by society, and sometimes even rejected by their church community, so in coming10getber this year, youth would leave &ding encouraged knowing that God loves them and has chosen them ror a speci!k purpose.

The speahr was Josue Sanchez, pastor from the Man/Sask. Conference. Pas1nr Sanchez engaged. encouraged, and c:hal· lenged his listeners through his powerful stories and provocative illustrations. With his seamless and simple messages, he lifted up Christ while lifting the spirits of the youth. Sanchez said. "I share my personal mry when!ver I go. There is power in sharing your story. Stories have a way of touching people in that they leave imprints on their lives rorever."

On Saturday night, Sanchez shared intimatdyttom the inner depths of his own heart. He let the youth in on his personal st:ruggl.es ttom childhood. which included bullying, depression_ and suicide. His authenticity and candidness touched

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on sensitive subjects and opened doors ror conversation on topics that are often ovcdoo.b:d and somedmcs aver-simplified.

"This is an occasion on which youth ttom all over the conference can come 10gedtc:r 10 get closer to God and one another. We see this as an opportunity ror our youth to meet one another, socialize, and share in a time of worship,• said Kevin Kiers, the youth cli.rector.

On Sabbath. aftemoon three di«eren.t activities were available for the youth to participate in. Downstairs in the lodge, Pastnrs Robbie and Oscar ttom Edmonton hdped to organize Bible games and social activity. Pastor Natufe ttom Calgary opened the Scriptures with an interactive Bible study, asking hard questions such as "Is it easier ror a person to be lost or easier for

a person to be saved?'" He concluded his study by saying, •For a person 10 be lost that means they are fighting against the most power£Ul force in the whole entire universe-the power of God's love: For those who wanted to get out in a nature and experience God's "second book." they fullowed Kevin Kiers on a nature walk. they explored God's creation by journeying to a conservation area at the camp, where they were met with hot chocolate to keep them wa.tm. and toasty.

As the night was coming to a close. the place to be was at the gym. Pachd with players eagerly waiting to play basketball and soccer, teams were c:reatc.d and off the games went.

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one could. sense a longing �r more time at the amp. One young person exclaimed, •This was too short; we need to have this for one whole week!•

As Pastor Josue wrapped up his devotional thou&Jlt. he we made it clear that no matter what the youth do, God's love will never f.ill them, and he n:minded them that they we.re indeed called, selected and chosen by God for a greater woik. and. a greater pwpose.

As. I rdect over the weebncl,. I am mni.nded of a text in the book ofJeremiah, -sefore you were rormed in the womb I latew you• {NKJV). We all tend to fed unloved,. unwanted. unaccepted. and und.erappreciated at ames. It is more than evident that when no one else wants us, when we are not pi�d, forgotten, and looked over. God chooses us-not only once, but all the time, every day I

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Jesus Christ is a gospel oflOVt\. community, andindusivity. When God is ttuly present in the mil:, no one is ever left out. The reality is God chooses us, but we need to choose Him and choose to be more l.ib:Him . •

-Lyle Notice, A s s o c i o t e Y o u t h Direc tor,

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Recently. the Alberta Seniors in Action for God with Excellence (SAGE)

group. led by Kcith Cloutcn and Ellen Bdl. as wd1 as several seniors from other wtstan provinces toumd. ll of the eamm SW"eS of the USA. This tour visi� the heritage village at Battle Cmek. the Miller Farm, Hiram Edson's farm. and other historical heritage sites of the birthplace of the Advent movement and dle �� of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Upon returning home, three of the tour group (Lyle and Bonnie Walku and Edith Holden of the Mission church in B.C.), wanted to sh� their experience. They prepared a script and invited 10 of the young people h-om their church to cae part. The idea was to bring us back to our beginnings and. to show that many of the founders and leackrs were very young when they studied and prayed their way through. the doctrinal pillars of the Seventh-day Adventist movement.

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way God has led us, and His teachings in our past history,"1 •

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The newly appointed Jamaica's Higb. Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency I Janice Miller; and Jamaica's Coi1SU.l General to Toronto, Mr. lloyd W.ilh were

hosted at a special ceremony by the Jamaican Canadian Association. Mans6.dd. Edwards, president of che Ontario Conference, was .invited to welcome them and o�r a spec:ial prayer on their behal£ which preceded tributes and other ceremonial procedures.

Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts {First Class Honours) in history. French, and politics from the University of the West Indies (UWI) at Mona, Jamaica, and. a Master ofPhilosophy degn:e in international.rdaUons from che UWI. at St. Augustine. The High Commissioner-designate pursued the Foreign Service Prouazn at O.diud University on a Chevt.ning Scholarship and has received training in (a} public adminimaUon and policy analym and (b) sttategic: planning, chrough the University of Peking, Beijing, and Carleton University, Ottawa, respectively.

lloyd W"dks, who honoured an invitation to worship at the Apple Creek. Seventh-day Adventist Church last year, has been appointed Jamaic:ls new Consul General to Toronto. W"dk.s, with over 25 �of experience in the Jamaican Foreign Service, holds a Master of Sc:ienc:e in international business from the South Bank University in London, a Master of Arts in diplomacy and international relations from the University ofWestminster. London, as wd1 as Bachelor of Science in geography and the soc:ial sciences from the UWI. •

-MtJnsfield EdwtJrds, President, On ttJtio Conference

Snow Collapses Roof of Ontario's Camp Frenda Buildings

Snow build-up has caused the roofs of Camp Frendis l::itchen, dining ball. and

part of the worship room to collapse. No one was burt in tb.e collapse at Ontario Conference's camp site in Muskoka,

The roofs collapsed around 8:55 a.m. on Monday. March 9, 2015, shordy atter stair worship. "'had just gone into the kitchen; said Susan James, a member of the food services team, "when I heard a loud crash. It aU happened so fast. I quicldy ran ouaide. I just th�d God that we're all ok.'"

She later realled that as the walls budded, the door flew offia binges, and it was thrown across the room, where it made a huge hole in the waD.

News of the collapse reached camp direaor, Glenn DeSilva, in Oshawa, within few minutes of the collapse. DeSilva immediately left Oshawa to give support to the team of workers and to ascertain the dam�.

"'When I arrived at Frend.a.. I could see that the staff were still stunned by the collapse,• said DeSilva. "They had dearly been through an ordeal. The thought of it taking place a day earlier when a church group was here mwt have been playing on their minds.

"The buildings were in a mess. It was asccneofdcvastation.Theroofhad completely caved in over the dining ball. part of the kitchen, and a section of the 6resid.e room, our main assembly room.

My first thought was, Thtmlc God tbalnD OIU WJU burt/ Truly, it was providential that no one was in the building. Also, I cannot overlook that jwt a �w minutes earlier, the staff had met for worship in the room where the worst da� occurred. Surely, God was in control as they worshipped Him:

Gary Hodder, Ontario Co�rence exea1ti.ve secretary, visited along with the president and treasurer of the conference the mUowing day. •A feeling of sadness came over us as we saw the devastadon,• said Hodder. •we lcn.ew th.at the building will have to be replaced, so it was like saY" ing goodbye to a good friend. So many children have been served by it over many years. Yet. there was also a sense of opti.· mism be<:ause it provides us with an op­portunity to erect a new building that will serve the children and youth of On­tario mr many years to come.,.

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When questioned in regards to how the roof collapse will affect summer camp, DeSilva confidently responded th.at the summer program will tab: place as planned.

"This summer promises to be one of our best ever," be said. "We have jwt completed planning an exciting program for our campers. We have already arranged for a temporary kitchen unit, and campers will ba� the pleasure of eating and worshipping under a huge tent, just like dwing the al.d days of camp. It will be fun!•

Camp Frenda is located beside the beautiful Lake Rosseau near Port Carling. Mwkob. For more infOrmation about Camp Frenda and its summer program, visit campfrenda.com. •

-Halsey Peat, C o m m u n i c a t i o n Director,

Ontario Conference

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Ottawa is the capital of Canada,• Mansfield .Edwards, Ontario Conference presic:l.ent, told pastors in Ottawa nearly three

years ago. •The eyes of the nation are upon her. Whattver happens in OttaWll. will be relt throughout Canada."

Thus bcsan the sparlc of an idea: How can Ottaw:U Adventist churches tucb the nations capital city for God?

For over two years the region's pastors prayed and worhd together, seeking a way to reach the population of the nation's

capital with God's last-day mess� of hope and salvation. God began opening doors. With the help and encouragement of Jakov Bibulovic, Ontario Co�nce Evangdism. and Church Growth director, the pastors worked on a plan requesting oft he Seventh-day Adve-ntist Church in Canada (SDACC) that Ottawa be considered for the Mission to the Cities initiative th.at was launched by the General Co�c:e in 2013 in New Yo.rkCity.

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Mission to the Cities is the Seventh-day Adventist Church's flve-year emphasis on slw:in.gJesus' love and the hope of His soon. retum with people in some of the world's largest cities. Sw:tingwith New Yo.rk City, Mission to the Cities is a wholistic approach to sharing the gospd in urban settings. In 2014 each world division fOcused on a city in their territory. In 2015 � union will focus on a city in their region.

The idea of making an impact on the nation� capital .resonated with the SDACC. Consequently, Ottawa w:&S selected for the east and Edmonton for the west.

As the region's pastors and churches began wo.tking together, a plan was fOrmed to reach both the English and the French populations of the greater Ottawa area. As a result, the SDACC made available $150,000, and the Ontario Conference added $40,000 plus maximum allocations for aU the area churches, companies, and groups.

For the past two years, churches, recognizing that sw:cessfUI n-angdistic meetings depend on effective p.re-wo.rk. have been busy. Churches enc:ouraged members to be cnined for eva.ngdism through the Ontario ConlerenceSchool ofEvangdism (OCSE). Additional ttainingwas also provided fur congregatiollS in creative ways to reach their neighbours for Christ. Since January 2015, the area hosted a number of conferences and seminars, including a prayer conference, •Be Inspired and Be the Change: led by Joseph Kidder from Andrews Univusity. and a youth and yoWlg adults conference led by Judge Donald Mcleod. This was fOllowed by other community-based seminars on stress a.nd depn!SS.ion throughout Ottawa.

Besides health outreach, they also ran a number of family li£e seminars for the community in March. They concluded with a two-day marriage seminar, •Mad about Marriage," with Mike a.nd Gayle Tucker, on Man:b. 20 to 22.

On Man:b. 27 to 28, Elder DanidJa.ckson, North American Division {NAD) president, was present fOr Ont:a.rio Co�rence's second annual SEEDS conference. Hdd at Ottawa Seventh-day Adventist Church, the conference focussed on planting new congregas:iollS and growing the church. It was akq factor in hdpin.gto maintain the momentum going into spring and summer.

The fmal pre-event will be hdd on the weekmd of April lO and 11, when the NAD Family Ministries cl.i.ruto.r, Claudio Consuegra., and his wife, Pam, will be hosting a community outreach parenting seminar entided, •Help! I'm a Parent!"1

All preparations lead towards the spring eva.ngdistic campaign with Chris Holland, It is Written Canada spcaer/d.irector, to be hdd at Nepean Sportsplex from May 22 to 30. This short campaign will be a reaping event, but it will not signal the end of REACH Ottawa. Pastors and lay leaders of Ottawa are committed to continue the work of reaching the people of the nation's capital for Jesus.

1.4rge goals have been set, among them a God-sized goal of doubling the number of churches/groups in Ottawa by 2016. The £all of20 15 will see the area churches holding their own evangelistic campaigns. The emphasis on youth. family. and health will continue, as will the wonclerti.d cooperation between pastors a.nd lay people. Lay people will be chall� at the SEEDS conkrence to consider being a part of a church plant somewhere

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in the region. Llst but not least, the work of trying to reach the French population of Ottawa will extend into 2016 and beyond.

As the region's pastors and churches commit to praying together a.nd asking God for the faith to dream big dreams, they are conBdent that God will be glorified and that a large number of souls will be in His kingdom as a direct result of the d!Orts of this great project. •

-Joseph D u c h e s n e, Ptss t o r, CornwDII D n d HDwkes b u ry ch urches

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Stories to Share

May2015 �

I RECENTLY ATTENDED SONSCREEN, an annual Adventist film festival that was held at La Sierra University this year.1 My heart was fUll of joy. because I knew that while the church may have gotten off to a slow swt with respect to this medium, it is now embracing it. I am proud that, at their young ages, college and university students arc: creating short Alms that leave lasting impressions on people's lives . .Afttr all, what is a film but simply another way til tell a story�

Jesus was a master storyteller; He drew crowds to Himself and pachged eternal truths into stories that people were able to grasp and apply.

Another highlight ofSONscreen was a privao: screening of Old RubwneJ, a feature-length film produced by Adventists, one that made its debut in theatres on the same weehrul as a very different •romance• movie. Old Ruhioned earned the highest-ever weekend sales for a faith·based movie that played in less than 300 theatres; this is quio: a fcat.1

Another feature film is currently in the works, and it o:lls the story of our Adventist war hero Desmond T. Doss. The Aim, tentatively called Hat/ww Ridge. stars Andrew Gar6c:ld and is direco:d by Mc:l Gibson. F.d.ming is set to begin in Australia luer this ycar.J

I am pleased to say that I was the ane who took the story to Bing Crosby's c:ldest grandson, Gregory Crosby, a third-generation Almmam. Despite a number of stops and starts over a period of 15 years, Gregory has been a constant force in pushing this project forwaxd. We were able to meet with Desmond Doss per.ronally before he passed away to receive his permission to make a feature Aim.

Altb.augh Desmond is a well-known hero in the global Adventist community, our denomination is full of statics of many other heroes waiting to be told ta a larger audience. Stories can be powerful I was an Adventist Book Centre manager fur about 20 years, so I am very familiar with the Adventist baoks that were in constant demand because of their appeal, namdy, because they contained great sto­ries that touched people deeply, profoundly, and permanently. Do not be afraid to tab: the reins, speak up, and bring these stories to the fOrefront so that others may hear and be blessed. •

Stan Jensen,edltor Ctznc�dll1n Adventist Messenger

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by Aimee Perez A BACKWARD GLANCE

THE COUNTRY OF KENYA in East Africa may be far away in physical distance, but the land and

its people have long held a special place close to the hearts of Canadians. Adventist missionaries

have travelled there with great success, as shown in the reports below.

This month we take a look back at a small sampling of the work that has been done in Kenya.

Surrey Sends Literature Meml>ers of the Surrey church il"l

British Columbia, recently sent three

mailbags of literature totalling 1261bs, to

the Afro·Mideast Division at their new

headquarters in Kenya, Africa, to be used

by the local church members in their

mission outreach.

Church members donated Bibles, Spir·

it of Prophecy books. Primary Treasures, etc .. and various denominational maga·

zines and llooklets. More than enough

money was also freely given to cover the

cost of mailing.

In a letter of heartfelt thanks we learned our shipment arrived in good

order within two weeks.

Because of the high cost of paper for

printing in that area, the need for this

type of literature is great. Surrey has now

started on its second shipment.

Margaret B. Turner

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