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Your TV: An outreach tool

CQ celebrates 25 years

MP keeps pew inParliament

Adventists volunteer inrecord numbers

Wahroonga, NSW

Arecord number of Seventh-day Adventists served the church as volunteers last yearwith 1035 donating their time in 2003. This is up from the previous record of 881 in

2000, and up from the 737 who volunteered in 2002.More than half were members of STORM Co (Service To Others Really Matters) teams.

These teams serve in local communities only after members of those communities haveinvited them to do so.

“Young-adult culture has changed significantly over the past 10 years as a direct resultof STORM Co,” says Pastor Mel Lemke, the director of the South Pacific Division’sAdventist Volunteer Service. “More and more young adults want to do practical things forGod. They enjoy being His hands and His feet and taking religion out of the church andinto the community.”

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Light upAustralia

2004

Heidi Randall (back row, third from left) and Adrienne and Brian Smith (back row, fourth andfifth from left, with their daughters, Nikita and Latesha, front row, first and second from left) arethree of the record 1035 Adventists who volunteered to serve the church last year. They served in

Japan, teaching English as a second language.

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● Television advertisingoffering a free viewing of theWho Is Jesus? video will

soon be screened inthe following areas:March 13-21—Bris-bane city, Qld,Wollongong, NSWand Canberra, ACT;March 27 to April

4—Sydney city, NSW.Following the advertising inthe Wollongong/Canberraareas, a one-night lecture infour different locations byBruce Marchiano (pic-tured)—the actor who playsthe role of Jesus in thevideo—will take place as aninitiative of the South NewSouth Wales Conference.

● Carmel AdventistCollege–Secondary (CACS)in WA has started the newyear with a new principal.Jan Barnett (pictured) is the

first female prin-cipal to serveCACS. She ser-ved as principalat Carmel Adventist College–Primary in 1999 and has

recently completed a master’s degree ineducation administration.

● Participants attending a communicationseminar at the North New Zealand Con-ference’s (NNZC) camp-meeting inJanuary were given a disposable cameraand asked, in one photograph, to capturethe vibe at camp. According to Brenton

Stacey of theSouth PacificDivision’s Com-m u n i c a t i o nD e p a r t m e n t(who ran the

seminar), Margaret Jackson’s photo(pictured, left) of Heidi Atkinson andGeena Burton, two of the 114 juniors whoattended, did that the best. Camp-meetingin the NNZC is growing. Some 1583people registered for camp this year, almost250 more than the last camp, held in 2002.

● A team from Ferntree Gully church, Vic,present a fortnightly (second and thirdSunday of the month) morning radioprogram on their local station, FM97.1,Voice of the Dandenongs. Late last year theradio studio came to Sabbath school andbroadcast a panel discussion on Jonah,interspersed with contemporary Christianmusic breaks.—Intravic

● Eleven people have beenbaptised after attending anevangelistic series at theAdventist church in Kai-kohe, North New Zealand.More than 100 peopleattended the series, presen-ted by retiring ministerPastor Hufunga Fui (pic-tured far left), including theministers of two other localdenominations. “This is real‘old-fashioned’ ministry in asense that Pastor Fui

helped follow-up everylead in town,” says PastorJerry Matthews, presidentof the North New ZealandConference .—BrentonStacey

● Adelaide’s PrescottPrimary–Northern Year 7class under the direction of

their teacher Tim Borgas designed a classshirt with all the class members’ names onit as a memento of their finalyear in primary school. Schoolcaptain Tracy Howard (pic-tured) came up with the slogan“Look up and live” for the frontof the shirt because it remindedthem that chaplain Pastor DaveHamilton had “turned some-thing fun into a spiritualmemory” at their school camp.Students had hidden one of MrBorgas’s shoes in the rafters, andPastor Hamilton told how theIsraelites being saved fromsnakes because they looked up and lived.Mr Borgas got the hint and found his shoe.

Seventh-day Adven-tists in southern

Queensland will noticea familiar face amongthe candidates whowon seats during thestate election onFebruary 7.

Desley Scott (pic-tured with PremierPeter Beattie), theMember of Parliament for Woodridge, and a member of theCornerstone Adventist church in southern Brisbane, has another termin office as part of the Labor Party’s majority win. She first came tooffice in 2001 with a 57 per cent majority and won again this year witha 71 per cent majority. “Ten years ago there were a lot of problems inWoodridge, but now a lot of good things are happening. . . . It’s a greatcommunity.”

Mrs Scott remains involved with her church and volunteers at thelocal community centre. “There’s a significant Christian population inthe area, as well as Muslims and Buddhists. The mayor says we havemore than 160 cultures in the area.”

Describing her work as “very non-political,” Mrs Scott says, “It’svery much working alongside people.”

Mrs Scott was the electoral officer for Woodridge for 16 years beforebecoming the MP. She says one of her goals in her second term is towork with students who have dropped out of school.—ChrisWinzenried

• Who Is Jesus? actor to lecture in southern NSW • First female principal appointed to Carmel• A picture paints a thousand words • “Old fashioned” evangelism sees baptisms • and more

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● An Australian was one of four toreceive honorary doctorates from theAdventist Church’s University ofEastern Africa in Kenya last year. JohnJeremic (picturedreceiving the degree),a Melbourne business-man, was conferredwith the degree ofDoctor in SocialSciences in recog-nition of his contribution to evan-gelism and the development ofeducational institutions. Dr Jeremichas funded several evangelisticcampaigns in Kenya, the JeremicAdventist Academy in Nairobi,supported Avondale College andrecently donated $A175,000 to helpcomplete a health centre on theUniversity of Eastern Africa campus.—Kepha Pondi

● A Year 12 student, 17-year-old CalebKleinig (pictured at left), was dux ofEsperance (WA) Senior High Schoollast year. The school hasalmost 1000 students,with 102 completingYear 12. He had to travel700 kilometres to Perthto do his final musicexams, which werechanged from Sabbath.Year 11 student JemmaGaughan (pictured at right), 16,received several awards for heracademic achievements. They arepictured with Esperance churchminister Pastor Darren Slade.

● A woman in New Zealand who wentto church to stop smoking decided tohave her wedding there as well. FormerRECORD editor Pastor Geoff Garne isretired, but is the pastor of the recentlyopened Pakuranga church in Auckland.After conducting a stop-smoking prog-ram, one of those attending asked if hewould conduct her wedding—the firstin the church.

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Off the record● ADRA–Afghanistan recently completeda six-month education project in JowzjanProvince, northern Afghanistan, whichrehabilitated the Oramast ElementarySchool, a girls school, the MirwaisminaSchool and Jowzjan Orphanage. Withfunding from the Faeroe Islands govern-

ment, Hope for Humanity, HELPInternational and ADRA–International,the project resulted in an “81 per centincrease in school enrolment and a 75per cent increase in the number ofchildren with access to clean water atschool,” reports Karla Leitzke, projectmanager for ADRA–Afghanistan.—ANN

● In the 1980s, South African ArchbishopDesmond Tutu was one of the mostfamous faces of religion, known for hisvocal opposition to apartheid. But onJanuary 17, Tutu, a Nobel peace laureate,ceded the spotlight to his daughter,whom he ordained as an Episcopalpriest along with three otherseminarians. In a sign of respect, theelder Tutu knelt before his daughterfollowing the ordination to receive herblessing. While Mpho Tutu may befollowing in the family business, she isclearly stepping out on her own andbeyond her famous father’s long shadowto establish herself as a priest in her ownright.—RNS

● A stone monument of the TenCommandments has now been erectedin Israel. The 360-kilogram monumentwas sent to the Jewish nation by acoalition of groups and churches inAmerica who are fighting to defend thedisplay of the Ten Commandments intheir own country. It was an OrthodoxJew, Dr Phil Gerber of the ShomromRegional Council in Israel, whorequested the monument for the HolyLand as a unifying gesture. “A sense ofmorality is shared between Jews andChristians,” he explains, “and I thoughtto myself that it would be a wonderfulopportunity to have the Ten Command-ments monument shipped and proudlydisplayed in the biblical scenario.” Themonument is a replica of the ones that areat the heart of a court battle in AdamsCounty, Ohio.—Agape Press

Days and offeringsMarch 6—Women’s Day of PrayerMarch 13—Adventist World Radio

OfferingMarch 27—CSFBHI Offering

Junior/teens leadway for Year ofEvangelismAnew comprehensive approach to

children’s ministry has been formed inthe Ipswich church, Qld, this year as thebasis for their evangelistic efforts in2004—the Year of Evangelism.

AKWA (Adventist Kids With Attitude,pronounced aqua) has been founded toprovide the church’s junior/teenagegroup with a “total package” ministry,encompassing, Sabbath school, kidschurch, Pathfinders and, of course,socials. Some AKWA attendees andleaders are pictured below.

A core group of leaders have made alasting commitment to assist in thisministry not just for one year, but for five,until the Ipswich juniors/teens becomethe Ipswich youth!

Each facet of ministry has been over-hauled to become more relevant andfocus on spiritual development andgrowth. Judging by their response—notonly are they attending regularly, they’rebringing their non-Christian schoolfriends with them—the reformat anddedication of the team is provingsuccessful.

At a recent AKWA meeting, two non-Christian young people who had neverstepped foot in a church before expresseda keen interest in joining AKWA, and oneof those young people prayed for the firsttime in their life.—Sandra Hunt-Mason

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February 28, 2004

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Imagine . . .Ilooked and there before me was a great

multitude that no-one could count, fromevery nation, tribe, people and language,standing . . . in front of the Lamb. Theywere wearing white robes and wereholding palm branches in their hands. Andthey cried out in a loud voice: ‘Salvationbelongs to our God . . . and to the Lamb”(Revelation 7:9, 10, NIV).

The Year of 2004 has been designated bythe worldwide Adventist Church as a Yearof Evangelism.

Imagine . . .In an unprecedented way, the Adventist

church as a whole is planning majorevangelistic projects, both public andpersonal—around the world.

Imagine Jesus’ words of Matthew 24:14being fulfilled in 2004: “And this gospel ofthe kingdom will be preached in the wholeworld as a testimony to all the nations, andthen the end will come” (NIV).

We live in exciting and momentoustimes. But can a dozen or so millionAdventists change the thinking and beliefsof the world’s billions? Twelve people—not12 million—with Holy Spirit power did itnot all that long ago. It was only 20 longlifetimes ago and it was achieved without amicrophone, without a single camera orsatellite—not even a printed page! Gen-uinely amazing!

Imagine what can be done with the samezeal and passion of believers, the sameHoly Spirit and all of the technologicaladvantages available to us today.

No wonder it has been said, “The futureis never decided by apathetic majorities,but by determined and courageousminorities!” (Martin Robinson and DwightSmith, Invading Secular Space: Strategies forTomorrow’s Church, Monarch Books,London, 2003, page 217).

How was it achieved in the first century?The New Testament gives us insights:“They devoted themselves to the apostles’teaching and to the fellowship, to thebreaking of bread and to prayer. . . . All thebelievers were together and had everythingin common. . . . Every day they continuedto meet together in the temple courts. Theybroke bread in their homes and atetogether with glad and sincere hearts,praising God and enjoying the favour of allthe people. And the Lord added to theirnumber daily those who were being saved”(Acts 2:42-47, NIV).

Imagine if this scene could be replicatedin 2004!

In 2004 every willing and availablechurch member is being prayerfullyencouraged to be involved. Every evang-elist, pastor, teacher, administrator andchurch employee is being similarly encour-aged to be involved. Every church, everyschool and Adventist institution is alsobeing prayerfully encouraged to beinvolved as well.

Enormous quantities of brochures, studyguides and other materials have beenprepared (most of them heavily subsid-ised), major prayer offensives have startedand will continue. All this is helpful andneeded. And things are happening:

●The machine of Adventism has clickedinto gear! The wheels of the Year ofEvangelism, 2004, are turning!

●The propaganda (this editorial includ-ed) is rolling.

●There’s a General Conference sessionnext year and numbers will be counted.Jobs are on the line! As usual the AdventistChurch has packaged “The Year of . . .”very well.

But is this all that the Year of Evangelismis about? If it’s only about numbers, we

have missed the point and count me out!The most important “package” that the

Seventh-day Adventist Church has in theYear of Evangelism is real, living believerswho have the resurrected Jesus livingwithin and through them, leading their life.They’re disciples of Jesus who know He hasrescued them from the dross and they seethe glow of eternity, just over the hill.

They know from experience that theymake mistakes. They know they were sin-ners before Jesus came into their lives andthey are all too aware of their humanity andthat they continue to sin. Most importantly,they know how to come boldly to thethrone of grace. They love Jesus, not the sin.

They are “being” Christians, but that’snot all—they are “doing” Christians.

With a certain amount of fear, nervous-ness and anxiety they’re prepared to getclose to people, listen to them and to lovethem. They give their time, food andmoney, and open their homes to thesepeople.

With a pounding heart, and ever awarethat they may be ostracised by friends andfamily, they speak the message of Jesuswith those they love.

While we need fearless public evangelistswho unashamedly and without reservepublicly proclaim the message of Jesus, weneed the personal package—those who dothings ever so personally.

Any volunteers?2004 is the Year of

Evangelism.Imagine . . .

Anthony Kent MinisterialAssociation secretary andcoordinator of the Year ofEvangelism for the South Pacific Division

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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

What began on a single college campus aquarter of a century ago has grown

into a global spiritual force, Seventh-dayAdventist Church leaders say.

CQ, first published as CollegiateQuarterly, is a quarterly Bible-study guidewritten with a devotional emphasis andproduced for young adults in the AdventistChurch. Some 70,000 copies are publishedand sold quarterly in nine languages, andthe lessons are also available online. CQ’scontent is based on the same outline as thechurch’s Adult Bible Study Guide. CQ wasinitially written and published by studentsand staff at Union College, a Seventh-dayAdventist institution in Lincoln, Nebraska.

After Collegiate Quarterly spread to otherNorth American Adventist colleges anduniversities, the world headquarters of thechurch began producing the volumes in1987. Initially produced solely forAdventist college students, the editorsbegan aiming its content at young adults ingeneral in 1991. This has led toparticipating groups of writers fromeducational and medical institutions, the

military, local churches and even a group ofprison inmates.

“Each week’s lesson comprises sevenarticles written by seven young adults,”says Gary Swanson, CQeditor since 1990. “Thatmeans more than 90different people contributeeach quarter.

“I’ve checked with otherpublishers and CQ really isunique. It’s the onlyreligious educationpublication that is writtenby the readers,” he says.“This kind of diversity ofexpression nurtures a richbreadth of content, and wehave a great many readerswho are no longer youngadults but who appreciateCQ as a supplement to theAdult Bible Study Guide.”

Mr Swanson says that “religiouseducation is expected to come from the‘experts,’” but notes CQ’s “interactive”approach has been successful with readers.Today, CQ has spawned a wide-ranging

ministry that includes teachers materials,training events and videos, the weeklySabbath School University satellitetelevision broadcast, a monthly e-bulletin

and an interactive Internetweb site,<http://cq.adventist.org>.

Pastor James Zackrison,director of the GeneralConference Sabbath Schooland Personal MinistriesDepartment, said CQ “is oneof the most valuable studyguides we have. It hasbecome more than what itwas originally designed tobe.”

To mark the anniversary asheet of self-adhesive“stamps” has been releaseddepicting 50 CQ issuecovers in full colour. One ofthese (July-September

1999) is the cover illustration designed bySigns Publishing graphic designer ShaneJohnson, who was also responsible for theupdated design of CQ from 2000.—ANNstaff with Kellie Hancock

Collegiate Quarterly turns 25

CQJULY–SEPTEMBER 1999

COLLEGIATE QUARTERLY

“In theBeginning...”

Australian designer ShaneJohnson’s CQ cover illustrationfeatures on the commemorative

stamps.

Cooranbong, NSW

Acommunications-degree student andformer assistant editor of the Avondale

College news magazine, Connections, haswon the Signs Publishing CompanyAward for Excellence in Journalism.

“At Signs, we have an interest inencouraging young and emerging writers

such as award winnerManuel Cobb todevelop their talents,”says editor BruceManners. “Sponsoringthis award forexcellence in com-munications is oneaspect of that commit-ment. We’re enthusi-

astic about the potential amongcommunication students at Avondale and

wish to support them in their studies.”Pastor Manners adds, “We’re also

interested in giving developing writers inthe church opportunities to be published,and as editors we will work with interestedwriters to develop their skills. Whether it’snews, feature stories or devotional writing,aspiring writers should not hesitate tocontact us with their ideas, stories orarticles.”

Mr Cobb was one of 28 students to winacademic and community awards at aspecial ceremony at the end of Avondale’s2003 academic year.

The awards covered all areas of studyoffered at Avondale College, includingbusiness, arts, education, theology andcertificate-level courses.

Further awards were presented incommunity service categories and the

Avondale College Foundation alsosponsored two awards of excellence, whichwere won by Lorinda Bruce and OwenRyan.

Avondale President Dr John Cox said thepurpose of the awards was to encourageexcellence in the student body and toreward outstanding students for theirperformance.

“The awards recognise the achievementsof outstanding students, both academicallyand in terms of their contribution to thecommunity,” Dr Cox says. “They offer atangible monetary reward as well as publicaffirmation to encourage them in theirpursuit of excellence.”

The SPC Award for Excellence inJournalism included a framed certificateand cash prize.—Heather Potter withNathan Brown

Award-winning writer: More wanted

Manuel Cobb.

Donnybrook, WA

Volunteer directors of Australiandevelopment for the Three Angels

Broadcasting Network (3ABN) John andRosemary Malkiewycz have recentlyreturned to their home in Donnybrook,WA, after travelling around Australia topromote 3ABN and install satellitesystems.

Having installed more than 100satellites themselves and taught others thetechnicalities along the way, there are nowmore than 200 connections to 3ABNAustralia-wide.

Set-up costs—to receive 3ABN (andother channels) via Thaicom 3 on C-band—costs approximately $A500. TheMalkiewyczes approach local dish sup-pliers and negotiate the best availabledeals, but prices do vary depending onlocation.

Mrs Malkiewycz says 3ABN haschanged her focus from wishing theSecond Coming would “hurry up.” “NowI want to help as many other people as Ican to also know the Lord and be ready forHis return,” she comments.

One new Adventist told them, “Sincehaving 3ABN available in my home, I’vegrown spiritually.” A man waiting forheart surgery said viewing 3ABN helped

him face his surgery with confidenceknowing he was in God’s hands.

Currently in its 20th year of broad-casting, USA-based independent ministry3ABN has been trialling the use of OptusB3 to broadcast in Australia and NewZealand.

According to Russell Blair, a ham-radiolicensee fromP a l m e r s t o nNorth, NZ thisis good news.“With the intro-duction of HopeChannel, wenow have twoAdventist chan-nels for nur-turing and out-reach.”

He warns,however, thatunless fellowchurch mem-bers supportboth Hope and3ABN financially, this viewing choice maybe short-lived.

“It costs 3ABN $US20,000 per month tohave their broadcasts on Optus B3, all ofwhich is funded by private donations,”says Mr Blair.

“The South Pacific Division SatelliteMinistry Committee is also looking atmethods of funding the Hope Channelbroadcasts in the Pacific rim,” adds MrBlair. He suggests that if 4000 Adventistfamilies in Australia/New Zealand donated$10 per month to 3ABN and $10 permonth to Hope Channel, the choice of

“edifying” Adventist programs to viewand share with friends and neighbourswould be assured.

When asked if there is a need for severalAdventist television networks, Pastor TedWilson, general vice-president of theGeneral Conference and chair of Ad-ventist Television Network’s (who broad-cast Hope Channel) operating committee,observes, “There is a vast world to reachand having a variety of networks will giveus a greater opportunity to saturate theairwaves and touch people’s hearts withJesus’ love.

“God is guiding in the establishment ofdifferent Adventist stations that willcomplement each other and further God’swork. He can use all avenues to reach thisworld with the Advent message.”—KellieHancock with Kandus Thorpe

For more information on 3ABN go to<www.3ABN.org> or contact John and RosemaryMalkiewycz on email: <malkiejr@bigpond.com> orphone: (08) 9731 8029.

For more information on Hope Channel see page 7.

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Pastor Lemke mentions his friend,Pastor Wayne French, director of YouthMinistries for the North New South WalesConference. “He believes teaching youngadults to serve is a shield againstmaterialism. He says young adults in hisconference don’t feel good about a projectunless there’s a service component to it.”

In addition to the 602 Adventists whoserved on STORM Co teams, 186 joinedfly’n’build teams, 92 joined medical teams,85 served as long-term volunteers and 55as short-term volunteers.

The record figure of 1035 does not

include the 342 people who volunteered aspart of Volunteers in Action last year.Volunteers in Action—an independentsupporting ministry founded and directedby Queensland-based retirees Cliff and ValMorgan-—sponsors volunteer mis-sionaries from the Pacific islands. Thesemissionaries grow churches in isolatedareas of their countries.

“Cliff and Val are living legends,” saysPastor Lemke. “The impact and long-termbenefit of their ministry to the church isimpossible to estimate.”—Brenton Stacey

Visit <www.adventistvolunteers.org> or phone +61 29847 3275 if you are interested in becoming avolunteer.

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John Malkiewycz (kneeling in front) with those who attended his satelliteinstallation workshop in Townsville, Qld, last November.

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Now your TV can be an outreach toolWahroonga NSW

Television viewing habits and personaloutreach opportunities are set to

change for Adventists in the South PacificDivision (SPD) as a result of the launch ofAdventist Television Network’s (ATN)Hope Channel late last year.

Hope Channel is the official direct-to-home 24/7 global satellite television voiceof the worldwide Seventh-day AdventistChurch.

“When ATN introduced Hope Channelto the Pacific rim last December it changedthe potential focus of satellite ministry inthe South Pacific Division,” says PastorCalvyn Townend, general manager for theAdventist Media Centre and SPD satelliteministry coordinator.

“Previously, satellite ministry has beenfocused on evangelistic programs andevents that were downlinked to churchesthat had purchased satellite equipment.They were occasional broadcasts trans-mitted on varying frequencies,” he says.“Through coordinated advertising thecommunity was encouraged to come to ourchurches to participate in series like Net 98,Net 99, Jesus 2000, Taking Charge of YourLife, REZ10, and Net 2003.”

Pastor Townend says that while specialevangelistic events will still be promoted,and local churches encouraged to

participate, they will become part of a full-time program on a fixed frequency.

“Now that it’s possible for everyAdventist family to have Hope Channel intheir home 24/7, satellite evangelismopportunities can also encompass everyhome that has a dish,” and he adds, “thecost is not daunting.”

As Hope Channel will continue beingbroadcast on the Pas2 satellite, anyone canpurchase C-band equipment—the same asused by the church sites—and have theprograms in their own lounge room at anytime of the day or night. This C-bandoption will cost about $A1200 and willbring down only the one channel. “But it is

important that you check with your localcouncil before purchasing and installing theequipment as you may need to get aninstallation permit,” advises PastorTownend.

He suggests this option is attractivemainly to people living in rural areas wherea council permit may not be required.Although it is possible to have a C-banddish in urban areas, councils usuallyrequire a permit prior to installation, andthose who have tried have found it difficultto obtain.

Noting the successful introduction ofsmaller Ku-band dishes to North Americaand Europe, the SPD Satellite MinistryCommittee is currently investigating* thepossibility of relaying Hope Channel to aKu-band satellite that serves Australia andNew Zealand. This would require theinstallation of only a small dish and receiverthat will cost about $A500. It is advised youcheck with your council, but generally apermit is not required and there are no on-going connection or subscription fees.

“Hope Channel would be one of about40 channels that could be accessed in yourhome along with the standard free-to-airpublic channels,” says Pastor Townend.Other channels in this Ku platform include3ABN, and other religious and ethnicprograms.

According to Mark Lobwein ofGlobecast—the satellite uplink operator—about 120,000 homes in Australia and NewZealand have a Ku-dish installed to receivethe free-to-air channels from Optus B3.Pastor Townend is excited about thosefigures. “If we could get Hope Channel onOptus B3, we would not be talking just toourselves,” he enthuses. “There is greatevangelistic potential to reach thesehomes.”

Today, 8 per cent of Adventist member-ship worldwide traces their entrance to thechurch to satellite evangelism.—KellieHancock with AMC staff

* RECORD will announce if and when Hope Channelwill be available on Ku-band. In the meantime, it isalready available 24/7 on the C-band equipmentinstalled at many churches. For more information see<www.adventist.tv>.

Program content broadcast on the new 24/7Hope Channel includes material from the

South Pacific Division, such as this segmentfrom Sabbath School U, filmed at the

Adventist Media Centre in Wahroonga, NSW.

Berwick,Victoria

An Australian couple are singing thepraises of the newly launched Hope

Channel. Berwick church members

Bruce and Andrea Petrierecently moved the church’ssatellite dish to their home torecord programs for mem-bers to share in personalministry.

Permanently disabled with motorneurone disease, Mrs Petrie has beenunable to attend church for a couple ofyears now, but has found the Sabbath-

afternoon programs broadcast on Hope tobe a blessing to her.

Mr Petrie is her full-time carer and isassisted by a number ofagency carers in their home.“Our carers and everyoneelse who visits our home areexposed to the Hope broad-casts and they are im-pressed,” he says. “For some-one who is unable to talk, I

think my wife is a great evangelist. “Andrea’s favourite words are ‘Praise

God,’ and we want to say ‘Praise God’ forthe Hope Channel.”—Kellie Hancock

Bruce and Andrea Petrie.

Australian couple receive Hope

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The challenge is straightforward: Canwe present 1000 prophecy seminars

across Australia this year?The initiative is Light Up Australia, the

response of the Seventh-day AdventistChurch in Australia to the worldwidechurch’s Year of Evangelism (see “Year ofEvanglism: Putting the pieces together”).

“There’s something exciting about bigevents such as the Year of Evangelism,when Adventists worldwide will focus onsharing their faith,” says Pastor ChesterStanley, president of the Australian Union.

Pastor Stanley, Ministerial Associationsecretary Pastor Graeme Christian, and thechurch’s evangelist, Pastor Geoff Youlden,considered challenging only pastors to runprophecy seminars, “but running aprophecy seminar is so simple, anyone cando it,” says Pastor Stanley.

The church is encouraging church mem-

bers to use either the Prophecy or the Focuson Prophecy Seminars (see “Resources”).

It is challenging members to run theseminars in their homes. “The advantagesof seminars are that they are low-key andadaptable to suit small or large groups,”says Pastor Stanley.

The church is also challenging eachAdventist school in Australia to run aprophecy seminar this year. “Almost halfthe students at our schools—that’s about4000 in total—come from non-Adventistfamilies,” says Pastor Stanley.

Young adults, who have joined theChrist-centred small-group movementUnderground, have been challenged to runtheir own prophecy seminars as well. Thetiming is good as the church in the SouthPacific is developing a new Undergroundworkbook—the fifth in the series—thatwill focus on prophecy.

The final specific challenge is forwomen’s ministry groups to run seminarsas part of their commitment to Light UpAustralia.

Pastor Stanley, who will be running hisown seminar, says the time is right for theYear of Evangelism.

“We don’t live in a laid-back Australiaanymore,” he reflects. “People areuncertain about the future. It’s anopportunity to share some of the answerswe have for the future.”

The church is encouraging members tomake Light Up Australia a focus for prayeron the first Sabbath of every month.

“We can’t keep quiet at a time like this,”says Pastor Stanley. r

Brenton Stacey is news correspondent for the SouthPacific Division.

Lighting up Australiaby Brenton Stacey

ResourcesSeminar summariesProphecy Seminar● Has proven track record—produced 15

years ago, Resource Centre’s most popularseminar with 1500 ordered last year.

● Presenter who follows lessons asrecommended gets results—TeachersManual has all the necessary information.

● Presents Adventist message of Bible-basedfacts more than once—seekers need timeto understand and assimilate what theylearn.

Focus on Prophecy Seminar● Has proven track record—produced in

2002 with 1000 ordered last year, used byAdventist Discovery Centre as a Biblecorrespondence course.

● Relational.● Presenter needs greater skills in getting

results.

Free resourcesThe Australian Union is offering two

free resource CDs to any church memberor local church minister who plans to runa prophecy seminar this year and whobuys the Prophecy Seminar TeachersManual.

The CDs contain PowerPoint slides ofthe Prophecy and Focus on ProphecySeminars.

Order your free CD through theAustralian Union’s Resource Centre (POBox 116, Mitcham Vic 3122; +61 3 97285739; resources@adventist.org.au).

Contact your local church minister oryour local conference Year of Evangelismcoordinator to order other Year ofEvangelism resources. Ask for theResource Centre’s 2003 catalogue.

Conference contactsFor more information contact the Light

Up Australia coordinator in yourconference: Greater Sydney: Roger

Govender; North New South Wales: JohnSkrzypaszek; Northern Australia: DeaneJackson: South Australia: Garry Hodgkin;South New South Wales: Gary Webster orNorm Hardy; South Queensland: RossBaines; Tasmania: Kevin Amos; Victoria:Tony Campbell; Western Australia: LarryLaredo.

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Pastor David Price (pictured right)understands the importance of

professional looking PowerPointpresentations. The minister of theAdventist church in Eight Mile Plains,Queensland, puts 25 hours a week into hishobby.

“It’s important to be visual,” he says.“Many of our kids don’t have a library ofreligious images in their heads. I see themwatching my PowerPoint presentationsduring the worship service. They’re gluedto their seats.”

The Adventist Church in Australia isoffering Pastor Price’s Prophecy SeminarPowerPoint presentation free to churchmembers and local church ministers whoplan to run a prophecy seminar this year(see “Resources”) and who buy theProphecy Seminar Teachers Manual.

Pastor Price first used the presentation in2001. He produced other presentations fora Revelation Seminar in 2002 and a DanielSeminar in 2003. “They’ve raised theprofile of evangelism in our church,” hesays.

Pastor Price is taking a sequentialapproach to evangelism this year. He isrunning a training seminar for his churchmembers on Tuesday evenings. The churchin the South Pacific’s Taking Charge ofYour Health series will follow onWednesday evenings. Seminars on history,then on prophecy will replace TakingCharge when it ends in March.

“I’m glad the worldwide churchdesignated 2004 as the Year ofEvangelism,” says Pastor Price. “As I lookback over the past 45 years of my life, I askmyself, ‘How many people did I lead into arelationship with Jesus?’ The answer isalways going to be, ‘Not enough.’”

I’ve never run a prophecy seminar, butI want to. Where do I start?● Pray about it. Ask for God’s leading.● Talk to your local church minister.● Ask, “Am I going to run the seminar

alone or with a group?” Groups areideal for first-time presenters.

● Contact your local conference Year ofEvangelism coordinator for infor-mation on how to be involved.

● Attend Year of Evangelism meetingsrun by your conference.

● Buy a Prophecy Seminar TeachersManual.

● Start planning. Ask, “Where am Igoing to run the seminar? Whom am Igoing to invite? When am I going torun the seminar? How am I going topromote the seminar?” (Several con-ferences are coordinating advertising,so talk to your minister.)

How will you measure the success ofLight Up Australia?

We’re eager for a kingdom difference—new people in church eagerly enteringinto their personal walk with God andpreparing to meet Jesus. We’re chall-enging local churches, elders, ministers,schools, teachers, women’s ministrygroups and young adults to present 1000prophecy seminars across Australia in2004. Contact your local conference Yearof Evangelism coordinator if you plan topresent a seminar to help them with theirrecord keeping.

FAQsPowerPoint presentation pays off

Year of Evangelism: Putting the pieces together● Light Up Australia is the Adventist Church in

Australia’s response to the worldwide church’sYear of Evangelism.

● The Year of Evangelism will be, in part, a reapingfrom the Go One Million and Sow 1 Billionprojects.

● The aim of Go One Million, also a worldwidechurch initiative, is to train, before mid-2005,one million Adventists to share their faith.

● The aim of Sow 1 Billion, another worldwidechurch initiative, is to distribute, by the end of2004, one billion Bible-study invitations.

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The first three interviews in this seriesconsidered the dramatic growth in

the Adventist understanding of EllenWhite’s spiritual gift. Much of thisdevelopment was due to fresh evidencebeing unearthed, since 1970 inparticular. RECORD continues itsconversation with Dr Arthur Patrick.

How certain are you that God gaveEllen White supernatural guidance?

A substantial number of 200 papers,book chapters and articles I’ve writtenduring the past 25 years demonstratemy conviction about that reality. In mymind, it is beyond reasonable doubt.

But you seem to put limits on thatguidance?

Definitely. Limitation is an importantpart of what it means to be a human being.Even the apostle Paul says bluntly, “Now Iknow in part; then I shall know fully” (1Corinthians 13:12, NIV).

So even an inspired person can bepartly right and partly wrong?

You’ve got it! My cancer specialistdoesn’t fix my lawnmower. My wife isexcellent at teaching children, but hopelessat dealing with email viruses. Because EllenWhite was shown in a two-hour panoramathe age-long struggle between righteous-ness and sin does not mean she was anexpert on the life and times of John Huss.

Didn’t she have more than one visionon the great controversy theme?

Indeed. And some aspects of it were soimportant that they were repeated morethan once.

But didn’t she claim she wasdependent on the Holy Spirit as shewrote out what she had seen?

Right, again! Like the prophets of theBible, Ellen White received the gift of

revelation (divine disclosure) and inspir-ation (divine assistance in communicatingthe message received). Remember howPaul puts responsibility on the communityof believers when he says, “Do not treatprophecies with contempt. Test every-thing” (1 Thessalonians 5:20, 21, NIV). Inother words, to read the Bible is also tolearn our duty as a faith community.

Another example: Because Ellen Whitewas shown 10 important things in her greathealth reform vision of 1863 doesn’t meanshe knew the 990 other things we mightfind useful with reference to healthful living.

Sounds like you’re saying the gift ofprophecy is given to meet our needs inspecific ways, not to give us totalknowledge?

You are so right. For example, EllenWhite tells us in broad terms how to livehealthfully, but we need medical specialiststo diagnose specific diseases, andmicrobiologists and chemists to identifywhat causes the contagious illnesses wesuffer from and chemists to help developspecific antibiotics. Then on an individuallevel we need to study the means ofprevention and the modes of cure, andimplement both.

Does the shut-door problem helpas an illustration?

While that’s only one of severalpotential illustrations, it’s a useful one.In 1844 Ellen Harmon (she didn’tmarry James White until almost twoyears later) began telling the “littleremnant” of disappointed Milleritesthat God had rejected “the wickedworld,” that the time for the salvationof “sinners” was past.

This counsel misunderstood thetruth that Jesus continued Hisintercession for sinners in the heavenlysanctuary. It denied the fact that theHoly Spirit was busy leading people to

repentance.So you rate this as a significant

theological error?I do. But I prize and often speak

affirmatively of Ellen White’s account ofher first vision where the incorrectexpression first occurs. This flaw is akin tothat of William Miller in setting a date forthe Second Advent. God used Miller’semphasis on the return of Christ to awakenthe world, despite the specific error.

Ellen Harmon’s first vision gave thedisappointed believers fresh hope, eventhough it took about seven years until sheand they could move effectively beyondthe limiting idea that the door of mercy hadclosed for non-Millerites.

How important was this issue?It was a matter of hot debate between

Sabbath-observing Adventists and Sundayadvocates in the 1840s. But by the 1850s,the problem language was being edited outof Sabbatarian publications in general andEllen White’s writings in particular. In the1870s Ellen White specifically acknow-ledges that “for some time” she shared thesame wrong view as the rest of the “littleremnant” God was gathering to proclaim aworldwide message.

By the 1950s the early records were so

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unavailable that the church could argue ithad no problem with this issue.

And the situation now?Absolutely clear. Robert Olson as secret-

ary of White Estate pulled together 84major statements relating to this issue andpresented them at the 1982 InternationalProphetic Guidance Workshop. At last thechurch had evidence on which a sane andsustainable conclusion could be reached.Instead of denial, the data was available.

How would you describe theunderstanding Adventists had of EllenWhite’s ministry in the 1960s?

Most loyal Adventists were likely to saythings like: “Ellen White’s writings make astriking appeal to timeless truth. They con-tain certain unique elements. Her writingsplaced Seventh-day Adventists on vantageground by relating bodily health to basicspiritual wellbeing and by pointing outnumerous paths to right living. She madeeffective use of the Bible in her writings. Sheoften helped the church develop andexpress its theology. She retained controlover her literary output. Her writings reveala remarkable literary beauty.”

How would these seven points soundnow?

Each of them needs qualification along thefollowing lines: “Ellen White’s writings makea striking appeal to timeless truth eventhough they are historically conditioned to asignificant degree. They contain certainunique elements even though they arerelated in an evident way to both Adventistand non-Adventist literature of her time. Herwritings on health placed Seventh-dayAdventists on vantage ground by relatingbodily health to basic spiritual wellbeing andby pointing out numerous paths to rightliving, even though she reflected some of theunscientific ideas of her Adventist and non-Adventist contemporaries.”

“Unscientific ideas?” What do youmean by that?

Concepts that a panel of competentmedical doctors would now classify as notsupported by known evidence or contraryto known evidence. Current analyses byqualified medicos now suggest that EllenWhite is about twice as reliable as the best-

known health reformers of her era.However, her writings on health offer

advice that is seen to be between about 70per cent and 95 per cent reliable. That’s avery high score for such a complex area.

What other points require modification?They could be stated this way, “She made

effective use of the Bible in her writingseven though she employed Scripture in avariety of ways, not all of which express themeaning and intent of the Bible. While sheoften helped the church develop andexpress its theology, her doctrinalunderstandings underwent both growthand change during her lifetime of ministry.She retained a position of control over herliterary output, but her literary assistantsand advisers had more than a minormechanical role in the preparation of herwritings for publication. Her writingsreveal a remarkable literary beauty, but heruse of sources and the role she assigned herassistants or advisers indicates that thisliterary excellence should not be used as aproof of her divine inspiration.”

Do others agree with this position?Only people who have ignored the

evidence or chosen not to keep abreast ofthe successive waves of information seemto question the basic stances indicated. Ofcourse, there is plenty of room for bothrefinements and extensions.

Seventh-day Adventism is a quest fortruth. We’re determined to seek the truthof Scripture and follow it no matter what itcosts, for truth is dearer and more preciousthan life itself. Bible truth makes us free inJesus Christ; it centres in a knowledge ofGod and is focused on His purpose foreach of us and for the planet. We not onlywant the truth of the Bible; we want thetruth about the way the Lord has led andtaught us as His last-day people. Thatincludes historical accuracy, gained fromfaithful research in the primary sourcesthat are now so abundant.

Anything else?We need insight as well, an

understanding of how the past illuminesthe present and the future. Plus stability, asufficient grasp of the relevant data so thatnew items of information do not pose athreat to our belief system.

That’s it?Sorry, no. As we engage in prayerful,

thorough study we experience a process ofidentification, a pervading sense thatAdventist history is our personal heritageand hence precious. The next step iscommitment, a conviction that the AdventistChurch has a mission worthy of our besttalents and energies. Then, on reflection, weexperience awe, faith that the God ofScripture and Jesus our loving Lord have ledand continue to lead the Advent movement.

And there’s a final, vital step: celebration.That is, a desire to commemorate theintegrity, achievements and faith of thepast—and thus inform and inspire thepresent. r

This concludes the four-part conversation on EllenWhite for today.

Bruce Manners is the editor of RECORD.

Dr Arthur Patrick is a retired historian whose andresearch has focused particularly on the life andwritings of Ellen White.

Resources

New from Adventist BookCentres

The EGW/SDA Research Centreat Avondale College has a variety ofresources and is available to respond toquestions. c/- PO Box 19Cooranbong NSW 2265(02) 4980 2139<egwrc@avondale.edu.au>

WebsitesFor more information and discussion visit<www.ellenwhite.com>. Recent papers presentedby Dr Arthur Patrick can be found at<www.sdanet.org/ atissue/white>.

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Claiming the promiseUse this as a guide for prayer time atchurch, small group or personal devotions.

PrayerLord God, the plan is now to go out

and share the message of grace andhope. Go before us and prepare the way.We’re stepping out in faith with You asLeader, Guide and Protector, the Way,the Truth and the Life. We plead thatyour mercy and grace be poured on usand all who wait for this message.

You’ve provided this resource forYour church and we thank You. Wedon’t want to waste this opportunityfor witness and relief to those who waitin darkness and despair, so we go inconfidence as You show us the way.

Bless our efforts and expand theministry of Sow 1 Billion to every homein the South Pacific as well as ourhorizons to believe what You can do.United with You in prayer and service,wonders can be accomplished.

Scripture“Therefore go and make disciples of

all nations, baptising them in the nameof the Father and of the Son and of theHoly Spirit, and teaching them to obeyeverything I have commanded you.And surely I am with you always . . .”(Matthew 28:19, 20, NIV).

Quote“The truth contained in the first,

second, and third angels’ messagesmust go to every nation, kindred, ton-gue, and people. . . . There must be nodelay in this work. Our watchword is tobe, Onward, ever onward! Angels ofheaven will go before us to prepare theway. Our burden for the regions beyondcan never be laid down till the wholeearth is lightened with the glory of theLord” (Gospel Workers, page 470).

Prayer focusSow 1 Billion

Ihave a work mate who says, “I alwaysremember everything I don’t forget”—or

was it “I never forget anything Iremember”? I forget.

Why is it we remember some things andforget others? My wife is sometimesaccused of remembering events from longago that have been forgotten by others whowere present at the time.

What tags an event in our memory thatenables us to recall it soon after or a longtime after? The psychologists probablyhave it scientifically explained, but I can’tremember too much from my “sike”classes at college. In simple terms I believewe remember those things that aremeaningful to us. With so muchinformation bombarding us each day fromevery angle, only that which is of interestto us will stay with us.

Jesus knew this when He faced themultitudes each day while He lived here onearth. He had such a short time to impressHis message upon His listeners before Hewould be taken away. So He used

meaningful stories that would serve as areminder to the eternal issues at stake.While the lessons on their own wouldsoon be forgotten, the illustrations wouldserve as the trigger to remember eachlesson.

That’s why the stories are recorded for usin Scripture: the sower, the prodigal son,the tax collector, the pearl, the tares and allthe other illustrations Jesus used. Today wemight refer to a huge tractor and combine,the government tax office, an opal or fire-weed.

Jesus knew how to get His followers toremember. The difference is in theillustrations drawn from our ownexperience and the lives of others. Whennext you stand before His sheep to extolthe virtues of the kingdom of God—orwhen explaining God to a friend wantingto find out more—will your lessons beremembered? r

Phillip Lomman writes from Werombi, NSW.

Tax-office parable?by Phillip Lomman

February 28, 2004

Fear plus ignoranceMarah Jacob, SNZ

It’s not only the fear of change thatprevents our church from accepting newtruth (“The fear of change,” Editorial,January 17), but also an ignorance of God’srevelation that the light would growbrighter until the Daystar appears.According to Joel 2:28—and reiterated byJesus—the gift of prophecy would con-tinue to the end.

It is the responsibility of those whoconstitute the corporate church to beversed in Scripture, in order to recognisetruth from error. As stated, “More andmore, an individual’s own likes anddislikes are becoming the standardmeasure of value. . . . We’re a people whohave the objective standard of the Bible asour rule. . . .”

Since Scripture is not of privateinterpretation, it can’t be stretched a dozenways. Only through the same Spirit whoinspired its writers can a correctunderstanding be gained.

A cautionary noteMaurice Smith, NZ

The attitude of he who would “throwout temple impostors” (Letters, January24) amazes me. Is the writer suggestingthere are impostors within the church’sleadership? In the Old Testament theamount of tithe and where to bring it aremade very clear. There is no argument

about that. Also, those charged withadministering the storehouse will be heldaccountable—the work of the heavenlycourts—and it is but our duty to be faith-ful in returning what is His.

In coming to the decision that he knowsbetter than God how tithe should be used,the writer puts himself in the sameposition as others who have deemed itwise to change biblical times and laws.

Some serious thinking on this isrequired.

Lost business opportunitiesBill Gates, NSW

In relation to Sanitarium’s sale of itsspecialty foods division (Newsfront,January 31), I have a question: IsSanitarium losing its way on the

witnessing front? This thought arises froma proven selling adage that the more pointsof collection you have, the more sales (orsouls) you will generate.

First, we had Sanitarium cafes: we soldthem. Next, we had Sanitarium HealthFood shops with Signs of the Timesmagazines on their counters and a staffwilling to talk to clients about Christ andsalvation: we sold them. Now, Sanitariumis selling its specialty foods enterprisebased in Tuggerah.

Must everything be measured in termsof dollars and cents?

Editors’ defenceNorman Tew, NSW

As one person whose RECORD article wasedited and published recently, I feelcompelled to respond to “Edit gently”(Letters, February 7), if only to encouragethe maligned editorial team.

I took the time to compare the twoversions of my article, so in this I’m notwaffling! I must say, I was pleased withwhat was done to my submission, withnon-essential material removed and theessence of the story enhanced. Thiswriter has neither complaint nor shock—only pleasure—at the result. Thank you,editors, for the good work you do.

Supplementary facts, please?Jan T Knopper, NSW

In the editorial “An Ellen White realitycheck” (February 7), I read that “it is nowwell documented that she, at times, usedhistorical sources that included factualerrors in The Great Controversy.” Butfurther on the statement is made that “shethen used the best Protestant sourcesavailable to her, including their now-known factual errors.”

Can RECORD supply documented factsregarding those sources and allegederrors? Many, including myself, don’t havethem at hand.

Information is available (and free) from theEllen G White SDA Research Centre, PO Box19, Cooranbong, NSW 2265; phone (02)4980 2138; fax (02) 4980 2137; or email <egwrc@avondale.edu.au>.

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Just a coincidence

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Since Scripture is not of private interpretation, itcan’t be stretched a dozen ways.

WeddingsAbel—Ward. Richard Abel, son of Rod-ney and Irene Abel (Warburton, Vic), andSuzanne Ward, daughter of Michael andMargaret Ward (Ferntree Gully), weremarried on 23.1.04 in St John the Baptistchurch, Ferntree Gully.

Ken Mead, Des Moloney

Cherry—Robbie. Richard LeslieCherry and Coral Margaret Robbie weremarried on 8.2.04 beside Lake Mac-quarie, at Eraring, NSW, in the affirmingpresence of family and friends.

Arthur Patrick

Downing—Reed. Samuel John Down-ing, son of Phillip and Julie Downing(Hervey Bay, Qld), and Lynda MichelleReed, daughter of Greg and Anita Reed(Hervey Bay), were married on 1.2.04 inthe Botanical Gardens, Urangan.

Phil Downing

McArthur—Davison. Robert Antho-ny McArthur, son of Bruce McArthur(Brisbane, Qld) and Christine Harris(Noosa), and Bianca Elizabeth LeighDavison, daughter of Dr Andrew and DrCharmaine Davison (Brisbane), weremarried on 21.12.03 in the GracevilleUniting Church, Brisbane.

Peter Raymer

Martin—Howie. Justin Edward Martin,son of Ian and Lynne Martin (Canberra,ACT), and Melissa Jade Howie, daughterof Mark and Sheryl Howie (Gormandale,Vic), were married on 4.1.04 in the Traral-gon Adventist church.

Pavel Belan, Richard Anderson

Nowicki—Harris. David Nowicki,son of Paul and Judy Nowicki (Newcas-tle, NSW), and Melissa Harris, daughterof David and Vicki Harris (Brisbane,Qld), were married on 28.12.03 in theAvica Chapel, Gold Coast.

Peter Roennfeldt

Smart—Conduit. Steven CharlesSmart, son of Frank and RhondaSmart (Ballarat, Vic), and SophieGenevieve Conduit, daughter of Barryand Maureen Conduit (Ballarat),were married on 10.1.04 at TumblersGreen, Creswick.

Tharren Hutchinson, Edwin Totenhofer

ObituariesAbel, Gertrude (Trudy), born 8.12.1907at Zeehan, Tas; died 28.1.04 in LionsHaven Nursing Home, Hope Island, Qld.She was predeceased by her husband,Ronald; her son, Frank; and her daugh-ter, Jeanette Andrews. She is survived byher son, Jim White; her daughter, Mau-ree Ison; her grandchildren; and onegreat-grandchild. She will be missed byher Southport church family and manyfriends. Peter Stojanovic

Dieckmann, Fanny, born 6.3.1905 atCoolabunia, Qld; died 20.1.04 at Kingaroy.She was predeceased by her husband, Joe;one brother, and one grandchild. She issurvived by her son, Brian Smith(Kingaroy); her five sisters; herbrother; her three grandchildren; and twogreat-grandchildren. Fanny was a happyand well-loved person; a real inspiration tothe youth of the church. She loved her gar-den and provided flowers for the Kingaroychurch for over 50 years. She will bemissed by her family and church family.

David Edgar, Bill Cross

Edge, Esther Lillian, born 27.3.1929 atBathurst, NSW; died 25.12.03 in CowraBase Hospital. On 27.9.57 she marriedAllen. She is survived by her husband(Cowra); her sons, Kenneth (Qld) andBrian (Swan Hill, Vic); her sisters, PaulineSteen and Lola Frecklington (both ofCowra, NSW); and her three grandchil-dren. Esther experienced more than hershare of sickness. Despite this, she was aperson of strong faith and cheerful dispo-sition. She loved her God and her family,especially her three grandchildren.

Errol Webster

Gow, William David, born 2.2.1910 andspent his childhood and youth atMacksville, NSW; died 31.8.03 in LadyDavidson Hospital, Turramurra. He is sur-vived by his wife, Eunice; his children,Elizabeth and David; his daughter-in-law,Patty; and his grandchildren, Caitlin andCallum. David was a member of Thorn-leigh church since 1947.

Roger Henley

Hartsorn, Yvonne Lesley Cecile (neeWilliams), born 21.11.1937 atChristchurch, SNZ; died 17.11.03 inWarabrook Gardens NursingHome, Newcastle. She was predeceasedby her husband, Harold, in October1994. She is survived by her children,Leesa Davies, Gavin Hartsorn and Debo-rah Hartsorn. Yvonne was a faithfulmember of Charlestown (NSW) church.She had a cheerful disposition undergreat adversity and loved her family.

Keith Jackson, Graeme Loftus

Lyle, Ronald Richmond, born30.8.1929 at Busselton, WA; died25.11.03 at home in Cowaramup. Hewas predeceased by his sister, JoanMarnie. He is survived by his wife, Pat;his children and their spouses, Cheryl,Julie and Cliff, Shelley and Dale,Phillip and Shelley, John, Paul andNatalie, Shane and Tricia; his sisters,Audrey, Coral and Jacqui; his brother,Max; and his 18 grandchildren. Ronput love into action, enthusiasticallysupporting his family, friends, neigh-bours and strangers in practical ways.His memory will be long cherished byfamily, friends and the community.

Richard Reynolds, Clark Riggins

Mawson, Merton Greig (Dick), born5.12.1930 at Gisborne, NNZ; died peace-fully 15.1.04 in George Manning Hospital,Christchurch, SNZ. He was a devoted hus-band to Alice, who predeceased him by 10years. Dick was a much loved great-great-uncle and is survived by Pauline, Irene,Bruce and their families. A friend to all, he

is remembered for his kind and gentlespirit, wonderful sense of humour and hisloyalty to his God. Allan Matthies

Robe, Silvia May, born 16.10.1911 atShadforth, near Orange, NSW; died10.11.03 in Wontama Nursing Home,Orange. She was predeceased by her firsthusband, Jerry Conlan, in 1950. In 1970she married Neville Robe, who prede-ceased her on 4.1.04. She is survived byher nieces, Kate Henman and Myra How-ell (all of Orange). Errol Webster

Robe, Neville Kenneth, born 16.4.1925 atWest Wyalong, NSW; died 4.1.04 in Won-tama Nursing Home, Orange. In 1970 hemarried Silvia, who predeceased him on10.11.03. He is survived by his brothers,Walter (Orange), Arnold (twin, RedlandBay, Qld) and Noel (Sydney, NSW).

Errol Webster

Wilson, Brian David, born 22.10.1947 atNewcastle, NSW; died 29.1.04 in TheAlfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. He is sur-vived by his parents, Bob and Myra (ParkOrchards); his brother, Colin (Brisbane,Qld); his sister, Leanne; and his brother,Trevor (both of Melbourne, Vic). Brianwas a believer of high principles, generousand compassionate.

Dean Giles, Trevor Rowe

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Positions vacant▲ Graphic Designer—Signs Publishing Company (Warburton, Vic) isseeking an enthusiastic Graphic Designer for a full-time position for 12 months in thebusy, up-to-date prepress department. The successful applicant will be skilled in theMac environment and the use of Quark Xpress, Illustrator and PhotoShop; alsoproficient in electronic design and layout; and have several years commercialexperience in electronic design. Typical work includes a wide range of designopportunities, including magazines, folders, brochures, stationery and books. Forfurther information contact David Blyde on (03) 5966 9111;<david.blyde@signspublishing.com.au>. Applications in writing should be forwardedto David Blyde, Signs Publishing Company, 3485 Warburton Highway, Warburton Vic3799, no later than March 15, 2004.

▲ Web and Graphics Designer—Adventist Media Centre (Wahroonga,NSW) is seeking a Web and Graphics Designer. The successful applicant will beproficient in the use of Photoshop, In Design and Quark software; and will identifywith the mission of the church. For further information contact the office coordinatorfor a copy of the job description and conditions. Phone (02) 9487 1844; Applicationsin writing (with current CV) should be forwarded to Adventist Media Centre, PO Box1115, Wahroonga NSW 2076; email <info@amcdiscovery.com.au>. Applications closeMonday, March 1, 2004, at 5 pm.

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