VOL. XXII, NO. 17AUGUST 23, 1994

Scholarship winner completesworld tour

Sensible ways to secure your moneyand your future

Jerusalem: Who can square thecircle?

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Minister attempts to reach Rwandan brethren

voluntary support, and the Oslo con­gregation plans to provide volunteerservices.

Two days of meetings took place inearly June to plan open house Sab­bath services. Both the local churchelders from the Oslo congregation,Carl Fredrik Aas and Diedrik Zerni­chow, and the church pastor for theregion, John Andrews, attended,along with editorial staff RoyOestensen, Shirley McLean, JohnRoss Schroeder, British regional edi­tor, and David Gunn, who coordi­nates planning for open house activi­ties in Britain and Scandinavia. TheOslo open house is tentativelyplanned for next spring.

Also discussed was howChurch literature can be gearedto better serve the needs oflocal congregations, particular­ly in preparing for the openhouse program.

100 Zaire a few days ago, now costs1,000 Zaire. Rent is horribly expen­sive and must be paid in dollars. Ten­ants have to make a down payment ofat least four months rent as security.

The Church, with great difficulty,has put some resources into thehands of the Rwandan brethren, andthese funds have sustained them. Mr.Andrist hopes to bring additionalrelief for their suffering. Your contin­ued prayers are appreciated.

OSLO, Norway-The NorwegianPlain Truth, Den Enkle Sannhet, cele­brated its 10th anniversary in Febru­ary. The magazine has a circulationof about 3,500 in Norwegian, and anadditional 2,500 in Scandinavia sub­scribe to the English language edi­tion.

Beginning with the April issue, thecover format was changed from atext-only cover to a black-and-whiteillustrated cover, which improvesvisual quality.

A further development in themagazine's content has been theintroduction of one article, in eitherDanish or Swedish, in alternateissues.

Members in Scandi­navia help in the trans­lation process. Theseeditorial activities arecoordinated by RoyOestensen, editor of DenEnkle Sannhet, who livesin Oslo, Norway, andShirley McLean, assis­tant editor, who lives inthe United Kingdom.

To improve her orwe­gian language skills, Mrs.McLean worked for theOslo Red Cross Interna­tional Center and wasasked to assist in the pro­duction of a new RedCross magazine. Thispublication is intendedto reflect the center'sbridge-building work,showing how Norwegiansand immigrants to thecountry are workingtogether to make a posi­tive contribution to soci­ety.

The center relies on Norwegian Plain Truth

Northern lights: Norwegian PT andmembers to be more in spotlightNorwegian Plain Truthrelies on Scandinavianmembers as it celebrates10th anniversary

plane to Goma. Mr. Andrist intends totake one or two Kinshasa deacons withhim to deliver medication and otherthings needed by brethren in Goma. Atpress time it was uncertain whetherMr. Andrist had reached Goma.

Such a mass movement of refugeesis putting Goma under considerablestress. Since the arrival of Rwandansin Goma, food prices have skyrocket­ed. For example, a portion of sombe(crushed manioc leaves), which cost

TANZANIA

RWANDA.......... -Kigali

BURUNDI

ZAIRE

A prospective member who is anarmy officer was wounded by a mor­tar shell and has recovered and istaking refuge in Tanzania.

Bernard Andrist, a longtime minis-ter whom God used to

raise up churches inFrench-speaking

Africa, arrivedin Kinshasa,Zaire, Aug. 9,and plannedto catch a

Recently, I've been thinking about the role of music in our worshipservices. Music has been with us for a long time. Miriam worshiped theLord by singing his praises. David wrote psalms of fear and faith,requests and thanks. These psalms and others became part of Israel'sworship traditions. Jesus and his disciples also sang hymns. Paulexhorted his converts to worship God in spiritual songs. Music is apart of worship.

Music is an important part of our weekly worship services. Wealways have congregational singing, and we normally have specialmusic. Many of our songs are prayers; many encourage thecongregation to give thanks and worship the Lord.

Music expresses emotions in a way that mere words cannot.Music can be deeply moving-sometimes causing sadness, orgratituae, or feelings of well-being, depending Oll the purpose ofthe song. Sometimes we are particularly moved with feelings ofJoy and exhilaration, and we can scarcely restrain ourselves fromspontaneous applause or, in other cultures, shouts of joy.

Nearly six years ago, I set a policy that we should not applaudspecial music, and I have on numerous occasions since thenregretted my own policy. After some particularly stirring songs,we want to express our joy through applause or, in some cultures,with shouts of joy. But our policy has squelched this normalreaction and has therefore thwarted one of the unique functions ofmusic in worship.

Actually, despite our policy, some congregations haveoccasionally been moved to applaud some songs or announcementsor even sermons. Then, due to our policy, some may have feltawkward because they had expressed their normal emotions byapplauding.

We do need policies for orderly worship meetings, but do wereally need a policy for this? Can't we allow our people to express

See Personal, page 6

This article is based on reports fromJean-Marie Mundeli, a deacon fromKigali, Rwanda, and Bemard Andrist,who pastors brethren in French-speak­ing Africa.

Let's rejoice before the Lord

GOMA, Zaire-Church familiesfled their homes in Rwanda forGoma, along with hundreds of thou­sands of other refugees. They are theMundelis, Banzubazes, Muzalias,Kabinanas, Munyanezas and Mr.

dayambaje.Mr. Banzubaze is suffering from

persistent diarrhea, and somechildren are suffering fromdiarrhea and vomiting. Lifehas become e. ·tremely difficultfor the brethren, sinc~ some ofthem are getting weaker fromlack of food and water, andfrom difficulties adapting to anew diet.

Mugisha MundelL 20, son ofRwanda deacon Jean-Marie Mundeli,drowned in Lake Kivu July 15.

2 The Worldwide News Tuesday,August23,1994----

Jerusalem: Who can square the circle?

GENE H. HOGBERG

Once again Washington andJerusalem have been linked in the elu­sive search for Middle East peace.

Appearing at the White House andbefore the U.S. Congre s July 25 and26, the leaders of Jordan and Israel­King Hussein and Prime MinisterYitzhak Rabin-agreed to end the 46­year state of war between their twocountries.

After being escorted into the WhiteHouse Rose Garden for a ceremony atwhich both leaders signed the Wash­ington Declaration outlining terms oftheir new relationship, King Husseinsaid, in a voice quiet with emotion:"Out of all the days of my life, I do notbelieve there is one such as this."

In his welcoming remarks, U.S.President Bill Clinton noted that theking had told him that, as a 15-year­old, he was at the side of his grandfa­ther, King Abdullah, when the latterwas assassinated by a Palestinianextremist at the entrance to Jeru­salem's AI Aksa Mosque in 1951. Atthe time, King Abdullah was intent on

•mClking peace with Israel."Had he completed his mission, you

said to me," continued the President,"your region would have been sparedfour decades of war. Today, 43 yearslater, Abdullah's grandson has fulfilledhis legacy."

After the signing, Prime MinisterRabin concluded his address inHebrew for the benefit of Israelis

watching on television back home:"Tomorrow morning we will all ariseto a new page in our history, of whichit can be said: 'This is the day thatGod has made, let us rejoice in it.' "

In contrast to the strained WhiteHouse ceremony last September, atwhich President Clinton had to nudgeMr. Rabin to shake hands with Pales­tinian leader Yasser Arafat, there wasno need for prompting this time. Theprime minister and the king, who havemet some 30 times in secret, have agenuine warmth for each other.

The words in Washington werequickly backed up by action. Withindays, one of two border crossingscalled for in the declaration wasopened up, linking Eilat, Israel, withAqaba, Jordan. (Pending a full peacetreaty, only individuals from othercountries can use the crossing.)

At ceremonies heralding a hastilyconstructed road joining the two townson the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan's CrownPrince Hassan surprised Israelis by

quoting, in Hebrew, the passage fromHosea 2: 15 about "turning the valley oftrouble into a gate of hope."

Despite these developments, theroad to peace in the Middle East willnot be easy. Palestine Liberation Orga­nization (PLO) leaders were incensedthat, in the Washington Declaration,Israel said it "respects the present spe­cial role of the Hashemite Kingdom ofJordan in Muslim Holy Shrines inJerusalem."

Jordan has paid for the upkeep ofthe Muslim shrine for the past 27years, despite having lost EastJerusalem in the 1967 war. Last year,King Hussein spent $8 million of hisown funds to regild the Dome of theRock.

PLO Chairman Arafat, however,asserts that the shrine and the adja­cent AI Aksa Mosque now fall withinthe jurisdiction of the new Palestinian

ational Authority. The PLO furtherclaims that its capital must be eventu­ally established in Jerusalem.

Israelis of all political persuasionsare determined that Jerusalem mustremain politically one, as Israel's "eter­nal and undivided capital."

King Hussein has remarked thatonly God can have sovereignty overJerusalem's holy places. This approachintrigues Israeli authorities, who stressthat religious access and political con­trol are two different matters. "Jeru­salem is closed politically and openreligiously," says Israeli Foreign Min­ister Shimon Peres.

Even in religious matters, problemsloom. The Greek Orthodox Churchcontrols the majority of Christian sitesin Jerusalem, yet fears inroads by theVatican, which has now establisheddiplomatic ties to both Israel and Jor­dan.

Thus, Jerusalem is the one circle inthe Middle East game that apparentlyno one can square.

The prophet Zechariah foretold thatJerusalem would become like animmovable rock, injuring those whotry to move it (Zechariah 12:3).

For Christians, Jerusalem, the cityof peace, has another significantmeaning. We are learning the way topeace now, summarized as becomingChristlike, acting in love toward Godand our fellow humans. Christiansenjoy a new covenant relationshipwith God, described in a symbolicsense as being tied to "the Jerusalemthat is above" (Galatians 4:26).

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Sincere confessionThank you for the year's subscription to

your magazine, which you sent free ofcharge. Our friends in this remote barriocome to us with deep pleasure in their heartsafter reading it.

We are really impressed by their sincereconfessions regarding getting so muchknowledge from this magazine and howmuch it has contributed to their dailylives.

Sharing what we have to comfort othersmakes us feel great.

Dan ShelleySonoma, California

Angeles City, Philippines

there as my advocate with a harsh, cruelFather. (I never realized that I had this preju­dice against the Father.) I no longer can igno­rantly go on in the same error. I no longercan be so angry with other Christian church­es if they teach what they understand or sup­pose is the truth, and I no longer can treatGod as if he has to honor me just because Ihappen to belong to an organization that hasa unique claim on truth.

I want to commend you for the stand youhave taken, and I imagine that you, as every­one who lives godly in Christ Jesus, shall suf­fer persecution. But I pray for you and forthe many people in the leadership of theChurch.

I do not feel that this letter is in a completeform, and I can see my lack of gentleness init. But I am trying, motivated by compassionand fairness, to point out how your statementabout prayer and worship may be taken bysome of the members having difficultyunderstanding.

With my deep love,

enlightening. The stories and quotes from theBible are interesting, and I look forward toeach month's issue.

I have found that reading the articles hasgiven me a different outlook on life. My feel­ings for other human beings have changed,and I feel closer to the Almighty who createdheaven and earth.

I'm hoping and praying that the world willchange and that all people will try to make ita better place to live. I see a lot of destructionand hatred in today's news, but I read a lot ofgood news from you.

Thanks to The Plain Truth, this gives mehope for the future.

Prince George, British Columbia

Positively differentDear, and I mean dear, Mr. Tkach: You

have recently stated on more than one occa­sion that we pray as we always have, that weworship as we always have. This is not true.Although I love you, I want to start this letterwith some criticism. I still pray, but I praydifferently. I still worship, but I worship dif­ferently. (What you originally implied istrue-that we still pra '. But I inferred thatwe should pray in the same way we alwayshave, and I will show you how I don't.)

I was a Congregationalist before I becamea member of the Worldwide Church of God,and in the intervening years I went through arebellious teenage phase. As our ideas of thenature of God are undergoing modification,the realizations I am experiencing are affect­ing my prayer life in a po itive way.

I can no longer pretend that Jesus is sitting

Closer to the sourceI find your magazine educational and

Monmouth, Wales

Your involvement in the Work producesfruit. In this column subscribers to theWork's publications and viewers of the WorldTomorrow telecast express their views andopinions.

Worth teachingI so much enjoy and appreciate your maga­

zine, but I'm most particularly moved, some­times to tears, by the "Personal" by JosephTkach. His comments are so pertinent totoday's conditions. They make sense and areindisputably true.

One never hears of our major churchmenmaking such thought-provoking remarks ordeclaring hope in the kingdom of God.When, oh when, will people realize that norelief or help can come from any politicalleaders but can only come in the loving Mes­sianic rule?

I wish the "Personals" could be mandatoryreading for all schoolchildren. I certainlynever lose an opportunity to allow others toread Mr. Tkach's v"iting~.

I thank you for giving me the hope, thecomfort, the pleasure and the excitement ofthe promised kingdom of God by your won­derful articles.

Beth RenwickChico, Ca!ll0rnia

Letters for this section should beaddressed to "Letters to the Editor." Theeditor reserves the right to use letters soaddressed in whole or in part, and to includeyour name and edit the letter for clarity orspace. We welcome your comments.

Wrong beliefs before and after conversionI've just finished studying your "Personal"

in the May 17 issue along with Earl Williams'article of June 14. The topic of these two arti­cles is close to my heart and is something thathas troubled me for a number of years.

I've been a member of the Church since1973. I came into this church with a reserva­tion about the day of Pentecost, but I knew thiswas God's true Church and that he was incharge. So I had faith that either God wouldshow me which was the right day in a way thatI could understand or that he would do some­thing else. It was important that this was thechurch to which I was called, period.

You might like to know that even though Ididn't know it then, God was working withme for some time before he led me to thischurch. I experimented with a lot of differ­ent belief systems and churches-fromMethodism to Zen and transcendental medi­ation, Mormonism and Pentecostalism.Something was always missing. One thingthat troubled me was since we were God'sone true Church and all other Christianswere tainted, we were to avoid contamina­tion by associating with them.

What bothered me was the pride and supe­riority I felt over my fellow Christian. I didn'twant to be associated with those other falsechurches, and I pitied them for their lack ofknowledge. As a result, I was beginning to diespiritually. I still attended church but myheart wasn't in the Work. For these reasons, Igreeted these two articles with joy. ThankGod for moving the Church in this direction.

I've always known God was all seeing, allknowing and all powerful. In short, he can doanything he wants to do. So who am I tolimit him in any way? If he has called Chris­tians in other churches, we know them bytheir works and I praise him for it.

I feel liberated. My life is full of joy. Iproudly call myself Christian. My pride is inChrist, not in myself. I am grateful that hehas called me because I know where my lifewas heading without him. My heart is opento my brother or sister in Christ withoutreservation. Thank. God for leading you andhis Church.

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Trip OverviewPastor General Joseph W.

Tkach spoke to 444 brethrenAug. 6 from Billings, Butte,Great Falls, Helena, Kalispelland Missoula, Montana; andBuffalo, Wyoming.

Hosts for the visit were Jamesand Sondra Reyer, Billings andBuffalo; Norm and Kay Strayer,Kalispell and Missoula; and War­ren III and Marti Heaton, Butte,Great Falls and Helena. [Photosby Lowell R. Knowlen Jr.]

Curtis May pastors the Los Angeles congregation.

SEP Pasadena takes on international flavorBy Curtis May

Ten students from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) participat­ed in the Summer Educational Program (SEP) in Pasadena.

Several Church families, coordinated by member Norma Wiles, housed thestudents, who are in the United States on an educational exchange program.

On their first day, the CIS students were friendly but reserved. However,.fromthe next day on they not only excitedly chose their activities but really began toget to know our SEP teens (they were all in their mid to late teens).

Since each dorm is a speech club, we adopted a student into each club. Twoclubs had two students each since there were eight clubs. That worked out wellsince there were five boys and five girls.

We asked each student to give a speech, which made for some interestingclub meetings. These students were some of the most respectful, intelligent,mannerly teens you could find. In club they talked about their countries, cul­tures, economics and families. Their comments were broadening and lifted ourminds onto new horizons as some gave historical overviews of their countries.

SEP Pasadenaoffers 'a lot

-more life to live'By Rick Shallenberger

One hundred fifty-nine studentsattended the Summer EducationalProgram (SEP) in Pasadena July 20to Aug. 5. The camp, directed by Cur­tis May, pastor of the Los Angeleschurch, consisted of motivationalsessions and sports activities.

Most of the mornings started withone or two motivational sessionsgiven by professionals. Presidentsand chief executive officers of multi­million dollar corporations talked tothe students about what steps to taketo make it in the world today. Othersessions were given about encourage­ment, gangs, commitment, datingand how to conduct yourself in a for­mal dining atmosphere.

The afternoons were spent insports activities.

One of the highlights of camp isSpeech Club. Each student has theopportunity to give a speech and tocontribute to tabletopics. Many of thestudents come to camp and dreadspeech club, but it quickly becomesone of their most memorable events.

This is what some of the studentsthought about SEP.

Mervin Cump, New Orleans,

Rick Shallenberger is managing editorofYouth 94.

Louisiana: It's a melting pot of differ­ent ethnicities, languages, styles andbackgrounds. It's fun too.

Jessica McPeake: I like beingaround all these teenagers in theChurch because we understandwhat's going on and what's right andwrong.

Tony Hillerson: I like SEP be­cause it gives me a chance to be in anintensely friendly atmosphere. Theatmosphere is so different fromwhere I live (and probably fromwhere most of us live) becausethere's so much excitement andintensity. There just seems to be a lotmore life to live in a place like this.

E in SEP standsI for education atMalawi camp

By Mandy Heathcote

BLANTYRE, Malawi-Muli Bwan­jil The traditional warm greeting ofthe Malawian people is extended toall who visit this country, also knownas the warm heart of Africa.

For 10 days, beginning July 31, 34campers attended SEP on the churchgrounds here. At this year's camp,coordinated by pastor Bill Whitaker,the E in SEP was the theme that per­meated the activities-education.

"During this SEP I have learnedsome of the skills that I know willremain profitable to me for therest of my life," said Jane Chonde,

a camper from Lilongwe.During SEP each dorm was taken

to the Zomba Plateau, a scenic areaabout 70 kilometers from Blantyre.Campers were taken to various look­outs to view Mt. Mulanje and LakeChirwa. They also had lunch by adam, followed by a hike up the falls.

The evenings were filled with activ­ities such as dance classes, questionand answer sessions, movie nights,indoor games and a talent show.

The awards banquet and a dancebrought SEP to a close. Campersenjoyed dinner by candlelight, afterwhich they put into practice thedance steps they had learned duringdance classes.

What did the campers think ofSEP? Chawezi Chirwa said that "thisSEP was the most successful I haveever experienced." ot only wasthere fun, but bonds of friendshipdeveloped too.

"One of the things I enjoyed mostwas that I have developed newfriends," said Manes Salawila.

Garvey Chilopora said, "I believethe coming programs will offer evenmore excitement by providing moreactivities to keep the youths busy andalso more trips to new places."

Mandy Heathcote served on the staffat SEP in Malawi.

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4 The Worldwide News Tuesday, August 23, 1994

Sensible ways to secureyour money and your future

By Glenn Nice

f I only had more money,then all my financialproblems would be takencare of." How often haveyou heard that-or saidit about yourself? Thebook Uncommon Centsby Lynn Robbins quotes

a Gallup survey of four levels ofworkers earning from $15,000 a yearto $150,000 a year. Individuals inevery group expressed the need for10 percent more. Maybe it's not aproblem of how much you have asopposed to how you are spending(using) what you have.

For the past seven years, I havehelped administer financial assis­tance to members from funds thathave been donated to the Church forthat pwpose.

Money is tight for almost everyone,but I have come to realize that onemajor reason so many are constantlystruggling with money needs is thatthere isn't enough understandingabout the basics of family budgetingor money management.

Quoting again from' UncommonCents: "Are good health practicesonly helpful to the sick? Of coursenot.. .. Good health habits maintainand enhance good health as well ashelp cure the sick. So it is withmoney management. While goodfinancial habits can help restorefinancial health, they also maintainand enhance an already healthycheckbook:'

Caution: In every situation, thereare differences. The needs of yourfamily are different than those of myfamily. Before you make any bigplans or commitments, you shouldget proper counsel. The proverbabout getting a multitude of counselis stated three times (Proverbs 11:14;15:22; 24:6).

With that in mind, let's take alook at a three-step plan.

Glenn Nice is member assistance coor­dinator in Church Administration.

• The first law of success in anyendeavor is pleasing God. In the caseof finances, honor to God is shownby tithing. God tells us the wholeworld is his (Psalm 50:10-12), andJesus sanctioned the practice oftithing (Matthew 23:23). If youhave questions about tithing or area little confused as to what isexpected of you, you should dis­cuss it with your minister.

Whatever you do, don't let thisbrief mention of tithing cause youto undervalue this critical part inyour spiritual and physical life.

• God expects us to do our part. Ifyou are a family, your values take ona different perspective than if youare single. Only when you haveestablished what your values are canyou do the next thing.

Set some goals. Everyone needs tohave clear, written goals, and fromtime to time, goals need review.Financially speaking, what do youwant to be doing in five or 10 years?What are your plans for that time inlife, or retirement? What are yourhopes and plans for your childrenand grandchildren?

These different aspects of life willmean setting some priorities. Forinstance, you may need to decidewhether to take that vacation orwhether you should put money in acertificate of deposit for your 5-year­old's college education.

Again quoting from UncommonCents, "In an interview with Finan­cial Security Digest, Venita Van­caspel stated: 'Of every 100 peoplewho reach age 65 in our country,only 2 are financially independent,23 must continue to work, and 75are dependent on friends, relatives,or charity. This means that 98 per­cent of us are flat broke: "

Save. Most everyone seems to feelthat saving money is an impossibletask. I would recommend readingThe Richest Man in Babylon byGeorge Clason. He pounds homethat we should be saving 10 percentof our incomes.

I cannot emphasize enough thedamage done by the combined effect

of not having a savings plan andhaving an ongoing debt payment. Itis important to get out of debt andestablish a savings plan. Remember,the opposite of savings is debt.

Record. What are you spendingyour money on? Many people haveno method of recording theirexpenses. For a minimum of onemonth, record what you spend yourmoney for. .

Only when you know where yourhard-earned money is going can youdecide where you want to redirect it.Buy or make a budget ledger to fityour needs, but, most important ofall, start recording what you spend.

Redirect your available money.Now you need to decide where tospend your money. If you don'thave enough to pay the bills,reevaluate how much you arespending on what items.

After you have analyzed yourspending patterns and decidedwhere you want to spend yourmoney, it will take character to keepyour spending patterns where youwant them. Every time you spendmoney on anything, record it againstthe budget for that category.

• Don't depend on help. Thiscountry has various welfare pro­grams and the Church has thirdtithe, but we need to recognize thatthese things only provide subsis­tence.

We need to ask ourselves, If thesethings weren't there, what would wedo? We must exercise the characterto know when to ask for help andwhen we are developing the entitle­ment attitude.

Karl Marx said: "A democracy isnot a form of government to surviye.For it will only succeed until its citi­zens discover they can vote them­selves money from the treasury, thenthey will bankrupt it."

This article is just the beginning.You may find it helpful to reviewthe article written by Doug Peitz inthe Jan. 18 Worldwide News. Inaddition, The Worldwide News plansto run occasional articles on moneymanagement.

up the Church in love?• Do my words encourage and

help, adding strength to theChurch?

It may be clever for a dog toundo a shoelace. But Christiansshouldn't imitate puppies, wholike to pull things apart.

We are called to build up. Let'stake care that our words build up,not tear down.

ourselves some important ques­tions.

• Have I discerned Christ's giftto me to help build up God'sChurch?

• Am I using that gift to build

DEXTER FAULKNER

Christ, do you reflect Christ's char­acter and carry out your role in hiswork?

We must see that, as Paul puts it,we don't "let any unwholesome talkcome out of our mouths, but onlywhat is helpful for building othersup according to their needs, that itmay benefit those who listen"(verse 29).

In this connection we should ask

Questions to considerAre you building up or undoing

things? As part of the Body of

Building, not pulling downAs Christians, on the other

hand, we are required to bebuilders, examples of unity.

In Ephesians 4 the apostle Paulurges us to keep the unity of thespirit. Three times he emphasizesthat we have been called to helpChrist, the head, build up theBody.

Pulling things apart, or pulling people up?Christians can't imitate And we are the Body. Figura- lour actions should encapsulate

tively, hands to do Christ's work, Christ's integrity.puppies, who like to pull feet to run his errands, a voice to

things apart. We are speak his words. IThis pictures the Church's unity,

called to build up. working together to build up. Eachmember must be in-volved with all the oth­ers as a team doing thework of Christ on earth.We are not lone Chris­tians but part of a body.

In verses 11 and 12,Paul explains that Christexpects that "the body ofChrist may be built up."

As each member of theChurch functions prop­erly, the Church is built up inlove. "Speaking the truth in love,we will in all things grow up intohim who is the Head, that isChrist. From him the whole body,joined and held together by everysupporting ligament, grows andbuilds itself up in love, as eachpart does its work" (verses 15-16).

This means that not only shouldour words be honest but also that

As my wife, Shirley, and I sattalking to a friend, our puppyundid our guest's shoelace."Clever little dog you have," hesaid. "Yes," I replied, "but shecan't tie it up again."

We all know people who delightin undoing things. Whether it issomeone's conduct, morals or ahallowed past, some find it hardto resist tearing down.

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ular issue or doctrine.I'm reminded of an anecdote that

Keith Stump, a scriptwriter in theTelevision Department, shared withme. A self-righteous Sunday-schoolteacher was preaching to his class onthe importance of exemplary living.With his head held high and chestthrust outward, he strutted boldlyback and forth across the room, say­ing arrogantly, "Now kids, why dopeople call me Christian?"

There was momentary silence.Then one of the boys slowly raisedhis hand.

"Yes?" boomed the teacher as heacknowledged the boy.

The boy responded, "Probablybecause they don't know you."

It is easy to proclaim our ownrighteousness and overlook our owndirty laundry. It is so easy to paradeabout as the Pharisees did, filledwith our own perspective of how wellwe are obeying the law, that we losefocus on how many times and in howmany ways we fall short of thestature of Christ.

Some of the Pharisees were just thisself-righteous, as is evident by Jesus'corrective remarks to them. I don'tbelieve that any of us want to emulatethe approach of the Pharisees.

Several weeks ago here in Pasa­dena, my dad read a "B.C." comicstrip during the announcements. Assome of you who read B.C. know,Wiley is a regular member of the B.C.cast of characters. "Wiley's Dictio­nary" definitions are often featured asbrief but clever commentaries onhuman foibles and shortcomings. Onthis occasion Wiley referred to thedictionary for the meaning of "reli­gious cult." The definition was "thechurch down the street from yours."

We can fall into the mistake ofthinking that just because we under­stand and observe the seventh-daySabbath, that we are the only onesGod is calling and using to his glory.We appreciate the conviction God hasgiven us to celebrate salvation inChrist, symbolized in the Sabbath andannual Holy Days. But our celebra­tion should not reflect the approachof the Pharisees. Rather, it shouldreflect Jesus Christ, our Creator.

Let's practice internalized Chris­tianity, not comparative Christianity.As we prepare for the fall festivals,let's focus on the joyful assurance wehave through Christ. Let's be gratefulfor all that Christ has done for us.This is the real cause for celebration.

when we watch certain televisionpreachers, we can recognize certainserious problems in theology andconduct.

There are numerous areas inwhich we disagree with otherchurches in practice and in doctrine.We would never use statues or cruci­fixes in our worship, for example. Wewould never pray to Mary or othersaints. We don't 'laugh in the Spirit,"perform "healings" on stage, orbelieve in "cheap grace" or "easybelievism," and we do permit themoderate use of alcoholic beverages.

Before we focus on the lack ofunderstanding and faults of others,we should also bear in mind that wewould not want to be judged by our I

own doctrinal misunderstandingsand errors, marriage and familyproblems, divorces, abuse, alco­holism and other sins. We have splin­ters in our own eyes.

It is self-righteous to think that weare better Christians than anybodyelse because we believe we have abetter understanding of some partic-

Our celebration shouldnot reflect the approachof the Pharisees. Rather,it should reflect JesusChrist. Let's practiceinternalized Christianity,not comparativeChristianity.

me to sin, it would be better for himto be thrown into the sea with a largemillstone tied around his neck."

The last thing we want to do ismisrepresent Christ by behaving likePharisees. However, we don't alwayssee where we are following the Phar­isees' example instead of Christ'sexample. We need to understand theteaching Christ gave the disciplesand live by it. For some, this meansthat we should take a more graciousview toward others who worshipChrist as the Lord, Master and King.

This doesn't mean that we agreewith everything "other Christians"teach and believe. We don't have tobe umpires to recognize a wild pitch.When we see a major denominationordain practicing homosexuals or

self in comparison to God's greatnessand simply prayed for forgiveness.

~ Remember Christ's conclusion tothis illustration. In verse 14, he said:"I tell you that this man, rather thanthe other, went home justified beforeGod. For everyone who exalts him­self will be humbled, and he whohumbles himself will be exalted."

The question is asked, "Can therebe Christians in other organiza­tions?" My dad explained very care­fully in the WN how we are to under­stand the fact that God also haschildren who are not members of theWorldwide Church of God. (I urge allmembers to go back and read hisarticle again very carefully.)

For some, this is a difficult conceptto cope with. But how many timeshave we read and heard the wordsJohn preserved in his Gospel aboutChrist? "No one can come to meunless the Father who sent me drawshim, and I will raise him up at thelast day" (John 6:44). It is God's call,not ours. Christians will stand beforehis judgment, not ours. God did notinvite us to be umpires who makethe call on whom he is working with.

Christ taught the disciples that itwas not their call, either. He askedthem what they were arguing abouton their way from Capernaum (Mark9:33). At least they realized that theirtopic of discussion was problematic."They kept quiet because on the waythey had argued about who was thegreatest" (verse 34).

In verses 35-42, Christ told themsomething we should take to heart:"If anyone wants to be first, he mustbe the very last, and the servant ofall." Jesus then brought a child intothe group and said, "Whoever wel­comes one of these little children inmy name welcomes me; and whoeverwelcomes me does not welcome mebut the one who sent me."

After John heard this, he men­tioned a situation regarding how totreat other believers: "We saw a mandriving out demons in your nameand we told him to stop, because hewas not one of us."

"Do not stop him," Jesus replied."No one who does a miracle in myname can in the next moment sayanything bad about me, for whoeveris not against us is for us. I tell youthe truth, anyone who gives you acup of water in my name because youbelong to Christ will certainly notlose his reward. And if anyone causesone of these little ones who believe in

the Pharisee was so pleased to cel­ebrate himself and how he was dif­ferent. He did this rather than cele­brate God's uniqueness andgreatness. Instead, he celebrated hisknowledge and that he kept the lawbetter than anybody else. The publi­can or tax collector recognized him-

Two men went up to the temple topray, one a Pharisee and the other atax collector. The Pharisee stood upand prayed about himself: "God, Ithank you that I am not like othermen-robbers, evildoers, adulter­ers-or even like this tax collector. Ifast twice a week and give a tenth ofall I get." But the tax collector stoodat a distance. He would not even lookup to heaven, but beat his breast andsaid, "God, have mercy on me, a sin­ner" (Luke 18:10-13).

By Joseph Tkach Jr.

In the past few months, my dadand others have written articles toexplain the definition of a Christian.My dad" published a detailed explana­tion in the May 17 WN. About a yearearlier, I wrote an article in the April27, 1993, issue. Most recendy, EarlWilliams authored an article in theJune 14 WN. This subject is used bysome to create unnecessary contro­versy.

It is important to understand thatto claim we are Christian is to sayour life, in spite of our human imper­fections, is dedicated to and repre­sents the way of Christ. And wethank God for his grace for thoseoccasions when we fail as humansand fall short of either the letter orspirit of God's law. By all means, westrive to remain faithful to the scrip­tural teaching. Regarding how weconduct ourselves with others whoalso claim to follow God, Christ gaveus an illustration of how we shouldnot represent him.

On a number of occasions, Christcited the inappropriate behavior ofthe Pharisees as an illustration of howChristians should not behave. Theillustration should warn us againstviewing others as less than genuine:

Adopting a gracious view of 'other Christians'It is self-righteous tothink that we are betterChristians than anybodyelse.

Golf tournament in SpokaneA two-man scramble tourna­

ment is planned for 1:30 p.m.,Sept. 21, at Meadowwood golfcourse.

Cost is $27 per person, notincluding carts. Please makechecks payable to Bill Miller andmail to him at 18410 23rd Dr. SE,Bothell, Washington, 98012, orcall Mr. Miller at 1-206-483-6697.

Golf tournament in TucsonA golf tournament will take

place Sept. 22 at the Starr Passgolf course in Tucson, Arizona.Registration by Sept. 5 is nec­essary. Call 1-602-570-1230 toregister and for more informa­tion.

Singles hayride. dinner. danceTwo singles events are planned

for the Tucson Feast site. Registra­tion by Sept. 5 is required for bothevents.

A hayride with a steak dinnerand music in the Tucson moun­tains will take place Wednesday,Sept. 21. Cost will be $30 per per­son.

A dance with a disc jockeywill take place Thursday, Sept.22. Cost will be $12 per person.

To register for either activity,send payment along with yourname, address and phone numberto Kenneth Gareau, 11811 N. Dra­goon Springs Dr., Tucson, Ari­zona, 85737. His phone number is1-602-742-5657.

Singles event in St. PetersburgSingles attending the Feast in

St. Petersburg, Florida, are invit­ed to a brunch buffet at the St.Petersburg Hilton and Towers,Sept. 24 at 11 a.m.

The meal will consist oforange juice, a citrus bowl,muffins, biscuits, eggs withsauteed mushrooms, cheese andpeppers, plus turkey ham,turkey bacon, roast beef hash,hash browns, grits, jellies, cof­fee and tea.

The cost is $13.50 per person.Please make checks payable toLCAF-Fayetteville and send toBeal Beaver, Box 6396, Spring­dale, Arkansas, 72766.

Room is limited, and reserva-

tions will be first come, firstserved. Please register by Sept. 5.

Volunteers needed inPensacola. Florida

Help is needed with usheringand other jobs related to the audi­torium at the Pensacola, Florida,site.

If you are transferring to Pen­sacola and would like to serve,please send your name and expe­rience level to Howard Shadoan,190 Parnell St., Munford, Alaba­rna, 36268.

Also, if you can help, pleaseplan to attend the auditoriumand ushers meeting in meetingroom A at the civic center at 5p.m., Sept. 19.

6 The Worldwide News Tuesday,August23,1994

21-year-old completes world tourSPARTANBURG, South Carolina­

Dwain Pnritt, 21, a senior at WoffordCollege, returned here June 20 aftera nearly seven-month trip that tookhim to 16 developing countries.

Dwain, who majors in history andFrench, is the ninth winner of theannual Presidential InternationalScholarship, which paid his expensesfor the trip.

Joab M. Lesesne Jr., president ofWofford College, a liberal arts collegewith 1,100 students, awarded thescholarship to Dwain as the person"most likely to lead a life of service tomankind.'" Scholarship recipients arerequired to travel to developingnations, including at least five coun-

tries where different languages arespoken.

The scholarship is "a call to alifetime of service by sharing whatwe learn through our travels andthen by building on those lessonsto be better global citizens," Dwainsaid. His topic of study is "At WhatPrice Heritage?: Historical Preser­vation in the Developing World," inwhich he is studying how poorcountries preserve their nationalmonuments.

"This is a good time for someonefrom the Church to have won thisscholarship, given the Church'semphasis on personal evangelism,"Dwain said. "I think this falls right

into what Mr. Tkach has been sayingabout the Church needing to serveothers as a sign that we have Christ'~character and commitment to outgo­ing concern.

"I have also been able to mentionthe Church on several occasions indiscussing how I could have contactsin so many different countries. Overthe past year the Church has beenmentioned on area radio and televi­sion stations, in the local newspaperand in the college's publications."

Dwain will give a presentation atAmbassador University Oct. 6. Heattends the Greenville, South Caroli­na, church with his parents, Marionand Carolyn, and his brother, Craig. Dwain Pruitt

people prefer organ music, somepeople prefer formality and someprefer spontaneity. 0 matter whatwe do, we should do it to the glory ofGod.

We are human, and we each haveour weaknesses. Our pride may occa­sionally be wounded. Problems willno doubt arise sometimes overapplause or nonapplause. But I donot think we should manage thisproblem by legislating a rule. As weare led by the Holy Spirit, we willmature through our experiences, andwe will edify one another.

Thanks again to all for yourprayers and expressions of love andsupport. Soon we'll be meetingtogether again for the Feast of Taber­nacles! Let's pray that all plans andpreparations go well as this joyouscelebration approaches.

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appropriate emotional reaction? I donot think we need to forbid applause,so I am rescinding our policy againstit.

Obviously, applause does have apotential for problems. That's whywe forbade it for so long. I would liketo address a couple of those potentialproblems and explain a little moreabout the proper role of applausewithin our worship services.

"Applause makes special musicseem like a performance, not aprayer or an expression of praise."This concern is valid. We do notwant special music to be a place forentertainment-style performancesdesigned to draw attention to theperformer's artistic skills. 0 one

Personal: Applause is audience participation in praise of GodI should be singing or playing instru- I applaud for the skill in which the I

ments for the purpose of getting announcement was delivered. Weapplause. The songs should glorify applaud because we are pleased atGod, and likewise, the applause is the news and want to express ourthe congregation's participation in happiness and joy. Our response tothe praise of God. The musicians do songs can be similarly motivated.not need to bow; they can simply Some songs do not inspire thesmile and humbly leave the stage. audience to applaud. ot every song

Sometimes we have seen applause should. Some inspire feelings ofas a way of thanking the musician, peace and relaxation, and quietnessrecognizing that many hours of is the spontaneous and appropriatepreparation go into a three-minute response. No one should feel obligat-song. But applause for special ed to applaud. Equal effort and artis-music isn't primarily an expression tic skill may have gone into the pre-of gratitude. Rather, it seems to sentations, but our responses may become from a more general emotion- different.al uplift. (At least this seems to be "Applause seems out of place intrue in American culture; other cul- worship services." Our expectationstures may have different sponta- of worship services are largely a mat-neous responses.) ter of our own customs, not of any

Applause for certain announce- particular biblical rules. Some peo-ments also illustrates this: We do not pIe prefer a doctrinal lecture, some

'94 Festival films offer some exciting firsts

REUNION-Members of the Imperial High School class of 1969 gather in Carpinte­ria, California, Aug. 13. From left (first row): Susan Sixt, Jan (Kuipers) Young, SaraWinger, Ken Evans; (second row) Bill Armstrong, Grace Lomascola Clark, Kamie(Zimmerman) Mulroy, Jill (Hockwald) Andrews, J. Michael Feazell; (last row) JosephTkach Jr., Robin Webber, Mel Inglima, Steve Wendt, Doug Royer and Dean May.Not pictured: Craig Bacheller, John Elliott, Dan Hall, Candace (Hanway) McKill,Melania (French) Nutzman, Bill Pack, Gail (Streeter) Pastusak, Jerry Sandquist, Glo­ria (Jebens) Sexton, Mel Schuetz and Ted Turner. [Photo by Michael Young]

By Bernie Schnippert

The Television Department has pro­duced two Festival videos. The World­wide Newsreel, a 20-minute sermonettevideo, and The Hope Within You, a 63­minute sermon video, will be playedFriday morning, Sept. 23, at most U.S.Feast sites.

The sermon shows how each mem­ber can preach the gospel by thepower of personal example, living aChristlike life and by sharing the hopewithin.

Setting the tone for this video, Pas­tor General Joseph Tkach speaks onthe subject of personal evangelism, aswell as his vision and hopes for theChurch of God. In one clip, headdresses ministers assembled for theopen-house conference in February. Inanother clip he delivers a message toregional directors, and a third clipcontains segments of one of his ser­mons.

One segment of this sermon videodeals with the successes of the open­house program. Interviews with threepastors explain the impact of the open­house program on their congregations.The Washington, D.C., area congrega­tions, pastored by John Comino, werehosts at the pilot open house in June1993. The San Francisco and Oakland,California, churches, where Bill Brad­ford is pastor, conducted an openhouse last ovember. The Los Angeleschurch, pastored by Curtis May, hadits open house in April.

Two segments provide an interna­tional aspect to The Hope Within You.The first covers an open house inLyon, France, conducted by OlivierCarion in May.

The second covers an opportunityfor the church in Ipswich, England.Rena Gibbons, a member in Ipswich,was enrolled in a course at SuffolkCollege. Through one of her instruc­tors, the Church and area schoolchild­ren were invited to participate in amultifaith fair at the college. Ipswichmembers manned a booth, displayedChurch publications and answeredquestions about the WorldwideChurch of God.

Perhaps the most compelling andmoving segments of the sermon videoare stories of several members whobecame interested in the Churchdirectly through the personal examplesof other members. These examplesillustrate how God uses individuals todraw others to him. I won't tell youmore about these stories, because Idon't want to spoil the video for you.

The sermonette video is also excit­ing. The Worldwide Newsreel includesa number of news stories about theChurch. The lead story takes the audi­ence to Ambassador University on theday it was accredited, allowing themto witness the excitement firsthand.Another segment takes viewersbehind the scenes in the Ukraine,where AU students were teachingEnglish.

Two segments highlight eventssponsored by local churches. One cov-

ers an African-American gala in Indi­anapolis, Indiana, and the other coversa bluegrass festival at a picturesquefarm in northeastern Ohio.

This special newsreel also includes amessage about the new personal devel­opment program for Church teens,presented by Bill Jacobs, manager ofFamily Ministry. In addition, Randal

Dick, assistant director of ChurchAdministration International, reviewsways members can serve one anotherin various parts of the world.

I believe that when members seethese videos, they will be moved bysome stories, inspired by others, butgiven a greater sense of unity and pur­pose by them all.

Tuesday, August 23, 1994 The Worldwide News7

DAVID MAKORTOFF

MAKORTOFF DaVid Wi am, 22. ofSurrey. British Columbia. died May 110 a hiking aCCident He is survivedby hiS parents, Ed and Betty; twobrothers, Edward and Michael; fivesisters, Pamela Antle, Elaine Dube.Marcia. Brenda and Marilyn; and hisgrandmother, Polly Makortoff.

MAITLAND. Tripolee. 0 hours. ofArnaha. Nebraska, died 01 triploidyShe is survived by her parents. Johnand Christa; a brother, Brandon; hermaternal grandparents, Lee andCheryl Rath; and her paternal grand­mother, Barbara Mall and

HOPKINS, Robert, 56. of Lincoln,Nebraska. died June 14 He is sur­vived by his mother. Vivian Lankford;two brothers, Richard and Rodney; asister. Vay Jean Jones; and niecesand nephews

Obituaries

ALFONSE DEGREGORIO

DEGREGORIO. Alfonse, 67. of Ni­agara Falls, New York. died June 30ot a heart anack He is SUrvIVed byhiS wife. Thomasina a son, Gary;four daughters Marlene, DianeDonna and Jeri, 12 grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews.

LLOYD HACKMAN

HACKMAN. lloyd, 38, of Pasadena.died June 18 of cancer He is sur­vived by his wife. Becky: a daughter,Nicky. his father and mother. Claudeand Martha Hackman; two brothers.Claude and Neil; one sister, Ingrid,and his parents-in-law, James andMarjorie Friddle

CHELSEA COMEAU

COMEAU Chelsea. 18. of Harnillon.Montana, died July 1 from injuriesshe received in a vehicle accident.She is survived by her parents. Boband Sue Comeau, and a brotherJosh.

ROSA UTTERBACK

UTTERBACK, Rosa. 50, of Louisville.Kentucky, died June 8 of cancer.She is survived by her parents,Claude and Anna Perry; her hus­band, Charles; a son, Bernie; twodaughters. Lisa Bunch and LoraBurton; and one granddaughter.Mrs. Utterback served as a dea­coness.

VIERCK Terry L , 36. of BeaverDam, WisconSin. died June 12. He issurviveo by his Wife. LOri; a son,Jeremy; a daughter, Nicole hiS par­ents. Lyle and Ruth and a paternagrandmother, Dorothy

WisconSin, celebrated their 50thwedd'ng anniversary May 20. Theyhave two daughters. JudI Llebensand Barb Phi eo. and seven grand­chi dren.

WIllIAM &EUNORA PYLE

William and EIInora Pyle of Merril

GEORGE & IRJA RUFFNER

George and Irja Ruffner of Industry.Pennsylvania, celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary JUly 26. Theyhave two sons and four daughters(one 01 whom is deceased). threesons-in-law. two daughters·in-Iaw,17 grandchildren and six great­grandchildren.

AnniversariesMade of Gold

William and Vera Sloan of Andover,Ohio. celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary July 3 They have twosons. Bill and Robert; three daugh­ters Linda. Suzanne and Mary;three sons-in-law, Larry Neff,Edward Mauzey and SteveMcNeely; and 19 grandchildren.

FRANK & LEIGH WILLIAMS

Frank and Leigh W ams of Port SI.LucIe. Florida ce ebrated the" 40thwedding anniversary May 15 Theyhave two sons, Barry and Hal; onedeceased son. Nathan; two daugh­ters Adrienne and Ten, and fivegrandchildren

Jerry and Shirley Stevens of Merrill,Wisconsin, celebrated their 40thwedding anniversary June 12. Theyhave three sons. Jerry Allen, Brianand Jeffrey; and three grandchil­dren

Victor and Jennie Zager 01 LosAngeles, California celebrated their25th wedding anniversary Aug 1They have two children BarbaraJean and Joseph John.

ROBERT & JANICE EHLEN

Robert and Janice Ehlen of Imperial,Missouri, ce ebrated their 30th wed­ding anniversary June 22. They havetwo sons, Kenneth and Thomas; onedaughter, Gina, two daughters-in­law, Susan and Leanna one son-In­law David Surface; and one grand­daugher, Breanna Mr Ehlen is aloeal church elder ,n he SI. LOUIS,Missouri. South church

LLOYD & MARY GIIIBER

Lloyd and Mary Gimber of EastRidge, Tennessee, celebrated their45th wedding anniversary July 18.They have three sons, Joseph, Jimand John, two daughters-in-law.Kathy and Karen; and five grandchil­dren, Greg. Andrea, Aaron, Shannonand MaxIe.

CRAIG & LOREITA HOLLADAY

Loreita Genene Spurloc daughterof Linda Spurloc of Pueblo, Col­orado, and Craig William Holladay.son 01 Roy and Norma Holladay ofSI. Petersburg, Florida. were unitedin marriage Sept 19 The ceremonywas performed by Irw,n Steagall. aminister in the Tucson. Arizona.church. Candice Crumbliss wasmaid of honor, and Arthur Holladaywas best man. The couple live inColorado Springs. Colorado.

FRED & DIANNE REID

Fred and Dianne Reid of Coaldale,Alberta, celebrated their 25th wed­ding anniversary July 5 They haveone son, Kns; and three daughters.Julie, Colleen and Amanda Mr. andMrs. Reid serve as deacon and dea­coness in the Lethbridge, Albertachurch,

ERIC &ANDREA RICE

Andrea Ella Peters. daughter of Mrand Mrs. Ron Peters of Countyline.o lahoma. and Eric Forrest Riceson of Mr and Mrs. Charles Rice 01Neodesha. Kansas, were united inmarriage May 21. The ceremonywas performed by Richard Dunlap,pastor 01 the Lawton, Oklahoma.church. Amy Peters was maid 01honor. and Tim Rice was best man.The couple live in Lawton

Viclor and Vickie Wagle 01 Dayton,Ohio. celebrated their 30th weddinganniversary Aug. 9 They have fourchildren, Michael, Mary Ann. M ndyand Bill; one daughter-in-law. Vickie;lwo sons-in-law, Jon Graham andAndrew Allevers; and five grandchil­dren.

MARK & CAARA ANSTlS

Caara S Gates, daughter of Fredand Ginny Gates of Monroeville,Pennsylvania. and Mark A. Anstis,son of Paul and Georgie Anstis ofPinsburgh, Pennsylvania. were unit­ed in marriage April 17. The ceremo­ny was performed by the uncle 01the bride. Terry David, a mmister inthe Pinsburgh church. Michelle Hartwas bridesmaid, and Todd Anstiswas best man. The couple live inMonroeville.

Autumn Lea Galloway daughter ofGwendolyn and Robert Galloway,and Manuel Stephen Hamme, son ofCathy and Howard Hamme, wereunited in marriage Sepl. 5 The cere­mony was performed by Robin Web­ber. pastor of the Pasadena EastPM church. Sheryl Ann Gallowaywas maJd of honor. and Felix Burbonwas best man. The couple live inPasadena.

Karen Jestine MUllens. daughter ofOliver McCafferty and Joyce MDodson, and Matthew John Smith,son of Gary and Susie Smith, wereunited n marriage June 19. The cer­emony was performed by ClydeKilough, pastor of the Akron, Ohio,church. Diane See was maid ofhonor. Jessica Smith was brides­maid Louis Petit II was best manand Roger ElliS III was groomsman.The couple five in Athens. Ohio

Cassandra Renee Nooteboom,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. PeteNooteboorn of Jackson. Tennessee,and Lynn Lee Leiby son of ArleneLeiby of Allentown, Pennsylvania,were united In marriage July 2 Theceremony was performed by MarkCardona, pastor of the Jacksonchurch. Mary Pipkin was maid ofhonor, and Tim Goho was best man.The couple live in Nacogdoches,Texas

RANDAll & RHONDA McCOY

Rhonda Ann Kolb daughter ofRebecca Walter of Dallas, Texas,and Joel Koib of Petal, Mississippi.and Randall Glen McCoy, son of Mrand Mrs. William McCoy of Euless,Texas, were united in marriage April16 The ceremony was performed byFrank McCrady III. Dallas North pas­tor Lizz King was matron of honor.and Danny Seward was besl man.The couple live in Dallas.

PETER &ADA CUFFORD

Ada Butcher and Peter Seth Giffordwere united ,n mamage June 5 Theceremony was performed by RobinJones. pastor of the London andBaslldon, England. churches Deb­bie Raaen, daughter of the bride,was matron of honor, and ClaireButcher, granddaughter of the bride.was bridesmaid. Len Maylln wasbest man The couple bve InSouthend-on-Sea, England.

GREG &TODNI ROBINSON

Todni Elmore daughter of C KimFranklin. and Greg Robinson, son ofMr and Mrs Thaddeus Robinson.were united in marriage July 2 mHouston. Texas. The ceremony wasperformed by the groom's father, aminister in the Suffolk, New York,church. Some Franklin. sis er of thebride was maid of honor, and ChrisNelson was best man. The couplelVe in Dallas, Texas

ray Gast was his son's best man.The couple live in Delaware. Ohio.

VISSER, Randy and Becki (Suboski)of Allendale. Michigan. boy, MitchellLee. May 29, 7:26 p.m , 8 pounds,first child

TURNER. Ken and Tamera (Brooks)of Nashville, Tennessee. girl, HaleyChristine, June 15, 2:30 pm., 6pounds 9 ounces, now 2 girls.

Mr and Mrs. Warren Rissinger ofBuffalo. New York, are pleased toannounce the engagement of theirdaughter Julie Rae to MichaelAnthony Wirth. son of Mrs. LeonardJakobowski. A November weddingis planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Schatz of Pasade­na, and Dan Kelly announce theengagement of their daughter ErinKelly to Marl< Schnee, son of Mr andMrs Frank Schnee A fall wedding InPasadena is planned

DAVID & DEBORAH RAND

Deborah Ann Graham daughter ofKen Graham and Farrol Bradley ofPortland, Oregon. were united mmamage May 29. The ceremonywas performed by Doug Holcomb, aminister in the Portland East churchKaye Rowning was maid of honor.and Bnan Bullock was best manThe couple live in Big Sandy

THOMPSON. Daniel and Clndi(Block) of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.girl, Shelby Maria, July 17, 11 :50p.m. 7 pounds 13 ounces, firstchild

Mr. and Mrs Jim Northup 01Goshen Arkansas, and AdaNorthup of Fayetteville, Arkansas,are delighted to announce theengagement of their daughter Jan­ice Ann to Eric Michael Swagerty.son of Terry and Gayle Swagerty ofEvans. Washington. A Jan 1 wed­ding is planned.

Engagements

RUSSELL. Richard Allen andStephanie (Brown) of Memphis, Ten­nessee. girl. Tessa Delaney. Feb.24 7 pounds 8 ounces. now 3 girls

SAWYER. Donald and Kathleen(Cherry) of Atlanta. Georgia. boyMatthew Leonard July 20, 11 :53p.m, 8 pounds 11 ounces, now 2boys 2 g"ls.

SIGURDSON, Tim and Carolyn(Siedschlag) of Wadena. saskatche­wan. girt, Jasmine Anna Beth, March28, 123 am., 1 pound 9 ounces.flO\I\<2. gJrls.

POWER, Andrew and Janelle(Downes) of Brisbane Australia. girl.Shannon Leigh. May 8. 1;16 a.m., 7pounds 2 ounces first child

sarah ElIzabeth Marquis, daughterof Olga Wilson of Piketon, Ohio. andPatnck Murray Gast, son of Murrayand Mary Gast of Marion. Ohio, wereunited in marriage May 27. The cer­emony was performed by DouglasJohnson, Marion and Mansfield.Ohio. pastor. Vicki Hornsby was hermother's matron of honor, and Mo,-

MOSELEY, Joe and Michele (Tall­son) of Indianapolis, Indiana. girl,rera One June 23, 9:40 p.m. 6pounds 10 ounces. hrst child

MOTSOANG, Wilson and Stella(Dizwani) of Johannesburg, SouthAfrica, girl, Alison Itumeleng Nokhu­zola. June 26. 925 pm. 288 kilo­grams. hrst child

MARTZ Tara (Wheat) ofSpringfle OUrl, boy JamieChristopher. June 30 320 a.m 8pounds 5 ounces, now 2 boys, 2girls.

PALMER. Jon and Denise (Jones) ofLos Angeles. Cafilornia girl. CelesteCheri. July 21, 920 p.m, 6 pounds.first child.

NELSON Eric and Jac e (Page) ofPasadena. boy, Drake Lawrence.July 30. 750 am. 7 pounds 4ounces, now 3 boys

MULLINS Mark and Melissa(Bloomer) of Kingsport, Tennessee.grl. Brianna Laura. July 1,6 pounds1 ounce. first child.

Chance Anthony May 24. 7 13 p.m7 pounds 15 ounces. now 3 boys.

MAITLAND, John and Christa (Ralh)of Omaha. Nebraska g rl TripoleeNicole, July 1, 6.48 p.m. 3 pounds 5ounces. now 1 boy 1 girl (See Obrt­uary)

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HOOVER Robert and Stacey (Boss)of West Palm Beach, Florida, boy,Jonah Matthew, March 15, 7"40pm., 8 pounds 7 ounces, now 3boys.

Births

HOFFMAN Wade and Robin(Bunting) of Regina. saskatchewan,girl, Melissa Jeannine. April 12, 8pounds 9 ounces first child

LEFAIVRE, Leighton and Jolllle(Richoux) 01 Abbotsford, BritishColumbiB. boy. Jordan Thomas, July18.11:33 a.m., 8 pounds 8 ounces,now 1 boy, 1 girt.

LOCCISANO, Mike and Lee Ann(Cole) 01 Atlanta. Georgia boy

HORNSBY, Donald and Tina (Ran­dall) of Allentown, Pennsylvania, girl,eara Monica, July 25. 1035 p.m.. 8pounds. now 2 girls

CLERE. Gary and Christine (Shotliff)01 Watford, England. boy, WilliamJohn, July 9. 10 pounds, first child

EBERSOLE, Brent and Sonja (Metz)of New Enterprise, Pennsylvania,boy, Brendan Dale, May 7, 8:29am.• 7 pounds 9 ounces. first ch·ld.

ELLIS, Michael and Elizabeth(Howard) of Bacchus Marsh. Aus­tralia, boy. Bren James, June 23,7:52 p.m. 7 pounds 10 ounces, now1 boy. 1 girl

flORIAN, Chuck and Deb 01 Valen­tine, Nebraska, boy, Cody William.Jan 24 9 13 pm 7 pounds 5ounces. now 2 boys.

FENSKY Dan and Donna (Watson)of Calgary, Alberta, boy. Trever onoDaniel, June 22 230 pm 7pounds 15 ounces, now 1 boy, 2girls.

CLARK. Steve and Susan (Linle) ofBrampton, Ontario, boy, JeremyEdward, May 6, 1055 am • 8pounds 11 ounces. now 1 boy. 1 grl.

CLEEK, Alan and Linn (Dupree) ofSpringfield, Missouri, twin girls LeahKay and Andrea Lee. July 1. 10:02and 10:05 am, 6 pounds 9 ouncesand 7 pounds 8 ounces now 1 boy2 girls

BAKER. Brent and Ruth (DiGeroni­mo) of Bowling Green. Kentucky.boy, Austin Brent. July 5. 1;10 a.m.,7 pounds 11 ounces now 2 boys

BROOKS. Ben and Angle (Compton)of Greenville, South Carolina, boy,Kyle Austin, July 9, 8 am , 7 pounds10 ounces now 2 boys.

8 The Worldwide News Tuesday,August23,1994

HOMES FOR HUMANITY-Former U.S. Presi­dent Jimmy Carter (top) and his wife, Rosalynn(left), help build homes on the Lakota Sioux IndianReservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, JUly21. Some 1,400 volunteers took part in a blitz pro­gram by Habitat for Humanity to bu'ld 30 homes 'nfive days. John Halford, a Plain Truth senior edi­tor, interviewed the former president for an articleabout Habitat for Humanity, scheduled to appearin the January Plain Truth. Mr. Halford said Mr.Carter is deeply committed to the cause of peaceat every level, whether at the highest level of inter­national relations or a remote Indian reservation.[Photos by John Halford]

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level of direct alumni contri­butions which, in turn,would help to foster majorcorporate and foundationdonations to the university.

Dr. Ward also explainedhow the university has takenmeasures to make effectiveuse of every dollar of Churchsupport, including changingthe work study program to aneed basis, the use of federalstudent funds and raisingtuition fees.

Other university represen­tatives included ReginaldKillingley, assistant to thedirector of Institutional Ad­vancement; Thomas Kirk­patrick, chair of the Busi­ness Department; WilliamStenger, associate dean ofAcademic Affairs; ArdithWeiss, director of CareerServices & Placement; andDebbie A. Wood, specialevents coordinator. DebbieA. Wood.

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versity alumni here playedhosts July 16 and 17 to analumni regional activityorganized by the universi­ty's alumni association. Theget-together, the first of sev­eral planned for regionsacross the United States,took place at the OprylandHotel.

Shtv-one alumni attendeda reception and banquet Sat­urday night and a seminarSunday morning conductedby President Donald Ward.

Dr. Ward gave the alumnia comprehensive update onAmbassador University andanswered several questions.

Dr. Ward told the alumnithat "what we are doing atthe university is trying tointegrate how to earn a liv­ing and how to live, so thatwe get both. We have oneof the best programs inmanagement informationsystems in the nation andwe have an excellent pro­gram in business adminis­tration.

"Those are the two hottestitems with regard to careeropportunities. So the techni­cal and the liberal arts sideare being welded together ina way that makes our gradu­ates very marketable," hesaid.

Dr. Ward also explainedhow alumni could help theinstitution with fund-raisingat little or no cost to them­selves. One way is by identi­fying potential corporate,

. foundation and individualdonors.

He also pointed out thatmany potential donors ask:"What percentage of youralumni gave directly to theinstitution last year?"

In Ambassador's case,fewer than 1 percent ofalumni give directly to theuniversity, although mostalumni contribute directly tothe Church.

But if each alumnus gave adollar or five dollars a yearto the university, AU couldeasily reach a fairly high

Jim West, an employee ofPublishing Services, receiveda plaque and watch Aug. 11for 25 years of service to theChurch.

Employee honored

Employees on the spotfor Canadian calls

Telephone Respon e inPasadena handled morethan 22,000 calls fromCanada in response to aspot ad campaign May 16to June 12. Employees fromthe Mail Processing Center(MPC), French Editorial,Telecommunications andthe Canadian regionaloffice worked together toensure calls were proces­sed.

Since the commercialsaired in French and English,French Editorial and MPCprovided three French­speaking employees to han­dle these calls.

EDMONTON, Alberta-Ithas been 30 years sinceRichard Pinelli raised upthe Edmonton church, thethird in Canada. Mr. Pinelliwill be back for the 30thanniversary celebrationOct. 1.

The day begins with Sab­bath services at 1 p.m. atRoss Sheppard High School,13546 111 Ave., followed bya tea social and slide show.As well as pictures fromearly years, there will also bethen and now shots accom­panied by taped greetingsfrom ministers who haveserved in the area. For moreinformation contact AlNordstrom, Edmonton asso­ciate pastor, at 1-403-483­3955.

AU offers hot careeropportunities

NASHVILLE, Tennes­see-The Ambassador Uni-

Edmonton's tea for 30

Monte Wolverton, PlainTruth and Youth 94 designdirector, talked to a repre­sentative of Match-Two Pris­oner Outreach in the nextbooth. This organizationmatches Christian volunteerswith prisoners who have noone to visit them. Volunteersare trained and visit the pris­oners once a month.

The representative men­tioned that three of his bestvolunteers were from theRiverside, California, con­gregation of the WorldwideChurch of God. Mike Ben­nett.

Youth 94 runs booth atSummer Praise festival

BURBANK, California­Attendees at Summer Praise94, a Christian music festival,picked up more than 1,500pieces of literature from aYouth 94 booth Aug. 11 to 14.

More than 500 peoplestopped at the booth to pickup one or more of the lastthree issues of Youth 94, theI Need Some Answersbrochure and other litera­ture. Several also askedquestions about the maga­zine, its mission, how it isfunded and who supports it.

The Youth 94 staff alsodisplayed four possible coveroptions for the November­December issue, and sur­veyed nearly 100 peopleabout which they liked best.

"It was quite exciting towalk into the main arenaand see several people read­ing the magazine while wait­ing for the next act or con­cert to start," said RickShallenberger, Youth 94managing editor.

"Two young women sittingfairly close to the booth readthe magazine for well overan hour-even when the per­formers were performing,"said Kern Dowd, associateeditor. "I also noticed themoccasionally pointing atsomething in the magazineand talking about it."

Besides teens, many par­ents and youth workerspicked up copies of the mag­azine. "Many of the youthworkers said they felt thearticles would give themsome ideas for Bible studiesand discussions," Mr. Shal­lenberger said.

so they can taste the true joy,which comes from above."

Mr. Franklin is a pastrychef who runs a businessfrom his home. He said peo­ple line up outside his doorsearly in the morning to buymeat turnovers for less thana penny each.

He has lost 80 percent ofhis business because his maincustomers were area schoolsthat are now closed. Withoutelectricity most of the time,Mr. Franklin has to use bagsof ice to keep his pastrydough from spoiling. Unfor­tunately, ice is as expensive asgasoline during these times.

Reflecting on the congre­gation's attitude, Mr. Frank­lin said: "Every day we expe­rience God's intervention,which helps us to under­stand and put our hardshipsin the right perspective. Thisis part of our life; we mustmanage it and remainChrist's disciples."

Mr. Franklin went on toexplain: "The Church in Haitiis stable and grows strongerwith mutual support fromone another, 'while remain­ing faithful to Jesus Christ,the Supreme Head of theChurch, and to the instru­ment Christ uses for thegro\\1:h of his Church, PastorGeneral Joseph W. Tkach.

"We strongly support 'withour prayers all who assistMr. Tkach and who take partin contributing to the ad­vancement of this work ofGod."

Hard to get aroundembargo in Haiti

Blaise Franklin, a localchurch elder living in Haiti,reported to Carn Cather­wood, regional director ofthe French-Italian Depart­ment, that the crisis in Haitiis becoming increasinglyworse.

A coup d'etat occurred inthe capital of Port-au-PrinceSept. 30, 1991, while breth­ren were safely keeping theFeast of Tabernacles 100kilometers away.

The United ations de­clared a trade embargo twoto three weeks later, and thiswas the beginning of a crisisthat has made life extremelydifficult for all Haitians,including the brethren.

The infrastructure of thecountry, including mail, tele­phone, water and electricity,is fast becoming nonexistent,and as of Aug. 1 there wereno commercial flights goingin or out of Haiti.

The church must supplybrethren with a weeklyration of rice and beans, ormany would not be able toeat regularly.

David Panarelli, businessmanager of the French­Italian Department in BigSandy, traveled to HaitiMarch 16 to 21.

"The Haitians are sur­vivors, and you can findthem on the side of the roadselling everything, from agallon of gas for $5, to apiece of sugarcane or a drinkfrom a coconut. Our churchhall already has a well-estab­lished presence in the neigh­borhood, and we are defi­nitely shining a light," saidMr. Panarelli. "Visitors cometo the church building on aregular basis to make litera­ture requests."

Some of the members wholive outside the city can onlycome to services every twomonths and on Holy Days,but they are supplied withaudio cassettes.

Church attendance of 81consists of 10 families withchildren and 41 singlebrethren. Haiti has hadseven baptisms in the firstseven months of this year,and three members who hadleft the Church have asked torejoin the congregation.

Mr. Franklin commented,"Visibly, God provides com­fort to his young children byplacing them into his family,