Echoes Spring 2014

S P R I N G 2014

PROCLAIMING CHRISTTHE LATEST REPORTS FROM OUR WORLDWIDE OUTREACH

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Also inside: Remembering

Alma Tucker

BOOKS AND CDS TO BLESS YOU—AND WORLDWIDE MISSIONS!BOOKS AND CDS TO BLESS YOU—AND WORLDWIDE MISSIONS!

The Passion of Loveby Ellen G. White

This collection of the final chapters from The Desire of Ages is a testament to Christ’s tremendous love for each person. A wonderful addition to your collection and a great sharing book. $1.49, plus shipping.

A Touch of CountryVonda Beerman

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The Time That RemainsSteve Darmody

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Will I Ever Learn?by Hyveth Williams

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Jack: An Incredible Lifeby Jolena Taylor King

Discover the amazing life story of Jack Blanco, a holocaust survivor whom God turned from a disillusioned, religion-hating man into a devoted theologian and author of The Clear Word. $7.99, plus shipping.

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The 3 Angels’ Messages DVD

This unique DVD guides you through an in-depth study of key biblical truths and also explores the early history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It makes Bible prophecy easy to understand and is a great witnessing tool. $7.99, plus shipping.

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BOOKS AND CDS TO BLESS YOU—AND WORLDWIDE MISSIONS!BOOKS AND CDS TO BLESS YOU—AND WORLDWIDE MISSIONS!

SPRING 2014 • VOL. 77, NO. 02

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Devotional

AND THEN, GOD…

den of lions whose only food in the place is you. And then, God …

In the time it took for the lion’s mouths to close, a story headed for a quick end became the middle.

As Jesus died on the cross, it certainly felt like the end to His disciples. They had watched Him arrested, beaten and nailed to a cross where He hung until He cried, “It is finished.”

If I’d been there, I would have thought it the end. The disciples did. They went and hid in an upper room. And then, God … and suddenly a story that seemed over became the middle.

So I have a question. Where are you? Do you feel like you are at the end? Can you see no way out? Are you at the beginning of something and you don’t know which way to go?

No matter where you are, God wants to be in the middle with you. He wants to place an “And then, God … ” in your story.

Won’t you invite Him in? Bring God into your story now. One day you’ll look back and so clearly see He was at work. At some point in your story you will pause and say, “And then, God … ”

Randy Bates is Chief Executive Officer of Quiet Hour Ministries.

The middle is an interesting place to be. The middle child, middle-aged, middle of the year, middle of a story.

The middle is not like the beginning, which is all future with no past. Neither is it the end, which is all past with no future. The middle has both a past and a future.

There have been times when I thought I was at the beginning, only to discover I was in the middle. And times I thought I was at the end, but really in the middle.

One of my favorite phrases is, “And then, God … ”

It’s in story after story. Stories in the Bible, stories in history and in many of our stories too.

“And then, God … ” is always in the middle of a story.

Daniel thought it was the end. You would have too. Thrown into a

by Randy Bates

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Jesse D., WashingtonI thank God for the

opportunity to bless Quiet Hour with this donation. I am praying to be able to sow a lot more to win souls to Jesus Christ. Let’s share God’s word and get them saved!

Joel M., PhilippinesWe want to express our deep

and sincere thanks and gratitude to Quiet Hour Ministries for the great support to the Lord’s work here in our Mission and for the souls won to the foot of the cross. We are looking forward to you coming back to conduct multiple evangelistic series here.

Bradley H., TennesseeMy mother was a long-

time supporter of Quiet Hour Ministries. My brother and our father and I are making a memorial gift in her name.

Calvin D., North DakotaIt is my pleasure to be able

to have the privilege to help in your ministry. I did foreign mission work for 40 years with only God’s help.

Amparo P., CaliforniaTwo days ago I mailed a check

to help in the mission field and I forgot to add money for a Bible, so I’m enclosing $8 with this letter. A few years back I went with Quiet Hour Ministries to Honduras as a medical assistant and translator. It was a marvelous experience. I’m praying for my granddaughter that she might soon have this experience and serve the Lord in the mission field as well.

MAILBAG

Letters may be edited for clarity and space considerations.

Sandra G.Thank you Quiet Hour

Ministries for going to my home country of Peru. I love the work you do for my brothers and sisters. God bless your ministry, the pictures are amazing!

Alice D.Thanks for all your good work.

We pray for all of you and that God continues to bless!

Candy A., PeruI am from the Cusco

Adventist Church. Thank you, Quiet Hour, for all the work you did here in Cusco. I hope to see you soon in heaven and want God to bless all of you!

TEETH WHITENINGby Todd Rosspencer


For the next 10 days, the yellow trepidation of interacting and sharing our faith with strangers was slowly replaced with a radiant joy for being in the presence of such endearing people. Here are a few examples.

David became totally hooked on the folks at the church where he preached, memorizing everyone’s names and hugging each one when arriving and leaving every day.

Marcia was swallowed whole by their love and told stories daily of their impact on her.

Audrey, a teen, laughed through a brash confession that she didn’t like children but was experiencing an affectionate bond with the kids at her children’s program.

Kameron, another teen, discovered father figures amidst our group and a new man-of-God within himself as he led children to Jesus at the children’s program he was leading.

Silvia’s deathly fear of public speaking gave way to a brilliant faith that followed God. He literally rescued the people at her meetings from abuse, guilt and suicide right before her eyes. The luminescence of God’s love was shining through her to these people.

Now we are home. Our individualistic, self-dependent, privileged culture has a gradual staining effect on us. It is already creeping back onto me and others in our group.

Yet I’m not concerned. God bleached us fast, shocking us with

Through My Eyes

THERE ARE TWO primary ways to whiten your teeth.

The fast way takes half-a-day and around $300. A bleaching technician applies high-concentrate bleach and you walk out of the office a few hours later beaming like a talk-show host.

The slow way takes many days, self-discipline and half the money.

Rubber “bleaching trays” are made to fit your teeth and you self-administer daily for two weeks. Gradually your teeth begin to shine.

Whichever way you whiten your teeth, they will eventually lose their gleam. However, if you have the trays you can bleach again when necessary.

Last Thanksgiving, I helped lead the Redlands, California, Seventh-day Adventist Church’s mission trip to Peru.

As we launched into this Quiet Hour Ministries evangelism mission trip, you could say we were “yellow teeth” spiritually.

The fast bleach occurred within the first few hours of arriving. The Peruvians welcomed us with humble generosity and selfless love.

When our team gathered the next morning, there was already a visible difference in our group. Faces burst with smiles as team members shared their first impressions. We were moved by the contentment amidst poverty and the magnetic kindness from strangers.

But God wasn’t finished bleaching.

such a pure dose of Himself that we erupted with joy and a craving for more.

Then He bleached us slowly to strip away fear, insecurity, pride, selfishness, laziness, naivety and complacency.

Though only one process is necessary for your teeth, both are required for a deep cleansing of the soul. And I believe that God intends to use the “bleaching trays” of our Peru experiences and memories to restore us to a brilliant glimmer again and again.

Todd Rosspencer is Pastor for High Schoolers at the Redlands Seventh-day Adventist Church and helped lead our evangelism mission trip to Cusco, Peru, in November 2013.

The yellow trepidation of

interacting and sharing our faith

with strangers was slowly replaced

with a radiant joy for being in the

presence of such endearing people.


When the radio quartet suddenly needed a tenor, she agreed to the “temporary” role. As our first television program launched in 1949, viewers were surprised to see that what they supposed was an all-male ensemble actually featured Alma!

LaVerne was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, so he and Alma moved multiple times as new calls came for service. In the 1960s they became missionaries in the Philippines. This overseas experience would broaden their horizons for outreach.

Returning full-time to QHM in the early 1970s, LaVerne and Alma greatly expanded our international ministry. This included both mission projects—church construction, gospel workers and motorcycles and other mission transportation—as well as worldwide evangelism.

LONGTIME EMPLOYEE, VOLUNTEER and wife of former president/speaker passed away January 10.

As Quiet Hour Ministries enters its 77th year of worldwide outreach, we mourn the passing of a very special person. She was integral to our organization, personally investing decades in service to QHM.

Alma Tucker was a part of our ministry for nearly 70 years. In the course of those years she was closely involved in virtually every aspect of QHM.

She volunteered, preached, sang, promoted, guided, worked and prayed. Her trademark energy was always on-call for the ministry.

Alma became a part of our organization in the 1940s, when she married LaVerne Tucker, son of QHM founder, J.L. Tucker. In those early years she made multiple appearances on our radio and television broadcasts.

Alma in 2008. A college photo of Alma in the early 1940s.

RememberingALMA TUCKER


Remembering Alma Tucker

LaVerne and Alma would personally hold evangelistic meetings in more than 50 countries, leading tens of thousands of people to Christ. This laid the groundwork for our focus today on international evangelism mission trips.

As a QHM employee from 1972 to 1997, Alma undertook a number of responsibilities. She was instrumental in developing and maintaining our QHM Way of Life Bible study course. In addition, she served as QHM administrative secretary.

During those years Alma was also heavily involved with our radio and television programs. Working in front of the microphones and cameras as well as behind the scenes, she was vital to making these outreach-oriented productions a reality.

Alma also helped shape and guide our ministry as a member of the board of directors, on which she served for more than 30 years until 2010.

After battling breast cancer, Alma passed away January 10. She was 90 years-old.

“She truly had a heart for service and for sharing the gospel,” says Bill Tucker, Alma’s son and current QHM president/speaker. “Whatever outreach opportunity presented itself, she was tireless in pursuing it.”

Alma was preceded in death by LaVerne and son Donald. She is survived by sons Bill and John, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Sabbath, February 8, at the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Gifts in Alma’s memory can be made to Quiet Hour Ministries’ worldwide evangelism fund or chapels fund.

Alma’s warmth, willing spirit and passion for Christ will be greatly missed. And she’ll be fondly remembered by those blessed through her life of service. Says Bill, “There will be many people, not least myself, eager to see her on resurrection morning.”

Alma and LaVerne in the 1980s with sons Bill (back left) and John (back right).

Alma (left) and late husband LaVerne Tucker singing at a 1970s Quiet Hour evangelistic meeting in the Philippines.

Alma Tucker (second from left) in a live Quiet Hour telecast in 1949.


AS THE JETLINER SETTLED INTO ITS FINAL APPROACH and steadily descended, my window view of Panama City revealed an impressive skyline of tall, modern buildings.

community outreaches. Third and finally, our Quiet

Hour Ministries staff has the responsibility of overseeing the entire mission trip, with all of its logistics and details. From inception to completion, the challenge is to put in place all the arrangements needed so the mission team members and supporting church members can concentrate their energy on sharing the good news!

Emerging from the Panama City airport with bags in hand, it

This was my first stop in a three-country itinerary. It was all in preparation for four different mission trips: one team each to Panama and Guatemala and two in Costa Rica. I’d be meeting with local church leaders to lay the groundwork for these outreaches.

“What does it take to arrange a mission trip?” I’m often asked. And I guess the short answer is, “A lot of work by a lot of people!”

Thorough preparations usually involve three different entities. First there are the team members themselves. They’ll be the ones on the “front lines” sharing the gospel.

Some team members prepare by studying the sermons they’ll preach, provided by our team at Quiet Hour Ministries. Others get ready for the children’s programs or medical clinics, making sure they’re ready to reach as many people as possible.

Secondly, the local church leaders and pastors will work with their many members to organize for evangelism. They’ll lead Bible studies and other

by Irina Turlea

was a relief to find a local brother-in-Christ waiting for me. Soon our small caravan of three vehicles was weaving through the big city traffic.

Our evangelism program here will include the mission team holding meetings at five sites in and around Panama City. Each site will feature an evangelistic meeting for adults and a special program for the kids.

I had my list of items to assess. Will there be enough chairs for the expected attendance? Is there an adequate place for the VBS program? Does

MISSIONS IN THE MAKINGBEHIND THE SCENES OF SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS EVANGELISM

by Jim Neergaard

Jim Neergaard (far right) and mission team leader Jamey Houghton (far left) with local church leaders in Costa Rica.


ensure their arrival in good time. So now arranging for

everyone’s supper is yet another challenge to be solved!

Medical clinics are another component of our mission trips and are normally welcomed in most developing countries. But Costa Rica has a well-developed medical system for their citizens. So local church leaders will have to make special arrangements for any clinics to be held. And the main target of those clinics will be immigrants not yet incorporated into the healthcare system.

For our rural mission team there is a new set of challenges to contend with. The towns are small, so finding lodging for a group of more than 50 people isn’t easy! Plus there will be 15 meeting sites, spread over many miles, the farthest being about a 45-minute drive away.

There will be two construction sites. But this time they aren’t new churches. One existing church will add a children’s room and the other project will be to renovate a one-room jungle church in disrepair. I was delighted to see the pastors of all the churches excited for the mission teams’ arrival and already organizing their congregations.

Guatemala was my last stop.

the church have a video projector for the sermon slides?

All along I was marking this down on my team leader checklist, which I carry in hand, because this is no time for my memory to fail me!

During the daytime, team members will help build a church. I’m shown multiple sites for possible construction projects. Each one is worthy and I wish we could complete them all. But our limited resources of time and finances mean only one can be selected.

The decision was made that the building project would be a small church on recently-purchased land in a rural residential area. A small church plant group has been meeting in a member’s garage directly across from the purchased property.

Now they will be able to grow their group in a new worship facility!

On Sabbath I preached in one of the local churches where we’ll hold meetings. It’s an opportunity to meet church members and acquaint them with Quiet Hour Ministries and our evangelism focus. And I made sure to close with a personal appeal to be actively involved.

Costa Rica was the next country I visited. Here there’s a unique challenge of preparing for two mission teams in very different areas.

One team will serve in the large capital city of San Jose. However the other team will be in a rural area near the Caribbean Sea.

The preparation process for big-city meetings in San Jose is very similar to that in Panama City. Even the problem of afternoon commuter traffic is the same, resulting in team members needing to head out to their meeting sites early enough in the afternoon to

Latin America Mission Report

Here our team will stay in a small town about three hours’ drive from the airport. In addition to the nightly evangelistic meetings, this mission team will hold clinics and construct a small church.

But as I met with the conference president, I discovered a unique challenge. This is his last day on the job, as he will be moving to another conference. Fortunately, there will be other administrators to provide continuity for our mission project here.

As I review my two-week journey, several impressions are foremost in my mind.

First is the common goal of both our mission team members and the local church members to share Christ’s gospel. This worthy goal bridges so many cultural differences. We all seem to work together in good spirits mixed with a lot of love.

Second is that it truly takes a lot of work by a lot of people to have a successful, soul-winning mission trip. But, with the Lord’s great blessing, time and time again we do indeed see many souls won for His kingdom!

Jim Neergaard is interim executive director for international evangelism at Quiet Hour Ministries.

An evangelistic meeting site in Panama

PROJECT UPDATES


EVERY DAY THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON AROUND THE world that’s part of Quiet Hour Ministries’ outreach. Whether it’s church construction, gospel workers giving Bible studies or evangelism teams proclaiming Jesus, there are always projects happening that are furthering the Lord’s work. And these projects only happen through your generous support.

In an effort to keep you up to date on what’s going on in our worldwide outreach, here’s what’s happened in the various areas of our ministry over the last few months:

CHILDREN’S OUTREACH – Coupled with each evangelistic meeting in Guatemala, Peru and Panama were Bible school programs for kids, which included stories, crafts, felts and songs. BIBLES – Thanks to your gifts, local-language Bibles were provided to 500 newly baptized Kenyans and also to each new believer at our evangelistic meetings in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama.

MEDICAL CLINICS – Medical clinics were held in Peru, Costa Rica and Guatemala with patients receiving general care as well as much-needed eye glasses.

WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM – Evangelistic meetings were held in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama with almost 200 volunteers preaching, singing and giving health and family talks. CHAPELS & CONSTRUCTION – Mission teams built churches in Guatemala, Peru, Costa Rica and Panama. These new churches were made possible by your gifts!

GOSPEL WORKERS – Some 10 local gospel workers hit the streets in Costa Rica, preparing the community for our upcoming evangelistic meetings.

MUSLIM OUTREACH – Our Muslim outreach workers continued to study with hundreds of people eager to know more about Jesus!

YOUR GIFTS CAN BE MADE VIA THE ENCLOSED RESPONSE CARD, BY CALLING (800) 900-9021 OR ONLINE AT WWW.QHMINISTRIES.ORG/GIVENOW


2014 PROJECTS# PROJECT 2014

GOAL RAISED STILL

NEEDED

06019 Worldwide Evangelism $134,750 18% 24,569 $110,181

06003 Worldwide chapels 161,700 51% 81,764 79,936

06009 Gospel Workers 97,000 53% 51,712 45,288

06002 Bibles 58,520 88% 51,292 7,228

06052 Children’s Outreach 71,400

3% 1,821 69,579

06012 Muslim Outreach 60,000 13% 7,613 52,387

06061 Medical Clinics 57,750

6% 3,430 54,320


FOR MANY OF US, THE JOURNEY to Cusco, Peru, was the first mission trip we’ve ever experienced. But we were all excited to share God’s Word with all the people we were going to meet.

Our first memorable experience was when we arrived in Cusco. We were all tired from the long plane ride. Leaving the baggage claim area, a group of local students and pastors came to greet us with a welcome sign, a traditional song, dance and gifts.

We were all immediately touched by the incredible warmth and generosity that they bestowed on us. This moment also stunned us with just how excited they were for our arrival.

A GOD-FILLED JOURNEY by Dian Hoque

THE SPECIAL EXPERIENCE OF OUR CUSCO, PERU, EVANGELISM MISSION TRIP

Our mission team consisted of around 50 people with evangelistic meeting speakers, children’s program leaders, several physicians and other medical volunteers as well as a construction crew. We were all ready to grow a love for Christ not only in the Peruvians’ hearts but in all of ours as well.

Like a few other teens on the trip, I’d never before traveled without my parents. Even before boarding the plane, we were all feeling nervous. We didn’t know what exactly was in store for us or how we would accomplish what God had planned for us.

As with all mission trips, there were countless stories and memories created between the local people and mission team members.

Team member David Wren working at the church construction site.


Peru Mission Report

Early on in Cusco, we made a special trip to a local orphanage for girls, called Hogar de Niñas. We came to minister to them and give some small gifts as well.

After the girls sang several traditional songs, we sang a few songs in English and performed a small skit about how much God loves orphans, illustrated through the story of Moses.

The most inspiring moment was when Pastor Todd Rosspencer and team leader, Amalia “Mali” Marin, asked the children who they were. Pastor Todd asked if they were orphans, but they deliberately refused this and proclaimed that they were children of God!

It was such an amazing reminder that no matter who we are, we have one thing in common: we are all children of God.

Soon after we arrived in Peru, the evangelistic meeting speakers began to get sick one after another. Speaking teams had to split up to preach at locations that needed a speaker.

I remember one of the first nights when I preached alone because my partner was sick. I felt I couldn’t cut out some details from the sermon as it was one of the most powerful topics we’d be covering in the series. As it turned out, the sermon did not fit the time space and dragged on.

Between that and translator difficulties, I had a sudden realization that the devil was trying to stand in front of God’s plan. The verse, “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience,” (James 1:3 KJV) was very evident at that moment.

Soon our team really started to do the heavy work. The church construction team was digging the

foundation and lugging hundreds of bricks. It was

backbreaking work but was so rewarding to see progress as the walls went up. It was amazing to see our workers eager to do heavy lifting and digging.

Our clinic crew set up shop at the “Viva el Peru” Church. There were both eye-opening and heartbreaking moments while working at the clinic. Several children who came in to get new glasses were overcome with happiness the moment they put them on.

Because we did not have every medical tool at our disposal, there were some people we couldn’t treat. Then those with the most serious diseases, such as cancer, were so content and happy with their lives; their love of God and each other shined through.

After several nights, Silvia, who led evangelistic meetings with me, and I realized that the people who came every night were not connecting with us as we had hoped.

We seemed to be just standing up on the stage while the people sat in their chairs feeling tired and cold. We decided that we had to change everything.

We started wearing more casual clothes and made a prayer circle where we discussed our personal stories with God. The first night, we learned a little about each person. And Silvia and I told our own personal stories of how we had to face difficulties to be able to follow Jesus and grow closer to God.

While I was out sick for a few days, Silvia got to know two special people. One of them was a man named Miguel who asked Silvia if she believed Jesus was coming soon. And she explained how the Bible prophesized it.

Team member Silvia Saunders (center) with Janice and Miguel, who were both baptized!

16-year-old Jonathan Foster preaching. Some 45 people were baptized at the end of our meetings!


The next night, he shyly asked if he could tell his story. He told the group how he wanted to commit suicide the previous night. He had been deeply hurt by people in the church, his wife had left him and he didn’t have a job and is mentally ill. But because of what Silvia had said about Christ’s return, he changed his mind.

Another woman, Janice, told her story as well. She was in tears as she talked about running away from an abusive husband. She was now staying above the church building with a lady who served as church caretaker.

Janice had started reading one of the church Bibles and had been attending meetings ever since we arrived there. On our final Sabbath, she was baptized along with 45 other people! She also received a special gift of her own Bible.

Those leading the children’s programs told me how excited the children were to create crafts and sing along to the music. There were certain songs, like “Jesus Loves the Little Children,” that the kids instantly recognized and sang in Spanish as our team members sang in English.

On Thanksgiving Day, our entire team traveled

to Machu Picchu for a special day together. We hiked around the ancient city and explored the rich cultural background of Peru. One of my favorite moments was at the end of the day when we all gathered and enjoyed communion. It was a very different experience of Thanksgiving, one I will never forget.

My Peru experience totally changed my perspective of whom it is I consider truly blessed. Though I may be blessed with food, shelter and adequate health care, the Peruvians are truly blessed by the love they have in their hearts.

God clearly lives in the people we met. I could tell by the exceeding kindness and hospitality they showed us. They also showed us that people who seem to have nothing can have a deeper faith than those who have everything they could possibly want. It’s a humbling experience to go on a mission trip.

Originally, one of the main reasons I decided to go to Peru was to grow closer to the people I’ve known since I was little. Now I see I’m so blessed to have new friends with whom I have shared so many memories.

Although the mission trip was a little under two weeks, it was the most God-filled and spiritually connecting journey I have ever embarked upon.

As I look back on this journey, I am reminded of another Bible verse, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” John 13:34 KJV.

Dian Hoque was part of our evangelism mission team to Cusco, Peru, in November 2013.

Hundreds of people were treated during five days of medical clinics!

Audrey Turner giving an eye exam in the medical clinic.


YOUR EVANGELISM OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

Join us on a Quiet Hour Ministries evangelism mission trip and experience firsthand the joy of winning souls for Christ!

Upcoming mission trips:2014

PHILIPPINES April 22-May 4

THAILAND June 10-23

INDIA June 24-July 6

ECUADOR June 2-July 13

TONGA July 20-August 5

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC November 19-30

WE DO GROUP MISSION TRIPS!Is your church or school group interested in a mission trip? We can help!

Call us today at (800) 900-9021 for custom group mission trip information.

To learn more or sign up, visit www.qhministries.org or call our evangelism department (800) 900-9021.


In Memory of

Barrell, Ron by Don & Maxine Rogers

Bates, Harlan by his wife, Coral

Becher, John by his wife, Terrie

Bechthold, Raymond & Elizabeth by their sister & sister-in-law, Ferne V. Davick

Blakeney, Adria by Don & Maxine Rogers

Booker, Bonnie by Lewis & Maye Sommerville

Bowen, Edwin by his wife, Joan

Bowser, Edith P. by her granddaughter, Marilyn Springer

Boyd, John W. by John W. Boyd, Jr.

Burke, Kenneth by Mrs. Jean Hildebrand

Calvert, Jean B. Meyers by her daughter, Marilyn Springer

Carver, Bill by his grandparents, Jack & Doris Carver

Chambers, Roy & Edith by their daughter, Gwen Hoyt

Ching, Bessie by Quiet Hour Ministries

Ching, George Mew Kew by his wife, Bessie

Claussen, Betty by Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Hager

Cleveland, Lloyd D. by his wife, Laurene

Coblentz, Larry by his wife, Ellene

Cook, Virginia by Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Rogers

Fahrbach, Alice by Jean Hildebrand

Flemmer, Herbert by his sister, Olga Lang Rodin

Fortner, B. D. & Myrtle Ellen by Don & Joyce Fortner

Fraser, Carolyn by Jane Hess

Fraser, Gerry by Jane Hess

Gaede, Ida & Menno by their daughter, Mary Nevis

Goffar, Wil & Emma by their daughter, Janine Goffar

Goodwin, Norman by his wife, JoAnn

Greer, Gary R. by his wife, Bonnie

Gwynn, Betty by her daughter, Nancy Nottingham

Harper, Ara E. by Leonard M. Miller

Hess, Ralph A. by Jane Hess

Hildebrand, Eugene W. by his wife, Jean Hildebrand

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Ecuador Mission Report

The names in this story have been withheld to respect the family’s privacy.

She had been raised a Muslim in Singapore. He’d grown up in a Christian home.

Today they live in Colorado with their two junior-high-aged children. While neither parent cared much for attending church, they did send their children to the local Seventh-day Adventist Academy.

Through the school, the kids—a son and a daughter—became connected with the local church. And then a life-changing decision came: they signed up for a mission trip.

Recently the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) launched a Student Evangelism department, providing young people an opportunity to get involved with local and overseas evangelism.

We worked with RMC Student Evangelism on their very first mission trip last year to Ecuador. It was this mission trip that the son and daughter signed up for. Not only that, they’d be preaching an evangelistic series!

Shortly before heading to Ecuador, both kids asked to be baptized. But when the local pastor came to visit for Bible studies, their mom refused him, saying that no one in their home would be baptized.

Yet the kids still went on the mission trip, wholeheartedly taking on the preaching duties at their meeting sites.

A couple days into the trip, team leader and RMC Student Evangelism coordinator Jamey Houghton learned a surprise—the mom was coming to Ecuador! She wanted to personally see what her children were doing.

“She was so impressed by the local Adventists,” says Jamey. “And she would go listen to her kids preach each night.”

Over the next few days, all three family members were powerfully touched by Jesus. But, says Jamey, “It was more life-changing for her even than for her kids.”

As the Ecuador evangelism came to a close, some 130 people gave their hearts to the Lord and were baptized. The RMC team returned home on fire for the Lord and deeply moved by what they’d seen Him do.

After her Ecuador experience, the mother’s resistance to her children’s baptism was gone. Another Ecuador team member asked to be baptized as well. So just three weeks later, the family gathered with many others for the baptismal service.

“Right before the baptism, the mom came up to me and said she wanted to be baptized as well,” grins Jamey. “’Absolutely!’ I told her. And she was baptized that day with her kids.”

Today the entire family is active as members of Adventist Church. And both kids can’t wait to preach the gospel again.

“We’re all just so excited to see this,” says Jamey. “From the trip, there were four baptisms from our own crew. Plus the 130 baptized in Ecuador!”

And that’s not all for RMC either. They just completed another evangelism mission trip with us to Costa Rica, where 35 young people led evangelistic meetings at 15 sites!

Steve Hamstra is executive director for marketing at Quiet Hour Ministries.

FROM ONE DECISIONTHE SPECIAL IMPACT OF A MISSION TRIP ON ONE FAMILYby Steve Hamstra

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