VOL. XVII, NO.6 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 20, 1989

Italian brethrenwarmlygreetoffice manager on first trip

Accident claillls lifeof AC faculty Illenilier

By Jeff E. ZbomePASADE A-Tointroducethe

new Italian Office manager tobrethren, view the new Festival siteand conduct a ministers meetingwere objectives of a three-week tripto Italy beginning Jan. 31 for evan­gelist Carn Catherwood.

Mr. Catherwood was accompa­nied by his wife, Joyce.

John Adams, formerly pastor ofthe Montreal and Magog, Que., En­glish-speaking churches, was ap­pointed office manager and supervi­sor of Ministerial Services for Italyin January.

This was the first trip to Europefor Mr. Adams and his wife, Ann,who moved to Pasadena in earlyMarch.

"I knew they would end up ap-

preciating the country and the pe0­ple, and they certainly did," Mr.Catherwood told The WorldwideNews. "They related well to thebrethren, and the brethren reallywarmed to them and responded."

Said Mr. Adams: "While mywife and I were impressed by thephysical beauty of Italy, we were in­spired by the warmth and love of thebrethren, ministry and office staff.It was very exciting to see thegrowth God has given and witnessthe same spirit in His family in an­other part of the world."

Mr. Adams spoke to brethren inMilan and Rome, and accompaniedthe Catherwoods to the new Feastof Tabernacles site at Chianciano.

At a ministers meeting in theBergamo suboffice, which was at-

tended by 12 people, Mr. Cather­wood and Mr. Adams discussed therole of the ministry, administrativematters and unity "because we're afairly new group."

Servants in Italy

Cliffton Veal, Daniel Boesch andFord Burden serve northern andcentral Italy, while Luciano Cozziserves brethren in the south, includ­ing Sicily. Some also perform part­time duties in the Bergamo Office.Mike Guidolin is a full-time ac­countant.

"Within two or three monthsFord Burden will be handling themailing from the office," said Mr.Catherwood. "The postal systemhas a lot of regulations and permitrequirements, so it takes some timeto begin mailing from there."

He continued: "The system canbe problematic. Brethren could stillbe praying about that. The postalsystem can bevery slow, and is oftenvery clogged.

"A letter mailed in Rome to an­other address in Rome can take two

(See ITALY, ..Ue5)

YUGOSLAVIA

CHURCH IN ITALY-Italian brethren meet for services in Catania, Milanand Rome. Under the direction of the regional office in Pasadena theyare served by the Bergamo suboffice. [Map by Ronald Grove]

Broadcast known in Caribbean

Lectures show effect of radio

It is a sad fact that some pe0­ple use Matthew 18:15 as noth­ing better than an excuse to ex­press their own self-righteousvanity. Their approach is first tomeasure their brother by theirown standards instead of God's.Then they go to their brother ina haughty, judgmental spirit totell him his "sin."

It is also a sad fact that somego to their brother in a challeng­ing, impatient spirit, wanting animmediate apology or makingsome other demand. Others go totheir brother over some insignifi­cant matter they've blown out ofproportion.

Some go with hurt feelings.Others go because they want toprove themselves right about amatter. And some go with a vin­dictive attitude, or in retaliationfor some wrong they feel they'vesuffered.

But the teaching Jesus and theapostles gave about preservingand restoring relationships isquite different from the usualway humans handle things. It is

(See PERSONAL, PlI9B 4)

group of six radio stations.

On to Guadeloupe

In Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe,the Radio Caraibes talk show hostwanted to know how to prove thatthe Bible is authoritative and accu­rate," Mr. Apartian said. "The best

(See CARIBBEAN, page 4)

PERSONAL FROM~'V'~

Dear brethren:"But why didn't he

come to me first?"Probably every minister

has heard that question at onetime or another from a mem­ber he is trying to help.

There are indeed rare timesthat a fellow member might needto go to his minister because hefeels unable to go to his brotherfirst.

Yet that is only one aspect ofa crucial and important subjectfor all true Christians-that ofhelping a brother who is sinning.

God's way is the way of love.It has no room for greed, pride­ful vanity, attitudes of superior­ity, nor for bitterness, resent­ment or retaliation. But God iswilling to forgive all these uponrepentance.

And in the God-given Chris­tian duty of going to our brother,we are given a two-edged respon­sibility-never to neglect to helpa brother who is sinning, and tostrengthen our own spirituallives.

work, but there is little transporta­tion available on Sundays."

Nevertheless, 172 people were onhand, which "shows the effect of ra­dio," he said. "We have been a wit­ness on Martinique."

Before leaving for Guadeloupe,Mr. Apartian was interviewed for45 minutes by an independent

By Jeff E. ZbomePASADENA-Radio Caraibes,

which airs The World Tomorrow inFrench from Martinique andGuadeloupe, interrupted its pro­graming Feb. 27 to air a 3D-minuteinterview with evangelist DibarApartian during a visit to Guade­loupe.

Mr. Apartian, French regionaldirector, has been heard for 27 yearsin the Caribbean as the voice of LeMonde a Venir (French World To­morrow).

"Some of the questions werewhat makes us-the Church--dif­ferent, how do we proclaim ourmessage without asking for moneyand why are we interested in theWest Indies," Mr. Apartian toldThe Worldwide News.

Lectures proride witness

The primary purpose of Mr.Apartian's Feb. 23 to March 2 tripwas to conduct Pure Verite (FrenchPlain Truth) Bible lectures andspeak to brethren on Martiniqueand Guadeloupe.

Sabbath morning, Feb. 25, 149new people attended the first lec­ture in Fort-de-France, Mar­tinique. "That is a good number, be­cause quite a few people work onSaturdays," said Mr. Apartian.

In the afternoon during Sabbathservices Mr. Apartian gave a ser­mon to 320 brethren and ordainedtwo deacons.

Mr. Apartian said that thechurch is growing and constructionof the meeting hall is almost fin­ished.

"But it is soon going to be toosmall!" he said. "It was built for 350people, but almost that many attendnow."

Sunday morning, Feb. 26, Mr.Apartian conducted another lecturein Martinique. "That's a good timefor people to attend since they don't

SAWAT YINGYUAD

tour to Bhutan and translated litera­ture about the Church into Thai.

He was writing his doctoral dis­sertation and planned to receive hisdoctorate within six months.

Me. Sawat, a Buddhist and aspokesman for the Wat Thai Tem­ple in Los Angeles, "supported us ina way that no one else could, byspeaking for us without being a partof us," said Mr. Dean.

"Every Sabbath since Mr. Arm­strong's death he put flowers on thegrave. He had great respect for Mr.Armstrong."

Said Mr. Locke: "AmbassadorFoundation was his life. He contin­ually made sacrifices for hisjob ... Everyone thought he was inthe Church.

"His work with the foundationwas what motivated him. You couldtell his heart was in the Work whenhe would stay at hotels in some of

(See ACCIDENT, page 5)

might be able to assist with some fu­ture project."

Mr. Sawat began teaching in1971. He helped Mr. Armstrong setup contacts in Asia. He was also in­volved with foundation projects inThailand and Sri Lanka.

In 1981 he began to work fulltime with the Ambassador Founda­tion. He translated Mr. Arm­strong's lectures into Thai, accom­panied Dr. Hoeh on a fact-finding

By Kerri Do"dPASADE A-8awasdi (Sawat)

Yingyuad, 46, of the AmbassadorFoundation, died Feb. 23 in an auto­mobile accident in Thailand.

Mr. Sawat, a faculty member andan assistant to Joseph Locke, foun­dation vice president for interna­tional affairs, was returning to hishotel after visiting the new Ambas­sador Foundation project in MaeTom.

Mr. Sawat was born July 27,1942, in Thailand and educated inSri Lanka, India, Thailand andBurma.

"Going to school with many ofthe children of leaders gave himmany contacts in high places allover Southeast Asia," said AaronDean, director of the college's Busi­ness Department and former Am­bassador Foundation vice president.

In 1971 when Ambassador Col­lege advertised for a teacher ofThai, Mr. Sawat submitted an ap­plication.

"We had become acquaintedwith His Majesty's [King Bhumi­bol's] projects in Thailand and weresupportive of them," said evangelistHerman L. Hoeh, who is involvedwith many foundation projects.

"Mr. Armstrong felt there was apotential value in training studentsin Thai, anticipating that some

How do youspell 'color'? • 2

South Americanbrethren bravetrying times • 3

Soon their waitwill be over •• 5

INSIDE

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 20, 1989

Dra11UJtic changes in Poland, Hungary

weRLDWATCHBy Gene H. Hogberg

Europe, economically dynamic andculturally appealing, will stand indramatic ... contrast to either aturbulent or a stagnant SovietUnion ...

"Almost all ofthe East Europeanstates wiIl seek closer links withWestern Europe, with the leadprobably maintained by Hungaryand Poland ...

"Crossing that line wiIl be diffi­cult. 0 Communist regime has yettraversed peacefuIly across that in­visible divide.

"Hungary is the best candidatefor a peaceful transition. It issmaller and geopolitically less neu­ralgic to the Soviets, which meansMoscow is less likely to engage indisruptive interference in the coun­try's internal evolution."

We can now envision the eventualattachment of two or more nationsof Central and Eastern Europe tothe emerging European power blocin the West, the nucleus of the lastrevival of the Roman Empire.

History is coming full circle."Central Europe's political and cul­tural connection to Western Europehas existed for more than a thou­sand years," wrote William Pfaff inthe Dec. 26, 1988, New Yorker."Central Europe was the heart ofthe Holy Roman Empire."

By John Ross Schroeder

European Diary

Dr. Habsburg said, is wide open."As Western Europe marches to­

ward more genuine and organic ec0­

nomic unity," wrote Mr. Brzezin­ski, "and as its political unityemerges in the wake of economicunification, the historical and cul­tural attraction of Europe to theEast Europeans wiIl dramaticallyincrease ...

"A progressively more united

But where would Poland andHungary go should they gaingreater political latitude?

In his latest book The GrandFailure: The Birth and Death ofCommunism in the Twentieth Cen­tury, Zbigniew Brzezinski teIls ofthe powerful attraction of these twoWestern-oriented countries to theEuropean Community, whose door,

the sense ... that the oldest son ofthe last crowned king of Hungarycan deliver a lecture as a representa­tive of Germany in the EuropeanParliament."

Dr. Habsburg showed he was asmuch concerned about the future asthe past when he boldly proclaimed,in fluent Hungarian, "One thing Iwant to assure my Hungarianfriends of: we hold the door wideopen for Hungary in the EuropeanCommunity."

As numerous observers havementioned, what we are witnessingis the beginning of the unraveling ofthe Soviet empire. It is not occur­ring everywhere all at once. Cer­tainly Poland and Hungary aremuch further along the road towarda freer status than Romania or Bul­garia.

This interest reached a peakMarch 1 when Otto von Habsburgvisited Budapest as part of a Eu­ropean Parliament delegation. Thevisit would have been unthinkableonly a few years ago.

Speaking to a overflow crowd of700 people at Karl Marx Univer­sity, Dr. Habsburg observed thathis appearance marked "progress in

onetheless, the agreement repre­sents the first real crack in Commu­nist control of a major Soviet blocstate.

The two forces in Poland recog­nize they need each other in light ofthe country's severe economic diffi­culties.

The government realizes it needsthe support of the restive industrialworkers, farmers and students. Thelatter, in turn, understand theycan't have everything they want atthis time. Better to have a third of aloaf than none at all.

This doesn't mean that the newrelationship (which still has to beapproved) represents an unchange­able status quo. The opposition willcertainly continue to press forchanges.

When he began negotiations withthe government, Lech Walesa. Soli­darity's charismatic leader, made itclear that, from his perspective, thelong-term goal of the talks would be"dismantling the monopoly" ofCommunist power in Poland.

Equally dramatic changes are un­der way in Hungary, where opposi­tion political groups have been es­tablished. Multiparty elections aresaid to be pending. Economic re­forms are further advanced in Hun­gary than anywhere else in the So­viet bloc.

At the same time nostalgic inter­est is blossoming concerning Hun­gary's impressive history, for thetime when the country was linkedwith Austria in the dual monarchyof the Austro-Hungarian Empire ofthe Habsburgs.

PASADE A-Unless a lastminute complication arises, the firstfree national elections in Commu­nist-controIled Central and EasternEurope in more than 40 years couldtake place in early June.

The Polish government is con­ducting intensive negotiations withpolitical opposition groups, specifi­caIly the Solidarity labor unionmovement, which is on the verge ofhaving its legal status restored.

In a major breakthrough March9, negotiators provisionally agreedon a new system of government thatwould be controlled by the Commu­nist leadership but would contain adegree of opposition representationunprecedented in the Soviet bloc.

They agreed to the creation of anew, second chamber to the na­tional legislature. Every seat in thenew body, to be called the Senate, isto be open to all candidates whochoose to run. 0 seats are to be ex­clusively reserved for the Commu­nist Party.

The change in Poland doesn'tmean the end of Communist rule­yet. The existing parliament, calledthe Sjem, wiIl continue to be thedominant assembly. Roughly twothirds of its seats are reserved forparty delegates and other officialgroups, with opposition and inde­pendent candidates allowed to com­pete for the remaining positions.

Agreement was also reached onestablishing a new office of presi­dent, one having strong powers, tobe elected by a majority of bothchambers ofparliament. This provi­sion, too, assures party control.

By Dexter H. Faulkner

It costs you nothing

American dictionary.In the days of Ambassador Col­

lege in Bricket Wood, England, itwas deemed necessary to print asmall dictionary mainly for the sakeof the American students.

American newspaper journalistand critic H.L. Mencken publisheda book, The American Language, in1919. Raven McDavid Jr. broughtthe book up to date.

The two streams of English be­gan for practical reasons. Mr.Mencken wrote: "The first Ameri­can colonists had perforce to inventAmericanisms, if only to describethe unfamiliar landscape, weather,flora and fauna confronting them."

However, these new words foundlittle favor in the United Kingdom.Mr. Mencken wrote: "The occa­sional English tolerance for thingsAmerican was never extended tothe American language" (page 25).

One note of encouragementcomes from Mr. Moss in TheBritish/American Dictionary:"The two languages are moving to­gether. The accents, speechrhythms and words of each countryare becoming more familiar to theother.

"Increased travel across the At­lantic both ways is a factor. Othersare the growing number of Britishprogrammes [American: pro­grams] shown on U.S. television"(page xi).

However, the differences inspelling look deadlocked for theforeseeable future. As Mr. Mc­David pointed out in The AmericanLanguage. "Efforts to remedy theirrationalities of English spellinghave been under way for manyyears, but so far without much suc­cess" (page 777).

Spelling is nowhere near as im­portant as understanding.

Those in this great Work of Godseek to communicate the Gospel ofthe Kingdom of God. We wish totranscend all barriers, whether lan­guages or otherwise. But sometimesit is necessary to exercise a little pa­tience.

Worldwide News usage:words ofright colo(u)r

BOREHAMWOOD, En­gland-The Atlantic Ocean sepa­rates Britain and America. An evengreater division, in some ways, istheir common language.

In this column I have sought togive to orth Americans the Britishpoint of view-and vice versa.

One reader took exception to theAmerican spelling of labor (labourin the United Kingdom) in refer­ence to the Labo(u)r Party. It is thestyle, however, of The WorldwideNews, which is published in theUnited States, to use AmericanspeIlings.

Ideally we would need to publishThe Worldwide News not only withbasic American spellings, but alsowith British, Australian, ewZealand, Canadian and SouthAfrican versions.

Obviously this is impossible.Therefore, we ask other English­speaking brethren to bear with ourAmerican spellings.

The English language is notstatic. It is always changing. The­ologian John Stott said that ifWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616)were alive today, he could only un­derstand four out of nine words.That's how much the language hasaltered since Elizabethan times.

It was inevitable that as Englishspread around the globe, the lan­guage itself would develop differentstrains in various countries.

NaturaIly, if there are differ­ences in spelling, pronunciation orusage, you feel that your nativecountry is always right.

The apostle Paul warns Timothyabout those who indulge in "wordywrangles which lead to envy, quar­reling, slander, evil suspicions andconstant irritations" (I Timothy6:4, Translator's New Testament).

onetheless we should recognizethat there are differences in pro­nunciation, spelling and usagewherever the language is spoken.

Take, for example, Britain andAmerica. English has diverged somuch across the Atlantic that or­man Moss published a British/

there. This is especially true whensomeone is going through a crisis.The gathering of friends and rela­tives to support close family mem­bers in the event of a death illus­trates this point.

Being there for another personcan be a powerful encouragement.God's omnipresence is a great com­fort for us, whether He is sharing inour joys or sustaining us in trials.

Why study God's Word daily?Because it is an encouragingsource-it is God speaking to us ev­ery day!

Early in life we learn the impor­tance of people being there for us,and we love and trust them for it.You can always determine who theprimary caretaker of a child is bywatching who he or she seeks outwhen hurt. You'I1 also find that heor she looks for this same personfirst to share excitement.

We carry this to adulthood. Be­ing there for others is a tremendousencouragement and places us firstin line to share their joys.

Paul recognized the importanceof being an example of encourage­ment and reminded the Thessaloni­ans of his example to them:

"For you know that we dealt witheach of you as a father deals with hisown children, encouraging, com­forting and urging you to live livesworthy of God, who calls you intohis kingdom and glory" (I Thessalo­nians 2: 11-12, New InternationalVersion).

We need to be developing this tal­ent that God has given us. There aremany ways to do this. You candemonstrate your appreciation andencouragement daily to your fam­ily, or at work or at school. By justsmiling, waving, hugging or kissing,shaking hands or giving a pat on theback. With words like thank you,good job, bravo, terrific.

And don't forget actions like giv­ing a gift, inviting someone tolunch, honoring an employee orother similar behavior.

Let's do as Paul said: "Thereforeencourage (admonish, exhort) oneanother and edify-strengthen andbuild up--one another, just as youare doing" (I Thessalonians 5:11,The Amplified Bible).

even better!" My sweet wife, Shir­ley, sent it and just at the right time.

The little things we do are oftenour greatest achievements. Couplestend to gauge their relationships bythe little niceties they do for eachother. I fmd that a note, a flower ora spontaneous back scratch or neckrub does wonders for my wife.

A phone call to a friend, taxiingsomeone to church and rolling upthe windows of a car about to bedrenched with rain all belong in thecatalog of little encouraging ac­tions. Let's be sure we practicethese easy ones.

Just being there

Sometimes the most encouragingactions are not anything that you do,but take the form of just being

fuIly encouraging as well. In mymail this morning I received one ofthose cute little Snoopy cards. Itread: "You're the pepperoni of mypizza ... you're the marshmallowin my hot chocolate ... you're thewhipped cream on my hot fudgesundae ... you're the one whomakes all the good things in my life

All of us like to be told that ourwork is appreciated.

After we exert great amounts ofenergy toward some achievement,it's nice to receive recognition.Sometimes we think that the peoplewith whom we work and live don'tappreciate what we do.

But how often do we commentabout the things we like? Apprecia­tion and encouragement are easy togive. They cost nothing and their re­wards are extensive.

One of our highest duties is thatof encouragement. In the book ofJob, Eliphaz unwittingly paid Job atribute, one that we can apply:"Your words have kept men ontheir feet, the weak-kneed you havenerved" (Job 4:4, Moffatt).

It is easy to laugh at others' ideas;it is easy to pour cold water on en­thusiasm; it is easy to discourageand put others down. The world isfuIl of discouragers. We have aChristian duty to encourage others.

This responsibility does not ex­clude anyone of God's people!Many a time, a word of praise orthanks, or a word of cheer, has kepta man or woman on his or her feet.

smaUthings

Acts of encouragement don'thave to be monumental. Doing agood turn for another may be ex­tremely encouraging, particularlywhen the person has a real need.

In Matthew 25 Christ mentionsgiving food and drink to the hungryand thirsty, showing hospitality tostrangers, clothing the needy, nurs­ing the sick and visiting the widowsand prisoners. Encouraging otherpeople in any of these ways is thesame as encouraging Christ.

But, small gestures can be power-

Monday, March 20, 1989 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 3

BRAZIL

London, England

A Muslim's "iewI congratulate you on the wonderful

work you are doing to awaken the worldspiritually. It is all positive what you aredoing.

However, in further thought, may Isuggest that, as a Muslim, I find nofundamental conflict between the Bible(or the teachings of Moses and Jesus)and the Koran (the book God gave toMuhammad).

I fmd myself completely able to ab­sorb what you disseminate in yourmagazine, without any clash whatsoeverwith my faith.

Fishtail, Mont.

Roanoke, Va.

Vision impairedI want to express my thanks to the

Church for the cassettes of the magazineand other material. Without these tapesthere would be no way I could get thisprecious truth since my sight has gottenso bad.

I can never listen to your TV telecastbecause in this local mountainous area Ican only get one channel ... and since Iam an 84-year-old arthritic cripple, Ican't drive the 80 miles to the nearestchurch in Billings, but I do get a greatdeal of benefit from your tapes that aresent to me as an aid to the visuallyhandicapped.

Uruguay is smaller, and it hascattle, wool and textile industriesfrom which it earns foreign cur­rency.

Residents struggle with 60 per­cent annual inflation, but it's muchlower than their neighbors. "Thepeople are talented, slow-paced,tranquil and serene," said Mr.Sousa. "That reflects in the mem­bers-very loving."

Crime on upswing

Mr. Sousa said that muggingsand violence are common. Mem­bers going to church in Argentinahave been robbed or assaulted."Money or a few personal items aretaken. It becomes increasinglystressful under such conditions."

Terrorism is a constant threatand menace, he added, and brethrenneed our prayers.

Nevertheless, most members inArgentina, Brazil, Paraguay andUruguay are not suffering, Mr.Sousa added.

Most are employed and eat well,because God has provided for them,according to Mr. Sousa. "But theysurely need our continued prayers."

SPANISH MEMBERS-AlbertoSousa and Michael Medina servebrethren who attend services orBible studies in Buenos Aires, Ar­gentina; Saito and Montevideo,Uruguay; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[Map by Ronald Grove]

SOUTH AMERICA

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ARGENTINA

The Worldwide ews welcomes yourcomments. Letters for this columnshould be addressed to "Letters to theEditor." The editor reserves the right touse letters so addressed in whole or inpart. and to indude your name and editthe letter for clarity or space.

Correspondence CotmeI am writing this letter with a very

heavy heart, knowing that this will bemy [last] lesson ...

I have been receiving the lessons andevery other available piece of literaturethat you advertised for nearly threeyears now and it is almost like receivingmail from home.

It has been so enlightening and infor­mative and it gave me something to lookforward to. I would like to take thisopportunity to thank you and your stafffor making it possible for me to takeyour course.

I have learned so many things aboutthe Bible.

Hollywood, Fla.

Federal Way, Wash.

I received your letter of congratula­tions on my completion of 32 lessons [ofthe Ambassador] College Bible Corre­spondence Course.

I graduated from eight years ofCatholic grammar school, attendedBible courses and talks, but neverlearned 10 percent of the Bible informa­tion as I have and still am learning fromthe many books and literature I receivefrom you.

fore must include that which is spir­itually pleasurable.

The Sabbath is holy time and aday of rest. Therefore, it is not theday on which to pursue recreationalendeavors such as hunting, fishing,golfing and skiing. The Sabbath istoo precious to be spent in pastimesor time-consuming hobbies.

Sports and most games, becausethey divert our minds from themeaning and purpose of the Sab­bath, are not proper activities for

(See Q & A, page 5)

the giants of Argentina and Brazil."It's a stable country and the peopleare so warm and friendly," said Mr.Sousa.

Michael Medina and his wife,Adriana, serve the church in Saito,where 35 attend weekly Sabbathservices. Mr. Medina's biweeklyvisits alternate with a sermon tape.

In Montevideo, Mr. Medinaspeaks to about 30 brethren at amonthly Bible study.

Despite the benefits of tourismUruguay's economy feels the crisesin Argentina and Brazil.

ILetters TO THE EDITOR I

ort

Uruguay

Uruguay is a buffer state between

What is meant by "your plea­sure" and "your own pleasure" inIsaiah 58:13? What can be the dif­ference for those led by the HolySpirit between this and God's plea­sure?

The New Brown, Driver, Briggs,Gesenius Hebrew and English Lex­icon tells us that the word translatedpleasure in the Authorized Versionand ew King James is better ren­dered in this instance (and in Isaiah58:3) as business or affairs.

Several translations, includingthe Jerusalem Bible, the ModernLanguage Bible and Moffatt, usebusiness. Smith and Goodspeed'sAmerican Translation, another ex­ample, renders verse 13: "If youturn back your foot from the sab­bath, not doing your own businesson my holy day; if you call the sab­bath a delight, and the holy day ofthe Lord honorable; if you honor itby not following your accustomedways, nor doing your own business,nor indulging in idle talk."

What God is saying in this scrip­ture is that we should avoid our ev­eryday affairs, business and workand talking about these things. TheSabbath is to be a delight and there-

And the Jews' traditions aboutNimrod make no association ofNimrod with the heroic legends of

inus of Assyria. In fact, Alexan­der Hislop abuses such classicalwriters as Diodorus of Sicily whenhe attempts to link the biblical

imrod with the Ninus ofDiodorus' Library ofHistory.

When referring to Nimrod, weshould make reference to Genesis,not cite anti-Catholic polemics.

Paraguay

Two members live in Paraguay;one in Asuncion, the capital, and theother in a German Mennonite col­ony.

The member in the colony owns afarm and raises cattle. To battledrought he built a cistern to collectrainwater. "It hasn't rained in sev­eral months, but he has enoughrainwater stored to weather thedrought," said Mr. Sousa.

A change of government broughtabout by a February coup will notaffect brethren that much, he said."Hopefully it will make conditionsa little bit better."

Jair Vasconcelos, also a member,translates Church booklets and arti­cles into Portuguese.

Despite a superb trade year"Brazil is going through an eco­nomic downturn," Mr. Sousa re­ported.

In 1986, to cope with 60-percent­a-month inflation, the governmentchanged the currency from thecruzeiro to the cruzado.

At that time a dollar bought 88cruzados. But last December therate was 1 to 1,000 so the govern­ment created a new cruzado.

"The government has decreedthat a bill worth 50,000 cruzados isnow worth 50 cruzados."

The brethren receive pay raises,but not apace with inflation. Mak­ing ends meet is difficult.

Brazil is looking to Europe forties and investment.

What reliance sbould be placedon the views ofAlexander Hislop, asexpressed in The Two BllbylollS orPllpill Worship Prolled to Be theWorship ofNimrod lind His Wife?

The Two Babylons. first pub­lished in Britain in 1916, is one of aclass of anti-Catholic polemics. Sois the volume Babylon Mystery Re­ligion by Ralph Woodrow, pub­lished in 1966.

The" ote by the Editor" (R.H.)of The Two Babylons makes theclaim "that no one, so far as we areaware, has ventured to challenge theaccuracy of the historical proofs ad­duced in support of the startling an­nouncement on the title page."

Most scholars would not spendtime and effort to demolish the con­clusions of a polemic work with anarrow reading audience. Since,however, Alexander Hislop's workhas been rather widely circulated bycertain religious groups, we shouldtake note of its basic flaw. It has ab­solutely no chronological frame­work to support the author's conclu­sions. Hislop, for example, makesthe claim that myths about Osirisand Ninus pertain to the one personNimrod, son of Cush. He fails tonote that many centuries separatethe earliest inscriptional referenceto Osiris in Egypt from the muchlater dates assigned to Ninus andNimrod by Armenian, Greek andJewish writers.

Isis, wife ofOsiris in the myths, isreferred to in inscriptions of the OldKingdom of Egypt many centuriesbefore Semiramis (wife of Ninus inArmenian, Greek and Assyrian tra­ditions) is presumed to have beenborn in Syria.

ALBERTO SOUSA

"She's very tired physically andwould appreciate us rememberingher," Mr. Sousa said. "I visit heranytime I can, especially when I'mon my way to Brasilia."

In Sao Paulo, Herbert Schmidt"is the only Church member in acity of 14 million," said Mr. Sousa."He has a good management posi­tion in the textile industry, and as aresult he's well respected."

Mr. Schmidt is Brazilian with aSwiss background, speaks English,German and Portuguese, and hastwo children.

brethren about once every twomonths. "Most members are doingvery well, with above-average in­comes," he said.

About 12 attend a weekly Biblestudy in Rio de Janeiro. oemi Riv­ero from Belo Horizonte, who suf­fers from Parkinson's disease, hasbeen unable to attend the Feast ofTabernacles for several years.

The Worldwide News is published biweekly.except dUring the Church's annual Fall andSpring lestivals. by the Worldwide Church ofGod Copyright e 1989 WorldWIde Church ofGod. All rights reserved.

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By Jeff E. ZbornePASADENA-Four ministers

serve brethren in Argentina, Brazil,Paraguay and Uruguay-an areahalf again as large as the UnitedStates,

Drought, inflation and othersevere problems make life miser­able for inhabitants.

Brethren, however, are "faithfuland positive," reported AlbertoSousa, pastor of the Buenos Aires,Argentina, and Saito, Uruguay,churches, Feb. 14. Mr. Sousa was inPasadena to conduct the marriageof his brother, Hugo, of the Pasa­dena Spanish church.

Argentina

Argentina experienced its worstdrought in 50 years, Mr. Sousa said.'Temperatures often reach 100 de­grees [Fahrenheit, 38 Celsius], andmillions ofdollars have been lost be­causeof insufficient electricity. Thenew nuclear power plants were shutdown too."

According to the Jan. 19 LatinAmerican Weekly Report, "Theabsence of drinking water and thecontinuation of the hot spell... posed the danger of epidemicsin some of the poorer districts."

Hydroelectric dams reachedrecord low water levels, causinggovernment officials to restrictpower usage to between noon and 6p.m. Television broadcasting wasreduced to four hours of viewing,from 7 to II p.m.

"Most of the brethren felt thatwas very good news," said Mr.Sousa. "They didn't complain atall-the less television the better!"

Inflation in Argentina is 9 per­cent a month, said Mr. Sousa. "Tomake ends meet, families pitch intogether and their children work.They cut down on eating out, goingto the cinema and buying clothes.Those things simply cannot bebought. Their salary goes mainlyfor food and utilities."

The multicultural Buenos Aireschurch is composed of brethren ofChilean, Paraguayan, Uruguayan,Argentinean, English, Italian andCzech descent.

Drought, inflation challengebrethren in South America

4 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 20,1989

Baby healthy despite complications

Brethren rallyaround mother

CHURCH-BUILT-Construction of a Church-owned building in Fort-de­France. Martinique, nears completion. "It was built for 350 people, butalmost that many attend now," said evangelist Dibar Apartian, regionaldirector. [Photo by Leroy Neff)

ress," Mr. Apartian said.Mr. Apartian added that unem­

ployment is not a problem for mem­bers on the two islands. The evange­list also spent time with the pastorsthere-Erick Dubois on Mar­tinique and Gilbert Carbonnel onGuadeloupe.

personally, we must be forgiving.And another major factor: We

must not spread the problemaround. We have no business dis­cussing it with other people. Ifwedo, it is a dead giveaway that ourreal motivation is not rooted inlove, with a true desire to help.

Instead, it is rooted in vanity,to compare ourselves with some­one whom we feel is weaker. It isrooted in a superiority that iswilling to hurt, to damage a repu­tation or to run down our brotherto puff up ourselves.

The Christian responsibility tohelp a brother who is erring fromthe truth is a most serious one. Itis to be done in the love of God,carefully thought through withthe motivation to truly help thesinner find repentance.

It should not be done withoutprayer for wisdom and humilityto approach the person in the bestpossible way so that he mighthear you. It is a labor of love thatalso serves as motivation to keepyour own spiritual life in order.

Some would rather gossip orrun down others instead of tryingfirst to get their own problemsand attitudes straightened out soas to enable them to be able tohelp a brother.

God takes this responsibilityHe has given Christians most se­riously. It is wrong to let abrother continue in sin. But it isalso wrong to go to that brotherbefore we have carefully consid­ered our own sins and repented,and before we have asked God forthe true humility and wisdomnecessary to truly be of help.

Finally, let's read James 5:19­20: "Brethren, if anyone amongyou wanders from the truth, andsomeone turns him back, let himknow that he who turns a sinnerfrom the error of his way will savea soul from death and cover amultitude of sins" (NKJ).

What a wonderful goal isachieved when one is able to helphis brother in this way! But this isnot a task to be taken lightly, ordone carelessly or impatiently. Itmust be done God's way, with theattitude and approach in whichGod leads us through His Spirit.

Brethren, let's continue togrow in true Christian love to­ward one another.

And be sure to pray earnestlyfor God's Work. As Leroy efrsreport explained in the March 6issue, we are right now experienc­ing a continuing income dip thatcould become quite serious if thetrend does not reverse. Let's praythat the Spring Holy Day offer­ings will be unusually strong.

uled on the two islands.Wednesday evening, March I,

Me. Apartian addressed 250brethren from Basse-Terre andPointe-a-Pitre, in Pointe-a-Pitre,and gave news about the Work.

"The brethren are very much en­couraged about the Work's prog-

should serve as further motiva­tion to get your own life in orderso that you will be able, in time,to help your brother.

There is also another aspect toconsider. Sometimes, you maynot have the necessary skills to beable to help your brother with hisparticular sin.

You may know he needs help,but you don't know how toprovide that help. You may real­ize that you are not equipped, forwhatever reason, to be able toreach him in a way that will betruly helpful. In this kind of situ­ation, you will have to get helpfrom someone who does knowwhat to do.

In virtually every case like this,it would be best to tell the person:"You need to go get help. If youdon't, I will have to get help foryou."

Then you have encouraged himto take the initiative to get theneeded help himself. And youwill not have to face the difficult­to-answer question later on,"Why didn't you come to mefirst?"

In every case, your goal mustbe to help, not to get your way, orto get back at him, or to "prove"to him you are right and he iswrong.

In rare situations, though, youmay need to simply get help with­out talking to the person first.This would be rare. But some­times, when a person is openlycreating division and discordwithin the Body of Christ, youmay need to inform some higherChurch authority immediately.

But even then, if possible orpractical, it would be best if youcould first encourage the personto get the needed help himself.Then, if he doesn't do so within ashort time, you should go ahead.

But in all these situations, let'skeep firmly in mind that the pur­pose of going to someone about asin is to help him or her. In orderfor your action to be of help, itmust be done in the attitude Goddemands, never in retaliation,anger, impatience, self-righteous­ness, bitterness, selfishness, supe­riority or with hurt feelings. Andit must never be done rudely, in­considerately or harshly.

We must first considerourselves, prayerfully removingany wrong attitude or motivation,including any hurt feelings oranger, and then, in the love ofGod as His Spirit leads, go to ourbrother in humility. Our ap­proach must be kind, patient,considerate, thoughtful and hum­ble. If the person has wronged us

(Continued from page 1)way is to show how prophecy is be­ing fulfilled."

The host mentioned the eveninglecture, titled "Why People Don'tUnderstand the Bible," and said shewould like to attend.

Two hundred attended thatevening. "God is opening people'seyes, because we've never had thatmany in Guadeloupe."

The next evening 201 attended.During the lecture Mr. Apartianread an article from Paris Matchmagazine about how the oceanswould rise 100 meters (about 330feet) if a global warming trendraised temperatures 5 degrees andmelted icebergs.

"I heard later that the magazinepractically sold out on newsstands,"Mr. Apartian reported.

"A good number of the predomi­nantly Catholic people don't believeChrist will return. According to asurvey conducted in France, about60 percent are either not sure ordon't believe it," he continued. Sixfollow-up Bible studies are sched-

her skull fused together too quickly.This doesn't allow for normal braingrowth and must be remedied by anoperation.

He wanted Jessica to have X raysimmediately. We asked him to waituntil Monday, and Jessica wasanointed on the Sabbath.

Jessica was x-rayed that Monday,but there was no trace of the prob­lem.

At 11 months, Jessica is pro­gressing normally with seeminglyno complications. She is behind indevelopment and small for her age,but the doctors say she should catchup by age 2.

We thank God for His love andmercy and His people for theirprayers and support.

and he will lift you up."Brothers, do not slander one

another. Anyone who speaksagainst his brother or judges himspeaks against the law and judgesit. When you judge the law, youare not keeping it, but sitting injudgment on it.

"There is only one Lawgiverand Judge, the one who is able tosave and destroy. But you-whoare you to judge your neighbor?"( IV).

The role of repentance and hu­mility cannot be overstated. I re­peat, you cannot be successful inhelping your brother see his sinand change if you yourself are notin a humble, repentant spirit!

If you are being judgmental,superior, self-righteous or unfor­giving in your own heart, your"going to your brother" is of noreal value either to your brotheror to you!

otice Christ's instruction inMatthew 7:3-5: "And why do youlook at the speck in yourbrother's eye, but do not considerthe plank in your own eye? Orhow can you say to your brother,'Let me remove the speck out ofyour eye'; and look, a plank is inyour own eye?

"Hypocrite! First remove theplank from your own eye, andthen you will see clearly to re­move the speck out of yourbrother's eye" ( ew KingJames).

When you have hurt feelings,or jealousy, or pride, you cannotsee clearly enough spiritually tohelp your brother with his sin.The need to help your brother

Caribbean

we didn't see her for three agonizinghours as she was taken to the otherhospital.

The day after her birth an infec­tion attacked her heart. The doctorstelephoned us immediately. Jessicawas anointed, and the brethrenprayed with us.

When David and I arrived at thehospital the doctors told us that af­ter the phone call Jessica had im­proved but there was still nothingthey could do.

I will always remember the pain-

JESSICA RAE MARKHAM

ful words: "There's no hope. She'sgoing to die." Jessica was hooked upto many gadgets and wires as thedoctors tried to keep her alive.

She was anointed and we thankedGod for her life no matter how shortit might be. Sitting by her incubatorholding her tiny hands, bits of ser­mons crept into my thoughts. Jes­sica would be all right wherever shewas. God would take care of her.

Jessica stayed in the hospitalthree weeks. The diagnosis was thatorganisms had entered the bloodstream and colonized the heart andthat she had a rapid heart rate.

When Jessica was about threemonths old our pediatrician told ushe was almost certain the plates in

should be done by those who aremore mature spiritually.

That is, before we attempt tohelp our brother with his sin, wemust ourselves be spiritually fitso that we will do it God's wayand not our own.

Fourth, a part of spiritual ma­turity is to realize that we are notsuperior to the person we arerestoring-we are also subject tosin.

Fifth, in the same connection,we are to understand that humil­ity is essential to be successful inany Christian endeavor, particu­larly in helping someone out of asin.

And sixth, we see the danger incomparing ourselves with others,even those we may be helpingwith a sin, in a spiritual sense.

These verses reveal an ap­proach and an attitude that is in­dispensable in being able to helpsomeone who is sinning. It is theattitude of humility. And let's re­alize that humility is not possiblewithout a spirit of repentance.

Let's read James 4:6-12: "Buthe gives us more grace. That iswhy Scripture says: 'God opposesthe proud but gives grace to thehumble.'

"Submit yourselves, then, toGod. Resist the devil, and he willflee from you. Come near to Godand he will come near to you.Wash your hands, you sinners,and purify your hearts, you dou­ble-minded.

"Grieve, mourn and wail.Change your laughter to mourn­ing and your joy to gloom. Hum­ble yourselves before the Lord,

Debbie Markham is a Churchmember in St. Louis. Mo.

By Debbie MarkhamST. LOUIS, Mo.-I was afraid

for our baby.I was only six months pregnant

and my water had broken. Mostwomen go into labor soon after theamniotic sac ruptures, but the doc­tor said the baby was too small tostand a good chance of survival.

What could our family do? Myhusband, David, and I have threeother children and depend on mychild care job to survive.

God's Church came to our res­cue. Several women came to stay af­ternoons while our son John, IS,stayed home from school eachmorning. He had to make up theclasses missed by going to summerschool.

My pride suffered greatly to ac­cept the kind of help I needed. Icould not get out of bed even for afew minutes. The women cookedmeals and cleaned our home, otherssent food, but most importantly, ev­eryone prayed. For 10 weeks ourfriends in Christ rallied around us.

Six weeks before the due date,labor started. Whenever the amni­otic sac ruptures prematurely thereis a chance for infection. On thatsame day I began to run a fever andthe baby was started on antibioticsas a precaution.

The problem now was a dramaticdecrease in the baby's heart rate atevery contraction. The umbilicalcord was around its neck. An emer­gency cesarean section was per­formed.

I've had several miscarriages anddid not want to lose this baby. Weprayed for God's will to be done.

Jessica Rae was born April 24,1988. She was not breathing cor­rectly and needed more help thanthe hospital could provide.

She was transferred to the neona­tal unit at Children's Hospital, and

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based on a different foundationand, therefore, gets quite differ­ent results.

Let's again go through some ofthese priceless princi pies ofGod's Word-especially impor­tant as we focus our attention onthe coming Passover and Days ofUnleavened Bread.

First, we read in Galatians 6: I­5: "Brothers, if someone iscaught in a sin, you who are spiri­tual should restore him gently.But watch yourself, or you alsomay be tempted. Carry eachother's burdens, and in this wayyou will fulfill the law of Christ.

"If anyone thinks he is some­thing when he is nothing, he de­ceives himself. Each one shouldtest his own actions. Then he cantake pride in himself, withoutcomparing himself to somebodyelse, for each one should carry hisown load" (New InternationalVersion).

These verses point out funda­mental principles that all trueChristians, those whose mindsare genuinely led by the HolySpirit, should recognize andpractice.

First, we are reminded that allChristians are subject to fallinginto sin.

Second, we are told that we arenot to neglect our responsibilityto help one another repent of sin.

Third, and very important, weare shown that such help is to begiven gently, and therefore

PERSONAL

IRON SHARPENS IRON

Third World's wait soon over;struggling, suffering will end

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with religion. He explained: "Ital­ians ... have strong religious in­stincts built into them.

"They have been disillusionedwith the traditional church for thepast five to 10 years and are lookingfor alternatives ...

"If we can reach the people, theywill ask questions," he continued."They may not agree, but they areresponsive ... Potentially, Italy isthe Bible belt of Europe."

"We're considering adding aBible study in Padua, about 25miles from Venice, later in the year,because it's a very fruitful area,"said Mr. Catherwood. "There are anumber of members there travelingvery long distances."

For example, Mr. and Mrs.Vigutto and their 2-year-olddaughter, who live near theYugoslavian border, travel by caror train about 185 miles (300kilometers) each way to biweeklyservices in Milan.

wait, I say, on the Lord!"All this waiting and wondering,

all these trials and problems, all thissuffering and struggling to survivewill come to an end.

And then we will be able to lookback and say: "It was nothing really.Because we waited on God, becausewe endured to the end, wehaveeter­nat life, power and glory in God'sKingdom: 'For our light affliction,which is but for a moment, is work­ing for us a far more exceeding andeternal weight of glory' " (IICorinthians 4:17). God speed thatday!

light the funeral pyre. "The kingand queen gave him the highesthonor possible for a person of hisrank," said Mr. Dean.

Leon Sexton, a ministerialtrainee in Mojave, Calif., and a for­mer Ambassador Foundation repre­sentative, accompanied Mr. Sawat'swidow to Thailand for funeral ser­vices. Mr. Sexton was one of Mr.Sawat's first students.

Visit to Sardinia

Last year Mr. Veal made five vis­its during a three-day trip to theMediterranean island of Sardinia.

o Plain Truth representative "hasever gone there before, as far as Iknow," said Mr. Catherwood.

"Mr. Veal had visits stacked upfor a year," he added. "He saidone woman is ready to be baptized.The Sard language is a mixture ofItalian and Catalonian Spanish.But everybody speaks Italian, sohe did fine."

Mr. Catherwood said the lOOthmember was baptized in ovem­ber. "I remember when there wereonly six."

High response

The Italian Department spon­sored a Bible lecture in Messina,Sicily, last December. The lecture,which received an 8.5 percent re­sponse, "shows the receptiveness ofthe people," said Mr. Catherwood.

"Only once have we had less thana 5 percent turnout of those in­vited."

The reason? Disenchantment

"This is an extreme honor, and itshows the tremendous respect theThai people have for Mr. Sawat,"said Jim Little, assistant to Mr.Locke.

Thailand's Queen Sirikit sent aroyal funeral wreath with her em­blem and seal. Those who visit thetemple can see the wreath.

King Bhumibol sent the fire to

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or three weeks to be delivered."When invitations are mailed for

public Bible lectures, "we like theletters to arrive about 10 days be­fore the lecture, but it's difficult togauge correctly with the postal sys­tem," said the regional director.

"But one good thing is the cost.The post office charges rock bottomprices. It may be the cheapest placein the world to mail The PlainTruth. "

away" (Revelation 21:4).This waiting in line for a little

kerosene, flour or rice will end oneday. In the meantime we must waiton God: "Rest in the Lord, and waitpatiently for Him" (Psalm 37:7).This is the longest line we shall everjoin. It will take a whole lifetime ofwaiting!

"All the days ofmy hard service Iwill wait, till my change comes"(Job 14:14).

In Psalm 27: 14 David encouragesus to keep on waiting in line: "Waiton the Lord; be ofgood courage, andHe shall strengthen your heart;

Donation ReceiptsPASADENA-April 17 is the deadline for filing U.S. tax

returns. Annual receipts for 1988 contributions were sent tomembers in January. Some members may need duplicatereceipts to complete tax returns.

Any U.S. brethren who need a second annual receipt shouldcall Mail Processing's donation file personnel by using thetoll-free number (1-800-423-4444). Since this information isconfidential it cannot be provided over the telephone.

Please allow at least 10 days for a replacement receipt toreach you.

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these outlying areas for $2.50 anight just to save us money."

Dr. Hoeh said: "He felt that hewas able to do more for the Churchas a respected 'member of the Bud­dhist community than as a convertto Christianity. He considers all ofus brothers."

Mr. Sawat, said Mr. Dean, was "amajor help in every Asian projectwe have. He will be sorely missed.'He was well respected in the Thaicommunity here and in Thailand."

Mr Locke added: "I personallyfeel that I lost a great friend and as­sistant when Mr. Sawat died."

Mr. Sawat is survived by his wifeand an 8-year-old son.

Several memorial services wereconducted in the Los Angeles areaand in Thailand in the two weeks af­ter his death.

The Church sent flowers and aframed portrait of Mr. Sawat to theWat Thai Temple.

Foundation Chairman Joseph W.Tkach and the Ambassador Foun­dation sent flowers.

March I his body was sent toBangkok, where a memorial servicetook place at Wat Po Temple, thetemple affiliated with the royalpalace.

Funeral arrangements, includingthe traditional cremation, were han­dled in the manner afforded to roy­alty, government officials and high­ranking Buddhist monks.

Accident

end. And once we put God, HisWork and His people first in ourlives, He will take care of ourneeds--even our needs for shoesand clothes (Matthew 6:33, Deu­teronomy 8:4).

We all have to go through trials ofone kind or another to enter God'sKingdom (Acts 14:22).

What about all those men andwomen of God mentioned in He­brews II? Cruel mockings andscourgings, imprisonment, wander­ing about in sheepskins and goat­skins, destitute, afflicted, tor­mented, living in dens and caves ofthe earth (verses 36 to 38). Theywent through these sufferings sothat they might obtain a better res­urrection (verse 35).

And we, with them, will inheritall things (Revelation 21 :7). What atime that will be !

"And God will wipe away everytear from their eyes; there shall beno more death, nor sorrow, nor cry­ing; and there shall be no more pain,for the former things have passed

But having some time with Momor Dad in subdued activities such asthrowing a ball around or tossing afrisbee in the backyard or nearbypark can make the Sabbath veryspecial to children, particularly be­cause the family is doing somethingtogether in an activity they enjoy.

Even here, we must use wisdomin what we allow. Children wouldcertainly enjoy the rides in anamusement park, but such merri­ment would teach them wrong les­sons about the Sabbath. But quiet,relaxing time together as a familyhelps teach children and adultsmore about their heavenly Fatherand the day He created for them asa delight.

Most are concerned only aboutthemselves.

Where is it all leading? How willyou feed and care for your family ifthings continue like this? Peopledon't smile much these days-it'sjust the same old drudgery day afterday, struggling to survive.

At this point, after considering allthis gloom and doom, you catchyourself, and you remember. Hey,but things won't always be like this.I know the end of the story, and itsays, "We win!"

God's Kingdom is coming, and allthis evil and suffering will come toan end. I, and thousands ofothers inGod's Church, have had my eyesopened to the truth, have been givenGod's Holy Spirit, and am beingtrained to show this world how tolive the right way.

We are learning by the things wesuffer now, so we can help others,just as Jesus did: "Though He was aSon, yet He learned obedience bythe things wQich He suffered" (He­brews 5:8, New King Jamesthroughout).

It's a long, hard struggle, and weare tempted to give up and quit, butthen we remember-it's only for atime. It won't always be like this.

And Jesus promised to help usendure: "These things I have spo­ken to you, that in Me you may havepeace. In the world you will havetribulation; but be of good cheer, Ihave overcome the world" (John16:33).

"Beofgood cheer," He said. Yes,it is all going to be worth it in the

YOICE-OYER STAFF-Television and French Department employeescommemorating the 100th voice-over of the French World Tomorrowprogram March 14 gather around the telecast set. In a voice-over,viewers listen to a translation that overrides the original speaker. Fromleft (from Television): international language supervisor Glenn Mitchell;language specialist Randall Gordon; editor Yictor Martinez; secretaryBarb Wilcox (seated); Bernard Hongerloot, from the French Department,who does the voice-overs; and audio specialist George Hague. [Photoby Francoise Metayer]

Monday, March 20, 1989

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this day.This does not mean, however,

that all activities other than Biblestudy, prayer, meditation and at­tending Sabbath services must beavoided. There is, for example,nothing wrong with using someSabbath time to take a casual walk.

Those with small children shouldremember that youngsters needtime to play. Certainly, parentsneed time alone for prayer and Biblestudy. And family Bible studiesshould also be a part of each Sab­bath.

By Paul KrautmannYou join the line for kerosene and

wait. The sun beats down merci­lessly hour after hour as you standthere with your battered plasticcontainer.

Q&A

Paul Krautmann is an or­dained minister ofa WorldwideChurch of God congregation ina Third World country.

You look anxiously toward thefront of the line, hoping the supplywill last long enough for you to get afew pints, hoping you can survivethe heat and the pushing, shovingand cursing crowd.

You smell the people around you,and feel the breath down your neckof the man behind you. You clutchthe crumpled currency in yourhand, wondering how you will man­age to find some flour or rice beforewalking the two miles back to yourhome.

That will mean joining anotherline, and another wait for maybe

·three or four hours. You thinkabout your children-they aregrowing, and their shoes are almostworn through. To buy a new pairwill cost a month's pay.

You think about the future.What does it hold for you and yourfamily? The situation in the countryis going from bad to worse.

No matter what one tries to do, italways seems to fail. There is somuch corruption and crime. Youjust cannot trust people any more.

6 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 20, 1989

OBITUARIES

dren and $IX great-granclClMldren. Familymembers marked the event with a familydimer and presented the couple Wl1h a-.._.

MILLER, StarMy B., 67. of San Antonio,Tex., died Jan. 26 after a brief illneIs. Mr.M_, a Church member since 1958, Issurvived by hill wife Ruth, also a member.

BOWMAN, Alberta, 86. of Id_, Mich.,died Jan. 3 of exposure after wanderingaWlY from her horne doong subfreezingweather. She has been a CIlurcl'l membersince 1979.

FRANK. Mildred H.. 77, of Napa, Calif.. diedFeb. 14. Mrs. Frank, a Churcl'l member,,",,,,1966, is suMYedby her husbend of 41years, Jacob, also a Churcl'l member; onedaughter, Sharon Voge.; and two grand­children.

MR. AND MRS. ERNEST HITT

Ernest and Eve Hill of Pendleton, Ore.,celebrated their 50th Wedding amlV8rsarywith a dinner goven by thatr cl'l~dren at theRed Uon Inn. The HIllS have two daugh­ters, three sons. 10 grandcluldren and ,IXgreat-grandchildren. Mrs. Hill was bap­tized in 1972. and she attend. the Pasco,Wash., chun:I>.

BRUCE LAMBORN

LAMBORN, Bruce RIChard, 55, of sacra­mento, Cait., dI8d Oct. ", 1988. Mr, lam­born. a ChtKcl'l member since 1967,1s SlK­vived by his wife, Audrey; and threestepchildren, TaJeen O'Leary, Bradley Ray.Kevin Ray, and theor children and spouses.

BURCH, Cora Lee, 54. of Grand Rapids,MICh., died Jan. 26 after a lengthy illness.Mrs.Burcl'l.a Church member since 1969. i.survived by her husband, PhIlip. also aCIlLl'cl'l member, two sons. Timothy andRobert; and tour grandchildren. Both son.and their _ are also Church member•.

LANDON, Mabel, 95, of Cinomab. Otuo.died Feb. 15 liter a lengthy illne••. MrsLandon. a Church member SlIIC8 1975, ••survived by I daughter Velma M Frodge.also a Churcl'l member, three grandson•.seven great·grandchiJdren and manynoeces and nephews. Mrs. Landon waspreceded in _ by her husbend, a sonand a daughter.

LYTLE, H...- E.. 97, tormer1y of CJncon­nab, Ohio, died Feb. 9 in Miami, FIa. Mrs.Ly1le, a Church member tor 20 years, issuMYed by one sister, Norma KeIy.

JOHN FRANCIS BOLTON

BOLTON, John Francis, 88, of Surrey, B.C.,died Jan. 2 of chronic kidney failure andcomplications after t4 years on I kldneydialysi. machine. Mr. Bolton. a CIlurchmember since 1976, is suMYed by his wife.Jeamette, also a member.

MR, AND MRS. HENRY DEUTSCH

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deutsch of Corpu.Chrisb, Tex., _ated their 6Oth-.ganniversary with area brethren Jan. 21. TheDeutsches have been ChuM member. for35 years. They have five eIlildren. 13 grand­children and 21 great-grandctlildren

and Norman Leslie Crouch, son of Mr. andMrs. Graham Crouch of Orange, Au.lTalll,were united In marriage Aug. 7, 1988, ..Brisbane, The ceremony was performed byRoss Beath, Brisbane South pastor.Leanne Fraser was maid of honor, andDean Croucl'l, brother of the groom, wasbest man. The couple live In Shailer Park.Australia.

MR. AND MRS. MARK JOHNSON

Mark and Dawn Johnson, members whoattend the G)'IT4)ie, Australia. churcl'l, werehonored by family members on the.- 40thweddong anniversary oec. 18. 1988. TheJohnsons have two sons, Ne~ and Greg:one daughter, Jo Anne; two daughters..,·law, Coral and LoI; one son-I'l-Iaw AnnoId;and three granddaughters, Pamela. CIleryIand Jennifer. AI attend~ service•.

Mr. and Mrs. Ledrew Butler, men1ber. whoatlerld the Jackson, Mi.s.• churell, ce1e­brated their 50th wedding anni_ry Jan.19. The Bu1Iers have been ChuM mem­bers since 1952. Jacl<son brethren pre­sented them with a gift. and the couplecelebrated the occasoon with a family re­unoon aftheir horne.

MR. AND MRS. LEDREW BUTLER

MR. AND MRS. PHILIP STEVENS

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Steven. of saffronW_. England. celebrated theor Sl'­(25th) -.g anniversary Feb. 8. TheStevenses and thw daughter, Emma. at­tend the Cambridge, England, cl'lLl'cl'l. Mr.Stevens IS a contributing _r for theGood _ magazine.

The family of Dale and Yolanda BaIIey­Brent and Colleen BeBey and SCott, Deb­bie, Brittany and Blake 5mo1h-would liketo congratulate the couple on theor 30thwedding anniversary. The Baileys cele­brated the occasion March 14 in Caneun,MexM:o.

ANNIVERSARIES

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

MR. AND MRS. COLIN POWER

Mr. and Mrs. Coin Power of Melbourne,AuSITaJla, -.oted their 25th -.gannive<sary Feb. 2. The Powers, who werebaptized in 1964, were the fu'st couple to bemarried in the Melbourne cl'lLl'eIl. Theyhave three children, Gavin. 22, Andrew, 19,andS_ar1.14.

MR, AND MRS, M. WATERS

Marshall and Mary Waters. e deacon anddeItcones. in the Sal1 Lake City, Utah,churcl'l, celebrated thatr 50th -.g an­nrversary Jan. 27. Mr. and Mrs. Watershave been CIlLl'cl'l members since Marcl'l,1980. They had three children, one daugh­ter who died, a daugh1ar Mariyn Jensen. aChuM member, and one son, MarshalLee. The Waterses also have six grandchil-

MR. AND MRS. NORMAN CROUCH

Sally Robin Tanner, daughter of Mr. andMr•. Dayrell Tanner of Bnsbane, AustrPa,

MR. AND MRS. WILLIE COVINGTON

Martha Saul. and Willie Calvin Covingtonwere united in rnamage Dee. 24, 1988. Theceremony was performed by LawrenceGreider, FayetteVIlle, N.C., and Florence.S.C.• pastor. Carolyn Scott was malTon ofhonor, and Gear1d Shephard was best man.The couple live in_.S.C.

MR. AND MRS, R. ERICKSON

KirnberIey D. Brown, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Robert Brown of SudIlUfy, Ont.. andRichard J. Erickson, son of Mr. and Mrs.WlIfnd Erickson of PTince George, B.C..were united in marriage Aug. 7, 1988, inKelowna. B.C. The couple live .. Kelowna.

Jeannette Clloate and Leslie James ......eunited .n marriage Jan. ,. The ceremonywas performed by WilHam Bradford. Mel­bourne, Au.lTalla, East and South pastor.WMfty Leggo was malTon of honor. andJohn Leggo was best man.

MR. AND MRS. F, EISENHAUER

Krista Lee Larsson and FrederJcl< HenryEisenha_ were united .. marriage 5ept.17. 1988. The ceremony was performed byEugene Noel. Milwaukee, Wi•., pastor. LorIBryant was malTon of honor, and RICkLebekken was best man. The couple ive inMilwaukee.

MR, AND MRS. JERRY LUCKY

Jeny Lucky Ind Sue Acheson ......e unitedin marriage Dee. 18. 1988. The ceremonywas performed by Wililm Rabey,V_,B.C., pastor. The couple live .n VICtoria.

MR. AND MRS. LESLIE JAMES

MR. AND MRS. PRESTON RENTZ

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Antonacci Jr. of SanAntonoo, Tex., are pleased to announce themarriage of thw daughter Barbara Kay toPreston Brad Rem, son of Mr. and Mrs.BuddyRentzofBoeme. Tex. The ceremonywas performed sept. 4, 1988, In San AnI<>­nioby evangeli.t BlK!< MeN.... San AntonioWest pastor. LorI Hildebrandwas malTon ofhonor, and W_ Rentz, brother of thegroom. was best man. The couple live inMorvoYia. Calif.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chapman of Pasadenaare pleased to announce the marriage oftheir daughter Susan CaroWne to Ben AlynBrunner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brunnerof BrooksviDe, Ra. The ceremony was per­formed Dec. 4, 1988, by Donald Contardi,Pa.adena Impenal P.M. a.sociate pa.tor.Rodger Cutter was be.t man, and AmandeRuhland was maid of honor. The groom •• a1987 Pasadena Ambassador CoIege grad­uate. The couple live in Floral City, FIa.

MR. AND MRS. KEITH BARNES

Amy EdwIna Mays, daughter of Mr. andMrs.WiIIam T. MaysofJackson, Tenn•• andJames Keith Barnes, son of Roger Barnesand Peggy Boaz of Bruceton, Tem.. wereunited in marriage June 12, 1988, in Jack·son. The ceremony was performed by MarkCardona. Jackson pastor. Ttna Whrte wasmaJd of honor, and Jeffory SCott Barnes.brother of the groom, was best man. Thecouple live in Atwood. Tenn.

MR. AND MRS, BEN BRUNNER

MR, AND MRS. F. P. GUNNING

UncIa Louise CargII, daughter of Mr. andMrs. K. Cargil of Belfast, Northam Ireland.and Francis P. Gunnong, son of Mr and Mrs.P. Gunning of OubIin,lreland, were marnedAug. 15. 1988. The ceremony was per­formed by Anthony GoodI8, DubItn pastor.The couple live in SI. AI>ans, England.

MR. AND MRS. M. BUCHANAN

Roselyn Mendoza, daughter of JosephineG. Mendoza of CIlicago, m., and MichaelDale Buchanan, son of Mr. and Mrs. AlfredH. Buchanan of Granile City,II.,_e unrtedin marriage Nov. 26,1988, in CoIIin.YiIJe, In.The ceremony was performed by thegroom'. father. a Belleville and MOI.I'lI Ver­non,II.• minister. Jacltie Mendoza was maJdof honor. and Steve Buchanan was bestman. The couple live in CoIlin.viIIe.

MR. AND MRS. ROBERT GILKES

Beverley Elizabeth CargiD, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. K. Cargm of Belfast. NorthernIreland. and Robert Gilkes, son of Mr. andMrs. R. Gilkes, of Banbury, England, weremarried Aug. 15, 1988. The ceremony wasperformed by Dam Silcox, Belfest pa.tor.The couple live .. DaventTy, England.

MR. AND MRS. ALLEN HECKMAN

Dianna Lym Hinds and Alan Roy Hecl<manwere unrted in marriage June 12, 1988...Bremen, Ky. The ceremony was performedbyJamesWilson, a MadtSOOYille,Ky.,_fer. Ella Jean Wotson was malTon of honor,and Ray Wilkerson was best man. Thecouple IiYe In Boonville, Mo.

CEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs. Kim A. MyersofPortland, Ore.,are deIlghted to """"'-""'" the engagementof their daughter~ Ann to 'ichoIa.N. W8lS. son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Weis ofLoveland. Colo. A May 21 -.g.. Port­land .. planned.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Macdonald of Radletl,England, are delighted to """"'""'" theengagement of the.- daughter Lorna to Pe­terFrancis, sonofMr. and Mrs. D. Franci. ofCar.ha~on,England. A July 16 wedding inSI. Allan•• England. is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Qfton R. Moody of Runw>ey,N.H., are pleased to """"'""'" the engage­mentofthwdaugll1er~toJeff5mo1hof san Jose, CaIil.AMay28weddlng in NewH8II1lShlre is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Suder of Palm Beach.Fla.• are pleased to """"'-""'" the engage­ment of daughter Stacy Ann to StevenJosephZwenger, son of Mathilda WasingerZwenger and the late Joseph Zwenge< ofForI CoIJns. Colo. A May 21 wedding inPalm _ i. planned.

Mr, and Mrs. Robert McCann of Car­micha..... Pa., are pleased to announce theengagement 01 their daughter Rel>eoca toBruce sexton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hon>ersexton of Regersville, Ohio. An Aug. 6wedding in Pennsylvania IS planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon s..n. of Indianapolis,Ind., are pleased to announce the engage­ment of their daughter Ullin Gwen toStephen Dean HAl, son of Mr. Ind Mrs.Archie Hoiof Manteno, In. A May wedding ••planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Murphy of Pa.-naare pleased to amouncetheengagement oftheir daughter Monica Rae Shew to IanAndrew Webb. son of AshJey and ValmaWebb of New Z8aland. A May 29 -.gon the Pasadena Ambessado< Collegecampus is planned.

WEDDINGS

Sonnie and Claudia Claffey of BIoornongton,Ind.• are happy to announce the engage­ment of their daughter Kristi to MarkWlIkamson of ForI Wayne, Ind., son ofGeorge and Daloris Williamson ofLafayette. Ind. A July 2 weddong Is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fend'1el of Tacoma,Wash., are pleased to announce the en­gagernentof theirdaughterJemderJeanneto Mark G. l.engwln Jr. of Pittsburgh, PI. AJune 4 wedding .. Tacoma is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. GeraJd K Wrtte of Haslett.MICh., are pleased to announce the engage­ment of their daughter MtCheIIe Chene toEdward James Kopec, son of Mr. and Mrs.Edward Kopec of River Vale, N.J. A May 21weddong in Pasadena is planned.

St John Walsh. _ son of Mr. and Mr•. J.Walsh of YoughaI, Ireland, and PlerannGreMI. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.J.GrelV8 of Napa. CaJif., are pleased to an­nounce their engagement.

MR. AND MRS, C, DOHRMANN

Roberta "Robin"~I I. Williams,daughterof _ Mer1de 01 SI. Petersburg,Fla., and Clvistopher AnnoId Dohrmann.son of GerTy Dohnnam of AnliocIl. II., andDome Dohrmann of Kenosha, W.... wereunrted in marriage April 17, 1988," Milwau­kee, W... The ceremony was performed byEugene Noel, Milwaukee pastor. DianeGilchrist was malTon of honor, and JeffDohrmann was best man. The couple live inBrown Deer, W...

ENGAGEMENTS

STEPHENS, Mark and Ka1henne (Hales), ofGaines , Fla.• boy. Ian PhoI p, Feb. 16,1:07 a.m., 8 pound. 1511 ounce., now 3boy•.

WAINWRIGHT. Earnest and Sharon (AI­ison),ofJac:l<sonviIe, FIa.. gtrl, Tonya Lynn,Feb. 16, 7 p.m.• 8 pound. 10,. ounces, now1 boy. 1 girl.

WHELCHEL, Brent and Karla (Davis), ofEscondido, Calif.• girl, Brldget NICOle, Jan.13. 12:30 a.m.• 8 pounds, firstclvld.

TELFORD, Dan and Milli (RlIIi), ofYoungstown, Ohio. boy. Jason Mam-,Feb. 9, 7:32 p.m., 9 pounds 7 ,. ounces, fu'stc1v1d.

SORENSEN, PhIip and TONI (Buntaln), ofPeterborough. Ont., boy. Andrew Davld,Dee.31, 1988,3:53 p.m., 8 pounds 1ounce,first child.

WALLACE, Colin and Came (Byrnes). ofWim.peg. Man.. gtrl, Ca.sie Nicole. Feb. I,4:18a.m., 6 pounds 13 ounces, firsfchild.

WATSON,Ronn18andBerbie(Brubaker),ofKalamazoo. Mich., girl, Jacee JoA.hton,Feb. 8, 1:19p.m.. 8 pounds 15 ounces, firstchild.

WELCH, BiI and Kathy (Nelson), of H0us­ton. Tex.. girl, Katherine Anne, Dee. 30,1988,7:22p.m., 6 pounds 1314 ounces, now2 girls.

UDEAGHA. Eke and Grace (KaJu). of At:aa,Ghana, twm girls. Irene Emma and Cynth..Grace Nmanta. Feb. 4. 8 pound. 8 ounce.and 5 pound. 5 ounces, first eIlildren.

VARGO, David and Nina (can), of Coldwa­ter, Miell., boy, Jenamy Edward, Jan. 13,5:13a.m.. 9 pounds 4 ounces, now 1 boy,lll'rl.

TONODYA, Stephen and Temptation(Muzambi). of Mulare, ZImbabwe, boy.Lawrence. Feb. 5, 3.25 kilograms. now 2boys.

ENTLER, Richard and Janet (CutruteI~),ofsanta Rosa, Ca f., girl, An_ EIizabelhCutrufello, Dec. 20. t988, 7:20 p.m., 5pounds 10 ounces, first child.

DEXTER, DaYld and U.a (Torcivia), ofWa.hington. D.C., boy, Steven Michael,Jan. 23, 12:53 a.m., 8 pounds 6ounces, firstchild.

GIBSON, Grant and Sherryn (Welch), ofBrisbane, AuslTalia, boy, Philip Joseph,Feb. It, 6:02 a.m., 9 pound., now 2 boys. 1girl.

PUUKSIS. MIChael and Mary (Branden­berger), of Hammond. Ind., boy, ErikMict1eel, Feb. 3, 6:52 a.m., 8 pound. 5ounce., now 2 boys.

EMERT, Stephen and Marie (Lockner), ofAIIen1own, Pa., girt, Patricia Ann, Feb. 17,8:33 a.m., 6 pound. 15.. ounces. now1 boy,1 girt.

GORDON, Glenn and Becky (Gille••), ofPasadena, boy, Jesse SCott, Feb. 5, 9:34p.m., 7 pounds 5 ounce., first cl'lild.

FARAH, Darrel and O8bboe(Sousa), of Port·land, Ore., boy, Taylor James, Feb. 9, 9:25p.m., 7 pound. 12 ounce., now 1boy,l girl.

FOX, James and Alberta (5algado), of SoouxCity,Iowa,boy.JohnJoseph,Jan.29,10:37p.m., 7 pounds 14 ounces, now 4 boys, 2gorI••

CUFFE, Robert and Anne (Hennes.y), ofCork, Ireland, girl, sarah Louise, Dee. 16,1988,7 pounds 7.. ounce" now 2 boys, 5gorI••

HILUARD, Netl and Melanie (Fratz), ofWashongton, D.C.. boy, Ian Ross, Feb. 8,11:38a.m., 7 pounds 15ounces, now 1boy,1 girl.

NOORDHOEK, Jeff and T8lI1I8 (Hinde), ofCave City, Alk., boy, Jeremoah John, Feb.18,10:55 a.m.. 7 pounds 10 ounce., now 1boy,l g.rl.

CRITTENDEN, Larry and Bobbi (Rousell). ofS.mpson, sask., boy, Jaoden Dray, Dee. 7.1988, 5:43 a.m., 8 pound. 15 ounces, now 1boy, 1 girl.

PATTERSON, PhI and TONI (Campbel), ofBuford, Ga., boy, Jesse Aaron. Jan. 7, 8pound. 4 ounce., now 2 boys, 1 girl.

KNUDSON. Monte and Susan (Anderson).of PhoeniX, AnL, boy, Rheo Mon1gomery,Feb. 12,7:09 p.m., 5 pound. 9 ounce., fu'stcl'lild.

DENNIS, Mochaet and Teresa (Farrel), ofGree",,,.e, S.C., g,rl.~ Enn, Jan. 18,3:45 p.m., 8 pounds 9 ounces, now 1 boy. 1gort.

KWASNICA, Maron and Susan (Uppert), ofReseda, Calif.. girl, sarah Chantal, Jan. 23,1:38 p.m., 7 pounds 7 ounce" first child

LAPIERRE, Joseph and Jacqueine (Ma­son). of Manchester, N.H., girl,~AIIyson, Oct. 27, 1988,8 pounds 6 ounces,now 6 boys, 2 gw1s

FROM, Randall and &gnd (Kliefoth), of In­gleside, .. girl, Sonnet Joy, Dee. 12. 1988,6:17 p.m., 7 pounds 8 ounce., now 1 boy, 1g'rl.

UGHTBODY.Edward and Jean (SchUtz), ofGold Coast. Au.lTaJla, gll1. Jasmin Leanne,Dee. 18, 1988. 12:05 a.m., 9 pounds 14,.ounces, now 1 boy, 2 girls.

LOGAN. Tom and Sharon (McCloud), ofLandover, Md., g"I, V_ Eva, Feb. 3,9:24 p.m., 8 pounds 5 ounces, first chid.

LOISELLE, Rene and Bonie (Braman), ofSouthfield, MICh., boy, MIChael Bernard,Feb. 21, 4:45 p.m., 9 pounds 1 ounce, now 1boy,2 gorIs.

PULLEY, C8d1 and sen"" (Grundy), ofHam.~on,Bermuda. boy, seth James, OCt.18, 1988, 1:35 p.m., 2 pounds ,,. ounce,first chid.

RUIZ, S_ and Irene (Jones~of Houston,Tex.. boy, Da_ Sm-.. Feb. 6, 11 p.m., 9pounds 8 ounces, flr51 child.

HILLERSON, David and Rosemary (Free­man), of Fargo, N.D., girl, Rachael Lynn,Jan. 12,3:40p.m., 7 pound. 1 ounce. now 1boy,l gIR.

SEAY, Dam and Terri (Newby), of Tulsa,Okla.• boy. John-Dam Wayne, Jan. 26, 8:51a.m.,8 pound. 7 ounces, now 1boy, 2 girl•.

SHERROD, Rick and Roxanne (K~), ofHixson. Tenn., boy, SCott Marshal, Feb. 5,7:4Oa.m.• 7 pounds 14,.ounces, now 1boy,2g1r1s.

OWENS. Jame. end Tina (Reeve.), of Van­couver, Wash., 9'rl, Undsey Jean. Feb. 10,4:29 a.m., 9 pounds 8 ounce., now 3 girl•.

PATE, Wayne and Jackie (Brau), ofTacoma. Wash.• girl, Undsay Elizabeth,Feb.", 10:47p.m.. 7pounds,now 1 boy. 1gut.

MILL Peterand Sue (Goode), of Edinburgh,SCotland, girl, Hannah Ca1henne, Dee. 28,1988,10:23 p.m., 8 pound. 1 ounce, now 2girls.

NANNI, Ben and Lynda (Halij, of sault Ste.Marie, Onl.. boy. Alexander Anthony, Dee.30,1988. 12:45 p.m., 7 pounds 7 ounces,now 2 boys, 1 girl.

MARAVAS. Michael and UncIa(Eichom~ofWashington, D.C., boy, Stefan Michael. Jan.28, 1:34 p.m•• 7 pounds 9 ounce., now 3boys.

MARPLE, MatI< and Lynn (Cloud), of Union,MO.. gor1,CathenneMane,Feb.l,8:51 a.m.•7 pound. 7 ounces. f,rst cl'lild.

SNELLGROVE, Reginald and Ann (Kotol),of seallle, Wash., girl. sarah Ann T_o,Jan. 12. 12:33 p.m.. 7 pound. 15 ounces,first child.

BELLAMY, CIln. and Rosalind (Adam.), ofModesto, Calif., boy, Cory Forest, Dee. 20,1988, 7:30 a.m., 9 pounds, now 3 boys.

BUMKIE, Gerald and Donna (Melcher), ofOttawa, Onl., g"t, Jane1 Marie, Feb. 2,10:47a.m.• 6 pounds 15 ounoes, now 1 boy, 1 girt.

BUENA, Abdon and Gr8Cl8!a (Lacoosay), ofMankina, Philippines, boy, Ariel Dam, Feb.7.10:02 p.m., 6 pound. 4 ounce" first child.

CAU, Robertand Deborah (Knox),ofWash­ongton, D.C.. boy, Alexander Gilbert. Dee. 3.2:50 p.m., 7 pounds. firstchild.

BIRTHS

ANNO(J

Monday, March 20, 1989 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 7

Friendships formed at SEPYouths meet in Chile

JASON MANCE

entry to a writing contest, "it cer­tainly won't be his last," Mrs.Mance said.

camp has united the youths in theirchurches, and has turned them ontoward their parents and theChurch.

PALMDALE, Cali f.-JasonMance, II, was one of five runners­up in the grades four to six categoryof Family Circle's Back-To-SchoolEssay Illustration Contest.

Jason attends the Mojave, Calif.,church with his mother, KerryMance.

The October, 1988, contestbrought in more than 9,000 entries.

Jason is a fifth-grade student atWilsona Elementary School inPalmdale. His teacher asked theclass to enter the contest as a writingassignment. The theme was "WhatI Would Do If I Were President ofthe United States."

In his essay Jason explained howhe would administer God's way ofgive, which he described as "theticket to a good country."

Although this was Jason's first

forecasting, handicrafts and astron­omy.

The ministers involved in thecamp have commented on how this

Youth wins essay eventMario Seiglie pastors the

Santiago and Temuco, Chile,churches.

This is the only time of the yearwhen the youths from these coun­tries can meet and make lastingfriendships.

The camp took place in a board­ing school near the Chile-Argentinaborder. It is set in a wilderness areanext to a national forest. Campersused a lake for water sports.

The second-year camp included45 Argentinean youths, 45 Chil­eans, four Peruvians who traveled3,000 miles for three days on a bus,a Brazilian girl who traveled morethan 2,000 miles one way fromBrasilia, and three ministers andtheir wives.

Morning educational classes cov­ered topics such as dating, weather

By Mario SeiglieSA TIAGO, Chile-Qne hun­

dred Church youths from Chile,Argentina, Peru and Brazil gath­ered for a Summer EducationalProgram (SEP) in Icalma, Chile,Jan. 22 to Feb. 2.

Holy Day EnvelopesPASADENA-Holy Day offering envelopes for the Spring

Festival season have been mailed to U.S. members. If youhave not received your supply by April 7, please call thetoll-free number (1-800-423-4444) no later than April 12. Thisis the last date the Mail Processing Center (MPC) can mailpersonalized envelopes with assurance that they will reachyou by the first Holy Day April 20.

These envelopes are intended solely for Holy Day offeringsin order to speed the processing of those donations. Pleasehandle changes of address and literature requests throughother correspondence.

FIVE GENERATIONS OF CHURCH MEMBERS-Pictured are San Anto­nio, Tex., members (from left): great-great-grandfather Bill Myers, great­great-grandmother Hazel Myers, great-grandmother Billy Lux, grand­mother Donna Jonas, mother Krissie Thomson (now living in Pasadena)and daughter Kirsten Thomson. [Photo by Michael Kiser]

WE ARE ONE FAMILY

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Abbotsford, B.C.

AttendanceLocal church eldersDeaconsDeaconessesTeensChildren under 12SeniorsSpokesman ClubsGraduate Clubs

"One of the things the congrega­tion tends to do is a lot of hiking inthe mountains," Mr. Hope said.

ineteen men attend oneSpokesman Club, which includesgraduates and undergraduates "toallow everyone who would like to beinvolved to be involved," Mr. Hopesaid.

About 21 people attend a father­son speaking club once a month."We have them talk about subjectspertaining to youth-such as how todeal with emotions."

Four teens speak at each meeting.Tabletopics have six questions: twofrom a father, two from a teen andtwo from the minister, all on thesame theme.

Abbotsford brethren raise fundsfor activities in January by doing in­ventories for department stores,earning about $8,000.

Mr. Hope described the Abbots­ford church as "a very warm andfriendly, service-minded congrega­tion."

Activities

Church activities include an an­nual summer camp-out in theRocky Mountains about two hoursaway; a sand-castle building contestin Birch Bay, Wash., wherebrethren create spons cars, the Ba­bylonian hanging gardens and otherworks of art; and ski week, alpineskiing in Vernon, B.C., for theyouths during their school break.

CASTLE CONTEST-Paul and Alyssa Anderson's sand sculpture placedfirst in Abbotsford's 1988 sand-eastle building contest. (Photo by TonyVan Darn]

forestry and wood products, homebuilding and service industries,"said Mr. Hope. "We have one dairyfarmer.

"Abbotsford is basically a mid­dle-class congregation. A couple ofpeople are having difficulty withemployment, but I think people areprobably underpaid more than any­thing."

One member, Tim Brerton, has acottage industry making gourmetchocolates. Mr. Brerton sells thechocolates to shops and would liketo open his own shop.

Another member, AngusMacEachern, harvests worms forthe fish-bait industry in Canada andthe United States.

"On a good night he can catch upto 10,000 worms, though the aver­age is around 5,000," said Mr.Hope.

LONGTIMERS-Bill and BettyTolmie were the fifth and sixthChurch members baptized inCanada. They have been mem­bers since 1956. [Photo by DanielHope]

attended Sabbath services in Seat­tle, Wash."

Fritz Ammann, 85, is the oldestmember in the congregation. Heand his wife, Marie, have been mar­ried 56 years.

Employment

"Most of the people work in

Other family groups in Abbots­ford include the Rosses, with 21 at­tending services, and the Tolmieswith more than 20 attending.

Bill and Betty Tolmie are thelongest-time members in the con­gregation. In 1956 they were thefifth and sixth members baptized inCanada. (Evangelist Carn Cather­wood, Italian regional director, wasthe seventh.)

"There were no churches in thearea at that time," Mr. Hope said."The Tolmies learned about theChurch when they heard Mr. [Her­bert W.] Armstrong on radio, and

Families

The Abbotsford church includesseveral large families such as theFehrs and the Kroekers. With themarriage ofWilly Kroeker and Ger­tie Fehr Dec. 11, 36 members of theKroeker-Fehr family attend in Ab­botsford.

Additional family members at­tend other congregations, includingElvin Kroeker, the first baptized ofjust two Church members inParaguay.

had about God's way of life ... Heintroduced us to The Plain Truth,and we went on from there."

Mr. and Mrs. Hope attendedAmbassador College and were mar­ried in 1975. They have served inAbbotsford since 1981 and willtransfer to Fredericton, N.B., thissummer.

Abbotsford members includeRay Anderson, an inventor, whocame to the congregation in

ovember, 1981.His inventions include the rotary

lawn mower, mining equipment, aminiature security system forhouses and a prefabricated wall sys­tem.

In 1981 Mr. Anderson left his jobas town site manager at a mine inFaro, Yukon, to become an en­trepreneur and to go to Abbotsfordto allow his family to participate inchurch life.

Mr. Anderson began reading ThePlain Truth in the 1960s and wasbaptized when he moved to the Ab­botsford area. His wife, Solveig, histhree oldest children and his motherare also members.

"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters orfather or mother or wife or children or lands, for my name'ssake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit everlasting life."(Matthew 19:29, New King James)

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Abbotsford, B.C.

56 YEARS TOGETHER-FritzAmmann, Abbotsford's oldestChurch member, and his wife,Marie, celebrated their 56th wed­ding anniversary. [Photo by TonyVan Dorn]

The members are scatteredthroughout rural areas in the FraserRiver Valley and about five cities,including some Vancouver, B.C.,commuter cities.

Abbotsford pastor Daniel Hopedescribed the area as "a river plain,bottom land, enclosed by moun­tains. It is geographically consid­ered a temperate coastal rain forest,and it takes about two hours to drivethe length of the church area."

Mr. Hope and his wife, Julianne,were introduced to the Church,about one year apart, by a teacher.

"I bad him for business adminis­tration at Wilfrid Laurier Univer­sity in Waterloo, Ont., and hetaught Julie typing in high school inSt. Catharines, Ont., about 100miles away," Mr. Hope said.

"By his example he encouragedus to explore the understanding he

By Kerri DowdAbout 300 brethren from two

countries attend the Abbotsford,B.c., church.

Most of the congregation isCanadian, but five families come upfrom Washington state.

8 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 20,1989

~:;:L~~(]PD ATI EPLACES & nEVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

PASADENA-Church Admin­istration announced the followingordinations.

Jeffrey Broadnax, a ministerialtrainee in the Pasadena AuditoriumP.M. church, and Michael Ras­mussen, administrative projects c0­

ordinator for Pastor General JosephW. Tkach, were ordained local eI­ders on the Sabbath, March 4.

"* "* "*PASADE A-Roger Ilppross,

assistant director of Computer In­formation Systems, Purchasing &Travel, gave a presentation Feb. 14titled "Professional Publishing Is­sues in the Corporate PublishingWorld" at the sixth annual Elec­tronic Printing Systems conferencein Orlando, Fla.

"We have gained a tremendousamount of credibility in the profes­sional world," Mr. Lippross said."People recognize who we are, and,increasingly, the corporate world islooking to us for answers."

Mr. Lippross talked about desk-

top publishing, publishing ethics,the abuse of copyright in desktoppublishing and what being profes­sional means.

"These issues are not addressedfully by equipment manufacturers.Many don't tell you that it takes alot of hard work to get a publicationout on a regular basis," Mr. Lip­pross said.

Attendees at the conference in­cluded representatives from pub­lishing, data management informa­tion systems and corporate man­agement.

Mr. Lippross and Don Patrick,composition and systems supervisorfor Publishing Services, attendedselected lectures at the conference,which began Feb. 12 and endedFeb. 16.

"* "* "*PASADE A-Segovia is the

site tor the 1989 Feast of Taberna­cles in Spain.

Services and lodging will be atthe Acueducto Hotel at the foot of

Segovia's Roman aqueduct. Priceswill be about US$40 a person foreach night, double occupancy, in­cluding breakfast and lunch.

Segovia is a Castillian historicalcity in the heart of Spain, about 56miles northwest of Madrid. Attrac­tions include the Alcazar (a 13thcentury fortress), Romanesquechurches and a Gothic cathedral, allin the old quarter of the city.

Weather in Segovia at Feast timeis sunny with an average tempera­ture of 18 degrees Celsius (64Fahrenheit), with occasional rainydays.

Train and bus service is availablefrom Madrid.

Activities at the site will be fam­ily oriented. Services will be inSpanish.

"* "* "*PASADE A-The prices for

accommodations at the Feast inMar del Plata, Argentina, werelisted incorrectly in the Feb. 20Worldwide News.

Daily room rates will be betweenUS$20 and US$40 for each person,based on double occupancy.

"* "* "*GLASGOW, Scotland-More

than 350 gathered Jan. 28 to markthe 25th anniversary of the churchhere.

THE FOUR PRESENTERS-World Tomorrow presenters gather on theset in the television studio. From left: evangelists David Hulme, RonaldKelly, David Albert and Richard Ames. [Photo by Warren Watson]

The area first received the World guest at the celebration.Tomorrow broadcast on Radio Other guests included evangelistLuxembourg in 1953. Herbert W. Colin Adair, regional director forArmstrong, then pastor general, the Church in Canada, and his wife,gave a lecture here in 1955. Margaret.

The congregation was the sev- After Sabbath services brethrenenth established in the United celebrated with a social. They pre-Kingdom. Robin Jones, Glasgow's sented a framed picture to pastorfirst pastor, who now pastors the Colin WilkiDS and his wife, Sylvia,Reading, Godalming and South- who transferred to pastor the Mon-ampton, England, churches, was a treal, Que., English church.

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United Kingdom

In 1988 more than 1.5 millionPlain Truths were printed for dis­tribution on newsstands in Britainand Ireland, "a record high sincethe program was restarted in 1981,"reported evangelist Frank Brown,regional director for Britain, Scan­dinavia, East and West Africa andthe Middle East.

"We plan to print a year total of1,656,000 Plain Truths, with theextra 76,000 Plain Truths beingused on the motorway sites," saidMr. Brown.

"We will be looking to add sev­eral new, prestigious, high-volumeoutlets to replace the least effectiveof the current ones."

This January, 2,531 letters werereceived from Eastern Europe.Most were unsolicited requests forThe Plain Truth or from peoplewho had seen the program on SuperChannel.

A large proportion came fromPoland, and many requests werefilled out on photocopies of afriend's subscription card.

January mail income for 1989 ex­ceeded that of last year by 9.5 per­cent.

Spanish lectures

"People from all levels of life" at­tended a Pura Verdad Bible lectureFeb. 12 in Santo Domingo, capitalof the Dominican Republic, saidPablo Gonzalez, pastor of the SanJuan, Puerto Rico, church.

Of the 170 people there, 100came for the first time.

"Interest in knowing more aboutLa Pura Verdad and the Churchwas evident," Mr. Gonzalez said.

A 45-minute talk explaining themagazine and the purpose of theWork "was very well received andprompted many interesting ques­tions," he added.

Mr. Gonzalez fielded questionsconcerning doctrines for about anhour afterward, and invited the au­dience to a follow-up meeting thefollowing Sunday, Feb. 19.

Arriving at the airport theevening before, Mr. Gonzalez was"drenched by torrential rain" thatcontinued through the night.

"Sadly, eight people weredrowned on the streets of SantoDomingo that night," Mr. Gonza­lez said. "It took us about 21h hoursto get from the airport to the hotel(a normal 35-minute ride)."

Sunday morning the rain contin­ued, but by midmorning skies be­gan to clear. "I was sure at least afew would come to the meeting,"said the pastor.

"By 3 p.m. we had 45 interestedpeople who kept me talking to them

circulation registered 19,479 atyear's end.

Pura Verdad Bible lectures wereconducted in 25 cities in eight coun­tries, with 3,932 new people attend­ing, Mr. Walker said. Ministershave already submitted plans for 25lectures in 1989.

The number of co-workers, whototal 2,331, decreased by 5 percentin 1988. Sixty percent of all co­workers are from Mexico, PuertoRico and the mainland UnitedStates.

The number of donors, up 13.5percent, ended the year at 3,084.

Brethren from 18 Spanish-speak­ing and two Portuguese-speakingcountries, along with transfers fromNorth America and Europe, repre­sented a Feast of Tabernacles atten­dance of 4,587, an increase of about5 percent over 1987.

The amount of mail received in1988 increased to 370,428 pieces,an increase of 27 percent over 1987.Nineteen hundred letters requiringa personal answer were handled bythe two employees in personal cor­respondence.

Caribbean SEP site

Camp budget, curriculum andimprovements to camp environ­ment were discussed Feb. 13 and 14at a Caribbean Summer Educa­tional Program (SEP) planningmeeting.

Attending were evangelist StanBass, regional director; VictorSimpson, SEP director; LincolnJailal, assistant director; and PaulBrown, last year's assistant director.

The group considered moving thecamp to Trinidad.

"Water shortages in Tobago lastyear made it practically impossibleto use the new washing machines,"Mr. Bass said.

Mr. Bass and Mr. Simpson vis­ited a new 30-acre camp site innorthern Trinidad. It is equippedwith swimming and kitchen facili­ties and an auditorium.

"Though the physical facilities ofthe camp in Trinidad are enticing,because of its religious connectionswith another group, it was felt thatit would not be the best camp forSEP," Mr. Bass said.

The SEP will again be conductedat the youth camp at Mount St.George in Tobago.

Spanish-speaking areas

Average attendance at Sabbathservices in Spanish-speaking areaslast year was 2,806 brethren in 40churches and Bible studies in 13countries, reported evangelist LeonWalker, Spanish regional director.

These figures mark a 5.2 percentincrease over 1987.

The top 10 areas with membersare Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ar­gentina, Peru, Guatemala, PuertoRico, El Salvador, Costa Rica andVenezuela.

In 1988 Pastor General JosephW. Tkach visited members in sevenLatin American areas.

Circulation of La Pura Verdad(Spanish Plain Truth) averaged220,479 in 1988, down 2.7 percentfrom the 1987 average. More than70,000 new subscribers were added,however.

Spanish Good News (Las BuenasNoticias del Mundo de Manana)

vices, for the superb job they did inplanning and conducting this con­ference."

Mr. Salyer continued: "[Mywife] Judy and I ... were deeplymoved by the dedication and zeal ofthe ministers and their wives. Mostof them serve under conditions thatwe in the West would considerhardships. Yet they do it with en­thusiasm and appreciation."

LARRY AND JUDY SALYER

ducted a ministers conference in thePhilippines Feb. 6 to 9.

"Most of the Philippine ministryhas not had the opportunity to at­tend Ambassador College," saidMr. Salyer, "and they really appre­ciate the instruction they can re­ceive in a conference atmosphere."

Regional director Rodney Mat­thews "booked a very fme confer­ence center in a rural setting thatprovided almost ideal conditions forboth meetings and fellowship," saidthe evangelist.

"I would like to publicly thankboth Mr. Matthews and Paul Kief­fer, who supervises Ministerial Ser-

Philippines Tisit

Evangelist Larry Salyer, .asso­ciate director of Church Adminis­tration for international areas, con-

on Dec. 14, 1988, at his home atabout 5:20 a.m.

"Throughout his whole life hewas loved and greatly respected byall of his friends, associates, his stu­dents new and old and our Churchmembers.

"In order for his relatives,friends, his fellow teachers and hisnew and old students far and near tobe able to see him for the last time,his corpse was put in the coffm a fewyards away from his house.

"He was buried on Dec. 18 morn­ing. He was only about 52 years oldwhen he died. His friends, fellowteachers and his new and old stu­dents, all of them, deeply regrettedhis death."

PASADE A-Italian meteo­rologists are calling it the worstdrought in 70 years.

Throughout Italy the effects ofan unseasonably warm and virtuallyrainless winter have been felt, withforest fires, dangerously low watertables and significant damage tocrops.

Evangelist Carn Catherwood,Italian regional director, said aChurch family living on a fruit farmin Sicily experienced damage totheir orange groves.

"Thankfully, however, the ma­jority of our brethren in Italy havenot suffered major problems," Mr.Catherwood said.

During the dry spell a thick fogblanketed most of northern Italy.Office personnel in Bergamo said itwas the worst fog in several years.

Traffic accidents have escalated,with a I 50-car pileup Feb. 20 on theBologna-Milan autostrada (motor­way).

Cliffton Veal has not been de­terred by the fog, however, drivingabout 2,000 murky kilometers(1,240 miles) on his visiting circuit.

In February the 80-year-old fa­ther ofAngelo Di Vita, a member inCatania, Italy, was suffering from aserious pancreatic illness.

"His doctor said such a diseasewould ordinarily be terminal foreven a young man and gave thebedridden Mr. Di Vita Sr. only afew hours to live," Mr. Catherwoodsaid.

After a prayer request in thethree Italian churches, Mr. Di Vitaregained consciousness, beganspeaking and eating, and within afew days returned home from thehospital.

Burmese deacon dies

Robert Fahey, Australian andAsian regional director, receivedthis letter from Saw Lay Beh,Burmese pastor.

"I am deeply saddened andgrieved to let you know that my use­ful and faithful help fellow memberMahn Yaw Han [a deacon inBurma] died peacefully in the faith