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LETTERS


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BY EDITOR

DEBRA J. HICKS Ilove my chu rch becau se it is a place where a

young m an who is several notes off key isnt

m ade to feel ashamed for par ticipating in son g

service along with everyone else. I love stud ying thelesson each week in a class where someon e who h as

difficulty pronouncing Hebrew names isnt shy about

volunteerin g to read a Bible text aloud. I love worship

planners who ask children to lead th e congregation

in Scriptu re reading and p rayer because they know

that involvement is more imp ortant th an eloquence.

I love belongin g to a chu rch fam ily that will allow

beginner mu sicians to offer special music. I love my

church because people give freely of their tim e and

talents, not worrying that someon e else m ight be

able to do a better job.

Most of all, I love my church b ecause it is a placewhere im perfect peop le are welcom e to worship. Im

proud to b e a mem ber at such a place, but th at wasnt

always th e case.

When I was a very imm ature Christian, I foun d it

emb arrassing to be associated with people who were

misfits. At th e church I att end ed wh ile a college stu-

dent, there was a 90-year-old gentleman who loved to

play the violin du ring Sabbath School. At the tim e, I

believed that t he screeching n oises emanatin g from

his instru m ent were anythin g but appropriate for

worship. I can rememb er hanging my head in d is-

m ay. This little chur ch is never going to grow withhim h ere, I thought.

At anoth er church, I belonged to a Sabbath School

class that had a discussion-type form at. Any time

the teacher asked a question, a certain m an was

always the first person to speak u p. Trouble is, he

rarely had anyt hin g sensible to say. Usually he would

start talking about an u nrelated topic and if we

were lucky try to work his way toward th e subject

after his thoughts began to gel. He seem ed desperate

to contribute to the discussion, even when he really

couldnt th ink of anythin g to say. I always blamed

him whenever visitors didnt come back a secondtime to our class.

This is in san e, Id say to myself.Why do esnt th e

teacher just tell him to be qu iet and p ut u s all out of

this m isery? It took awhile for m e to realize that the

intolerance inside m y heart was a far worse problem

than h is frequent ram blings.

A turn ing point for m e came several years ago

while talking with a friend I was visiting. The stress

of caring for her dying m other, while holding down

her job as a kin dergarten teacher,h ad left her physi-

cally and emot ionally exhausted.

She told m e that one Sabbath while her husb and

was away on a business trip, she sat trembling and

alone in her church pew.I shouldnt have come

today, she thought to herself dur ing the superinten -dents open ing rem arks .I dont fit in h ere.

Everybody is beautiful and happy an d ha s their act

together, but Im a wreck. Im ruin ing an oth erwise

perfect p icture. Overcome with m isery, my friend

began sobb ing un controllably during the congrega-

tional hymn . Yet nobo dy seemed to n otice.

As she told t his story, my face began to flush. At

first I was think ing,What a horrible church you

mu st have. Why didnt anybody rush u p and put a

I Love My Church!

I love my church because it is a place

where imperfect people are welcome

to worship. Im proud to be a member

at such a place, but that wasnt

always the case.

caring arm around you? Dont people un derstand

that a church is a hospital for sinn ersand that even

church leaders need to b e able to have a bad d ay?But th en t he Holy Spirit began whispering words

that Im sure He had long desired to share with m e. If

I really believed t hat chu rch shou ld be a safe place

for a frazzled friend to cry an d receive comfort, then

why wasnt I willing to offer th at sam e healing an d

fellowship to a lon ely guy who ten ds to t alk too

much?

In His character istic loving way, God began to h elp

m e see my hypocrisy and seek a new and imp roved

attitude.

My church isnt perfect, but th ats one of the th ings

I like so mu ch about it. Since the m emb ers arentbusy trying to be som ething theyre not, they can be

relaxed and friend ly and ready to m inister to visitors

and people in n eed.When prospective members

observe that other people have stru ggles and chal-

lenges, yet find acceptance there, they want to be part

of the family.

By the way, the old gentlem an from my college days

is still alive and playing violin at his church. Not

everyth ing has stayed th e same, however. Today

whenever I worship there,I can hear m usic in m y

ears an d in my heart.


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An Am az ing Fact :

It is est im ated th at betw een 30 ,00 0 a n d 40 ,00 0 p eop le d ie f rom sn ak ebites each yea r, 75percen t o f who m live in den sely po pu lat ed In dia. The m ost deadly sn ak es in In dia are th e

cobra, Russells viper, saw-scaled cobra, Indian krait, and Ceylon k rait.

Bu rm a has the h igh est sn ak ebi te m or ta lit y rat e, w ith 15 .4 deat hs per 1 00 ,00 0 p eop le p er

yea r. Au stralia has som e of th e w orld s m ost po ison ou s sn ak es, bu t th e average deat h to ll t here i s on ly six person s per y ear. In

South A m erica about 4,500 people die annu ally from contact w ith the Fer-de-lance.

Non e of th e sn ak es ju st m en tion ed are fou n d in th e Un ited Stat es, where t he ch ief offen ders are coral sn ak es, copperh eads,

cottonm ouths, and rattlesnakes.

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these unu sual creatures.Throughout th e Scriptures, the serpent generally

represents the devil. It was in the form of a snake

that the devil first man ifested himself to the hum an

race (Genesis 3:1); hence the sym bol stuck all the

way to Revelation 20:2, where he is called the d rag-

on, that old serpent , which is the Devil, and Satan.

There can b e great benefits to un derstand ing this

clever enemy.When I lived in the desert m ountains

as a young m an, rattlesnakes were abund ant. A basic

knowledge about their habits and behavior helped

m e to avoid ever being bit, despite several close

encounters.The Bible says th at the serp ent was more subtle

than an y beast of the field which the LORD God h ad

m ade (Genesis 3:1). Perhaps this is why Jesus com-

man ds us to b e wise as serpents, and h armless as

doves (Matthew 10:16). In order to be as wise as

serpents, we must u nd erstand at least a little about

them.

Master CounterfeiterSnakes are the u ltim ate experts in cam ouflage and

counterfeits.Wh ether hiding in the grass or

entwined in the branches of a tree,they are masters

BY DIRECTOR-SPEAKER

DOUG BATCHELOR

WWhy Study Snakes?

Four tim es in one year, John Fretwells air-cond i-tioning equipm ent company in Dallas was robbed.

Finally Fretwell went up to Oklahom a for a snake

hun t and brou ght back what may be the ultim ate in

burglar protection: seven diam ond-b ack rattle-

snakes. During business hours, he now d isplays the

snakes in the window of his business office, labeled

with a sign : DANGER: SNAKES BITE.

Before going hom e at night, he frees the five-foot

rattlers to glide around the premises. In the m orn-

ing, armed with a hooked stick and a burlap bag,h e

roun ds them u p. The seven rattlers seem to be work-

ing like a charm to ward off burglars.The key to his success is that m ost people find

these creatures am ong the m ost revolting and terror-

izing. My m other was so deathly afraid of snakes that

she would jump and scream even if she saw one on

TV. My brother and I would som etimes capitalize on

her phobia and place a rubb er snake in her dresser

drawer to enjoy a cruel laugh when she discovered it.

Few people relish the idea of studying snakes. It

m ay not sound like a very appealing subject, but

these cold-blooded, legless reptiles are m entioned in

Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, so it is there-

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From that first insidious query to th e present,

Satan has b een ever casting suspicion on the Word of

God to underm ine the faith of Gods children. Sin,

suffering, and death entered th e world after Satan

succeeded in leading our first parents to d isbelieve

Gods word. Planting seeds of doubt regarding the

depend ability of Scripture rem ains the d evils pri-

m ary war tactic.However, victory com es to Gods children wh en

they claim a nd believe the powerful prom ises in the

Word:Whereby are given unto us exceeding great

and p recious prom ises: that by these ye might be

partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the

corrupt ion that is in the world throu gh lust (2 Peter

1:4).

When Jesus did com bat with the arch villain in th e

wildern ess of temptation, He deflected every assault

with Scripture. The serpent trembles when Gods

people take hold of the living sword of His Word

(Hebrews 4:12)!

The Snake and the SeedGenesis 3:14-15 is where we find the first proph ecy

of the ongoing battle that would exist between the

woman (the church) an d the serpent (Satan). This

passage of Scripture also promises the ulti-

m ate victory of the womans seed (the coming

Savior), who would crush th e head of the

snake.

Verse 15 says, And I will put en m ity

between thee and the woman, and between

thy seed an d her seed; it shall bruise thyhead, and thou sh alt bruise his heel.

Notice that the serpent bites the heel of the

womans seed, not the toe. The heel is the

back of the foot, the lowest part of the body.

Satan gets us from b ehind, when we are at

our lowest point. Likewise, he cam e to Jesus

when He was weak and tired after 40 days of

fasting.

The good n ews is that Satan only man ages

to bruise the heel of Christ and the church;

the church continu es to limp along. On the

other hand, the serpent receives a m ortalwound to the head, promising the ultimate

victory of Jesus over the d evil.

Power Over SerpentsWhen th e Lord comm issioned Moses to

return to Egypt and lead His people to free-

dom , He gave Moses a strange sign concern-

ing his rod and a serpent. And he said, Cast it

on the ground. And he cast it on the ground,

and it becam e a serpent ; and Moses fled from

before it.And the LORD said unto Moses, Put

forth thine h and, and take it by the tail. And

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at blend ing into the scenery to remain un detected.

When threatened, the harm less bull snake will

vibrate its tail in the dr y leaves to soun d like his ven-

omou s cousin, the rattler.

Satan too is a clever counter feiter. In Revelation

12:9 he is called that old serp ent, ... which deceiveth

the whole world. For every truth of God, Satan has a

convincing counterfeit. He has counterfeit baptisms,a counterfeit Holy Spirit an d tongues, a counterfeit

Sabbath, and even a counterfeit for love.

In th e Exodus story, the Ph araohs m agicians were

able to a point to counterfeit the power and m ir-

acles of God (Exodus 7:10-12). Likewise, Satan is

m ost dan gerous an d effective when he is im itating

Gods m iracles and m essengers.And n o m arvel; for

Satan him self is transform ed into an angel of light

(2 Corinthians 11:14).

Flying Serpents?

Dozens of cultures have legend s and t raditionsabout flying serpents or dr agons. These can b e seen

the world over in their an cient carvings an d ar t.

Fables are often rooted in at least some element of

truth . There is a serpent in th e tropical rainforests

that can spring from the trees, flatten its ribcage, and

glide a short distance someth ing like the flying

squirrel. But even beyond this mod ern example,

many Bible commentators believe that before it was

cursed, the serp ent had wings and the ability to fly.

The fossil record is full of examples of other flying

reptiles, like the p terodactyl, that lived b efore the

Flood.The Bible itself alludes to the existence of flying

serpents.One prophecy states:For out of the ser-

pents root shall com e forth a cockatrice [viper], and

his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent (Isaiah

14:29).

Genesis 3:14 explains why we do n ot see flying

sna kes tod ay.And t he LORD God said unto the ser-

pent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed

above all cattle, and above every beast of the field;

upon thy belly shalt thou go, and d ust shalt thou eat

all the d ays of thy life.

If the serpent was cursed to go up on his belly afterhe temp ted Eve, it is obvious th at before the curse he

propelled himself differently. Satan is called the

prince of the power of the air,the spirit that now

worketh in the children of disobedience(Ephesians

2:2). Just as the serp ent was grounded by the curse,

the fallen angel Lucifer had h is wings clipped when

he was cast to the earth .

Satan and the SwordThe first question found in Scripture is posed by

the serp ent, who sought to discredit Gods word.

Hath God said?( Genesis 3:1), he asked Eve.

An Am az ing Fact :

Beca use t hey do not

rely on en ergy from food

to generate body heat,

snakes can surv ive on an

extremely m eager diet.Some wait for m onths

between successive

m eals, and a few survive

by eating a single, large

m eal just on ce or twice a

yea r. Lik ew ise , Sata n has

perfected th e art of

waiting patiently for his

prey t o low er i ts gu ard so

he can devour it.


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he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a

rod in his hand (Exodus 4:3-4).

A rod in the Bible is a sym bol of power (Revelation

12:5) and protection (Psalm 23:4).Wh en Mosesrod

tur ned into a serpent, it signaled that God would give

him power over an d p rotection from the forces of

evil as he ventured into the sn ake pit of Pharaohs

palace. This sam e power is promised to all of Godschildren who seek to work with Jesus to liberate oth-

ers from slavery to Satan.

Luke 10:19 states,Behold, I give unto you power to

tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the

power of the enemy: and n othing shall by any means

hur t you. And Psalm 91:13 declares,Thou shalt

tread u pon th e lion and the adder: the young lion

and the dragon shalt thou t ram ple under feet.

Dont Play With SnakesThis p ower over evil is what Jesus was talkin g

about when He said,And these signs shall followthem t hat believe; they shall take up ser-

pents (Mark 16:17-18).

Some m isguided pastors have interpreted

this passage to mean t hat Christians should

double as snake charm ers and p rove their

faith by collecting and han dling rattlesnakes

or other venom ous vipers. For obvious rea-

sons, the m embership in these congregations

has always rem ained sm all.

The New Testam ent account of Pauls ship-

wreck reveals how to correctly understand

this p assage.And wh en they were escaped,then they kn ew that the island was called

Melita.And the barb arous people showed us

no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and

received us every one, because of the present

rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul

had gathered a bund le of sticks, and laid

them on th e fire, there came a viper out of the

heat,an d fastened on his hand. And when the

barbar ians saw the venom ous beast han g on

his hand, they said am ong themselves, No

doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though

he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffer-eth not to live. And he shook off the beast into

the fire,an d felt n o harm . Howbeit they

looked when h e should have swollen, or fallen

down dead sudd enly: but after they had

looked a great while,an d saw no harm come

to him, they changed their minds, and said

that h e was a god (Acts 28:1-6).

Just as God saved Paul from the venom of

that serp ent, He will save us from th e poison

of sin. However,we are never to deliberately

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seek out snakes to flirt with disaster.Th at would be

tempt ing the Lord (Matthew 4:7).

A rattlesnake only two minu tes old can str ike effec-

tively. During a fam ily picnic, a 2-year-old discovered a

brood of baby rattlesnakes. The unsuspecting child

began to play with what she thought were pretty worms

until she had been repeatedly bitten beyond hope.

Likewise, some people feel that little sins are harm -less, but th ey often prove more fatal in the long run

than t he more obvious transgressions.

Most Famous VerseProbably one of the m ost well-known, beloved, and

m emorized verses in the Bible is John 3:16. But if you

were to ask the average Chr istian wh at are the two

verses that precede John 3:16, I would venture to

guess not on e person in 50 could qu ote them. Yet that

imm ortal verse is actually the continuation of a

thought b egun in th e preceding two verses. Here they

are together:And as Moses lifted up the serp ent inthe wilderness, even so m ust the Son of man be lift-

ed up: that whosoever believeth in him shou ld not

perish, but h ave eternal life. For God so loved the

world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him shou ld not perish, but

have everlastin g life (John 3:14-16).

These three verses together encapsulate the entire

great controversy in the cosmic conflict between the

serpent and the Lord. Lets look at t he original story,

to which Jesus was allud ing.

And th e people spake against God, and against

Moses,Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egyptto die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither

is there any water,an d ou r soul loatheth this light

bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents am ong the

people, and they bit the people; and m uch people of

Israel died (Numb ers 21:5-6).

Rememb er that sin entered the world when the

serpent succeeded in tempt ing our first parents to

doubt Gods word. In this stor y, after the children of

Israel rejected Gods bread (a sym bol for Jesus an d

the Word), then th e serpents bit them. It is the Word

of God th at keeps people from sin (Psalm 119:11).

Lets read on : Therefore the people cam e to Moses,and said, We have sinned , for we have spoken against

the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD that

he take away the serpents from us. And Moses

prayed for the people.And the LORD said unto Moses,

Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole: and it shall

come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he

looketh up on it, shall live. And Moses made a serp ent

of brass,an d put it upon a pole; and it came to pass

that, if a serpent had bitten any man , when he beheld

the serpent of brass, he lived (Num bers 21:7-9).

An Am a z in g Fa ct :

The longest snake ever

actually measured was

an anaconda found in

South Am erica that was

37 feet long an d w eighed

m ore than 1,100 pounds!

Other long snakes are the

reticulated pyt hon an d

the African rock pyt hon,

both of which m easure

about 32 feet.M an y snak es in ject

po ison to pa raly ze their

prey, whi le oth ers depen d

on stealth and speed.

Th ese big constr ictors,

however, wrap their

slithering bodies around

a victim an d squeeze

unt il it dies of suffoca-

tion.



Snake on a StickFor this nation of shepherds, the serpent lifted on a

pole served as a strong sym bol which they all well

un derstood. Snakes are a deadly m enace to sheep.A

dog m ight get bit by a rattlesnake and sur vive with-

out any special treatment, but sheep are mu ch more

fragile. This is one of the reasons why shepherdsmust carry a rod.

When I lived in the d esert m ountains, my snake

stick served a couple of purposes. If I found a ven-

omou s intrud er in my cave, I would club it to bruise

his head. But a m ortally wounded snake m ight con-

tinue to thrash and writhe for hours. So rather than

grab it with my hand , I would lift it up with the rod

to move it far away from my premises.

A snake on a stick is a vivid symb ol of a defeated

serpent.Beyond this,th ere is a m uch richer prophet-

ic significance to th is symb ol. Inspired author E.G.

White writes:All who have ever lived upon

the earth have felt the deadly

sting of that old serpent, called

the devil, an d Satan .Revelation

12:9. The fatal effects of sin can

be rem oved on ly by the provi-

sion that God has made. The

Israelites saved th eir lives by

looking upon t he uplifted ser-

pent. That look imp lied faith.

They lived because th ey believed Gods word, an d

tru sted in the m eans provided for their recovery. So

the sinn er m ay look to Christ, and live.He receives

pardon through faith in the atoning sacrifice.Unlike

the inert an d lifeless symbol, Christ has power and

virtue in Himself to heal the repenting sinn er

(Patriarchs and Prophets,p .431) .

The people well knew that in itself the serpen thad n o power to help them . It was a symbol of

Christ. As the image made in the likeness of the

destroying serpents was lifted up for their healing, so

One m ade in th e likeness of sinful flesh(Romans

8:3) was to be their Redeemer (Desi re of Ages,

p.174).

Jesus said,And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,

will draw all m en un to m e (John 12:32). It is by

looking to Jesus on the cross that we are dr awn by

His love for us. By gazing in faith at ou r Redeem ers

sacrifice, we are saved from the sting of the serpent.

Notice in our story that God d id not ta ke away theserpents, but instead He provided a remedy.

Likewise, as long as we are in this world, we will have

the devil to contend with; however,God h as provided

an abund ance of antivenom in the blood of Jesus to

save us from the viper s bite! When Jesus was on the

cross, although His heel was painfully bruised, the

serpents head was m ortally crushed .

Good-Luck CharmsThe bronze serpent Moses had forged an d elevated

on th e stick somehow m anaged to sur vive all the

wanderings and battles of the Israelites for m orethan 700 years. Most of the surrounding pagan

Canaanite nations worshiped serpents as gods of fer-

tility and m ystical power. And over tim e, the

Israelites began to imitate their neighbors and to

treat th is bronze relic of Gods forgiveness as a d eity

in and of itself (2 Kings 18:3-4).

Like the ancient Israelites,m illions aroun d t he

world today are inadvertently worshiping the serp ent

while think ing they are worshiping the Lord. They

have slowly, un wittingly been

sucked into base idolatry.

An Am a z in g Fa ct :

A ll sn ak es are cold-b loo ded creatu res a nd

depend on outside sources for heat and cooling.

Th ey a re also cold-blood edregarding th eir

offspring. After baby snak es are born or h atched,

the parents generally aband on them or in som e cases devour them . Satan ha s the sam e

level of warm th, com passion, and loyalty for those who serve him. He is the heartless,

cold-blooded epitome of evil.

Baron William s


8/16

Sadly, m any Christians have done the sam e thing

with the symb ol of the cross as the ancient Israelites

did with the bronze serpent.

In th e sam e way the Israelites were not t o worship

the serpent on th e pole,we are not to bow down or to

pray before a cross.Neither are we com m and ed to

make the sign of the cross on our p ersons. There isno m ystical power or virtue in th is im age of an

ancient torture implement!

When Jesus said to His disciples,If any man will

come after me, let him deny himself,an d take up his

cross, and follow me (Matthew 16:24), He was com-

manding His followers to bearthe cross, not to wear

the cross.

Revelation speaks of being saved n ot by the cross,

but by the blood of Jesus. It was the cross as a

dem onstration of Jesuslove and sacrifice that Paul

and the disciples exalted, not th e revolting instru -

m ent itself. Hebrews 12:2 says, Looking unto Jesusthe author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before him endu red the cross, despising

the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the

throne of God. The redemption of the cross is what

should be the focus of Christians.

The Cup of SinIn the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, there is

a very precious goblet. In the center of the inside of

that goblet is a gold serp ent. It has ruby

eyes and diam ond fangs;its m outh is

open and ready to strike. When thegoblet is filled with wine, the red

liquid covers the snake. As the

wine is dru nk, suddenly the ser-

pent with its menacing appear-

an ce is revealed.

Jesus, when He came to d ie for us,

shrank from the thought of sin and

separation from the Father when He

prayed,O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup

pass from me: nevertheless not as I will,but as thou

wilt (Matthew 26:39).

8THE INSI DER EPORT APRIL 2000

Humbling Himself, He drank the cup of sin down

to the dregs. At Calvary the serpent, which had b een

lingering through it all, struck with all of his diaboli-

cal vengean ce. The intensit y of evil! Jesus bor e it all.

Defeated Foe

Some have wondered, If Satan was defeated byJesus on the cross, then why do we still see and feel

so m uch evidence of his evil activity?

The devil knows he was defeated at the cross, but

he is crazed with p ride and anger. In order to inflict

as much h eartache on God as possible, he continues

to fight tenaciously, wanting to take down with him

as m any as possible.

Revelation 12:12 declares: Woe to th e inhab iters of

the earth an d of the sea! for the devil is come down

unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth

that he hath but a shor t time. Satan is now thrashing

about wildly in his final death thro es, striking anyand all within his reach.

However, the Bible prom ises that u ltimately Satan

and his angels will be cast into the lake

of fire. This also holds true for

those who follow him .

Ye serp ents, ye

generation of

vipers, how can

ye escape the damn a-

tion of hell?

(Matthew 23:33).

The good n ews isthat in h eaven, we will

no longer need to walk

through the woods in fear.

Isaiah 11:8-9 describes a par adise without harm ful

snakes:And the sucking child shall play on

the hole of the asp,an d the weaned child

shall put his han d on the cockatrice

[vipers] den. They shall not hu rt n or

destroy in all my holy moun tain: for the

earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as

the waters cover the s ea.

An Am az in g Fact :

A liz ard has m ovab le eyeli ds that period ically

close to protect and lubricate its eyes, but a sn akes

eyes are always open, protected by im m obile, trans-pa ren t scales. Lik ew ise, Sa ta n is ever w atching for

unsuspecting prey.


9/16

From the Inside

9

Annie Kjaer Is Assistant Director for

Amazing Facts College of Evangelism

Annie Kjaer will begin her n ew position as assis-tant d irector of the Amazing Facts College of

Evangelism on July 1.Already

she has been working closely

with the acting director of the

college, Gary Gibbs, to schedu le

teachers and to d evelop th e

curriculum.

Once th e College of

Evan gelism b egins its first ses-

sion on August 6, Annie will teach a vast array of

courses, work closely with students, and coordinate

the evangelism classes and outreach m inistries.For the past nine m onths, she has been in New

York City to n urt ure n ewly baptized m emb ers and to

coordinate the follow-up programs for NET New

York 99. In Man hatt an sh e organized two follow-up

evangelistic seminars, coordinated the work of four

Bible workers, and helped plant a n ew congregation.

A Bible worker for six years, Ann ie has en ergized

25 churches with h er enthusiasm for soulwinning.

She worked extens ively in South Dakota , Illinois,

California, Kansas, and New York an d h elped on

short-term projects in about 10 other states. For

three years she assisted with 20 evangelistic meet-ings while traveling with her p arents, Kim and Judy

Kjaer,wh o have been m emb ers of the Am azing Facts

evangelistic team since 1993.

Jason Morgan to Coordinate Outreach

for the College of Evangelism

As outreach coordinator for th e n ew Am azing Facts

College of Evangelism , Jason Morgan w ill teach sev-

eral courses and will work per-

sonally with student s as they

put th e soulwinn ing principleslearned in class into p ractice in

real-world evangelism.

Since completing his t raining,

Jason has traveled to Texas,

California, New York, an d

Virginia, helping Am azing Facts evangelists d urin g

their crusades.

While doing Bible work in Sacramento last spring,

he met Misty Parks, who was attend ing the Amazing

Facts Field School of Evangelism. They were marr ied

in August of 1999 and are expecting their first child.

Although he was raised in the church, Jason says

JUNE 2000 THE INSI DE R EPORT

he was not converted u ntil three years ago. He had

tried to fill the void in h is life with achievem ents in

the Texas State Bodybuilding Cham pionships, but

noth ing clicked un til he saw videotapes of a crusadeconducted by Joe Crews,th e foun der of Amazing

Facts. Soon afterward he found his passion and tru e

calling in public evangelism.

This Fall Doug Batchelor Will Hold

First Sacramento Seminar in Six Years

On October 6, Pastor Doug Batchelor will launch an

area-wide evangelistic sem inar his first live series

in six years for the Sacramento area. The meetings

are being sponsored by the Sacramento Central

Church, where he is senior pastor.Students attending the Amazing Facts College of

Evangelism, a four-m onth program that begins in

August, will be involved in the series from beginning

to end. The m eetings will give

them a u nique opportunity to

see how advertising an d

media programm ing can work

hand-in-hand to promote a

series.Churches in cities

where Amazing Facts televi-

sion an d/or radio programs

are broadcast often repor t thata numb er of their guests dur-

ing an evan gelistic series

responded favorably to adver-

tising because they recognized

the Amazing Facts nam e.

Pastor Batchelor is seen sev-

eral tim es weekly on two

Sacram ento cable stations an d

on national broadcasts. He

remarked,When I am in a

store, I often n otice people

looking at me. Some will havethe nerve to ask me if I am

that p reacher on TV. They

usually make a positive com-

ment, then I invite them to

church.

Because of the recognition

Pastor Doug has in this area,

we feel this will be a t im e of

great reaping for Sacramento, said Gary Gibbs, assis-

tant director of Amazing Facts. People are being

convicted of the gospel,an d n ow we will give them

the oppor tun ity to respond .

Amazing Facts on Nationwide TV

3ABN, Dish Network, Sky Angel Service

(3ABN available on GE-4 @ 101 degrees west)

Sund ays at 10 a.m. Eastern tim e

Tuesdays at 4 a.m. Eastern t ime

Wednesdays at 11 p.m. Eastern t ime

Fridays at 4 a.m.Eastern tim e

Fridays at 5 p.m.Eastern tim e

Saturdays at 10 a.m. Eastern time

Black Entertainment Television

Wednesdays at 8 a.m. Eastern time

CourtTV

Sund ays at 7 a.m. Eastern tim e

Day Star (available on Spacenet 4, Channel 10)

Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time

Fox Family Channel

Mondays at 6:30 a.m. Eastern tim e; 5:30 a.m. Central time;

7:30 a.m. Mountain time; 6:30 a.m. Pacific time

Inspirational Network

Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time

Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

KSBN (Safe TV)

Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time

Saturdays at 4 a.m.Eastern tim e

Saturdays at 5 p.m. Eastern time

Programm ing schedules are subject to change without notice.

From the InsideFrom the InsideFrom the Inside


10/16

mo st have either become par t of this new congrega-

tion or have joined one of three English-speakingchurches there.

The new church,Advent Christian Fellowship,

began holding services in April und er the m inistry of

Dr. John Anderson, a lay pastor. Members m eet in a

sma ll rented chapel that can seat 50 people.

Dr. Anderson, an evangelistic-minded m ember from

Manhatt ans Advent Hope Church, works full-time as a

heart su rgeon in addition to ser ving as lay pastor of

this n ew congregation. He truly lives up to h is role as

a heart surgeon conq uering h earts for God.

Workin g closely with Dr.And erson is Ann ie Kjaer,

who has been coordinatin g Bible work in th eManhattan area since August of 1999. In preparation

for theMillenniu m of Proph ecy seminar, she trained

and coordinated a team of 20 Bible workers who

went from d oor to door,

giving stud ies and talk-

ing to people about th e

upcoming m eetings.

More than 300 signifi-

cant contacts were mad e

during that time, and 80

people attended th e

series at the h ost site inManhattan Center as a

result of their work.

Not all of those con-

tacts were mad e in peo-

ples homes, of course.

Luis Garcias st or y is a

perfect example.

Laura Rupsaite,a vol-

un teer Bible worker,

stopped by a sm all store

to grab a bite to eat. On

this particular day, shesaw Luis, who was a few

steps ahead of her. Laura

felt comp elled to talk

with him. For a while she

fought h er impressions,

but finally she mu stered

the courage to speak up.

Because Laur a invited

Luis to the sem inar, he

attended n ot just once,

but on a regular basis.


Stories continue to pour in of individuals and

churches that have experienced dram aticchan ges in t he wake of NET New York 99.

Praise God for sending His Spirit to bless those who

have heard the gospel through videotapes and satel-

lite rebroadcasts or at one of the m ore than 5,000

registered d ownlink sites!

Not far from Manhattan Center Stud ios, site of the

Millen niu m of Prop hecy sem ina r in New York City,

Annie Kjaer and her energetic team of Bible workers

have been instr um ental in p lanting a new church

called Advent Christ ian Fellowship. This fledgling

congregation exists as a d irect result of NET New

York 99.More than 60 ind ividuals have been bap tized in

Manhattan , where the series was taped eight month s

ago.Some h ave joined churches in outlying areas, but

BY DEBORAH

SCHANDER

NET New York 99 UpdateBible Workers Establish New Congregation in NYC

Pastor Doug,

We had to write and tell you of a m iracle from

the N ET 99 m eetings in New York City. After

receiving your letter asking for supp ort, Peter and

Peter and Barb Pulaski were among hundreds

of people who gave sacrificially to make NET

New York 99 a reality. When they asked God if

they could know one person who had been

blessed by it, He brought Luis Garcia (right) to

their church in answer to their prayers.

I b oth cam e to t he sam e d olla r am ou nt to giv e

one-half of our yearly income. That was a sizable

sum for us because we ha ve a job for only six

m onths a year. (We are m edical missionariesduring the other six m onths.)

A ft er e igh t m on th s, we w ere w on dering w hat

good our m oney did wishing that we could

know just one soul who cam e out to the sem inar.

Four weeks ago, upon welcom ing a newcom er

from th e Bron x an d eat in g lu nch w ith him , we

fou n d ou t th at he w as new ly ba pt iz ed ( th ree

m onths before) and th at he cam e from the NET

New York 99 sem in ar in New York City. God

brought him the 80 m iles right to our church

door as He knew how much it would mean to

us to see the fruit of our labor!Needless t o say, we are t hr illed. W hat a grea t

and loving God w ho cares about u s so deeply!

A m illi on th an ks to y ou for th e w on der fu l w ork

you are doin g. You r t ap e m in ist ry is a trem en -

dou s influence for good for all who h ear it.

M ay God richly bless you as you car ry on . Ver y

soon well see the lovely face of Jesus!

A ll our love, dear brother,

Barb and Peter Pulaski

Donors wonder, Did Our Gift Make a Difference?



Near the end of the satellite series, Annie Kjaer vis-

ited with Luis on several occasions. He told her of his

desire not o nly to give his life to God, but a lso to

work for Him. Luis wanted to be baptized, but som e-

thing held him back.Let me sleep on it, he kept

telling her.

Everyone on the team could see this young mans

potential. Luis was a dedicated father, a locksmith,

and a bud ding actor. He wanted to exchan ge a life of

lies for a reality with God. He wanted to un lock not

only peoples physical doors, but also their spiritua lprisons. He wanted to go all the way, yet someth ing

seemed to hold h im capt ive. The Bible workers

turn ed to the Master Locksmith, the One who alone

knew the key to this young mans freedom.

On th e last night of NET New York 99, Luis p ressed

through the crowd of people.Im ready, he said.

After carefully reviewing the d ecision he was ab out

to make, Luis was baptized. He is now attending a

small church in Connecticut, where he is also doing

Bible work. God has granted the desire of his heart.

The work for NET New York 99 d id n ot en d on

November 13 with the live seminar series. In som eways, that was just the b eginning. Since Doug

Batchelors last present ation in New York City, a t eam

of four Bible workers has h eld t hree follow-up semi-

nars in ad dition to planting the new church, Advent

Christian Fellowship.

Their first sem inar, held r ight after NET New York

99, took the new stud ents into more in-d epth Bible

stud y than was possible du ring Dou g Batchelors 24-

part satellite series.

In March of this year, a Joy in the Journey semin ar

began. It focused on issues like self-esteem, stress,

Standing in St. Georges Chapel, where the new

congregation meets for church and prayer meeting,

is the current Bible work team: Misty and Jason

Morgan (front row), Sarah Lewis, Valerie Crosier,

Annie Kjaer, and Rosy Molinas (back row).

relationships, and d rug and alcohol depend ency.

Studen ts learned h ow a relationship with t he Lord

and an un derstand ing of Scripture can affect all of

these areas.

The Sharing Scripture seminar, which was

the final set of m eetings in this trilogy, began

on April 22. Jason Morgan, a Bible worker

and evangelist, was the speaker. Each follow-up sem inar provided opportun ities for the

Holy Spirit to reap some of the seeds that

were sown du rin g NET 99.

A young wom an n am ed Belinda Melita attended

NET New York 99 an d loved it. She did nt wan t to

m iss a single night. Her boyfriend, Darryl, believed

in the Sabbath. Both Belind a and Darryl were excited

about th e truth s they were learning.

Then, sudd enly, Belind a stopped coming. Two Bible

workers, John H ill and And reea Vasilescu, called

Belind a and learned th at she had been in the hospi-

tal with Darr yl. He had fallen from som e scaffoldingand had suffered serious injuries.

The team began to pray earnestly for Darr yl.

During the next few mont hs, Andreea kept in contact

with Belinda. Som etimes t hey werent able to do

studies, but th ey always kept in contact. One day in

April, Belind a called an d said th at she wanted to

come to the Sharing Scripture sem inar.I really want

to go all the way this tim e, she told t he excited Bible

workers.

When th e seminar began on April 22, both Belinda

and Darr yl were there. Darryl was doing great, and

the Bible team th anked God for the m iracle.

A small church with a family atmosphere in the middle of New York City? If you

have a hard time picturing it, then meet some of the members of Advent

Christian Fellowship, a new church raised in Manhattan since the close of the

Millennium of Prophecyseminar. Dr. John Anderson, lay pastor (left), has

worked closely with Annie Kjaer (right) to establish the new congregation.


12/1612THE INSI DER EPORT JUNE 2000

every face.As a lay-led church consisting primarily

of new Christians, we knew the challenge was huge

and that we were still small. Our hear ts were filledwith a m ixture of excitement, fear, and inadequ acy.

Yet as we reflected back on the ways th at God h ad led

us in the past, we remem bered a principle that He

had tau ght us: Start where you are, with what you

have, with who you have. We divided th e task an d

went to work.

Brian began con tactin g us weekly. Each call was

like a truckload of encouragement one of the

greatest gifts an evangelist can give to lay peop le. He

informed us that he would need a minimu m of 40

willing workers in ord er for this series to h appen. We

had exactly 40! Some were children, one p erson wasin a wheelchair, a few were not b aptized yet, and one

would be giving birth in the midd le of the series.All

were lay people.

Our prayer leader,Joy Moushon , went to work in an

unp recedented way. Prayer guard s were posted for

every possible avenue in which Satan cou ld enter.

Guards were appointed for our families,ou r occupa-

tions, unity, the building, weather, finances, and our

school. The people had a heart to pray, and th ey did.

Our sanctu ary was large enough to squeeze in

about 100. We asked God to en large His kingdom

through u s, and we knew that for God to deliver, weneeded to b e prepared for Him.

Bringing h is sma ll Bobcat through the front d oor

of our church, Rick Bedford and a crew of men,

women, and children b egan the work oftearing

down the wall. Upon com pletion, the bu ildings

capacity would doub le.

Our family, along with others, began the d ay with

prayers ascend ing specifically for th ose who were in

a workplace where witnessin g could take place.

Before dad dy left for the d ental office, I gathered

our two young sons to pray over him for opport un i-

ties that day. Between d rilling and filling teeth, theopportu nities came. Rod personally gave out invita-

tions one after another. Employees were invited, and

we mailed 8,000 invitations to h is patients.

Our goal was to leave no stone un tur ned in our

city. We planned to send out 50,000 brochures and

10,000 personal invitations, plus purchase TV and

radio advertising. One day we called th e advertising

firm to ask if they felt we were advertising adequ ate-

ly. His response was,It would be good to be on ABC

as well as NBC, but it wou ld cost an other $4,000.

Our budget was maxed. After we hun g up the phon e,

H

is eyes were glued to the tr affic, but h is

thoughts were racing. Looking at me with

anxiousness, my husband said: Donna, theremu st be more that can be done to reach our comm u-

nity. Do you thin k we could ever do an evangelistic

series?

Call our con ference office an d ask , I suggested .

Before I had completed the sentence, Rod was on

the phon e.Within m inutes we were informed that

our conference already had a contract with Am azing

Facts for a m eeting somewhere within ou r state, but

the exact location was not yet certain. Days later we

were told to contact Brian McMahon, the Amazing

Facts evangelist.

Once Rod and Brian connected, my husband

explained th at he is lay pastor of a young, lay-led

church plant with lim ited abilities but a fervent

desire to see work don e in ou r city.Brians voice was like soothin g med icine. With

sensitivity and precision, he began to m ap out a path

for u s for follow.

Within days our church body m et to make a final

decision on whether or n ot we should do a citywide

evangelistic series. The vote was unan imous in favor

of the project! Brian would b e coming to our city in

seven m onths. We had n o idea what God was doing!

Gideons words began to echo throu gh our min ds:

But Lord, my clan is the weakest, and we are the

least in the family. Uncertaint y was written up on

BY DONNA

WILLEY

Faithful FarmersEvangelist Brian McMahon Reaps a Harvest in Illinois

Rod Willey, lay pastor of the Richland Bridge Church near Peoria, Ill., baptizes

Tony Prayne one Sabbath during the seminar. Tonys wife, Angela, and their

daughters Cailin and Lauren watch from the platform.



another call came in from a friend in Chicago. Our

friend asked how the planning was going. Rod

shared the previous call with him. The friend said, I

want to contr ibute $4,000. God is faithful!

Meanwhile our m emb ers were personally inviting

their friends an d co-workers to the series. Fliers were

left in the bathro oms at Steak n Shake, and oth ers

did prayer walking through neighborh oods.

Some poured them selves into the m usic that wasneeded, others into the sound and video. Still others

gave all they had to the hu nd reds of little details.

From the childrens program s to the p arking lot,

prayer took place as faithful servants spent time on

their knees. Every detail had a price tag that was con-

nected with sacrifice. Brian, our evangelist, contin-

ued to pour m edicine upon our sleepless nights

and aching muscles.Each time he phoned, he

assured u s that God was in the m idst of every aspect.

On opening night, God sent people. He filled the

room to capacity. Brian McMahon an d h is wife,

Heidi, gave and did exactly what God had sent themto do. The lay people gave and did exactly what God

asked them to do.

If successful ministry was about numb ers,the

story would end here. But it isnt. Because once the

seed falls and is un der the ground , we do not see

how it takes root.Much depends up on the farmer

who is faithful in sm all things an d continues to work

with the planted seed.

We learned m any new am azing facts throughou t

the series. One in part icular has left us a changed

people:Am azing Facts is more than a Christian

m edia ministry that is broadcasting and p ublishingoutstand ing biblical truth s. They send helpers to

plant seeds in comm un ities like mine. They train a

few farm ers to water and nu rtu re them, then leave

the growth to God. Brian an d Heidi worked with us

each night, explaining techniques of soulwinning,

praying for the people, and opening our eyes to

opportunities.

Several d ays before our scheduled bapt ismal n ight,

Tony Prayne was bap tized. He just couldnt wait!

Even t hou gh Tony had

been fam iliar with the

church before the meet-

ings began, he had not

felt ready to m ake a deci-

sion for baptism. Once

the Amazing Facts semi-

nar b egan, Tony was

faithful in attending eachnight. He was there not

only to receive, but also

to give. He would work at

the front door answering

questions, collecting

tickets, and assisting in any way he could. Then,

when Brian began to speak, Tony would sit down to

soak in th e deep truth s being laid before him .

Baptismal night was scheduled for a Thursd ay. On

Saturday m orning, Tony came an d said, Theres no

reason for me to wait; can I be bap tized today?

When he stepped into the water, Tony was a power-ful witness to th ose who were still sitting in their

chairs, battling with fears and in decision.

On baptismal night, anoth er 20 precious people

were bap tized. A week later, four mor e. A week later,

six m ore.And so it continues on.

A total of 76 people have asked to be bapt ized.

They, along with an interest list of 600 others, are

waiting for faithful farm ers to work with th em in the

soil of their lives.Our little church now has 96 peo-

ple involved with h ome cell groups, and 40 are

attending a Daniel Sem inar on Sabbath m orning.

The question n ow being asked is When can we plantanoth er church?

This m agazine is n ot large enou gh to contain all

the experiences that God gave us durin g the series. If

there were room enou gh to capture only one thought,

it would be t his: God is calling lay people to b e faith-

ful farm ers. He is calling the Pauls of this day to do

some tr aining. He is longing to see us stand together

at the altar of sacrifice, giving all that God has pu t

within us and entrusted to us.

Church members had prayed for God to fill their

newly enlarged sanctuary with souls eager to hear

Evangelist Brian McMahon preach from the Bible,

and He did!

Of the 76 people

who have asked

to be baptized,

30 have already

sealed their

commitments.

This little church

that began out of

a dentists office is

now bursting at

the seams!


14/1614

John Bradshaw

Jun e 4-8 at 7 p.m .Kentu cky-Tenn essee Conference Camp Meeting

Highland Academy

211 High land Circle Drive

Portland, Tennessee

Batchelor

Priebe

Pefley

McMahon

Kjaer

Hargreaves

DeLong

Bradshaw

House

Snow

Quade

Silvestri

Jaime JorgeJun e 2-3

Kansas-Nebraska Conference Camp Meeting

College View Chu rch

Lincoln, Nebraska

June 9-10

Iowa-Missouri Conference Camp Meeting

Graceland College

Lamoni, Iowa

Jun e 16-17Potomac Conference Camp Meeting

Shenan doa h Valley Academ y

New Market,Virginia

Jun e 24 at 7:30 p.m .

Windsor Church

5350 Ha ig Avenu e

Windsor,Ontario,Canada

July 1 at 6:30 p.m .

General Conference Session

Sky Dome, 1 Blue Jays W.Toronto, Ontario, Canada

You are invited to m eet the mem bers of our Am azing Facts team at any on e of the following locations.T his schedule is

subject to change without notice, so please call Am azin g Facts to confirm appoint m ents or get more inform ation.


Dennis PriebeJun e 10

Plym outh-Sorrento Church

2844 Ponkan Road

Apopka, Florida

Jun e 16-17

Apison Church11421 Bates Road

Apison, Tennessee

Jun e 23-24

Hohenwald Church

210 Hankins Road

Hohenwald, Tennessee

July 7-8

Bristol Church

571 Highway 26

Bristol, Tenn essee

John SilvestriJun e 1 5-24

Washington Conference Camp Meeting

Auburn Adventist Academy

5000 Aubu rn Way

Auburn,Washington

Doug BatchelorJun e 2 5-July 8

General Conference Session

Amazing Facts booth #513, level 800

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building

255 Front Street W.

Toronto, Ontario, Canad a

Lowell HargreavesJuly 12-16

Cowboy Camp Meeting

Rocky Mountain Conference

in Uncom pah gre Forest below Silver Jack Reservoir

Cimar ron, Colorado

Ray HouseJun e 2 3-24

Morris Park Church

800 Morris Park

Bronx, New York

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Special Recognition

Amazing Facts is

happy to recognize

contributions

to the ministry

that are made,

in lieu of flowers,

as a tribute to the

deceased or as a

thank offeringcelebrating significant

milestones in the lives

of friends or

family members.

Listings normally

appear three to four

months after

donations

are received.

Be sure to include

first and last

names and pleasetype or print legibly

to ensure correct

spelling. Due to

space limitations,

a maximum

of five names

will be printed per

donation per issue.

In Loving Memory

Carol Aschb acher by Pierre & Lynda Scales

Russe l l Babylon by Doris Dunks, his daughter

George Bakibinga by Stephen Isabirye ,his son

Marlin Bakke by Martena Bakke

Dorothy Biggar by Doratha & Wilbur Brooks ;by Dixie & Arnold

Plata,her daug hter & son-in-lawClarence Blake by Idy & John Freem an

Tom Blincoe by Gertrude Romant

Charles Borris by Ann Borris ,h is mother

Peter Borris by Ann Borris ,his wife

Alice Boyd by Mrs.C.S.Wil l iams, her daughter

Helen Boykim by Luci l le Bush

Anna & Carl Brockm ann by Ethel Simeon e, their daughter

Ronnie Bryan by Christ ine Erickson, his aunt

Sandra Tul lock Burgess by Mary Swain

Kitty Burns by Lucille Bush

Bruce Bush by Luci l le Bush, his wife

Pastor Ben Butherus by Elsie Butherus,his wife

Ian Marcus Cal by Gertrude Romant

Leanore Carson by Clara & Larry Burtnett

Steve Cepul inski by Roy & Doris Dun ksDerwoo d Chappell by Jean & Milton Chappell

Keneth Coddington by Vio la Coddington, his wife

Bessie Collins by Orville Wedel

Lila Coon by Idy & John Freem an, her sister & brother-in-law

Joe Crews by Lu Ann Crews, his w ife;by Edward Harding Jr.;by

Mr.& Mrs.Windell Smith

Ronnie Crews by Lu Ann Crews,h is mother

Irene Curtis by Edryn Kast,h er granddau ghter;by Mary Pollack

Judy Davis by Idy & John Freem an

Margaret Detwiler by Gilbert & Mary Good win

Marjorie Dickinson by Kent & Dee Dickinson

C.O. Dockery by Mildred Dockery, his wife

Marie Drake by Doris Low

Dorothy H. Duncan by Jack Duncan,her husband; by Richard,

Jim, Mike,Shaun, & Douglas Duncan,her sonsVictor Fro l ich by Dott i Dunlap,his d aughter

Robert Graham by Ruth Graham, his wife

Harold Gray by Dorothy Gray, his wife

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Gulka by Olga & Matt Tachenko

Esther Guyat by the Gordon Franklin family

David Haines by Oll ie Haines, his wife

Pastor Bill Henry by Weiland Henry Jr. ,h is brother; by Jacob &

Joyce Joyn er

Joseph Herzberg by Mr. & Mrs.Michael Fechik,his son- in- law &

daughter;by Thelma Herzberg , his w ife

Dorothy Heystedt by Dorothy Hughes

Naom i Hodde by William & Helen Friedrichs

Howard Van Houten by Naomi Van Houten,his w ife

Grey Hunt by Mr. & Mrs.Jess ODell

Elva Jacobs by Rubye Wenzel, her sisterJohn Janzen by Agatha Janzen, his wife

Herbert Jenso n by Marvin & Vaughn Krieger

Michael Willi Jkeda by Jutta Jkeda, his m other

Morgan Johnson by the Morgan Johnson Memoria l Fund

Norman Jonsson by Vio la Coddington, his wife

Glenn Kingery by Don & Helen Dees; by Will iam England;by

Nellie Kingery,h is w ife;by Vernon & Sarah LaVoie

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Krall by Marie Krall

Clarence Kuhnke by Bonnie Lorenz

Elizabeth Leeth by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wilson

Mae R. Libby by Ralph Libby, her son; by Eleanor Morrison,her

daughter

Hubert K. Lindsey by Prudence N.Lindsey ,his wife

Lowell Litten by Dr.& Mrs. Harley Anderson

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Dorothy Little by the Georgia-Cum berland Conference;by Paula

Lamnek;by Tina Markham

Alan Long by Paul ine Long , his mother

Pastor J. Murray Long by Pauline Long, his wife

Mona Mahmudnizhad by Chip Nie lds

Bill May by Dr. & Mrs. Richard Daarud;by Kent & Dee

Dickinson ;by Edward Harding Jr.;by Alma May, his m otherMr. & Mrs. N.D. McDowell by Mr. & Mrs. Windell Smith

Gertrude McGregor by Bea Gregeor; by Edward Harding Jr.

Walter Meyer by the Manzano nephews & nieces

Scot t Morrison by Mary Swain,his grandmother

Roger Morneau by Edward Harding Jr.

Joyce Collins Myers by Lloyd Yingling

Dr. Dale Nelson by Dr. & Mrs.Harley Anderson

Pastor Roscoe K. Nelson by Grace Nelson, his wife

Wilford Nelson by John & Kim Getz

Caleb Nem bhard by Faye Ransaw,his daughter

Earnest Oliver by Dorothy Oliver, his wife

Catherine Gwen Poindexter by Gwendolyn Knight ,her grand-

mother

Albert Patt by Roger & Ethel Nelson

Donald Payne by Ann BorrisDot Payne by William & Joan Peterson

Pauline Pollack by Anne Cameron & Mary Pollack, her sisters

Pamela Po lm by Pastor Al & Bil l ie Blumens hein

Jessie Pot ter by Luci lle Bush, her daughter

Eddie Pu llen by Jacob & Joyce Joyner

Elva Radford by Martena Bakke

Grace Reuss by Barbara Qualley, her daughter

Joan Roesler by Esther Henderson

Bessie Sabo by Homer & Melva Rhodes

Harry Schneider by Elsie Hauck,his s ister

Arthur Schroeder by Dale Mason

Carrell (Bud) Shu ler by Jay & JoAn n Herford

Bil l Simm ons by Ruby Wil ley

Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Smith by Mr. & Mrs.Winde ll Smith

Pastor Walter H. Smith by Linda Smith & Helen Smith, his wifeLester & Sarah Snyder by Roy & Doris Dun ks

Bob Stewart by Barbara Stewart,h is wife

Marshall Swain by Mary Swain,his wife

Jeff Tachenko by Olga & Matt Tachenko

Joe Tachen ko by Olga & Matt Tachenko

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Tachenko by Olga & Matt Tachenko

Vivienne Tarr by Lucille Bush

June Thomps on by Dotti Dunlap

Samue l Thornton, Jr. by Donna & Samuel Thornton, his parents

Vera Toms by George & Irma Mowry

Dan Trefz by Emma Trefz ,h is wife

Edgar & Essie Tunison by LuAnn Crews,the ir daughter

Bill Twing by Lucille Bush

Don VanDenburgh by Helen VanDenburgh,h is wife

Eldon Vories by Barbara Vories ,his wifeMilton R. & Fannie E. Waxter by Frank & Ruth Waxter, their son

& daughter-in-law

A.E. Wells by Edith C.Wells

Harold Wheaton by Helen Wheaton,his wife

Herby Wiese by Leda Smith

Mel Wiese by Joan Wiese ,his wife & family

Julius Wiles by Robert Cook

George Willey by Ruby Willey

Joyce W uttke by Grace Nelson ;by Paul & Judy Yeom an

Happy Birthday

Lucille Harden (92 nd ) by Maryetta Fullbright, her sister

Albert F. John ston s (82 nd ) by Maryetta Fullbright, his sister

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