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Lending a Helping HandAtlantic Union Teams Continue to Assist in Haiti

Features

4 Cover story: Atlantic Union Teams Continue to Assist in Haiti

6 NY13 Evangelism and Prayer Rally Highlights

6 Update Report Regarding the Mass DHE Site Visit

7 Atlantic Union Governing Committee Approves Inauguration of New Evangelism School

8 NY13 Initiatives

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To faithfully chronicle the work and progress of the church in the Atlantic Union territory and inform, instruct, and inspire our church members.

DePartMentsPresident’s Perspective 3

Adventist Education 8

Youth in Service 9

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¿Qué Está Pasando? 19

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Bermuda 10

Greater New York 11

New York 12

Northeastern 13

Northern New England 14

Southern New England 16

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Obituaries 21

Classifieds 22

DeaDLinesJanuary 2013 November 9

February 2013 December 14

March 2013 January 11

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in this issue…More than two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti left many homeless, the relief efforts continue. In this issue, read a report about what the Atlantic Union and its local conferences have been doing to assist the people in Haiti. On the cover, Pierre Omeler, Atlantic Union Conference Haitian and African ministries vice president, right, assists with moving cement blocks to the site of another house. Photo taken by Nahum Omeler.

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“Busy activity

is not enough.

Satan is as active

and earnest as

any good angel.”

When things are done with a sense of duty, with depen-dence on God, faith in His

Word, and with love and goodwill to all, ordinary acts become holy unto the Lord. Yet, Scripture warns us that we can become weary in well-doing. The Apostle Paul entreats us in 2 Thessalonians 3 to beware of unreason-able people (verse 2), busy-bodies, and idlers with lots of unproductive time on their hands (verse 11).

“But as for you, brethren, do not become weary in doing good”—2 Thessalonians 3:13 (NKJV). Do not lose what you have already created for the honor of God. Every effort put forward for the glorious cause of Christ, whether in the community, at home, in the local church, or at any church organizational level, if it’s done by faith in God, with pure motives, and a patient spirit, your efforts will be blessed and crowned with success. Remember that the eye of God is on you, His hand is with you, He smiles at you, and His command is over you.

Busy activity is not enough. Satan is as active and earnest as any good angel. But one is an evil brute, and the other a protecting seraph. It would be better that we fall into the category of lifeless mat-ter, such as a stone or piece of dry wood, than to be busy as a stinging reptile or a devouring wild animal. Herein, therefore, lies the difference in the work we do. We are transformed from being merely a doer to a well-doer when we cooper-ate with Christ in the great and glorious

work of salvation. The change is not so much energy as much as direction. When our efforts and motives are pure and anchored in Christ, we are well-doers not just doers.

In this issue of the Gleaner, a report is given regarding the efforts made by Atlantic Union members on behalf of the work in Haiti. We ask that you remem-ber in prayer these efforts for the Haitian people who are still under the ravish-ing scourge of the latest earthquake to destroy so much of that fragile nation. On behalf of the Atlantic Union and my colleague, Pierre Omeler, Haitian and African ministries vice president and Adventist Community Services director, I wish to thank all contributors to this humanitarian project through your faith-ful offerings and donations. I encourage you—“Be not weary in well-doing.”

To those who are working faithfully in the New York 2013 (NY13) evangelistic initiative, who faithfully donate to this epochal soul-winning venture, who are helping to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in New York City by pur-chasing and distributing the end-time book The GreaT hope, I say, “Be not weary in well-doing.”

Because of your sincere service in these and so many other ways, some day very soon, your well-doing will meet with a divine well-done!

Donald G. King is president of the Atlantic Union Conference and chairman of the Atlantic Union College, Inc., Board of Trustees.

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Atlantic Union Teams Continue to Assist in Haiti

By Pierre Omeler

The Atlantic Union Conference had a very compassionate response to the earthquake

that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. Donald King, Atlantic Union Conference president, said early on that the union would help “our Haitian brothers and sisters who are victims of the earthquake.” The first stage of assistance was to provide immediate emergency relief, including food and medicine, to the wounded. The second phase was to provide emergency shelters. The Atlantic Union Conference paid for and pro-vided 100 family tents. The third stage was to move the victims from tents to transitional housing.

This past summer, 35 medical doc-tors, along with nurses, builders, car-penters, pastors, teachers, and young adults from all walks of life, flew to Port-au-Prince on a special mission to provide free medical care, medications,

eyeglasses, chil-dren’s toys, and to build houses for victims of the earthquake. More than 4,000 people were cared for and 3,000 eyeglasses were distributed. There were long lines of people who wanted to be seen by the doctors and nurses. While the people were wait-ing in line, Jesula Orneas, a regis-tered nurse, completed patient health education. She taught basic hygiene and shared with the people practical ways to prevent disease and infection.

The Atlantic Union Conference Haitian Ministries Department led the mission and was joined by José Joseph,

Northeastern Conference Haitian Ministries coordinator, and others from the Greater New York and Ontario conferences. Volunteers came from Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Ontario, Canada. (Two conferences in the Atlantic

An assembly line of workers move cement blocks and other material to the location where another house is being built.

José Joseph, Northeastern Conference Haitian Ministries coordinator, left, with Pherold Richardson, senior pastor of the Auditorium de la Bible church, and Pierre Omeler, Atlantic Union Conference Haitian and African ministries vice president.

The Atlantic Union Conference provided funds to build 10 cement block houses.

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Union—Northeastern and Greater New York—have separate ongoing disaster response programs directed by Fitzgerald Kerr and Ruben Merino, both Adventist Community Services directors for their respective conferenc-es). During the mission trip, the team also worked on a transitional house for a woman who lost two family mem-bers in the earthquake. Her daughter, Debora, survived her injuries, but her left leg had to be amputated.

The Atlantic Union has completed two water purification systems that were installed in two of the largest Adventist churches in the capital—the Auditorium de la Bible and Morija. Church members and many families in the neighborhood go to these two churches daily for supplies of clean water. Aaron Kennedy of CampWater, the Florida based company hired to install the water purification systems, says, “People and the pastors at both locations were very excited and grate-ful to get such a gift as this. Without a doubt they have competent and capable men to handle this equipment well.”

Most of the transitional houses are built with plywood. However, the Atlantic Union administrators decided to build 10 units using cement blocks for greater durability. These transi-tional houses are able to accommo-date families of five. The average cost per house is $8,000.00. Josue Pierre,

president of the Adventist University in Haiti, says, “By using local blocks and local hire to build these houses, the Atlantic Union Conference accom-plishes two important goals: providing shelter for the people and supporting the local economy.” This also supports the local church where the workers return their tithes and offerings. The houses are given to Adventist and non-Adventist families. The recipients were very excited to be able to move from tents to the houses. The names of the people who receive the units were recommended by the Haitian Union and the administrators of the Adventist University in Haiti.

The Atlantic Union also contributed to the repair of the main boulevard leading to the Adventist University in Haiti (UNAH) that was severely dam-aged by the earthquake.

Requests for more than 63 houses were received, but finances were avail-able for 10 houses. To date, seven of these houses have been completed and the other three are under construction.

People in the Haitian community have indicated that they are appreciative and thankful for the sacrifice and gen-erosity of the Atlantic Union Conference family. Those who gave can be sure that their gifts helped the earthquake victims in a significant way. However, many are still without shelter more than two and a half years after the earthquake. Please keep them in your prayers. You can help build a house by contributing to the Atlantic Union Conference Haiti Earthquake Relief Housing Project.

Pierre Omeler is the Atlantic Union Conference Haitian and African Ministries vice president and the Adventist Community Services and

Prison Ministries director.

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Cover Story

The weekend of September 21-23 was

packed with activities surrounding the Satellite Evangelism and Prayer Rally at the North Bronx church. The events began on Friday afternoon when a group visited the mayor’s senior advisor to share informa-tion about the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s health message, the events planned for New York City, and to show support for the may-or’s initiative to cut back on sugary drinks in his fight against obesity.

The speakers for the weekend included Carlton Byrd, Breath of Life Ministries speaker/director; Ted Wilson, Seventh-day Adventist Church presi-dent; Robert Costa, General Conference Ministerial Association associate sec-retary, who presented in Spanish; and Abraham Jules, Mount Vernon church pastor. The program includ-ed segments of prayer and interviews about NY13.

The programs were broadcast live on Hope Channel, Hope Church Channel, Esperanza TV, and were streamed on the Internet on auam.tv and praizevision.com. 3ABN carried a delayed broadcast of the programs. The online audience was engaged using

social media on the NY13.org Facebook page.

Rallying the crowd with the Friday-night message, Byrd said, “The work of God cannot be stopped. The gos-pel will go forth. Souls will be saved with or without you. . . . Let’s take New York by storm!”

On Sabbath morning, Wilson, who wants to reach 650 cities around the world, New York being the first, said, “Much work has been done in the cities and yet there’s so much more to be done.”

Following the morning service, a team, includ-ing Wilson, Donald King, Atlantic Union president; G. Earl Knight, Greater New York Conference president; Daniel Honoré, Northeastern Conference

president; and Whitford Shaw, Southern New England Conference execu-tive secretary; went door to door in the neighborhood distributing The GreaT hope and praying with people in the community.

In the closing program on Sabbath evening, Jules said, “We will not know what is going on in the community if we go to church once a week. We must meet people at their point of need, not at our

point of need. . . . We must be a ‘going’ church if we are to be a growing church.”

At the final event for the weekend, nearly 1,000 participants and volunteers gathered on Sunday morn-ing in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York, for the annual Let’s Move Day, to promote physical activity for people of all ages. Among the walkers was 103-year-old Mary Richards, a member of the Corona church, who walked to the finish line and praised God for His gift of life and health.

There is much more to come regarding NY13. To stay up-to-date, visit ny13.org and sign up to receive the NY13 UpdaTe newsletter.

Ednor A. P. Davison, Gleaner editor

Read the entire article online at www.atlantic-union.org/evangelism-rally.

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The site visit by the Massachusetts

Department of Higher Education (Mass DHE) team to conduct an assess-ment for the reestablish-ment of degree granting authority at Atlantic Union College was completed on October 2. The team took

a tour of the campus and expressed appreciation for the hospitality and warm reception they received from the time they arrived on Sunday evening, September 30, all day Monday, and on Tuesday.

During the exit interview on October 2, there were

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several general and spe-cific commendations. These included reception hospi-tality, responsiveness in providing information, and past faculty and students who demonstrated their skill and passion for teach-ing and learning. Specific commendation was given

for the level of commitment and care that the staff and faculty took to manage the teach-out process of the students. Also cited was the leadership role of Lloyd Brown in the downsizing of the institution and manag-ing the deferred mainte-nance of the campus.

Adventists gathered at the North Bronx church for the NY13 Evangelism and Prayer Rally to kick-off evangelistic meetings scheduled for 2013.

Following the Sabbath morning worship service a group, including Donald King, Atlantic Union president, left, and Ted Wilson, Seventh-day Adventist Church president, left rear, went into the neighborhood meeting people and distributing The GreaT hope.

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On September 19, 2012, the executive commit-

tee of the Atlantic Union approved the inaugura-tion of NETS (Northeast Evangelism Training School). The school will provide non-accredited cer-tification for lay members (four-month training) as well as intensives for pastors in the art of evangelism and community health mission-ary work. It is anticipated that with the emphasis on soul-winning and teaching basic health principles, stu-dents of NETS will be trained to min-ister to their com-munities like never before as we await the soon coming of our Lord to this earth again.

The approval decision of the union commit-tee came several months after the first introduction of the training program earlier this year. At that

time, a request for a busi-ness/marketing plan to be presented at the meeting in September 2012 was made and voted upon. The approval comes with support from the General Conference and the North American Division to start such a school for the train-ing of church members and pastors in evangelism and community health mission-ary work. The teaching staff of NETS will include some of the most outstanding soul winners and church growth

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and health specialists in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The cost of operat-ing NETS will be fairly low, since most of the instruc-tors will be contract teach-ers and/or current church employees.

A director for NETS has been appointed by the NETS Governing Board. His name is Eric Flickinger, a seasoned trainer who formerly served as an assis-tant director of AFCOE (Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism) in Weimar, California. A veteran of more than 50 evangelistic campaigns as an Amazing Facts evangelist, Flickinger brings a wealth of experi-ence to the NETS Atlantic Union team to train aspir-ing students in the skill and fervor of soul-winning. His passion for evange-lism has been experienced by thousands across the United States, Canada, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Students will learn how to prepare for, execute, and follow-up a very success-

ful evangelistic campaign. Flickinger is a graduate of the University of Florida, Santa Fe Community College, and AFCOE. His wife, Hildelisa, is a certified clinical nutrition special-ist with degrees in Food Science and Dietetics from the University of Florida at Gainsville. Together, they have two children, Noelani, age six, and Justin, age three.

Although located on the campus of Atlantic Union College, NETS will operate independently of the college and under the governing umbrella of the Atlantic Union Conference. One of NETS’ first training classes will be conducted in New York City in collaboration with NY13, the evangelistic initiative to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ in Metro New York City in 2013 and beyond.

—Donald G. King, president, Atlantic Union Conference

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Eric Flickinger has been appointed as the NETS director.

The team shared the 10 standards of the Mass DHE with us in the exit inter-view, with several recom-mendations—all of which we believe to be “doables” and will be responded to as soon as the official report is received from the team. One of the standards pertain-ing to the library received no recommendations at all. The team was obviously impressed with both the appearance and organiza-tion of the library (thanks to all the staff and volunteers who worked vigorously and enthusiastically to prepare the library and other build-ings for the visit).

We say thanks for all the hard work and tire-less efforts of Gina Brown, Ph.D., administrative edu-cational consultant, Lloyd

Brown, the entire campus staff, former faculty, former students, some board of trustee members, and some AUC Strategic Planning

Committee members—all of whom met with the visit-ing team.

The next steps include responding to the team’s report on each of the recom-mendations before it goes to the DHE board for final approval. We thank God for all your prayers and what appears to have been a very positive outcome for this initial step in the process. If all goes well, the approval process could be completed by January 2013.

—Donald G. King, president of the Atlantic Union Conference, and chairman of the Atlantic Union College, Inc., Board of Trustees

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Atlantic Union Conference — Office of Education

By Astrid Thomassian

NY13 Initiatives

It is a unanimous belief among

Seventh-day Adventist edu-

cators that our schools are

evangelistic centers. For 180 days

teachers place God at the center

of instruction and discipline. As

pastors and church members plan

evangelistic meetings in every

borough of New York City, our

schools are also actively planning

to respond to God’s call to “enter

the cities. Give the inhabitants

of these cities the call to prepare

for the coming of the Lord”—

evanGelism, p. 96.

How does the Atlantic Union

Conference Office of Education

plan to do this? By actively

empowering each student to be

an evangelist in five Christian-

operated clinics conducted in four

of our city schools—Brooklyn

school, Greater New York

Academy, Hanson Place school,

and Northeastern Academy. The

clinics will be in the subject areas

of music, fitness/wellness, art, and

math and language arts and will

be conducted over a period of four

to five days each.

The intent is to follow the coun-

sel of Ellen G. White; “Young

men and women should be edu-

cated to become workers in their

own neighborhoods and in other

places. Let all set their hearts and

minds to become intelligent in

regard to the work for this time,

qualifying themselves to do that

for which they are best adapted”—

TesTimonies, vol. 9, pp. 118, 119.

The objective for each of these

events is to have our students

actively recruit non-Adventist

young people to participate in each

event. Every Adventist student will

be challenged to be an evangelist/

Bible worker to a non-Adventist

person in the clinic. Students will

be called upon to witness, not only

by leading worships each morning

but also by establishing a positive

Christian relationship with non-

Adventist students. Each event will

culminate with an exhibition of

what the students learned during

the clinic. Invitations will be sent

to parents and the surrounding

community to attend. This will

provide an opportunity for the

clinician(s) to share, with the adult

audience, a testimony of their

life as a Seventh-day Adventist

Christian in the subject area in

which they are instructing.

“With such an army of work-

ers as our youth, rightly trained,

might furnish, how soon the

message of a crucified, risen, and

soon-coming Saviour might be

carried to the whole world! How

soon might the end come—the

end of suffering and sorrow and

sin!”—edUcaTion, p. 27.

Adventist students in the

Atlantic Union Conference can be

the voice through whom the Lord

calls “young men and women,

who will press to the front, and

who, after a short time spent in

school, will go forth prepared to

give the message to the world”—

coUnsels To parenTs, Teachers,

and sTUdenTs, p. 549.

Astrid Thomassian is the Atlantic Union Conference education and children’s ministries director.

As pastors and church members plan evangelistic meetings in

every borough of New York City, our schools are also actively

planning to respond to God’s call . . .

Highlighting Atlantic Union Conference Youth and Youth Adults

Atlantic Union Conference — Office of Education

Young Adventist Then: Uriah Smith

Uriah Smith was born on May 3, 1832, in West Wilton, New

Hampshire. He was 12 in 1844 when, together with his family and many others, he experienced the Great Disappointment. At that early age, one of his legs had to be amputated above the knee, but rather than becoming discouraged, this negative event in his life helped him to become more cre-ative. Later, he invented and patented an artificial leg with a flexible knee and ankle joints. He also patented a school desk with an improved folding seat.

In 1852, when he was 20 years old, he became a Sabbath-keeping Adventist and very soon joined James

and Ellen White in Rochester, New York, where he began to assist them in the publishing work. At age 23, Smith became the editor of the review, the magazine of the newly-born church, known today as the advenTisT review.

For much of the next 50 years, he served either as editor or on the editorial staff of the review.

In addi-tion to his

editorial duties, he had just turned 31 when he became the first secretary of the General Conference on May 20, 1863. He held this leadership role five different times throughout his life. Smith, through his writings, became the pastor of many who could not attend church regularly. He also blessed thousands with his public speaking. Before his death he wrote to the delegates meeting in the 1903 General Conference Session: “I am with you in the endeavor to send forth in this generation this gospel of the kingdom, for a witness to all nations. And when this is completed, it will be the signal for the coronation of our coming King.”

Young Adventists, Then and Now

Young Adventist Now: Mark Shand

The Ebenezer Falcons Pathfinder Club from Freeport, New York,

was on its way to the Intrepid Museum when they saw a man, disheveled, cold, and sitting among a pile of what seemed to be all he owned, with no sign stating “I am hungry,” or “Help me, please.” His head was bowed in a seeming state of slumber.

As they drew closer, each person passed by like the Pharisee, but a 10-year-old turned back to give him a dollar. Mark Shand, is a Good Samaritan and a Pathfinder in the Friend class.

Shand was so concerned about the man’s well-being that he wanted to turn back to give him more money.

So great was his distress that he stood there greatly agitated, even after the rest had gone, about the fact that he had so much and this man only had the dollar, and he knew it would never be sufficient. Shand was touched by the reality of this man’s plight.

At Ebenezer church’s Pathfinder Day on September 15, Shand was recognized for his selflessness and concern for another less fortunate person. It was a surprise to Shand (who can be a handful at club meetings) and his family.

It’s exciting to know just how one person can make a difference. Youth service is a proven strategy that helps young people navigate childhood and

transition to adulthood—building con-nections to their communities.

Natalie Noble is the Long Island Youth Federation president.

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Jeffrey Brown, Bermuda Conference president

and Family Ministries director, and his wife, Pattiejean, Bermuda Conference Ministerial Spouses Association direc-tor and Family Ministries assistant, were presented with the North American Division Family Ministries Distinguished Service Award on July 21 dur-ing the annual Family Celebration Sabbath at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The event was jointly organized by the North American Division, the General Conference, and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University.

The speakers for the event were Delbert Baker, General Conference vice president, and his wife, Susan, director of doctoral studies for the University of Maryland Physical Therapy Department. The Bakers were featured guests at the recent Great Hope launch in the Bermuda Conference.

The award presented to the Browns contained inukshuk figures. An inukshuk is a stone, manlike figure, traditionally used by the Inuit and other people from the arctic region of North America. The figures were constructed along the

Canadian shores to point wayward travelers back home. The design of the award includes three fig-ures that mirror the North American Division Family Ministries Department logo.

Claudio Consuegra, North American Division Family Ministries director, and

his wife, Pamela, associate director, say that “Dr. and Mrs. Brown have faith-fully served in the North American Division, mak-ing a positive impact upon families by pointing them toward home. Therefore, it is with pleasure that we pres-

ent them with this Family Ministries Distinguished Service Award.”

Among those present for the event, including people from Bermuda and England, were Willie and Elaine Oliver, General Conference Family Ministries directors; Miranda Lister, Bermuda

Institute history teacher; Jewell Jones, wife of Clifford Jones, a professor and asso-ciate dean at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, and her mother, Elva Jones; Dwayne Burgess and Stanley James, students at the Seventh-day Adventist

Theological Seminary; Errol McLean, North American Division Evangelism Institute associate direc-tor, and his wife, Melzetta; and Dionisio Olivo, Atlantic Union Conference Family Ministries director.

The Browns and the Bermuda Conference Family

Ministries Department are conducting training lead-ing to Adventist Family Ministries Curriculum Certification and Adventist Single Adult Ministries Curriculum Certification.

—Sheila Holder, communication director, Bermuda Conference

Browns Receive Distinguished Service Award

Jeffrey Brown, Bermuda Conference president and Family Ministries director, and his wife, Pattiejean, Bermuda Conference Ministerial Spouses Association director and Family Ministries assistant, are the recipients of the North American Division Family Ministries Distinguished Service Award.

P.O. Box HM 1170Hamilton, Bermuda HM EX

Phone: (441) 292-4110Fax: (441) 295-8372

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Ruth Taylor was born on April 23, 1915, making

her 97 years old. Her age, of course, doesn’t stop her from being an active piano player for the members at the Central Dutchess com-pany. “I’ve been playing the piano for 87 years,” says Taylor, who started playing when her father bought her a piano when she was 10.

Taylor was born in New Jersey into an Adventist home. She shared how they started in the faith. “My grandmother, who lived in Brooklyn, researched many religions. One day, while she and my mother were walking, they saw a big tent. They went to see what was going on and dis-covered it to be a Seventh-day Adventist evangelistic meeting. After hearing the message, they became Seventh-day Adventists.” The family moved to Albany and for a time her mother stopped going to church. When Taylor was 10 she was baptized, along with her two sisters and brother. Her mother was rebaptized with them.

In the 1930s, Taylor trained to be an opera singer. During that time, she met a young man named Raymond Taylor, whom she later mar-ried. She stopped training for the opera and worked at Park Electronics for 15 years as a supervisor. She also served as an activity director at a nursing home for more than seven years, was the federa-tion president of Greater New York Conference Adventist Community Services, and the president of the Hudson Valley Activity Directors Association for a couple of years before moving to Tennessee and later back to New York.

Keeping herself active professionally, Taylor also kept faithful to God and stayed in shape physically. In earlier years, she played on a basketball team, would ski, roller skate, and ran track. She boasts when she says, “I even beat a bunch of farm boys once in the 100-yard-dash.” What keeps her going now is getting up at 4:00 a.m. to exercise, doing her own laundry, and cooking.

97-Year-Old Still Playing the Piano for Church

Ruth Taylor is an active piano player for the Central Ducthess company.

Throughout her life, Taylor’s best moments were playing the organ and the piano for churches. She continues to play for the Central Dutchess com-pany and has done so since

2009. “Everything about playing the piano is a chal-lenge,” Taylor says, “but I love it because it’s good for the brain.”

—Kimi-Roux James, communication assistant, Greater New York Conference

GNYC Churches Participate in Coat Distribution

Every year, several churches in the Greater New York

Conference partner with New York Cares Coat Drive to distrib-ute thousands of coats to people in the community. The churches begin applying online in October, since the coats are distributed to the churches in the order in which their applications are received.

When coats are ready for distri-bution, the churches are contacted by the New York Cares Coat Drive personnel and an appointment is scheduled for them to pick up the coats. The coat distribution begins in early December.

The donated coats are shared with men, women, children, and infants in need, includ-ing homeless families, senior citizens, and struggling immigrants.

The Adventist Community Services, Adventist Youth Ministries, Women’s Ministries departments, and Pathfinder clubs are encouraged to work together in order to distribute coats to thousands of men, women, and chil-dren in New York City who would oth-

erwise do without this winter season.

—Ruben Merino, Adventist Community Services director, Greater New York Conference

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August 2012 was a time of outreach, spiritual

growth, and a test of faith for members of the Curriers church in Arcade, New York. After two years of planning and praying, the Messiah’s Mansion arrived on the afternoon of August 7. God blessed the endeavor in ways that could not have been imagined ahead of time. With fewer volunteers than the church or the Messiah’s Mansion team had hoped for, the set-up was finished more than one day early. God provided a much-needed day for the Messiah’s Mansion team to catch up, and it was a sense of relief for Curriers church members.

The nine days of tours went by quickly. Of the 825 people who went through the display, many were pas-tors of other denominations,

some were organizers for non-Adventist Christian camps, and others were Seventh-day Adventists. People came from Canada, Michigan, Alabama, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and other places. Many expressed their heart-felt appreciation for this life-size display of the Mosaic Sanctuary. In all, 174 people requested Bible studies.

Many seeds were planted and some misunderstand-ings were corrected. For example, some visitors thought that Seventh-day Adventists didn’t believe in Jesus. Thankfully, they were shown that Adventists not only believe in Jesus, but are willing to follow Him as He leads them through the plan of salvation, as is evident in the layout of the sanctuary. As for the many Adventists who took

174 People Request Bible Studies While Visiting Messiah’s Mansion Display

the time to go through the display, over and over many shared that they now have a better understanding of the sanctuary and the plan of salvation.

The team of young people who traveled with Clayton Leinweber, director of Messiah’s Mansion, were an incredible group. Camp Duffield was a big part of what made the event a suc-

cess. They provided food and shelter for much of the time that the Messiah’s Mansion team was in town. Many members took time out of their busy schedules to help make the event a success. Some have formed close friendships that will last for eternity.

—Melissa Conrad, member, Curriers church

Clayton Leinweber, director and founder of Messiah’s Mansion, right, along with the group that worked on the project in New York.

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The Vacation Bible School (VBS) community outreach program

at the Gouverneur church has been an ongoing ministry for the past six years. Each year they have expe-rienced a steady increase of chil-dren. This year 28 children from the community attend-ed; only two were members of the Adventist Church.

The theme for the VBS program was “Fruits of the Spirit” (“Let’s Get Tootie Fruity”). This year some of the mothers also volunteered wherever help was needed. While volunteering, they received a taste

of the Bible lessons taught to their children. Reaching the parents for Jesus by way of their children is a real possibility.

The Sabbath closing program was an opportunity for family and friends of the children to see and hear about all that the children learned through the week. The children showed off their talent in music, poems, and scripture

memorization. There was also a slideshow presentation.

The church was full during the program with no empty pews! A

potluck meal was provided following the program that allowed the children to show all their crafts, including windsocks, birdfeed-ers, and oil lamps

made out of canning jars, potpourri, and pine cones. Church members are praying that the impact on those who attended VBS will help them make their decisions to be in heaven.

—Milton L. Armstrong, elder, Gouverneur church

Twenty-eight children attended Vacation Bible

School at Gouverneur church this year, only

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75th Anniversary Celebration

Christian Fellowship Church 779 Schenectady Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11203

November 25-December 1, 2012

Speakers include: James Lamar, pastor,

Winston Stephenson, pastor, Eldeen King, pastor,

James Black, director, North American Division Youth Ministries

A week of daily events, culminating with a musical celebration.

Visit the Web site to view a lineup of activities www.christianfellowshipsda.org

Raymond Alcock, the River of Life church pastor, jumps rope during the Brooklyn South/Staten Island Adventist Youth Federation first-ever block party that included church members as well as residents from the community.

Brooklyn Youth Host First-ever Block Partythat no matter what they might be going through during these tough times, God will always be there for them. Lisa Burke, event organizer and BSSI sports director, said, “The youth, older adults, and the com-munity had a great day. Everyone had a wonderful time and that’s all we could have asked for.” The BSSI federation is planning to do this event again next year, even bigger and better, as a part of NY13.

—Jason Dryden, president, Brooklyn South/Staten Island Adventist Youth Federation

The Brooklyn South/Staten Island Adventist

Youth Federation (BSSI) held their first-ever block party on August 26. It took place at the River of Life church in Brooklyn, New York. Each youth depart-ment in the federation was asked to submit a video stating why their block should be the one to host this event. Even though it was a close call, the River of Life Adventist Youth Society won the vote. The events of the day were a mixture of evangelism and

fun. Everyone who attended was given pieces of lit-erature. Games played includ-ed dominoes, board games, volleyball, and double-dutch. There was food for everyone and, to the sur-prise of many, the food was free!

The young people in the community fully partici-pated in the events. While they were having fun, the youth from the church were also able to share their faith with the guests. Some community residents pre-ferred to stay on their steps and watch, so the youth brought them their share of literature and food.

During the afternoon, Raymond Alcock, pastor of River of Life church and spiritual adviser to the fed-eration, shared a brief mes-sage. He reminded them

At the block party, Jason Dryden, Brooklyn South/Staten Island Youth Federation president, left, talks with Limrod Andrews, the federation vice president.

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About three years ago we began to experience

a burden for the Auburn/Lewiston, Maine, area. Then last March, a year and a half later, God actually opened the door for us to work there. We have been awak-ened to the urgency to work the cities. Lewiston espe-cially has been neglected.

Last fall we held an evan-gelistic series in Auburn and God sent us more than 25 new people, many of whom are from Lewiston. We have been studying God’s pro-phetic counsels on how to work the cities, and were impressed with the need of a center of influence in Lewiston. As we searched, God miraculously opened the door to purchase a Pizza Hut right on Lisbon Street, with 18,000 cars pass-ing by each day. The price to purchase this building was $400,000.00, but at the time we heard about it, the price had dropped to $160,000.00! There were two other offers, yet within hours of putting in our offer, God secured it for His work!

Our vision is to have a small vegan lunch buffet by day, led by Matt and Jessica Blake and their daughters, who have a passion to share their talent, and also to

offer classes four evenings a week. We will also have a Sabbath meeting house. Our program will include the ministry of a medical mis-sionary, emphasizing heal-ing and the gospel hand-in-hand. We are planning cooking schools, seminars, and lifestyle counseling led by local physicians Tim

Howe, Stephen Boyd, and nurse practitioner, Mary Penner, who have offered their services once a week. We will also be offering herb classes, marriage semi-nars, weight loss and stop-smoking plans, group Bible studies, and even free music lessons. Don Ball, local Bible worker and associate pastor, and the church members are leading an effort to sur-vey the people of Lewiston to assess their needs.

Don and Barbara Ball have responded to God’s call to leave Virginia to minister with Jane and me in leading this exciting mission. They have a rich experience in gospel medi-cal missionary work, and working with all classes of people, as well as a burden for young people.

Ball says, “We have seen the hand of God. I had four opportunities at the time, but God not only drew me

Adventist Restoration Center Impacts Lewiston Communitytoward this one; He closed the door on the other three. When Pastor Rick Kuntz called me on the phone, I bonded with him and his vision immediately. Then the pastor’s wife, Jane, called and asked me ques-tion after question and I still felt called to join them. My wife, Barbara, was initially against it. Her response was, ‘But I told God not to send us anywhere [that is] cold!’ But then she read a chapter in her Ellen White devotion-al book, Go Forward, and heard the voice of God add-

ing, ‘to Maine.’ So I received the call, then Barbara heard it for herself. We want to do God’s will, and the reason we are coming is that God is sending us!”

Come to Adventist Restoration Center, the Pizza Hut church, for a slice of real life; have your life rebuilt brick by brick; come for healthy food, spir-itual food; have your dry, crusty heart changed to a soft new heart. . . . Come!

—Rick Kuntz, conference evangelist and pastor, and his wife, Jane, Auburn church

Adventist Restoration Center is the center of ministry in the Lewiston, Maine, area.

16-year-old Leads Vacation Bible School

The Barre church conducted a Vacation Bible School (VBS) in August in the Barre-

Montpelier, Vermont, area. What made this VBS so special was the fact that Ashley Paige, a 16-year-old Central Vermont Academy student and member of the Barre church who has a heart for children, was the leader and motivating power behind it.

The theme for this year was “Blast Off With Jesus.” From the general program to the games, Paige’s creative power was all part of a successful VBS. The enrollment began with 21 and increased to 32 children. Paige wasn’t alone; there were at least eight individuals who were inspired by her and moved by the Holy Spirit to reach out and con-nect with the children of Barre. The Lord is using our youth to make a difference.

—Brian Bilbrey, pastor, Barre-Montpelier and Randolph churches

Vacation Bible School children stand in front “Blast Off With Jesus” background during one of their sessions.

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P i n e T r e e A c a d e m y , F r e e p o r t , M a i n e

H o s t e d b y

Randee Reynolds, sec-retary/treasurer of

Northern New England Conference (NNEC) and interim president of Parkview Adventist Medical Center (Parkview), has accepted the invitation of the Parkview Adventist Medical Center Board and Membership Committee and the Central Maine Medical Center of Lewiston, Maine, to become president of the Adventist owned and operated 55-bed hospital in Brunswick, Maine. He has held the posi-tion on an interim basis for the past seven months.

“The conference at large, the office staff, and I will greatly miss the expertise and enthusiasm that Randee brought into leadership here in NNEC,” said Mike Ortel, NNEC president. “We have experienced many joys,

accom-plish-ments, and chal-lenges together that have put us on our

knees many, many times. God has been our refuge and strength. I believe that God sent Randee to this confer-ence when we needed his particular leadership the most. Now his talents will be shared with Parkview.”

Since 2008, Reynolds has been employed by the Northern New England Conference, most recently holding the position of secretary/treasurer. While serving the constituents, he was instrumental in acquiring many new church and school properties. The

Cedar Haven Campground, located in Freeport, Maine, now in its second year, was purchased under his leader-ship. He secured the new conference office at 479 Main Street, Westbrook, Maine, in 2011 at below market value and has over-seen the renovation process, taking it from a library facil-ity to a corporate office.

“I want to thank the Northern New England Conference constituents for the opportunity to serve this conference for the last four years. I also want to thank the office staff for their support! The Lord has blessed this conference in so many ways. I am so thank-ful that God still uses hum-ble men and women to do His work,” Reynolds said.

Included in a release from Parkview was the statement,

“With over 25 years experi-ence in leadership positions, both in the private sector and in the Adventist system, Reynolds brings a great depth of understanding of the complex issues facing service-oriented institutions. Before moving to Maine he was the vice president of business development for the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Reynolds has served as a member of the board and the finance com-mittee for Florida Hospital, a 10-hospital system based in Orlando, Florida, and recog-nized as one of the top health care systems in the southeast-ern United States.”

May God continue to bless Reynolds with wis-dom as he leads Parkview Adventist Medical Center.

—Lynn Ortel, communication director, Northern New England Conference

Randee Reynolds Appointed President of Parkview

Randee Reynolds

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The goal of the First Springfield church’s

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response Team is to get to know their neighbors before the next disaster. The newly-trained team has been operating for about a year.

Pictured on the top row, from left, are Mihail Baciu, the church’s pastor; Viorica Baciu, Judy Hayes, and Carol Elliot. On the bottom row, from left, are Brenda St. George, team leader; Melody Tapia, Myrna Leiper, Rosie Perez, Tomas Perez, and Dan Hayes. Not pictured are team members

Don and Gabi Moore, and Annette Bazelak.

They are currently working on completing 250 personal care kits. The team meets monthly and provides a free pasta dinner on the last Wednesday of each month. They also provide emergency preparedness and health information at these dinners.

Last year, during the October 29 snow storm, they provided hot meals, going door to door to reach individuals and families affected by the storm.

—Brenda St. George, ACS Disaster Response Team leader, Springfield church

The Connecticut Adventist Youth/Young

Adults Federation (CAYYA) held its second annual Back to School Bash in New Haven, Connecticut. About 100 people attended and many traveled from New York, Worcester and Clinton in Massachusetts, and from South Windsor, Willimantic, and Bridgeport in Connecticut. The guest speaker, José Cortés, Jr., Atlantic Union Adventist Youth Ministries director, delivered a message about compassion to the young people. As the youth returned to school, they were equipped with the knowledge that going back to school is an oppor-

tunity for them to reach out to others and introduce them to Jesus.

The Willimantic church youth performed a skit teaching the young people to have faith in God, and to listen to His voice for guid-ance. The praise and wor-ship portion of the service was done by Y4P (Youth

4 Praise) from the

Connecticut Valley church in South Windsor. Fernanda Lopez from the Hartford Portuguese church presented special music. The Medical Cadets pro-vided assistance during the street prayer, distributed information about their ministry, and assisted with guest parking.

The youth were chal-lenged to take prayers to the community. CAYYA

provided prayer signs to attract the community and to let them know that they were praying for them. Many of the young people and adults had the chance to pray for a stranger. Some as young as 10 years old were praying in the com-munity. There were groups in front of the church, walking along the side-walks and on the corner of Orange and Humphrey Street in New Haven. The Medical Cadets provided security and some had a chance to pray for others. In addition to praying for the community, the youth also prayed for the col-lege students returning to school.

—Eric Fraticelli, president, Connecticut Adventist Youth/Young Adults Federation

CAYYA Holds Back to School Bash

Y4P (Youth 4 Praise) from the Connecticut Valley church in South Windsor, conducted the praise and worship portion of the service.

José Cortés, Jr., Atlantic Union Adventist Youth Ministries director, delivered a message to the young people about compassion.

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Making an eternal dif-ference in the lives

of kids in the commu-nity is the goal of summer ministries for the College Church in South Lancaster. Massachusetts. “VBS and Sonrise are a large commit-ment of resources and man-power for our congregation, but we see them as a vital component of our mission in our area,” says Don Pate, the church’s senior pastor. “We constantly work at keeping our eyes focused on a broader horizon than our own needs and these two programs are just one com-ponent of that effort.”

Throughout the school year the church has many activities for young families. Pathfinders, Adventurers, Bell Choirs, Homeschoolers’ Weeks of Prayer, voice choirs, a weekly drop-in “play group,” the Friday evening Youth Ministry 360, and other programs are all offered while school is in session. But the summer months provide an opportu-nity to shift gears and create two programs that can serve as pathways for the winter children’s ministries.

Heather Cook, associ-ate pastor for Children’s Ministries, oversees all activities targeted from “birth to youth” at the College Church. She has

assembled a large team of volunteers who assist her. She also has a passion to engage the youth in “buying in” to service. As a result, with each passing sum-mer two extensive outreach programs of the church continue to be increasingly creative and effective.

“VBS this year was just huge,” says Cook. “We honestly

don’t know that we can allow it to get any bigger or it might just become mass production. We can’t let it be just that. VBS 2012 had a daily attendance of between 90-100 children and, as a result, our theme of the loyal Daniel in Babylon was absolutely stretched to the limit for supplies.”

“On top of that,” says Cook, “we had unique challenges this year in that many of my normal staff kids were on the orchestra tour to England, Scotland, and Iceland while we were running our program. [With] more kids, fewer people to draw upon as staff, we were scrambling!”

As one might expect, the children were engaged in

all the usual activities of a Vacation Bible School, but this year’s had the added curios-ity of a petting zoo right in the basement of the church. “We are quite sure that the kids will never forget the day a full-grown llama came to church riding in the back seat of a small car! That’s a mental imprint for our VBS that will not be forgotten,” says Cook.

Extending the VBS pro-gram, Camp Sonrise is a three-week drop-in day camp for the community. Overseen by church member Joyce Malin, 2012 represented the fifth summer of its existence.

“Every day for three weeks the kids get to participate in learning, games, activities, field trips, service projects, swimming, worship, all things that are great build-ing blocks for a positive life,” says Cook. “We cannot thank Joyce Malin and her team enough for what they do for us in this remarkably well-organized activity!”

“There are four things that I most appreciate about our summer ministries,” says Pate. “The first is the passion our congrega-tion has to support them. Number two would be the fact that both VBS and Sonrise are predominantly attended by children who

normally do not attend our church and a large por-tion are not Adventists. I’d say that only 10 percent of attendees at each of the pro-grams are actually from our own church family, so this is excellent outreach.

“The third factor of our summer ministries that I value so highly is the fact that we actually do see, from year to year, that these serve as feeders to the various winter activities and even to our Sabbath School and worship events. We hope and dream for some to actually end up at Browning elementary and SLA because of our efforts.

“Lastly, I hope our con-gregation never forgets that one of the most significant benefits to continuing these ministries extends beyond the simple census of how many kids come to par-ticipate. These are excellent service and learning tools for leadership for many of our own academy and college-age youth. Pastor Heather and Joyce Malin both engage large numbers of our teens in leadership, and that’s invaluable as we look to the future of the church,” Pate says.

“Sure, our church is larger than most and we may have more ‘bells and whistles’ than other congregations, but we’d hope that we take our position in the sisterhood of churches seriously,” says Cook. “We are thrilled when other churches see what we do and they are inspired to do some of the same things. It comes with the privilege that we have. We honestly hope that other churches get inspired and even improve upon what we do.”

—Daihyana Vargas-Wood, clerk, College Church

Summer Ministries Feed Other Programs

More than 90 children attended the College Church 2012 VBS program each day.

The College Church basement was converted into Babylon’s bazaar.

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Quoi de Neuf?A Travers l’Eglise Mondiale

Quand les choses sont faites

avec un sens du devoir,

avec la dépendance de

Dieu, la foi en Sa Parole, et avec

amour et bienveillance envers tous,

les actes ordinaires deviennent saints

pour le Seigneur. Pourtant, l’Ecriture

nous avertit que nous pouvons nous

lasser de faire le bien. L’apôtre Paul

nous exhorte dans 2 Thessaloniciens

3 de nous méfier des gens déraison-

nables (verset 2), méchants, et pervers

ayant beaucoup de temps improductif

dans leurs mains (verset 11).

“Mais pour vous, frères, ne vous-

lassez pas de faire le bien”—2

Thessaloniciens 3:13 (LSG). Ne perdez

pas ce que vous avez déjà créé pour

l’honneur de Dieu. Tous les efforts mis

de l’avant pour la cause glorieuse du

Christ, que ce soit dans la commu-

nauté, à la maison, dans l’église locale,

ou à n’importe quel niveau de l’organi-

sation de l’église, si ceux-là se font par

la foi en Dieu, avec des motifs purs, et

un esprit patient, seront bénis et cou-

ronnés de succès. Rappelez-vous que

l’œil de Dieu est sur vous, Sa main est

avec vous, il vous sourit, et vous êtes

sous son ordre.

Etre actif n’est pas suffisant. Satan

est aussi actif et sérieux comme

tout bon ange. Mais l’un est brutal,

et l’autre un séraphin protecteur. Il

vaudrait mieux tomber dans la caté-

gorie de matière inanimée, comme

une pierre ou un morceau de bois

sec, que d’être occupé comme un

reptile de picotement ou un animal

sauvage qui dévore. Ici, donc, réside

la différence dans le travail que nous

faisons. Nous sommes transformés

d’être simplement hommes d’action

à des bienfaiteurs quand nous coo-

pérons avec le Christ dans la grande

et glorieuse œuvre du salut. Le chan-

gement n’est pas tout à fait concentré

à l’énergie autant que la direction.

Lorsque nos efforts et nos motivations

sont purs et ancrés dans le Christ,

nous sommes des bienfaiteurs pas

seulement des faiseurs.

Dans ce numéro du Gleaner, un

rapport est émis en ce qui concerne

les efforts déployés par les membres

de l’Union Atlantique en faveur du

travail en Haïti. Nous vous deman-

dons de ne pas oublier de prier

pour ces efforts en faveur du peuple

haïtien, qui est encore sous le fléau

ravissant du dernier séisme qui a

causé tant de destruction dans une

grande partie de cette nation fragile.

Au nom de l’Union Atlantique et

mon collègue, Pierre Omeler, vice-

président des Ministères Haïtiens et

Africains et directeur des Services

Communautaires Adventistes, je tiens

à remercier tous ceux qui ont contri-

bué et qui contribueront à ce projet

humanitaire à travers lears offrandes

et leurs dons. Je vous encourage: “Ne

vous-lassez pas de faire le bien.”

Pour ceux qui travaillent fidèlement

à l’initiative évangélique de New

York 2013 (NY13), qui ont fidèlement

contribué à cette aventure d’époque

pour la conquête des âmes, qui ont

aidé à répandre la Bonne Nouvelle de

Jésus-Christ à New York par l’achat et

la distribution du livre de la fin des

temps Le Grand Espoir, je dis: “Ne

vous-lassez pas de faire le bien.”

À cause de votre service sincère dans

ces domaines et bien d’autres façons,

un jour, très bientôt, votre bien-faire

rencontrera un divin bienfait!

Donald G. King est président de la Conférence de l’Union Atlantique et président du Conseil Administratif de l’Atlantic Union College.

Traduction: Margareth Morisset

English translation on page 3 of this issue.

Ne Vous-Lassez pas de Faire le Bien

“Etre actif n’est pas suffisant. Satan est aussi

actif et sérieux comme tout bon ange.”

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¿Qué Está Pasando?

Cuando las cosas son hechas

con un sentido de deber,

dependiendo de Dios, con

fe en su Palabra y con amor y buena

voluntad a todos, los actos comu-

nes se convierten en santos ante el

Señor. Pero la Escritura nos advierte

que podemos cansarnos de hacer el

bien. El apóstol Pablo nos ruega en 2

Tesalonicenses 3 que tengamos cui-

dado de hombres perversos (versículo

2), desordenados, no trabajadores

en nada, sino entremetiéndose en lo

ajeno (versículo 11).

“Y vosotros, hermanos, no os can-

séis de hacer bien”—2 Tesalonicenses

3:13 (RV1960). No pierdas lo que has

creado para el honor de Dios. Cada

esfuerzo puesto hacia adelante para

la causa gloriosa de Cristo, ya sea

en la comunidad, en la iglesia local

o en cualquier nivel organizacional

de la iglesia, si es hecho con fe en

Dios, con motivos puros y un espíritu

paciente, será bendecido y coronado

con éxito. Recuerda que la mirada de

Dios está puesta en ti, su mano está

contigo, él te sonríe y su dominio está

sobre ti.

Estar ocupado en actividades no es

suficiente. Satanás está tan fervien-

temente activo como cualquier buen

ángel. Pero uno es malvado y el otro

es un serafín protector. Seria mejor

que cayéramos en la categoría de una

vida inánime, como una piedra o un

pedazo de madera seca, que estar ocu-

pados como un reptil punzante o un

animal salvaje. Aquí, por tanto, yace la

diferencia en el trabajo que hacemos.

Somos transformados de ser mera-

mente hacedores a llegar a ser buenos

hacedores cuando cooperamos con

Cristo en el grandioso y glorioso plan

de salvación. El cambio no es tanto

en la energía como en la dirección.

Cuando nuestros motivos y esfuerzos

son puros y están anclados en Cristo,

entonces llegamos a ser buenos hace-

dores en vez de solo hacedores.

En esta publicación del Gleaner,

encontrarán un reporte de los esfuer-

zos continuos de algunos miembros

de nuestra Unión del Atlántico en

favor del trabajo en Haití. Les pedi-

mos que mantengan en sus oraciones

estos esfuerzos por las personas de

Haití quienes todavía están bajo el

azote recibido por el terremoto que

destruyó la mayoría de esta nación

tan frágil. De parte de la Unión del

Atlántico y mi colega, Pierre Omeler,

vicepresidente del ministerio haitia-

no y africano y director de servicios

comunitarios, quisiera agradecerles

a todos los que han contribuido y

siguen contribuyendo a este proyec-

to humanitario mediante sus fieles

ofrendas y donaciones. Les animo a

que “no os canséis de hacer el bien.”

A aquellos que están trabajando

fielmente en la iniciativa evangelís-

tica Nueva York 2013 (NY13), que

fielmente han donado a esta empresa

ganadora de almas, que están ayudan-

do a llevar el mensaje de las buenas

nuevas de salvación en Cristo Jesús

mediante la compra y distribución del

libro La Ultima Esperanza, les digo,

“no os canséis de hacer el bien.”

Debido a su sincero servicio en esta

y muchas otras maneras, algún día

muy pronto, su hacer el bien se reu-

nirá con el divino hacedor.

Donald G. King es el presidente de la Unión del Atlántico y director de la Junta Directiva del Colegio de la Unión del Atlántico.

Traducción: Johanna Viteri

English translation available on page 3 of this issue

No os Canséis de Hacer Bien

“Estar ocupado en actividades no es

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NOrTHEASTErN CONfErENCEGrand Concourse celebrates its 40th

anniversary on Nov. 16-18. The Grand Concourse church gives praise and thanksgiving to God for 40 years of existence at 1275 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY. The program includes the rededication of the newly-renovated sanctuary and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. The celebration includes a consecration service on Friday night, a rededica-tion program on Sabbath, a cultural play Saturday night, and a grand gala banquet on Sunday evening. Guest speakers include Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, Donald King president of the Atlantic Union; Inskip Alsop, pastor in the Chesapeake Conference, and Everett Brown, presi-dent of Jamaica Union. For additional information, contact the church’s office, (718) 681-2232 or (718) 617-6202.

SOUTHErN NEW ENGLANDLearn How to Minister Behind Bars. A 2-day seminar at the Worcester church, 2 Airport Dr., Worcester, MA,

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CArrUTHErS, roderick James (M.D.)—100; b. Dec. 3, 1911, in Onondoga, N.Y.; d. Feb. 20, 2012, in Stoneham, Mass. He graduated from Pacific Union College in Angwin, Calif., and earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. He served as captain field physician for four and a half years in the Army during WWII. He opened a medical practice in McGraw, N.Y., before joining the staff at the New England San and Hospital (Boston Regional Medical Center) in Stoneham, Mass. He opened his

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practice in family medicine in 1950 and cared for patients until he retired at the age of 76. He served as church elder and on the boards of Greater Boston Academy and the Stoneham church for more than three decades. In 1965, he was the recipient of “This is Your Life” at the Stoneham Town Hall. In 1985, the Town of Stoneham honored him with the Outstanding Service Award. He is survived by two sons, Robert Carruthers (Rosanne) of Stoneham, Mass., and Douglas Carruthers (Sharon) of Shawnee, Kan.; a daughter, Jean Mabley (Lonnie) of Madisonville, Tenn., six grandchildren, Jill and Neil Carruthers, Patricia Wooten, Dawn Horning, and Michael and Jonathan Carruthers; eight great-grandchil-dren, Dean, Luke, Kate, Noah, Seth, Ethan, Keaton and Kaitlyn; and a niece, Kay Christensen Meager of Camarillo, Calif.

CHENEY reginal L.—83; b. Oct. 20, 1928, in Dover Foxcroft, Maine; d. Apr. 13, 2012. He attended Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, Mass. He pastored in districts in Portland, Maine (1955), Rutland, Vermont, (1956), and Bangor, Maine, and in the Maritime Conference in Canada, then in Pennsylvania. He returned to Northern New England and served in the Norridgewock, Maine, area where a new ten-grade school was built, as well as a new church in Waterville. He also served the four churches of the Keene-Brattleboro district where he started a radio station called The Wonderful Life. The May 10, 1983, issue of the Gleaner featured Cheney and the radio ministry in a cover story titled, “A Receiver of God’s Grace Witnesses to its Power.” In total, he had 10 districts with about 30 churches. He retired in 1993. In 2004, he published a poetry book, walkinG wiTh JesUs. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Longard Cheney of Rutland, Vt.; daughter, Carol Cork of Houston, Tx.; son, Gerald Cheney of Santa Fe, N.M.; sister, Reginia of Gilford, Maine; and two grandchil-dren, Andrew and Aimee Joy Cork.

fOOTE, Joseph Harrison Benjamin (M.D.)—79; b. Jul. 20, 1932; d. Dec. 19, 2011. He graduated from Atlantic Union College (1953) in South Lancaster, Mass., and he earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University (1958) Loma Linda, Calif. From 1959 he practiced medicine in Indian Lake, N.Y., for six years. In 1965, he moved his practice to Fort

Ann, N.Y., where he practiced 37 years. He also served as a physician for the New York State Department of Corrections for 28 years. He retired in Aug. 2003 at the age of 71. He is survived by Deloris (Zachary) of Fort Ann, N.Y., his wife of 46 years; 10 children, William D. Foote ( Janice) of Castle Valley, Utah, David Foote (Debra) of Fort Ann, N.Y., Ronald Foote (Diane) of Warrensburg, N.Y., Kevin Foote (Lynnette) of Mountaintop, Pa., Jeffrey Foote (Laura) of Longwood, Fla., William E. Foote (Corey) of Norman, Okla., John Foote (Bonnie) of Fort Ann, N.Y., Robert Foote (Nancy) of Gansevoort, N.Y., Joseph Foote II ( Jenifer) of Cheney, Wash., and Jodi Boyd (Michael) of Collegedale, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and brother, Edward Foote of Canton, N.Y.

fOrD, Jennifer L.—55; b. Nov. 10, 1956, in New Castle, Ind.; d. Mar. 5, 2012, in Bennington, Vt. She is a graduate of Highland Academy in Portland, Tenn., and Southern Missionary College (now Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tenn.). Survivors include, her hus-band, Dale Ford; two daughters, Jessica Ford and Heather Ford, both of Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; her parents, John and Martha (Shaw) Criss of Vestal, N.Y.

PA C K , M a r t h a “ M a r t y ” M a y (Coleman)—76; b. Mar. 2, 1935, in the Elmira/Horseheads, N.Y., area; d. Feb. 20, 2012, in Dayton, Md. She was a long time member of the Elmira church in Elmira, N.Y. She is survived by John Pack, her husband of 57 years; seven children: Barbara, John Jr., Joseph, Jerry, Jim, Marty, Ann and their spouses; 13 grandchil-dren; six great-grandchildren; five brothers; one sister; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

SKINNEr, Jeannie Arapage—64; b. Apr. 8, 1947, in Manchester, N.H.; d. Feb. 22, 2012, in Dallas, Ga. She is a graduate of Atlantic Union College. She was an accomplished educator well known for both her creative and musical talents. Her teaching career included: Twin Tiers Adventist Junior Academy, Cedar Brook School, Sandia View Academy, Greater Houston Adventist Academy, Enterprise Academy, and Atlanta Adventist Academy. She is survived by Ron Skinner, her husband of 45 years; two sons and daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; a sister.

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with clinical preceptors, tracking students, and evaluating student rotations. Master’s degree and three years PA clinical experience required. Contact Michelle Buller, PA program director, mibuller@ucollege.edu. (402) 486-2527.

SOUTHErN ADVENTIST UNIVErSITY seeks graduate faculty to join our mission-focused team at the M.S.N. and D.N.P. levels. Candidate must hold current family/adult N.P. certification. Requisite qualities include interest in research, suc-cessful teaching and advanced practice nursing experience, f lex-ibility, and commitment to Adventist education. The candidate must be a member in good and regular standing in the Adventist Church. Doctorate required. Send curricu-lum vitae or inquiries to Dr. Holly Gadd, hgadd@southern.edu. SAU School of Nursing, P.O. Box 370, Collegedale, TN 37315.

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CorrespondentsBermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheila Holder, sholder@bermudaconference.bm Greater New York . . . . . . . . . . . . Rohann Wellington, rwellington@gnyc.org New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kim Kaiser, kim@nyconf.org Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JeNean Johnson, jjohnson@northeastern.org Northern New England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Ortel, lortel@nnec.org Southern New England . . . Frank Tochterman, ftochterman@sneconline.org Atlantic Union College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkview Adventist Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Relations

Atlantic Union Conference DepartmentsPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald G. King Vice President, Haitian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre Omeler Vice President, Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dionisio Olivo Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlyle C. Simmons Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon D. Thomassian Treasurer, Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor S. Forbes Adventist Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre Omeler Adventist Youth Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .José Cortés, Jr. Children’s Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astrid Thomassian Children’s Ministries, Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerrell Gilkeson Children’s Ministries, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlene Alvarez Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ednor A. P. Davison Disabilities Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte L. V. Thoms Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astrid A. Thomassian Education, Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerrell Gilkeson Education, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlene Alvarez Family Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dionisio Olivo Health Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlyle C. Simmons Human Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlyle C. Simmons Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell E. Wecker Ministerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald G. King Ministerial, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre Omeler Ministerial, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dionisio Olivo Ministerial Spouses Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois King Personal Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor S. Forbes Plant Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Keith Prayer Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlyle C. Simmons Prison Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierre Omeler Public Affairs/Religious Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Eusey Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald G. King Revolving Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violet Bidwell Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dionisio Olivo Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon D. Thomassian Trust Services/Inner City/Loss Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon D. Thomassian Women’s Ministries (Interim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois King

Local Conferences and InstitutionsBermuda: Jeffrey Brown, President; Sydney Gibbons, Secretary; Pamela Greyson, Treasurer. Office Address: P.O. Box HM 1170, Hamilton, HM EX Bermuda. (441) 292-4110. Web site: www.bermudaconference.org

Greater New York: G. Earl Knight, President; Gerson Santos, Secretary; Carlos Gonzalez, Treasurer. Office Address: 7 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030. (516) 627-9350. Web site: www.gnyc.org

New York: Angel Rodríguez, Acting President-Secretary; Florencio Zabala, Treasurer. Office Address: 4930 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215. (315) 469-6921. Web site: www.nyconf.org

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Northern New England: Mike Ortel, President; __________, Secretary-Treasurer. Office Address: 91 Allen Ave., Portland, ME 04103. (207) 797-3760. Web site: www.nnec.org

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Because Actions Speak Louder Than WordsMark this date: March 22-24, 2013 in New York City