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VOL. XVI, NO.6

French regional director reports ,

Caribbean visit 'eye-opening'

MARCH 14, 1988

He then spoke at afternoon ser­vices for 329 brethren.

During another lecture the nextmorning, Mr. Apartian spoke to109 new people. "It was very en­couraging, and 1think it resulted inlots of interest."

In the afternoon he took part in25th anniversary celebrations of theMartinique church (see article,page 7)-"a real Feast-type atmo­sphere," he said.

Feb. 22 he traveled to Guade­loupe, where he conducted servicesfor 250 brethren in Pointe-a-Pitre.Members from Basse Terre drovemore than an hour to hear him.

"Considering there is not muchtransportation at night, it was agood attendance," said the regionaldirector. "We own our hall inGuadeloupe, and it is truly Ambas­sador quality."

The next day Mr. Apartian did alive interview on The Voice ofGuadeloupe, a radio station thatbroadcasts Le Monde a Venir daily.

"The woman interviewer askedtremendous questions about theBible, so it was a wonderful oppor­tunity to witness," he related. "Af­ter the interview she said she hadmore questions and could I returnthe next day. I did, and we spoke onthe air for another 35 minutes.

"I could see the phones lightingup," he added. "People were callingin to ask me questions, but therewasn't time to talk to them di­rectly."

Feb. 23 and 24 Mr. Apartian con­ducted Bible lectures for 145 and 51new people. "When you get 145people coming out in the evening,it's eye-opening to see such inter­est," he said.

Feb. 26 Mr. Apartian traveled toBarbados to attend a dinner dancethat was part of 20th anniversarycelebrations of the Barbados church(see article, page 7).

"It was very encouraging to seesuch growth in the West Indieschurches," Mr. Apartian said. "Mr.[Joseph] Tkach's visit did much tobring the brethren together."

Brethren in Guadeloupe, who re­ceive a French translation of Mr.Tkach's co-worker letters, gave Mr.Apartian almost S1,000 for thebuilding fund.

"Brethren aren't prosperous inGuadeloupe, by any means, so it wasa sacrifice to contribute like that,"he said.

trine, it was left to me to correctthe misunderstanding.

I agreed with him that our un­derstanding had been in error.But the problem was to findwhere our understanding hadgone astray. If indeed Jesus'stripes were specifically for thepurpose of forgiving so-called"physical sin," then the use ofthe medical profession would berejecting His sacrifice. (Youmay not realize that there areother churches, not Sabbathkeepers, that believe basicallythe same thing we used to teach.The idea is not a unique one.)

But it was not until nearly ayear after the death of Mr. Arm­strong that God led me to seewhy we had misunderstood. Oneof the things Mr. Armstrong hadtold me would be among mygreatest responsibilities was thatof strengthening and unifyingthe Church-which I have beendoing-focusing upon spiritualoneness and the family nature ofthe Body of Christ.

It was in that context that Godled me to see the tremendousmeaning of Jesus' body brokenfor us. It was not something wehad not known before, but it cer­tainly had been so overshadowedby the erroneous "payment forphysical sin" concept that it wasseldom adequately considered,and never strongly focused upon.

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cause the program is well-knownand the stations want listeners.

"Well, Radio Caraibes made atremendous offer-less than halfthe regular price-for five times aweek," he said. "But the managersaid he wanted to wait an entiremonth to build anticipation throughannouncements.

"So we're anticipating that inApril," Mr. Apartian added. "Ithink that's tremendous news."

On Sabbath morning, Feb. 20,the regional director conducted aPlain Truth Bible lecture, attendedby 95 new people. "That's a verygood turnout, because Saturday isoften a work day. We had to con­duct the lecture that day, becausehalls are so difficult to rent."

AT THE LOOM-During his Feb. 19 to 28 trip Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach stops to watch a weaver named Rosa in Guatemala. "Spiritually,Mr. Tkach is weaving Church members into a close-knit family," saidregional director Leon Walker. Above, hats off in Costa Rica. [Photos byMichael Rasmussen]

PASADE A, CALIFOR IA

PASADENA-After four yearswithout Dibar Apartian, voice of LeMonde a Venir (French World Tf>­morrow), speaking over RadioCaraibes in Martinique, islanderswant him back.

This said the French regional di­rector and evangelist after a visit tothe Caribbean Feb. 18 to 28.

During a meeting with the man­ager of Radio Caraibes in Fort-de­France, Martinique, Feb. 19, Mr.Apartian was told: "We were a fam­ily for 20 years. The whole islandloves you and was used to waking upto your message of hope, so we wantyou back."

Mr. Apartian said that other ra­dio stations in Martinique haveaired Le Monde a Venir for free, be-

the breaking of God's law andhas spiritual consequences, thenthe physical consequences ofbreaking basic health laws orprinciples must be the result of adifferent kind of sin-admittedlynot so serious as so-called "spiri­tual" sin, but nonetheless sinthat would require the sufferingof Jesus Christ to be forgiven.

Since the apostle Peter, quot­ing Isaiah, had said, "By hisstripes ye are healed," the linkseemed obvious. Mr. Arm­strong's conclusion was that Je­sus' sacrifice must be dividedinto one part (broken body) forforgiveness of this "physicalsin," while the other part (shedblood) was for forgiveness of"spiritual sin." Other scriptureswere viewed with this explana­tion already in mind.

But as the end of his life drewnear, Mr. Armstrong made itclear to me that he now ques­tioned his understanding on theuse of the medical profession.But as he was in no condition todo further study, and althoughhe had a few years earlier writtenin the strongest terms againstany change in the healing doc-

PERSONAL FROM~'V~

Dear brethren:Included in this issue of

The Worldwide News ischapter three of The PlainTruth About Healing.

I'm sure that by now youhave read the first two chap­ters. As you now read thisand future chapters, I shouldrehearse with you how thisbooklet came to be.

During the last several yearsof his life, Mr. Armstrong beganto recognize that the use of themedical profession by Christianswas not equivalent to rejectingGod as healer. That should beevident to all from his co-workerletters and sermons in which hereferred occasionally to his doc­tor and his nurses.

What would not have been soapparent, however, was Mr.Armstrong's personal struggle tounderstand why the use of doc­tors and medicine does notequate with rejecting God. Heknew that sickness has causes,and had concluded long ago thatthose causes were sin-"physicalsin."

He reasoned that since sin is

the responsibilities Church mem­bers have and met the pastor gen­eral with handshakes, hugs andkisses from children.

"There was laughter, tears andexpressions of joy," said Mr. Cis­neros.

"Despite the English-Spanishlanguage barrier, it is quite evidentthat Mr. Tkach ... seeks out every­one to greet them, without waitingfor them to come to him, and hedoes it with great enthusiasm," saidJose Eliodoro Avila, a deacon fromGuatemala. "He inspires confi­dence, and people feel at ease in hiscompany, as well as in the companyof the group accompanying him."

That evening Mr. Tkach and histraveling party watched entertain­ment by members, including songsand folklore dances.

Among other gifts, the pastorgeneral was given a sculpturecrafted from sterling silver and fourvarieties of jade, depicting a Mayanweaver at work.

Jade, a precious stone to ancientMayans, was exported to other cul­tures, especially the Aztecs, whoconsidered it to be twice as valuableas gold, said Mr. Walker.

The sculpture "expresses the jobthat Mr. Tkach is carrying out asweaver, with divine inspirationweaving the various threads-rep­resented by each member of theChurch-into one whole fabric, inorder to form one whole piece ofcloth as the family of God," saidMr. Cisneros.

Feb. 21 the pastor general touredAntigua, a Feast of Tabernacles siteand former capital ofGuatemala. Inthe 16th century Antigua was one of

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Guatemala

Guatemala was the first stop forMr. Tkach and his traveling party,which included his assistant JosephLocke, administrative assistant El­len Escat, secretary Esther Apper­son, and executive office aideMichael Rasmussen.

Serving as the pastor general'sGulfstream III crew were captainKen Hopke, co-captain LawrenceDietrich and steward Jay Brothers.

Sabbath morning, Feb. 20, Mr.Tkach met with Herbert Cisneros,pastor of the Guatemala City,Guatemala, and San Salvador, EISalvador, churches, to rehearsesome phrases in Mayan dialects thatMr. Tkach used in his afternoonsermon.

Gathering in Guatemala City,412 brethren from Guatemala, ElSalvador and Honduras heard about

Watch outfor cliffs! ... 2

By Jeff E. ZbomePASADE A-"Weaving is a

very common occupation in Guate­mala, so you see people weaving allover the place, using various typesof machines and methods of weav­ing.

"On a previous trip to CentralAmerica I saw an old-style loommade of wood and levers. I thoughtit would be nice to take Mr. Tkachthere and see a weaver in operation.

"So we arranged in advance tohave someone weave something forMr. Tkach, whose name, of course,means "weaver" in Russian, whenhe came. We arrived at about 10o'clock in the morning, and aMayan named Rosa was at theloom.

"Rosa threw the shuttle back andforth, compacting the thread andpushing down levers on two levels,again and again. After a few min­utes, to Mr. Tkach's surprise, wecould see the words Joseph W.Tkach taking form."

So said evangelist Leon Walker,regional director for Spanish­speaking areas, who with his wife,Reba, accompanied the pastor gen­eral to Guatemala, Costa Rica,Puerto Rico and Venezuela Feb. 19to 28.

After Rosa finished his name,Mr. Tkach sat down at the loom andtried his hand at weaving. TheChurch's film crew-John Hal­ford, on-site director, cameramanGary Werings and remote opera­tions engineer Steve Bergstrom­"got some good footage for theFeast family film," said Mr.Walker.

Foundationpreachesby example . 4

Healing:chapter three. 5

Trip to Latin America:brethren woven together

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2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 14, 1988

The World Tomorrow.Mr. Tugendhat has written per­

haps the most readable, concisebook about the European Commu­nity, Making Sense of Europe. Hewrote that "like any other politicalsystem the Community must have acentral authority" (page 172). Heimplied that any such authority hasbeen conspicuous by its absence.

The late Jean Monnet, a Com­munity founder, told French Presi­dent Valery Giscard d'Estaing in1974, as recorded in Mr. Monnet'sMemoirs: "What's lacking morethan anything else in European af­fairs is authority. Discussion is or­ganized; decision is not."

Council authority is still lackingin 1988. The Brussels meetings un­derscored this observation.

Paris foreign correspondent SamWhite was among the first to pub­lish the concept of a first presidentof Europe (see "European Diary,"Worldwide News, Feb. 9, 1987).The European media has picked upon the idea from time to time.

In its January issue, Interna­tional Management published asurvey of its 3,200 most-senior ex­ecutive readers.

Its editors asked them whetherthey would like to see Europe elect apresident in the sense of "a sym­bolic leader" or "consensus-build­er"-not a dictator. An importantcorollary question was who.

The surprise winner-PrimeMinister Margaret Thatcher ofGreat Britain. She garnered themost votes-and was the only na­tional figure "to be nominated by atleast some readers from all of the 12EC countries."

It's a paradox. The InternationalManagement article was titled:"Why the Europeans Love to HateThatcher."

(To be continued)

tlefield-at the supply side, in thosecountries in Latin America produc­ing and distributing narcotics.Stiffer penalties not only on pushersbut users, a tough action liberalAmerica is reluctant to pursue,would dry up the market at home.

Increasingly, Latin nations arecoming to resent heavy-handedU.S. pressure. In reality, it is thegrowing legions of drug users inAmerica who create the powerfuldrug cartels that are subverting le­gitimate governments throughoutLatin America.

The crisis in Panama could cometo a head sometime in the next fewweeks. The nation is on the verge ofbankruptcy.

As we go to press, a defiant andresourceful Gen. Noriega is deter­mined to hang on. Yet, opposition tohim appears to be coalescing.Panama's fragmented oppositionparties have reluctantly united be­hind President Eric A. Delvalle,who was ousted by Gen. Noriega.

Thousands of Panama's pension­ers and social security recipients,unable to cash their checks, are de­manding Gen. Noriega's ouster. Ineffect they are voting with theirempty pocketbooks.

Regardless of how the currentepisode turns out, it has remainedfor the mushrooming national sin ofa drug culture careening out of con­trol to bring the inevitable conflictover the canal forward, rather thanwaiting until Panama gains total le­gal control Dec. 31, 1999.

European DiaryBy John Ross Schroeder

EN ROUTE FROM BRUS­SELS TO LONDON-This re­porter attended the first EuropeanCouncil meeting for 1988 in Brus­sels, Belgium, Feb. 11 and 12.

This council---composed of the12 Common Market heads of state-meets three times a year, once ineither Brussels or Luxembourg andtwice in the countries holding thecouncil's six-month rotating presi­dency that year. For 1988 it's Han­nover, West Germany, in June andGreece near the year's end.

The proceedings were character­ized by late hours, endless hagglingand bad feelings against Britain.One reporter told me of the desper­ate need to expel Britain from theCommon Market. This was an ex­treme view, but you could cut theanti-British feeling with a knife.

In the end a compromise wasreached on the thorny issue of agri­cultural spending-a problem thathas dogged the European Commu­nity for decades.

As Anthony Hartley reported inthe Feb. 14 Sunday Telegraph: "InBrussels the heads of governmenthave cobbled together an uneasyagreement on agriculture and theCommunity budget."

Unlike most of Britain's press,London's Economist saw the sum­mit in a positive light. The Feb. 20Economist said, "The EC's leadersproduced an agreement which, ifallgoes well, will give the communityfive years of budgetary peace."

The Economist continued, "Theclearest benefit oflast week's break­through in Brussels is that it re­moves a boulder from the path to­ward an EC free of internal fron­tiers by 1992."

Christopher Tugendhat was avice president of the EuropeanCommission from 1981 to 1985.Last year he was interviewed for

States, in their rise to power, cameto possess vital gates around theworld (Genesis 22: 17, 24:60) suchas the Suez Canal, Aden and Singa­pore. Nearly all these strategicgates are now lost, with the PanamaCanal on the way out.

It is more than mere coincidencethat America's out-of-control drugproblem is intimately tied in withthe crisis in Panama.

Washington is primarily fightingthe drug war on the wrong bat-

Love-hate feelings flarebetween Europe, Britain

Latin American countries such asEl Salvador, Ecuador, Peru andChile, who depend upon canal tran­sits for large percentages of theirimports and exports.

In the end the decision to relin­quish control of the canal could turnout to be one ofthe biggest blundersin American foreign policy.

Loss of sea gates

Both Britain and the United

materialism to hold us steady andnot on the solid foundation ofGod's Word.

As God the Father continues to"shake" this world with His end­time message, this temporary scaf­folding of money, careers, other"things," will fall away. God's pe0­ple will discover that their only con­fidence must be in the Word ofGod.

God wants our hearts and mindsto be "established with grace" and"not carried about with divers andstrange doctrines" (Hebrews 13:9).Established means to be solidlygrounded, to stand firmly on yourfeet (II Peter 1:12). It means notgetting too close to the edge of thecliff.

The epistle to the Hebrews is abook of examination; it helps us dis­cover where our faith really is.

Like these great men and womenoffaith found in Hebrews II, we to­day should be "strangers and pil­grims on the earth" (Hebrews11:13). This is one reason why Godis shaking everything around us. Hewants us to turn loose from thethings of this world and stop de­pending on them.

Let me quote from a letterfrom Pastor General JosephW. Tkach to the members in WestGermany.

"Brethren, time draws evencloser to the climactic end of theage. We must do as Jesus said,'Watch ye therefore, and pray al­ways, that ye may be accountedworthy to escape all these thingsthat shall come to pass, and to standbefore the Son of man' (Luke21:36).

"As you fulfill your part in thework of proclaiming the Gospel,continue also to place emphasis onpersonal overcoming and comingout of the ways of this present evilworld. God is in every way prepar­ing us for the glorious future ahead!As Jesus Christ leads the way, let'ssubmit ourselves as useful instru­ments in His capable hands."

Yes! Don't live for what thisworld promises you today! Live forwhat God has promised you in thefuture! Be a stranger and a pilgrimon this earth! Walk by faith, not bysight! Heed God's warnings! Keepyour balance! Be firm and steady inthe faith.

can. Japan is the canal's· biggestuser, accounting for nearly half ofthe daily ship traffic, connectingJapan with the United States, theeast coast of South America andEurope. Sudden closure of thecanal, were that to occur, couldcripple JapaD's trade patterns.

Other nations have big stakes aswell. The British merchant marinehas consistently been a large user ofthe canal. And the fleets of Aus­tralia and New Zealand depend onthe isthmian crossing to reach Eu­ropean markets.

Closure of the canal, moreover,would be a disaster to west coast

W~RLDWATCHBy Gene H. Hogberg

canal remains as vital to U.S. andworld commerce as ever. The mod­ern industrial nations have a hugestake in continued access to the wa­terway.

Every day more than 30 shipstraverse the canal. About two thirdsof the vessels are headed to or fromU.S. East Coast, Gulf Coast orWest Coast ports.

The shipping lines themselves,however, are primarily non-Ameri-

about it! Read and study it for your­self in Hebrews 12:14-29.

The book of Hebrews was writtento God's people at a strategic time inhistory. The temple was standing,and the sacrifices were still beingoffered.

But in a few years, both the cityand the temple were destroyed.People were scattered. Paul waswarning that an age was about over!God was "shaking" the order ofthings as we read in Hebrews 12:25­29.

We live in similar circumstancesin today's world. Everythingaround us is shaking and changing.Maybe we should ask if we aredepending on the "scaffolding" of

start to doubt the Word; becausefaith comes by hearing the Word ofGod (Romans 10:17). At somepoint we start to get hardhearted,leading to spiritual sluggishness,which produces dullness towardGod's Word (Hebrews 5:11).

We become "dull of hearing,"lazy listeners! This can cause a de­spiteful attitude toward the Word,as found in Hebrews 10:26-39, tothe extent that we willfully disobeyGod. This disobedience then gradu­ally develops into a defiant attitudeuntil we "dare" God to do anything

Canal relinquished

However, the U.S. Senate, inApril, 1978, narrowly approvednew treaties that progressively turnthe waterway over to Panamaniancontrol by the end of this century.While a formidable U.S. militarypresence is still on hand (10,000troops), the Canal Zone as a U.S.territory is past history. U.S. forcesare now based on Panamanian, notAmerican, soil.

And according to treaty obliga­tions, the U.S. forces must purchasetheir food and provisions fromPanamanian suppliers. This makesthem vulnerable to the economicpressures their own government isapplying.

But the military doesn't operatethe canal. That's the work of 7,600trained engineers, pilots and othercivilian personnel. Among the1,281 Americans are 199 of thecanal's 230 ship pilots, the mostskilled employees.

In a climate of civil unrest, howlong would American canal em­ployees feel safe to stay on and runthe canal?

Despite its 74 years ofservice, the

about 2.5 million people.Previously the United States

had the luxury of looking the otherway whenever Panamanian politicsran their usual chaotic course.America still controlled the canal"in perpetuity," tucked safely in­side its 10-mile-wide Canal Zonebuffer.

By Dexter H. Faulkner

The story goes that there wasoncean isolated village in the moun­tains, near the foot of a great cliff.From time to time people wouldfall over the cliff. The villagers werea compassionate people, so they setup a system ofassistance for the bat­tered and bruised travelers.

As time passed and more travel­ers came to the mountain, the num­ber of casualties mounted. The vil­lagers worked to improve theirmedical care and to arrange forrapid evacuation of the patients to anearby town.

One day, one of the villagers leftthe others and began to climb themountain. "Where are you going?"the others called out. "You can'tleave now. What will happen ifsomeone is hurt while you're upthere?"

The young man replied, "It'stime that I find out why so manypeople are falling over and do some­thing to put a stop to it."

In our Christian lives, along life'strails there are trials-sharp turnsand steep cliffs, perhaps a few rockslides. God has given us directionand warning signs to guide us. Notheeding His warnings can be dan­gerous; we could lose our balance,and go over the edge.

The apostle Paul wrote to us to becareful not to drift from thestraightand narrow path of God's Word:"Therefore we ought to give themore earnest heed to the thingswhich we have heard, lest at anytime we should let them slip ...How shall we escape, if we neglectso great salvation" (Hebrews 2: I,3).

Ifwe do not listen to God's Wordand really hear it, we will start todrift to one side or the other of whatis truth.

As we drift from the Word, we

Keeping your balance

PASADENA-A volatile situa­tion is brewing in Panama, a coun­try of immense strategic value tothe United States.

For the past several months achorus of protest among Panama­nian civic and business leaders hasbeen demanding the ouster ofPanama's military strongman, Gen.Manuel Antonio Noriega. The U.S.government has encouraged thisprotest movement, accusing Gen.Noriega of profiteering from nar­cotics smuggled into the countryfrom South America.

The American government israising the stakes against the Nor­iega regime to an almost unimagin­able degree. Worried observerswonder whether U.S. officials havethought out all tne potential conse­quences of their policy or what fail-ure could entail. .

For example, some Senate lead­ers, claiming that the war on drugsis being lost, are demanding a totalboycott of trade with Panama.

The Reagan administration haseven pu t the operation of thePanama Canal on the firing line byblocking payments of canal fees tothe Panamanian government-anunprecedented and risky action, tosay the least.

Ordinary Panamanians are al­ready suffering because of bankclosures and a lack of cash. Be­cause Panama uses the U.S. dollaras its currency the United Statescan exert enormous political lever­age on the tiny nation of only

Panama crisisputs vital waterway at risk

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'Tears in their eyes'

"I observed the young peoplewith tears in their eyes when Mr.Tkach would need to say good­bye," said Mrs. Apperson.

"At departing time many of themseemed to cling to me and throwtheir arms around my neck, whichwas a heartwarming experience,"Mr. Tkach said.

"If you ever get a chance to visit,I would certainly say to take advan­tage during the Feast to visit someof these areas of the world and othermembers of the family," he added.

"In Guatemala some Mayan In­dians came to services dressed intheir native clothes," said Mr. Hal­ford. "The guidebooks always de­scribe the Central American Indi­ans as proud descendants of a onceflourishing civilization-that sortof thing.

"But looking at the Mayan mem­bers of God's family, I thought theguidebooks are dead wrong," hecontinued. "These people are thehumble forerunners ofa soon-to-be­flourishing civilization. It was greatto meet representatives of theMayan people who are now mem­bers."

Jose elson Montti, a member inEI Salvador, commented, "The ex­citement about Mr. Tkach's visitoccupied our attention for months,and then finally our desire to meethim was fulfilled.

"We saw in him a man of greatpersonality and wisdom, combinedwith the humility and all that is gen­uine and true," he continued,

"His staff reflects the same quali­ties that Mr. Tkach has. Thanks beto God for having included us, to­gether with them, in this great fam­ily of God!"

guitars in Mr. Tkach's room, wherethe traveling party, the Killingleysand Hilda Belly, a deaconess inCaracas, listened for about an hour.

At noon the next day the partyleft Venezuela for Burbank, Calif.,stopping in Houston, Tex., to clearcustoms. The return flight wasabout nine hours.

the Treasurer's OfficeReport from

PASADENA-February income was encouraging, with a 9.8 percentincrease over the same month in 1987. That good increase must betempered with one important fact. Since 1988 is a leap year, Februaryhas one extra business and banking day. That extra day made quitea difference. Without it, the increase was still a good 6.1 percent.

This points out differences when we compare one year or one monthwith another. For the year 1988 there is one less business or bankingday than for 1987, and the months vary by as many as three businessdays. For this reason we try to be cautious about the monthly andannual comparisons.

You may recall that in January we received 1.2 percent less thanthe previous January. This expected decrease was primarily becauseof an unusually large increase in January the previous year. Thenegative figure for 1988 has now turned positive. Because of a goodFebruary, it is now a plus 3.3 percent for the year to date. We hopethis upswing will continue.

REGIONAL OFFICE-Evangelist Stan Bass (right), regional director forthe Caribbean, leads a tour of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Office Feb. 25for Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach (center) and evangelist LeonWalker, regional director for Spanish areas. [Photo by Michael Ras­mussen]

"We have been called to be activeparticipants in and supporters ofGod's work, not spectators," hesaid.

Afterward brethren met the pas­tor general, and at an evening talentshow they performed a collection ofVenezuelan songs, including twocomposed for Mr. Tkach's visit.

"Carmen Salazar, a member whois a lawyer, has a very beautifulvoice, and she and her brother, Car­los, sang 'When Israel Out of EgyptWent' in Spanish for special Sab­bath music," said Mr. Walker.

"It was the most beautiful rendi­tion that I have ever heard of thathymn, whether in English orSpanish," he said.

Mr. Tkach was given severalgifts, including a /iqui-liqui, a col­larless Venezuelan garment, andthree sets of necklines for it.

"The brethren felt really thrilledto see and hear God's apostle in per­son and honored to be the firstSouth American country he has vis­ited," said Mr. Killingley. "Thequestion they all have now is, 'Howsoon can he visit us again?'"

Later in the evening some breth­ren were invited to sing and play

FINISHED FABRIC-Pastor Gen­eral Joseph W. Tkach displays afabric with his name woven into itby a weaver named Rosa (center)and her brother, Juan, in Guate­mala Feb. 21. [Photo by MichaelRasmussen]

Venezuela

Reginald Killingley, Caracas andBarquisimeto, Venezuela, pastor,and his wife, Carol, greeted thegroup in Caracas. Afternoon activi­ties included a cable car ride to thetopofMt. Avila, which at 6,000 feetdominates the city.

At Sabbath services Feb. 27 for120 brethren, Mr. Tkach urged theaudience to grow, overcome and bethe salt and light of the earth, notLaodicean.

FOLKLORICo-Church women in San Jose, Costa Rica, dance Feb. 22in honor of Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach's first visit to CentralAmerica. [Photo by Michael Rasmussen]

Caribbean Regional Office. Al­though Puerto Rico is Spanishspeaking, the office is there for easeof travel to other Caribbean islands.

Greeting the party at the airportwere evangelist Stan Bass,Caribbean regional director, hiswife, Millicent, Pablo Gonzalez,San Juan pastor, and his wife, Au­rea.

At 7 p.m. that evening 236brethren, some flying 30 minutesfrom the Virgin Islands and othersdriving 3~ hours on winding moun­tainous roads, gathered in the Con­dado Plaza Hotel to hear Mr.Tkach's sermon about family, unityand commitment.

Brethren gave him a cuatro, a 10­stringed instrument similar to a gui­tar, engraved with Mr, Tkach's sig­nature in 18-karat gold. The pastorgeneral met brethren after services.

The next morning the grouptoured the Caribbean Office. Theoffice staff shared snacks with Mr.Tkach for about an hour.

A visit to Old San Juan later inthe day led to the ancient Spanishfortifications of EI Morro, which'guard the entrance to the San Juanharbor.

From here centuries ago artillerycould repel attacks by sea, as Eu­ropean kings sought to occupyPuerto Rico ("Rich Port," inSpanish), which was considered thegateway to the West Indies. Onewall at EI Morro is 40 feet thick,

Feb. 26 the pastor general left forthe South American country ofVenezuela.

The Feb. 15 WN reported thatPastor General Joseph W. Tkachshared a brunch with ministers andtheir wives Feb. 7 in Kamloops,B.C. The scheduled brunch wascanceled when Mr. Tkach and hisparty left early in the Church'sGulfstream III jet.

Also, while temperatures of mi­nus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and Cel­sius prevailed in Grande Prairie,Alta, the low in Kamloops duringMr. Tkach's visit was minus 6 Cel­sius (21 Fahrenheit).

warm up to him."The pastor general was often en­

gulfed by abrazos or bear hugs."The abrazos took place every­where, because the Latin people ex­press feelings of warmth and affec­tion by not only a handshake butalso an abrazo," Mr. Walker said.

Feb. 23 the group visited theSarchi art and crafts center nearSan Jose. "We wanted Mr. Tkachto see the products that come fromthat area. Everything from smalltrinkets to cabinets and bed framesis made of solid wood."

Passing by coffee plantations andbanana groves, Mr. Tkach "got afeel for the area," including the vol­canic topography.

Puerto Rico

Feb. 24 the G-III left for SanJuan, site of the English-speaking

For the record

$40 to carry it one block, afterwhich another 100 men on each sideshoulder the load. They switch andcarry the platform for about 4~miles."

Mr. Halford said, "Mr. Tkachseemed moved by the sincerity ofthe people laboring under the bur­den of deception and superstition."

Costa Rica

Arriving in Costa Rica Feb. 22,the pastor general conductedevening services in San Jose, thecapital, for 124 brethren, some ofwhom traveled up to seven hours.

The pastor general was presentedwith a bronze sculpture depicting amother holding a baby in her armswith another child standing by her.

"A mother is a symbol of theChurch and the Jerusalem fromabove," said Mauricio Perez, SanJose pastor. "Both take care of thechildren of God as Isaiah 66 pic­tures. The heaviness of the sculp­ture shows the great weight of re­sponsibility upon Mr. Tkach as theleader of the Church under Christ."

The pastor general greetedbrethren afterward. "Initially someof the brethren in the various areaswere a little nervous, a little reti­cent," said Mr. Walker. "But assoon as Mr. Tkach began to warmup to the audience, they began to

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VENEZUELAN NIGHT-Sporting a Iiqui-Iiqui, typical Venezuelan attire,Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach displays a plaque from brethren inCaracas Feb. 27. "The brethren felt really thrilled to see and hear God'sapostle in person," said Reginald Killingley (right), Caracas and Bar­quisimeto, Venezuela, pastor. [Photo by Michael Rasmussen]

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the richest cities in the New Worldbut was destroyed by an earthquakein 1773.

"As we were leaving Antigua, wehappened to see a religious proces­sion go by," Mr. Walker related.

"Each Sunday in the Lent season... most towns have a procession inwhich individuals carryon theirshoulders an enormous woodenplatform," he continued. "On theplatform stands an image of Christcarrying the crucifiX. About 30 mencarry the huge platform."

Following behind was a smallerplatform shouldered by women."They were carrying an image asthey think of the Virgin Mary," saidthe regional director.

The procession included priestsdressed in purple robes and laityburning incense. "This is part oftheir devotion-to carry the plat­forms as a form of penance," he con­tinued.

"On Easter itself, they carry amuch larger one, for which theyhave to pay money to help carry.That platform requires 100 men oneach side to carry it, all marchingvery slowly."

Each pays the equivalent ofabout

Trip

4 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, March 14, 1988

The Ambassador Foundation:preaching Gospel by example

dation vice president for interna­tional projects: "Thai monks main­tain a high level of leadership in thecommunity. They are more than re­ligious leaders. What affects monksaffects the rest of the community."

Graduate April Waybright, whoteaches at Chitralada, said teachersfeel a bond with the students. "Theysometimes address the students as'/uuk. ' which means daughter orson. If the student is a young child,he may be called 'nuu.' whichmeans mouse-a Thai term of en­dearment."

While most teachers at the schoolshave master's degrees, the Ambas­sador teachers prepare for the one­year teaching assignment throughintensive classes at Ambassador.

Said junior David Bensinger,who teaches at Satit Chula: "Afterasking one of our co-teachers for anevaluation, she replied, 'What youdon't know about English andteaching is made up for by your atti­tude; you always want to learn andunderstand more so you can helpyour students. That is enough. Thestudents will learn.' "

Jonathan Mc air helps the teach­ers improve their teaching methods,according to Miss Waybright. "Welearn to willingly follow and supportthe game plan of our leader."

Mr. Mc air returned to theUnited States in March, and JeffCaudle, a 1983 Ambassador gradu­ate, who served in Thailand until1987, will return as group leader.

Thevolunteersalso lead field trips."We've ridden on planes, trains,buses, cars, boats, trucks, cable cars,tuk-tuks [motorized three-wheel tri­shaws], elephants, water buffaloesand even in the luggage racks on topof buses," said Mr. Shrader.

"Being here for a few months hasgiven us a real insight into the livesof our scattered brethren," he con­tinued. "In Bangkok we have a con­gregation of 11 people, includingthe eight of us working on the proj­ect and an American family living inBangkok."

Each week the students meet at aproject apartment and listen to ser­mon tapes from Pasadena. Theymiss home and family but keep intouch through cards and letters.

"Even though we are teachers Ithink the most rewarding thing iswhat we learn," said Mr. Baxter."We each learn a lot about our­selves, about dealing with othersand about how God's work is done.The central thing we learn is thatbefore you can help others you mustunderstand them."

walks of life," said Mr. Locke.Activities range from tea in a

bedouin tent to participating in amanse/. a formal dinner with gov­ernment officials.

The students are supervised byCliff Parks, on-site project man­ager.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM­Thomas Piasecny, an Ambas­sador College senior serving onan Ambassador Foundation proj­ect in Jordan, talks with a student.[Photo by Susan Thomas]

ON DISPLAY-Monica Shaw, an Ambassador College senior teachingEnglish at the ChitraJada School in Bangkok, Thailand, displays a stu­dent's artwork. [Photo by Scott Gjesvold]

Monica Shaw, a senior who teachesat Chitralada school. "Everywherewe've gone we've been greeted withamazing hospitality, from the sim­plest huts in the northern towns tolovely homes in Bangkok."

Farmlands, plains, beaches andmountains-Thailand is a land ofcontrasts. Bangkok "is an interestingblend of Thai culture with culturesfrom other Asian nations and theWest," said senior Robert Baxter,who teaches at MahaChulalongkorn.

"Our relationship with the monkswe teach is one of mutual respect,"said Rod Shrader, a student teacherat MahaChulalongkorn.

Monks, who are responsible formoral guidance and leadership inThailand, asked the foundation forinstruction in English. Youngermonks taught by Ambassador vol­unteers would not otherwise haveaccess to English-language classes.

According to Jim Little, assistantto Joseph Locke, Ambassador Foun-

By Jeff E. ZboruePASADE A-In Amman, Jor­

dan, where the largest contingent ofAmbassador volunteers serve, eachfor one year, students assist at theYoung Women's Muslim Associa­tion (YWMA) Center for SpecialEducation and the Al HusseinSchool for the Physically Handi­capped. They also help with the Jor­dan Special Olympics and theSports Federation for the Handi­capped.

"The volunteers teach vocationalskills, woodworking, art, music,physical education and preschool,and assist in the hydrotherapy andoccupational therapy depart­ments," said Mr. Locke.

Disabled graduates have foundjobs in the Jordanian work force,while other graduates are success­fully marketing products they madein the vocational workshops, such asshelving, desks, stereo stands andother household furniture.

Women volunteers live in thehome of the minister of King Hus­sein's royal court, and men live in anapartment next door.

"This offers the students theunique opportunity to experienceArabic and Islamic culture andmeet Jordanian people from all

Student volunteers teach

the way of life they represent."He continued, "I appreciate their

commitment and their courage infacing obstacles and hardships asthey prove themselves true repre­sentatives of not only AmbassadorCollege, but also of Jesus Christ."

International projects

Besides projects in Jordan, Thai­land and Sri Lanka (see related arti­cles), the foundation assists in anagricultural program and set up acomputer center in epal, whereAmbassador College studentsserved until mid-1987.

The foundation also funds exca­vations at ancient Terqa, Syria, inMesopotamia, in cooperation withthe University of California at LosAngeles (UCLA) and other foun­dations and individuals. The exca­vations are periodically staffed byAmbassador students.

Helping others starts with understanding

Thai projects stress language

vocnJionnlskills in Jordan

By Marie MyersPASADE A-Five Ambas­

sador College students and twograduates teach English at fiveschools in Bangkok, Thailand,where volunteers have served sinceJuly, 1983. Jonathan Mc air, a1987 graduate, is group leader.

Students teach Thai elementaryand high school aged youths at theChitralada Palace School, Phra­Tamnak (Grand Palace) School,Satit Chula School (a demonstra­tion high school under the faculty ofeducation at Chulalongkorn Uni­versity), MahaChulalongkorn Uni­versityand a high school for monks.

The students teach three to fivehours a day, prepare lessons andspend time with students and teach­ers outside the classroom. Theymaintain daily contact with morethan 800 students and about 60other teachers and administrators.

"Thailand is known as the Land ofSmiles for a very good reason," said

through the foundation becomesmost useful.

For instance, we cannot go intoepal and some Arab countries as a

church, he added. If residents ofthose countries became Churchmembers, "they would be arrested,imprisoned and probably executed,because it'sagainst the law to becomemembers ofany 'outside' church."

"The king and queen of epalknow we are a Church, but we havea contract with them that we willnot proselytize. When they asked usto go to epa!, we set the right ex­ample," said Mr. Locke.

He added that the queen has readMystery ofthe Ages. "What biggerwitness could we be in gentile coun­tries'! When you've gone to the top[ofgovernment], you've gone to thewhole country."

The Ambassador Foundation isinvolved in about 25 internationalprojects, some of which are staffedby Ambassador College studentsand graduates.

Jo eph W. Tkach, chairman ofthe Ambassador Foundation, "hasbeen reevaluating whether certainexpenditures are necessary for theend time," Mr. Locke said.

With the completion of his trip toAustralia, ew Zealand and SouthAsia Dec. 21 to Jan. II, Mr. Tkachhas visited three Ambassador Foun­dation projects, in Jordan, Thailandand Sri Lanka.

Expressing his pleasure with theprojects, Mr. Tkach said: "Officialsof the governments of the respectivecountries have placed a great deal ofconfidence in these young people.They are viewed as young men andwomen who are living examples of

David Baker, director of the school.o announcements were made

before the second year of operation,so students learned of the school byword of mouth. Of the more than300 who applied, 70 were accepted,said Mr. Baker.

Mr. Baker's wife, Dorrie, relatedhow two girls who applied for the in­stitute had low entrance scores.They failed their O-levels (profi­ciency tests as used in England).

"We accepted them because theywere neighbors," she said. "At theend of one year at Waterfield, theyretook their O-levels and received adistinction. That gives us an idea ofhow the students are doing."

"The graduates come by and tellus how they are doing, and they areall doing very well," Mr. Baker said.

English classes include func­tional grammar, listening compre­hension, written expression, formalgrammar, reading, oral communi­cation and word study. Vocationalclasses are typing, shorthand, intro­duction to office procedures andmachines, and introduction to per­sonal computers. Classes are taughtfrom 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

The other foundation project is atParama Dhamma Chetiya Piravenain Mount Lavinia, where Ambas­sador students teach English toBuddhist monks from Sri Lanka,India, China and epal.

The Ambassador group meetswith brethren in Colombo, the SriLankan capital, every other weekfor Sabbath services. When theydon't meet in Colombo, they listento sermon tapes from Pasadena.

Mr. Baker said that although theprojects have been protected fromten ions between the Tamils andSinhalese, effects of the civil unresthave been felt.

Hills of Sri Lanka hostto a varied curriculUIn

By Kerri MilesPASADE A-The Ambas­

sador Foundation is involved in twoprojects in Sri Lanka, one at aschool at Nuwara Eliya called theWaterfield Institute and the otherat a teachers training college inMount Lavinia, near Colombo.

In central Sri Lanka, the Water­field Institute is sponsored in con­junction with Gamini Dissanayake,Sri Lankan minister of lands andland development. The school, arenovated estate house on thegrounds of a former tea plantation,officially opened Feb. 25, 1986.

Ambassador students and gradu­ates make up the faculty of the post­secondary school, which offers En­glish and vocational courses.

Before the institute opened "anannouncement was sent to all of theprincipals in the district, and stu­dents submitted applications," said,

TEACHING IN SRI LANKA-AlisaFerdig (back), an AmbassadorCollege junior, gives typing in­struction at the Waterfield Insti­tute in Nuwara EJiya, Sri Lanka.[Photo by Barry Baker]

By Jeff E. ZboruePASADE A-The Bible says

the Gospel will be preached to allthe world; to all nations. But whatabout countries where it is illegal topreach the Gospel? For the Gospelto reach those countries it takes an­other arm of the Church-the Am­bassador Foundation.

In an interview with The World­wide News, Joseph Locke, Ambas­sador Foundation vice president forinternational projects, said thefoundation is a witness to peoplewhere the Church cannot go.

Started in 1974 by Herbert W.Armstrong, Ambassador Founda­tion's two-pronged approach ex­tends to international areas and do­mestic regions. Evangelist DavidHulme is vice president for domes­tic regions.

"God gave Mr. Armstrong theinsight to establish a branch of theChurch-and it is a branch of theChurch, not off by itself-to be ableto witness to these countries," saidMr. Locke.

Preaching by example

"You can preach all you want, butunless you live it, you are a hyp­ocrite," he added. "What we're do­ing here is living the right example."

A key scripture he uses about thefoundation is I Peter 2:12: "Havingyour conduct honorable among theGentiles, that when they speakagainst you as evildoers, they may,by your good works which they ob­serve, glorify God in the day of visi­tation" ( ew King James).

Since some governments forbidthe Church to operate in their coun­tries, preaching by example

Monday, March 14, 1988 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 5

The Plain Truth About Healing

BE READY TO GIVE AN ANSWER

Sickness may befall even a righteousman so he may learn further lessons.

God foretells the future• God declares the "end from the beginning, and

from ancient times the things that are not yetdone" (Isa. 46: 10).

God has power over the nations• God brings the counsel of nations to nothing,

but His counsel stands for ever (Ps. 33:10-11).• Why do the nations plot in vain? They counsel

against God and His Messiah, saying, "let usbreak their bands asunder." God laughs. Heholds them in derision (Ps. 2: 1-4).

• The nations are like a drop in a bucket. Godcounts them as less than worthless. He bringsprinces to nothing and strengthens those with­out might (Isa. 40: 15-29).

Principles of understanding prophecy• "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis­

dom: a good understanding have all they thatdo his commandments" (Ps. 111: 10).

• Daniel's prophecy was closed up till the time ofthe end. The wicked will not understand, but thewise will understand (Dan. 12:9-10).

• God has revealed His wisdom to us through HisSpirit, which searches the deep things of God.No one knows the things of God except the

Spirit of God (I Cor. 2:7-11).• "We know in part, and we prophesy in part."

We see through a glass darkly (I Cor. 13:9,12).

• God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him(Acts 5:32). He gives us the spirit of a soundmind (II Tim. 1:7).

God's Church Is unified in prophetic under­standing

• We should not lean on our own understanding,nor be wise in our own eyes (Prov. 3:5, 7).

• God "will do nothing, but he revealeth hissecret unto his servants" (Amos 3:7).

• "How can I [understand], except some manshould guide me?" (Acts 8:31).

• We should speak the same thing, have no divi­sions among us, be perfectly joined together inthe same mind and judgment (I Cor. 1: 10).

• We should remember those who rule over us,and follow the faith of those who speak theWord of God to us. We shouldn't be carriedabout with various and strange doctrines (Heb.13:7,9).

• "No prophecy of the scripture is of any privateinterpretation" (II Pet. 1:20).

PROPHECY

other cases of healing or nonhealingoutside the gospels and by menother than Christ. Acts 3:1-16 de­scribes the case of the lame manhealed by Peter and John. This ex­ample is remarkable because nostatement is made that the man hadfaith. He was not even asking or ex­pecting to be healed at the time, butwas rather begging for money(hardly proof of some great righ­teousness).

The apostle Peter performedsome outstanding healings. "Theybrought forth the sick into thestreets, and laid them on beds andcouches, that at the least the shadowof Peter passing by might over­shadow some of them" (Acts 5:15).Acts 9:36-42 records how Peterhealed Tabitha by raising her fromthe dead. What a dramatic event!

Acts 19:11-12 shows how "hand­kerchiefs" or "aprons" sent fromPaul worked great healing miracles.Acts 20:7-12 describes a breathtak­ing resurrection performed by Paulafter a young man fell from a bal­cony and died. I Corinthians 11 :29­30 finds Paul telling the Corinthianchurch that healings among themwere infrequent because of theirnoncaring attitudes toward theother brethren. Since the Corinthi­ans did not honor the "Body" ofChrist (the Church), God was notoften healing their bodies of illness.

I Corinthians 12:9-10,28-30 liststhe "gifts of healing" among thespiritual gifts of Christians, butdoes not elaborate, and in fact listshealing after such gifts as Churchoffice or wisdom.

The ew Testament record con­tinues with examples showing thateven apostolic-age ministers hadhealth problems from time to time,including Paul (II Corinthians12:7). These servants of God werenot always healed, in spite of whatwe might expect.

Finally, we find theapostle Jamesgiving one ofthe Bible's very few di­rect doctrinal instructions abouthealing. It is his directive in James5:14-15 that sick members shouldcall for the elders of the Church.

The process of healing

This brief summary of healing inthe Bible is not exhaustive. But onething is undeniable: There is NO onecommon set of circumstances norspecial formula that runs throughall these examples which somehowstamps illness or the process ofhealing as any different from anyother kind of trial!

(See HEALING, page 7)

Christ's public healings: Such heal­ings would attract great attentionand thus attract people to hear HisGospel message. The importance ofHis healings-indeed, of suchfame-in drawing listeners cannotbe overrated.

But the healings had other effectsfar more profound than merelydrawing listeners. Dramatic heal­ings lent proof to what and who Hewas-the promised Messiah, ofwhom prophets like Isaiah had writ­ten. Thus Matthew 8: 17 points to aprophecy of the Savior in Isaiah 53and identifies Isaiah's words as aprediction of Christ and His healingof the sick.

Christ Himself pointed to Hishealings as evidence of His Mes­siahship when speaking to the doubt­ing disciples of John the Baptist,whom John sent to Christ while Johnwas in prison (Matthew 11 :2-6).

The obvious effect of such mira­cles as healing would be to showwhat great power this man carried(Mark 3:15). But Christ displayedsuch power not merely for its ownsake, as some modern-day publicfaith healer may seem to do, but fora far more transcendent purpose: Byshowing His power to heal, Heshowed His power to forgive sin.

This, again, is the whole point ofthe story of the paralytic man low­ered through the roof as describedin Matthew 9, Mark 2 and Luke 5.(Review chapter two for explana­tion).

Now notice some other pointsabout Christ's healings: For exam­ple, His healings were nearly alwayspublic, but were not in the nature ofspectacles. And they were virtuallyall immediate or nearly so, and theywere dramatic. No one doubtedwhether a healing had been per­formed (Matthew 15:21-31). Fur­ther, He healed a broad variety ofpeople, young and old, male and fe­male. Of some Christ demandedfaith (Matthew 9:29). Of others Heseemed to demand virtually nothing(Luke 7:11-17). This truth maysurprise some!

Other points could be madeabout Christ's healings, and otherpoints will be made of them later on.But this brief summary serves tounderscore the great variety of Hishealings, while reminding us thatHis primary purpose was to en­hance the preaching of the Gospel,and show His power to forgive sin.

New Testamentexamples and instructions

The New Testament records

something about the relative impor­tance of this subject when com­pared, for example, with weightiermatters like baptism or grace.

The vast majority of New Testa­ment healings are credited to JesusChrist. They virtually pepper thegospel accounts of His ministry.These accounts ring loudly withcertain common traits which wemay easily collect and list.

Although Christ at times healedsimply out of His great and lovingcompassion (Matthew 20:34), Hisultimate purpose was much moreuniversal. His healings were closelycoupled with the preaching of theGospel message. Matthew 9:35cites that Christ "went about all thecities and villages, teaching... preaching the gospel of thekingdom, and healing every sick­ness and every disease among thepeople."

Matthew 4:23 again notes thatChrist went about all of Galileeteaching, preaching and "healing allmanner of sickness and all mannerof disease." And Luke 6: 17 testifiesof the large crowd that "came tohear him, and to be healed of theirdiseases."

It takes little imagination to un­derstand one important purpose of

And in the ew Testament

Unlike the Old Testament, theNew Testament virtually showersus with examples of astoundinghealings. However, the truths welearn about healing are ones wemostly must deduce from examples.Christ and the apostles have simplynot chosen to devote great sectionsof verses to a direct and unambigu­ous doctrinal dissertation of thematter. Again, this alone tells us

corpse came into contact with Eli­sha's bones. How plain it is that Eli­sha's death by illness was no indica­tion of unrighteousness!

Finally, we read of the healing ofrighteous Hezekiah from an illnesswhich God had said would kill him(II Kings 20:1-7). His movingprayer to God, and God's subse­quent extending of his life, is power­ful proof that God hears the prayersof those who love and obey Him.Certain aspects of this case will bealso cited later.

61 gives the converse of Deuteron­omy 32:39, proclaiming illness as acurse for disobedience.

In I Kings 17:17-24 Elijah healedthe dead son of a widow as a show ofGod's mercy and power. II Kings 4lists another miraculous resurrec­tion, by Elisha, for similar reasons.

The book of Job records one ofthe most famous sickness-and-heal­ing episodes in the Bible-that ofthe book's chief character, Job him­self. The entire book is worth read­ing for those who wish to mine itsvaried lessons, but even quick skim­ming reveals some surprising facts.For one, sickness may befall even arighteous man so he may learn fur­ther lessons. For another, illness canbe onoe of the most excruciating oftrials. For a third, friends of the illparty had better guard against acondemning attitude!

Most are familiar with the healthproblem of David's senior years, hisinability to sustain full body heat (IKings 1: 1). Yet the Psalms also con­tain numerous appeals in sickness,and thanks for healing. Clearly,David did not enjoy perfect healthnor instant healing every time hebecame sick. See Psalm 30:1-3,38:1-22,41:4-8.

The death of David's son, born ofhis adultery with Bathsheba, like­wise is a powerful example of illnesswithout healing. God had decidedthe child would die, and no amountof prayer would change what Goddeemed best for all in the long term.

Psalm 103 is a much-loved Psalmthat says God "forgiveth all thineiniquities [and] healeth all thy dis­eases" (verse 3). The question ofwhether this verse makes an abso­lute promise to heal every personevery time will be dealt with in de­tail later. The answer may surpriseyou!

The illnesses of kings Asa (IIChronicles 16:12-13) and Ahaziah(II Kings 1:1-4) are often cited bythose who wish to make a caseagainst the use of medical doctors.Both examples deserve our focusedattention and will be dealt with in alater chapter. Along the same lines,II Chronicles 21: 12-19 details anillness of the bowels inflicted uponKing Jehoram because of hiswickedness.

Two more incidents of iUness de­serve special comment. The first isthat of Elisha, a great servant ofGod upon whom God's Spirit dweltin double portion, and who becamesick and then died from the illness.God then resurrected a man whohad been dead when the man's

promise national in nature, contin­gent upon obedience, and refers tonot inflicting Israel with certain ill­nesses which had afflicted Egypt.

Exodus 23:23-25 goes furtherthan Exodus 15:26 and is a promiseby God to take away sickness "fromthe midst of' the Israelites if theyobeyed Him and put Him first. It is,again, a national blessing condi­tioned upon obedience and is cou­pled with other blessings, such aspure water and fertile women (verse26).

Leviticus chapters 13 to 15 is asurprising passage. It discusses theplague of leprosy and give rules ofquarantine. These chapters clearlyrefute any notion that the childrenof Israel lived devoid of all illness, orwere always instantly healed.

Deuteronomy 7:15 likewise saysGod, contingent again upon the Is­raelites' obedience, would takeaway sicknesses. Deuteronomy32:39 confirms that God heals ("Iheal"). Deuteronomy 28:21-22, 60-

Healing in the Old Testament

We will begin in the Old Testa­ment since God begins there. Dis­ease and divine healing are men­tioned a few times here, but are byno means dominant themes. AndOld Testament references are in theform ofexamples ofsickness ratherthan doctrinal dissertations. Thishints at the truth that healing is notsome mysterious, highly complexsubject. For if it were, God's lack ofdetail about healing would be astrange way for Him to handle thetopic.

One of the earliest examples ofillness recorded is that of Sarah'sbarren womb (Genesis 17:17,18:14), a problem not uncommon inher day nor ours. The fact of herhealing, and the subsequent joyousbirth of Isaac in her old age, is one ofthe most beloved of Bible stories,for the physical healing of herwomb heralded the eventual spiri­tual healing of the world throughJesus Christ, who was a descendantof her son Isaac.

Her example teaches that God'shealing may be delayed quite sometime in certain cases, and that Godhad an overriding purpose in herlife which went beyond the physi­cal, as He does in the lives of allwhom He calls. As every Christianknows, every trial-not just ill­ness-serves great purposes thattranscend the physical and the tem­porary.

Genesis 27: 1 tells us the patriarchIsaac was blind for many years.Genesis 48: 1, 10 says thatJacob was"sick" at the time ofhis old age, andalso blind. They were not healed ofthese afflictions-a fact surprisingto those who may equate righteous­ness with perfect health or instanthealing.

God clearly allowed more or lessdebilitating health conditions to gounhealed even in key figures of Hismaster plan. No doubt the lessons tobe learned from these handicapsmust have been more important toGod than the physical health of thepeople involved!

Exodus 15:26 lists an importantand much-quoted promise of Godabout healing, or at least about sick­ness. The Lord said, "If thou wiltdiligently hearken to the voice ofthe Lord thy God, and wilt do thatwhich is right in his sight, and wiltgive ear to his commandments, andkeep all his statutes, I will put noneofthese diseases upon thee, which Ihave brought upon the Egyp­tians ..."

We find here a promise not to af­flict with illness those who are will­ing to obey God. And notice it is a

Chapter threeDivine healing-what,

why, how?Illness is a serious matter. But it

is also a simple matter to define-itis a physical malfunction of one'sbody. Now that we have seen illnessin these simple terms, unencum­bered by erroneous conceptions ofphysical sin (dispelled in the previ­ous chapter)-then divine healingalso becomes a simple matter to un­derstand.

But myths and misconceptionsabout divine healing abound! There­fore we must survey the subject ofhealing throughout both testamentsof the Bible. By so doing, we shalldispel the misconceptions manyhave about the subject, such as themisconception that few if any Bibleheroes were seriously ill. Or that ifthey were, they were always in­stantly healed. Or that sickness isunique in some spiritual way fromany other trial.

Most importantly, we shall learnthe answer to the question, "Whatexactly is the process of divine heal­ing?"

3·88

MElCHIORRE, Josephine, 63, of Buffalo,N.Y.• died Dec. 240fcanoar. She has been aChurch member sinoo 1970. Mrs. Me~

dlOOe.s survived by her husband, AI; tourchildren, Gigi, Bil, Bart and Beth; and oneson-in-law. Funeral services were con­ducted by John larkin, pastor of tile BuffaloNorth church.

FAULKNER. George B.• 89. of MountClemens, Mich., died Jan. 15 of cancer. Hehas been a Chl8"dl member since 1957 andwas ordained a deacon in 1965. Mr.Faulkner is survived by a nephew. Tony F.Gostelcw; a niece. Francis Gray; and onesister, Hilda McNulty. Funeral services wereconducted by Vincent Szymkowiak, pastorof tile Detroit, Mich., East dlurch.

BElCHER, Doris. 80, 01 Brandon. Man.•died Jan. 18 after a short illness. She hasbeen a Churdl member since 1984. Mrs.Belcher is survived by her husband, Digby,also a Chl8"ch member, and two sons, Frankand Robert. JonatIIan Buck. pastor of theMoosomin. Man.. church. conducted fu­neral services.

DROWN, Edward F., 79, of Ipswich. en­gland. died Nov. 30. He and his wife. Mary.were baptized in 1964. Mr. Drown is sur­vived by hiS wife; four daughters, HazelAnness. a deaconess, Maureen Paul, Rosa­lyn Lahmann and Katie Etheridge; a son,Malcolm; and 12 grandchildren. Gravesideservicas were conducted by Peter Shenton.pastorof the Ipswich and Norwich, England;Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; andCopenhagen. Denmark; churdles.

CHAMPAGNE. Norman, 57, of SouthOzone Park. N.Y., died Dec. 27 after a shortbout with canoer of the pancreas. He hasbeen a Chl8"dl member since 1972. Mr.Champagne is survived by his wife, Maria. aChl8"Ch member; lour sons. Paul, Gerard,Philip and Keith, aChurch member, andonesister. Funeral services were conducted byEarl WUliams. pastor of the Brooklyn South.New York (Spanish) and Queens, N.Y.,chl8"dles.

TYLENDA. Marie. 66.01 Buffalo. N.Y., diedNov. 22 of a heart attack. She has been aChurchmemberSlnce 1971. Mrs. Tylenda issurvived by her four daughters, Bonnie.Jane. Annie and VICky; two sons-in-law,Bob and George; and three grandsons,Marl<, David and Joseph.

KEITH. Dam Matthew, who was born pre­malure!yJan. 29whenhismothersullered arupt...ed appendix, died on the way to tilehospilaI the same day. Dam is survived byhis parents. Corn and Ruth Keith of N_Pittsburg, Ind. Funeral serYicas were c0n­ducted by Richard Baumgartner. pastor ofthe Muncie and Richmond, Ind.• churches.

ROWE, Aorence L. 71.of San Diego, Calif.,died Feb. 4 alter a Iongstrugglewithcanoar.Mrs. Rowe issurviYed by a son, Bob HoweI;a daughter. V..ginia BuUer; three grandchil­dren; six sisters; and three brothers.

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NEWBOLD. Dwana L. 64. of Tulsa. Okla.,diedJan. 26. Hehasbeen a Church membersince 1964. Mr. Newbold is survived by hiswife. Leona; one daughter, GeneYl1l Storjo­hann; and one grandson, Brandon Storjo­hann. Funeral serYicas were conducted bySteven Andrews. assistant pastor of tileTulsa A.M. and P.M. churches.

O'DELL, Gerald, 46. 01 Midland. Mich., diedOct. 1 of cancer. He has been a Churchmember since 1969. Mr. O'DelI is survivedby his wife, Peg. and son, Ryan. bothCh...ch members, and a son. Oarin. whoattends services. Funeral services wereconducted by Garvin Greene. pastor of theMidland and Cadilac. Mich.• cht.-ches.

NOY. 19. She has been a Church membersince 1970. Mrs. Stubbs is survived by herhusband. Earl. Funeral services were con-­ducted by John Brown Sr., a minister in theBrooklyn North church.

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HENSlEY. Herman, 78. of Roanoke, Va.,died Feb. 1a_a long bout with canoar. Hewas baptized in 1965 and ordained a dea­con in 1972. Mr. Hensley is survived by hiswile of 26 years, Ulian, a deaconess. Brit·100 Taylor, pastor of tile Roanoke church,conducted fl8"lera1 serYicas,

ROWE, David, 58. of Vinton. Va., died Jan.16 after a long illness. He and his wife,Mal8"eer>, were baptized in 1985. Mr. Roweis surviYed by his wife; two daughters.catherine Reece, a Ch...ch member, andCynthia; three sons, David Lynn, Anthonyand Chris!opIler; two brothers; seven sis­ters; and two grandchitdren. Britton Taylor.pastor of the Roanoke, Va., church. con­ducted tunera' serYicas.

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ST1JBBS. Betsy, 76. of Brooklyn, N.Y., died

Basildon. England, brethren met belore al­temoon services Feb. 6 for a Iundleon andto marl< the 25th wedding annoversaries ofthree couples: Alan and Lore Riley, deaconand dBaconess, Alan and Maureen Hun­nisetl and local church elder Martin Brownand Ius wife, Mavis. A cold buffet and ananniversary cake were served.

CARSON GRABBE

GRABBE, carson, 47. 01 Pasadena diedJan. 19 or compIicelions from high bloodpressure. He was beptized in 1959 and wasemployed by the Chl8"dl in tile data pr0­cessing area for 20 years. Mr. Grabbe alsoserved as a part-time faculty member atPasadena Ambassador College. He is sur·vived by his wife. Verna; four daughters.Ruth Friddle. Lynn, Karen and Anne; andone son, David. Graveside services wereconductedbyevangelist Dean Blackwel. anassociate professor of theology atPasadena Ambassador College.

Robert Frid<Ie of Greer>sboro, N.C.. wereunited in marriage Aug. 2. The ceremonywas performed on tile Pasadena Ambas-­sador College campus by evangelist DeanBlackwen, an associate professor of the0l­ogy at the college. Anne Grabbe. sister oftile bride, was maid of honor, and JorgeDial de Leon was best man. The couplereside in Pasadena. where Harvey is anAmbassador College senior.

CANUTE. Ruth, 75. of cadillac, Mich., diedJan. 28 from bums she received when hertrailer horne burned.She has been a Chl8"dlmembersince t971. Duane Lady, a ministerin tile Midland. Mich.. chl8"ch, perIonmedtuneral serYicas.

OBITUARIESGOVIER. Allred E.• 77, of Paris, Ont., diedJan. 14 of a heart attacl<. He has been aChurch member since 1981. Mr. Govier issurvived by his wife, V..glnia. also a Churchmember; tour daughters, Shtr1ey PiliaJik,Donna Eady, Karen Brown and catherine;four sons, Ted. Richard, Wesley and Paul;one stepson. Bruce Fntzley; 23 grandchil­dren; and nine great-grandchidren. Funeralserviceswere conducted by Marl< Hayward,a mi!llster in the Krtchener, Ont.. church.

COMPTON. Oliver. 74, of La Crosse. Wis.,died Dec. 29 of a heart attack. He has beena Churdl member Slnce 1980. Mr. Compo100, who losthis sight in his mid-3Os, playedp<anO protessionally. He is survived by hiswife, Toni; two daughters. Jane Osowskiand Julie Marlell; a son. James; n,ne grand­children; and two great-grandchildren. Fu­neral serYicas were conducted by JohnBeld.pastorofthe Rochester. Minn., and LaCrosse chl8"ches.

MR. AND MRS. CRAIG MINKE

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Burnadl of Bramptoo,Ont., are delighted to announce tile mar­riage of their daughterDeborah Fay to CraIQEdward H. Minke, son of Lilli Minke 01Yorkloo. sask. The ceremony was per­formed Noy. 7 by Thomas Ecker. pastor ofthe Vancouver. B.C.• church. Lynn Burrowswas maid of honor. and Dan Kosier wasbest man. The couple. both AmbassadorCollage graduates. reside in Vancouver.where they work lor the Churdl's regionaloffice.

MR. AND MRS. HARVEY FRIDDLE

Ruth Baine Grabbe. daughter of Verna andtile IatB carson Gtabbe of Pasadena, andHarvey Blis Friddle, son of Mr. and Mrs.

MR. AND MRS. J.R. STROUTH

Janica D. MosIlolder, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Jay Mosholder, and J. RichardStrouth. son 01 Mr. and Mrs. James C.Strouth. were unrted in marriage July 12 inFals Churdl. Va. The ooremony was per­formed by Richard Frankel, pastor of theArlingloo and Front Royal. Va., and Gteen·belt. Md.• dlurdles. SU... Kesner. sister 01the bride, was matron of honor, and thegroom's father was best man. The coupktreside in Damascus. Md.

MR. AND MRS. CLINT DERAAS

Unda Sue Daly. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Burton Daly of Mandan. N.D.• and Cint OlafDeraas. son of Mr. and Mrs. MeMO Deraas01 Duluth. Minn.• were united in marriageDec. 27 In Duluth. The ceremony was per­formed by James Wiliams, a mlllister in tileDuluth church. Karen Daly, Bart>ara Shulzand Michelle carlson weretlle bride's atten­dants, and Mike and Steve Deraas and DaveCarlson were the groom's attendants. Thecouple reside in Duluth.

MR. AND MRS. JOHN VOGELE

Hiedi Graham Mayo, daughter 01 Mr. andMrs. Vern Graham of KallSP8l. Mont.• andJohn Jim Vogele. son of tile late Mr. andMrs. John Vogele Sr. of Falan. Mont. wereunited ,n marriage Dec. 12 in Katispel. Theooremony was performed by Ronald Miler,pastor of the Kalispell and Missoula, Mont.churdles. Crystal Graham. sister of thebride,was maid ofhonor,and John Rifewasbest man. The couple reside in Kalispel.

MR. AND MRS. J. de CLERMONT

zaharula S. Michos. daughter of Mr. andMrs. Gaorge Michos of Harrison. N.Y.• andJorgede Clermont, son of Mr. and Mrs. VA.de Clermont of Venezuefa. were united inmarriage NOY. 15. The ooremony was per.formed by Steven Botha, pastor of tile Man­hattan and We_ter, N.Y.• churches.rJna S~iswas matron of honor. andIyan Michos was best man. The couplereside in Manhattan.

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Mr. and Mrs. John Glaze Jr. of AUanla. Ga.,woutd like to announce tile marriage ot theirdaughter Trina to Kerneth W. Reed, son ofMr. and Mrs. Ester Reed Jr. of Houston,Tex. The ceremony was perfonned Nov. 28by Kenneth Martin, pastor of tile A1Ian1aEast and West churdles. Monalisa Glaze,sister of the bride, was maid of honor, andDonald Reed, brother of the groom, wasbest man. The couple reside in Greenville,S.C.

Mr. and Mrs. ArnokJ Wennmacher afepleased to announce the marriage of theirdaughter Dawn Marie to Stanley DennisKillman. son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H.Killman.The ceremonywas performed Aug.20 by Leroy Cole. pastor of the Phoenix.Ariz., East dll8"ch. The a>I4lle reside inTempe. Ariz.

MR. AND MRS. STANLEY KILLMAN

MR. AND MRS. LEE JAECKEL

MR. AND MRS. PETER MILL

Peter Stuart Mil of Rumbling Bridge. SCot·land. and Susan Ann Goodaof B4rTningham,England, were united in marriageOct. 4. Theceremony was performed by MelvinRhodas, pastor of tile Gloucester and Bir·mingham, England, and lIanem, Wales,chUrches. HeSen Martin was matron ofhonor. and Ian KirloNood was best man.Thecouple reside in ScoUand.

Mr. and Mrs. Al SCurr of Windsor. Ont.. arepleased to announce the marriage of theirdaughter Gloria Jean to Blaine Dannison,son of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Dennison ofSutton. W.Va. The ceremony was per­formed Aug. 2 by Gary AnlJOn. an associateprofessor 01 theology at Pasadana Ambas­sador College. The couple reside inPasadena.

Lori Ann Collins. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Edward Collins 01 BUlger. Pa.• and NatllanMichael Zirkle. son of Mr. and Mrs. WilbertZIr1c:leof Bristol. W.Va., were united in mar­riage NOY. 1 in Midway. Pa. The ooremonywas performed by John Dobritch. pastor ofthe Washington and Belle Vernon, Pa.,churches. loretta Collins, sister of tilebride. was maid of honor, and Stuart CaIewas best man.

MR. AND MRS. BLAINE DENNISON

MR. AND MRS. NATHAN ZIRKLE

Laura Jean Kazmer, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Jerald Kazmer of Har1land. Wis., andlee Armund Jaeckel, son of Mr. and Mrs.Armund Jaeckel of Watertown, Wis., wereunited in marriage Dec. 13. The ceremonywas performed by Stuart Dexter, a ministerin the Waukesha, Wis., church. Julie Dexterwas maid of honor. and David Annear wasbest man. The couple reside In N_ Berlin,WIS.

CEMENTS

Mary Petersen and carl DeJohn of tileBuffalo, N.Y., North church are pleased toannounce thetr engagement. A May 1 wed­ding is planned.

WEDDINGS

Neil R. Borner and Jan SChubert of Wash­ingIoo. D.C., are happy to announce theirengagement. A May 29 wedding in C1e....land, Ohio, IS planned.

Ruth Whrtaker of Ant Mich., is happy toannounce the engagement of her daughterTheresa to Jay Frasier, son 01 Ur. and Mrs.Kenneth Frasier ofWest Monroe. La. A May_ing in fljg Sandy is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Frick of Lexingloo. S.C.•are happy to announce the engagement oftheir daughter Hope Dawn to rmothy Alanlindholm of Minneapois, Minn. A May 29_irlg is planned in Lexingloo.

ENGAGEMENTS

Doris Cole. daughter of Margaret Cole. andRichard Alex, son 01 Isabel Alex, arepleased to announce their engagement.Bolh attend tile Buffalo. N.Y.• church., AJune 12 wedding IS planned.

EIa Mae Snell and ErvinSoIars are pleasedto announce the engagement of theirdaughter Julie EIizebeth SoIars to MichaelJames Morrison, son of Mable Morrison ofRed Deer, Alta. A July 24 wedding in Hous·100. Tex., is planned.

MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN PRIOR

Stephen John Poor and Carolyn SusanNemeth were unned in marriage Jan. 3. Theceremonywas perfonned by Bruno lecIerc.pastor of the Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Que.(Frendl). church. Ka_ Nemeth, sisterof the bride, was maid of honor. and SteveJuhasz was best man. The a>I4lle reside inToronto. Ont.

Gannett Kennerly of the Bethlehem. Pa.,A.M. dlurdl and Debra Herman of theUnion, N.J.• dlurch are pleased to an­nouncetheirengagement. An April weddingis planned.

WEIR. Paul and Sue (Orchard), of BaDarat.Australia. boy, David Paul, Dec. 25, 7:13p.m.. 10 pounds 14,. ounces, first child.

YOUNG, DennIS and carolyn (Dial), otB0wl­ingGreen.Ky., girl. Kasey Rachels, Jan. 26,12".22 p.m.. 7 pounds, now 2 girls.

TAMPlAIN. Michael and Dawn (Nicholas).ofBatonRouge. La., girt. Lela Michelle. Feb.13. 1:08 p.m.. 6 pounds 1314 ounces,now2girls.

WEED, Dan and Cara (Edwards), ofPasadena, !l'rl.1..acey Daniele. Nov. 5. 2:35a.m., 8 pounds 6 ounces, firs1 child.

MR. AND MRS. BOB BlJEMEISTER

Karen Karpinec and Bob Bliemeister wereunited in marriage Nov. 28. John Larkin.pastor of tile Buffalo, N.Y., North dlurch,per10rmed the ceremony. Dan Buczek wasbest man, wid the bride's daughter. Re­bekah. was maid of honor. The a>I4llereside in North Tonawanda. N.Y.

SORENSON, Stanley and Starr. of Warren,Pa.. boy. Samuel David, Oct. 1. 6:51 a.m., 8pomds 10 ounces, now 2 boys.

TROYER, Ed and Judy (Roberts), of can­ton. Ohio. girl, Emoly Beth. Feb. 2, 8:55 a.m..7 pomds. now 1 boy,2gir1s.

WAllACE, Thomas and Rebecca (Lerette),of Collonwood, Ariz.• boy, Dustin James.Jan. 3D. 9:16 p.m. 6 pounds 15ounces, firstdlld.

WASHINGTON, Sylvester and Rose(Henry). of Houston, Tex.• girl. sabrinaMones. Feb. 4, 6 pounds 15 ounces. f..stdlild.

SHULTS, Wdiam and lanice(Danielson). ofNew Smyrna Beach. As.• girl, Raina Leah,Jan. 30. 7:13 a.m.. 8 pounds 5,. ounces.first chid.

SINNER. Joel and Kristine (Heck). ofCheyenne, Wyo., boy. Joshua Wade. Oct.13.8p.m.• 4 pounds 4 ounces. now t boy. 1gir1.

SMITH. Leroy and Marguerite (Warren). ofSl John's, Nfld.. boy, David Benjamin sam­uel, Jan. 14. 10:35 a.m.. 6 pounds 11ounces, first child.

of GaIgary. Alta .• boy. Brand Alexander,Dec. 25, 1:25 a.m.• 8 pounds. now 3 boys.

SCHMIDT. Thomas and Denise (DeVille), ofPalmer, Alaska. boy, Everett Aaen, Dec. 25.6:15p.m., 8 pounds, first chid.

CUMMINS. runothy and Anne (S1ephens).of london. Engiand, boy, Dam Pascal.Dec. 4. 9:09 p.m.• 8 pounds 10ounces. now5 boys.

CAREY, Chris and cathy (Fultz), of Spring­field, Mo.. gor1. Chandra Ann, Jan. 2. 9pomds. first child.

ORTIZ, Natllaniel and Cynthia (Barry). ofSalt lake City, Utah, girl. Kayla Danielle,Feb. 16. 11:06 a.m.• 6 pomds 14 ounces.now 2 girls.

McVEIGH, Paul B. and Nora (Deegan), ofMontvale. N.J.• girl. Hannah ENzebeth, Jan.10, 10:55 a.m., 8 pomds 12 ounces, now 1boy,1 girl.

BRUGMAN. Marcel and Helen (Lee), ofcambridge. England, boy. Vidor Albert,Jan. 22, 2:58 p.m.. 2.75 kilogntms. firs1chid.

FARRINGTON. Richard and Susana (Fer­rer), of Chicago. III.. girl. Jasmine Marie,Feb.4, 1:36a.m.• 7 pounds 4 ounces, now 2girls.

BL¥THE, Noel and Deborah (Haymart), ofCoILrnbia. Mo.• boy. Jonalhan Ross, Nov.21, 5:38 p.m.• 8 pounds 5 ounces. now 3boys.

NUNEZ. Martinand Sonia Iris(GonzaIez~ofChicago. IL, girl. VIYiana Maria, Nov. 27,12:57 a.m., 8 pounds 4 ounces, now 2 boys.2gir1s.

DAVIES, Clive and Adele (Saiet). of Johan­nesburg. South Africa, girl. Cheryl Maxine.Dec. 15. 12 am.• 6 pomds 14 ounces. firs1chid.

dB VlUGT, Louis and PalJicja(Feddema), ofI<itchener. Ont., girl. Alysha Margaret, Feb.2, 2:32 p.m., 5 pomds 8 ounces, firsldlild.

DOUGLAS. Harold and Rose (Oarl<), ofAlIanla, Ga., boy, Dare!<. Oct. 28.2:45 p.m.,7 pounds 1 ounce, now 3 boys.

IRUSTA,Joel and Karen (Rice). ofArdldale,N.C.. girl. Hilary Dawn, Nov. 5.5:01 p.m.. 5pounds 11 ounces. first child.

EBRIGHT, Brett and Terry (Walter), of BigSandy, boy, Kyle Justen Errie. Feb. 3.1:23a.m.,7 pounds 10ounces, now 1boy. 1 girl.

EVANS, Eric and loma-Jean (Swanson). ofIndianapolis. Ind.• boy, Jonathan David.Dec. 31,9:42 a.m.• 7 pounds 6 ounces, firs1child.

PEOPlES, Michael and Susan (Mawhin­ney), of Tunourry, Australia, gir1, RhiannonAmy, Jan. II, 10:30 a.m.• 8 pounds 12ounces, now 2 boys. 1 girl.

NAREWSKI. Joseph and Rhonda (Wilson),of1'hiIadelphia, Pa., boy, Patrick Ryan. Feb.2, 2:55 p.m.. 6 pomds 3,. ounces, now 2boys.

MORGAN, leRoy and Vney (Bullington), ofCleveland, Ohio.girl. Voctoria. Jan. 28, 12:28a.m.,8 pounds 3 ounces. now 1 boy. 2 girts.

MORTON, NaJis and Margaret (Marshall~of Sl John's, Antigua, girl. Ola Jamila. Jan.17.2:02 a.m.• 7 pounds 3 ounces. now 1boy,2 girls.

PERRAULT, Daniel and Robin. of Conoord,N.H.• boy, Paul Daniel, Oct. 17.9 pomds 8ounces. now 2 boys. 1 girl.

POUlIOT. Mitchelland Gtetchen (Schrock).of Kalamazoo, Mich., boy. Dam Mitchel.Jan. 13, 11:11 a.m., 6 pomds 15 ounces.firs1child.

FRANTZEN. Jeffrey and Naomi (Hervy). ofTopeka. Kan., boy. CharlesAugusL Jan. 23.12:20 a.m.• 8 pounds 13 ounces, now 2boys.

JAIlAl, UncoIn and Elizebeth (Boodoo­singh). of Port-<lf-Spain. Trinldad. girl, Crys­tal Amelia. Jan. 10. 6 pomds 4 ounces. now1 boy. 1 gir1.

McNAIR. Marl< and Johnette (Ledbetter). ofAustin, Tex., boy, Kerry James, Nov. 6. 9:08a.m.• 7 pounds 8 ounces. first chid.

HARMER, Paler and Ann (Glenn..), of Ab­erdeen. Scotland. girt, Rebecca Louise,Jan. 25, 2:53 a.m., 6 pounds 1410 ounces.now 1 boy, 1 girt

BENBROOK, Steve and Patti (Blanks). ofDaIas, Tex.• boy. K1aylon Lamar, Feb. 9,8:44am.• 8 pomds6,. ounces, now 2 boys.19or1.

LESHOTHO. Ditirelo Vincent and Hannah(Nkonyane). of BIoemfont..... South Africa,boy.Tebogo Comfor1, Dec. 18.10:30 p.m., 3kilograms, first child.

LYSENCZUK. Taras and Lesia (Boryn), ofBradford, England. boy. Olexa Danyk>. Jan.23.7:23 p.m.• 9 pomds. now 1 boy. 1 girl.

McCONACHIE, Ken and Brenda (5aeer»,of GaIgary, Alta., boy, Gar1 Daniel. Dec. 22,9:48 p.m., 8 pounds 10 ounces, now 3 boys,1 girl.

MclAREN, Ken and Susan (Allam). of Ed­monIoo, Alta., boy, Shoun Gordon. Feb. 4.10:48 p.m.. 9 pomds 12 ounces. now 2boys.

JEDZINIAK, Roo and Donna (Mann). ofHigga",.... Conn.• gir1, Sondra Maroe, Nov.17, 1:54 a.m.• 8 pomds 6 ounces. now 3girls.

JOHNSON, Marty and Angela (Hahn), ofTrenloo. Mo.• girl, Ashley Maroe, Jan. 30.10:31 a.m.• 7 pounds 15 ounces, first child.

KIMMONS, Von and Earlene (Smith), ofcentuTy. Aa.. boy, leYoo. Jan. 2, 1:30 p.m.,9 pounds 7 ounces. now 3 boys.

ROOENBUSH, Doug and Yvorne (Hoehn),

RICHARDS, S1ephen and .- (Hodges).of Scottsdale, Ariz., girl, Amanda Marie.Dec. 23, 6:05 p.m., 7 pounds 8 ounces. now1 b9Y. 2 girls.

BARROW. Tony and Hyacinth (MitcheII~ 01Brampton, Ont.. boy. Jonatllan Charles,Nov. 27. 8:33a.m.. 7pounds5ounces,now1 boy, 2 girls.

ANDERSON. samuel and Gail (McIntyre),ofOrlando. Aa., boy. samuel Natllaniel Jr.•Nov. 18. 2:24p.m.,7 pounds 1ounce,nowlboy,2girls.

ABERNATHY. Neal and Yvette (McDoneId),of T_, Ohio, boy. Neal II, Jan. 18,7:11p.m.• 8 pomds 12 ounces. now 1 boy, 2girls.

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PERSONAL(Continued from page 1)

The answer to the seemingdilemma had been right in frontof our eyes all along. Sickness isnot caused by so-called "physicalsin:' Rather it is rightly ex­plained by another concept Mr.Armstrong understood andtaught for decades-that of"cause and effect."

You don't "break" physicallaws, you set the consequences inmotion. You don't "break" thelaw of gravity (though some usedthat example in an attempt toexplain "physical sin"), you setthe consequence in motion. Sick­ness is caused by set-in-motionconsequences for any number ofreasons, some few of which maybe within the control of the indi­vidual.

There are basic laws or princi­ples of health-balanced diet,sufficient rest, appropriate exer­cise, etc. But to break one ofthose laws is not sin! If it weresin, then Jesus would havesinned when He stayed up allnight praying!

Missing a night's sleep is vio­lating a principle of health, nomatter how robust your physicalbody is. You can't do it withoutthe body suffering, even if it isonly a little.

But Jesus did not sin. There­fore, breaking a law of healthcannot he equated with sin, doesnot require the sacrifice of

Christ for one to be forgiven anddoes not put one's eternal life atstake!

Yes, it may well cause you toget sick. But, like Jesus, some­times one may need to misssleep. Sometimes a balanced dietsimply is not available. Such fac­tors may have certain physicalresults. And those can be a les­son to us about what sin does tous spiritually. But it is not a sinto be sick.

Of course, I don't need to ex­plain to you here that lust is sin,and that it can playa part in howsomeone treats his or her body.But I trust you see the point.

The new booklet explainsmany details and ramifications Ihave not covered here. But I felta little background should begiven at this point as you readthe new material.

I think I should also mentionsomething else in regard to thisor any other future doctrinalchanges or revisions that Godmay lead me to make.

Some of our dissidents, thesame ones who despised, criti­cized and rebelled against Mr.Armstrong's role in the Churchwhen he was alive, have nowchanged their tune to proclaimthat I am the agent of the devilif I change or revise anything atall Mr. Armstrong taught. Thisgreater understanding of thesubject of physical healing istheir prime example.

But their problem is not with

doctrine as they suppose; it iswith government. They despisedMr. Armstrong's role, and nowthey despise mine. Not becauseof what is taught, but becausethey refuse now, as they refusedthen, to he taught. I hope none ofyou have the same approach.

God has made me responsibleto Him. Before Him I stand orfall. But let us never forget thatit is Jesus Christ who is Head ofHis Church. He leads it, but Hedoes allow us to make occasionalmistakes. I pray daily that Hewill not allow me, nor any of His

Healing(Continued from page 5)

Notice! Some who were healedhad faith, some did not. Some whowere healed were righteous, somewere not particularly close to God.God at times healed His servants,sometimes He did not heal them.Sometimes illness was a direct pun­ishment from God, but sometimes itwas simply the result of physicalcauses. Sometimes healings wereinstantaneous, sometimes (as in thecase of healing Sarah's womb) thehealing was delayed over manyyears. Sometimes God extended thelife of an ill servant of God, some­times he did not; of course, ALL

God's servants eventually died­and many, if not most, died of an ill­ness God did not heal!

This is critical to understand! Thesimple truth is that the Bible doesnot differentiate SICKNESS, in prin-

ministers, to make any majormistakes.

None of us is infallible, and Iam the first to know that I surelyam not. But understand this: Iwill not shrink hack from fol­lowing God's lead on any matterwhen He makes it clear to mewhat needs to be done. If Godshows me we have been wrong,then His judgment is on me if Idon't take action to correct thatwrong.

It is a heavy burden and re­sponsibility, and I need yourprayers and support in following

ciple, from any other trial whichcan befall man! And consequently(aside from the directive to call forthe elders-James 5: 14-15), DIVINE

HEALING does not entail a spiritualprocess at all different from that re­quired for any other answeredprayer for deliverance from a trial!

Sickness sometimes results fromtime and chance. Sometimes itcomes because of broken laws ofhealth. Sometimes it is the result ofsin. But these things are common ofall trials. And healing has no uniqueconnection with Christ's sacrificesomehow different from othermiraculous interventions.

To be sure, all answered prayer islinked to Christ's sacrifice, for ourwhole relationship to God-and an­swers to our prayers of all types-isbased upon our reconciliation withthe Father, which comes fromChrist's death and resurrection tolife. But answered prayer for heal­ing is no different from any other

God's lead and doing His will.Our faith should be in Him tolead His Church. Let's be surethat it is.

Brethren, let's not permit anychange God puts in His Churchthrough His human leaders tocause you to stumble as somehave through the centuries. TheBody of Christ must be unified.It must be one.

Thank you again for yourmany letters of support and en­couragement. They ari: deeplyappreciated. I pray for you everyday.

answered prayer in the face of anyother type of trial.

Healing is God's miraculous an­swer to the prayer of the sick per­son, nothing more or less. And it isanswered prayer on the same foot­ing-that is, for the same reasons,and, as we shall prove in the nextchapter, subject to the same condi­tions-as any other answeredprayer.

But. having seen that illness is atrial like any other and that healingis the answer to a person's prayer forrelief, other questions remain. Forexample, does God promise to an-

. swer yes to our prayer for healingevery time we are sick? Does Hepromise to do so immediately, orjust eventually? Or not at all?

In other words, is healing an ab­solute promise, or merely an op­tional blessing God sometimes pro­vides? You need to know theencouraging answer!

(To be continued)

ACCENT ON THE LOCAL CHURCH20th anniversary celebrated in Barbados

Sales bear unexpected fruit

Singles savor family focusmust become reality, said Mr.Apartian. He urged members to bemindful of scattered brethren in ar­eas such as Haiti.

After Mr. Apartian spoke, thegroup ate grilled fIsh and an eight­foot cake in the shape of Mar­tinique. A church chorale, chil­dren's choir and other membersprovided entertainment.

A table displayed pictures andmementos from the past 25 years.One photo showed the fIrst mem­bers and their children. Originalmembers who were present for the25th anniversary posed for anotherpicture. Kurt Hoyer.

Brethren met in Fort-de-France,Martinique, Feb. 21 to commemo­rate a quarter century of the Mar­tinique church. Evangelist DibarApartian, regional director forFrench-speaking areas, was presentfor the festivities.

On the outskirts of the city, in ahall decorated with a banner read­ing "We Are One Family" inFrench, about 300 people heard Mr.Apartian trace the beginnings of theMartinique congregation.

He said much work has been ac­complished, but much is left to do.The idea that we are one familyneeds to be more than words-it

ANNIVERSARY FEST-Evangelist Dibar Apartian, regional director forFrench-speaking areas, joins 25th anniversary celebrations of the Fort­de-France, Martinique, church Feb. 21. In front of Mr. Apartian is aneight-foot cake in the shape of Martinique. [Photo by Fernaud Charles]

Martinique marks 25th year

church areas. After services and acatered meal of beef Stroganoff,singles presented a variety show.

Next came a 25-minute dance in­struction and three hours ofdancingto live music. Photos were takenduring the dance.

Sunday morning, singles fellow­shipped for an hour and a half be­fore brunch. After the meal and asing-along, the group spent threehours square dancing. John Jester.

Castries, St. Lucia; Kingstown, St.Vincent; and Bridgetown; churches.

Mr. Simpson praised Mr. Bass'work and thanked him for his loveand dedication, two qualities thathelped lay a firm foundation for theBarbados church.

On behalf of brethren from St.Vincent, an island 100 miles west ofBarbados, Frederick Forbes, amember, presented Mr. Simpsonwith a gift for the Barbados church.

Skits and songs spotlighted thegrowth and development of thechurch, from the time of the firstbaptizing tour by evangelists DibarApartian and Ronald Kelly in 1965,when they baptized seven members.

Church youths, senior citizens,singles and the choir contributed tothe evening. Congratulatory mes­sages were received from ministerswho have served on Barbados.

A dinner and dance scheduled forthe next evening but postponed be­cause of weather took place Feb. 27to coincide with Mr. Apartian'sCaribbean visit. About 350 breth­ren met at the Hilton Hotel.

High points of the Barbadoschurch include the first Barbadianelder ordained in 1973, the mail re­ceiving office established in 1975,another elder ordained a year later,a third elder in 1979 and PastorGeneral Joseph W. Tkach's visit in1987. Edward Straughan..

San Jose, Calif., singles werehosts to their fourth annual singlesweekend Feb. 13 and 14. Threehundred fifty-fiv.e singles frommore than 40 churches in eightstates and Canada attended theevent.

The emphasis of the activity is oncreating a family atmosphereamong the singles, rather than onmarriage and dating. Singles hearda sermon Feb. 13 by pastor WilliamJacobs on how to serve in their

hands of the customers.One of the truck drivers who de­

livered fruit received a sum ofmoney in an insurance settlement.He is not a member of any denomi­nation but felt he should tithe on themoney. He said he was looking for asign from God to show him where tosend the money.

He watched about 200 adults andteens unloading, inspecting andsorting thousands of boxes of fruit,and was impressed because hehadn't seen such a large, organizedgroup of people accomplishing somuch in such a short time.

He was convinced that this waswhere the money should go, so hehanded the group a blank personalcheck for $880. At first they did notaccept the check, but seeing that hewas insistent, they told him how hecould send the money to Pasadena.Ray A. Meyer.

Millicent. Mr. Bass, who pastoredthe church for four years after it wasbegun Feb. 3,1968, by Herbert W.Armstrong, spoke about the experi­ence of earlier years.

Mr. and Mrs. Bass cut an an­niversary cake and were given aporcelain figurine of doves in flightby Victor Simpson, pastor of the

Thirty-two youths and 21 adultsparticipated in a Cleveland, Ohio,East Bible art contest. The contestwas timed to coincide with theyouths' winter break from school.

Entrants had six weeks to com­plete their artwork on poster board.They illustrated biblical themessuch as proverbs, historical eventsor the fruits of God's Spirit.

The youth entries were dividedinto age categories and were judgedon scriptural appropriateness, neat­ness, effort, creativity, design bal­ance and following instructions.

All participants received a re­ward of art supplies and a ribbon,and those placing first, second orthird received prizes. The adultsalso received art supplies, but theirentries were not judged. They wereencouraged to enter as an examplefor the youths.

All posters were displayed atSabbath services Jan. 9 and 16.Gary and Joyce Newbacher.

Brethren in Bridgetown, Bar­bados, celebrated the congrega­tion's 20th anniversary Feb. 6 withspecial Sabbath services andevening entertainment.

The sermon to 458 brethren wasgiven by evangelist Stan Bass,Caribbean regional director, whoattended the event with his wife,

Brethren from the Dayton, Ohio,church raised funds Feb. 14 throughtheir annual citrus fruit sale, whichincluded taking delivery, inspect­ing the fruit and placing it in the

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PASADENA-April 15 isthe deadline for filing U.S.tax returns. Annual re­ceipts fur 1987 contribu­tions were sent to mem­bers In January, accordingto evangelist Richard Rice,director of the Mail Pro­cessing Center (MPC).

"In a few instances,members may need dupli­cate receipts to completetax returns," Mr. Rice said.

Anyone who needs asecond annual receiptshould call MPC's dona­tion file personnel by usingthe Wide Area TelephoneService (WATS) number(1-800-423-4444). Sincethis information is confi­dential it cannot be pro­vided over the telephone.

"Please allow at least10 days for a replacementreceipt to reach you," Mr.Rice said.

vice president of the AmbassadorFoundation for international pro­jects, invited them to visit the cam­pus.

The ministers ate lunch in thefaculty dining room and toured partof the campus.

"They were quite impressed withthe golden peacock presented toMr. [Herbert W.] Armstrong byQueen Sirikit," said Mr. Sexton.

SEP inCbile

Seventy-four youths from Chileand Argentina attended a camp inIcalma, Chile, Jan. 24 to Feb. I.

The camp was in "an idyllic set­ting on a placid lake surrounded byseven volcanoes," said MarioSeiglie, camp director and pastor ofthe Santiago and Temuco, Chile,churches.

Activities included instruction inbasketball, volleyball and soccer.The campers hiked to the top of avolcano, where they could see Chileand Argentina.

Alberto Sousa, pastor of theBuenos Aires and Ezeiza, Ar­gentina, and Saito, Uruguay,churches, and Luis Chavez, pastorof the Bahia Blanca and Centenario,Argentina, churches, assisted withthe camp.

The camp site was about fivehours from Temuco.

ond largest response came from Ja­maica.

"Together, radio and televisionadded 17,332 Plain Truth sub­scribers.

Mr. Bass also reported that de­spite a general softening of theeconomies in the region, income for1987 was up 23.4 percent over1986.

"Trinidad's economy was espe­cially hard hit," he said. A new gov­ernment tried to implement somevery tough measures. "However,several territories had rather goodtourist years."

PASADE A-Twenty minis­ters of the Thailand parliament,members of the parliamentary com­mittee for culture and tourism, vis­ited the Ambassador College cam­pus March 8, according to LeonSexton, who has served the Ambas­sador Foundation in numerous ca­pacities in Asia.

The group is touring the UnitedStates to promote Thailand as atourist destination. Joseph Locke,

course titled, "High Volume, HighQuality for a Worldwide Market."

His presentation focused on pagemakeup and typesetting. It was thesecond presentation Mr. Lipprosshas given for the event.

"We're doing things that are to­tally unique in the industry. We'republishing a magazine in seven lan­guages. The text, art and color pic­tures are exactly the same in everyissue," said Mr. Lippross.

State-of-the-art computer pagemakeup equipment is used, andpublishing is coordinated throughsatellite and telephone links, headded.

"The fact that they recognize usas pioneering the frontiers of thistechnology is a credit to the Churchand the work," said Mr. Lippross.

Don Patrick, technical supportgroup manager at Publishing, ac­companied Mr. Lippross to the con­ference.

to air The World Tomorrow onCBC Television in Barbados forabout four years, when a call camefrom Ed Smaron of BBDO [Bat­ten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn,an advertising agency retained bythe Church], announcing that thestation was ready to accept thetelecast, according to evangelistStan Bass, Caribbean regional di­rector.

That was last summer. Barbadosbegan airing The World Tomorrowin September, and "the responsehas been truly gratifying," said Mr.Bass.

In the last four months of 1987the Barbados Office received 2,704responses, mostly by telephone."That was the best surprise we re­ceived in 1987," said the regionaldirector.

Caribbean television responsesfor the year totaled 32,155.Trinidad's IT-TV led all other sta­tions with an "incredible" 18,170letters and telephone calls. The sec-

ANNUAL CONCERT-The Ambassador College Chorale presents a concert Feb. 28 in the college gymnasium.The first half of the performance included waltzes. folk songs and British and American songs. The secondhalf featured selections from broadway musicals. [Photo by Tony Stith]

SAN JOSE. Calif.-RogerLippross, Publishing Services pro­duction director, spoke before an in­ternational conference on electronicpublishing here Feb. 22 to 25.

Sponsored by Dunn Technology,a top consultant in the publishingfield, according to Mr. Lippross,the semiannual event is attended bytechnical managers and personnelin the publishing field from aroundthe world. Mr. Lippross, who hasbeen employed with PublishingServices for 22 years, gave a dis-

printer. "Before installation theycould only produce a rough stickfigure printout. ow they are givena tangible and accurate representa­tion of what final pages look like,"said Roger Lippross, PublishingServices production director.

Roy Oestensen, Plain Truth re­gional editor, described the installa­tion in the British Office as a finalstep toward page makeup of theScandinavian edition of The PlainTruth in Borehamwood, England.

Mr. Lippross said the introduc­tion of this hardware and software isan important step in the goal tomake the international editorial of­fices self-contained in the use of theBedford pagination system.

Publications overseen by the in­ternational areas will now be com­pleted more efficiently and in lesstime, he said.

1987: year of telerision

The Caribbean Office had tried

PASADENA-Because of Sab­bath observance, four prospectivemembers who worked as school­teachers in the South Pacific nationof Vanuatu were discharged fromtheir Jobs in February, reported the

ew Zealand Office.Those affected taught on the is­

land of Malekula.In a letter to Rex Morgan, who

works in the New Zealand Officeand looks after the Church's activi­ties in Vanuatu, one of the prospec­tive members wrote: "In the midstof threats of all types, from the vil­lage chiefs, the pastors of our for­mer church and even our ownfamilies, my friends and I ...continued in courage and solidarityto hold out for our faith.

"Together we suffered withoutprotest their relentless attacks,which concluded with the loss ofourjobs."

"That also he should gather together in one the children ofGod that were scattered abroad." (John 11:52)

PASADE A-Church Admin­istration released the following or­dinations.

John Adams, a deacon in the Lex­ington, Ky., church, was ordained alocal church elder on the Sabbath,Feb. 13.

Duid Kroll, a deacon in theWaukesha, Wis., church, was or­dained a local church elder on theSabbath, Feb. 6.

* * *PASADE A-Don Patrick,

technical support group manager,and Steve Doucet, lead programerfor Publishing Services, visited theBritish, Dutch and German officesto install electronic publishing com­puter equipment and software.

The installations will allow over­seas editors expanded capability todo page proofing by using a laser

* * *BURLEIGH HEADS, Aus­

tralia-More than half of the mem­bers in the Gold Coast, Australia,church are involved in the PlainTruth newsstand blitz program, ac­cording to Rodney King, churchpastor.

One hundred fifty brethrenplaced III outlets. In the first threeweeks 10,000 magazines werepicked up. Participants learned thatsupermarkets are the most effectiveoutlets.

"Australians and Ephraimitishpeople react a little differently totheir American cousins when itcomes to religion," Mr. King said."For this reason it was difficult toreceive permission to place outsidedispensers on the footpaths [side­walks]."

* * *

PASADENA-The Mail Pro­cessing Center (MPC) received itsone millionth piece of mail for 1988Feb. 16.

"This is the earliest date that wehave ever passed this milestone,"said evangelist Richard Rice, MPCdirector. "Last year at this time wehad only received 685,679 cards andletters."

MYSTERY OF THE AGES

* * *PASADENA-Students chosen

to serve on Ambassador Foundationprojects in Jordan, Sri Lanka andThailand were announced by Don­ald Ward, vice chancellor of Am­bassador College, at a forum Feb.18.

Students who will teach at theYoung Women's Muslim Associa­tion (YWMA) Center for SpecialEducation or the Al Hussein Schoolfor the Physically Handicapped inJordan are Kathy Brown, PamelaHenderson, Laura Hirschler,Christine Kress, William Bradford,Dayid Covington, Gregory Long,Jim Nickelsen, Haos Pedersen andTodd Snyder.

Students chosen to teach at one offour schools in Bangkok, Thailand,are Dayid Bauman, Glen Leslie,William Marsh, Sheldon Sitter andSusan Cathers.

Students to serve at the Water­field Institute or a teachers trainingcollege in Sri Lanka are MichaelCaudle, Charles DeVilbiss, Hasa­dore Hall, Stephen Madden andTony Stith. Women serving on theproject, Anita Bourelle, Alisa Fer­dig and Jennifer VanDyke, willserve until January, 1989.

* * *PASADE A-Every day the

Church receives an average of threedonations from people saying thatthey are paying for literature. Themoney is returned with a letter ex­plaining that Church publicationsare sent free of charge.

In 1987 the Mail Processing Cen­ter (MPC) returned $10,812.99 to979 individuals, according to evan­gelist Richard Rice, MPC director.

"Many of these people send themoney back to us as freewill contri­butions," he said.

PASADE A-The Festival Of­fice released the following updatesabout 1988 Feast sites and applica­tion procedures.

The convention and housing loca­tion for the Feast in Paradise Island,Bahamas, has been changed to theSheraton Grand Hotel.

Because the Jordan and Thailandsites are administered from Pasa­dena, no application fee is neces­sary. However, all members whowould like to attend these sites mustsubmit an international application.

Canadian and U.S. brethrenwishing to attend the Sherbrooke,Que., site must submit an interna­tional application. 0 applicationfee is necessary.

Expected attendance at the Pen­ticton, B.C., site is more than 3,000,and attendance in Victoria, B.C.,should be more than 3,200.

* * *PASADE A-Mystery of the

Ages. the late Herbert W. Arm­strong's last book, is now availablein Spanish (El Misterio de los Sig­los) and Italian (1/ Mistero di TuttiI Tempi).

The two editions of the book werereleased Feb. 26, according toBernard Schnippert, coordinator ofMedia Production Services.

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