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2 Hartland ministry report | Aug-Sept 2007

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Sing to the Lord!by Betsy Mayer

“We loved your concert yesterday in Madison so much that we had to

come to hear you again in Culpeper!”This is just one example of the comments

shared by those who attended our recent community heritage concerts featuring 400 years of English hymns in America.

Because the first permanent English settlement began in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia, Americans, especially Virginians, are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of English-speaking people. Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown in early May as one of the commemorative events. Records confirm that these settlers met daily for prayer and the reading of Scripture, and weekly for church. They began a chain of English hymn singing in America that has never been broken. Some hymns are still sung in most churches today!

Over the weekend of May 19 and 20, the Three Angels' Chorale and the Hartland Campus Choir shared this heritage with our community in two concerts, one in the town of Madison and the other in Culpeper. Through choral arrangements of great hymns, historical narrative, and visual media, we traced the religious heritage of America's English-speaking people. “Spectacular! Your choice and execution of hymns were outstanding!” said many.

We began our journey with the famous hymn tune “Old 100th,” known today as “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.” We featured

hymns from the Great Awakening of the 18th and 19th centuries, the spirituals of slaves, the music that stirred our national soul during the Civil War, as well as our expression of faith through music today.

“The music was so touching that I couldn’t stop crying!” one lady shared with me.

Heather James, a choral director from Alabama and the mother of two Hartland choir students, offered much-needed services as an accompanist. Under her direction members of her choir, Excelsia, joined a group of Hartland students and performed two beautiful Negro spirituals.

Pastor Garland Day, Seventh-day Adventist district pastor, narrated both programs. “The scope of history covered and the interesting anecdotes provided for an outstanding script,” he says. “Everyone I talked to responded positively, and many wished they had invited their friends.”

Both events were sponsored by community groups: In Madison, the chamber of commerce, the historical society, as well as the Hebron Lutheran Church; in Culpeper, the Museum of Culpeper History, the department of tourism, and the United Methodist Church. We couldn’t have done it without them.

This is the third in a series of Heritage Concerts that Hartland Institute has shared with our community. We have found them to be excellent ways to connect with our neighbors and to share the gospel through hymns.

The hartland choirs celebrate 400 years of English hymn singing in America.

Seth Lucas, directing the hartland Campus Choir.

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Tested, Tried, Strengthened

“I am in pain! There’s something growing on my foot. Please help me!” pleaded

11-year-old Maria. It was Tuesday morning in Honduras. I was a health ministry major on internship. I saw that fungus had been eating away one side of Maria’s foot. I quickly prayed, “Lord, I don’t even know where to begin. You have to help me!” I claimed the promise for wisdom in James 1:5. After cleaning her foot, I soaked it in Epsom salt, goldenseal powder, and hydrogen peroxide for twenty minutes, then I put a piece of aloe over the sore, bandaged it up, and told her to come back in two days.

On Thursday, she wasn’t limping any more. I removed the bandages and literally jumped for joy. Her foot was completely normal! God had worked a miracle!

My time spent at Hartland has perhaps been the longest of any student: 21 years. I grew up there. Although life at Hartland may be challenging at times, I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world. Every class that I took in the areas of health, Bible, and practical training has been so useful and essential during my internship.

The greatest lesson I have received from Hartland was something I had heard my whole life, but it finally came together during the last term of my junior year. The concept that our sole purpose in life is to perfectly reflect and spread the image of God had been engraved in my mind, but never in my heart.

Finally accepting that for myself has opened my eyes and changed the way I live.

I had always heard from previous interns that internship is when reality sets in, when all that you have learned and believe is tested. They couldn’t have been more accurate! At Hartland Lifestyle Center, I learned that medical missionary work is more than hydrotherapy treatments; it also involves meeting people’s spiritual, mental, and emotional needs. In Honduras I learned a lot about myself, as well as the lesson of faithfulness. When God sent me to Uchee Pines, I was reminded again that His ways are better than my ways. I have been tested and tried, but by God’s grace He has given me strength and has seen me through. Coming to graduation and reflecting over the paths down which God has led me, I can see how He used each place and experience to equip me for the next.

People often ask, “What will you do after you graduate?” My vision stands the same: “To be a tool in the hands of God.” I definitely see myself working in the health field, doing medical missionary work. God has placed this burden on my heart to serve Him by continuing the work He began on this earth, to relieve the suffering of those around us. I can’t wait to see what else He has in store!

Internships are the finishing touch to four years of missionary training.

by Alexandra Standish as told to Janine Legaspi and Rachel Perry


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a change in plans

“Before I came to Hartland College, I didn’t have any plans to work for God,”

says No Sang Myung from South Korea. “All I was thinking about was how I could have a good job and comfortable life. But when I came to Hartland and studied Bible truth, God gave me a vision to work for Him.”

Before coming to Hartland, No Sang spent a year in the Philippines under the One Thousand Missionary Movement. Through this experience, he realized how much more he needed to learn about the Bible. He determined to attend not only a Christian school, but also one with firm biblical principles and high standards. The Lord then placed Min Hwan Bae, a Hartland graduate, in No Sang’s path. After hearing about Hartland from Min Hwan, No Sang was impressed that God wanted him to study there.

Today, No Sang is a junior majoring in Christian media management. He says,

“What I like about Hartland is that the staff and students are trying to live by the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy. The example of the staff has especially encouraged me to work in ministry for God.

“Now my vocational training area is media services. Before I came here, I didn’t know much about media. But here I have learned video production and editing, audio, web development, and much more. It is a blessing to be able to put into practice what I learned in class. I learn more when I am working, and I can remember it when I need it.”

Most importantly, Hartland has helped change No Sang’s character. “I was shy, and I didn’t like to work for God. But now I want to work to spread God’s Word to the world through media.”

No Sang has just started his internship with Light for Life Ministry in Georgia. Light for Life is an international Asian media ministry reaching Korean, Chinese, and Japanese populations with the Three Angels' Messages: www.lightforlife.org.

No Sang’s enthusiasm is inspiring. But what is even better is that you helped make this miracle possible! No Sang says, “Without the Missionary Training Fund, I wouldn’t be able to attend Hartland College. Many other young people have talents in preaching, media, or education, but they do not have funds to study. With the help of donors, they can learn more efficiently and can go out and do God’s work.”

You can make a difference in the lives of many young people around the world like No Sang, who are yearning to have the training that Hartland offers. Remember, “with such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world!” Education, p. 271.

by Rachel Perry

Missionarymedia

no Sang Myung, a senior media management major, is interning at Light for Life in Georgia.


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My years at Hartland mark some of the best in my life. I am thankful to God each day for the path in which He has directed my feet to walk. As I journey beyond Hartland’s borders, I leave

with a message for the world, a message to deliver to all youth, of Jesus’ soon return. The ultimate lesson I’ve learned is that, in order to fulfill the commission God’s given me and to be a part of the

last generation, I must surrender all to Christ. John’s words ring true in my experience, “He must increase, but I [must] decrease.” John 3:30. Thank God for Hartland!

Having Christ's character is not the result of accident. It is the result of self-discipline, the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man. God knew that I must go through Hartland College to purify my character. He put me into positions that tested me to reveal my hidden defects and weaknesses so I could correct them. These were opportunities to trust in God, to seek Him in earnest prayer so that I might believe in Him and feel the preciousness of Jesus. Like Job, I can say, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Job 13:15.

I thank the Lord for the many experiences He allowed me to have at Hartland to refine and mold my character more closely to His likeness. I have learned to relate to many kinds of people from

all over the world, and I was challenged many times to step out of my comfort zone for God. Now as I continue on the path He has shown me, I can see clearly that He had a purpose for my time at

Hartland. My prayer is that His will may continue to be carried out in my life.

heather Lawaty

CoLLEGE

I chose to attend Hartland College largely because I admired and wanted to be a part of my father’s dedication and sacrifice. During the past four years, God has, through various circumstances, placed in my own heart a desire and dedication to serve Him, no matter what. I have learned many valuable lessons, such as how to love God supremely, to take Him at his Word, and to trust Him with all my heart, leaning not unto my own understanding. I will forever cherish and treasure my Hartland experience, and carry these precious lessons with me through eternity.

Sung Joo Koh

Graduation 2007A new chapter began in the lives of four Hartland College students as they graduated on June 8, 2007. The graduates testified of God’s goodness and leading in theirs lives, and Adam Ramdin, a 2001 graduate, presented the need for “giving our all that others may live,” the class motto. Beautiful music and an address from the president, Dr. Colin Standish, completed the weekend. Graduates, may God go with you!

Alexandra Standish

Amarachi Ananaba


Why I ChoSE hArTLAnd InSTITuTE

“Being at Hartland has brought me closer to

the Lord and to my family. It’s helped me learn how to be a witness to others, especially to my relatives.”

Jennifer Boyd and her husband Tom first heard about Hartland from a friend who attended her

church. "We attended camp meetings here even before I joined the staff," she recalls.

As she witnessed the dedication of the students and the true education they were receiving, she determined

that she wanted this kind of education for her own children. “The schooling here is what will prepare you for eternity, teaching you to be overcomers and to make Christ first in your life.”

Seeking to serve God and to be close to her children at the

same time, Jennifer applied for a position in the housekeeping department of the lifestyle center. From there, she moved on to the business office. At first she did not feel qualified for the work, but after a few weeks of training she fit nicely into the program there, and her confidence grew. ”I’ve been working with accounts payable since 1997, and it looks as though I'll be here for awhile."

We are thankful for the valuable contribution Jennifer has made, and is still making, to the program here at Hartland.

“My heart is in doing what God expects of me,”

says Johny Carmouche, director of Hartland Publications (HP), about why he came to Hartland almost six years ago.

Johny’s pastor had asked church members to write to him and pray for him after he ended up in prison. One who wrote was his future wife, who later began working at Hartland. Through her, Johny read and studied HP books on many topics: Spirit of Prophecy, general religion, and historical books authored by some of our early pioneers. The books fed

his interest in matters of faith and compelled him to reach out to his staunchly conservative Catholic mother. “I tried for years to minister to her with the truth, but it didn’t do anything.”

However, his work at Hartland Publications changed his mother’s life. Literature from HP caused her to question her beliefs, making her more receptive to books like Steps to Christ, which turned her life around. Shortly before her death, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. From

this high event in his walk with God, Johny has become firmly settled into his present calling. “I like my job very much,” he says, “because it gives me the opportunity to witness to others about what Jesus has done in my life.” And that says it all.

Johny Carmouche

Jennifer Boyd


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Ayumi hashimoto

“I was first introduced to Hartland when the Three Angels’ Chorale came to Japan

in 2000,” says Ayumi Hashimoto. “I was impressed by their beautiful Christian music.”

Before coming to work at Hartland Institute, Ayumi and her fourteen-year-old son Giovanni were at Uchee Pines Institute. When her five-year visa ran out and she found out that she couldn’t stay there, she began praying. “My son needs to stay in this country so that he can grow spiritually,” she shares. “In Japan it is very difficult for the small number of Adventist youth.” Dr. Agatha Thrash, a personal friend of hers, suggested Hartland Institute. Within a month Ayumi was on staff at Hartland, where she now works as a nutritionist and cook for the lifestyle center.

Ayumi is also getting involved in the local Adventist churches. She already has health events planned for three area churches. After

hearing the Three Angels’ Chorale and Hartland College Choir sing at the community heritage concerts, she is also exploring other ways to participate in outreach and to involve her son in different ministries, as well.

“Hartland’s staff and students reflect the love of Jesus,” Ayumi says. “The way everyone shares has been so uplifting!”

We pray that Ayumi and Giovanni will receive a rich spiritual blessing to pass on to others as they minister here at Hartland.

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Tom Boyd

“This is a big change,” says Tom Boyd, “but it’s doing me good by making me more

spiritually-minded.” Before joining the staff at Hartland, Tom worked first as a mechanic, then as a general handyman renovating houses. “I was often around people who weren’t very spiritual, and it was affecting my own spirituality.”

Tom and his family are long-time friends of Hartland, since his wife Jennifer has worked here for many years and three of their children have attended Hartland College. Here he has seen firsthand the life-changing power of God. “I had always told my son Matt that any time he wanted to come here and be a student we would pay his way. Eventually, he put aside his sports and decided to be a student at Hartland. That was a prayer answered that I thought would never be answered.”

Now Tom is enjoying the atmosphere of Hartland, so different from the coarse, worldly influences that surrounded him before. “Everybody here has

a similar mindset. They all keep Jesus in their heart and talk of Him almost constantly. I’m so grateful that the Lord opened the doors for me to join my family here.”

We consider ourselves very privileged to have Tom join our team. His many skills make our projects go much more quickly and smoothly. He, in turn, values this opportunity to serve the Lord with his talents. “It’s my way of working for God – coming here and doing what I can to help out.”


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by Amy Pavlovik

“I didn’t know you had a church in this town. I’ll come this evening,” Olga told

me after I visited her again in the abandoned military barracks where poor gypsy families are living. Since many people say they will come, but never do, I was happy when she and her son actually came to the meeting. She seemed to like the meeting, and I pray that she will continue to come.

For the last two years, I have had the privilege of assisting my husband Mile in the work for his home country, Macedonia. Our ministry includes translating, publishing, and selling books; visiting people; holding meetings; and giving Bible studies. We are doing a seed-sowing ministry in Macedonia. Much of the time we see very little results, so we are encouraged by small steps. By God’s grace I have learned enough of the language to give simple Bible studies, visit the poor, and sell books from a table.

I am currently studying with Belizare. She is handicapped, but I praise God that she is enjoying the studies. Last time her Muslim father sat in during the study. Afterwards he expressed thankfulness that his daughter had introduced their family to the Bible many years ago when she became a Christian. He shared, “We were in darkness but now we are enlightened.”

I praise the Lord for experiences during my Hartland years that enriched my life—the cafeteria, where I learned valuable skills; the

Last Generation office, where I received training in writing and editing; the weeks of prayer in which the Holy Spirit spoke to us through God’s servants; the baptismal services where I witnessed fellow students recommit their lives to God; and even the peaceful lakes and forests where I could find solitude with the Lord.

Dr. Standish told us, “Young people, you are not here to prepare for a career, an occupation, or a job. You are here to prepare for ministry.” His words have stood out in my mind throughout my time at Hartland and have influenced the course of my future.

During a choir trip to Thailand, I especially felt the call of God to mission service. I solemnly surrendered my life to God and placed it in His hands, willing to go for Him. After graduation, I served as staff at Hartland. I am deeply appreciative of the experience I gained in Christian institutional work.

It is my burden that many young people in these closing days of earth’s history hear the call to service, and surrender their lives to go where God sends them.

*Note: Some names have been changed.

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hartland graduates, Mile and Amy, are church planting in Macedonia.


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Cracked Clay Jars by Betsy Mayer

When we take the Water of Life to thirsty souls, we are often unaware of the people who are blessed along the way.

The story is told of a poor peasant woman who fetched water daily for her house-

hold with a cracked clay jar. Day after day this woman performed her thankless task, uninten-tionally leaving a little trail of moistened earth on the old dusty path from the well to her home.

Over time, seeds lying dormant in the dry ground began to respond to the daily trickle of moisture from that cracked clay jar. Soon a few brave flowers stuck their heads out of the dust, and new life emerged on the old path.

When we take the Water of Life to thirsty souls, we are often unaware of the people blessed along the way who were unintended recipients of our efforts.

Rodney Millin, a Hartland graduate and an evangelist from Zimbabwe, tells how free literature we send him is immensely popular with the customs officials: “When I was clearing the pallet you sent, the customs officials had to make a physical exam of the contents of the boxes. When they saw the magazines, they begged for copies to read during their lunch break. I had to limit them to one each.

“A few days later I returned … and they began demanding more magazines. Their supervisor was not willing to release the boxes until I also gave her a copy of each of the magazines! She was so grateful for them.”

Even the people from United Litho, our printer, have been blessed by the magazine. I alerted our customer service rep to the story I wrote about Sung Hoon in our most recent issue. Sung Hoon, a previous designer and Hartland graduate, is now serving time in prison because South Korea does not recognize the rights of conscientious objectors. Because of his

exceptional work, Sung Hoon was very loved at United Litho. My rep loved the story and circulated it to others in the office. Here were some of their responses:

dear Betsy,

I have shared Sung-Hoon's story with many of the people here, and several replied with very touching comments. I know it is nearly impossible to get correspondence and mail to him, but I wanted to let you know that we are all keeping him in our prayers and sharing his story with others.

Warm regards,donna

How very touching this story is…! My family's prayers helped Lanny thru his heart attack, and me thru my surgery, so, with your permission, I wish to forward this to them and ask them to add Sung-Hoon to their prayers. Thank you for sharing! ~ Linda

WOW!!! This story is incredible! Thank you for sharing. I will be praying for this young man and his experience in prison. May more people come to know God through his life and willingness to share his testimony. ~ Cyndi

How tragic! We all too often forget the abuse of human rights that occur in countries that we consider allies. We will include Sung-Hoon in our prayers and will forward this story to others.

~ Steve Fanning


dr. nelsy restrepo

“Here at Hartland they are trying to do God’s will. I feel it’s like paradise,”

says Dr. Nelsy Restrepo. She joined our Hartland family for five weeks during spring term to teach the health and disease assessment class. She and her daughter-in-law Dr. Giovanna Restrepo have both taught classes here in the past, and we were very glad to have Dr. Nelsy back again. She especially enjoyed her time with the students. “They are very nice, kind, loving people.”

Dr. Restrepo came from Venezuela, where she is part of a self-supporting institution called Fundacion Las Delicias. “We have a health center there, a health food store, and a vegan restaurant in the nearby city,” Dr.

Restrepo explains.

With a small staff, Dr. Restrepo and the others are kept very busy. However, she says, “We are enriched when we go out to serve others,” and that is why she came to teach at Hartland.

We deeply appreciate her sacrifice to help us provide quality education for our students.

pr. david Kang

GuEST TEAChErS✱

“I never

thought that a person

like me, who speaks English as a

foreign language, could teach people how to preach

in English,” says Pastor David Kang. “My English is not perfect, but I love sharing the experiences I have gained through my own failures and successes. It is a tremendous reward for me to see my students learning how to study the Bible and improving their public speaking skills.”

In 1998 Pastor Kang heard about Dr. Colin Standish and Hartland Institute. Curiosity drove him to visit the campus with a small group. "As I read Dr. Standish’s books,

fellowshiped with the staff, and saw the modesty of the students, I fell in love with the school.” Soon after, Hartland asked him to conduct a week of prayer, which he did. Then, before he knew what was happening, he found himself accepting Hartland’s invitation to become a “guest teacher.”

For three years, Pastor Kang taught classes every quarter, driving home to Georgia on the weekends. However, as his ministry grew, he could not afford to spend so much time at Hartland. Now he dedicates five weeks out of the year to teach the homiletics class.

“When I travel, I often meet my former students who are teachers, pastors, and evangelists. I am so thankful that God has used me to help them do His work. That is a tremendous reward as a teacher.”


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In the 1780s, the relatively independent Islamic Barbary States in North Africa,

with Tripoli as their leading capital city, were sending pirates into the Mediterranean to capture Western merchant ships, plunder their cargo and enslave their sailors.

The United States’ ships were a prime target of these pirates, and many sailors were taken hostage. The U.S. depended on the Mediterranean trade to strengthen its delicate economy; hence, the Muslims were a threat to its stability. The U.S. had no navy at the time and could not defend the merchant marines. President John Adams, with the support of Congress, was spending about 20% of the federal budget (up to $1 million per year) on bribing the pirates for safe passage or for release of the hostages. But this only rewarded them for their piracy. This state of affairs convinced the Americans to unite under a constitution for their mutual benefit and defense. In 1794 they recommissioned a navy for combat in the Middle East to deal with the Barbary nations.

Thomas Jefferson, ambassador to France, met with Tripoli’s envoy in London and asked him by what right he extorted money and took slaves. Jefferson reported that the envoy said it “was founded on the Laws of the Prophet (Mohammed), that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war

upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman (or Muslim) who should be slain in battle was sure to go to heaven.”*

Jefferson tried to get the Europeans to form a coalition against the Barbary nations, but the Europeans were, as they are today, reluctant to join such American projects. So when he became president in 1801, Jefferson sent the U.S. navy to war in the Middle East. Eventually, the pirates were forced to surrender in 1815 at Tripoli.

Today’s issues are similar. Clashing cultures will lead to increased instability and war. Militant Islam isn’t going away but is increasingly aggressive. But these conflicts will not be solved by human strategy this time. Prophecy predicts increasing conflict and chaos as we near the end. God’s people must now prepare to “enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself...a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.” Isaiah 26:20. Where is that hidden chamber? Psalm 27:5 tells us that it is the secret place of the heavenly tabernacle. My friends, now is the time to experience the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary. There Jesus will teach us how to overcome our sins so that we can have them blotted out of the eternal record. Then we shall be protected in the “secret place of the Most High” (Psalm 91:1) by Almighty power.

*Wikipedia, "Barbary Pirates"

“...to the shores of Tripoli”In its infancy, the u.S. had to confront Muslim aggression.by Hal Mayer

LESSonS FroM hISTory


✱ LIFESTyLE CEnTEr

“I’ve discovered eight simple steps in treat-ing my allergies!” says Delia Chirvasuta

of New Market, Virginia. “I think God’s way is the path to natural healing.”

Last April, Delia came to the Hartland Lifestyle Center (HLC) with several illnesses trailing behind her. Food allergies, duodenal ulcer and digestive problems were the cause of only some of her suffering. “Being gluten intolerant, I couldn’t eat staple foods such as oats, wheat, and barley.” Delia has been a long-time vegetarian, but her intolerance to many foods presented a challenge to her and her family. “It was very hard to feed myself. I couldn’t eat yeast, any type of fructose, or even tomatoes!” Delia always felt tired and didn’t have energy. It was difficult for her to function normally.

Approximately 2.7 million Americans suffer from food allergies. It is a growing health concern for many in the United States, for statistics show increased numbers of food allergy cases over the past decade. *

Delia wished that she didn’t have these intolerances, and God granted her request by sending her to Hartland for treatments. After juicing for several days, Delia was able to eat some foods which were on her allergen list. “My stomach felt much better, many of my symptoms went away, and I enjoyed eating again some wheat, oats, and lemon!

“What a blessing to be among these spiritual, dedicated, and compassionate people! I could talk so much about my problems and they were willing to lend me their ears.” Of course, most important in any

*http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/food_allergies/stats-country.htm

lifestyle center session is prayer, which she also felt strongly present among the staff and students working there. “I felt the warmth, and I felt close to Jesus. That made such a big difference in my life.”

Delia is thankful that she was re-energized during her eighteen-day stay. “I think it was a good decision that my husband brought me here, and I’m thankful to him.” Last year, Delia was so weak that she could not function for many days. It was difficult for the family. “It made me suffer more because I saw my son and my husband in distress when I was in pain,” she comments. However, she promises, “I’ll be continuing what I have learned here, and I know that the Lord will bless. Even though sometimes healing doesn’t come immediately, I still want to learn and not repeat my mistakes from the past and practice the light I have received.

“I’m looking forward to my energetic days, when I can be active and efficient to do the Lord’s work. I want to bring a blessing to other people’s lives.” Delia, a home-schooling mother, is currently working with other mothers who do not know about God’s way of eating and health. “I’m looking forward to witnessing to them. With God’s help, I can be a tool in His hands.”

by Janine Legaspi

Food Allergies EasedSimple remedies, many blessings


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During the Middle Ages, the Inquisition, kept the people in fear. Officials sought

out and persecuted those who did not agree with the dogmas of the established church. Many of God’s faithful people languished in dungeons or were burned at the stake for their faith. History repeats itself, especially now as we near the end of time. Inquisitional practices are again being resurrected—prac-tices such as indefinite secret detention and torture in secret prisons, without access to lawyers, evidence, or a speedy trial.

Usually, Western nations and the Vatican associate terrorism with religious extremism, which uses violence to make its political impact. But I have also been watching the definition of terrorist expand to include others that do not endorse violence, but who are merely out of the mainstream of religious thought. I have long sensed that the day is coming when God’s people may be labeled as a new kind of “terrorist” because they preach the fullness of the Three Angels’ Messages.

In a shocking new development reported by Reuters on May 2, 2007, the Vatican has begun to label its critics in just these terms:

“The Vatican’s official newspaper accused an Italian comedian on Wednesday of ‘terrorism’ for criticizing the Pope and warned that his rhetoric could fuel a return to 1970s-style political violence. In an unusually strongly worded editorial, L’Osservatore Romano said a presenter of

a televised May Day rock concert…had launched ‘vile attacks’ on Pope Benedict in front of an ‘excitable crowd’.

“‘This too is terrorism. It’s terrorism to launch attacks on the Church,’ it said. ‘It’s terrorism to stoke blind and irrational rage against someone who always speaks in the name of love, love for life and love for man.’”

If you think that the presenter’s offending remarks were really extreme, here they are: “The Pope says he doesn’t believe in evolution. I agree, in fact the Church has never evolved,” said Andrea Rivera. He also

criticized the Church for refusing to give a Catholic funeral to a campaigner for euthanasia, while at the same time giving funerals for other Catholic political leaders who killed many people.

The Osservatore then referred to other critics linked to Marxist-oriented websites, in order to support the claim that this will be a return to the violence of the 1970s.

If the Catholic Church can gain traction in public sentiment against her critics on some sort of “terrorism” charge, eventually the non-violent proclamation of Bible teaching regarding her can also be painted as violent terrorism in front of an “excitable crowd.” I suspect the time will come when God’s true people will also be included in such denunciations by Rome and others in league with her, leading to the same kind of violence against true believers as occurred during the Inquisition.

by Hal Mayer

Hal Mayer, Director of Stewardship Ministries

recent criticism of the Catholic Church labeled “terrorism”

EdITorIAL

The New Terrorism


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Twenty-four eventful years have passed since the commencement of Hartland

Institute. For twenty-four years, we have seen the mighty hand of God over His work in this place. It is amazing to see what God can do with men and women who are willing to sacrifice to be part of God’s end-time work. It takes commitment for our staff members to give up the attractive allurements of this world, especially in a prosperous country such as the United States of America.

I would like to acknowledge them now, along with those throughout the history of Hartland, who have sacrificed their salaries for a small stipend. Many endure long hours of hard work. They have refused the careers of the world so that they might have a role in the training of young people for the Lord’s service. They minister through the lifestyle center and through the preparation of books, magazines, and media materials, so that hungry souls perishing in darkness can still have the opportunity to be enlightened by the truth of the gospel.

I also marvel at the sacrifice of our supporters. We are always so thrilled to meet them in various parts of this country and in many other parts of the world. Naturally, we are greatly blessed by all of

you who are able to attend the convocations, camp meetings, graduations, and special seminars that we hold here on campus. I regret that, at each of these events, I can find time to speak with only a few of those present.

As many of you know, we have launched our $10 million faith venture for the purpose of expanding the ministry of Hartland. We pray that all of you will

carefully consider what you can sacrifice to help us achieve this goal. We would greatly appreciate your helping us to find others who would like to support this project, as well. God owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and the silver and gold are His; so we know that the resources are there. We will

trust Him to provide for our needs as He sees fit. We are committed to following His guidance and leading in this project. Please pray with us that God will open the storehouse of heaven so that this forward thrust can be realized.

May God bless each one of you in your preparation for the coming of Jesus.

Yours in the blessed hope,

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