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IWhy doesn't that childpay attention?'

Congratulations to high schoolvaledictorians and salutatorians

Filipinos sharpen physical andspiritual skills

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AU students encouraged to 'go for the gold'

Final issueThis is the final issue of The

Worldwide News before the Feast.Our next issue is Oct. 25.

freedom after the demise of commu­nism. Our minds were opened tohow God can work with others in dif­ferent cultures.

Our primary purpose was tostrengthen our relationship with theSabbatarians in Transcarpathia. Weworked closely with Victor Pavliy,head of the azareth Mission, which

See Ukraine, page 7

pleased with "the way the cama­raderie was built."

Student leaders, al 0 on campusduring freshmen week. attended thestudent leadership conference andassisted new students in the transi­tion to campus life.

Several students said how muchthey appreciated Jeb Egbert, dean ofStudent Affairs, meeting with all thefreshmen in small groups.

Stephanie Szymkowiak of Dover,Ohio, said: "I really liked Mr. Egbert'slectures because he was very upbeatand positive, which got the year off toa good start. It made me feel that thisis the right place for me."

Jesse Griffin of Little Rock,Arkansas, agreed: "The enthusiasmof orientation week was brought outby Mr. Egbert's inspiration-the wayhe always had a smile and spokereassuringly.n

AU's fall semester classes beganAug. 22.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDs-Joe Piotrowski. director of the Ukraine project, strength­ens relationships with Children of Chemobyl, who were affected by the nuclearaccident in 1986.

By Joe Piotrowski

This summer six Ambassador stu­dents, two graduates and a highschool graduate participated in anAmbassador Foundation project inUkraine. We taught English anddeveloped strong friendships with theSabbatarians. We served the commu­nity with the Sabbatarians, and indoing so we learned much from them.

We met many Sabbatarians whoremained faithful despite intensepersecution under communism, andthe youths who have resisted manyof the evils that come with newfound

and act and feel perfectly athome in it."

Freshman Serene Karehfrom Amman, Jordan, oneof 69 new international stu­dents, representing 22 coun­tries, was impressed withher first week on campus."Every single person I'vemet at Ambassador is a niceperson-it's wonderful thatthere is a place that upholdsvalues and principles," shesaid.

The week's activities in­cluded a block party for newstudents and student lead­ers Aug. 15, freshman recep­tion Aug. 18, and a cookoutand '50s dance Aug. 21.

This year freshmen arrived oncampus several days before the restof the student body, so they could getto know each other. Freshman DonHolland, of Pensacola, Florida, was

Students share in Ukrainian summer

are building a university to honorand glorify God," he said.

He quoted the late Charles H.Malik, former Lebanese ambassadorand president of the United NationsGeneral Assembly and a friend of AUfounder Herbert W. Armstrong.

Dr. Malik said: "One day, a greatuniversity will arise somewhere, Ihope in America, to which Christwill return in his full glory andpower, a university which will, inpromotion of scientific, intellectualand artistic excellence, surpass byfar even the best secular universitiesof the present, but which will at thesame time enable Christ to bless it

IN THE FAMILY-Sisters Tammy. Virginia and TerriDavid of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, with currenLj' usedat get-acquainted picnic. [Photo by Mike Bedford]

The Festival of Tabernacles is a celebration of the great salvationand glory of God. The central theme of this joyous annual Festival issalvation through Jesus Christ.

We celebrate the Feast of Tabemacles "unto the Lord." JesusChrist is the focus of the Feast. Each day of the Feast we worship him,we rejoice in his goodness toward us and we enjoy Christian fellow­ship with our brothers and sisters in the faith. It is a time God hasgiven his people for optimism and unity, a time to renew hope and tocelebrate godly peace.

The fall festivals are especially important to us because they high­light the hope of all Christians-the resurrection-which will occur atthe second coming of Jesus. The Feast is a celebration of the time welong for, when we will have "put on immortality" and received oureternal inheritance with Christ.

As we observe the Feast, we rejoice in the miracle of reconciliationwith our heavenly Father, made possible through the sacrifice of ourRedeemer, Jesus Christ. We celebrate with great anticipation the futuretime of peace brought about by the sovereign reign of our Savior andKing. And we rejoice in the knowledge that God wants everyone tocome to salvation through his Son.

While it is understandable for humans to reflect on the physicalSee Personal, page 3

By Reginald Killingley

A Feast 'unto the Lord'

BIG SA DY-"If you want to gofor the gold. ou've come to the rightplace!" said Joseph W. Tkach,Ambassador University chairman ofthe board of regents, as he welcomed330 new students-180 women and150 men-to AU Aug. 19. Mr. Tkachdelivered the keynote address duringnew student week.

Mr. Tkach told the students that'AU is "your golden opportunity.... Iencourage you to put in a 100 per­cent effort, because what you getfrom Ambassador will be directlyproportional to what you put into it."

The almost 1,200 students and fac­ulty in the field house auditoriumalso heard from AU President DonaldWard. "What we want to do atAmbassador," said Dr. Ward, "is tohelp all our students achieve theirGod-ordained potential-not for our­selves alone, but to make this world abetter place."

After his address, Mr. Tkach pre­sented Dr. Ward and his wife, Wanda,with a plaque and timepieces in recog­nition of Dr. Ward's 25 years of work­ing for the university and the Church.

Michael Germano, dean of Acade­mic Affairs, told the students that theadministration and faculty are seek­ing to promote a strong sense ofcommunity at AU. "In so doing, we

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Filipinos sharpenphysical, spiritual skills

Jazzy days ofsummer

By Cindy GehmanPerfect weather and an all-

star lineup of jazz artists andensembles set the stage forAmbassador Performing Arts'fourth annual summer event,the Pasadena Jazz Festival,Aug. 6 and 7. The festival,which took place on Churchgrounds, met with rave reviewsfrom the audience and criticsalike.

The Saturday night perfor­mance opened to a sold-outcrowd with Jeannie and JimmyCheatham and the Sweet BabyBlues, and Hank Crawfordplaying a dramatic alto saxo­phone. The Cheathams andtheir blues version of jazz werenoted as one of the hits of thefestival.

Headlining the evening wasthe Jimmy Smith Quartet withspecial guest Marlena Shaw.Smith has singlehandedlydefined the role of the Ham­mond B-3 organ in modernjazz, and his almost vocalstyle of playing confirmed hiscontinuing mastery of blues Earl Klughhits with the instrument. Anunexpected cool breeze bathed the Auditorium Mall on Sunday afternoon asNnenna Freelon's silky swing voice opened Day Two with well-loved jazz stan­dards in classic jazz diva style. The progressive beat of Earl Klugh's guitar fin­ished out the afternoon set.

The evening set of straight-ahead jazz opened with another hit of the festival,the Benny Green Trio, with Green showing incredible virtuosity on the piano.This year's jazz festival came to a satisfying conclusion with the improvisation ofthe Joe Henderson Trio, with Henderson on tenor saxophone.

During extended lunch and dinner intermissions, Pasadena area restaurantsoffered outdoor dining. Music on the Mall, an open event featuring the RickeyWoodard Quintet and the Frank Vignola Trio, brought several hundred addition­al jazz fans to the festival.

Every feature of the Pasadena Jazz Festival-the artists, the restaurants, theoutdoor portion and the atmosphere-came together to create a magnificentevent. If last year's reviews of the event were complimentary, the reviews thisyear were practically gushing.

Don Heckman with the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The setting very nearlystole the show" and the Pasadena Jazz Festival was "both musically entertain­ing and creatively challenging:

For those who missed the spectacular weekend in Pasadena, nearly all theperformances were videotaped for possible commercial distribution.

Cindy Gehman works for the Ambassador Foundation.

nomic situation is difficult for anumber of our members. In certainareas we face law and order difficul­ties (such as kidnappings in southernand western Mindanao).

Also, because of the eruption ofMt. Pinatubo in 1992, we face thethrea~ of lahar flowing down the I

mountain slopes and engulfing town­ships in Central Luzon during themonsoon season.

With these ongoing activities,plus your prayers and God's help,we are assured that the Church inthe Philippines will be vibrant andvigorous in pursuing the great com­mission.

tives make it easier for members toavail themselves of financial incen­tives or assistance offered by the gov­ernment.

This year we initiated miniconfer­ences for full-time ministers in Luzon,Visayas and Mindanao. These confer­ences, which took place in late Julyand early August, are designed to pro­mote unity and sharpen ministers'skills in serving God's people.

The Church in the Philippines con­tinues to face challenges. The eco-

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MANILA, Philippines-The Churchhere is actively engaged in preachingthe gospel with more emphasis onpersonal and congregational evange­lism, as well as addressing Filipinos'continuing economic hardships.

Many congregations are preparingfor the open house program. The con­gregations in Baguio City in Luzon,Cebu City in the Visayas, and DavaoCity in Mindanao will haveopen house services after theFeast of Tabernacles this year.A few Plain Truth Bible lec-tures are also being plannedbefore the end of the year.

Several congregations haveongoing livelihood projects.The one in Kiara, Bukidnon(in Mindanao), has cattle-fat­tening and biointensive farm-ing projects.

Paper- and card-makingseminars are being conductedto help members augmenttheir income by making paperand greeting cards from in­digenous or locally availablematerials. These cards are soldin the United States. We hopeto sell more overseas.

Cooperatives have beenorganized in 15 congregationsto help members improve theirfinancial situations. Coopera- Philippine churches

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Letters for this section should beaddressed to "Letters to the Editor." Theeditor reserves the right to use letters soaddressed in whole or in part, and toinclude your name and edit the letter forclarity or space. We welcome yourcomments.

Can't overcome enoughI read your first article "Can You Over­

come Enough for God?" and was greatlyinspired by such a well-written, excellentarticle on this subject. I finally understoodthat only through Christ's precious sacrifice,faith in him and acceptance of him at bap­tism that I had finally overcome.

I have thought that overcoming meantkeeping the law, fasting, praying, etc. Butthat's ~piritual growth, not overcoming. Iovercame through Christ, by faith in him,not by works. Your article made that theplain truth!

I was disturbed by the letter you receivedthat was printed in the July 12 issue. Theperson who wrote the letter missed themark and failed to understand what you(through God's inspiration) were teachingus.

I applaud and congratulate you in youranswer and the manner in which youaddressed his concern. Thank you for onceagain making it clear. As you stated; "We

can fast all we want, pray all we want, buildall kinds of character and we will never beperfect in this life. We will never overcomeSatan, the world or our sinful nature thatway, for overcoming is through the blood ofthe Lamb and faith." Faith in Jesus the Sonof God!

Colonia, New Jersey

Love, the driving principle .I am writing concerning the two articles

you have written in The Worldwide Newsand the response the first one engendered_John wrote: "Whoever does not love, doesnot know God because God is love" (l John4;8).

The converse is also true-the more we dolove, the more we will know God.

This is obvious, as love has been the driv­ing principle behind Mr. Tkach's leadershipof God's Church. Problems arise not out of alack of understanding, but a lack of harmo­ny with the spiritual direction which God istaking us, Le., we do not want to "follow thecloud."

When I first came into the Church in1970, "hellfire and damnation" was the com­mon fare as well as salvation by works. Wewere told if we could not perfectly adhere tothe law, we were "on our way to the lake offirer

I was young, I was high strung and I was

devastated week after week. I lived in con­stant fear. It literally took me years to getover that.

I am so thankful that our God is not likethat! I guess this was kind of a long-windedway of saying; "Thanks a lot! You're doing agreat job! Keep up the good work!" Pleasecontinue confidently in your work-it is ahelp to us.

Highland Lakes, New Jersey

We must obey ChristThanks to Ralph Orr for his articles about

overcoming. I learned from them that theBible doesn't use the tenn overcome in theway I had supposed.

As Mr. Orr pointed out again and again,Christians cannot continue in sin. We mustdo God's will and obey him, but we shouldnot confuse obedience with overcoming.Our confidence is in Christ, and he lives inus. He's our focus.

Pasadena

Appreciates explanationThe letter showing how Ralph Orr

responded to the anonymous letter in theJuly 12 issue, "How Do We Overcome," wassuperb. The letter also gave the answer to 1John 2:13-14.

Wichita, Kansas

Spiritual supportThank you for all the support you give us

spiritually in articles_ The article on over­coming by Ralph Orr is good, as is the fol­low-up article in a later issue.

Brighton, Colorado

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Personal: celebrating Festival's spiritual focusUpdate on Rwandan refugees In zaire

GOMA, Zair~ore than 30 Rwandan members who fled here from violencein their home country are safe and well, according to Bernard Andrist. who visit­ed them in August. None of the members have succumbed to the disease epi­demics ravaging refugees. They are living in Goma on property owned by aRwandan member originally from Zaire, and not in the refugee camps.

Mr. Andrist gave the members medication. clothes, soap, candles and much­needed water purification equipment. Four members were not in Goma. Onemember and her household stayed in Kigali, Rwanda. The adult children of anoth­er member were killed in the massacre. The member remained in Kigali searchingfor other family members. The Church has received no word from one member.

Mr. Andrist returned to his home in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 22.The Rwandan members plan to return to their homes in Kigali when it is safe

to do so, and they hope that God will use them to do a work in Rwanda.The Church plans to send additional supplies, to help them while in Goma.

according to Randal Dick, assistant director of Church Administration Interna­tional. However, care must be taken not to make the members a target by givingthem things that make them appear better off than those around them.

Mr. Dick said that in this part of the world, soldiers and even some officials areforced to seek part of their salary through seeking bribes or through confiscation.As refugees in zaire, our brethren have no rights and must conduct themselveswith care. The prayers of the Church on their behalf are greatly appreciated.

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benefits of a world ruled by JesusChrist, we should understand that thegreatest blessings of the millennialreign of Christ are spiritual. The physi­cal blessings often become the focus ofour attention instead of the spiritualblessings that are of far greater impor­tance.

The Old Testament prophetsdescribed, in terms of abundant phys­ical blessings, the future day whenIsrael would be, through God's merci­ful inteIVention, reconciled to him.

As a result, many first-century Jews,including the disciples of Jesus,looked for a conquering Messiah whowould restore their physical fortunesand bring them physical blessings.They expected the Messiah to over­throw the Romans and lead the Jew­ish nation to world prominence.

But they did not understand thattheir greatest enemy wasn't theRomans-it was sin. They didn'tunderstand that their real need wasn'tland and international prestige-itwas spiritual redemption. Conse­quently, they completely failed tograsp the true meaning of the Messi­ah's mission and the true significanceof his sacrifice.

They counted Jesus' glorious defeatof sin and death as nothing but weak­ness and shame. The eternal, transcen­dent, spiritual value of the Messiah'slife and death was lost on them.

The greatest newsToday, too, our greatest enemy is sin,

and Jesus the Messiah saves us fromour sins, rescues us from the dominionof darkness and brings us into the king­dom of the beloved Son of God (Colos­sians 1:13). That is the greatest news,the greatest knowledge, the greatesttruth there could possibly be!

Jesus may rescue us from our phys­ical enemies, too, but he doesn'talways. He promises us eternal life,not a life of physical health, wealthand prestige. Life should not be mea­sured by physical things.

Our greatest need is spiritual, andGod's greatest gift to us is spiritual.We are given forgiveness of sins, rec­onciliation with the Father, new life inChrist through the Holy Spirit, andwe yet look forward to immortality inthe fullest possible, most intimaterelationship with God through Christ.

Humanity's greatest enemy will con­tinue to be sin, even during the Millen­nium. Satan will be bound. Humangovernments will be under subjection.The Word of God will be proclaimed.Peer pressure will be much more posi­tive. But sin will remain.

Death is humanity's greatest enemy,and death is the result of sin. Toescape the greatest enemy, everyhuman's greatest need is the sacrificeof Jesus Christ. That will be just astrue in the Millennium as it is today!

The greatest blessing of the Millen­nium is not physical-it is spiritual.Even as is true today, the greatestblessing of the Millennium will be theeternal gospel-the promise of salva­tion, of eternal life by God's gracethrough faith in the Son of God. Sal­vation will be given to those whoaccept not only Jesus' role as King,but also accept him as the Lamb ofGod sacrificed for their sins.

The same gospel will be preached toall nations that is being preachedtoday-and what gospel will it be? Itwon't focus on predictions (the secondcoming will be history), but on salva­tion. It will be the same good news wepreach today. Salvation is the bestnews possible. It offers the only solu­tion to humanity's greatest problem.

Our greatest enemy has alreadybeen conquered by the Lamb of God,and we can take part in his victorythrough repentance and faith, throughforgiveness and reconciliation withour heavenly Father, through the HolySpirit dwelling in us, giving us newlife-eternallife.

That will be the good news preachedin the world tomorrow, just as it is inthe world today!

Symbolizing spiritual salvationIn ancient Israel, the Feast of

Tabernacles was celebrated as areminder of God's salvation, of thefact that God rescued his people fromslavery in Egypt. "Live in booths forseven days: All native-born Israelitesare to live in booths so your descen­dants will know that I had theIsraelites live in booths when Ibrought them out of Egypt" (Leviticus23:42-43). The booths were to remindthem of the Exodus and that God hadgiven them freedom, deliverance fromthe bondage of Egypt.

For the ancient Israelites, the boothssymbolized their physical salvation.But Christians obseIVe the Feast ofTabernacles with new meaning. For ustoday, our temporary dwellingsremind us of our spiritual salvation.God has rescued us from the slavery of ,sin, and we are on a spiritual journeytoward our promised inheritance,made possible by a Savior who is Godand is thus infinitely greater thanMoses and Aaron combined.

When the Feast of Tabernacles isobseIVed after the second coming, itwill continue to commemorate thespiritual deliverance God has givenhis people through Jesus Christ. Andif people will not come to worshipJesus Christ, if they do not accept himas their Savior, as the only way to sal­vation and the life of the kingdom ofGod, they will not be given the bless­ings of his rule (Zechariah 14:16-19).

Anciently, God divorced theIsraelites, making them "not my peo­ple," because they did not acknowl­edge God as their benefactor (Hosea1:6-9; 2:2, 8-9). But Hosea predictedthat the Israelites would be restoredto a right relationship with God. "Inthat day," God said, "you will call me'my husband'; you will nO longer callme 'my master' " (verse 16). The rela­tionship will not be based on meresubmission to power (even thedemons must obey God), but on love.

God will restore the land, and thepeople of God will respond with songsof hope and joy, just as they did afterthe Exodus (verse IS), because eventhe Exodus was a physical shadow ofthe glorious spiritual deliverance tocome in the future. God will give hispeople righteousness, justice, love,compassion and faithfulness (verses19-20).

The people will acknowledge theLord. They will be thankful for hismercy and grace. And God will causethe earth to be productive and fruitful(verses 21-22), and the people whowere not his people will become thepeople of God (verse 23). The physicalabundance of the earth accompaniesthe spiritual transformation broughtabout by God's work of grace on thepeople's behalf.

In that day, people will hunger andthirst for righteousness. They will loveGod and seek him. "Many nations willcome and say, 'Come, let us go up tothe mountain of the Lord.... He willteach us his ways, so that we maywalk in his paths' " (Micah 4:2). "TheLord will be king over the wholeearth. On that day there will be oneLord, and his name the only name"(Zechariah 14:9).

People will worship the Lord and

love him; they will love their neigh­bors and have no enemies. But theywill still sin. And as we well know,even 1,000 years of obedience cannotgive anyone eternal life. If righteous­ness could be achieved by law, thenChrist died in vain (Galatians 2:21).

One of the commands that everyonewill be taught is: Believe on the LordJesus Christ. Believe that salvation isby grace, through faith in him. Thiswill be taught to the nations who seekthe Lord. Everyone will have to acceptJesus Christ not only as Lord andKing, but also as personal Savior.

Like us, they will strive to obey Godin all things, but they will also fallshort of the glory of God. Everyonewill have to confess sins and trust inChrist for forgiveness. Everyone willhave to be born again. The physicalaspects of God's rule will not beenough, just as it was not enough forancient Israel-all people must yieldto the spiritual rule of God, too.

The Festival of Tabernacles wasordained by Israel's God as a halVestfestival. It was a time of celebratingafter the grapes were gathered andpressed into wine and the olives weregathered and pressed into oil. Spiritualparallels are obvious: All peoples willbe gathered to Christ the King, and theHoly Spirit will be "poured out" gener­ously, and the resulting salvation willbe cause for tremendous rejoicing.Spiritual blessings will abound.

I find it tremendously exciting tothink about these amazing futureblessings, and I hope that you share inmy enthusiasm. The Feast is a timefor celebration and rejoicing in ourspiritual blessings, in the joy of thegospel of Jesus Christ.

Our promised spiritual inheritance,of which we already have a foretaste,is a much greater and glorious bless­ing than the promised land was to theIsraelites-and it is also an infinitelygreater blessing than the physicalabundance described by the Old Tes­tament prophets. In Jesus the Messi­ah, all things are fulfilled, and we cancertainly say; as well, filled to thefullest and overflowing.

Beyond the Millenniumotice that the book of Revelation

has only a few verses about the Mil­lennium, and there is no descriptionof physical blessings. Far more atten­tion is given to the new heaven and·new earth.

Like John, we need to see beyondthe Millennium. The physical Millen­nium will be temporary, but the spiri­tual kingdom of God lasts forever. Asthe spiritual people of God, we needto have a spiritual focus. We ought to

let the physical point us to the spiritu­al and the eternal.

The physical blessings of the millen­nial rule are wonderful, of course. Werejoice in the promise of peacefullions, but we should rejoice even morebecause the Lion of Judah makes itpossible for us to have peace withGod. We rejoice in the promise ofagricultural abundance, but weshould rejoice even more becauseeveryone will have access to the Breadof Life.

It is good to rejoice in the promisesof physical prosperity, just as it isright to be thankful for physical bless­ings in this age. But it would bewrong to stop there. Physical prosper­ity is not enough. We who are led bythe Holy Spirit ought to see that thespiritual blessings are of immeasur­ably greater value.

If we are simply focusing on a phys­ical utopia, our understanding hasn'tprogressed much further than the

t first-century Jews. If we focus onpeace and prosperity through law andenforcement, and neglect salvation bythe grace of God through faith inJesus Christ, we have a terribly inade­quate understanding of who our Lordand Savior is.

Our festival celebrations ·shouldalways be centered on Jesus Christ­not just on his laws and his power toenforce them (which he certainlyhas)-but on him-the Lamb "lookingas if it had been slain" (Revelation5:6), the one who is worthy to openthe seals because he was "slain, andwith [his] blood [he] purchased menfor God from every tribe and languageand people and nation" (verse 9), theKing who is faithful and true andjudges in righteousness, and is clothedin a robe dipped in blood (Revelation19:11-13).

Without Jesus' saving work, theentire Millennium would be meaning­less and fruitless.

Our work is not easy. When we firstbecame Christians, we knew wewould have trials, but we also hadfaith that, no matter what sort of trialwe might face, Christ would strength­en us throughout t,he trial. And he hasbeen faithful. We have' confidence inhim and in his role as Head of theChurch. Let's go on together, withoptimism for the future, praying forone another, contributing to unity.

"Therefore, holy brothers, whoshare in the heavenly calling, fix yourthoughts on Jesus, the apostle andhigh priest whom we confess"(Hebrews 3:1). Please join me in pray­ing that this Feast of Tabernacles willprove to be of great spiritual benefitto the Church.

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• Read to build understanding ofADD, its symptoms and trea ntoptions. (I have iDcluded a SUIlpSl~

reading list at the end of this articIe.)UDderstanding can help thoseto the family deal with the si·tuallionwith compassion and love.

Counsel parents to have theirchild diagnosed by more than onemedical profes ional. othing ismore frustrating and depressing foran ADD child than to be misdiag­nosed and mistreated as a problemcbild.

Along the ay, e rece· eel aplethora of sugestions from· ,family and Church members. Des­perate to have our child act the ywe kne all good kids should, etried most of them, but to no a .

We even heard a sermon on childrearing that eemed to ve npreached primarily in reaction to ourson's behavior. (That is not some­thing any parent wants to e peri­euce, especially when the techniquesbeing suggested are one you' ealready tried.) 'l11ere were .Sabbath seJVices that my wife c:amehome and cried.

Things ere hard on Da .d too.Beca se of con ant failu dtrouble at school, church andhe began to say, 'Tm a bed JtI·IO--DW1LDad- or'T . -

After a hile, Karen and Ibelieving what many of those arouJodus seemed to have concluded wastrue: e were just rotten parents.

CHADDIt was at this time e eard of

CHADD, which tands for Childrenwith Attention Deficit D:isorder. Join­ing an ADD support group began aneducation process that hashelped us deal with our 0 child,but with the children of severalbewildered parents. After attendingCHADD meetings, listening to lec­tures and reading articles on ADD,

e ere encouraged to pursue anevaluation.

Sho before his sevenday, De: . acbiatrist, a P$YChoIoIist and acal social at a medicalThey tmanilDOlJSly diagnosed .haviDa ADHD.

Even the slightest stimul dis­tracts an ADD child. e foundthe tags on David's shirts e it. ible him to pay • lion,

There's usually more to itthan too' e parentingor too much sugar

DInIdPerhaps our personal family~

rieuce can help others understand.Seven years ago, David came intoour lives. y wife had meticulouslyguarded her health, state of mind,diet nd even her taste in musicthroughout the prepancy hopinc toproduce the -peafa;(' baby.

During the pregnancy and birthm wife avoided any medicationsthat we felt might harm our child.Nonetheless, almost immediately, we

something was wrong.Even during the pregnancy, David

was not a DOI'IIUl1 baby. He was Der­

ous and kk: ed at the slightestor He aauely

aware of what was happening out­side the womb, so much so that wesometimes wondered whether wewere imagining how sensitive hewas.

While being born. David literallypanided. His heart rate was enatic.He inhaW meconium. After deIiveIy,he needed aspiration. For severalhoms he gasped for breath.

Over the next 16 months, Davidhad colic almost every day. At onepoint, e had to h him to theemeqency room because of severedehydration brought OIl colic,combined with a cue ofstomach flu.

He wouldn't look at our e, forextended pe •ods of time, and hecould be without squinn­ina. wrenching and crying. For the

two years, we tried everything&om special diets to radical discipli­nary- tactics to control his erraticbehavior and health difficulties.

He seemed unable to make a con­nection between the punishment andthe crime. Thinking he was stub­born, my reaction was to -turn upthe heat.- Unfortunately, this justmade matters worse. ADHD children

By Joel Rissingere've all seen him. Youknow, the disheveledlittle boy in the thirdrow who can't sit still,can't be quiet andcan't seem to respondto even the implestcIiRction.

His parents are angry and embar­rassed and, we might think, so theyhould be. Having seen this family

Stnlggling at Sabbath services, wemigh feel we know what the prob­lemis.

Obviously, we might conclude, thisboy's parents lack understanding ofproper discipline. Just a fe shortpo. should help them bring thiskid into line. Yes, that would do it.Or, they could just stop feeding himso much sugar.

Is it always that simple? I used tothink so-until my wife, Karen, and Iwere blessed with an ADHD child ofour own. ADHD stands for AttentionDeficit Hyperactive Disorder. ADHDis a complex variety of ADD (Atten­tion Deficit Disorder).

Joel Rissinger is associ4te fHlStor ofthe Hartford tUUl New Haven. Con­rwcticut. and SpringfWd, MaSSllChu­sells. churches. If you need moreinfomuuion on ADD, conuu:t c:hi1I1maand Adults with Attmtion Deficit Dis­orders (CHADD) at 1-305-587-3700.or write CHADD at 499 Northwest70th Aw.. Suite JOB, PItmtation, Flori­da, 33317.

Here are

=~n:.=."==Curran, Dolor..: Traits of a""""'FamIy. HIrpeISri18IIdIco.DilIIImeyer, Don. ... , G8ry

D.: Parent's Handbodc: SpI8maIIr:Training for Effective Parenting,Americ8n GuIdInce S8Mce.

Durfield, RIchard C. and Renee:Ral ing Them Chaste, Bethany....NJl....,..

Goethals, Gilbert H. (associate~ of 1M 8I8merIDn ...Tacoma.Weshington, ctvches) and L Ray­mond Hayes: The Joy of Raising OurKids in the 21st Century. Bruit

Price, Alvin, and Parry, Jay A.Disc/pllne: 101~ to NatJ­g/ng, Yelling; and SpIInIdn(J, Brite

: PBtent Pr1MIrI ACommon-SeIUUl Approach to Par­enting in the '90s and Beyond,AndIr8WS'" McUI....

Rosemond, n: SIx-Point PlanIDT Rais/ng Hsppy, HtIIIIIhy ChiIdt8n.AndnMs ... MelI•••

Se8rs, : ChtIsIiBn PaI_JIint/6IIdChId Qn, Thomas NeBwt.

Smalley, Gary: The Key to YourChilds Heett, Word Plj)IIstirIlg.

Monday, September 5, 1994 The Worldwide News 5

Once, a schoolteacher inadvertent­ly confused her pupils' locker num­bers with their 10-138, 142, 153.The principal was astonished withthe class perfonnance at the end ofthe year.

The teacher-equally astonished­thought she h,ad a class of giftedpupils and treated them accordingly.This is a true story. What a lesson inpositive, as opposed to negative,expectations!

• Many teens want to beinvolved somehow in the localchurch.

The youths we talked to for thisarticle expressed a deep-seated needto feel needed. And many pastors,parents and youth leaders do a finejob here. It is always a delight to seetheir enthusiasm bubbling over whenthey describe a vibrant YOU activityor service project, and youth leaderswho not only care but actively showit with smiles, a friendly spirit andeven a hug or pat on the back onoccasion.

Church involvement takes manyfonns. Some congregations schedulea regular time when teens can helprun the local church. Teen crewsserve on parking, ushering, servingrefreshments after services, takingattendance or even sharing some ser­monette time explaining their SEPexperiences. The teens love it!

They also appreciate the serviceprojects springing up across theChurch-the Adopt-a-Highway pro­gram, Meals on Wheels, hospital vis­its, trips to nursing homes or seniorcitizens lodges as part of a churchoutreach program. We can't say thatin a few short years this will be theirchurch. It already is. They appreci­ate the fact that we let them knowthat.

Many ministers who teach Christ­ian living classes at SEP campsaround the world take home withthem memories of an earnest,vibrant youth group striving despiteheavy odds-and sometimes quiteheroically-to do the right thing.

Teens say: ''I'm so glad theChurch will always be there," "TheChurch gives me a purpose anddirection in life" or "The Sabbath isa real break from the world; I canbe myself among my friends. n Theseteens deserve the best we tan givethem.

By Neil Earle

Neil Earle is international editor forThe Plain Truth.

Positive expectation, respect, keys for reaching teensTeens need to know the living classes at SEP and during I being reasoned with and not always I

many infonnal chats with them. lectured."Church needs them. That • As expected, teens appreciate This is one reason they enjoy inter-is the simple lesson activities and adult attention. active or discussion-type Bible stud-

Teens are smart. They know that ies. Youth 94 and the Arrows newslet-driven home after talking the congregation cannot become a ter for Church youths are often

288 d pennanent theme park for youths or valuable sources of such interesting,to teens an serve as an endless source of funding less structured, less hierarchicalministers at the Summer and financing. They appreciate regu- fonns of teen studies.

I lar sennonettes for their age group As developing adults they alsoEducationa Program or even full sermons during the appreciate more negotiation from(SEP) in Orr, Minnesota, church calendar year. parents and youth leaders, that is,

As one Christian living class com- not so much of a "my way or thein July and August. mented: There are 52 weeks in the highway" approach to them from us

year. There should be something adults. Our teens have a surprisingaimed at us. We are excited by the desire to follow compassionate andopen house program the Church is lively adult leadership. That is obvi-conducting, but we ourselves repre- ous to anyone who has attendedsent the largest single body of future one of our SEP camps around themembers the Church has. world.

Good point. On matters such as music, datingIt is easy for us as adults to forget or discipline, they appreciate having

that if our teens are still attending things explained to them in theirand want to be led God's way in spite congregations. Deep down, we adultsof inducements and temptations and youth leaders know this. But wepulling them the other way, then tend to forget. And teens can bethey should deserve our respect. understanding. They are willing toSome pay a great price just to come give us the time to learn some ofto church. these things.

One teenage girl, whose parents • There is still too much of ahave separated, regularly drives her negative expectation about teensyounger siblings to school and to the in many corners of the Church.Feast of Tabernacles. A 17-year-old A negative expectation shows upboy remembers being so scared sit- when we, as parents, ministers andting on a bus all by himself, driving youth leaders, let our young peoplethrough the rough part of town, know that we don't trust them. Adetermined not to miss services. negative expectation shows up when

And a growing number are facing we reflect an attitude of "as soon asthe unfamiliar stress of seeing one or my back is turned you'll be up toboth of their parents leave the something."Church for various dissident groups. It's easy to misjudge teens. And weTeens are feeling the pressure. all do it! But that supposedly rebel-

Teens appreciate it when their con- lious look that sets off our not-so-gregation is a caring, nurturing place. righteous indignation may beMost are aware of the 1,001 demands because of a poor night's sleep, aon their minister's time, but as young cruel comment in school, a negativeChristians they appreciate the feeling home situation or genuine growingthat they are worth top billing on pains or health problems.occasion. Negative expectations short-circuit

It is hard to fault them for this feel- adult-teen relations. Teens can spoting, especially since it reflects a real dislike and disrespect a mile away.respect for what the Church means to Teen radar picks up negative adultthem. vibes at the speed of light.

• Most teens want us to know Adults: In dealing with teens, prac-that respect is a two-way street. tice positive reinforcement and

Our young people feel they are too remember the broad-based wisdomoften told to do the right thing rather of Psalm 25:6-7: "Remember, 0 Lord,than having things fully explained to your great mercy and love, for theythem. Said one bright young girl, are from of old. Remember not thewho had won a scholarship to a top sins of my youth and my rebelliousU.S. university: "We are halfway ways; according to your love remem-toward being adults. We appreciate ber me, for you are good, 0 Lord."

In his book How To Really LoveYour Teenagers, H. Ross Campbellwrote that while most parents lovetheir teenagers, most teens don'tfeel loved. We seem to be facing aparallel situation with many teensas far as their relationship to theChurch.

Why would so many teens feelignored or neglected, as so many ofthem have expressed? Perhaps not amajority feel that way; but an impor­tant number do. There are many rea­sons. One is that there are alwaysnew groups of teens with new chal­lenges and questions.

Other reasons are more complexand ca inL even the naturalstress CeU 1 ge that occurin the Churl,; 0\ c time.

Most teens we talked to want toinclude the Worldwide Church ofGod as part of a well-planned future.But they still possess the power ofdecision, and there are some thingsthey want ministers, parents andyouth leaders to know.

It is common to hear teensspeak-in the open and relaxedatmosphere of SEP-about clustersof three, four or five of their friendsand peers who have dropped out ofthe Church, or Church teens whohave decided not to attend YOUactivities.

The situation may not be at the cri­sis stage yet, but it is serious. Seriousenough to pay attention to their feed­back and frustrations. The pointsbelow kept coming up at Christian

ADD: Hope, help and success through the years

Philippine members aid children

Continued from page 4

If anything, ADD parents often arein danger of using abusive correctionbecause of their exasperation. Theymay need to know that, for ADD kids,the best fonn of correction is preven­tion.

Also effective is discipline in thefonn of short and well-defined time­outs. (A time-out is a short period,usually one minute for every year ofthe child's age, of isolation from allstimulation and attention. For e,'am­pIe, we usually send David to hisroom to sit facing the wall.) For ADDkids this is so boring and exasperat­ing that it has a greater effect thancorporal punishment. (CHADD andother parent support groups oftenoffer infonnation on discipline).

• Help parents realize ADD is amedical problem and not a reflectionon their ability to properly train theirchildren.

David is now doing fine. We'veadjusted our expectations and meth­ods of teaching and disciplining him,with great success. He is happier, lessemotional and more responsive todirection than ever before.

School is still a challenge, but byworking with his teachers to modifyteaching methods used at his gradelevel, we've witnessed improvement.Like most ADHD kids, David is cre­ative, imaginative, loving and ener­getic. We believe that with treatmentand behavior modification, he willlead a happy and successful life.

Suggested readingColeman, Wendy S.: Attention

Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity andAssociated Disorders: A Handbook forParents and Professionals. Madison,Wisconsin: Calliope Books, 1988.

Greenberg, Gregory S., and Hom,Wade: Attention Deficit Hyperactivi­ty Disorder: Questions and Answersfor Parents. Champaign, Illinois:

Research Press, 1991.Hartmann, Thorn: Attention Defwit

Disorder: A Different Perception. Nova­to, California: Underwood-Miller,1993.

Fowler, Mary Cahill: Maybe YouKnow My Kid: A Parents Guide toIdentifying, Understanding and Help­ing Your Child With Attention­Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. New

MA ILA, Philippines-Membershere help children in the Receptionand Study Center for Children, anorphanage in Quezon City, whichhouses and feeds orphans and aban­doned children.

The members provide used clothingand footwear as well as free hair-care.They also give parties for the children

York: Birch Lane, 1990.Ingersoll, Barbara: Your Hyperac­

tive Child. New York: Doubleday,1988.

Martin, Grant: The HyperactiveChild; What You Need to KnowAbout Attention Deficit Disorder:Facts, Myths and Treatment. VictorBooks/Scripture Press Publishers,1992.

and teach them Bible stories.Several in the Manila South church

prepared weekly meals of bulgurwheat and green peas for about 300malnourished children from Januaryto March at Langgam ElementarySchool in San Pedro, Laguna. Theproject will be resumed this schoolyear if time and funds permit.

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LAURA BELL

BELL. Laura Jane, 102, of AnstedWest Virg nla died July 15 She isSUlVIVed by nieces and nephews

See Obituaries, page 7

FIELD Bas I L 77 of Edmonton.,Alberta d ed July 23 of a massivestroke He IS sUfVlved by 11 s WIfe.Helen: a son Kerry a daughterLorna five grandch !dren and twogreat-grandchildren

HARRY & MAVIS JOLIN

Harry and Mavis Jolin of Spring Hill,Florida, and Windsor, Ontario, cele­brated thelf 50th wedding anniver­sary Aug 7. They have three chil­dren, 11 grandchildren and sixgreat-grandchildren They receivedgreetings from President and Mrs.Bil CllOton.

ANDERSON Lucy Ann, 100. ofTopeka Kansas. died July 12. Shes survived by two sons, John B andWilltam E. Anderson; a daughterJessie M Lytle 11 grandchildren;and 19 great-grandchildren

ding anniversary June 29 They havetwo children, Raymond and Sharon:f e grandchildren, and one great­grandchild

ROBERT & IRIS SWAN

Robert and Ins Swan of McPherson,Kansas celebra ed e r 50th wed­d ng anruversary Ju 15 They serveas local church elder and dea­coness tn the Saltna, Kansas,church.

Our coupon bab es thiS monthare Rachel Katheflna andRebekah Elizabeth Mez. tWlOdaughters 01 Henry and RhondaMez 01 Rome. Georg a

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Anniversariesade of Gold

John and Audrey Whi e of Toronto,Ontano, ce ebrated the r 50th wed-

Wes and Carleen Weppler ofWetaskiw n. Alberta, celebra ed ther40th wedding annIVersary July 24They have six daughters BerniceBeth. Donna Mae, Elasia, Sherry andDarlene

Gary and Jeanette Baker ofCharleston, West Virginia, celebrat­ed their 35th wedding anniversaryJune 7 They have two sons, Brentand Jonathan: two daughters, Dawnand Monica; a daughter-In-law,Ruth; a son-in-law, Todd, and twograndsons, Alan and Austin.

ocal church elder In Manila Southchurch

PETE & ZADA NOOTEBOOII

Pe e and lada Nooteboom of Jack­son Tennessee, celebrated the"25th wedd'ng a n versary July 1They ha e two ch dren Cassandraand Tm; and one son-IO-law Lynn~

Allan and Jacquie Baldrey of North­glenn, Colorado, celebrated their25th wedding anniversary Sept 28They have two sons. Michae andBryan; a daughter. Kristy; a daugh­ter-,n-Iaw, Jan,fer' and a son-In-lawRandall. Mr Baldrey is a deacon inthe Lafayette. Colorado. church

SAMUEL & ILDA UBROJO

Samuel and a Ubrop 01 aPhil pplnes, ce ebrated the r 35wedd ng a n ersary July 17 Theyhave four children. Ana. VeOildaBngllt and Fernando; two sons- n­law, S to Ronquillo and Joe au rayand four grandch~dren Atze GelVI-anne and Dall1d Or L1brOIO s a

ARTHUR & SUE RYAN

Arthur and Sue Ryan of Attalla,Alabama. celebra ed their 35th wed­d'ng annIVersary Aug 1 They havethree children, Pam. Tony andLamar: one son-in-law, Benny Butler,two daughters-In-law, Bonn,e andMichelle, and three grandchildren,Annaca, Caleb and Avery.

Jake and C ara Fflesen of Saska­toon, Saskatchewan, celebratedtheir 25th wedding anniversary June8 They have two daughters. Heleneand Shannon: two sons-in-law, SteveNordstrom and Blair Johnson: andtwo grandchildren, Ardyn and Mor­gan Nordstrom Mr. Friesen is alocal church elder In saskatoon

JERRY & MARSHA STEWART

Jerry and Marsha Stewart ofOsthofen, Germany, celebrated their30th wedding anniversary July 14They have two children, Scott andSusan; one daughter-in-law, Jean;and two grandchildren, Ian andJulia. Me Stewart IS a local churchelder 10 the Darmstadt, Germany,church

RICHARD & RACHEL WElK

Richard and Rachel We'k of Middle·town. Pennsylvania celebrated their25th wedding anniversary Aug 24They have two daughters. lJsa andTonia

LARRY & CI DY DALE

Ctndy Lou F Ion and Larry AI enDale were ed mamage July 3T e ceremony was performed byGeorge Affeld pastor 01 the Ind anaand Hunttngdon Pennsylvaniachurches Unda Sue Bruhl andTammy Himes were matrons ofhonor and W lalT' Dale and JohnFoley were best men The couplelive In Wa erloo Onta<io.

Be Inda K. Jordan and Kevin TEpps were uni ed in marriage Aug7 The ceremony was performed byStan Murphy, d'rector of ResidenceLife at Ambassador UOIversity. PatMcNiel, sister of the bride. wasmatron 01 honor. and Tm Sturdivantwas best man. The couple live ,n BigSandy.

JOEL & JODI COX

Mr and Mrs Dan Anderson ofPhoeniX, Arizona, are happy toannounce the marriage of thelfdaughter JoddIOe Lynn to JoelDaVid Cox, son 01 Mr and MrsRobert Cox of Duluth MinnesotaThe ceremony was performed July 2by Marv Davis, a minister in thePhoenix North church MelanieAnderson was maid of honor andJason Cox was bes man. The cou­ple live 10 Phoen'

TERRY & SHERRY LAMBERT

Sherry LeAnn Eaton, daughter ofPauline Eaton of Brownwood. Texas.and Terry Wayne Lambert Jr wereunited In marriage Sept. 26. The cer­emony was performed by Roy Dove.associate pastor 01 the Durango,Colorado, and Albuquerque andSante Fe, New MeXICO, churches.The couple rIVe In Brownwood

KWESI & JOSEPH E CHAKHAZA

Josephine Tsumba and Kwesi Chak­haza of Lilongwe, Mala , were unit­ed In mamage June 5. The ceremo­ny was performed by Bm Whitakerpastor of the Blantyre and lJlongwe.MalaWI, churches. Mercy Salimawas maid of honor. and WilliamKumwenda was best man. The cou­p e live In LIlongwe.

STOLLEY. Danle and Carolyn(Hohertz) of B,g $andy. g rl, VICtoriaLynLee, Aug 5 9 pounds 5 ounces,now 2 g rls

En agements

POWELL, Kurt and Usa (Boren) ofWichita, Kansas, bOY, Brent Alan,Aug. 1,310 am 8 pounds 7ounces, now 2 bQys 1 gi"'rI:.... _

RACINE, FranCOIs and Michelle(Brodeur) of Mentrea, Quebec, boy,DomlOic Mathieu March 19 10:08p.m., 7 poundS 12 ounces. first c1u1d.

PHIPPS, Brian and Donna (Levetr) 01Kansas City, Kansas glfl, MirandaShlfeen, Feb 6.1993 22 kilograms,first child (a ted JU'l~61,,-- _

PORTER, Ian and Doma (Par1<es) ofSingapore. boy Andrew James July9, 12:33 pm 5 pounds 3 ounces,first child

ONODU, Geoffrey and Evelyn(Anyad e) 01 Makurdi geria, boyFel,x Kenechl, Feb 10, 1 58 a.m.39 ki rams f rst ctII"'Id'"-- _

Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Barness ofBrig twaters New York, are happyto announce the engagement oftheir daughter Rebeckah Lynn toAlex Carrel, son of Mr and MrsJohn Carrel of Jefferson City. Mis­souri. A Dec 26 wedding in Fu onMssouri,ls planned

DANIEL & CRYSTAL RESLER

Crystal Michelle Schnlppert, daugh- - Iter of Bernard and Arlene Schnip­pert of Pasadena, and Daniel JamesResler, son of Tom and Judy Reslerof Wa ertown, ISCOnSln, were un't-ed in marrtage May 22 10 TylerTexas The ceremony was per­formed by the bride s father, d'rectorof Media Operatoons. KatherineLavety was maid of honor, and GregResler was best man The couplefIVe In Madison, Wisconsin.

MOOI, Andre d Dane Ie (Lazor) ofYoungstown, Ohio boy, BrandonAlexander John, Apn111. 328 a.m,~ 11 ounces first child

MULOBI Julius and Men ca (Asing­wa) of Nairobi, Kenya girl. Sab,naMalia, Nov 30, 6 am, 274 kilo­grams, now 2 boys 2 9 rls

NKHOMA, Ndeketeya and Mabel(Banda) of Kabwe. Zambia, girlSabnna N, June 9 1130 p.m., 3.17kilograms, oow 1 1-,g",ir.:;,I. _

NORDSTROM, Steve and Helene(Friesen) of Ottawa Ontario, boy,Morgan Vincent, July 5, 8:35 p.m., 8JlClt!!:lds 4 ounces. now 1 • 1 Irl.

OLIVEIRA, Fernando and Suzanne(Green) of PrOVidence, RhodeIsland, grl, Martina Chelsea. Aug. 3.5:46 p.m , 7 pounds 5 ounces, oow2 4 iris

Delores c. Beeler 01 Calgary AlbertaIS pleased to announce the engage­ment 01 her daug er Carne Gale toJason DaVId Couch son 01 Mr. andMrs. David Couch of Mara Bri ishCoIlrnbia A July weddll19 is pianned

Wendell and June Wiese of Chica­go. 11I.000S, are pleased to announcethe engagement of their daughterSharon to Kevin Burchett, son ofGary and Sarah Burchett of Okla­homa City, Oklahoma A July wed­ding is planned

ME DE Carl and Debra (Issler) ofBuffalo, ew Yor boy JasonRobert. Aug 9 1 P m 9 pounds5 ounces now ,,-2.:og!::.r~s,---__

MARKS M chael and Kim (Kozlov­sky) of Denver Colorado boy, KyleRyan, June 5 3 pm 9 pounds 2ounces. now 1 boy 1 g rI

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LEBLANC Roger and Joanne(Cormier) 01 Boston Massachuse sg rl icole Alyssa June 7 5 22 a.rr8 pounds 7 ounces roN 2 g' s

CONLEY, Brian and Elyzabeth(Virecci-Fana) of Pea s Island.M8Jne. g rI Anna Eiyzabeth July 7,7:50 am. 5 pounds 2 ounces oow1 boy 2grs

JOHNSON, Jeffrey and Rachael(Jones) of Fort Worth Texas. girl,Savannah 1COIe, Aug 2, 6.10 am.• 8pounds 15 ounces. now 1 boy. 2 girls.

HARMON Thomas and Cynthia(Wehman) of Valencia Pennsylvaniaboy Thomas Hugh Aug 13, 2:35p.m. 7 pounds 12 ounces. first child.

HILLEBRAND John and Dianna (All­baugh) of Peona, Illinois boy,Christopher Ryan, May 25. 551pm . 8 pounds 6 ounces. fi st child.

HOOPER, Dall1d and Christy (Bull) ofCleveland, OhiO, boy, Colin Reid,June 2. 8 pounds. oow 2 boys

MAHER, cheel and Gil ian (Taylor)of Notlingham England bOY,

exander James Feb 8 8 40 P m.,7 pounds 11 ounces now 2 boys

BirthsABRAHAM Wa een 'Wayne' andJ (Dinckson) of Albuquerque ewMex co. boy, Jordan Wakeen, July11.7.11pm 8 pounds 2 ouncesfirst ch Id

BARLOWS, Brian and Gretchen(Young) of Pasadena, girl. AshleyMarie, July 15, 5:31 am.. 8 pounds12 ounces. now 2 girls.

BOND Jeremy and Jennifer(McDuffie) 01 New Orleans. Louisiana.grl, Kayla VlC!ona. July 27, 454 p.m.,5 pomds 14 ounces. first child

CLEVERLY, Brent and Alison(Tukukino) of Auckland NewZealand glfl, Br ttany Grace, July30, 10 a.m , 6 pounds 13 ouncesnow 1 boy, 1 g rl

Monday, September 5,1994 The Worldwide News 7

High Schoo onoreesThe Worldwide News congratulates the following youths who were valedictorians or

salutatorians (or ranked first or second) in their graduating classes.

Bnuln R. AcebronValedictorianGuadalupe ElementarySChoolMakali, Philippines, church

NoveY. DupeValedictonanVictona National HighSchoolTarlac, Philippines. church

Laura LaingVa ed'ctorianL'Anse Creuse H'gh SchoolDetroit, Mchigan, Eastchurch

Meddle A$lullaValedictonanLuzviminda High SchoolLuzviminda, Philippines,church

Chad Weston GoodchildSalutatorianBirch Run High SchoolFlint, Michigan, church

Katrina Heather MaranvilleValedictorianShadow Mountain HighSchoolPhoenix, Arizona, Northchurch

Angela AnthonyClass rank No. 1Sebastopol HiQh SchoolMeridian. MiSSISSippi,church

Brian HammerSalutatorianUnion Grove High SchoolBig Sandy P.M. church

Sarah Elizabeth ParrishValedictorianBowl'ng Green RI HighSchoolColumbia, Missouri, church

Darcy WallsValedictorianGladewater High SchoolBig Sandy P.M. church

Lisa BickfordSalutatorianRiver Glen SchoolRed Deer, Alberta. church

Leah Nlchole HunterValedictorianPortsmouth East HighSChoolPortsmouth. OhiO. church

Chrlatopher sean WilliamsSalutatorianlaVergne High SChoolMurfreesboro. Tennessee,church

Lelf BjorakerSalutatorianHawkins High SchoolBig Sandy P.M. church

Chip SloanValedictorianMcLoud Hgh SChoolOklahoma Crty. Oklahoma,church

Usa WilliamsValedictorianEzzell Junior HighVictoria, Texas, church

Shyra" Rose C. IbarraValedictorianWesleyan UniversityCabanatuan City, Philippines,church

A. Beth Schwal1ZrockValedictorianHaw ey High SchoolFargo, North Dakota, church

Rachel ConwayValedictorianWeed High SchoolRedding, California, church

ErIc Stefan JacksonValedictonanPlacer High SChoolSacramento, California,church

Grace Ann UySalutatonanRornblon National H ghSchoolMarikina. Philippines. church

Ukraine: unity in diverse groups

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ObituariesContinued from page 6

REINHARDT. Leona Anna Martha,87. of Centralia. Illinois, died July 25She is survIVed by a s'ster, BerniceTubbs: and nieces and nephews.She was preceded ,n death by herhusband, Alfred four brothersWilliam C,. Oscar, Louis and HenryW Niermann Jr ; and three sistersJohanna Aussieker. Louise Beck­meyer and Delores Haun

TRAINOR Mary Jane 75, of SaultSte Mare. Ontario died Feb. 22She IS SUrvlVed by nine children. 23grandchildren and one great-grand­child She was preceded in death byher husband Loyal.

OUVEPRICEPRICE 01 e. 76. 01 Leeds. Englandd ed July 24 01 a lengthy illness SheS SUrYIVed by her hUSband. Stan; twodaughters. SylVia and Brenda andnumerous grandchildren.

McPHERSON, Georgie Mae 76. ofWest Monroe. Louisiana, died July 6.She is survived by two daughters,Priscilla Frasier and Janis Swenk; asister, Lessye Robinson; a brother,Perry Crawford; three grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren. Shewas preceded in death by her hus­band, Crosby.

PERKINS Evelyn Joyce. 57. ofAugusta, Kentucky, died June 24She is survived by her husband,Robert: a son. Jeff; and a brother,Harold

MARY TRONOLONETRONOLONE. Mary, 86. of OrchardPark, New York. died July 16 of aengthy mness She is survived byher son. Dan el, four grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren.

MUSGROVE Walter E., 84, of BigSandy. d'ed Aug 1 He is survivedby his w fe. Christina: two brothers.Johan and Albert two stepdaugh­ters, E en Edelbach and Margie el­son; severa step-grandchildren;and 20 step-great-grandchlidren,

WOLFE Mary Ruth. 86, of Florence.Kentucky, died July 24. She is sur·vived by nine children, 27 grandcM­dren, 32 great-grandchildren andtwo great-great-grandchildren.

MARTIN. Virginia l., 71. of Plans­burgh, New York, died April 2. SheIS survived by a daughter, VirginiaRock; a grandson. Gregory Rock.three sisters. Eva Barton. Doris Mer­rifield and Irene LaBombard; andfive brothers, William. Sidney, Paul,Carl and Gordon Maicus. She waspreceded in death by her husband,William J.; and a grandson, AaronRock.

RYAN BIASOTTOBIASOTTO, Ryan 17, of Reginasaskatchewan. d'ed July 11 He issurvived by hiS parents, Linda andMario: a brother. Dave; and numer­ous other relatives.

BERNARD, Edith, 79, of Kamiah.Idaho died Nov 7 01 a heart attack.She IS survived by het husband.John, a deacon in the Clarkston,Washington, church,

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serves community needs and theSabbatarians.

We conducted a seven-week En­glish program for 165 students, rang­ing from preteen to middle age, mostof the students being teens at abeginning level of English.

About 70 were Sabbatarians, therest a mixture of Christian denomi­nations as well as non-Christians.Two to three times as many studentswanted to take part, but we had lim­ited teachers and resources.

While the program helped the stu­dents to improve their English, itmore importantly created unityamong the diverse groups, as well asbetween the volunteer teachers andthe English teachers at the school.Many parents were surprised at howhard the students studied during thesummer and at their eagerness to goto class.

In addition to teaching English, wealso gave musical performances forthe Children of Chernobyl camps,visited a nursing home and spoke atyouth conferences of various Christ­ian denominations.

We received much attention, forwe were the first Americanskis mosthad had contact with. Several timeswe were on the news or in the news­paper. We also met with communityleaders, including the mayor ofKhust and the vice president of theregion.

The Sabbatarians took excellentcare of us during our stay, ensuringwe had all we needed. Often wewould get together with the Sab­batarians, especially with the youngpeople, for hikes, picnics or sing­alongs. At a Fourth of July picnic, weintroduced the Ukrainians to ham­burgers and potato salad.

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Mr. Rice, a graduate of theArts Center College of De­sign in Pasadena, specializesin high contrast black-and­white illustrations. He hasworked for Coca-Cola, Geor­gia Pacific and KentuckyFried Chicken. Marie Hardin.

Professor awarded

SAN ANTONIO, Texas­Rocky Conrad, associateprofessor of computer infor­mation systems at San Anto­nio College, received its Fac­ulty Service ExcellenceAward for 1993-94. Mr. Con­rad is also the college facultydevelopment coordinator.

The award recognizes excel­lence in service to the collegeor commUnity by outstandingwork and achievements inpublications, professionaldevelopment or teaching.

Mr. Conrad attends theWest church with his wife,Donna, and children, Katri­na Rose, Cathlena Beth andClayton Joseph. J.E. Jordan.

100% recyc eel paper

Drawing world attention

ATLANTA, Georgia~ilRice, a freelance illustratorwho attends the Northwestchurch here, won the January1994 People, Plants and Ani­mals category in the annualCorel World Design Contest.

His entry, The Chief, was acolor computer drawing of aNative American from a pho­tograph, circa 1800.

Mr. Rice received a com­puter package valued at$5,000 and attended theCorel Draw awards gala inOttawa, Ontari.o, in May.

VANCOUVER, BritishColumbia-Singles andyoung adults are invited tothe third annual Great Cana­dian Get Away Weekendhere Feb. 18 and 19. Eventswill include separate Sab­bath services, a dance Satur­day evening, and on Sundayeither volleyball or a visit tothe Omnimax Theater.

The cost for the weekendis 33 Canadian dollars orUS$25 if paid before Dec 15.The cost after Dec. 15 willbe 43 Canadian dollars orUS$33. All payments mustbe received by Feb. 1.

Please make checks pay­able to Vancouver ActiveAdults and send to Richardor Virginia Will, 3049Charles St., Vancouver,British Columbia, V5K 3B4,Canada, or telephone 1-604­255-4706. Confirmationswill be mailed in mid-Janu­ary. Celina Letemplier.

nonrefundable $25 deposit toGary Flesner, 8525 MooreCt., Arvada, Colorado. 8000C:;­4723, telephone 1-303-421­7707 to reserve a spot. Dead­line for final payment is Oct.20.

Meeting the PresidentKA SAS CITY, 'ssouri-Kansas City East members Paul

and Karen Lucas watch as their daughter Jennifer, 8, givesPresident Bill Clinton a letter. Jennifer, who was born with ahole in her heart, met the President and his wife, Hillary, July30 in Kansas City.

(Jennifer had written some time earlier to the Presidentabout her health and problems with her medical insurance.)T~e Lucas family received a telephone call to meet the Clin­tons just three hours before the President's plane was to land.Jennifer greeted Mr. Clinton with a hug and handed him theletter. "Be strong ... we're working for you," the President saidto the family.

Mrs. Clinton read Jennifer's letter to more than 10,000 peo­ple attending a health care rally. The letter reads: aMy name isJennifer Lucas. I had to have surgery when I was a baby.... Ihad to have a pacemaker because I had a whole [sic] in myheart. My parents had insurance but now they don't. Insur­ance don't want to mess with me because I have a pacemak­er. I had to have a new pacemaker July 1, 1994. Please try tohelp me." She drew a heart below her name and traced anoutline of an old pacemaker.

Jennifer referred to the attention as "pretty cool." But-the sur­prise tOUT of Air Force One, the President's plane, was her favoriteevent alt had candy on it," she said. "Tons of candy."

About a week later, Jennifer received a thank-you letterfrom Mrs. Clinton, saying that she and her family will be in theFirst Family's thoughts and prayers.

This excerpted article was written by Terry Young. Photo byScott Weaver, both of the Independence Examiner.

Aug. 19, Sen. Bob Dole sent Jennifer a letter of concernand a donation for her trust fund to help cover her medicalexpenses.

they had and set an incredi­ble example of hospitality.

Often we discussed ourbeliefs. Many of our beliefsare similar to the Sabbatari­ans, and we could peaceablydiscuss differences in doc­trine. Most of the Sabbatari­ans are open to new knowl­edge. They know their Bibleswell, and we all greatly bene­fited from the discussions.

We will never forget thesummer we spent with theSabbatarians and will missthem greatly. We hope Godwill continue to bless ourrelationship.

and includes four nightslodging, eight meals, use ofa gymnasium and equip­ment, indoor swimmingpool, sauna, roller-skatingrink and outdoor ice-skat­ing. Nordic and downhillskiing and other activitiesare available at extra cost.

Space is limited. Send a

speak and sing during ser­vices, which generally lastedtwo hours. Several prayerswere prayed out loud togeth­er, spiritual songs were sungby the whole congregationand the singers, and severalspeakers gave 15- to 20­minute messages, usuallyimpromptu. Members alsogave greetings from othersor requested prayers.

After services, membersjoined each other for mealsfollowed by sing-alongs. Weinvariably had more than oneinvitation for each meal. TheSabbatarians gave us the best

DENVER, Colorado-Col­orado singles invite othersingles to a winter weekendDec. 22 to 26 at the YMCASnow Mountain Ranch nearWinter Park, Colorado, inthe Rocky Mountains.

Cost is $155 per person(excluding transportation)

Young adults events

ORLANDO, Florida-Theh Frida singles i 'te

other singles to a singlesweekend at the four-starPeabody Hotel here Dec. 24and 25.

Activities will include aSabbath morning seminarfollowed by a dinner dance inthe grand ballroom. On Sun­day a picnic is scheduled forthose who don't wish to visitarea attractions. (All attrac­tions, such as Disney World,will be open on Sunday at acost of $38.) The cost of thedinner dance is $35 per per­son and the picnic is $10.

Lodging is $75 per nightplus tax for up to four peoplein a room. For reservationscall the Peabody Hotel at1-800-42-DUCKS and men­tion that you are with theWorldwide Church of God toreceive the discounted rate.

Please make checks pay­able to the Miami ChurchActivity Fund indicating thenames of those who willattend and send them toKenneth Barker, 7551 NW21st Ct., Sunrise, Florida,33313. For more informationcall Mr. Barker at 1-305-749­5581. Craig L. Bacheller.-

Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt movedto Oregon in 1927. They be­gan listening to Herbert W.Annstrong on radio between1933 and 1935. They were c0­

workers from the 1930s andfirst received The Plain Truthwhen it was done on amimeograph. Mr. Armstrongconducted Bible studies intheir home around 1937.

During the war years sheencouraged others to growvictory gardens and organizeda 24-hour watch at a lookoutstation for enemy planes.

Mrs. Hoyt lives with herdaughter, Shirley Garrett,in Eugene. Ever active andalert, she crochets, does em­broidery, is an avid reader, agreat cook and also belongsto a garden club. SylviaBerens.

Ukraine: open to new knowledge

our plans were completelychanged, so we had to beflexible. Accurate informa­tion was difficult to obtain,and the language barriersometimes made communi­cation difficult. The three ofus fluent in Russian-Ukrain­ian provided the necessarytranslations.

We worshiped with theSabbatarians on the Sab­bath. Duringthesummerwe­visited four Sabbatarianchurches. We were asked to

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Katie M. Hoyt

and Charlotte Foxwell Med­berry. She taught schoolbefore she married ArthurReuben Hoyt Feb. 12, 1912.They had two sons, fourdaughters, 19 grandchildren,25 great-grandchildren andseven great-great grandchil­dren. Mr. Hoyt died in 1965.

Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt livedon a farm in Iowa for 20years. Mrs. Hoyt drove asulkey (a riding plow drawnby four horses), shockedgrain, stacked hay, huskedcorn and did many othertasks as a farmer's wife witha growing family.

E TGE Or: g -Ka"·eM. Hoyt celebrated her 105thbirthday July 29. Mrs. Hoytwas baptized here in 1963.Her son, Ernest, is an elderin the Eugene church, andher grandson, Bryan, is direc­tor of Student Developmentat Ambassador University.

Mrs. Hoyt was born inElgin, Iowa, to Francis L.

Member celebrates105th birthday