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On becoming a father BABY, BLESSINGS AND A BUNDLE OF JOY 3 NEWS CHURCH FINANCES HOLDING UP IN TOUGH CONDITIONS 5 ADVENTIST RECORD | OCTOBER 3, 2020 ISSN 0819-5633
editor’s note
on becoming a father
I’d been imagining this moment—what it would be I’m coming, I thought. Daddy wants to be with you,
like to see my daughter born. But like so much with this and I’m almost there. It was her. I couldn’t believe it.
pregnancy, it hadn’t all gone as planned. My wife was I’d heard her in the operating theatre yet, even though
sent for an emergency C-section in the early hours of I knew there were lots of babies in the room, I recog-
the morning. nised my daughter crying out for me in the distance.
There she was, our own little miracle of life, all I’ve learned a lot in the past five months of her
wrinkly and sticky and covered in goop. She was placed life. We’ve struggled through being at home in the
on her mother for “skin time”, while I was conscious of pandemic; hurt that she can’t meet her grandpar-
keeping my eyes on the correct side of the caesarean ents (she still hasn’t met one set) because of border
section curtain. As the nurses rubbed her down, she closures. We’ve worked out her routines and continued
squawked her first breaths of life. The operating team on with life, bowled over by love and thankfulness and
were moving onto stitching and I was trying to capture kindness from others. It feels right—like she’s always
some memories on our phones, to remember what I been with us.
knew was a significant moment. And I’m passionate about the positive influence that
I expected to see my daughter and feel a wave of fathers can have on their kids.
emotion. Instead, I felt awkward, a stranger in this According to a 2017 US study, children who suffer
sterile, fluorescent world. from the absence of a father will: be twice as likely to
Baby was bundled out to the special care unit (SCU); drop out of high school, suffer childhood obesity and die
I followed, stunned and sleepless in the pre-dawn of as infants; be at four times greater risk of poverty; be
a new day. Baby’s blood sugar was very low, and the seven times more likely to have teenage pregnancies; as
priority was to get her levels up. I was nervous, holding well as having more likelihood of behavioural problems,
her for the first time and giving her her first feed. abuse and neglect, prison and substance abuse.
It was the early days of the COVID-19 crisis and I Yet, this time two years ago, I wasn’t sure I’d ever be
was ushered out of the SCU to go check on my wife. I a father. After years of praying and trying to conceive,
had no idea where she was—she’d been moved to the I’d come to terms with the fact that it might never
maternity unit. When I found her she was tired. She just happen. So, I committed to being a father figure for
wanted to sleep and urged me to go home and have a those like my nephew who needed one; to mentoring
quick nap myself. and discipling where I could. If you yearn to be a
I walked out of the hospital feeling powerless and father, but it’s not possible (right now or perhaps ever),
alone. you can still be a significant influence in the lives of
It hit me in the car. The emotion. I wanted to be with young people at church, your neighbourhood and your
them. I wanted to be close, to protect, to hold, to watch nephews and nieces. A little piece of my heart still
over, to love. This was what it meant to be a father. I aches for those who yearn to become fathers.
sobbed on the short drive home before passing out on It’s hard to describe the feelings that go with
my bed. becoming a dad. I hope to be a good father. I hope
When I woke up I rushed back to see Baby in the that I can teach her and protect her and
SCU. In the hallway, I heard a baby crying. As soon as I support and love her. I hope I can pass
heard it, I knew that it was my child. I had heard her cry on to her a love for her heavenly Father.
when she was born, and I recognised it immediately. In And all while enjoying
the past I would have been able to block out a cry like her infectious
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news
power of the gospel adra aids samoa during covid crisis
maryellen fairfax
Ever since I was six I knew the
More than 26 families will
power of the gospel. I’d been caught
receive new water tanks and
by my parents doing something
another 900 will receive improved
I knew was wrong—the guilt and
food and water security and
Photo credit: Samoa Observer
shame were real; the punishment
deserved. hygiene during COVID-19, thanks
That Sabbath we had people over to a new project being imple-
to our house for lunch. As a bundle mented by the Adventist Develop-
of energy I was entertaining the ment and Relief Agency (ADRA), in Caritas Samoa Director Father
guests. Someone then suggested I partnership with aid organisation Pesamino Victor and ADRA Samoa
get a book and a teenage boy would Caritas Samoa. Director Su’a Julia Wallwork.
read it to me. I returned with the According to humanitarian
story of Jesus’ death on the cross. co-ordinator for ADRA Australia, The whole project, including
I sat and listened. For the first Beryl Hartmann, ADRA and Caritas broader COVID-19 community
time in my life, I knew that Jesus were able to secure funding awareness raising programs, aims
had died for me and took the through the Church Agencies to target more than 7000 people.
punishment for my sins. The gospel Network—Disaster Operation, or “Activities will particularly target
or good news of Jesus had impacted “CAN DO”, under the Australian those at risk, such as the elderly,
my life. I took the book back to my Humanitarian Partnership. those severely impacted by the
room forgiven and cried because I Caritas is providing 25 water measles outbreak in 2019, fami-
had grasped incredible love. Since
tanks to both Upolu and Savaii lies who experience high levels
that time I have sensed the power of
islands, and ADRA will be of poverty or food insecurity, and
Jesus’ good news in my life.
conducting agriculture/food security those without access to water and
Most of us in the Seventh-day
Adventist Church have been and livelihoods training, wholistic sanitation,” Ms Hartmann said.
impacted by Jesus. I’ve heard of health and hygiene promotion
those raised in the Church who training and psychosocial support To support ADRA’s initiatives in
thought that obedience gained to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 Australia or overseas, please visit
favour with God—it wasn’t until they lockdowns, mainly on Upolu. www.adra.org.au/donate/.
heard a gospel preacher or teacher
that they realised it was faith in the
grace of Jesus which brings them
close to God forever. I’ve heard faith festival organised in a fortnight
amazing testimonies of those who brenton stacey
lived lives of complete rebellion Avondale University College group who had expressed a strong
against God and yet God’s message students resurrected their bi-annual interest in the event.
of love got through. We all have Festival of Faith (FoF) in just two Students divided up roles and,
a unique experience with Jesus, weeks after COVID-19 sent campus within two weeks, went from
however the most important thing is ministry leaders back home behind having nothing organised to organ-
that we allow Jesus’ good news closed borders and public restric- ising four services a day across two
to change us. “The gospel . . . is
tions limited the size of gatherings. venues (August 31-September 4).
the power of God for salvation to
“In my mind, FoF was already To comply with a COVID-19
everyone who believes” (Romans
off,” said Pastor Brock Goodall, safety plan, the students held
1:16, ESV).
The gospel of Jesus is the heart, chaplain on the Lake Macquarie services in Avondale College Church
centre and basis of being a disciple campus. But he “yielded very and Ella Hughes Chapel. Each venue
of Jesus. Jesus changed lives in quickly” when meeting with a featured its own band and hosts
the past and He is still changing with a presentation by the church’s
lives now. I pray the power of the lead visionary, Pastor Nimrod Maua,
gospel continues live streamed from the larger to the
to change me and smaller venue.
those around me. An average of 100 students
attended the services in the church
and 45 in the chapel. An average of
Glenn townend Students gathering at
SPD president 45 watched the livestream online.
/SPDpresident avondale college church. One student requested baptism.
4 Adventist record | October 3, 2020
Church finances holding up in tough conditions
tracey bridcutt
Church finances are holding up well tithe. Most of the Church’s world divi- greater than tithe. Sabbath school
despite the economic fallout from the sions are reporting declines in tithe of offerings are the biggest source of
coronavirus pandemic. between 5 and 10 per cent. mission offerings, but many Sabbath
South Pacific Division (SPD) CFO Adventist schools in the SPD are schools have not been functioning.
Rodney Brady said the Church’s continuing to operate well in the chal- The outlook for 2021 remains
finances have taken a hit, but have so lenging economic environment. “Our unpredictable. “With the pandemic
far withstood the pressures. schools have generally held up with lasting longer than [we] expected and
“There has been a lot of stress student numbers and finances,” Mr the impact on the global economy the
applied to Church finances . . . we Brady said. “In other divisions schools biggest since the Great Depression, it
are seeing the wisdom of policies have been hard hit, with parents makes planning for 2021 difficult,” Mr
that have required us not to use debt unable to pay fees and withdrawing Brady said. “Many organisations are
for operating and to have working students, leading to school closures.” preparing budgets based on multiple
capital in hand,” he said. “Many CFOs A COVID-19 assistance plan scenarios for 2021, due to so much
who were apprehensive in March are launched by the SPD in June to uncertainty, but the Church across the
feeling more confident to face the support Division institutions and SPD is not in crisis mode. There’s just
future. God has sustained.” missions in the Pacific struggling finan- more pressure on management with
Tithe has bounced back in the SPD cially has seen just 44 per cent of the uncertainty around forward plans.”
in recent months. Overall it’s up 2.19 available funds used.
per cent for the year to July compared The biggest financial concern
to the same time last year; in April it for the world Church is a signifi-
was down 10.05 per cent. Notably, cant reduction in offerings, with
the Australian Union Conference has the General Conference fore-
reported a 6.69 per cent rise in tithe casting a drop of around $US20
for the year to July. In the Trans Pacific million in mission offerings in
Union Mission the initial percentage 2020. CFOs from every division
drop in tithe more than halved by are reporting that offerings have
mid-year, with most local missions declined. Globally, the drop in
now less than 10 per cent down on mission offerings has been much SPD CFO rodney Brady.
Brave Navesau students praised by Fiji police
tracey bridcutt
Nine students from a Seventh-day the arrest of the accused man. Navesau.
Adventist high school in Fiji have been Year 12 students McVeigh Mainu The Acting Commissioner said it is
praised by police after assisting in and Simione Waqa told police they ran encouraging to see the young genera-
the arrest of a man facing charges of after the suspect as he fled into nearby tion “doing the right thing and playing
aggravated robbery and assault. bushes. The other students came to a proactive role in addressing criminal
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate assist, but had to withdraw after they activities”. He thanked each student
Tudravu said the Fiji Police Force is were allegedly pelted with stones. individually, “knowing the situation
proud of the Navesau Adventist High Simione received some minor injuries was a dangerous one that could have
School students whose efforts led to during the incident, including scratches resulted in injury or even death”.
and bruises from running Trans Pacific Union Mission asso-
through the bushes. ciate education director Mele Vaihola
A 22-year-old said she is very proud of the Navesau
man was arrested the students.
following day. He was “Such an act of bravery from these
charged with aggra- boys in risking their own lives in order
vated robbery, assault, to do the right thing,” she said. “I thank
damaging property and and congratulate them for a job well
common nuisance after done and for representing Adventist
The Acting Police Commissioner he allegedly erected an education well in the Wainibuka
personally thanked the students. illegal roadblock near community.”
October 3, 2020 | Adventist record 5
Solomon Islands school introduces dawn prayer program
tracey bridcutt
A Seventh-day Adventist school in and students and pray for them
Solomon Islands has been starting the while they are asleep.
day in a powerful way through a dawn “We also have the outreach
prayer initiative. aspect of it by taking the
Each term for 40 days, Kopiu students out of campus at
Adventist High School, in Honiara, dawn to visit families in nearby
holds a 40 minutes in prayer program communities to conduct
from 5.20am to 6am. Along with morning devotions for them and
prayer, the participants do Bible share basic need items,” said Baptismal candidates from Kopiu Adventist High School.
readings together, read from Ellen school chaplain Jason Gulea,
White books and go on prayer walks. who came up with the prayer initiative. included 10 students from the prayer
Sometimes they gather in small He said God’s answers to their program. Ten of the other candi-
groups besides the houses of staff prayers have been evident. “Needs dates were baptised as a result of
were met, the sick were healed, chal- the school’s Sabbath outreach initia-
lenges encountered this year come tives and Bible studies conducted by
and go but we are not down and out,” Rexley Aloysio, the husband of a Kopiu
Mr Gulea said. “Outreach initiatives teacher.
were successful as a result of prayer. “With the school intake affected
We also thank God that two of our by the pandemic, with only about
non-Adventist students who regularly 80-plus students currently on campus,
attended the prayer program and also and with a little over 30 non-baptised
joined the Bible study class eventually students, it is encouraging to see 10
made the decision to be baptised.” of them giving their lives to Jesus,” Mr
The recent baptismal service. A recent baptism of 28 people Gulea said.
6 Adventist record | October 3, 2020
adventist aged care responds to pandemic news grabs
tracey bridcutt
Seventh-day Adventist aged care outbreak management plans have been
facilities in Australia remain vigilant in prepared, there is an adequate supply
their efforts to protect the safety of resi- of personal protective equipment and
dents and staff amidst the coronavirus pandemic response teams are in place.
pandemic. They are monitoring updates from health
The facilities have remained and medical authorities and following
COVID-19 free since the pandemic their directives.
began and are well prepared in the event Management are also keeping a close Adra for albinism
of an outbreak, according to their CEOs. eye on the mental wellbeing of residents ADRA is piloting a cryosurgery
They have implemented strict infec- and staff, with chaplains available to cancer treatment for albinos in
tion control measures and are closely provide support. Another key focus is Tanzania. Albinism, which affects
up to 1 in 1400 people, reduces
monitoring residents’ health. COVID-19 maintaining regular communication with average life expectancy to only
residents, their families and staff. 40 years. Since 2006, at least 73
At various times the facilities albinos have been hunted and
have been in lockdown due to murdered in the country. ADRA
has assisted 290 people since the
state government directives or project began in January.—AR
where it’s believed there is signif-
icant risk to residents and staff.
“You can rest assured that we
are doing everything possible to
look after our residents’ well-
being and happiness,” said David
Adventist residential aged care Reece, CEO of AdventCare in
facility at Wahroonga, Sydney. Victoria.
a medical mishap
If You Can Eat launched in French Former executives of Tulare Regional
Medical Center in California—a
facility later acquired and overhauled
nathan brown by Adventist Health in 2018—have
A new edition of If You Can Eat, You that make spreading the gospel the most been charged with over 80 counts
Can Make Disciples has been published natural thing to do.” of felony and misdemeanour that
for the French-speaking members of the The French edition was translated by include suspicion of embezzlement,
conspiracy, money laundering, grand
South Pacific Division. Pastor Claude Coutty theft and campaign finance viola-
Si Vous Pouvez Manger of the New Caledonia tions.—Adventist Today.
. . . Vous Pouvez Faire Mission. This is the
des Disciples is currently third language in which
being shipped to New If You Can Eat by Dr
Caledonia, French Poly- Peter Roennfeldt has
nesia and French-speak- now been published,
ing regions of Vanuatu with editions currently
“This book is so in translation in two
simple and yet shows further languages.
so powerfully that every Total sales in English
follower can lead others have exceeded 18,000 a need to rebuild
to Jesus in a friendly copies since its launch One year after Hurricane Dorian
destroyed the islands of Abaco
environment,” said two years ago.
and Grand Bahama in the Carib-
Pastor Victor Kulakov, If You Can Eat, You bean, much remains to be rebuilt.
who has been serving as written by dr peter roennfeldt. Can Make Disciples is With the coronavirus pandemic still
Discipleship Ministries available in English from threatening the tourism-dependent
area, Seventh-day Adventist leaders
lead pastor for the New Zealand Pacific Adventist bookshops throughout Aus-
took time to pray for the nation
Union Conference. “It shows that mission tralia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, during a special September 4 online
can be fulfilled without costly evangelistic or online at .
October 3, 2020 | Adventist record 7
hot topics schools celebrate education week
mele vaihola/record staff
Schools in the Trans
Pacific Union Mission
(TPUM) celebrated
Adventist Education Week
with gift-giving, singing
and dozens of baptisms.
“Looking Beyond” was
the theme of the week,
new punishment framework
On September 9, Yingjiang County with hundreds of students,
village officials created a new frame- teachers and members of Students at Beulah College conducted their Education
work under the Chinese Communist the wider community par- Week Sabbath throughout all the churches in Tonga.
Party, allowing authorities to penalise
ticipating in the programs.
anyone who converts to Christi-
anity. Punishment includes forced An evangelism series at Navesau sincere appreciation to the principal
cleaning of village property, fines, or Adventist High School in Fiji culmi- Encie Donie and her team at BekaBeka
confiscating possessions, farms and nated in the baptism of 40 students on Adventist High School for the readings.
housing. The scheme targets local
August 15. They were truly an inspiration.”
paddy farmers.—Persecution.org
At Funafuti Adventist Primary School Beulah College conducted their
in Tuvalu, activities were held over two Adventist Education Sabbath through-
weeks. The first week was designed out all local churches in Tonga on
for the teachers’ enrichment while the August 30. Teachers and students
second week saw teachers lead out in shared the Word of God, collecting
the evening presentations and students more than $T30,000 pa’anga toward
involved in singing for the community. the school’s operation. Mission Edu-
Betikama Adventist College in cation director Fatongia Hopoate said,
Solomon Islands concluded their “The school budgeted for $T20,000,
religious education Adventist Education Week with the but received more. God works in a
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, baptism of 19 young people on August mysterious way during this pandemic—
Special Religious Education (SRE) 22. There have now been 69 baptisms to God be the glory!” Two weeks earlier
classes have been neglected in some
at the college this year. 24 students and two teachers were
Australian schools. To address the
problem, Christian SRE has partnered Samoa Adventist College had a baptised.
with Bible Society Australia to create combined Adventist Education Sabbath In the Solomons on August 18, Naha
a digital portal with approved video on August 23. More than 200 parents Adventist Primary School staff and stu-
lessons. This will lessen the load on
attended, most from non-Adventist dents visited Sunrise Adventist Primary
teachers and improve access to the
Bible in schools.—Eternity News backgrounds. Principal Tepora Fuimo- School. Sunrise school is located in
ano said “there were a lot of positive the centre of a Catholic community
comments from [parents]”. and nearly all the students are from
In Fiji, a teacher from Suva Adventist non-Adventist families. Students
College who organised the Education witnessed in their local community and
Week of prayer in her local church, met an elderly man named Iro who had
said, “I have never felt so blessed, tears streaming down his face while
inspired and impressed in my whole the students sang about God’s love and
Christian life. Please pass on our read the Bible. Iro mentioned that the
students were the first group to visit
veggietales is back! him and give him gifts. He requested
A new VeggieTales spin-off called prayer so that he can join the group
“The VeggieTales Show” has been
created, featuring the familiar cast
worshipping every Sabbath at the
of Bob the Tomato and Larry the school.
Cucumber as they organise a variety “Adventist education aims to
show for a live audience. Each prepare students for the joy of service
episode includes plenty of hilarious
in this work, and for the higher joy of
backstage antics, but it also includes
a Bible story with a lesson for chil- wider service in the world to come,”
dren.—Christian Headlines Naha Adventist Primary School students were said TPUM associate education director
encouraged to witness to their community. Mele Vaihola.
8 Adventist record | October 3, 2020
flashpoint
RUOK?
the cubby In commemoration of R U OK?
fenced in Prep students at Brisbane glowing for god Day on September 10, writer and
Members of Cairns Seventh-day Adventist College (Qld) have Primary students at Tweed Valley poet Janice Fereti, in collabora-
Adventist Church (Qld) have received a new cubby house built Adventist College (NSW) enjoyed tion with a team of creatives at
recently begun replacing their by senior Industrial Technology a week of spiritual emphasis Adventist Media, put together
boundary fence, so that there students. The project, envisioned (WOSE) from August 10 to 15. a spoken word video entitled
is better security for their by secondary design teacher Luke With the theme “Glow”, speaker “More to say after RUOK?” (see
op shop, volunteer staff and Martin, was designed to give the Matthew Moore shared how page 21). Featuring a dimly-lit
overall property. In recent years senior students a memorable Jesus is the Light that will not backdrop and animations to
both the church and op shop real-world experience while still go out, because He died for us accompany her words, the video
premises have been broken fulfilling the requirements of the and rose again. To make the vulnerably shares experiences
into multiple times with a great senior curriculum. It involved program possible, students helped with mental health. It has so
deal of damage and mess left a consultation with the Prep by operating the audiovisual far received more than 27,000
behind to clean up. The fence students who were invited to desk and cameras, illustrated views on Facebook and was
will also provide security in the dream big and illustrate their memory verses and participated ranked on Google’s front page
future when the church begins idea of the ultimate cubby house. in special music, quizzes and for the search term “R U OK? Day
renovating the op shop, as “We’ve been very impressed dramas. Although WOSE is usually 2020”. The video was designed
well as the kitchen and toilet to see empathy and kindness attended by parents, due to to direct viewers to a landing
block, which are still the original develop between our oldest and COVID-19 that was not possible page at Signs of the Times
amenities from when the church youngest students,” says deputy this year, so the whole program magazine’s website, complete
shared the property with Cairns principal of Primary, Damon was also filmed and posted on with follow-up resources from
Adventist College.—Janine Bass Quick.—BAC YouTube.—TVAC Facebook Hope Channel.—Record staff
baptisms a witness
On Sabbath, August 29, four members (two students, a
teacher and a local young man) from Wambul Adventist
have a
Church as well as Tambul Secondary School in the Western
Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, were baptised
news story?
by Pastor Joseph Yop. The school is a state school, but
also operates as a church and is run by Adventists. The email it to
candidates were the firstfruits of the two-year-old church.
The baptism was a big witness to the school and the local
news@record.net.au
community, which is a new working area.—Jackson Korave
baptisms in gisborne new infrastructure burwood sings
Members of Gisborne Adventist Church A new multipurpose school hall has been built Youth and young adults from Burwood
(NZ) recently celebrated four baptisms in at Hurstville Adventist School in Sydney, and is Adventist Church in Melbourne (Vic) have
the space of two weeks—one at Te Araroa now being used in Term 3. The hall will allow been posting “Home Worship Sessions” to
and three at the church premises. “We look for an enhanced learning environment and will their YouTube and social media accounts
forward to the Lord continuing to add to His be used for a wide range of sporting events as throughout the months of COVID-19 lock-
church here in Tairawhiti,” said church pastor well as chapel and school assemblies. “Here downs. The videos feature covers of popular
John Smolka. “Nothing can stand against the at Hurstville, we encourage our students to be Christian music sung virtually or in socially
movement of His church. Not COVID, not respectful, responsible, resilient and always distanced groups. To watch the videos, visit
economic distress, not isolation . . .” ready to learn,” said principal Neva Taylor. .
—Record Staff/John Smolka —IntraSyd —Record staff
October 3, 2020 | Adventist record 9
Still
Faith
A
lifetime ago—but really, only a few months . . . around the outside of the shopping centre—if I could find
in fact days before the sensible world went into where I drove in, I could find the car. But I couldn’t find the
lockdown—I had the happy joy of going to the Signs entrance, and I couldn’t find the set of lights, and all the
Publishing marketing meetings in Victoria, Australia. signage looked the same, and it began to feel very Alice-
I like going to these meetings. There is the freedom in-Wonderland-ish.
of a few days away. There is that strange world beyond There was no information desk in the mall. After visiting
Customs but before boarding. There is plane food, there half a dozen retailers, a shop assistant (from Specsavers,
is the battle of not losing all your data upon landing in a no less) pointed me in the direction where help might be
different country, and there are new books. found. In the far corner of the topmost floor my car was
This time there’s also the saga of the rental car. located on a staff person’s computer, its location along
with a photo was printed, directions given, and most
*** helpful of all, “your car is parked beside a white car”.
When a car comes with a GPS it is reasonable to expect Why would you say that? How many white cars can
that it will work. This is a difficult thing to test in the depths there be? What if the white car moves? It doesn’t matter—I
of a carpark, surrounded by solid concrete, so I ask the have the floor number, I have the parking lot number, I
nice man at the exit gate which lane I need to be in when have a picture of the car and I’ve been told how to get
I get out of the carpark. He kindly tells me, and away I go, there.
fully trusting that this amazing piece of technology will take Except the escalators don’t go far enough. According
over once it has its bearings. I am dependent on the GPS, to the instructions I need to go two floors beneath the
my phone is flat. one at the bottom of the escalator, but how? There are no
Unfortunately, the GPS prefers to remain silent. I know stairs within the carpark. Neither the lift nor the elevator go
I am on the right road, thanks to the nice man, but from down further.
there I am lost. There are no instructions, just silence. I am tempted to give up, to wait until closing time,
I decide to ignore all exits until I recognise a landmark, which is only eight hours away, to find the last car remain-
which is an excellent idea, but after driving a very long time ing, but I realise that hysteria is settling in. I must rise
and recognising nothing at all I decide I will take myself off above it.
at the next exit and ask for directions at a service station. I make my way through the people coming into the mall,
As is common when one is looking for something, I back into the carpark—the endless carpark with rows all the
come across no service stations. So I begin to look for same, numbers all the same, cars all the same—and there is
other helpful possibilities. Somehow I end up at a shopping Bai. Lovely, patient Bai from Signs Publishing. My guardian
centre. Thankfully I recognise the suburb and know that I angel, Bai, who was waiting for the ABC managers from the
am going in, generally, the right direction. Islands to complete their shopping. Bai is as nonplussed as
Since it was much more freezing that day in Melbourne I am, but, to my great relief, he stays with me. He is calm,
than in NZ, I stopped to buy warm clothes. The helpful lady he is solid, he is a man of few words and his presence is a
at Kmart told me I had a half-hour drive. That was good. I great comfort.
would not be late to the meetings. It is Bai who finds the ramp that leads to the lowest
But then . . . I lost the car. The shopping centre had carpark. He walks me to the car, makes sure I get in and
many levels of carpark on all four sides of the building. I gives instructions on how to get to where we are going. He
knew the supermarket had been on my left when I went does not once laugh at my predicament. And so, finally, I
up the ramp, but which supermarket was it? I walked arrive.
10 Adventist record | october 3, 2020topic/genre
***
The return journey was worse. Impossibly worse. It
was broken in two parts. The GPS decided it could work;
it did what it had to do. It gave me directions. Every
50-100 metres it told me to “turn back now, turn back
now”. I did that for a little bit, but there is only so long
you can keep obeying a monotonous and repetitive voice
that takes you only a few metres further at each turn.
So, in peak hour traffic with no road map, a phone with
no charge (again), I found myself being told to “turn back
now” all the way to my accommodation.
***
And then it was time to return to the airport. I asked
real people for instructions. They were straightforward.
I turned on the GPS in my phone as a backup, which is
linked to an earpiece. The instructions were identical
to those given by the real people, delivered in a calm
manner. The rogue GPS sprang to life and would not be
silenced, nor would it allow me to change my destina-
tion. All the way to the airport the GPS voice shouted
TURN BACK NOW TURN BACK NOW, while a calm voice
directly in my ear told me which lane to be in and how
long until the next turn.
There are road signs—looking for all the world like I
should be following a different route. I am caught up in
a stream of traffic, and rain is falling so hard, the wipers
can’t clear the windscreen fast enough, I can’t see more
than a few metres ahead and I’m sure I’m late returning
the car. It is all too much. There is only one thing to do.
I stop listening to the commotion around me, and I
focus on that calm, clear voice in my ear, and it leads me
to my final destination.
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes
from him” (Psalm 62:1). Be still. “Be still, and know that I
am God” (Psalm 46:10).
Christine Miles
lives in Auckland, NZ. She enjoys reading And empowering people
for ministry.
october 3, 2020 | Adventist record 11ADRA
Almost homeless: How ADRA helped a grieving
man get back on his feet
S
ince the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia, the of the ADRA staff and volunteers at the ADRA Centre, was
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) able to secure his housing tenancy, which was a huge relief.
Australia has helping the increasing number of people “I now am considered a tenant and I’m allowed to stay
impacted by the global pandemic. in the same place. I don’t have to move, which has added
For many, the overwhelming need has been for food and considerably to my stability,” Ross says.
mental health support due to widespread income and job The ADRA Centre was also there for Ross during the
losses. But those experiencing homelessness also face a COVID-19 pandemic, providing him with telephone coun-
higher risk of infection. selling and support while he self-isolated, as he was at
According to Homelessness NSW, “People experiencing a higher risk of contracting the virus due to his age and
homelessness may be at respiratory illness.
particular risk of con- “During the COVID
tracting COVID-19 due virus, they’ve been good,”
to crowded accommoda- Ross says. “It was exactly
tion and potential lack of the same as coming here.
access to hygiene facilities The only thing was of
such as showers and laun- course food was delivered
dries, as well as stressed and I had phone counsel-
immune systems, and ling.”
close contact with highly For Ross, coming to
transient persons.” the ADRA Centre was
This was the reality the first step to getting
facing Ross, if he hadn’t his life back on track and
been introduced to ADRA. processing the depression
Ross was happily living and hopelessness that
out his retirement with his threatened to take over
wife in western Sydney, his entire life. And now,
but in the space of a week thanks to the support he
his life was turned upside has received he is also
down. developing new skills and
“My wife passed away flourishing.
very suddenly,” Ross “With the counselling
says. “She was only 47. I feel that I’m getting
I was quite shocked and much better, and then the
heartbroken and I wasn’t housing problem is gone,”
in a good place. And then says Ross.
on top of that, I was told Hardship, homeless-
by NSW Housing I wasn’t ness and mental health
allowed to stay in the house anymore as I didn’t co-sign the crises are deepening under the growing weight of uncer-
lease with her.” tainty of COVID-19. ADRA, in partnership with Adventist
Ross began the painful process of selling his beloved communities, is able to help address some of these issues.
pets and cleaning his house in preparation to move out. ADRA Australia’s volunteer-run projects feed, clothe,
With nowhere to go and no support, his grief threatened to house, connect and empower people to overcome hard-
take over. ships and crises to help them get back on their feet.
“I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown,” says Ross.
“I was miserable . . . things weren’t looking very good at The ADRA Appeal is the main source of funding for
all.” community projects in Australia. To help people experienc-
Ross was at his breaking point when someone suggested ing hardship hang on to hope—and survive this crisis—please
he visit the ADRA Community Centre in nearby Macquarie visit .
Fields. There, Ross began working with one of the counsel-
lors, who helped him face the trauma of losing his wife. He ashley stanton
also accessed subsidised food hampers and, with the help MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, ADRA Australia.
12 Adventist record | october 3, 2020My story
The power of Adventist Education Living his word
With wayne boehm
A teacher and a student from WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE?
Beulah Adventist College in Tonga At the commencement of
share their testimonies. Melbourne lockdown 2.0, I read a
Facebook post from a friend that
Tonga Veatufunga (teacher) had a profound impact. Amidst
I grew up on the island of Vava’u the agony of having to re-enter
as a Methodist, my mother’s church. isolation, this single mum posted,
My father’s side are Adventists and I “if anyone is not receiving income
struggled to belong to one church. My or times are just tough, please
mum influenced me a lot and I had no don’t let your kids go to sleep with
choice but to attend her church. an empty stomach. Don’t be afraid,
However, I still had a strong desire send me a private message. I am
that one day I would join my father‘s happy to share whatever I can.”
church. The opportunity came when COVID-19 has caused us as
I completed high school and started Gilbert Matoutourua (Form 4 individuals to rethink our way of
a Bachelor of Science degree at the student) life. Micah, the prophet, asked a
University of the South Pacific, Tonga I am a Ni Vanuatuan from Port Vila, key question that is relevant for this
campus, in 2018. During the course aged 17. I grew up in a good family time—what does the Lord require of
of my studies, I was approached to and my family are strong Assembly of you? CONSIDER Micah 6:8.
teach science at Beulah College. I God church-goers. The love of mercy, justice and
started teaching and at the same time My father met and assisted a humility cannot be contrived, nor
observing and learning as much as I Tongan security warden from the can it be seen as an obligation or
could about Adventist beliefs. Tongan Prisons last year who went duty. In Deuteronomy 10:12,13,
I got married the same year and to Vanuatu for some training. This Moses uses the same phrase, this
moved to live at the school com- Tongan father had some difficulties time at the giving of the second
pound, where we began attending the with his immigration documents after Tablets at Mt Sinai. The giving
Beulah church. I really enjoyed the the training and so my family helped of the law wasn’t simply a voice
environment and the friendship of the and hosted him for some time until he expressing a code of conduct
Beulah staff members. returned to Tonga. for the hearers, but an invitation
During the school’s recent two Through our friendship with this that, if accepted, would transform
weeks of evangelism, I was really friendly Tongan man, I got the oppor- the group of former slaves into a
impressed by the messages delivered tunity to come and study in Tonga at chosen people that would be a light
and I finally made up my mind to fully Beulah College. I am hosted by this to the Gentiles (Isaiah 49:6). NOTE
accept Christ as my personal Saviour. Tongan man’s family and I attend the specific elements mentioned in
I have no regrets in making this deci- Beulah because it is located next to these verses—how can these habits
sion. the main prison compound, Hu’ato- contribute to a genuine Christian
So please pray for my young family litoli. walk?
and I hope that one day soon my This is my second year at Beulah Our walk with God and desire
husband and baby daughter will join and I am a boarding student. I enjoy to serve Him with all our heart and
me in my new church. every bit of my time in this lovely soul leads us to selfless sacrifice.
school and moreover, I really enjoy Love, mercy, justice and humility
learning some new truths about the cannot be in any way divorced from
Word of God. I am planning to study the Law. To do so is a sure pathway
at Beulah until I complete form seven. to a lifeless religion. CONSIDER
I have no regrets in going through Romans 13:8-10.
the waters of baptism recently though So as you reassess your life,
my parents in Vanuatu disagreed and be inspired by a single mum and a
even my Tongan guardians. Please God who gave all, to demonstrate
pray for me so that I can be strong in His love for humanity and likewise
my new-found faith and hope I will serve others in their hour of need.
share this light with my family one CONSIDER Romans 5:8, Acts 2:45.
day.
october 3, 2020 | Adventist record 13Church
THE CHOSEN OF GOD:
what does the Lord require?
H
ow can anything written more than 2700 years ago In Micah chapter 6, the “Chosen of God” were reminded
be relevant to us today? We are living in the tech- that God had acted in mercy and grace in their history.
nological age. In the midst of finding a new normal He’d brought them out of Egypt. He’d redeemed them
during the COVID pandemic, superpowers are flexing their with mighty righteous acts. Gilgal is mentioned because
muscles amid economic instability. Are we at the time of it is pivotal in their salvation history and the first stop in
the end? the Promised Land. The manna ceased there. Twelve large
The biblical prophet Micah is speaking to a nation whose rocks taken from the bottom of the Jordan River became an
circumstances are eerily similar to today. Materialism was altar there. The covenant was renewed there. Circumcision
rife. The religious leaders were corrupt. The rich ruthlessly was re-instituted there. Passover was celebrated there. Saul
crushed the poor. Government was focused on self-interest. was crowned at Gilgal and David was re-established as king
Public expenditure was high. End time events were real—the after Absalom’s rebellion there.
northern kingdom of Israel ceased to exist midway through But Israel’s focus is on external religious rites. From
Micah’s ministry. the required offering, according to the Law of Moses, to
14 Adventist record | october 3, 2020offering thousands of rams, to the supreme offering of not let His people go. Even Israel’s persistent waywardness
their firstborn for their sins. The progression is from lesser could never destroy His loving-kindness for them. Though
to greater to hyperbole in Micah 6:6,7. But then comes a Israel is faithless, yet God remains faithful still. This steady,
resounding rejection of earning their own way to God’s persistent refusal of God to wash His hands of wayward
favour. Israel is the essential meaning of chesed.
Micah 6:8 is the most succinct statement in the Bible
of God’s will for His people. Rabbi Simlai (AD 250–290) Finally: “Act justly”
is seen by Judaism to be the first rabbi to reduce Moses’ This is the ultimate consequence for those who walk
613 commandments to principles. He stated, “Six hundred with God.
and thirteen commandments were given to Moses; then • Justice is doing the right thing, no matter how difficult
David came and reduced them to eleven in Psalm 15; Isaiah or inconvenient it may be.
(33:15), to six; Micah (6:8), to three: ‘To act justly and to • Justice is something that people show when prompted
love mercy and to walk humbly with your God’.”1 by God’s Spirit. It has to do with fairness and equality for
These three principles summarise all prophetic teach- all, especially the weak and powerless who are exploited by
ings on true religion: a life that displays justice and mercy others.
because of a close walk with God. Thus, Micah 6:8 is the
verse par excellence for biblical ethics and describing the The sentiments of Micah 6:8 are echoed three times
true Christian lifestyle. by Christ in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus becomes more
We need to recognise that Westerners tend to want to pointed in upholding mercy over sacrifice with each occa-
logically move from cause to effect. In Hebrew thinking, sion. A supper with Matthew’s friends prompted the first
the move is from effect to cause. This principle works from response after the Pharisees accused Jesus of associating
the visible to the invisible; from the superficial to the real; with crooks and riffraff. Jesus said to the enquiring Phar-
from the outside to the inside. In other words—to under- isees that He was after “mercy, not religion” (Matthew
stand what Micah is really saying we need to reverse his 9:13, The Message). Jesus defended His disciples’ Sabbath
sequence of thought. We need to begin studying the text observance against the protesting Pharisees in Matthew
from the end. 12:7 when He said, “I prefer a flexible heart to an inflexible
ritual” (The Message). On the final occasion in Matthew
First: “walk humbly with the Lord” 23:23 Jesus gave the Pharisees a direct rebuke and said
This is the cause of all other actions described. It is “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees!
based on the first four commandments. Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on
• Humility is not about how you feel. It is about knowing every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s
who you are and who you belong to. Law, things like fairness and compassion and commit-
• It is about looking out for others as an instinctive first ment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave
choice. it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are
• Humility requires us to love mercy and to act justly. required” (The Message).
• Humility comes most naturally when we live in the As Adventists, we naturally make great Pharisees. As
presence of God. conservative Christians with very specific lifestyle choices,
• Walking with God means putting God first and living in we can lose our focus on Jesus and think more about the
conformity with His will. externals. We can fall into the trap of thinking of salvation
• Walking with God is like a toothbrush. We all need by denomination rather than by God’s gift of grace. Too
one—but it works best when it is our own. My journey with often we are focused on being right rather than doing right.
God is like that—it needs to be individual and authentic, and Whether we are at the time of the end or not is not the
it needs to be personal. question here—what is important is that we have a vibrant,
• Only when we walk humbly with God can we practise growing relationship with God.
the first two principals in Micah’s list. What does the Lord require? God reminds us in Micah
that it is not the externals, it is not the tick-a-box approach
Second: “Love mercy” that He is after. He wants us to recognise that we need to
This is the first result based on the last six command- be broken at the cross. We need to realise that only when
ments. we are fully dependent on God will we love mercy and act
• Mercy is doing the loving and gracious thing despite the justly.
sacrifice it requires of oneself.
• Mercy means to freely and willingly show love, loyalty 1. Dr Barbara Davis. Retreived August 7, 2020, from .
and faithfulness to others. The Hebrew is chesed—which
is more accurately conveyed as “loving-kindness”—fully
revealed in God’s own character throughout the Exodus David mcclintock
wanderings. God’s loving-kindness is that sure love that will adventist education director, south pacific division.
october 3, 2020 | Adventist record 15History
SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC:
How did the
church respond?
MARCH 14, 1919.
Missionary Pearl
Tolhurst died with
the disease at the
isolated outpost of
Falaloa, Tonga. Her
husband, Hubert,
also contracted the
FEBRUARY 13, 1919. Victorian Con- disease, but recov-
ference president Walter Westerman ered (CH Pretyman,
reported a slump in attendance numbers ”The Death of Sister
at Melbourne’s evangelistic crusade Pearl Tolhurst,”
(“Pastor Westerman, the president . . . ” Australasian Record,
Australasian Record, March 3, 1919, 8). May 26, 1919, 8).
ic. (C redit: Wikimedia Commo
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FEBRUARY 10, 1919.
Adventist nurse Alice
McGuinness fell victim
while nursing flu patients
in Melbourne’s Wirth’s
NOVEMBER 1918. Visiting Park Hospital (JH Woods,
steamers introduce Spanish “Alice McGuinness,”
Influenza to Samoa. It spread Australasian Record,
rapidly among the popu- March 3, 1919, 7).
lation. It is estimated one
in every third person died,
approximately 14,000 in total.
Mass burials were common,
with Seventh-day Advent-
ists among the dead. Some,
rather than being buried,
were simply cremated as JANUARY 18, 1919. On Sabbath
their homes were set alight morning, New Zealander John Paap,
(Joseph Steed, “The Influ- former teacher at Avondale, but at that
enza in Samoa,” Australasian time principal of Lodi Academy, Cali-
Record, May 26, 1919, 5). fornia, died with the disease, despite
his strong constitution (“A Well Known
Teacher Has Fallen,” Pacific Union
Recorder, February 6, 1919, 1-2).
16 Adventist record | october 3, 2020MARCH TO AUGUST 1919. Gov-
ernment travel restrictions caused a
drop in Avondale College enrolment
numbers (H Kirk, “Australasian Mis-
sionary College,” Australasian Record, SEPTEMBER 1919. A troop ship
June 9, 1919, 4). Wanda Niebuhr, with approximately 1200 ANZACs
among other students, contracted returning from World War I called
the disease and was quarantined in at Pitcairn Island. Despite the dan-
Bethel Hall with bedsheets dipped gers some islanders boarded the
in antiseptic phenyl and hung in the vessel and distributed copies of
doorways. All recovered (interview Signs of the Times and Review and
with Wanda Niebuhr, May 7, 1996, Herald (“A troopship with eleven
at Cooranbong). Church services at or twelve hundred . . .” Australa-
Avondale village church temporarily sian Record, October 27, 1919, 8).
ceased, leading to the organisation of
the College church for students and
staff on August 9, 1919, a campus
quarantine measure that became
permanent (FL Sharp, “A New Church
at Avondale,” Australasian Record, AUGUST 1919. Report of Melbourne tram services completely shut
September 15, 1919, 8). down and train services curtailed, adversely affecting attendance
at public crusade in Prahran Town Hall (WJ Westerman, “Victorian
Notes,” Australasian Record, August 18, 1919, 7).
MAY 1919. New South Wales Confer-
ence delays Appeal for Missions, but
other conferences urge members to
APRIL 1919. Annual South collect despite the dangers (CK Mey-
Australian camp meeting ers, “Appeal for Missions,” Australasian
cancelled (AW Anderson, Record, June 9, 1919, 6-7).
“South Australian Confer-
ence,” Australasian Record,
May 12, 1919, 6).
MAY 1919. Natural reme- In retrospect the above selection
dies for treating influenza indicates the worst of the pan-
were demonstrated in the demic lasted nine months and
Melbourne evangelism it was no respecter of religious
tent. The treatments were faith. Church members often threw
not performed on known caution to the wind and risks were
cases and therefore there taken, government restrictions
was no objective evidence apparently not as stringent as in
that the treatments were the current crisis.
useful for the current viral
strain. (JL Smith, “Influ-
milton hook
enza and its Treatment,”
Senior Research Fellow and Conjoint
Australasian Record, May
Senior Lecturer at Avondale University
26, 1919, 8).
College, NSW.
october 3, 2020 | Adventist record 17Mission
Rusty relic restored
W
hen retired pastor Bill Blundell first set eyes on liberated by the United States forces and the US army used
the old diesel engine it wasn’t in great shape. the engine and sawmill for a time before it was returned to
In its heyday it had powered a Seventh-day mission use. The engine continued to power the sawmill
Adventist mission station at Batuna, Solomon Islands. But until it was replaced in 1982 and brought back to Australia.
for nearly 40 years it had sat in the yard outside the South Dr John Skrzypaszek, recently retired director of the Ellen
Sea Islands Museum at Cooranbong (NSW)—rust had set in, G White Research Centre at Avondale University College,
there were parts missing and broken, it hadn’t operated for said the engine played a significant role in the expansion
decades. Most people would have considered it a rusty relic of mission in the Solomons. “Its story moves beyond the
of yesteryear—but for Bill it was a rare treasure waiting to mundane cutting of logs,” he says. “Instead, it connects
be restored. with stories of the missionary spirit, exemplifying attitudes
Bill was delighted when he got the green light to work of bravery and commitment.”
on the nearly 100-year-old engine. His goal was to not
only remove the rust and give the engine a coat of paint,
but to get it to fire up again. In his younger years Bill had
developed a passion for tinkering with machinery on his
family’s sheep farm. However, he soon realised that this
project was beyond his mechanical skills, so he turned to
an old friend for help—Alan Saunders, also a retired pastor.
Alan had served with Bill in the North NSW Conference,
but prior to entering ministry, he had worked as a motor
mechanic for around 20 years.
Before long Alan realised that they would need some
engineering expertise as well. He sought guidance from
retired design engineer David Sisson, who had worked at
the Sanitarium factory in Cooranbong for 41 years. David
soon became immersed in the project as well. His large
workshop, stocked with a vast array of tools and materials,
became a central work hub for the men.
“Between the three of us we got it pulled apart and
manufactured what we needed to,” Alan says. “Sanitarium
were a big help to us. Whatever parts we wanted to buy
they would buy them for us . . . they machined things for
us at no cost.”
After many challenges and nearly three years of resto-
ration work, the big day finally arrived—firing up the engine
for the first time. It’s a day that the trio, all in their 70s,
will never forget. “We had a little dance around and threw
our hands in the air and had a cheer,” David recalls.
“We have now worked out the simplest and quickest
way to get it fired up and to see it running and just puffing
away—it’s quite an experience. The fact that it stood out
in the weather up here for so long, I think it’s amazing that
it’s back in reasonably good running order.” The engine will be getting a new permanent home as
Manufactured in the UK in 1923, the Gardner diesel the South Sea Islands Museum is in the process of being
engine arrived in Sydney in 1924 and soon after was sent relocated to the old Sanitarium factory at Cooranbong.
to Batuna where it generated electricity for the mission More details will be shared in due course. To see a video of
station and for a sawmill where timber was cut for many the men firing up the engine, go to .
of diesel fuel restricted work at the mill, and a mixture of
diesel oil and melted coconut oil kept the engine running. Tracey Bridcutt
After three years of Japanese occupation the area was Communication director, South Pacific Division.
18 Adventist record | october 3, 2020health
TOO YOUNG TO GET A TIPS TO HELP MANAGE
CHOLESTEROL
CHOLESTEROL CHECK?
High cholesterol is something most
people associate with getting older, but
you can have high cholesterol at any age.
Early detection and treatment in people
in their mid-twenties can mean a reduced
risk of heart disease and even heart
failure later in life.
CURB DISCRETIONARY
Do you really need a cholesterol test FOODS
Cut back on discretionary
before you’re 40? foods including foods
Two recent studies highlighted the high in sugar, salt and fat
such as cakes, pastries,
potentially life-saving benefits of early biscuits, ice-cream and
cholesterol checks. The first, in health soft drinks.
journal The Lancet, linked “bad” LDL
(low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol with
a higher long-term risk of heart disease
for people under 45. The call out by
researchers was to know your cholesterol
level from your mid-twenties so, if you
get a high LDL cholesterol reading, you
can take steps to keep it in check. The
researchers believe treating people
under 45 for high “bad” cholesterol could UP GOOD FATS
prevent one in eight women, and one in Include healthy
unsaturated fats in your
four men, from having a heart attack or everyday diet, from foods
stroke later in life. like avocados, nuts,
seeds, and vegetable oils
The second, published in the Journal such as extra virgin olive
of the American College of Cardiology, oil, canola oil and flax
seed oil, to vegetable-
found that if you had high LDL cholesterol based spreads.
during young adulthood, the risk of
developing heart disease later in life
was 64 per cent higher than those with
healthier cholesterol levels.
Carrot, cauliflower &
turmeric soup Are there any warning signs for high
This creamy soup with turmeric is anti- cholesterol?
inflammatory, great for the gut and full of Unlike many health conditions, there’s
deliciousness. Boasting expressive and no easy way to spot symptoms or
lasting flavour suitable for any food setting. warning signs that your cholesterol may MORE VEGGIES,
be high. That’s why it can go undetected SOY, FIBRE
Find this recipe and hundreds until you have a blood test, or in the Include fibre-rich foods
(wholegrains) in your
more at: worst case scenario, a serious health diet every day. Also
Australia: sanitarium.com.au/recipes
event like a heart attack. incorporate soy protein
from sources such as soy
New Zealand: sanitarium.co.nz/recipes milk and soy cheese, and
What triggers high cholesterol? increase your intake of
fruit and veggies, aiming
A poor diet, smoking, not exercising for five vegetable and
enough and being overweight can all two fruit serves each day.
negatively impact your cholesterol levels.
Other factors include genetics, having
diabetes, getting older and a family /sanitariumaustralia
/sanitariumnz
history of high cholesterol.
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