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Good for nothing
Ziggurats,
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An Ancient prophecy
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“Behold, I come quickly . . .”
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matchless love, news of His present workings, help for knowing
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COVER FEATURE ARTICLES DEPARTMENTS EDITORIALS
18 Ziggurats, Mountains, 14 Above All Else 4 Letters 6 marK a. Kellner
and the Stone rachel lemons Battle Creek’s
Gerald a. KlinGbeil A glimpse of what it 7 Page 7 Long Shadow
A prophetic snapshot means to be devoted
8 World News & 7 Gina Wahlen
that reveals a lot
Perspectives Beyond the Basics
22 A Call to Service
ellen G. White 13 Give & Take
We have responsibilities,
but we also have gifts. 17 Transformation Tips
24 A Day to Remember 28 Ask the Doctors
helGa Pedzy
29 Dateline Moscow
Some things are just
impossible to forget.
30 Etc.
26 Good for Nothing
31 Reflections NExT W EEk iN
Josette P. stevens-lassen Adventist world
ON THE COVER It’s amazing what some
Unity in Diversity
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i nb ox age of 21. If God had not taken RObERTA HUDSON
me in, I would have been STRACHAN
destroyed many years ago. South Bend, Indiana
But somewhere, somehow,
the kind and loving God Wrong Message
LetterS FroM our readers
became a fire-breathing Given?
monster to me, and I prac- » We love receiving the
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ticed my religion on auto- Review and have subscribed
www.adventistreview.org ApMroiAlr e2d 5vTe,h n2HaAt0nuigs1 mYat3 aoiYannuonsd uAt S tCVsuhkrif oeeMfaledeatr nFiironcconhger 91242 the originator of evil, Satan, pilot for a very long time. to it for many years, but I
and his cohort of demons are Baker’s use of Paul’s victo- have some concern about the
In the
Kitchen irrational beings. Nonsensi- rious life as taken from Holy message conveyed by the
With
Helen cal behavior is a hallmark of Scripture is commendable, cover of the March 21, 2013,
MVAFeiognoeSTdTAr greoiAAeMnS demented individuals, and but however correct and edition. The caption under
insanity is a legally valid appropriate those verses are, the picture says, “People
defense in human justice. they don’t have any “skin” on leave the Adventist church”
Helen’s Kitchen Satan’s rebellion began them. The skin I refer to is “because they’ve changed
» I thoroughly enjoyed with his challenge of God’s 12-step programs. I began their beliefs.” I thought
Wilona Karimabadi’s cover fairness, when he was not attending regularly in 1994. about the many hands just
article about Helen Moore accorded identical privileges At that time the only thing my particular issue goes
(“In the Kitchen With Helen,” to Jesus. While his behavior, left of that 21-year-old young through until it reaches my
Apr. 25, 2013), and will look casting aspersion on the woman was a shell, a very mailbox, to say nothing of
for her products next time Lord and bringing suffering thick one. the thousands of other mail-
I’m shopping at Sprouts. and death to countless At first the members boxes that received this same
Since Moore is no longer humans, is unspeakably evil, would say to me: “We’re issue. I thought of the many
producing and selling her it is completely consistent going to love you until you pieces of “literature” we all
tofu steaks, it would be very with his character. It’s a can love yourself.” Quite have distributed door to
much appreciated if she rational means to under- frankly, I didn’t believe a door, telling the world about
would share the recipe. They mine God’s kingdom. The word of it. They kept saying a loving Savior and the true
sound wonderful. great controversy between it to me knowing that if I biblical message for these
ARTEEN WOOD Christ and Satan is a battle of kept “coming back,” I would last days as it is found in the
Escondido, California ideas as demonstrated by the learn how to love myself. Adventist Church. In one
dialogue between the antag- These 12-step meetings sweeping moment a message
» What a nice surprise to see onists during Christ’s temp- are usually held in church is sent to the employees of
Helen Moore’s picture on the tation in the wilderness. basements (non-Adventist). the USPS as they deliver our
cover of the Review! The suffering and death of [The Adventist Church has mail that “more and more”
Remembering her and innocent children is one of organized a 12-step program of us no longer believe what
Tony from days of yore (sans the many indicators of how called Regeneration. I have we have been preaching. Per-
children) in So. Lancaster, far we find ourselves from attended a few of these meet- haps we all need to be more
Massachusetts, and to see the Edenic ideal our Creator ings in Takoma Park, Mary- conscious of how easy it is
their faithfulness through intended for us. land.] In the “outside” for words to convey the
the years—and their contri- GEORGE JAVOR 12-step fellowship I’ve come wrong message, even on a
butions to the faith—is New Leipzig, North Dakota to know God through Jesus. magazine cover.
inspiring. He is kind, compassionate, JUNE LOOR
May many find their way Dealing With and lovable. This Jesus is the Hendersonville, North
to good health through her Disappointments very same Jesus who cared Carolina
witness via food! » The message I received enough for me to spare my
MARLENE SMITH from Delbert Baker’s “Deal- life by bringing me into the beyond belief
Naples, Florida ing With Disappointment” Adventist Church. » I was particularly inter-
(Mar. 28, 2013) is this: pull We have a saying in our ested in the article by Andy
It Makes No Sense yourself up by your own fellowship: Religion is for Nash entitled “Beyond
» If evil is nonsensical, as bootstraps! people who are afraid they Belief” (Mar. 21). From my
Clifford Goldstein suggests By some miracle God led me are going to hell. Spirituality observations, I believe that if
in “It Makes No Sense” (Apr. to the Adventist Church at the is for people who have we can find the way to keep
18, 2013), then it follows that already been there. people happy in the Ad-
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Bible truth will always lead us to Him.
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—HUbERT F. STURGES, Grand Junction, Colorado
ventist Church, we will also
find the way to win more every day. It opened my eyes 1927 WMMC asked my Thomas Edison was con-
souls into the church. to things I hadn’t really father to come and be their cerned that inventions made
When I was about 35, an known before. chef. He worked there for 10 to cause good could be
older church member told Jesus emphasized His years. Then he and our fam- turned around to cause evil.
me that the local church was teaching. An understanding ily went back to Michigan. Satan would want to use
unfriendly. (He never actu- of Bible truth will always What modern facilities every invention meant to
ally left the church.) My wife lead us to Him. We need to they now have! Praise the convert the world to cause
and I conducted a little look at what is preached Lord, WMMC is listed as one sin instead. Let us pray that
experiment: that next Sab- from the pulpit. We need to of the best hospitals in the we will be good examples;
bath we each just stood in support Sabbath school nation. also pray for those who can
the foyer of the church and teachers who will lead Bible- EVELyN (KNECHT) influence our children and
did not approach anyone. We based discussion. And most WELLMAN youth to gain victories over
counted 14 persons or cou- of all, we need to get back Dayton, Tennessee addictions—pray too for our
ples who came to us with into the habit of just reading pastors, teachers, and any-
friendly greetings and con- the Bible through every year. Every Article one who will be guided by
versation. As we grew older, HUbERT F. STURGES Outstanding God to be winning, tactful,
this did not happen as often, Grand Junction, Colorado » Every article in the Febru- and firm in their counseling
but we also recognized that Vol. F1e9br0ua,r yN 28o, .2 0613 ary 21, 2013, Review was of others.
it was our duty to approach outstanding! VELMA bEAVON
those we didn’t know and www.adventistreview.org emFeebrgrueAnaltcrAeyyDdr C2nrvia8avert,inen i2vt gii0nes D e t1Ah3sdisdo uPtvnrcreadoancuvtttiiroediasdnest 71214 The call from God and the Dayton, Montana
welcome them. passionate power given to
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Internet forum, which might “Carlton Byrd Takes New
better be characterized as an York by Storm”) took my We welcome your letters, noting,
“ex-Adventist forum.” breath away! I pray that God as always, that inclusion of a letter
Almost to the letter, these ex- White Memorial will keep Byrd humble and in this section does not imply that
Adventists presented doctri- Medical Center dependent on Him. the ideas expressed are endorsed by
nal differences for the » I was happy to read CMBell “At the Well,” with Galina either the editors of the Adventist
reasons they left the church. Company’s cover article Stele, was inspiring. My Review or the General conference.
Yet as I got better acquainted “One Hundred Years of Care heart was stirred with com- short, specific, timely letters have
with them I found that most and Healing,” on White passion and understanding the best chance at being published
had bad personal experi- Memorial Medical Center over Lilian Han Im’s “The (please include your complete
ences, or couldn’t accept (WMMC) in the February 28, Eternal Chapter.” Han Im’s address and phone number—even
what seemed to be faulty 2013, Review. I’m 89 years old, own renewed hope gave this with e-mail messages). letters will
administration of the church. and the picture of the First reader confidence. be edited for space and clarity only.
Doctrine is very impor- Street Dispensary brought The article that prompted send correspondence to letters to
tant. But we must under- back memories. I remember this letter, however, was Vin- the editor, Adventist Review, 12501
stand doctrine in the light of that old building, which was cent MacIsaac’s “iDols.” old columbia Pike, silver spring, md
the cross. I have always used across the street from the MacIsaac gave the best advice 20904-6600; internet: letters@
the Bible as a reference book. hospital. himself: “Let’s use current adventistreview.org.
Three years ago I started tak- My father, Elwin Knecht, technology to transform the
ing about an hour a day went to Loma Linda in 1922 world, and at the same time,
reading four to six chapters to take the dietitian course let’s not be transformed by it.”
when it was first offered. In
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Battle Creek’s Long Shadow
bATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, WHERE THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF
Seventh-day Adventists was organized 150 years ago, may loom larger in Adventist memory than
it does in real life. Signs in the downtown business district point tourists toward the “Historic
Adventist Village,” but apart from a certain, well-known breakfast cereal maker’s headquarters,
there’s little to suggest an Adventist “flavor” to the place.
Yes, the Seventh-day Adventist Tabernacle sits on a downtown corner, and several hundred
come each Sabbath for Bible study and worship. But if you look for “The San,” as the Battle
Creek Sanitarium was familiarly called, you’ll find a massive federal office complex—and a his-
torical site marker. John Harvey Kellogg, longtime Adventist and later apostate, has truly “left
the building.”
Mark A. I came to such somber reflections when in this city for the General Conference’s Spring Meet-
ing. The fellowship was grand; the historical presentations were both excellent and informative. I
Kellner
learned a lot, and so did many others who’d had far more years in this movement than I can claim.
Driving around Battle Creek (my hotel was not the main venue, hence I had a daily commute),
I saw, as noted, little evidence of a Seventh-day Adventist impact on the town. In a way, that’s
understandable: after the fire that claimed the Review and Herald Publishing Association build-
ing and after Ellen White’s vision that our headquarters should be close to Washington, D.C.,
the Adventists moved on, and Battle Creek went its own way.
The aforementioned Dr. Kellogg—whose brother, Will, founded the eponymous breakfast
food empire—built the San into a major institution, only to see it destroyed by fire in 1902.
Ellen White counseled that the facility should not be rebuilt, but Kellogg ignored her advice.
Forty years later the U.S. government bought the property for use as a hospital for returning
World War II soldiers, and John Harvey Kellogg died a year later.
What are the lessons Seventh-day Adventists can take from the Battle Creek experience? I
can’t claim a complete list, but here are a few thoughts that came to mind after five days in Bat-
tle Creek, Michigan.
First, God knows our destiny better than we do. It might well have seemed—to some of our
pioneers and their successors—that staying in Battle Creek and expanding our “empire” there
would have been a good thing. But the Lord had a different plan, and that difference may well
have shaped our destiny. Being in and around Washington, D.C., has created great opportuni-
ties for our movement’s leadership and our people, ones that might not have been available
elsewhere.
At the same time, we have a responsibility to remember the past. The Historic Adventist Vil-
lage in Battle Creek is a fine reminder of our heritage, but much more can—and shall, God will-
ing—be done to show that heritage off. Not to boast, but to remind our people and to inform
others that what began in a small Michigan city has since circled the globe. I believe the Village
and its sponsors, the Adventist Heritage Ministry, deserve your support, including financial, to
accomplish this task.
I believe we also should brighten the corner where we are, to borrow from the old chorus.
While there’s no doubt that much was done for Battle Creek when it was an Adventist strong-
hold, perhaps more could have been done to ingrain our message in the community. What
might Battle Creek be like if our health message had continued promulgation after leaders
decamped for the shores of the Potomac?
I wonder what we’re doing today in each of our towns and cities in which we have a major
presence. Can we do more for others? Can we be of greater service to those in physical and spir-
itual need? Can we touch more lives in the manner that Jesus did?
For me, one of the greatest lessons of the Battle Creek experience is that not only should we
learn from the past, but we must apply those lessons! Wherever we find ourselves, we should
be good and fruitful ambassadors for Christ and for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, sharing
the blessed hope we have with others, and helping them find that which we have discovered. n
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Beyond the Basics
NOT LONG AGO, A COLLEGE-AGE FRIEND MADE A bIG TURNAROUND IN
his life. Wanting to learn more from God’s Word, he dug deeply into Daniel and Revelation,
amazed at the accuracy of prophecy. But recently he was startled to hear a presenter on his
Adventist campus state, “When I no longer have anything to say about Jesus, then I’ll talk about
prophecy.”
“Jesus is what matters,” a theology major echoed. “And the fruits of the spirit. Love. Joy. Peace.”
Basics are fundamental, but it’s important to grow beyond “one-plus-one.”
No doubt about it—Jesus is my “all in all.” He is the foundation of my faith. But He is much
more. Jesus reveals Himself through prophecy. “Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He
reveals His secret to His servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7, NKJV, see also 1 Peter 1:10-11).* We
cannot separate Jesus from prophecy.
Gina
Many churches, including ours, preach the amazing truth that Jesus died on the cross to save sin-
Wahlen
ners—and we are all sinners. Many, including Adventists, serve the underprivileged and seek justice.
But Jesus calls us to move beyond Basic Christianity 101. He calls us to be His remnant people,
those who “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus” (Rev. 14:12, NKJV),
and He urges us to preach the “everlasting gospel”: “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour
of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth”(verse 7, NKJV).
This is no exclusive club—He wants all “who dwell on the earth” (verse 6, NKJV) to be part of
His remnant church. The more I learn about Jesus, the more amazed I am that He actually
entrusts the proclamation of His powerful, life-changing, lifesaving prophetic messages to us. n
* Texts credited to NKJV are from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980,
1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Watching the Signs Do you know the signs of
His coming? Are you watching?
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“When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28).
World News & Perspectives
n NORTH AMERICA “comes after two years of research, con-
Media Center Board Votes centrated studies, continual meetings
(which included two major summit
Sweeping Operational Changes meetings), as well as private interviews
with stakeholders. From these meet-
Simi Valley property to be sold,
ings, NAD leadership has developed
media ministries to relocate
documents that summarize the aspects
of the summits, meetings, and inter-
By MARK A. KELLNER, news editor
views. Participants of the summits
AFTER 41 years as a church entity and 18 to maintain and provide the level of included media ministry speakers,
years in its current location, the Ad- programs and services which will meet innovative Adventist pastors who are
ventist Media Center (AMC) in Simi Val- the future needs of the division,” he already using innovative media effec-
ley, California, is facing the end of its added. tively, as well as church administrators
existence. On April 29, 2013, the center’s As voted, the move envisions the and communication personnel.”
board voted several actions that will church’s various North American radio The NAD announcement stressed two
change the nature of Seventh-day Ad- and television ministries, which include other points concerning Seventh-day
ventist media outreach in North Breath of Life Ministries, Faith for Adventist media work in the division,
America. Today, It Is Written, Jesus 101 Biblical which claims more than 1 million
“The media ministries’ mission and Institute, La Voz de la Esperanza, and members.
messages of hope and wholeness have the Voice of Prophecy, to relocate away First, the division will maintain
helped to spread the gospel of Jesus from the Simi Valley facility, which an “ongoing commitment to provid-
Christ throughout North America and is to be sold. A time frame of 12 to 18 ing funding for the media minis-
beyond. We appreciate the tireless months will be allocated for this pro- tries,” the statement said. “As a part
efforts of the many media center cess. According to an NAD statement, of this process, and in clear under-
employees and ministry staff mem- “efforts will be made to minimize the standing that the media ministries
bers,” said Dan Jackson, president of the impact on employees who will be are part of the NAD ministry effort,
North American Division (NAD) and affected by and during the transition funding levels from the division
chair of the media center’s board. “We and relocation period.” would be identified for each of the
expect the media ministries to continue The decision, the NAD statement said, media ministries in order to allow
NAD PHOTO
HOUR OF DECiSiON: members of the Adventist media center board met on a sound stage at the organization’s simi Valley, california,
facility on April 29, 2013. the group voted to allow the seventh-day Adventist church’s north American division media ministries to
relocate and for the media center property to be sold.
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them to fulfill their mission.” significant role for the media ministries tee will receive the recommended pro-
And, according to the statement, the in the future of media in North America; posal from the AMC board.” A final vote
NAD will make a “commitment to beyond the role they currently play.” approving the move is expected at the
explore new possibilities for media According to the NAD announcement, year-end divisional meeting in Novem-
development. The division anticipates a “the North American Division Commit- ber 2013. n
n SOUTHERN ASIA-PACIFIC
Adventist Youth Among First responders
at Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Four rescued alive, 26 others recovered by teens trained in disaster relief.
By bENJAMIN RAKSHAM, Bangladesh Union Mission, reporting from Savar, Bangladesh
SEVENTH-DAy ADVENTISTS were some of the first tance. According to director Serpa Santana Landerson,
responders to a commercial factory building collapse in ADRA Bangladesh plans to donate cash to the Prime Minis-
Savar, Bangladesh, that has captured international media ter’s Relief Fund after committee approval is received.
attention and sparked debate over building standards. During an April 26 Adventist Youth evening meeting,
Ten Adventist youth trained in earthquake preparedness young people spontaneously collected 12,100 taka (approx-
and potential building collapse situa- imately US$160) for the victims.
tions were some of the first on-site Reports have confirmed that at least
after the April 24, 2013, collapse and one Seventh-day Adventist, a boy
helped bring out 30 victims, four of named Bitu Baroi, who was working in
whom were still alive. one of the garment factories, was still
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DOiNG GOOD: rescuers work on saturday,
The eight-story commercial building (20 kilometers) from the union office.
April 27, 2013, to recover survivors of the
is known as Rana Plaza and is located factory collapse in savar, Bangladesh. Ad- The garment industry is a major for-
approximately 28 miles (45 kilome- ventist workers wore orange uniforms. eign currency earner in Bangladesh
ters) from the capital city of Dhaka. and the biggest industry in the coun-
The building housed five garment try. Bangladesh is the second-largest
factories, production lines, banks, and garment exporter country in the world
hundreds of shops. An estimated 3,500 after China. There are more than 5,000
people were in the building at the time such factories in Bangladesh, mainly in
of the collapse, the majority of whom Dhaka and Chittagong regions. And
were female factory workers under the that number counts only factories reg-
age of 25. At press deadline approxi- istered with the Bangladesh Garment
mately 400 bodies had been recovered Manufacturers and Exporting Associa-
and 2,444 injured people had been res- tion. There are hundreds more not
cued, but hundreds were still unac- under this umbrella.
counted for. MEDiA NOTiCE: Adventist church member There are about 6 million factory
thais Landerson is interviewed at the fac-
ADRA Bangladesh also responded workers, mostly women, employed
tory collapse site. she is the daughter of
promptly by providing oxygen tanks, serpa santana Landerson, who serves as directly in this industry. n
masks, flashlights, hammers, shovels, Bangladesh country director for the Ad- —with additional reporting by Adventist
and other tools as preliminary assis- ventist development and relief Agency. News Network
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World News & Perspectives
n WORLD CHURCH
Adventist Church Promotes
Next Step for Comprehensive
Health Ministry
At Spring Meeting, delegates hear
about outreach approach
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quoted a line April 14, 2013, from his try—the blending of HEALTH EVANGELiSM : mark finley, special assistant
to the Adventist world church president for evangelism,
mentor, television ministry legend physical and spiritual com-
urges spring meeting delegates to reprioritize the
George Vandeman, to encourage Sev- ponents. The discussion was
church’s early health message.
enth-day Adventists to take a more pro- a continuation of what
active approach to personal and world church health and ministerial such as Mission to the Cities, church
corporate health. leaders first addressed at a summit last leaders said.
The line comes from a story Vande- month. Some delegates, however, questioned
man was fond of telling: The only way to “We’ve been doing this for 150 years. whether the world church’s current
reach an ancient monastery perched It’s in our DNA,” Finley said. “But we’re budget for health ministries could fund
atop a towering mountain was a single taking a new look at it.” a quality, appealing program that will
rope. A monk peering over a sheer cliff Delegates reviewed and accepted 10 impact the community. A delegate from
pulled tourists up in a wicker basket. recommendations that came out of that the church’s South Pacific Division
“How often do you replace the rope?” summit. They include refocusing on strongly urged the Executive Committee
one asked nervously. Christ’s method of meeting physical to review existing successful commu-
“Every time it breaks,” the monk said. needs before spiritual ones, and finding nity programs and incorporate them
The punch line hit home for many ways to integrate these methods into into mainstream ministry. He cited
delegates to the first business session of curriculums and practices at the depression- and addiction-recovery
Spring Meeting in Battle Creek. They church’s education institutions. The programs as possible examples.
laughed, but they also paused to reflect document also pledges to support the Mike Ryan, an Adventist world church
on their own lifestyles, not unlike early work of “centers of influence,” where vice president, agreed. “We have so
church leaders who, 150 years ago, first such ministry is already taking place. many programs, but bridging them to
heard church cofounder and prophet “ ‘If less time were given to sermoniz- create something big, we’re weak on
Ellen G. White’s account of her vision on ing, and more time were spent in per- that”—which was the impetus behind
seemingly radical health principles. sonal ministry, greater results would be the urgent call for “comprehensive”
Don’t smoke. Exercise. Leave that pork seen,’ ” said Dr. Allan Handysides, co- health ministry.
chop off the menu. director for the Adventist world church’s Jonathan Duffy, president of the Ad-
That vision, given in a time period Health Ministries Department, quoting a ventist Development and Relief Agency,
when bloodletting and doping were passage from White’s landmark book applauded the new approach to health
common medical practices, would The Ministry of Healing (p. 143). ministry. He said there are steps to con-
become the backbone of what is today a Adventist world church president Ted version, beginning with raising aware-
wholistic global health ministry. The N. C. Wilson also referred to White’s ness and ending with lifelong
Seventh-day Adventist Church operates writings. “The best thing you can do in discipleship.
a network of approximately 600 hospi- New York is medical missionary work,” “What excites me is that this is a genu-
tals, clinics, and dispensaries world- he said, referring to a line from a letter ine attempt at blending ministries,”
wide, and counts many innovative she wrote. “Health,” he continued, “is Duffy said. “All of us have to consider this
health leaders among its members. the right arm of evangelism. Health is and ask, ‘How am I contributing to this
But at the movement’s Spring Meet- what opens the door.” ministry?’ How does ADRA fit into this?
ing top church officials called for a Going forward, health ministry will We are part of the preparatory work.”
renewed emphasis on the comprehen- be deeply rooted in church initiatives Handysides said not only should the
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