YOLo XYIII, NO.4 PASADE A, CALIFORNIA FEB. 19, 1990

By Jeff E. ZhomePASADE A-The Caribbean

Regional Office in San Juan, PuertoRico, is moving to Fort Lauderdale,Fla., according to evangelist LarrySalyer, associate director of ChurchAdministration for international ar­eas.

Mr. Salyer, evangelist Stan Bassand Bryan Weeks, office manager,met in Fort Lauderdale Feb. 2 andselected office space. The move isscheduled for late March.

"We plan to serve the Caribbeanarea from a location in Florida justas effectively as we have done," saidSteven Andrews, international bud­get coordinator in Church Admin­istration.

"In light of changes in Pasadena,we think we can be more effective inFlorida in terms of computerizationand staffing-key things," said Mr.Andrews.

The move will also save money af­ter five years, because general oper­ating costs are cheaper in the main­land United States.

The Church's mailing addressappears in the middle and at the endof each program, and viewers areencouraged to write for literature.

The test was instituted to "qual­ify respondees," said evangelistRichard Rice, director of theChurch's Mail Processing Center(MPC).

"We feel that those who havemore than a passing, casual interestin what we are saying will take thetime to write-those who have morethan a superficial curiosity."

If the test proves successful it isexpected to save the Work up to$3.2 million each year. Those sav­ings will be in reduced quantities of

(See TELECAST, page 8)

CaribbeanOffice toFlorida

addition, the time has come toproduce an "anglicized" editionof The Plain Truth for Britainand other English-speaking read­ers outside the United States.

This edition would be essen­tially the same as the U.S. edi­tion, but would incorporateBritish spellings and idioms anddevote some pages to topics ofspecial interest to Europeanreaders.

Taking up the post as head ofthe Work's new European edito­rial function will be DexterFaulkner. After serving in Edito­rial Services for 24 years, 12 as

(See PERSONAL, page 71

As we approach the Passoverand Days of Unleavened Bread,most decisions for personneltransfers to take place this springand summer have been finalized.I'd like to announce here certaincoming international transfersthat will affect several regionaloffices.

First, it has become clear thatthe Work now needs a strongereditorial presence in Europe. In

1990 RECIPIENT-Evangelist David Hulme, director of Communications& Public Affairs (right), presents Arthur Mitchell, co-founder and directorof the Dance Theatre of Harlem, with the 1990 Ambassador Award forExcellence. [Photo by G.A. Belluche Jr.)

By Kerri DowdPASADE A-The World To­

morrow aired Feb. 10 and II with­out the Church's toll-free number.It was the beginning of a six-monthtest period to determine whetherthe Wide Area Telephone Service(WATS) lines will be discontinuedpermanently.

Telecast launches testwith no WATS number

PERSONAL FROM~'V1~

diligently for the Work's in­come. As you know, last Jan­uary's income was extremelylow (minus 9 percent), so wemust not permit this increaseto give us a false sense ofsecurity.

We must still work smarter,thinking both long range andshort range, and reducing our ex­penses as needed while remain­ing as effective as possible.

This year's Holy Day offeringswill again bevery important. As weall continue to pray for the overallfinancial condition of the Worklet's especially keep in mind thecoming Holy Day offerings.

Let's be sure we are making ourcalling and election sure, that we indeedare spiritually ready.

Dear Brethren,Again I want to specially

thank all the brethren fortheir diligence in prayerand financial support forthe Work!

Although income for Janu­ary was up 17.1 percent overlast January, we still need tobe very cautious in our expen­ditures, and continue praying

Gassieal dance in HarlemMr. Mitchell was the first black

dancer to star in a major ballet com­pany. He appeared in Broadwayshows and was artistic director andadministrator of other dance com­panies.

Moved by the assassination ofcivil rights leader Martin LutherKing Jr., Mr. Mitchell wanted togive the people of Harlem, .Y.,opportunities in classical dance.

With his friend and formerteacher, the late Karel Shook, as c0­

founder, he opened the Dance The­atre of Harlem in 1969 in the base­ment of a Harlem church.

By 1971 the classical ballet com­pany was already embarking on itsfirst overseas tour. In 1988 theDance Theatre of Harlem per­formed in the Soviet Union.

Financial problems

In early February the companyannounced that, because of finan­cial difficulties, a five-month layoffwould follow its March engagementat the Kennedy Center for the Per­forming Arts in Washington, D.C.

"I don't feel in my heart it's theen~ of DTH," Mr. Mitchell said.

ers, Church officials and theirspouses.

The presentation followed sixdays of performances by the DanceTheatre at the Pasadena Civic Au­ditorium.

COMMUNITY CELEBRATION­Robin Jackson, a mail processingemployee (left), talks with BillLaver, shire (county) chairman,during the Jan. 30 luncheon mark­ing the 30th anniversary of theAustralian Regional Office. [Photoby John Curry)

took place. Featured was a pictorialdisplay of the Church's history andthe Work being done through TheWorld Tomorrow and The PlainTruth. The display also showed thecultural and humanitarian efforts ofthe Ambassador Foundation.

Speaking to staff and guests, re­gional director Robert Fahey de­scribed the Church, its history andits Work.

"We see ourselves as descendantsof the Jerusalem church mentionedin the early chapters of the book ofActs," he said.

Mr. Fahey, describing what theChurch believes and teaches, toldthe group: "The Church embracestwo general purposes. Firstly, toalert humanity to the problems andchallenges it faces today, providingpositive solutions from a practicalbiblical perspective; and secondly,to teach and help those who are in­terested in learning the Christianway of life."

Character of the ChurchDiscussing some key characteris­

tics of the Church, Mr. Fahey said:"We don't try and get new mem­bers. We see that as God's job andwe leave it to him. We never makepublic appeals for money and wehave nothing to sell. Finally, we seethe family as vital to the welfare ofsociety and we emphasize the im­portance of the family in theChurch, in much of our literature,and of course, on the World Tomor­row telecast."

The luncheon took place in thegardens of the Burleigh Heads Of­fice, under a green and gold (Aus­tralia's national colors) marquee.

During lunch the guests chatted(See AUSTRALIA, page 3)

contribution to humanity."The award, in the form of a lim­

ited piece ofSteuben crystal, recog­nizes excellence in humanitarianservice, educational activities andthe performing arts.

The presentation in the lowerlobby of the Ambassador Audito­rium was attended by more than100 people, including consuls gen­eral, business and community lead-

ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS­Robert Fahey, Australian regionaldirector, addresses office staffand members of the communityJan. 30 at the 30th anniversary ofthe regional office. [Photo byJohn Curry)

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Porcupinesyndrome ••• 2

Preparing forPassover ••• 5

Aub Warren is an adminis­trative assistant to RobertFahey, the regional director ofAustralia.

Before the luncheon a reception

By Aub WarrenBURLEIGH HEADS, Aus­

tralia-The Australian and AsianRegional Office celebrated its 30thanniversary Jan. 30, with a buffetluncheon for 46 guests from theGold Coast community.

The guests included businesspeople and community officials, in­cluding the shire (county) chair­man and the local state parliamen­tarian.

PASADE A-ArthurMitchell, founder and artistic direc­tor of the Dance Theatre of Harlem,was accorded the 1990 AmbassadorAward for Excellence, Saturdayevening, Feb. 3.

In presenting the Award for Ex­cellence, evangelist David Hulme,vice president of the AmbassadorFoundation, said Mr. Mitchell wasbeing honored for his "exemplary

Foundation presents awardto founder ofDance Theatre

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Australia Office Illarks30th year ofoperation

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.19,1990

that "the U.S. can't rely on Europebeing a free trade element in theworld economy."

In a Jan. 11 Glasgow, Scotland,Herald article titled "Why Amer­ica Has Reason to Be Afraid of aUnited Europe," Americanphilosopher oam Chomsky asked,"How can any sane person not fear areunified Germany?"

He argues that the real struggleover Eastern Europe is about who isgoing to exploit it. The fact thatGermany is ahead is causing theUnited States anxiety. A reunifiedGermany with Europe behind itwould be disastrous for Americaninfluence.

Whatever the truth of Mr.Chomsky's assertion of so-calledAmerican economic anxieties, on apolitical level the Forbes article said"the likelihood of a reunited Ger­many has revived memories of anarrogant domineering Reich."

Meanwhile the East Germanbrain drain into the Federal Repub­lic caused one commentator in theJan. 23 Evening Standard to con­clude that "rapid reunification isperhaps the answer, providedMoscow is willing to pull out its400,000 troops from East Ger­many."

American observers are begin­ning to warn their fellow citizens inthe United States of the potentialdangers conditions in Europe posefor U.s. economic security.

The Jan. 22 Forbes article askedwhy the U.S. State Department isso blithely ignoring these protec­tionist dangers.

But the publishers, editors andwriters of The Plain Truth have notignored these events in Europe.

I am struck by the number ofbrochures the Work has printed onthe history and future of Europe.They are Europe and the Church,Babylon-Past, Present . .. andFuture and Inside the Book ofRev­elation.

Were you aware that the Workhad published these threebrochures? Are you acquaintedwith their contents?

American business is supremelyconcerned with European events.Their interest is mostly economic.Europe should command our atten­tion for far different reasons.

parties) in the Supreme Soviet.As president, he will enjoy new,

broadened powers, without evenhaving to be elected to office. One­party rule could become one-manrule, observed the New York TimesWilliam Satire, who added, tongue­in-eheek: "Hello Superczar."

This development is in accordwith the traditional Russian respectfor authority. As author and Sovietexpert David K. Shipler puts it,"There is still in Russia a deepyearning for a strong hand, a deepleaning toward dictatorship."

Nevertheless, even withstrengthened personal powers, Mr.Gorbachev faces grim economicand political challenges in the '90s.

To get the economy moving, thepresident wants to encourage pri­vate enterprise and even permit theprivate ownership of property.

This reversal of policy will not beeasy for Soviet citizens to accept.For more than 70 years, they havebeen told that capitalism is evil andautomatically leads to class ex­ploitation.(See BENCHMARK DATE, pageS)

By John Ross Schroeder

European Diary

BOREHAMWOOD, England­At least officially the United Stateshas consistently supported politicaland economic cooperation amongthe nations of Western Europe.

American support for Europeanunion emanates from basic assump­tions. Among the most important ofthese are the ideas that a united Eu­rope would foot the bill for its owndefense and that Germany wouldpermanently be bound to the West.

Then the staggering events of1989 began to complicate matters.One Eastern European state afteranother separated itself from theiron grip of dictatorial rule. Thiswas preceded by perestroika andglasnost in the Soviet Union. owpositions are being reconsidered.

The question is-what will thefuture Europe be like? Benevolentdemocratic states unified in peaceand prosperity? Or as an article in apopular business magazine specu­lated, "A protectionist, corporatist,anti-American Frankenstein"?

Political commentators are notthe only ones interested in develop­ments in the European EconomicCommunity. The internationalbusiness community watches Eu­ropean events like a hawk. Profitsare at stake. Money is at risk.

Margaret Thatcher, Britishprime minister, has often been thefocus of articles printed by variousU.S. business magazines. (This isnot illogical since she has been aprime promoter of the American­style free enterprise system.)

A Forbes article about 1992quotes Mrs. Thatcher's 1988speech at Bruges, Belgium. Shesaid: "We have not successfullyrolled back the frontiers of the statein Britain only to see them reim­posed at a European level with a Eu­ropean superstate exercising a newdominance from Brussels."

Enoch Powell, a former memberofParliament, reinforced these anx­ious concerns. He said, "Thestraight issue of whether Britain isgoverned from Westminster orBrussels will dominate the nextgeneral election."

Conservative John Biffen has fewillusions about European goals. Hecategorically stated that "politicalintegration means protectionism."And yet another Euro-observer said

pearance of the Communist Party,however. Unlike Eastern Europe,where communist parties were im­posed after World War II, the So­viet party is homegrown. Its powerextends deep into every aspect ofSoviet society.

However discredited it may be,Soviet citizens have no familiaritywith any other party. They have notexperienced Western style democ­racy.

Much more likely the Commu­nist Party will split into competingfactions, some based on ideology(liberal vs. conservative) and othersbased on nationality, such as thebreakaway Lithuanian CommunistParty. This process, however, willfurther weaken the party.

Mr. Gorbachev intends to com­pensate for this. According to hisreform plan, the center of powerwill shift from the party to the officeof the presidency, which will standindependently above the party (or

u.s. business watchesEurope of the future

has given them the power to over­come. He will give it to us, too.

A woman I know was in the hos­pital, completely paralyzed. Sheand her husband were able to com­municate only by using an alphabetboard. Her husband would point toletters on the board and when hepointed to the one she wanted, shewould roll her eyes up in her head­that's how she said yes.

One evening she spelled out, inthis laborious way, "Go home." Herhusband was taken aback for a mo­ment, then realized she must betired.

She then spelled out "more rest."He nodded and said, "Oh, you needmore rest." But he could tell thatwasn't what she meant. She thencarefully spelled out "y-o-u."

We can learn from others' suffer­ing as well as our own. And whenChrist comes back to earth, he willbe able to make use of a group ofpeople who are full of compassion,unified and longing for his return.

in open elections.Mr. Gorbachev believes and

hopes that delegates truly inter­ested in reform will survive.

Also, with new parties in thegovernment, the Communists willno longer have to bear the fullblame for the problems of thecountry.

But this is the ideal. It soundsdemocratic. What is likely to takeplace is something different.

Weare not going to see the disap-

we need to install a mental wide-an­gIe lens to our prayers. Rather thanfocusing exclusively on one or twopressing problems, we should keepall our priorities in view. When Je­sus Christ returns to earth, he wantsto meet a group of people accus­tomed to working together for thecommon good.

God allows suffering to help usyearn for his kingdom. If we as aChurch were untouched by the sor­rows and suffering of the world,how could we deeply long for God'skingdom to come? How could weempathize with those we are toteach if we've never suffered?

We live in an imperfect world­to put it mildly-ruled by Satan.The problems of the world will af­fect us. God doesn't always removea trial if he feels it is to our benefit.

. As Romans 8:28 says, "And weknow that all things work togetherfor good to those who lo\'e God, tothose who are called according toHis purpose."

People who suffer infaith are anexample and inspiration to theChurch. We have all met or heardabout those who are seriously illwho cheer up those who come to seethem. We can look at individualswho set an example like this to re­mind ourselves that we should beable to bear up under our trials. God

By Gene H. HogbergWI)RLDWATCH

ally involved in helping yourbrother or sister through his or hertrial.

Pray for God's help in developingcompassion. Use his spirit of love(II Timothy 1:7), to build your feel­ings of compassion for others.

We become more unified whenwe help those who suffer.

In the human body, when yourfinger receives so much as a papercut or your little toe gets stubbed inthe dark, your body's defenses arealerted. The complete attention ofthe whole body focuses on that tinyarea of pain. So should it be in God'sChurch, the Body of Christ.

Ifone of the members sustains aninjury or falls ill, all the other mem­bers who are aware of his or her trialshould gather around to give sup­port and help. This support can be

of the practical kind, such as doinghousework or providing meals. Or itmay be a fervent prayer sent up forGod's mercy and intervention. Acard or letter expressing sympathyand encouragement can also be asource of help.

Sometimes it's difficult to prayfor someone we've not met. It helpsto remember that the person in dif­ficulty is probably much like us. Heor she has the same main goal in life.He or she experiences pain and joyjust as we do. When we stop to re­flect on how we would feel if wefaced the same trial, we should findit easier to pray for others.

God wants to develop teamworkin his family. He wants us to get ourminds off ourselves and onto help­ing other people. As Paul wrote:"Praying always with all prayer andsupplication in the Spirit, beingwatchful to this end with all perse­verance and supplication for all thesaints" (Ephesians 6: 18).

In the language of photography,

seven-decade monopoly of powerand to open the system to compet­ing political forces.

What is behind this dramatic un­doing of the Bolshevik Revolutionof 19171

Firstly, Soviet President MikhailGorbachev wants to breathe newlife into the encrusted CommunistParty, which has grown complacentafter more than seven decades ofuncontested power. The party willhave to prove its worth from now on

By Dexter H. Faulkner

When others suffer

Feb. 7: a benchmark date in history

What is your first thought whenyou hear or read about yet anotherbrother or sister in God's Churchwho is terminally ill or facing someother major trial? Do you wonderwhy God doesn't intervene?

Does your heart ache for theirsuffering and the suffering of theirfamilies? Do you resolve to praymore urgently for God's kingdom tocome? Do you instantly mentallyask God to intervene as he sees fit,that his will be done in every situa­tion?

Through the suffering of others,and our own, God hopes to teach usimportant lessons. Here are somethings to remember when we seeothers suffer.

We learn compassion when oth­ers suffer. One of the hallmarJtg ofatrue Christian, Christ said, wouldbe his or her love for others (John13:34-35). Part of love is compas­sion. Jesus Christ cared deeplyabout the people he was sent to re­deem from death, and his words andactions showed it.

Study the example of JesusChrist, the most compassionateman ever to walk the earth. Try todevelop the compassion he had.(See Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 15:32and Luke 7: 13 for some examples ofJesus' compassion.)

Someone once suggested that wehumans are like a pack of porcu­pines on a cold wintry night. Thecold winds drive us closer togetherinto a tight huddle to keep warm. Aswe begin to snuggle up really close,our sharp quills cause us to jab andprick each other-a condition thatforces us apart.

But before too long we start get­ting cold, so we move back to getwarm again, only to forget and staband puncture each other once more.And so we participate in a strange,rhythmic tribal dance. We cannotdeny it, we need each other, yet weneedle each other.

How can we break this porcupinesyndrome? The answer in twowords is personal involvement.Acts 2:42 gives us a significant ex­ample and answer. "And they con­tinued steadfastly in the apostles'doctrine and fellowship, in thebreaking of bread, and in prayers"(New King James throughout).

Compassion is sympathy withsomeone's suffering and a desire toease his or her pain. Compassionmeans you help bear the afflictedperson's burden. When you havecompassion, you want to be person-

PASADE A-World eventscritical to the fulfillment of Bibleprophecy are rushing at us from alldirections.

Only three months after theBerlin Wall was breached, Germanreunification is now a certainty.When it will occur is still in ques­tion, but from all indications it willbe a lot sooner than any politicalleader in Bonn, Berlin, Washingtonor Moscow expected.

South Africans ofall races are be­numbed by changes ofhistoric mag­nitude as their nation, according toThe Wall Street Journal, "lurchesinto an unknown future."

Let's concentrate for a momenton another benchmark date in his­tory, Feb. 7, 1990.

On this date the leadership of theCommunist Party of the SovietUnion decided to surrender its

Monday, Feb. 19, 1990 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 3

culation and television market pen­etration will decrease or remain flat.

"During this time, Church Ad­ministration will concentrate ef­forts on developing a support in­frastructure, especially in inter­national areas, to handle growth. Atpresent there aren't enough fieldministers to respond to visit re­quests generated by our media ef­forts.

" 0 one doubts the wisdom ofpreparation. Unfortunately, how­ever, the necessary support func­tions in the Work may appear lessglamorous than the explosivegrowth in the media areas. It's ...inspiring to look at the size of thePlain Truth mailing list. But somemay have looked at the supportfunctions of the Work as backseatareas."

"At this stage in the developmentof the Work, the plan helps us to seewhere to prune," Mr. Schnippertsaid. "Farmers prune, or cut -back,to prepare for future growth. In thesame way, the Church must preparefor future growth by cutting back insome areas, making it possible toupgrade the resources of the sup­port departments.

"Then the Work can achieve astate of equilibrium between num­ber of responses to our media effortsand the ability of the support areasto back up those efforts," Mr.Schnippert explained.

Stan & Millicent BassAmbaasador College tscully

Leslie & Marion McCullough Andre & Elizabeth van BelkumBritish regional diractor South African regional diractor

Ronald & Norva KellyOperation managerEditorisl services

Report from

PASADENA-The increase in January 1990 over last January was17.1 percent. However, the income for January 1989 was a significantdecrease from the previous January. If the month last year had beena more normal figure, the 1990 percentage would be only average bycomparison.

In February a similar condition exists. Last February was a minus 3.4percent. With this in mind we are in need of a large percentageincrease for the current month.

The budget is still not quite balanced for 1990 even though someprograms were cut or diminished. We would encourage you to pleasecontinue to pray for the financial needs of the Work.

We are in the process of applying for long-term financing for partof the building projects in Big Sandy. This marks the first time we havechosen to borrow for several years.

The 1989 Arthur Andersen audit is now under way. It should becompleted around the Spring Holy Days. Because of constraints on ourcomputer system, our Accounting Department has been delayed inproducing information needed for the audit. We are working hard toalleviate this situation and still hope to complete the work on time.

I hope this month's brief report gives you a better picture of someof the serious challenges we face in Financial Affairs & Planning.

the Treasurer's Office

"For example, information pre­sented during the planning processwas a critical factor in Mr. Tkach'srecent decision to remove the toll­free number from the telecast for atrial period."

The plan explains that the five­year planning meetings were "a keyelement in a dynamic process thatallowed the leaders of God's Workto identify the factors and condi­tions that must be considered andfaced in the future.

"In addition, these meetings gavethe managers a broader perspective,helping them see the future needsand challenges of the entire Work."

Mr. Schnippert explained thatduring the planning meetings it be­came clear that several of the sup­port areas of the Work needed addi­tional funding. SuPPOrt areasinclude those departments, such asComputer Information Systems(CIS), that serve other depart­ments.

The plan points out those needs.CIS, for instance, has equipmentthat is as much as 20 years out ofdate. There is also a critical need totrain additional ministers for thefield as the number of membersgrows.

The five-year plan goes on to saythat the "Work will curtail therapid growth in the media areas thatit experienced in the mid-I 980s."

"As a result, U.S. magazine cir-

Frank & Sharon BrownCanadian regional director

Personnel changes

Dexter & Shirley FaulknerEuropean Bur••uchief

Colin & Margaret AdairCaribbean regional director

Please send me an extra copy of thebooklet to keep in my classroom.

Santa Rosa, Tex.

* * *Refreshing news

I want to thank you for the PlainTruth magazine_ Mtcr reading some ofthe self-righteous, self-serving baloneyin our public newspapers, it is a pleasuretl} read your version about human behav­ior and events.

C.B.Richmond, Tex.

Woodruff, Wis.

I faithfully watched your show everySunday. I was born and raised aCatholic, and I'm a Catholic still. Butnot even my church has brought meback to God like you all have through theWorld Tomorrow program and ThePlain Truth_

The Plain Truth is tops-nothingeven comes close to it. Whenever some­one asks me a question, I walk over to myshelf of Plain Truth magazines (12years worth), and look it u~uldn'tdo without them!

A.H.O.Seattle, Wash.

I have recently read your article,"Finding True Love." I am 30 years oldand divorced. I have been for almost fiveyears now. I wish everyone would readthis article for it was very touching tome.

It is a shame that the majority ofpeople in the world today (especially thiscountry) are lined up at the divorcecourts because of a misconception of"true love."

Because of this misconception there isdrug abuse, marital and child abuse ofallsorts. And until we change our selfishways these problems will only prevail.

As a new subscriber, I find The PlainTruth to be a very informativemagazine.

It also reflects decisions based onfollow-up meetings Mr. Tkach con­ducted after he reviewed the outlineof the plan in September.

Mr. Schnippert explained that al­though the planning meetings andthe plan itself are "invaluable tools,the plan doesn't include every detailof every operation for the next fiveyears. It is rather a basis for deci­sion-making and a springboard tomore detailed planning on an opera­tional level."

The plan helps Mr. Tkach tomanage the Church's resources bet­ter and it gives him greater controlover the direction of growth in theWork, said Mr. Schnippert.

Australia

It was an interesting program. As ahistory teacher, I am very interested inwhat is happening in Europe. I tell mystudents to watch world events becauseprophecy is unfolding and history isbeing written right before our eyes_

Virginia Beach, Va.

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with office personnel, many takingthe opportunity to find out moreabout the Church.

From a group of 30

The Church in Australia con­ducted its first service Jan. 30,1960, with 30 members in atten­dance at 30 Martin Place in Sydney.

The Australian Office wasopened by evangelist Gerald Water­house Dec. 24, 1959. Over the yearsthe office has mailed out more than30 million pieces of literature andmagazines.

The regional office oversees 41congregations in Australia, six inAsiaand has suboffices in Malaysia,Sri Lanka and India.

An average of 5,500 people at­tend services in Australia eachweek. Thirty-four full-time minis­ters and 28 local church elders servethe membership in Australia.

Teleca.st on GermanyI thought the program was very inter­

esting. Although I do not believe inprophecy wholeheartedly, I view yourprogram regularly. I watch it with anopen mind and am willing to learn more.I think I am finally beginning to under­stand_

Bill Palmer is an assistant toBernard Schnippert, director ofMedia Operations.

By Bill PalmerPASADE A-Bernard Schnip­

pert, director of the five-year plan­ning task force, presented the finalversion of the 1990-1991 five-yearplan to Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach, Jan. 12.

The plan reflects both the presen­tations made by the operation man­agers during the August meetingsand a number of the decisions Mr.Tkach made based on that informa­tion, Mr. Schnippert said.

I "Into all theworld .••" 1

Five-year plan: pruning for growth

One student in five attendingAmbassador College is from a coun­try outside the United States. Otheryouths in these countries are aca­demically qualified but are finan­cially unable to provide $3,200,

The costs of travel to the UnitedStates or even return trips homemay be prohibitive. Many also livein financially depressed areas of theworld.

The rapidly increasing cost toboth the college and the individualstudent would eventually lead tofewer students having the financialability to attend college.

For this reason, the college hasevaluated its student work program(our primary student assistanceprogram) to incorporate changesthat allow more students to attendcollege with an appreciable numberable to work their way through col­lege. In the past, many who hadbeen accepted struggled fmancially.

In our efforts to be cost-effective(See PLAN, page 7)

The Worldwide NewsCIRCULATION 65,500

James Kissee is the directorof student employment and fi­nancial aids at AmbassadorCollege in Big Sandy.

By James KisseeBIG SA DY-Chancellor

Joseph W. Tkach announced Jan. 9that Ambassador College will rein­state a work scholarship program inAugust.

Publisher and editor in chief: Joseph W. Tkach

Editor: Dexter H. Faulkner

Senior editor: Sheila Graham; managing ed­itor: Thomas C Hanson; layout editor:Ronald Grove; news editor: Jeff Zhorne; as­sociate editor: Kerri Dowd; copy editor:Paul Monteith; "'ron Sharpens Iron": Nor­man L. Shoaf; editorial assistant: TammyGressly; staff writer: Pamela Henderson;composition: Maria Stahl, Teresa Michel;photography: Warren Watson, Mike Bedford,G.A. Belluche Jr., Charles Feldbush, Hal Finch,Barry Stahl, Susan Braman; proofreaders:Peter Moore, Elizabeth MahanPublishing Services composition: DonPatrick. Steve Doucet, larry Miller; printingcoordinators: Richard Dunn, Jennifer Mc­GrawRegional correspondents: Debbie Minke,Vancouver. B.C.; Terri Conti, Italian Depart­ment; Eleazar Flores. Manila, Philippines;Frankie Weinberger, Bonn, West Germany;Rex Morgan, Auckland. New Zealand;Christopher Harmon, Borehamwood. England;Richard Stemlort, N,euwegein. Netherlands;David Walker. Spanish Department.

Notice: The Worldwide News cannot be re­sponsible for the return of unsolicited articlesand photographs.SUBSCRIPTIONS: Subscriptions are sentautomatically to the members of the Wortd·wide Church 01 God. Address all communica­tions to The Worldwide News, Box ttt,Pasadena, Calli., 9t129. See The Plain Truthfor addItional mailing offices. Entered as sec­ond-class mail at the Manila, Philippines,Central Post Office, Feb. 10, 1984.ADDRESS CHANGES: U.S. changes ot ad­dress are handled automatically wifh PlainTruth changes of address. Postmaster:Ptease send Form 3579 to: The WorldwideNews, Box Ill, Pasadena, Calif., 91123.

The Worldwide News is published biweekly,except dunng the Church's annual Fall andSpring festIvals, by the Worldwide Church ofGod. Copyright" 1990 Worldwide Church ofGod. All rights reserved.

Founder: Herbert W. Armstrong 1892-t986

This program operated success­fully on the Texas campus from1974 to 1977. The program requiresa student to make a down paymentof $750 (previously $3,200) andthen contract to work up to 1,100hours to pay for all room, board andtuition. (Various options are ex­plained in this article.)

The work scholarship programmakes Ambassador College afford­able for most of the youths in God'sChurch regardless of their financiallimitations. Students can literallywork their way through college.

(The $750 and the work pro­gram are designed to cover the costof room, board and tuition. Text­books and other expenses may cometo several hundred dollars extra.)

The $750 down payment will beapplied to the student's bill or re­turned to the student upon gradua­tion if he or she had accumulated acredit balance. In addition, studentswill be able to graduate without abill.

The college has had to write off$276,441 in student debts since1966. Moreover, the college is nowcarrying a student debt of morethan $175,000. It will be a tremen­dous boost for a person to graduatewith his or her college bill paid.

In previous years, many youngpeople were turned down or didn'tcomplete the application processbecause of financial limitations.

Several factors may account for afamily's inability to make the initialdown payment of $3,200. Some ap­plicants are from single-parenthomes whose resources are limited.Several families now support two orthree children in college at the sametime with large and continuous ex­penses.

College reestablisheswork scholarship plan

4 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.19,1990

Peter Francis

Boniface Macharia

taught marketable skills such ascane chair weaving for the boys anddressmaking for the girls to helpthem pay for their own education.The dressmaking class proved apopular activity because each fe­male camper was given material tomake a dress for herself.

A computer class was introducedand taught this year by David Afo­labi, a member who owns a com­puter business and brought his ownequipment. Some campers wroteletters on the word processor totheir parents and thank you notes tostaff.

Campaspe Downs, Australia

Australia's SEP moved to a newsite this summer, just outside thehistoric country town of Kyneton,about 116 hours from Melbourne.The new location, which theChurch leased Dee. 28 to Jan. 18,offered improved facilities over theLake Moogerah site.

The Campaspe Downs CountyResort offered a heated indoor pool,two indoor basketball courts, tenniscourts and a lake for canoeing andswimming.

Another new activity was incor­porated at Campaspe Downs SEPthis year. The boys and girls dormsconducted separate speech clubsfollowed by a combined buffet re­ception. The clubs featured a table­topics session and speeches by thefive oldest students in each dorm.

inety-seven Church membersvolunteered to instruct at the camp."Most of them are giving up theirvacation time to serve at SEP," saidGary Regazzoli, YOU Office man­ager. "Without their sacrifice andcommitment to the program, wewouldn't be able to conduct a campof this type."

Six Ambassador College stu­dents traveled from the UnitedStates to participate in the program,serving as dorm counselors.

Philippine regional director Rod­ney Matthews and his wife, Ruth,also visited the camp for a day, asdid Australia's regional directorRobert Fahey and his wife, Evelyn.Mr. Fahey delivered a sermon onthe Sabbath and presented awardsto outstanding participants on thefinal night.

GHANALorna Francis

Owen Willis

quet and an awards night.Peter Francis, YOU coordinator

in the United Kingdom, and hiswife, Lorna, were sent from theBritish Office to help. Mr. Francisgave a forum on "How to Get theMost From Camp," and Mr.Rhodes gave a forum about ac­quired immune deficiency syn­drome (AIDS).

Richard Akowuah, Frank Ako­meah, Eunice Mensah and Eben­ezeer Abeka received outstandingcamper awards.

Okada, Nigeria

Eighty-two campers attended theigeria camp Dee. 17 to Dee. 29.

The camp was staffed by 22 mem­bers from the five igerianchurches, plus Pasadena Ambas­sador College juniors JonathanJewell and Charles Taylor. Mr.Jewell taught lawn tennis and soc­cer, and Mr. Taylor taught softballand volleyball.

Other activities included guitarand piano lessons. Christian livingclasses were taught by EkeUdeagha, assistant pastor of theLagos, Benin City, Enugu, Jos andOwerri, igeria, churches, and OyeOladele.

Because of the poor economicconditions in igeria, manyfamilies find it difficult to educatetheir children beyond the primarylevel. At the SEP the campers were

Kutunse, Ghana V

Church youths from Ghana andLiberia met at Kutunse, a Church-

KENYAowned farm and camp complex nearAccra, Ghana. Directed by MelvinRhodes, pastor of the Accra, Hohoeand Kumasi, Ghana, churches, the48 campers and 35 full-time staffmembers attended camp from Dee.16 to Dee. 29, the start of the dryharmattan season.

Activities included basketball,carpentry, communications, cy­cling, dance, dressmaking, an obsta­cle course, soccer, softball, tabletennis, volleyball and woodcarving.These were supplemented by a vari­ety of evening activities such asmovies, forums, dances, a Biblestudy, a Bible quiz, a speech ban-

GHANA

Karia Geothermal Project andhiked in a game park and a gorgecalled Hell's Gate. At nightcampers and staff talked over theday's events around the camp fire.

A sports social with the Nairobi,Kenya, church concluded the SEP.The wazee (elders) defeated the vi­jana (youths) at volleyball and foot­ball.

NIGERIA

permission to use their swimmingpools.

Kenya

The Kenyan SEP site, 20 kilome­ters (about 12 miles) south of Mom­basa, offered tropical climate andsandy beaches to 30 campers and 14staff, ov. 23 to Dec. 10.

During the first week wind surf­ing, boating and snorkeling wereemphasized. A challenging land andsea obstacle course, planned byministerial trainee James Newby,tried the ingenuity of the campers,and leatherwork and astronomywere introduced for the first time.

The following week, the groupcamped at Lake aivasha, whichhas one of the highest counts of birdspecies in the world. After the firstnight of lake flies and rain showers,the skies cleared.

Sports and birdwatching were of­fered, as well as a climb up Mt. Lon­gonot, a 9, III foot high, extinct vol­cano. Campers also visited the 01

reets the camp, assisted by a staff ofChurch members.

"They have a well-balanced andvaried program of activities," notedKermit Nelson, Youth Opportuni­ties United (YOU) and SEP coor­dinator in Church Administration.Dr. elson and his wife, Leila, vis­ited the camp Dee. 13 to 18. Activi­ties included wind surfing, netball,an obstacle course, newspaper andphotography, soccer, arts and craftsand an overnight hike in the SpionKop Game Refuge.

According to Dr. elson, thePark Board that governs the facili­ties at Wagendrift Dam and the cityof Estcourt were impressed with theprogram and example of thecampers.

"The Park Board gives us priorityon camp dates, and the headmasterof the schools in Estcourt gives Mr.Klynsmith the key to the elemen­tary school so we can use the audito­rium for Sabbath services," Dr.

elson said.The city also gives the campers

NIGERIAfrom German to English and Italianhelped cross communication barri­ers. Ski classes were conducted inall three languages.

As the campers arrived Friday,Dec. 22, WEP director WinfriedFritz, pastor of the Bonn-Duessel­dorf and Darmstadt, West Ger­many, churches, joked that skiclasses would start as planned Sun­day morning-with or without thesnow!

Despite forecasts for warm,sunny weather allover Germany,Austria and the entire Alpine re­gion, an unexpected storm moved inover Saalbach Saturday night anddumped more than 30 centimeters(I2 inches) of snow on the bareslopes.

Temperatures stayed low enoughto preserve the snow until Friday,Dee. 29, for the ski races. icolePe­ter, 18, from Zurich, Switzerland,had the best time in the girls cate­gory. In a close finish, Mark Hypko,16, of Hamburg, West Germany,took the trophy for best overalltime.

In addition to daily ski classes,campers participated in dance les­sons, cross-country skiing, first aidtraining, daily Bible studies, hiking,swimming, ice-skating, snow board­ing, ice hockey and the farewellparty. Many campers contributedarticles and photographs to thetrilingual camp newspaper WinterTimes.

Austria

Youths from 14 countries methere Dee. 22 to Jan. I for the WEP.In addition to the German-speakingteenagers from West Germany,Austria and Switzerland, the campwas host to participants from Aus­tralia, Canada, Denmark, England,Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Scot­land, South Africa, Zimbabwe and,for the first time, five campers fromEast Germany.

Simultaneous translations ofBible studies and Sabbath services

This article is compiledfromreports by Josef Forson, Em­manuel Okai, Sherri Schneider,Aub Warren and Owen Willis.

Wageodrift Dam, South Mrica

The Summer Educational Pro­gram (SEP) in South Africa beganin 1973 and is the third oldest of the23 camps around the world. Thisyear 128 teenagers attended hereDec. 13 to Jan. 3. Robert Klyn­smith, preaching elder in the CapeTown, South Africa, church, di-

PASADE A-Church youthsparticipated in Summer Educa­tional Programs (SEPs) and othercamps that took place in the South­ern Hemisphere, as well as a WinterEducational Program (WEP) inAustria in December and January.

Teenagers gather for campat locations around the world

Monday, Feb. 19, 1990 5

IRON SHARPENS IRON

Don't let phy~cal deleaveninghinder getting ready spiritually

BE READY TO GIVE AN ANSWER

Some people spend more hours look­ing for crumbs than they spend prayingand studying in preparation for thePassover and Days of Unleavened Bread.

And after all our best effort, westill fall short. Only God can cleanseus completely of sin and make usperfect.

Exactly how far to go and howmuch time to spend searching forphysical leaven must be an individ­ual decision. Just remember thatJesus denounced on the one handfailure to obey instructions fromGod (Luke 6:46) and on the other,the attitude of making a fetish ofphysically cleansing certain objects,to the neglect of spiritual interests(Matthew 23:24-28 and Mark 7:1­23).

It does not make sense to spendmore time working on cleaning outphysical crumbs than on cleaningspiritual leavening out of our lives.To the other extreme, we must notgive too little attention to thebeautiful and meaningful act ofputting out physical leaven as atype of sin.

It should also be pointed out thatthese are not the Days of SpringHousecleaning.

If you wish to do spring house­cleaning at this time, that is up toyou. However, be careful not to letan undertaking such as a majorhousecleaning job overwhelm andinterfere with the spiritual lessonsof putting out leaven and leavenedproducts and getting ready for thePassover and Daxs of UnleavenedBread.

or should the deleavening pro­cess be left totally for the woman ofthe house to do. The husband andchildren should take part too so theycan all impress on their minds thelesson of what is being done.

Helping others

Some have wondered if it is ap­propriate to let others help them de­leaven their premises, especially ifthey are not physically able to do anadequate job.

The answer is yes, of course. Weall have plenty of help from the min­istry and the Church in putting sinout of our lives. Why not accepthelp putting out the leaven that atthis season typifies sin?

The Passover and Days of Un­leavened Bread are rich in profoundmeaning. We are privileged to un­derstand their great spiritual signif­icance. Let us profit fully from thisknowledge.

GOD'S LOVE FOR US

• Even when God corrects us it is in love (Heb.12:6, Rev. 3:19). The correction is for our owngood that we may grow in character (Heb. 12: 10).• Christ understands everything we go through(Heb. 4: 15).Whom does God love?• God loved us even when we were "dead intrespasses" (Eph. 2:4-5).• His love for us is according to his mercy, notour righteousness (Titus 3:4-5).• God loves those who obey him (John 14:21).• The Father loves those who love Christ (John16:27).• The Father loves us as he loves Christ (John17:23).• Christ loves the Church (Eph. 5:25, Rev. 3:9).• Christ loved his disciples even in the final hoursbefore the excruciating pain of crucifixion (John13:1).• Christ will never forsake us: "I am with youalways" (Matt. 28:20).• Unlike all other forms of love, nothing can sep­arate us from God's love (Rom. 8:35-39).

Bread themselves.The most frequently given in­

struction in the Bible for how toobserve these days does not con­cern a prolonged preliminary pe­riod of putting out leaven, thoughwe should of course put it out, butrather: Seven days you shall eatunleavened bread (Exodus 13:6-7;23:15; 34:18; Leviticus 23:6;Numbers 28: 17; and Deuteronomy16:3).

In other words, when we eatbread during this period, it shouldbe unleavened. And we should eat itwith understanding, because wehave taken the time to study itssymbolism.

We should by all means rid ourdwellings of all obvious leaven andleavened products and thosecrumbs that are plainly visible.Then we should spend some timelooking for hidden crumbs.

How much time? Enough to im­press on our minds the lesson thatsin is subtle and often hidden, thatgetting rid of it requires effort.

piece of a loaf. This, plus 'anyleavening agents, ought to be putout.

And, in keeping with the spiritand lesson of these days, when youfind crumbs they too ought to becleaned up. Some effort should beput into this. A lack of effort sym­bolizes an indifferent attitude to­ward sin that can keep a person outof the kingdom.

Spiritual preparation

But we need not spend hourafter hour that should be devotedto spiritual preparation and renew­ing a right relationship with Godlooking for every last microscopiccrumb.

Let us note where God places theemphasis. He does not emphasizethe days leading up to the Days ofUnleavened Bread as much as heemphasizes the Days of Unleavened

• God is love (I John 4:8, New King Jamesthroughout).• His love for us is detailed in Psalm 103. He is"the Father of mercies and God of all comfort" (IICor. 1:3).• His love "passes knowledge" (Eph. 3: 19).• God laid down his life for humans (John 15: 13,I John 3:16). We love others by laying down ourlives for them.• God loves us so much that he makes us hischildren (I John 3:1).• Christ is not ashamed to be our elder brother(Heb.2:11).• Christ calls us his friends (John 15:14).• He will do more for us than we can imagine(Eph. 3:20).• Christ's love for us is as a man should love hiswife (Eph. 5:25).• We are a special people to God (I Pet. 2:9).• God loved us so much that he suffered for usand died for us (John 3: 18, Gal. 2:20). He wantsto save us, not condemn us (John 3: 17).

have dragged crumbs inside yourwall.

The more traffic in your house orapartment, the greater the chancesare of traces of leavening or leav­ened products being scattered farand wide in the those unlikelyplaces. This is especially true wherechildren are involved.

Thus, in spite of the most heroicmeasures-washing the walls, tak­ing apart the toaster and the ovendoor, inserting the vacuum cleanerinto every pocket of every piece ofclothing, cleaning out the furnacevents and the sink drainage pipe,pulling the seats out of the car-theodds are stacked against you.

What the Bible says is, " 0

leavened bread shall be seenamong you." "Bread" is just that.

o one points to two tiny crumbsand exclaims, "Oh look, bread!"Those are crumbs, which the Biblenowhere specifically mentions inconnection with the Days of Un­leavened Bread.

Bread is a loaf or a recognizable

microscopic trace of leavened prod­ucts.

Maybe you are an extraordinaryperson. Maybe your dwelling placeis new, you live alone and you don'tallow guests to eat anything leav­ened on your property. Throughoutthe year you eat leavened productsonly in the kitchen.

In that case perhaps you can do anear-perfect job of deleaveningyour place. Perhaps. But how doyou know that a worker didn't dropsome of his sandwich under the car­pet? Or a bird may have left a pieceof crust on your roof. Or ants may

The Bible illustrates sin by ref­erence to "infection" by yeast.These agents that cause bread topuff up through the reaction ofcarbon dioxide should be put outof our homes during the Days ofUnleavened Bread. The lesson is inthe way leaven works, not in thepuffiness of the food.

The use of food products suchas angel food cake (made with eggwhites) or popovers (inflated withair) is not forbidden during theDays of Unleavened Bread. Itwould not be a sin to eat a pieceof angel food cake or any productmade with air or steam. Someolder brethren with dental prob­lems may prefer to eat softer kindsof baked foods.

Bread does not have to be hardto be unleavened, as some haveassumed. Nevertheless, we shouldbe careful not to take the approachof getting around the Days of Un­leavened Bread (the intent of thewording in the CorrespondenceCourse lesson) by eating onlyproducts made with egg whites, airor steam.

If the intention is to circumventthe ordinance about the "bread ofaffliction," then one would indeedbe in violation of the spirit of thelaw.

leavened Bread.Because of this, and because of

physical preparations for the Nightto Be Much Observed in addition,by the time Passover evening arrivesthey feel tired, perhaps even ill,mentally dun and spiritually unpre­pared to profit ful1y from thePassover service or the first HolyDay.

But as for their houses, they are"deleavened"!

This is one extreme. Surely it isnot difficult to see that something isout of proportion here.

God certainly doesn't care moreabout minute physical crumbs inour houses than he does about ourspiritual readiness to partake of thePassover and observe his Holy Daysin close contact with him.

To the other extreme are thosewho exert little if any real effort toclean the leaven out of theirdwellings. They toss out the breadand the baking soda and that's aboutit.

Sad to say, they are missing outon impressing upon their charactersome valuable lessons and analogiesabout becoming free of sin.

Strive for balance

It is obvious that what we need tostrive for here, as in so many otherareas of life, is balance. How shouldwe as Christians arrive at the rightbalance in this matter?

First, we have to realize some­thing about the average dwelling. Itis virtually impossible to perfectlyrid the average dwelling of every

Clayton Steep is a seniorwriter for The Plain Truth.

In Correspondence Course Les­son 26, on page 13, it says:"Beaten egg wbite used inmeringue on pies and otberdesserts is not a leavening agent,but when used as a substitute forleavening to puff up any flour ormeal product, it violates the spiritof God's command."

However, an article in the Feb.21, 1983, Worldwide News indi­cated tbat neither the use of eggwbites nor air to "puff up" foodproducts during the Days of Un­leavened Bread is wrong. Couldyou please explain the difference?

The comment in the Correspon­dence Course is overstated, and wewin correct it in a future printing.

As Mr. and Mrs. SidneyHegvold explained in their 1983article, there are three ways toleaven a product: Inflate it withair, mechanically stir it up (suchas with beaten egg whites) or"puff it up" with carbon dioxide,either chemically or biologically.

The Bible is referring to thelatter process, in which yeast "in­fects" the bread and spreadsthroughout it, causing it to rise.The same reaction is caused chem­ically with the use of such prod­ucts as baking soda or baking pow­der.

By Clayton SteepOnce again the Passover and

Days of Unleavened Bread are ap­proaching. Each year our attentionturns to the biblical instructionsconcerning leaven.

Exodus 13:7, for example, says:"Unleavened bread shall be eatenseven days. And no leavened breadshall be seen among you, nor shallleaven be seen among you in all yourquarters" ( ew King Jamesthroughout).

That is what God's Word says.What we are to do is clear. How weare to do it, however, is not spelledout in detail in the Scriptures. Wehave to determine this by looking atthe spiritual principles involved.

Exhausting task?

One person commented: "I reallylook forward to the Fall Holy Dayseason, but I must confess my en­thusiasm for the Spring Holy Daysis dampened by the prospect of themammoth housecleaning job, look­ing for leaven. There is the house,the car, the garage. It is an exhaust­ing task I have to begin weeks aheadof time!"

This person is like others who arededicated to ridding their dwellingsof leaven and leavened products.Each year some spend more hourslooking for crumbs than they spendpraying and studying in preparationfor the Passover and Days of Un-

MR. AND MRS. M. MITCHELL

Maxone O·Comor and Michael tcheII arehappy to announce their maniage. The cer·emony was per10rmed Sept. 17 by CharlesFlerTwlg. Kingston, Jamaica, pastor V....ema McKenzl8. siSle< of the bride. wasmaid 01 honor. and Christopher MrtcheCl,brother 01 the groom. was best man. Theoouple live in Kingston. where Mr. MrtchelI isamnster.

MR. AND MRS. AMEDEO CATALLO

Cheryl W~lanoe Andrusko. daughte< of Mr.and Mrs. Willoam Andrusko ot Stenen.Sask., and Amadeo Catallo _re unrted ,nmarnage May 7. The ceremony was per­formed by Glen Weber. Regona, Sask., pas·tor. Attendants were Theresa Andrusko.Terri Conb, Leo Furlotte and Craig Minke.The couple live on Vancouver.

MR. AND MRS. PATRICK FEARON

Sharon Esther Goddard. daughter of Mr.and Mrs. George"'. Goddardot CaStrl8s. StLUCIa. and Patricl< Charles Fearon. son ofMr. and Mrs George A. Fearon of Clarer>­don, Jamax:a, were umed in marriage 111Castnes $epI. 17. The ceremony was per·formed by VICtor Sjmpson, Bridgetown.Bartlados. and Kongstown, St. Vincent. pas­tor."'ngeIa Goddard. sisterof the bride, wasmaid ot honor. and LutherGoddard, brotherof the bride. was best man. The couple tiveIII Kingston. Jamaica, where the groom is aministerial trainee.

MR. AND MRS. MORGAN WARE

Deborah Moody Brewer. daughte< of Mr.and Mrs. Lll'il Moody of Shawnee, Okla.,and Morgan R. Ware of Fort Worth. Tex.•were urvted in marriage June 3. The cere­mony was per10rmed in Corpus CIvosb.Tex.. by John Beld. Corpus Chnsti pastor.Rhonda Ca.n, SlSle< of the bride. was maidof honor. and Dean Strickland was bestman. The oouple live in Fort Worth.

MR. AND MRS. GEORGE HAAS

George Joseph Haas and Lee Anne'Cookie BaIdw1n were united in maniageNov. 5in~. N.Y. John Lartun. Buf·ralo. NY.• North pastor. performed the cere­mony. Ed Surdel was best man. and Kath­leen Dzrwulslu was maid of honor. Thecouple live on Angola. N.Y.

MR. AND MRS. B. BECKFORD

Caroline Loretta White and Bemardo Con·stanbne Beckford were united in mamageAug. 6. The ceremony was performed inKingston. JamaICa, by Charles Flemong,Kongston pastor. Paulette Ross was choafbndesmaod, and Randolph Smallhom wasbest man. The oouple live on KJngston.

MR. AND MRS. DAVID PEERS

DaYlCl C. p.,. and Leome N. Gibson wereunrted III mamage March 19. The ceremonywas performed by TererlO8 Vi I8rs. Sydney,Australia. North pastor. Heather Clancy

(See ANNOUNCEMENTS, page 7)

Monday,Feb.19,1990

MR. AND MRS. V. SCHURTER

Manon L Fisk. daughter 01 Mr. and Mrs.Ray Fisk of Big Sandy. and VernonSchurte<. son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Schurter01 Long lsiand, N.Y.• _re unrted in mar·riage July 2 in Big Sandy. The oeremonywas perlormed by the groom's tather, Nas­sau, N.Y.• pastor. Michelle Balliet was maidof honor. and DaV>d Schurte<. brother ot thegroom. was best man. The couple live onChambersburg. Pa.

MR. AND MRS. CARL PARNELL

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Halford 01 Pasadenaare pleased 10 announce the maniage 01tI*f daughter Rebekah Ame to Cart Par·MI. son of Mr. and Mrs. RichaTd Parrilli 01WestCov1na, Calif. The ceremony was per.formed $apt. 24 on the Pasadena Ambas­sador College campus by the bride's father.JudithHatlordwas maid of honor, andGeolfUppross was best man.

MR. AND MRS. GERARD ROSEAU

lsabela Feuvray and Gerard Rosaau wereunrted in marriage July 23. The oeren>onywas performed by Joel Meeker, Colmar andMetz, France pastor. Michelle T fer wasmatron of honor. and Chnstian Persiod wasbest man. The couple Iri8 in MarseIIe.France.

MR. AND MRS. KERRY A. KOONCE

Kerry A. Koonce and Mary M. Durkee arehappy to amounce 1heir marriage, whIChtook pIaoe sept. 17. The ceremony wasper10rmed by Wiliam Moller. Appleton andGreen Bay, WIS.• pastor. The couple live IIIOshkosh, Wis.

MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL FooSHE

Shari Lane Styer. daughte< of Mr. and Mrs.Gerald Styer of Bums, Teno.. and MichaelWilloam Fooshe. son ot Jeannette Soule ofRound Rock. Tex.. and John Fooshe 01Char1eston. S.C.• were unrted in mamageOct. 7. The ceremony was per10rmed byFr-.:k KeNers. Nashville. Tenn., pastorWendy Kovalchick. sister of the bride, wasmatron of honor, and Dave Dransfield wasbest man. The oouple live in Nashville.

MR. AND MRS. DAVID EDWARDS

Mr. and Mrs. MichaelOram of Burgess H,••England. are delighted to announce themamage of their daughte< Claire FIOna JUI~

etta to David Richard Edwards, son of Keithand Shirley Edwards of Taihape. NewZealand. The marriage was performed July2 by John Meakin, Croydon, MaidstoneandBrighton. England, pastor. Kerin Webb wasbest man, and Gillian Stanley and DeniseBrown were bridesmaids. The couple live III

East Gnnstead. England.

DR. AND MRS. W. PETERSEN JR.

usa M_ Arndt and Waldon Otto ~tersen Jr. were unrted in mamage Jan. 7 inPlymouth. Mono. The ceremony was per.formed by Vidor Kubik. Mimeapotis North.Sf. Cloud and Bramerd, Minn.• pastor.Shelly Wolfe was maid ot honor, and KeithVane-beke was best man.

abeth Salter was matron 01 honor. andDaV>d saJter was best man. The couple liveIII Boise.

MR. AND MRS. RICKY ZIMMERMAN

Deborah Karen Whrtt and RICky EugeneZimmerman were urvted on~ $apt.3. The ceremony was performed by FrankMcCrady 1I.lndoanapolis pastor. Lynda Mc­Carty. srsterof the bride. was maid01 honor.and Ronnte z-man, brother ot thegroom. was best man. The couple live III

Pendleton. Ind.

MR. AND MRS. J. LINDQUIST

Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Sorenson are happyto announce the marnage of their daughterHeidi Ruth to Jeffrey Ray Undquist. son ofMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. UndquistofDenyer.Colo. The ceremony was performed Dec. 2in Denver by Douglas Horchak. DenverNorth pastor. HoNy R-'. SISter of the bride,was matron ot honor. and Monte Undqulst,brother of the groom, was best man. Thecouple 1M! in Denver.

MR. AND MRS. GARY CAPLINGER

Gar{ F c.pinger of Magnoia. Del. andCh...- R. Weos of Nies.•.• were urvted ..marnage Dec. 3 The ceremony was per.formed by Ronald Dick, Chicago.•.• Northand Northwest assoaate pastor. JoanWeis, _ ot the bride. was maid of honor.and Thomas Weis. brother of the bride, wasbest man. The couple Iri8 in ltttIe Hea_.Del.

MR. AND MRS. STUART IRVINE

Pamela Kaye R_. daughter 01 Don andKath Clark of Brisbane. Australia. and Stu­art I....... son 01 Robert and Vdet I...... 01Kilbimoe. SColIand, were united in~Oct. 22. The ceremony was performed byRoss Baath. Brisbane South pastor. Thebride was attended by her children. lebtIaand Benjamin. and her sister. MargaretBeanland. Rob Tempany was best man.The couple ive III Brisbane.

MR. AND MRS. WILUAM LOCKETT

Mary Y Braden. daughter of Mrs. PercyBraden of Ropley. Tern. and Wiliam H.Lockett, son 01 Paul Lockett of Tuscaloosa,Ala., _re united in~ JI:Jy 23 inMurfreesboro. Tenn. The ceremony wasperformed by Paul Kurts. Murfreesboro as­soaate pastor. Saundria Murphy was maidof honor. and Mike Lesueur was best man.The couple lrie on Smyrna. Tenn.

MR. AND MRS. STACY WYATT

Mr. and Mrs. James Stuard of Adams,Taoo., are pleased to announce the mar·riage of their daugh er Sheila Jane to StacyDean Wyatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. DeanWyattof RusselMle. Ky. The ceremony was per.formed Oct. tOby Stephen Elliott,Clarksville. Tenn.. pastor. Susan DaVIS andMaria Murry_e maids of honor. and DeanWyatt was besl man. The couple live inC1arksvile.

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and Reont Aberts 01 Wonschoten. Nether·lands, _e unrted on marnage Nov. 16 inWesterbroek, Nether1ands. Brarn de Brea.regoonaI dlrector for the Church in Dutch·speakong areas. performed the ceremony.The couple ive in Willschoten.

MR. AND MRS. SYLVA O. UGORJI

Mercy Chioma Nwogu and Sylva OkeyUgorJi _e united in marriage Dec. 10. Theceremony was performed by AdebayoOgunlase, a minister in the Owerri, Nigeria.church. Kate lsiguzo was maid ot honor,and Paul ...llanah was best man. The couplefive ,n "'ba. Nigeria.

MR. AND MRS. ANDREW HEES

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lee are pleased 10 an·nounce the maniage of their daugtter EttaEisa to ArDr_ SooU Hees. son of Mr. andMrs. Herman Cart HeesJr. 01 Houston. Tex.The ceremony was performed Oct. 1 by JimFranks, Houston North pastor. Leslie Lee.SISter 01 the bride, was maid 01 honor. andBobby Cnsp was best man.

MR. AND MRS. AG S. BECKFORD

Paulette A. Ross and Ag S. Beckford wereunited In marriage Nov. 19 in Kingston.JamaICa. The ceremony was performed byCharles Fleming, Kingston pastor. PaulineRattray. SIster of the bride. was maid ofhonor. and Unton Sotchen. brother ot thegroom. was best man. The couple live inKJngston.

MR. AND MRS. G.V. COOLEY

Laura Amy Root, daughter 01 Mr. and Mrs.Mamn~ of Roseville. Minn.. and Gor·don Vam Cooley, son 01 Mr. and Mrs. RayCooIeyof Uthia Springs. Ga., _e urvted inmamage Nov. 25 in SI. Paul. Mm. Theceremony was performed by VICtor KtJbik.Minneapolis. Minn.• North pastor. MariaStahl, SISter of the bride. was matron ofhonor, and Phi Bytock was best man. Thecouple live ,n Savannah, Ga.

MR. AND MRS. LEWIS HARRISON

StwIey Veenhuyzen and l..ll'N's Harrison_e united in marriage Oct. 7. JamesServidio. BeIbmore. Md., pastor. per10rmedthe ceremony. Bob Schaeffer was bestman, and Diane Veanhuyzen,da~ 01the bride. was maid 01 honor. The couplelive in Parkville. Md.

MR. AND MRS. BRET LANE

Usa Mae Gonzalez, daughter ot Julo andJune Gonzalez 01 seattle. Wash.• and BretMichael Lane. son of James and SomiaLane of Boise, Idaho. _re united in mar·nage Aug. 27. Gene Watkins. Boise asso­ciate pastor. performed the ceremony. EIiz·

CEMEN

W"'TSON, K""," and Lorrame (Patten). ofMelbourne, "'ustralla. girl. Esther Jennifer.Nov 23, 12:23 a.m.. 6 pounds 9 ounces.now 2 gorts

Mr. and Mrs Robert M. Black 01 Pasadenaare pleased to announce the engagement 01therr daughter Stacey Lynn to Be"J8l11onAlbert Boyer. son of Mr. and Mrs. WiliamEvans of Ene, PL ... May 21 wedding inPasadena IS planned.

fIJIr. and Mrs. WInston Brown of Melbourne,Australia, are pleased to announce the en­gagement of theirdaughte< HeatherLeanneto Peter Paul Raymakers, son ot Mr. andMrs. J. Raymakers 01 Melbourne. Austrafia.A May weddlng is planned.

WHim GHAM. Patnek and Kerri (sa·cedo).of"""'-n, calif.. boy, Ryan Pa1nCl<.Oct. 18. 2:43 p.m.• 8 pounds 2 ounces. nowI boy. 1 gor1.

THORNHILL. RusseD and Loria (H0wIng­ton). of Monroe. La., boy. Aaron Joseph,Dec. 23, 8:« a.m., 9 pounds 21+ ounces,now 2 boys, 1 gIrt.

Mr. and Mrs 0 W&nner are happy toanncx.noetheengagement of theirdaughte<Tamara Kay to Jerry ArDrew Rehor. son 01Mr. and Mrs Joseph .... Rehor A May 27wecldong in BmlIngham, Ala.. IS planned.

Elita Ook>res HiI 01 Brooklyn. N.Y.. is de­lighted 10 """""""" the engagement of herdaughter EloIll Lenore 10 Eugene~Harvey Jr 01 Bermuda. An Aug. 5 wedding's planned on New York.

WIDMER, Roger and Jodi (Franke). ofPasadena. girl. Kera Leanne. Jan. 23. 11:48p.m.• 7 pounds 7 ounces. first child.

WEDDINGS

WiSE. John and Rebecca (Andreas). of IU­_.Calif" boy. Aaron Joseph. Dec. 26.4:11 a.m.. 7 pounds 6 ounces. first child.

THOMPSON. Erik and Daphne (Clark), ofWodonga. "'ustrall8. boy. Michael Robert,Dec. 25. 9:32 p.m.• 10 pounds 9 ounces,now 2 boys

VIERRA. John and Je""'*>e (Jones). ofP~na. boy. Matthew Kyle. sept. 5,t 0:09 p.m.• 8 pounds 8 ounces. now3 boys.1 girl.

TEIXIERA. Hello and Karen (Smith), ofFullerton. CaIlf.• boy. Sean 811ot, Jan. 6.2:21 p.m.• 6 pounds 7 ounces, now 2 boys. 2girts.

POMAVfUE. Randy and TIna (Braman). ofAint, Mich.• boy. Kyle James, Nov. 30, 6:22a.m.. 7 pounds 13 ounces. now 1 boy. 1 girl.

RAYNOR. Raout and IdeOa (Gordon), ot SI.Petenb<Jrg. Fla•• boy. Rashed Gordon, Dec.23.5:45 p.m. 7 pounds 15 ounces. now 1boy. 1 gtrI.

TANNER, Railler and Esther (Buff). otZurich. SWitzerland, boy. AndreasMatthias, Dec. 23. 6:33 p.m.• 3.40 kilo­grams. first child.

STEPHENS. RobertandJanice (Goodman).of Salmon Arm, B.C.. boy. Keith Robert.Jan. 5. 6:34 a.m.. 9 pounds 4 ounceS. now 2boys

MR. AND MRS. REINT ALBERTS

F.- Jonker of MidwoIda, Netherlands,

ROSS, Peter and Elizabeth (Goss). ofLaunceston. Australia. girt. Jessica 8iza·beth. Nov. 21. 7:05 p.m.• 7 pounds 12ounces. now 3 boys. 1 gorl.

OLIVER, Ronald and Loni (Geiger). ofWaukesha. WIS.. boy. BartJarneson.Jan. 8,2:10 p.m.. 9 pounds 1 ounce. now 3 boys.

PETERSEN. Da"'" and Joni (Cyman). otBuffalo. NY boy. Jeffrey LawrerlO8. Dec.19.3:59 p.'" 8 pounds 8 ounces. now 2boys. 1 gort.

PlSEW. Joseph and Nancy (Weichman). otWestchester. N.Y.• girl. Johama Lynn, Jan.9. 11'13 a.m. 10 pounds 4 ounces, now 2Il'rts.

RUMB...UGH. Cart and Terri(Riggs~01 Har·nsburg, PL. gort. Nona Grace. Dec. 28. 5:19a.m., 10 pounds I> ounce. now 4 go1s.

SHANKS. MlChael and Jeanie (Caudill). ofBremen. Ky. girl. Elizabeth~. Oct.30. 4:59 p.m.• 7 pounds 11 ounces. firstchild.

SMITH. Larry and Sandra (0""'" s). ofGreensboro. N.C.. boy, Jason GIem, Sept.28. 11:48 am 6 pounds 12 ounces, now 1boy,l gtrI.

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Kenna of Winslow.Ariz .• and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gund of Bour·bonnais. Ill.. are pleased to announce theengagement 01 their children, Usa 81enKenna and David lawrence Gund ofPhoenix. Ariz. A July 1 wedding IS planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bailey Jr. of Elkhart, Ind.•are pleased toannounce the engagemenl ottheir daughter Katnna Lynn to Clarence K.Gregg Jr.. also of Elkhart, son of DonnaJebbett 01 Olympia, Wash. A June 24 wed­ding IS planned

ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs Floyd Sayler Sr. of Butte.Mont., are pleased to announce the er>­gagement 01 their daughte< Colette Maneto Michael SooU Lockwood, son of Mr. andMrs Voctor Lockwood 01 Dayton. Olio. AMay weddlng on Montana is planned.

Mr. and Mrs Myron Marbn of Brampton.Onl.. are pleased to announce the engage­ment of their youngest daughte<, JuanltaJoy,10 Larry Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs.Herb MatlMws of Toronto. Ont. and ChIoieWarren of Bolton. 001. ... July 1 wedding .splanned.

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GRAUEL, rm and Carne (MatlMws). ofTowns..... Australia. gor1. Hannah Nicole.Dec. 28. 7:37 p.m.• 7 pounds 61> ounces.first child.

CASSITY. Joe and Jean (Currlon). of Refu­gIO. Tex.. boy. Jacob BenJ8RW1, Jan. 5. 5:«a;m.• 8 pounds 11 ounces. now 2 boys. 1g,rl.

CORPUS, Ramon and GInger (Oiehl). 01Toledo. OhIo, girl. Megan Bnttany. Jan. 11,8:« p.m., 6 pounds 13 ounces. first child.

DEAL, Thomas and Julie (Weaver). 01 Port·land. Ore.• gir1. Alison Elizabeth. Nov. 28.11:03 p.m.• 7 pounds 14 ounces, now 2boys. 3 gor1s.

CARTER. Robert "Dale" and Ruth (Below).or Ctndnnab. Ohoo. gor1. Sylvia Lauren. Jan.12. 5:02 a.m.• 7 pounds 6 ounces. now 2boys.2go1s

MER NICKLE. Rick and Dorthyann(Leyden). of Merritt, B.C.• QII1. Chantal Crys­tal Candice. Oct. 17. 11:24 p.m.• 8 pounds101> ounces. first child.

EADS, Rick and Carla (DePriest), otWentzville. Mo., girt, Erin Elizabeth. Jan. 4,5:41 p.m.• 9 pounds 6 ounces. now 2 gwls.

ELLEDGE, George and Carolyn (Konze), otAnchorage. Alaska. boy, "'usoo, Sept. 24.6:45 p.m.. 8 pounds 13ounces. now 3 boys,1 girt.

MONTELEONE, Brett and Lorretta (Main).of Des _ •• Iowa. girt. Megan Marie.Jan. 16, 3:16 p.m.• 8 pounds 2~ ounces.first chid

MORGAN, Wade III and Anne (Thomas). 01MoboIe. Ala .. gor1. Kaley Simone. Dec. 17.1.19 a.m.• 6 pounds 13 ounces. first child.

NAIL, Willoam and Susan (Radtke). of Bir·mongham, Ala .• boy. Bnan Patricl<. Jan. 3,7:« p.m.• 10 pounds 2lO ounces. now 3boys.2gm

DIXON, Mark and Valerie (Lentinij. ofChicago. IN., boy. Garrison Patricl< Eugene.Dec. 11. 3:47 a.m.• 8 pounds 8 ounces. 1mchild.

BARTHOLOMEW. Mark and Karen(Donvn). ot Fargo. N.D.• boy. Logan Wayne.Nov.22.9:08p.m.• l0pounds5ounces,firstchild.

CARMACK. MIchael and Diana (Purdy). ofColt.rnbus. OhIo. girl. Heather Elizabeth.April 8. 2:53 p.m.• 7 pounds 7 ounces, firstchild.

HOOVER. Robert and Stacey (Boss). ofBoca Raton, Fla.. boy. Benpmin Minor. Oct.30. 12:18 a.m.• 6 pounds 13 ounces, firstchlId.

ANDERSON. Lomy and Heather (Brown).of PenlJClon. B.C.• g"l. Stacey DaneDeCanssa. 5ept. 23. 7:52 p.m.• 8 pounds 141>ounces. now 1 boy. 2 girls.

GROSSNICKLE, Monroe and RUIa(Zyle). ofFr-.:k. Md.. gor1. Dna Nicola Amber, Jan.7,9:42 a.m.• 8 pounds 11 ounces. first child.

HAAS. Dave and Debboe (Emerson). of Es­condodo. CaIof.• gor1. Robyn Christine, Dec31,1:09 p.m.. 7 pounds 10 ounces. now 2boys. 3 go1s.

HOUGHTON. Graham and Christine(O·Taney). of Godalming. England. girl. Abi·gan Laura. Dec. 23. 7 pounds 111> ounces.IlOW 3 girts.

BIRTHS

HENSLEY, Charlie and Brenda (Franal·tovld'I). 01 Clennont. Australia, boy. RossMcCuIoch. Oct. 17.9:08 a.m.. 9 pounds 12ounces. first chid.

CAMPO. Tony and Sonja (Koning). of saJtLake CIty. Utah. girl. Heidi Mane. Jan. 23.7:11 a.m.• 8 pounds 2 ounces. first child.

JOHNSON, "'lan and Lonna (Durkee), ofFort Myen, F1a.. boy. Dereck Alan, July 1.10:45 p.m.. 9 pounds 5 ounces. first child.

KOSZALKA. Michael and Audette (Sayers).of Atwater, calli.• boy, Daniel Gordon, Jan.19.9:03 p.m.• 9 pounds 15 ounces. now 2boys. 2 girts.

NEWEll, Roy and Beverty (Douglas), ofColumboa. Mo.• girl. Megan Mane. Dec. 22.5:45 p.m.• 7 pounds 7 ounces. tim chid.

NEWEll, Terrill and Juana (Landa). 01 Stu­art. Fla., boy. Terril Lee. Aug. 30, 7:21 a.m••7 pounds 2 ounces, now 1 boy. 1 gi11.

MAXWEll, John and Rebecca (PittilIo). ofAshevnle. N.C.. boy. Aaron John. Jan. 6.5:35a.m.• 8 pounds lt 1+ ounces, now 1 boy.2gi11s.

CAMPBELL, Joe and Karen (Hazelip). ofGtedewale<, Tex.• girl.Daryn~.Jan.25. 1:25 a.m., 9 pounds. now 2 girls.

KRUEGER. Terrance and Susan (Kopy). 01WasiIa, Alaska. boy. S1uar1James. Jan. 19.1 a.m.• 7 pounds 4 ounces. now 2 boys.

KUHN. Larry and Sue (Chapman). ot Kar>­sas CIty, Kan.• girt. MaNy Mae. Dec. 21, 9:15a.m.• 8 pounds 12 ounces. now 2 boys. 3girls

KUTZ. Chns1Dpher andT~ (Koons).01 Southgate. Mich.. boy. Adam Christ0­pher. Dec. 20. 6:50 p.m.• 7 pounds 12ounces, first child.

HOOKS. Da"'" and Martha (WoIiams). 01Montgomery. Ala., boy. Nathan Da""'. Nov.19. 7 pounds 6 ounces. now 3 boys.

KYTZIA. Peter and SiIv1a (W-). ot Stutt·gart, WeslGerrnany. boy, ""arkUS Andreas.Dec. 14. 4 p.m.• 7 pounds 4 ounces. now 2boys

LAWRENCE. Eme and Sarah (porter). ofBeckley. W.Va.• twin boy and girt. WiIiamErnesl and Melissa Grey. Dec. 1. 9:55 and9:57 a.m.• 5 pounds 10 ounces and 6pounds 4 ounces. first children.

BELANGER. RichaTd and Kim (Whitener), orChampaign. III.• boy. Brett Micha.... Jan. 22.12:48 a.m.• 6 pounds 10 ounces. now 2boys.lll',t

McGORLlCK. Brian and Karen (Battye). otWodonga. Australia. boy. Guy Matthew,Dec. 22. 12:40 p.m.• 9 pounds 2 ounces,now 3 boys. 1 girl.

LAKER. Henry and Maree (King). of KiIki­van. "'ustralia. girl. ChnstJna Simone, $epI.27. 2:04 p.m.• 8 pounds 8 ounces, now 1boy.2gorts.

AN6

Monday, Feb. 19, 1990 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 7

ROGERS, Ralph D., 52, of Mansfield, Ark .•died Dec. 10. Mr. Rogers, aChurchmemb,·since 1971.IS survrved by his wife, VirQlOla;two daughters. DIAnn Hahn and Usa; andonetirolher.

STROMLI, Ruble. 77. of Grand Forks, N.D.•d,ed Dec. 14 aller a long illness. Mrs.Stromli, a Church member stnce 1965, 1$

survived by one son, Sharold; a daughter.Shari Meyer; and three grandchildren.

CLEMENS. Ida. 94, 01 Toronto, Ont, diedDec. 28. Mrs. Clemens. a Church memberSInce 1968. IS SUMYed by one daughter.three granddaught...s and one great grand­daughter.

LINDNER, Merlyn. 83, 01 Spencer, Wis.,died Dec. 10 of cancer. Mr. lindner, aChurch member SInce 1964. IS SUrvIVed byhis WIfe of 51 years, Alleda, and two sons.

CLARENCE HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Clarence W.• 50, of Wast>­ington, Pa., died Jan 1 aflar a SlX-monthiIlnass. Mr. Henderson, a Ch..ch members,nce 1964••s sumved by hrs WIle 01 62years, Vrvian; a son, Kenneth L; threedaughters. Audrey Plants, Nancy Grandonand Kathleen Alderson; ..ne grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren.

CARLSON, Agnes, 72, of Vemon. B,C., diedDec. 6 aller a two-year struggIewrth cancer.Mrs. Carlson IS survrved by seven etv1dren.

member since 1972. is slXYtYed by threesons. two daughters and three grandchi­dren.

BYNOE. Edna Frances Fleming, 43, ofCharlotte, N.C., died Jan. 9. Mrs. Bynoe, aChurch member SInce 1968, is SUrvIVed byher husband, Winston; three sons, Vernon,Vaughn and Ilenjarnm; and one daughter.Vivuln.

SCHELLENGER, ·Sarah" Lenora, 97. 0'WlChrta, Kan., died Jan. 19. Mrs. Sche~

hlnger, a Church member Since 1959, isSUMved by her husband, Raymond; adaughter, DehIIa Dean Arnold; 12 grandchil­dren; 22 great-grandchildren; and onegreat-great grandchild

STEELE. Harold, 71. of Wmchester. Ont.died Jan. 6 of cancer. Mr Steele. a Ch..ch

JUDITH JACOB

JACOB.Judrth"Judy' N, 76,ofBrernerton,Wash., died Dec. 27 of cancer. Mrs.Jacob, adeaconess, was baptiZed VI 1964. She waspreceded In deathby her husband, Herman,a deacon.

PERRY. Modoe Jones, 98, 01 Paducah. Ky.,died Oct. 29. Mrs Perry, a Ch..ch memberSInce 1970. IS sumved by one daughter,one son, 12 grandchildren. 20 great-grand­children and nme great-greal grandchil­dren. She was preceded in death by herhusband and two sons.

KEUY Wtliam R., M, of Metropolis, II.,d'ed Dec. 16. Mr Kely. a Church memberSInce 1962. is sumved by hrs wile. JessoeAhce. six daughters, fotK sons, three sis­ters, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grand­children.

Calif., was kiIed on a hll·and-nJn motorcydeacadenl on tvs way to work Jan. 17. 1M.Mac Mahon, a Ch..ch member SInce 1975.'s survived by hIS WIle, Leanna; three sons.Richard,16,Anthony, 13. and David. 11; twodaughters. Jennrter. 9, and Ruth, 8; a step­son. Matthew l.eonguefTo; his mother andstepfather, Ruth and John Nestor; and tvsgrandmoth.... MoyneDe Holloway. He isalso survived by hiS stepbrother, TimPriebe; and two stepsisters, BarbaraNestor and Carol Bradford.

OBITUARIES

DAVID LESLIE Mac MAHON

The Balllmore, Md., church wUlceletirate its25th anniversary Apn114. Slbllath servICeSwill be lollowed by a family dinner anddance. AI members who have attended VIBalllmore through the years are onviled.Those ,nterested should contact Mr. andMrs. Jon D. Cook, 10n8 Fredend< Rd.,EIlICOll City. Md.• 21043, or telephone 301·46S--4282.

MR. AND MRS. JOHN THOMPSON

Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson _aledthe" 54th wedding anniversary Jan. 2. TheThompsons have one daughter, ArlineO·NeaI. Mrs. Thompson was baptized inMay 1982. and she attands the CIucago, II.•Sou1hsIdedl..ch.

Mac MAHON, David Lesloe, 37. of Mentone.

The Fayetteville, N.C., church wi! celebrateits 25th armlYersary July 21. Those whowould Ioke to atterld or contribute memora­bilia for a church hlstory sa-apboo/< shouldtelephoneJarnes Mo1cheIl at 919-864-5564,or write to him at 201 Apache St.•Fayettev~Ie, N.C.• 28303.

NOTICES

MR. AND MRS, H. TONSFELDT

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

MR, AND MRS. WALTER BAUDOIN

The children of Waller and Mary Baudoinare pleased to announce the 30th weddinganniversary of the.,. parents. which tookplace Jan. 16. The Baudoins have twodaughters. Abbie ScordiA and Rulhte; twosons, Arty and Josh; and one granddaugt>­ter. Mollie Scord'l. The Baudoins werebapllzed Feb, 14. 1970, and attand thePocayune, MISS.• church.

Mr and Mrs_ Haroki Tonsfektt of Siren,Wis.. celeb<ated their 60th wedding an­mvwsary Nov. 27. 1>ukJth. MlM.• brettvenattended a elilVl8< given on lheIt honor bythetr daughter. Mrs. Tonsleldl was bap­tized on July 1962. and Mr. Tonsfeldl wasbaplIzed in March 1964. The couple haveone son. one daughter. flYe gcandchlldrenand etght great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. CaMn V"mson of Carrollton,Ga, are pleased to announce the mamageof thetr daughter Usa Anne to MIChael An­dre Zickafoose, son of Ca" Renz 01 Atlanta,Ga The ceremony was performed Sept 17by Hasadore Han, Rome and Manetta. Ga.,assistant pastor. Angela V"onson was ma­tron of honor and Lora Vinson was maJd ofhonor, DermIS Rouse and Kerth Chapmanwere best men. The coupkt live in Norcross.Ga.

MR, AND MRS. M, ZICKAFOOSE

ANNIVERSARIES

MR. AND MRS, THOMAS RESLER

The lamily of Thomas and Judy Reslerwould like to aMOUnce the 25th weddinganniversary of the" parents, whICh tookplace Feb. 13. Mr. Resler 's a deacon, andMrs. Resier ts a deaconess til the Wiscon­SIn Dens, WIS.• church. The couple haveone daughter and sorHn-law, Dana andLowel; one son and daughter-In-law, Gregand ChrIS; another son, Dan; and onegrandson, Gabe.

MR. AND MRS. GARRETT DUGGER

ua Jo.Anne MoIIman, daughter 01 Mr. andMrs, Robert Milman 01 Red Deer, Alta., andGarrett Arden Dugger, son of Mr and Mrs.George Dugg... 01 Edmonton, Alta .• wereunrted In marriage June 18. The ceremonywas pef10rmed by the bnde's father. RedDeer pastor. Patricia Prociuk was maid ofhonor, and Frank Drasak was best man. Thecouple ive ,n Edmonton.

MR. AND MRS. JAMES CRAWFORD

(Continued from page 6)was matron of honor. and Jtm Thomas wasbest man. The couple IMl in Sydney.

James N, Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs.Howell Crawford of Escondido, Cal,f., andSheryl R. RIS, daughtar 01 Mr and Mrs.HenryRasol Pasadena, were mamedSept.3 in Pas.dena. The ceremony was per­lormed by Hadden Pace, a minister ,n thePasadena Audltonln1 P.M. church, ThomasCrawford, brother of the groom, was bestman, and Eleanor Ras. sister..fn-Iaw of thebride, was matron of honor. The couple liveon the San Jose, C8lff., area

PERSONAL{Continued from page 11

department manager, Mr.Faulkner will bring his experi­ence and insight to a new angli­cized edition of The PlainTruth, as well as ensure an effec­tive European perspective in allthe publications. Mr. Faulknerhas served as a Plain Truth cor­respondent in Washington, D.C.,and has been a member of theInstitute of Journalists in lon­don for the past six years. Hisregular contributions to the pub­lications will also continue.

To replace Mr. Faulkner inPasadena, Ronald Kelly has beenappointed manager of EditorialServices. Mr. Kelly, an evange­list and presenter on The WorldTomorrow, has served in variouspastoral and administrative postsover his 30 years in the ministry,most recently as booklet editor.

Transfer of personnel

In other international moves,evangelist Stan Bass, director ofthe English-speaking Caribbeanregion, will be moving to BigSandy to take up a position onthe faculty of Ambassador Col­lege. Mr. Bass, who holds a mas­ter's degree in English, hasserved in the Caribbean for 20years.

Evangelist Colin Adair, afterserving nine years as regional di­rector in Canada, will move toFt. Lauderdale, Fla. (where theCaribbean regional staff willsoon relocate), to assume thepost vacated by Mr. Bass.

Moving to Vancouver as re­gional director for Canada willbe evangelist Frank Brown. Mr.Brown has served as regional di­rector in Britain for 14 years.The British Office also overseesScandinavia, the Middle Eastand English-speaking East andWest Africa.

Taking up the responsibilitiesof regional director in Britainwill be evangelist Leslie McCul­lough, who is serving as regionaldirector in South Africa. Replac­ing Mr. McCullough as regional

director in South Africa will beAndre van Belkum. Mr. vanBelkum is an assistant to Mr.McCullough and pastor of theCape Town church.

Transfers to take place thissummer in the United Statesfield ministry have also been de­cided and will be announced incoming weeks. I'm sure all thesemen and their wives will appreci­ate your prayers for them as theytake up their various new respon­sibilities and challenges.

Campus construction

Construction has begun on thenew student residences and class­room building in Big Sandy. I dowant to ask you to pray that con­struction will proceed rapidlyand without delays. Thetimetable is very tight, and it isimportant that the work be com­pleted before the beginning ofthe fall semester.

After further study, we havedecided not to have a freshmanclass in Pasadena next year as wehad originally planned. We feelit will be a better situation allaround if all first-year studentsare able to attend the main cam­pus and take part in the overallcampus experience.

However, we are still stronglyconsidering plans to have a groupof upperclassmen spend asemester or two in Pasadena on abasis similar to that of our ongo­ing overseas projects.

You may already be awarethat the Italian Department willbe moving to Big Sandy becauseit depends on students for itswork force.

Larry Salyer, assistant direc­tor of Church Administration forinternational areas, and LeonWalker, Spanish regional direc­tor, are currently studying thefeasibility of relocating portionsof the Spanish Department toTexas as well.

Meanwhile, Mr. Salyer andDibar Apartian, French regionaldirector, are studying the possi­bility of relocating certain as­pects of the French Departmentto France.

On another subject, I'd like torecommend a book to all minis­ters and brethren-RaisingDrug-Free Kids in a Drug-FilledWorld by William Mack Perkinsand ancy McMurthrie­Perkins.

This is an informative andpractical guide to dealing effec­tively in love with drug abuse. It

Plan(Continued from page 3)

and efficient and to serve our youthsmore effectively, we have chosenthe work scholarship program. Thebenefits of this program are greatfor the parents, student and college.

How the program worksThe foundation of the program is

an exchange of work hours forroom, board and tuition. Severalprogram variations will exist but theprime program will be the exchangeof 1,100 hours of work on a fullwork program for full year-roundroom, board and tuition.

Under this program a studentwould only be required to place adeposit of $750 and then work offroom, board and tuition charges. Atthe end of a successful college ca­reer, the student would receive thedeposit back.

The students can also choose toparticipate in one of the partial pro­grams (called 3/4, 2/3, 1/2), inwhich a student will work a setnumber of hours during the aca­demic year with summer,s free, inexchange for a similar amount ofroom, board and tuition.

For example, a 3/4 program stu­dent will work for 3/4 room, boardand tuition and pay 1/4 room, boardand tuition along with the requireddeposit. Each of the other partialprograms will function in a similarway. Each program will have otherspecific guidelines and require­ments, as well as bonus or incentiveclauses spelled out in the work pro­gram agreement.

Finally, a student may choose notto work at all because of special orfamily needs. They will be permit­ted to pay all charges without any

covers prevention, education andintervention in an easy-to-readand clear style. I hope all ourministers and parents will takethe time to read this informativeand helpful volume.

Finally brethren, as we con­tinue to do God's Work in thisincreasingly unstable and dan­gerous world, let's keep our pri-

work-related obligations.

Aim of the programThe work experience at Ambas­

sador is as vital as the importance ofincreasing intellectual awareness.Herbert W. Armstrong, thefounder of Ambassador College, in­stituted work as a financial assis­tance and training program fromthe beginning. This foresight hasbeen the core of financial aid eversince.

This core financial assistanceprogram opens the door to Ambas­sador Co'llege for young peoplelacking financial resources. Becausethe work scholarship program is thecore of financial assistance offeredto students, the program will be, fortithing purposes, handled like anyother Church assistance programs.

Therefore, the funds receivedfrom the program will not be tith­able. The tithes of members and co­workers support Ambassador Col­lege expenses, of which, the studentassistance program is only a smallportion.

Because the funds received fromthe program are nontithable, stu­dents will require funding from par­ents or other sources for Festival ex­penses. In cases where this is notpractical the student could stay inBig Sandy with no cost.

Benefits of the program

A benefit to students from less fi­nancially secure backgrounds isthat they earn, through hard work,the payment of their education.Students should graduate withoutany debt obligations, and most willgraduate with their deposit duethem plus any award funds.

The parents benefit because theyare able to plan the financial re­quirements based on the programtheir son or daughter chooses. How-

orities straight!Let's continue to pray daily, to

study God's Word daily and todevote ourselves to putting hisevery word into practice.

Let's be sure we are makingour calling and election sure,that we indeed are standing spir­itually ready for whatever liesahead!

ever, spending money for inciden­tals are over and above this pro­gram.

Generally, when a student is onthe full room, board and tuition pro­gram and fulfills his or her regularhours there would be no transfer ofmoney. Special arrangements maybe made to allow for personal needs.This will be part of financial aidplanning.

The college benefits because thisapproach to assistance will practi­cally eliminate student debts. Also,this assistance program allows thecollege to select the most qualifiedstudent regardless of financial cir­cumstances for sponsored projects.Additionally, the college will bene­fit from lower paperwork and ad­ministrative expenses.

Our desire, in fine tuning thecorefinancial assistance program, is toprovide an affordable Ambassadoreducation for every young personwho may desire to apply, while be­ing cost-effective and efficient.

in the Dec. 19 Pastor General'sReport, evangelist Larry Salyer, as­sociate director of Church Admin­istration for international areas,summarized some powerful influ­ences of education in the '90s andbeyond for our youths.

Mr. Salyer showed that youngpeople "will need the knowledgeand skills to maintain a good job. In­creasingly that means they will neededucation beyond high school. Withmodern technology, the work placeis becoming more complex, and thegap between the earning power ofthe educated and the uneducated iswidening.

"In the United States it is esti­mated that the lifetime earnings ofaperson with a bachelor's degree willbe $1.2 million, compared with only$600,000 for a person with a highschool diploma."

8 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.19,1990

~:;:L~~(J PD ATI EPLACES & nEVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS-Representatives from Delta Lithograph Co.,which prints the Church's booklets, presented Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach with a check for about $30,000 Feb. 1. Pictured (from left) areRobert Richards, Publishing Services print buyer; Barry Gridley, Publish­ing Services director; Ken Hoffmann, Delta Lithograph president;Bernard Schnippert, director of Media Operations; Joan Roche, accountmanager for Delta Lithograph; Mr. Tkach; les Spencer, Delta lithographchairman; and Jim West, manager of Publishing's print buying depart­ment. [Photo by G.A. Belluche Jr.]

PASADE A-KCET (the ma­jor Los Angeles public televisionstation) conducted its annual recep­tion for the opening of Black His­tory Month on the AmbassadorCollege campus Saturday evening,Jan. 27.

In 1987 the Ambassador Founda­tion helped fund a new productionof "A Raisin in the Sun," whichpremiered at the 1988 reception forBlack History Month.

The Dance Theatre of Harlempresented a performance for 400 in­vited guests in the Auditorium, fol­lowed by the premier of a new pro­duction for "American Playhouse."

The guests then attended a pri­vate reception in the Hall ofAdmin­istration, where they viewed the vis­itors center, a display that explainsthe Church's activities.

"We have several other displaysin the hall that outline Church his­tory and other activities," said evan­gelist Da,id Hulme, director ofCommunications & Public Affairs.

Several artists, performers andofficials attended, giving most ofthem the first opportunity to see thecampus and the activities of theChurch.

"Interestingly, the KCET offi­cial we have worked with for thepast two years has made several pos­itive comments about the Church toher colleagues and other profession-

a1s. She recently told us that if pe0­ple could see the WorldwideChurch of God for what it truly is,'they would be amazed,''' Mr.Hulme said.

* * *PASADENA-Twenty U.S.

television stations air 30-secondpromotional spots for The WorldTomorrow. The spots advertisetelecasts that will air the next week­end. They are aired on a no-chargebasis as part of the Church's con­tracts with these stations.

Media Purchasing is hoping toexpand the use of these program­specific commercials, according toBernard Scbnippert, director ofMedia Operations.

* * *PASADE A--':'- orman Sboaf,

adviser for the 1990 Envoy andmanaging editor of the Good Newsmagazine, and Greg S. Smith, direc­tor of Photography Services, trav­eled to Thailand and Sri Lanka toobserve and photograph Ambas­sador Foundation projects in action.

They arrived in Bangkok, Thai­land, Jan. 17 and flew to Colombo,Sri Lanka, Jan. 21. From Colombothey drove three hours and visitedKotmale and uwara Eliya, whereAmbassador College studentsteach.

Mr. Shoaf and Mr. Smith re­turned to Pasadena, Jan. 30.

* * *PASADE A-Joseph Locke,

Ambassador College vice presidentfor international affairs, and JimLittle, Mr. Locke's assistant, metwith Jordan's Queen oor Jan. 25.It was their first meeting with her.

They met with the queen in heroffice at the royal palace for about45 minutes. They discussed theprojects she conducts throughoutthe country, and she suggested thepossibility of Ambassador Founda­tion involvement. They also talkedabout the political situation in theMiddle East.

Cory Erickson, director of theAmbassador Foundation projects inJordan, also attended the meeting.

Mr. Little described the queen asbeing cordial, sincere and humble."She came across as having what wewould consider the true values of aqueen," Mr. Little said, "and she isvery aware of and informed aboutour foundation activities in Jor­dan."

Mr. Locke and Mr. Little accom­panied the Ambassador Collegestudents who serve on the founda­tion projects there, on an annual 10­day excursion through Egypt. Theyreturned to Pasadena Jan. 27.

* * *ALTADE A, Cali f.-Guy

Burke, a member who attends thePasadena Auditorium A.M.church, was installed Jan. 25 aspresident of the Altadena Chamberof Commerce.

Mr. Burke also served as presi­dent in 1981.

"The Chamber of Commerce is

much like a trade association, butinstead of everyone being of thesame profession they are in the sameservice area," he said.

Officers are recommended by acommittee of the board of directorsand then selected by the member­ship.

Some of Mr. Burke's duties in­clude chairing monthly meetingsand various other committee meet­ings and attending public hearings

and planning meetings.

* * *PASADE A-Festival Admin­

istration announced that the Feastsites in Trabolgan, Ireland, andBredsten, Denmark, have reachedcapacity, and no further applica­tions can be taken.

Because of its popularity amongarea brethren, the site in Caloundra,Australia, is also full, and no trans­fers can be accepted.

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the old czarist flag, even want a re­turn of the monarchy. The RussianCll tural org:mizatio , Pam 'at ieven criticized as being fascist.

Some experts foresee a prolongedinternal crisis, coupled with theemergence of a forceful Russian na­tiOOlliist party. Such a party, sayshistorian Richard Pipes, wouldprobably demand a "very powerfulcentral authority of the state." Itwould try to hold on to as much ofthe Soviet state as possible.

Mr. Gorbachev's preoccupationwith his disintegrating empire maybe in large part responsible forMoscow's remarkable acquiescenceto the prospect of German reunifi­cation.

A more confident government inthe Kremlin would have put for­ward more serious objections onthis issue of vital Soviet interest.

(Continued from page 2)Secondly, it is doubtful that Mr.

G9r hev ill be able to halt thesecessionist drive in parts of the So­viet Union, most notably the Balticrepublics of Estonia, Latvia andLithuania.

These republics enjoyed indepen­dence from 1918 until 1940 whenthey were forcibly absorbed into theSoviet Union.

As evidence of the intense desirefor independence, author Shiplerrelates what is going on in Estonia.After Estonia's 1918-20 war of in­dependence from czarist Russia,the Estonian government erectedscores of monuments to its soldierslost in battle.

When the Soviet army movedback in 1940, and again in 1944(the Germans ruled the Balticregion during World War II), itssoldiers smashed these monu­ments. However, Estonian farmerscollected the pieces at night andburied them.

Today these fragments are beingdug up and reassembled.

But independence for the Balticstates or other republics is not a cut­and-dried matter. Hundreds ofthousands of Russian nationals livein the Baltic region.

Altogether, 25 million Russianslive in the 14 non-Russian repub­lics. The prospect of forced reset­tlement of these people representsa potential "time bomb for trulyviolent national feuding," saidZbigniew Brzezinski, national se­curity adviser to President JimmyCarter.

Mr. Gorbachev also faces aresurging sense of nationalismamong the Great Russians, whodominate the union, but composeonly half of its population.

The Russians generally view theSoviet Union as essentially theirown creation. ow they see itcrumbling away. In reaction, manyRussians want to return to historicRussian cultural traditions andvalues.

The new Russian nationalism canbe seen in a remarkable reemer­gence of the Russian OrthodoxChurch. Some nationalists, flying

Benchmark date

five ministers pastor six congrega­tions.

Average Sabbath attendance inAustralia is 5,525 and 320 attendregularly in Asia.

Circulation of The WorldwideNews in Australia is 2,781 and inAsia, 345.

who have already requested litera­ture, the number of responses gen­erated according to the type of pro­gram (social, prophetic, doctrinal orhistorical) and the number who re­quest ministerial vi its.

Responses for each telecast willbe tabulated over a one-month pe­riod.

During the six-month periodSWIF ET (Supervised World­wide Intelligent Forwarding et­work) will not be used, but its devel­opment will continue.

It may take less than six monthsto determine the results of the test,according to Mr. Rice. If the linesare reinstated at the end of the pe­riod, they will be set up in BigSandy.

Yellow fever under controlApart from 17-year-old Veronica

Anyanwu, who attended the Owerrichurch, there have been no more re­ported deaths in the Church fromthe yellow fever outbreak in ige­ria.

"It looks as if the government hasthe situation under control," re­ported the British Office.

The World Health Organizationwas brought in to handle those in­fected and supervise the inocula­tions.

Many igerians are still sick andrecovering from the disease. Almost600 people have died.

PASADE A-The BurleighHeads, Australia, Office, received125,718 letters in 1989, an increaseof almost 30 percent over the previ­ous year.

Office employees mailed out747,020 pieces of mail to Australia,up II percent over 1988. More than78,000 pieces of mail were sent toAsia, up 72 percent.

Australia has 132,900 PlainTruth subscribers, and Asia has56,000 subscribers in areas admin­istered by the Australian Office.

The World Tomorrow telecastairs on 23 stations and relaysthroughout Australia.

Baptisms, churches

Regional director Robert Faheyreported that 185 people in Aus­tralia and 33 people in Asia werebaptized during the year.

In Australia, 34 full-time minis­ters serve 41 congregations. In Asia,

call for the location of Sabbathservices or other reasons may con­tinue to use the toll-free numberduring regular business hours. Inthe case of emergency, membersmay call the college's main witch­board collect 818-304-6000 onweekends.

The Mail Processing Center an­ticipates a mail response of 10 to 15percent of the number who wouldrespond by telephone. For example,3,000 to 4,500 pieces of mail couldbe expected for a telecast that wouldproduce 30,000 telephone re­sponses.

Factors that will be analyzed dur­ing the test period include the num­ber of new people who write in, thenumber of responses from those

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literature printed, the cost of in­coming and outgoing calls, linemaintenance and salaries.

During the test period full-timeemployees will not be laid off. Withfew exceptions they will serve inother areas within the Mail Process­ing Center, according to Mr. Rice.

Many will help analyze the re­sults of the test.

"We want to keep people activelyinvolved so we do not lose their valu­able background and training," Mr.Rice said.

If the WATS lines are perma­nently discontinued, full-time em­ployees will be reassigned to otherpositions within the department asopenings occur.

MPC employees affected by thischange are "supportive and under­stand the importance of the test,"Mr. Rice said.

Student employees who serve inthe telephone response area willhave employment until the aca­demic year ends in May.

Of the 265 WATS lines that tele­phone response operated, about 25will remain operational during thetesting period. A skeleton crew willanswer residual calls from thosewho already have the toll-free num­ber and from callers who obtainedthe number from Church literaturethat still advertises it.

Big Sandy operators answer Sat­urday and Sunday morning calls,and a Pasadena crew handles Sun­day evening calls.

The number of calls is expectedto drop dramatically within onemonth. At that time, the WATSlines will close on the weekends andremain open only during businesshours.

The in-home program has beendiscontinued during the test.

"Since this is a test period ...volunteers should keep their manu­als, touch-tone phones, etc.," saidBernard Schnippert, director ofMedia Operations.

"Should Mr. Tkach decide to re­instate advertisements of our toll­free number on the telecast, we willresume the in-home program."

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