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THE WORK ON FIRE!!! HEALTH TRAINING for MINISTERS AND SDA WORKERS The year 2014 has been a challenging yet an amazing year in the expansion of the medical missionary work here in Indonesia. We thank the Lord for the privilege of having a good working relationship with our leaders here in East Java Conference since the beginning of this ministry. It is all because of God that this good working relationship with our leaders was maintained up to this time. Working with our leaders started with several invitations for us to conduct health expos for their local churches and also during their Evangelistic Meetings and soon followed by short health trainings for some interested local churches. The journey was not always smooth but we praise the Lord for paving the way for us to continue the work with their full consent and support. For the first time last year (2014) our leaders not only supported but even participated in the Medical Missionary Training not as teachers but as participants. We were amazed when the Conference asked us to give a two week health training for the ministers and their wives. For us this was not an easy task but God has already opened the way and we need to move forward in faith relying in His strength to do His will. Last May 415, 2014, the first Health Training for Ministers and SDA Workers was conducted in Healing Way campus with 9 pastors and 2 wives. The 2 week training was filled with health classes such as God’s Healing Program, Nutrition, How to do Hydrotherapy, Massage and other natural remedies combined with the Third Angel’s Message – Righteousness by Faith following what Testimonies to Ministers page 415 says, “Combine the medical missionary work with the proclamation of the third angel’s message”. The study of the 3 rd angel’s message was done every morning during the devotional time. This part was quite challenging. There was one time when one of the pastors struggled with regarding the lessons that he went out of the class, but praise God he didn’t stop there. Before the two week training ended, he was finally convinced and was thankful for the lessons they were learning. Another interesting thing that happened during the training was their own personal experience with the healthy lifestyle that was practiced during the training. Along with their daily classes we included a 3 days cleansing program and a daily morning walk around the campus. Some of the pastors came with health complaints but learning and practicing the health principles helped them a lot. The health message was greatly appreciated as they experience some changes in their health condition. It is their great desire and burden to share what they have learned to their wives and to their families and then to their church members. We also had a time to hear their testimonies how the Lord has blessed them throughout the training. One pastor comments “now we not only bring our bibles during visitation but we also bring our BP sets with us”. We can only but praise God for the fulfillment of God’s desire for gospel workers to do medical missionary work.

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THE WORK ON FIRE!!!

 

 

HEALTH  TRAINING  for  MINISTERS  AND  SDA  WORKERS  

 

The  year  2014  has  been  a  challenging  yet  an  amazing  year  in  the  expansion  of  the  medical  missionary  work  here  in  Indonesia.  We  thank  the  Lord  for  the  privilege  of  having  a  good  working  relationship  with  our  leaders  here  in  East  Java  Conference  since  the  beginning  of  this  ministry.  It  is  all  because  of  God  that  this  good  working  relationship  with  our  leaders  was  maintained  up  to  this  time.  Working  with  our  leaders  started  with  several  invitations  for  us  to  conduct  health  expos  for  their  local  churches  and  also  during  their  Evangelistic  Meetings  and  soon  followed  by  short  health  trainings  for  some  interested  local  churches.  The  journey  was  not  always  smooth  but  we  praise  the  Lord  for  paving  the  way  for  us  to  continue  the  work  with  their  full  consent  and  support.      

For  the  first  time  last  year  (2014)  our  leaders  not  only  supported  but  even  participated  in  the  Medical  Missionary  Training  not  as  teachers  but  as  participants.  We  were  amazed  when  the  Conference  asked  us  to  give  a  two  week  health  training  for  the  ministers  and  their  wives.  For  us  this  was  not  an  easy  task  but  God  has  already  opened  the  way  and  we  need  to  move  forward  in  faith  relying  in  His  strength  to  do  His  will.  

Last  May  4-­‐15,  2014,  the  first  Health  Training  for  Ministers  and  SDA  Workers  was  conducted  in  Healing  Way  campus  with  9  pastors  and  2  wives.  The  2  week  training  was  filled  with  health  classes  such  as  God’s  Healing  Program,  Nutrition,  How  to  do  Hydrotherapy,  Massage  and  other  natural  remedies  combined  with  the  Third  Angel’s  Message  –  Righteousness  by  Faith  following  what  Testimonies  to  Ministers  page  415  says,  “Combine  the  medical  missionary  work  with  the  proclamation  of  the  third  angel’s  message”.  The  study  of  the  3rd  angel’s  message  was  done  every  morning  during  the  devotional  time.  This  part  was  quite  challenging.  There  was  one  time  when  one  of  the  pastors  struggled  with  regarding  the  lessons  that  he  went  out  of  the  class,  but  praise  God  he  didn’t  stop  there.  Before  the  two  week  training  ended,  he  was  finally  convinced  and  was  thankful  for  the  lessons  they  were  learning.  

Another  interesting  thing  that  happened  during  the  training  was  their  own  personal  experience  with  the  healthy  lifestyle  that  was  practiced  during  the  training.  Along  with  their  daily  classes  we  included  a  3  days  cleansing  program  and  a  daily  morning  walk  around  the  campus.  Some  of  the  pastors  came  with  health  complaints  but  learning  and  practicing  the  health  principles  helped  them  a  lot.  The  health  message  was  greatly  appreciated  as  they  experience  some  changes  in  their  health  condition.  It  is  their  great  desire  and  burden  to  share  what  they  have  learned  to  their  wives  and  to  their  families  and  then  to  their  church  members.  We  also  had  a  time  to  hear  their  testimonies  how  the  Lord  has  blessed  them  throughout  the  training.  One  pastor  comments  “now  we  not  only  bring  our  bibles  during  visitation  but  we  also  bring  our  BP  sets  with  us”.  We  can  only  but  praise  God  for  the  fulfillment  of  God’s  desire  for  gospel  workers  to  do  medical  missionary  work.    

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The  latest  batch  that  we  had  was  last  November  2-­‐14,  2014  with  4  pastors,  two  of  which  came  with  their  wives.  It  was  a  joy  serving  our  pastors  –  the  leaders  of  our  church  and  seeing  them  being  blessed  with  what  they’ve  got  from  the  training.  Please  continue  to  pray  for  another  training  this  month  -­‐  March  2015  in  Manado  –  the  first  batch  for  the  East  Indonesian  Union  Conference.  May  this  training  help  hasten  the  work  of  God  in  this  country.    

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Hydrotherapy  &  Massage  

Sabbath  in  Nature   Morning  Exercise   BP  Taking  

In  Class   3  Days  Cleansing   Church  Service  

First  Batch   Second  Batch  

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TESTIMONIES  Inspiring  Experience  in  Healing  Way  

By  Pastor  PancaKarsum    

I  had  a  very  inspiring  experience  with  the  Lord’s  servants  from  East  Java  Conference  when  I  joined  the  program  initiated  by  the  East  Java  Conference  Health  Department  (Pastor  Leonard  Mamentu)  last  May  2014  -­‐  Healing  Way’s  Health  Training  for  Ministers  and  SDA  Workers.  

Before  I  went  to  Healing  Way  with  my  wife,  my  body  weight  was  79  kg  and  I  felt  so  uncomfortable,  another  health  complaint  that  I  have  is  my  allergy  in  my  left  foot;  along  with  that  I  also  don’t  do  regular  exercise  and  I  still  eat  unhealthy  foods  and  sometimes  I  just  look  for  delicious  foods  that  don  not  have  much  nutrition.    

After  joining  Healing  Way,  I  started  to  live  a  planned  healthy  lifestyle  waking  up  at  4:30  in  the  morning,  studying  the  Bible  for  an  hour  and  a  half,  and  then  drinking  aloe  vera  juice  then  after  that,  I  go  for  exercise  and  clean  the  house  yard.  I  also  started  eating  healthy  foods,  raw  and  boiled  or  steamed,  then  in  the  afternoon  I  would  do  some  therapy  like  hot  and  cold,  steam,  salt  glow  which  helps  makeme  feel  fresh.  In  the  evening  we  would  just  have  a  light  supper  like  steamed  corn,  cassava,  sweet  potatoes  or  fruits  and  then  at  9  PM  we  would  be  in  our  beds  ready  to  sleep  –  a  very  healthy  and  regular  lifestyle.    

The  benefits  that  we  got  going  back  to  my  local  church  was  the  influence  that  we  had  through  our  healthy  lifestyle.  We  taught  them  about  it  and  a  lot  of  our  members  tried  to  apply  a  healthier  lifestyle  especially  a  healthy  diet.    

It  is  our  desire  to  be  a  channel  of  blessing  in  the  field  of  health.  This  is  my  experience  in  Healing  Way  during  the  training.    

A  Testimony  By  Pastor  Edward  Balbed  

 A  healthy  and  long  life,  right  way  of  life  and  eternal  life  –  these  has  been  the  hope  of  many  but  it  takes  such  eagerness  and  desire  in  order  for  a  person  to  get  one.  Being  in  Healing  Way  is  one  way  to  achieve  it.  Two  weeks’  time  is  but  a  very  short  time,  but  during  these  two  weeks  I  learned  a  lot  on  how  to  keep  my  body  healthy  as  I  minister.  Juice  time  is  the  my  most  awaited  time  in  Healing  Way  because  from  

time  to  time  during  the  day,  we  were  given  fruit  juices  or  vegetable  juices  depending  on  our  health  condition.  Aside  from  that,  I  also  anticipate  the  meal  time  with  foods  prepared  without  oil  and  additives  but  still  delicious,  having  the  original  taste  from  the  food  itself.  At  first  I  had  a  hard  time  chewing  the  food  and  swallowing  it  was  harder,  but  instead  of  getting  hungry  I  just  eat  and  finally  my  taste  buds  were  able  to  accept  it.  

I  also  enjoy  the  afternoon  therapy,  one  of  the  therapies  that  I  can  remember  is  when  my  feet  was  soaked  in  hot  water  for  several  minutes  and  then  transferred  to  cold  water  for  a  few  seconds  and  it  was  done  alternately  with  my  body  being  covered  with  blanket  and  a  cold  

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compress  on  my  head.  Whenever  I  try  to  remember  those  days  I  felt  like  wanting  to  stay  there  longer.      

After  the  two  weeks  I  need  to  go  back  and  share  what  I’ve  got  to  my  family  and  the  church  where  I  serve.  In  my  family,  my  wife  would  make  me  aloe  vera  and  lime  juice  every  morning  and  then  serve  us  healthy  foods  that  I  have  learned  from  Healing  Way.  Not  long  after  that,  our  church  joined  the  board  meeting  in  East  Java  Conference  and  while  on  the  way  I  shared  my  desire  to  start  a  Center  of  Influence  by  first  planting  herbs  and  plants  so  at  least  we  can  have  it  available.  Praise  God  at  that  time  they  agreed,  there  was  even  one  of  them  who  volunteered  to  lead  out  in  planting  those  herbs.            

We  know  that  health  is  very  important  in  our  ministry,  so  do  your  best  to  have  a  healthy  body  and  long  life  will  follow.  GOD  BLESS.  

 

Training  in  Healing  Way  By  Pastor  Frangky  Maupula  from  Sukorejo  Church  

 

It  was  last  May  5-­‐15,  2014  when  I  had  the  chance  to  join  the  health  training  in  Healing  Way  campus  in  SLA  PurwodadiPasuruan.  We  were  informed  by  the  director  of  the  Health  Department  of  the  East  Java  Conference  –  Pastor  Leonard  Mamentu  that  this  health  training  is  like  Medical  Missionary  Training  –  the  pastors  will  be  trained  how  to  share  the  gospel  by  first  studying  about  health  in  accordance  to  the  teaching  of  our  church.       We  expect  afterwards  to  be  able  to  do  treatments  that  are  inexpensive,  easy  and  simple  to  open  new  fields  as  it  was  written  in  the  Spirit  of  Prophecy  that  health  is  the  right  hand  of  the  gospel.             There’s  a  lot  of  benefits  that  we  got  such  a  healthy  lifestyle  with  health  tips  like  having  3-­‐4  hours  time  interval  between  meals  so  that  the  stomach  will  be  empty,  avoid  drinking  water  right  after  or  during  meals  because  the  digestive  system  would  have  to  absorb  the  water  before  it  can  digest  the  food.  We  studied  the  human  anatomy  and  physiology,  juices  and  three  days  cleansing,  health  assessment  and  how  to  boost  your  health.  We  also  had  fellowship  time  with  my  fellow  pastors  and  also  with  the  missionaries  who  trained  us,  we  also  studied  together  about  the  most  holy  place  in  the  sanctuary.  There’s  still  a  lot  of  things  that  we  got  but  personally,  I  was  greatly  blessed  during  the  10  days  in  Healing  Way.         When  we  went  back  to  our  mission  fields,  we  continued  the  healthy  lifestyle  that  we  already  learned  even  though  we  still  experience  some  difficulty  in  applying  these  health  principles,  but  we  recognize  that  the  Lord’s  counsel  through  His  servant  will  always  be  good  for  our  health  and  I  experienced  it.  We  continue  to  ask  the  Lord  for  help  to  be  more  faithful  to  obey  the  laws  especially  the  health  laws.       There’s  a  lot  of  things  that  we  got  aside  from  having  normal  blood  glucose,  uric  acid  and  cholesterol  compared  to  when  we  first  came.  We  also  got  vegetarian  recipes  and  also  herbal  therapies  

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such  as  oregano  in  which  we  realized  is  a  very  good  medicine  for  the  respiratory  tract  so  whenever  our  family  would  start  sneezing,  we  would  drink  oregano  tea  and  the  flu  would  go  away,  praise  God  for  the  remarkable  properties  of  God’s  plants.      

  We  already  shared  this  blessing  to  our  church  members  but  we  felt  no  significant  interest  among  them,  although  there  are  already  some  who  seemed  to  be  interested  but  for  the  church  as  a  whole,  we  are  still  praying,  for  sure  in  the  near  future  this  message  will  be  realized,  we  are  positive  that  if  God  empowers  us  to  live  this  health  message,  the  church  where  God  has  placed  us  would  also  grow.    

  We  pray  that  God  will  bless  Healing  Way  in  their  ministry  and  more  souls  will  be  lead  to  know  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we  also  desire  to  have  a  more  intensive  training  through  the  leading  of  our  health  director  in  East  Java  Conference.  We  would  like  to  thank  Healing  Way,  the  Health  Director  of  the  East  Java  Conference  –  Pastor  Leonard,  our  beloved  church,  and  above  all  we  thank  God  for  the  opportunity  that  we  were  able  to  have  all  these  blessings.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Entering  a  New  Island  –  Papua  

 

We  are  glad  to  share  that  the  one  month  medical  missionary  training  has  been  extended  to  one  of  the  big  islands  in  Indonesia  and  that  is  Papua.  Papua  Island  is  quite  a  large  island  with  the  majority  of  Christian  population.  Two  of  our  missionaries  from  the  1st  batch  of  6  months  training  were  sent  there  last  2012,  and  little  by  little  the  medical  missionary  work  has  started  there  but  it  was  only  this  year  that  the  first  one  month  training  started.        

Last  month,  February  2015,  a  team  composed  of  6  missionaries  from  Healing  Way  Indonesia  opened  the  first  medical  missionary  training  in  Papua  with  31  students.  This  training  was  actually  a  request  made  by  the  Health  Ministries  Director  of  Papua  Mission  and  by  the  students  who  participated  the  previous  training  in  Manado  (another  island)  last  year.  They  were  greatly  blessed  during  the  training  and  felt  that  the  blessing  that  they’ve  got  should  also  be  shared  in  their  own  place.  So,  not  long  after  the  one  month  training  in  Manado,  the  Training  in  Papua  started.    

We  praise  the  Lord  for  providing  all  the  facilities  needed  for  this  training  through  the  kindness  of  the  brethren  there.  They  gladly  welcomed  the  missionaries  and  interestingly  participated  in  the  daily  classes.  The  training  culminated  last  week  end,  March  7,  2015  with  29  graduates.  We  thank  God  that  for  the  start  of  this  year  a  new  field  was  opened  for  the  medical  missionary  work  to  spread  here  in  Indonesia.  May  this  training  be  a  start  of  more  trainings  here  in  this  island.  We  are  also  praying  for  other  fields  to  be  opened  as  soon  as  God  sees  us  and  His  people  ready.      

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Center  of  Influence  –  House  of  Blessing  

 

 

Through  the  Center  of  Influence  project,  the  Lord  opened  another  opportunity  to  extend  the  medical  missionary  work  in  the  city  of  Malang,  East  Java,  Indonesia.  How  to  start  it,  how  to  keep  it  running  and  who  will  do  it  was  the  challenge  questions.  Praise  God  we  can  always  go  back  to  His  inspired  writings  for  guidance  and  counsel.  As  usual,  whenever  God  opens  the  way,  He  also  provides  and  enables.  

It  was  at  the  start  of  the  year  2014  when  the  East  Java  Conference  requested  Healing  Way  Indonesia  to  organize  and  operate  the  Center  of  Influence  (COI)  project  in  Malang  City  where  they  rent  a  building  to  locate  the  project.  In  November  2014,  the  Center  of  Influence  in  Malang  was  inaugurated  with  the  presence  of  Pastor  Kuntaraf  and  his  wife  from  the  General  Conference.  Fresh  graduates  from  the  6  months  medical  missionary  training  accepted  the  challenge  to  pioneer  the  city  work.  With  the  talents  and  ability  that  God  has  entrusted  to  them  as  well  as  the  willing  hearts  to  serve  and  be  used  by  God,  they  bravely  started  the  work.  None  has  the  experience  of  doing  city  work  such  as  this  but  the  Lord  equips.  

The  Center  of  Influence  was  better  known  by  the  public  as  “Rumah  Berkat”  or  House  of  Blessing.  The  place  was  big  enough  to  have  a  small  vegetarian  restaurant  and  health  food  store  in  the  first  floor,  conference  hall  in  the  second  floor  and  treatment  room  in  the  third  floor.  It  is  open  daily  except  during  Sabbath  to  serve  health  foods  and  also  to  give  health  consultation  as  well  as  three  days  juice  cleansing  program  for  those  who  are  interested.  Along  with  these,  there  are  days  scheduled  for  health  seminars  and  visitation.  By  God’s  grace,  this  ministry  has  been  operating  for  4  months  with  less  than  10  missionaries  doing  the  work  but  God  has  blessed  with  regular  customers  who  have  the  desire  to  practice  a  healthy  lifestyle.  We  are  praying  for  more  trained  volunteers  to  help  in  this  city  work.