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Volume 22 Number 4

82 10Partnering with AMEN A New Adventist Finds True Education Overcoming Obstacles

TRYING GOD

OUTREACH

Partnering with

AMENHartland staff and students assist Adventist Medical

Evangelism Network with free health clinic.

by Martin Raj

“As a health ministry student, I know the importance of God’s health message in reaching souls,” says Lanardo Rolle, a recent volunteer at the AMEN free health clinic. “Seeing the long line of people waiting to receive free medical treatment brought joy to my heart. By offering simple chair massages, I was rewarded with big smiles, and not one person refused my offer of prayer. Barriers were broken down, people’s hearts were opened for the gospel, and God was glorified.”

On September 18, 2016, twenty-five Hartland staff and students joined Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN) and other volunteers in holding a free health clinic at the General Conference Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. About 700 patients came from the community to be treated. Volunteers served in stations such as Registration, Dental, Vision, Lifestyle Counseling, Hospitality, Massage Therapy, Chaplaincy, and more. The chaplains and massage therapists in particular were able to talk more personally with the patients.

It was a life-changing experience for many. Stephen Rajan, a pastoral evangelism student, says, “Being a chaplain, I had the privilege to minister to people’s spiritual needs and give free copies of Steps

to Christ, health books, and other literature to nearly 200 people.” In one instance, Stephen was able to share with an atheist about God’s existence. This man was open to the truth and took a few books to read.

Our health outreach instructor, Ivonne Restrepo, volunteered in Hospitality and Translation. “I met a couple from Medellin, Colombia, where I was born,” she relates. “They received wonderful services that bonded us together, and they opened their hearts to our truth. Though they had never heard about Seventh-day Adventists, they were now listening to what I had to share about Adventists.” Even today, the couple is still in touch with Ivonne, asking her to visit them and to share more truth.

These are just a few drops from the ocean of testimonies. God did great things on that day, and we still pray for those people whom we met. We look forward to doing more outreach for God’s glory.

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by Rachel Perry

Jonathan Santana was raised in an Adventist family in Colombia, but as he grew older, he got tired of being a Christian just because his family was. At age 18, he decided to know God for himself.

“I just wanted to try God for a little while,” Jonathan recalls, “but I found that once He begins working in a person’s heart, He is faithful to fulfill that work; He doesn't give up easily. Since then, my love for God has been increasing. Now I just want to fulfill His purpose in my life.”

As Jonathan’s love for God grew, he began looking for a place that would aid him in his Christian development. “I heard about Hartland College through the Restrepo family,” he relates. “They told me that Hartland would provide the training I was looking for.”

The Lord miraculously removed every obstacle, providing financial aid through the Missionary Training Fund and granting him a visa; even his plane ticket was covered!

Jonathan chose to major in pastoral evangelism and is now in his second year of studies. “I appreciate most of all that the classes are based on God’s Word and the Spirit of Prophecy. As a result of the classes and Bible study, I have acquired more spiritual maturity. God has been

teaching me love for His work, discipline in managing my time, and wisdom in how to treat people of other cultures and personalities.”

The Lord has given Jonathan many opportunities to share His Word and minister to people in conjunction with his local church. “These opportunities, plus the advice of my spiritual mentors, have confirmed to me that God is calling me to pastoral ministry. But the experience that impacted me the most was seeing some of my Bible study contacts being baptized and giving their lives to Jesus. That has been my strongest confirmation.”

Jonathan has already received a call from a missionary school in his country to work as a Bible teacher after his graduation. “I am thankful that Hartland is fitting me for my life calling and equipping me with tools that will be helpful in my future ministry.”

“Don’t give up on supporting the Missionary Training Fund,” he appeals. “I know that supporting this ministry requires great effort. But, as you see the fruits of your sacrifice, you will feel satisfied.”

MISSIONARY TRAINING FUND


TRYING GOD

I wanted to be a businessman, but God had another plan for me.

Shine the light of the glory of Christ in a world of darkness

June 11–18, 2017

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Piedmont Valley Youth Bible Camp


SPROUTING TIME OPPORTUNITIES

Outreach is expanding in Colombia for Hartland graduate Freddy Castro ('06).

by Freddy and Connie Castro, Founders of Loma Linda Campestre

LORD, SEND ME


Forty-three-year-old Dora Rico, a mother of three, became a widow the end of last year. If that wasn’t enough, she had already been diagnosed with cancer back in 2008. After only three chemotherapy treatments, though, she decided to change her lifestyle and actively follow a natural treatment plan instead.

The Loma Linda Campestre (LLC) team has been assisting Mrs. Rico by teaching her how to prepare healthy and restorative meals, and how to use plants and vegetables as medicine to improve her immune system. We equipped her with a juicer so she could easily follow her liquid diet. Every morning we visit her to pray, share Bible promises, and provide organic vegetables from our garden. Mrs. Rico is motivated to follow the health principles we’ve been sharing. She knows God has been with her and will always provide for her.

Villa de Leyva, being a thoroughfare of travel, offers many other opportunities to meet people and minister to their needs. LLC's team and nearby church members have been witnessing to our community through the health message. Tourists and

locals alike enjoy the benefits of eating natural foods manufactured at LLC. Home therapies are also provided daily. Neighbors are learning to eat healthfully and take care of their mental, physical, and spiritual faculties.

Another one of our goals is to support the local church in directing the attention of the youth away from secular attractions. Several families from the city, who have visited our country home, desire to have the same experience. We are sharing basic self-supporting principles through agriculture and the manufacture of natural products, but we see a need for a larger facility to educate more people.

LLC's vision is to open a training center in the countryside that would provide a godly education for students, families, and new believers. We aim to inspire and prepare youth to find their mission in life. By achieving true education, learning manual labor, and studying how to seek and save the lost and sick, they will be able to work in harmony with Christ and perpetuate the gift of serving others.


COLLEGE COLLEGE


CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS AND DOULAS

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS

• Tina Aquino• Rachel Bourque• Magdala (Maggie)

Clairvil

• Sarah Clarke• Rachel Marcano • Carla Rueda• Carlynn Williams

We are very proud of our 21 students who have passed the Childbirth Educator and/or Doula training. Our mission is to provide the highest possible level of education and training for young ladies to attend expectant mothers in all phases of pregnancy, from prenatal to newborn care. This field has proven to be an open door to share the gospel and the last-day message to expectant parents. We pray for God’s blessing on these young ladies as they pursue God’s calling for their lives.

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS/DOULAS

• Adebanke (Victoria) Adeyeye• Dorcas Akintunde• Gabrielle Baker• Gabrielle (Gabby) da Silva

• Francisca Flores• Mandy Francis• Johanna Garbutt• Morgan Harris

• Laura Johnson • Tiffany Josiah• Sabrina Petersen• Gayathri Samson• Helen Veeraraghavan2016


MOTTO: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9

AIM: Giving another chance to the world.

FALL GRADUATION

2016


Lindelinkosi NyoniZimbabwe, Africa Pastoral Evangelism

Bible verse: 2 Timothy 4:5Vision: To train people for missionary work, to reach the unreached, and to prepare a people for the coming of the Lord.

Christopher OcampoCalifornia, USAHealth Ministry, Assoc.

Bible verse: Ezekiel 36:26Vision: To spread the gospel through medical missionary work.

Mothusi DlaminiSwaziland, AfricaChristian Media Ministry

Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vision: To express the gospel in a manner showing its true value by using media to speak out and attract the youth to a higher calling in God.

COLLEGE


A NEW ADVENTIST FINDS TRUE EDUCATIONI needed to experience true education before returning to the mission field as a teacher.

by Kelly Ostrom

Even before I became an Adventist, I wanted to be a missionary. I served a few months in Honduras in 2011, and I was sure that the Lord was leading me to ministry in Latin America. When I returned home, I determined to equip myself for better service and was close to completing a degree in education at a secular university. I had no idea that six months later I would learn the Adventist message and counsels regarding true education.

As a new Adventist, I was convicted that I needed to experience true education before returning to the mission field. That’s when I decided to transfer to Hartland College. Hartland was exactly what I needed. I learned as much outside of the classroom as I did in it—from the little everyday tasks which taught me consistency and discipline, to dorm life and outreach opportunities which increased my desire to serve and my love for others.

I loved my teaching experience working in a small multigrade classroom at Hartland Day Academy, but I wanted to experience a bigger school


for my internship. A large Seventh-day Adventist school in Colombia, South America, needed an English teacher and asked me to take the load. As a result, I’ve been teaching grades 6–11 with classes of 30–43 students.

Despite the challenges I’ve faced here, the love of God has shone through and I know I’ve made a profound impact on several of my students. With so many students, I don’t have as much time to help them as I would like, but I have come close to many. I’ve seen the shy, unnoticed child become confident and participative, and I’ve seen my students make positive choices that they wouldn’t have made before. I’m going to miss them very much as my time here draws to an end.

Next year I’ll be heading to another part of Colombia to work in a small rural school. As I do so, I ask that you pray for me and the other students who are fulfilling God’s call to service. Time is short, and I pray that you also may know His will and fulfill your calling. Maranatha.

INTERN


Breaking NEWSThe first phase of the Health Evangelistic Center project is complete!

by Joe Goins

The educational wing of the Health Evangelistic Center has new ceilings and flooring, the walls have been painted, the bathrooms have been completed, and the classrooms for midwifery and health are now in use.

This is a great accomplishment, yet more remains to be done. The lifestyle center portion of the building is also nearly finished. We should be able to start furnishing the rooms in December or January. The increased capacity at the lifestyle center will allow us to serve more guests and provide up-to-date training facilities for our students. It will also free up our current temporary lifestyle center to provide more dorm space for the ladies.

HARTLAND INSTITUTE


Before After

CNA classroom

This is a dream come true through united prayer and effort. We thank all of our supporters and prayer partners for your gifts and prayers, and our students and staff for all their hard work. We pray that this facility will continue to be a blessing for Hartland and for all whom we serve.


OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

Doris arrived with diabetes, obesity, hypertension, congestive heart failure, lymphoma in her legs,

a cane, and a dislike for vegan food.

by Sabrina Petersen

Can I do this? Doris asked herself when she first came to Hartland’s Lifestyle Education Center (LEC) for an 18-day program. She was up against diabetes, obesity, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and lymphoma in her legs, and couldn't walk without a cane. Her protocol would involve stretching, walking, massage, hydrotherapy, and a vegan diet for the next 18 days—and she didn’t even like vegan food!

Doris had already surmounted many obstacles prior to her arrival. Her story began when Hartland’s Three Angels’ Chorale sang at her church in Pennsylvania. Through contact with some students, she learned more about the LEC. She really wanted to attend the program, but could she afford it?

“Oh, no,” she had laughed when Angela Pulley, the director, told her the price.

“Well, wait a minute,” Angela had responded. “We’re going to pray about it.”

That prayer began opening the way for Doris. She set to work with fundraising ideas, and through the help of friends and church family she hosted a spaghetti dinner. God blessed her efforts and provided the needed amount.

After she arrived, God continued opening doors for her, including solving her dislike for the vegan diet. “I fell in love with my first meal.” More importantly, she enjoyed the supportive environment created by the staff. “I appreciate their willingness to help people like me—people who have severe health problems. They always smiled, they were humble, and they did their job lovingly.”

God’s hand could be seen in Doris’s improvement. She was able to bring her diabetes under control, significantly decreasing her medications. The severe swelling in her legs decreased, and she found herself needing her cane less. At first she walked slumped over—even comparing her gait to that of a 90-year-old. But now she says, “Praise God, I can stand straight again!”

Doris left with new motivation to improve her health. “I plan on sticking to the vegan diet and continuing with my exercise. I have no doubt that with God’s help I’m going to meet my goals of really throwing away that cane—totally—and keeping His temple like He said we should keep it.”

LIFESTYLE EDUCATION CENTER


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PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE


God’s principles of education can defeat the Goliaths of worldliness, secularism, and skepticism.

by Norbert Restrepo

Editor: Joan ReichardAssistant Editor: Rachel PerryLayout and Design: Alyona Vlasova

Hartland Ministry Report | Volume 22 Number 4

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The Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church began this year with an unprecedented three-day summit on Adventist education. The underlying theme of the summit was the importance of following the blueprint for Adventist education. At the end of the conference the world church leaders authorized the General Conference Education Department, in collaboration with the world divisions, to develop an educational philosophy and plan for the world church. This plan will be approved by the 2017 Annual Council.

During his pastoral sermon, Elder Ted Wilson appealed to Adventist educators and church leaders to follow God’s educational model as found in the Word of God and the Spirit of Prophecy. This point was further emphasized when he gave every attendee a copy of the book Education, comparing it to the stone in David’s sling that defeated Goliath.1

David Trim, Director of the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, shared data about retention and education within the Adventist church. The increasing average age of church members in North America and Europe suggests that the education received by most of our Adventist children and youth is not

FIVE SMOOTH STONES

producing the best results. Data also shows an increasing trend of unbelief, especially among young adults, in the investigative judgment, the remnant church and its unique mission, the reliability of biblical predictive prophecy, and other fundamental beliefs.2 These indicators prompted the question, What can we do to effectively reverse these negative trends?

First, let us remember that the greatest educational force is the family, followed by our churches and schools. Our educational institutions should be as the “schools of the prophets” in ancient Israel.3 We must rise to the challenge of implementing an educational model that follows the principles of true education: one that is Christ-centered and that truly places the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy as the foundation and framework for all knowledge and development.

Our purpose here at Hartland is to offer an educational program balancing manual labor and missionary outreach with strong academics where science and revelation are in harmony—all in an environment that promotes a healthy, spiritual lifestyle.

1http://www.adventistreview.org/church-news/story4450-remember-gods-education-model-dont-forget.2 https://www.adventistarchives.org/reach-the-world-doc.pdf.3 White, Ellen G., Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 152.

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