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Stan Jensen Carpe Diem!!! Registered: 09/15/06 Posts: 3945 Loc: 49.05° Lat- 122.3° Long	BUC News #455 (26 August 2005) Email Newsletter of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland Contents: SCOTTISH MISSION YOUTH TEAM RETURNS FROM ROMANIA FIFTEEN YEAR OLD RAISES ONE THOUSAND POUNDS FOR ROMANIA LONDON AREA 6D HOSTS 'EXPERIENCE THE POWER' CAMPAIGN LONDON YOUTH FEDERATION TEAM VISITS THAILAND COMING EVENTS ---------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MISSION YOUTH TEAM RETURNS FROM ROMANIA On Monday 15 August a group of 26 volunteers, from the Scottish and Irish Missions, returned to Scotland after spending two weeks working on mission projects in Romania. Led by Scottish Mission Youth Sponsor Pastor Marcel Ghioalda, himself originally from Romania, the group took on three main tasks in the town of Gataia, some 570 km west of Bucharest. The first of these was assisting in the construction of two houses to replace ones that had been destroyed by recent floods. Another group concentrated on running a Holiday Bible Club for local children, while a third took on the renovation of the local town crèche. Although most of the volunteers came from Scotland, three joined the group from Ireland and six Romanian young people who had helped in the previous project met the group when they arrived. Accommodation was in a ward of the local psychiatric hospital where conditions were less than ideal. With just three toilets and one shower to share between the whole group queues were inevitable. However spirits remained high and the group managed the difficult task of balancing hard work with a lot of fun. "The house-building team was exposed to lots of heavy lifting and muscle strain," reports volunteer Maroria David Oroko in a detailed and humorous account. "I was in this group and found the work physically challenging. Many a time I narrowly escaped being crushed by a beam of unprecedented weight. While at the front end of a beam that was being passed up onto the roof of a house, my friend faltered and almost took it in the face. I found it satisfying work on most occasions though." "The crèche team had a slow start," he continues. "The lady that runs the crèche had had bad experiences with foreigners promising to do something with the crèche, but just taking pictures and leaving. We met with her on the Monday and she didn?t let us do a thing till Wednesday or Thursday. As she saw the team take on more and more jobs hungrily, she warmed and grew wide-eyed." "The Vacation Bible School team had lots of fun with the children. They spoke English, but the Romanian children spoke none. A couple of the six Romanians started coming though (they were all bilingual) and the situation became a little easier. The course was popular with the children of the area and before long, attendance was exceeding thirty." Two years ago Pastor Ghioalda led the first Scottish Mission youth volunteer group to Romania. Speaking last night he said, "This second trip was completely different, but it built on the same commitment from the young people that we saw last time. There really does seem to be a desire on the part of our youth to get involved in projects of this type." For more details of the Romania trip, including a number of photographs and Maroria David Oroko's full report, visit the Scottish Mission Youth website at: <www.sdascotland.com>. FIFTEEN YEAR OLD RAISES ONE THOUSAND POUNDS FOR ROMANIA One of the Scottish Mission young people unable to take part in this year's mission trip to Romania was Yvonne Bauwens. At fifteen she was just under the age limit, though her older brother David was able to go. Although disappointed Yvonne decided to do everything she could to support the project and hit on the idea of combining her interest in humanitarian work with her interest in music. Yvonne plays a number of instruments, including guitar, piano, violin, and drums, and also composes her own music. To help her brother reach his target figure of £650 for the Romania trip she decided to record a CD, playing some of her own compositions and some well-known Scottish pieces. Starting in the recording studio at her school, then moving to the Crieff church with borrowed microphones and a laptop computer, Yvonne finally recorded twelve instrumental pieces. These were professionally edited by Yvonne's uncle Dr Steve Logan, who then produced the final master. Yvonne's ambitions for the CD, entitled "Airborne", were initially modest. Selling copies to friends and church members at £7.00 per disk she was hoping to reach a total of a hundred pounds or so. However a turning point came when she was given permission to promote the CD at her school's annual summer concert. After performing one of her piano pieces live Yvonne, with the help of her mum and dad, sold copies at a small display stand which gave information about the Romania project. £300 came in that night, but more importantly news of her enterprise began to spread. A member of the Strathendrick Rotary Club suggested that Yvonne should write a letter to the secretary, telling him about the CD and the Romania project. A short time later she received a cheque for £50. One of her teachers circulated an email, leading to a further 20 sales. At the Scottish Mission Sports Day Yvonne had another stand and raised £35. Contacting all the members of the Crieff church resulted in another £35 sales, and so it went on. By the start of the Romania trip Yvonne had not only been able to help her brother David, she was also able to hand project leader Pastor Marcel Ghioalda a large wad of bank notes for the project fund. In a telephone interview last night Yvonne gave the latest details of this remarkable story. An eighty-four year old local violin teacher has donated equipment to help in the CD production process, and a forthcoming article in the Strathearn Herald is likely to bring even more sales. Money is still coming in and the total that Yvonne has raised has now reached £1,114. As for Yvonne's future, she is not yet sure what direction her life will take. She loves working with children and obviously loves her music. Having just successfully completed her GCSEs she has plenty of time to decide on her long term plans. In the short term however she hopes to sell even more CDs and will definitely not miss the next Romania trip, scheduled for 2007. If you would like purchase Yvonne's CD you can email her at: <yvonne@gbmarineart.com>. The extra money raised will be used to help poor people in Romania with food and winter fuel and to provide additional support for the projects that the Scottish Mission volunteers have worked on. LONDON AREA 6D HOSTS 'EXPERIENCE THE POWER' CAMPAIGN - Catherine Boldeau ?Experience the Power?, an evangelistic outreach programme hosted by Seventh-day Adventists in the West London area, was launched on Sabbath 20 August at the Hammersmith Town Hall. Area 6D is privileged to have as their speaker, Walter Pearson, who is the tele-evangelist for Breath of Life Ministries in the United States. Breath of Life Ministries is one of the families of broadcasts originating at the Adventist Media Center in North America. Its mission is to present the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ to all people groups from a contemporary, urban perspective. The programme is structured so as to be engaging and entertaining, but it is also designed to draw those present closer to the Lord and to invite those who have not made a firm commitment to Jesus Christ to do so. Music for the event is professionally produced by a passionate praise team, organized by Darren and Denise Wint, and ably led by Pastor Nigel David and Karen Shepherd. One unique feature of the programme is that it is being filmed so that it can be televised later in the year. Presenters will be Pastor Richard Holder and Mrs Susan Watt. ?I believe that one of the best methods of presenting the gospel is through the media available,? said Dr Steve Thomas, pastor of the North Wembley and West Kilburn churches and co-ordinator of the event. ?In these last days, God is calling us to try new methods of reaching a dying world and I think we should not pass up these opportunities.? If you want to ?Experience the Power?, you are cordially invited to Hammersmith Town Hall. King Street, Hammersmith, West London, tonight and each night (expect Thursday) until Sabbath 3 September. The nearest tube stations are Ravenscourt and Hammersmith. The programme begins at 7.00 pm sharp and finishes at 9.00 pm. There is chargeable parking available in the car park next to the Town Hall and free parking on the adjacent road after 6.30 pm. LONDON YOUTH FEDERATION TEAM VISITS THAILAND - Sacha Gillin On Monday 18 July a group of 25 people from London embarked on a mission trip to Thailand. Led by the London Youth Federation this mission trip was to be a blessing, though there were a number of problems along the way. At Gatwick airport there was confusion with the luggage allowance - 25 of us with approximately 50 pieces of luggage, you can imagine. But after much prayer, explaining the reason behind our journey and that the majority of our luggage was to give away in Thailand, and producing a letter from the Thai Mission, the staff at Gatwick waived all allowances and let us through just as we were. They didn't even tally up our weight - if they had I am sure that would have been in for a bit of a shock! The journey was, to put it plainly, long. We stopped overnight in Abu Dhabi, where we were spoilt with a free "eat as much as you like" buffet in the hotel, for dinner and breakfast, and finally arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday 19 July. There we were met by the Thai Youth director, Pastor Chanchai, and his colleague Ps Sak Soui, who were to be our translators for our time in Bangkok. Our first night we were accommodated at the Thai mission where we had our first experience of pit toilets and showers that ran out of water. The food however was exotic and quite tasty. The next day we travelled in two vans and a car to the village of Bouy Hoi, in the Nan Province, nine hours away from Bangkok. When we arrived late in the evening we found that the village was located near the top of a mountain. Our phones didn't work, the village had no phone, we had no contact with the outside world at all. All we had was each other. All members of the group were accommodated in one house, seven guys in one room, luggage and changing area in another, and the eighteen ladies in a third. This was our first major challenge, living close to people that we didn't really know, but it led to close bonds being built up within the group. Practical work involved the renovation of a church building, and once we had started we found that our accommodation, facilities, and the language barrier, were no longer major issues. We painted, we gutted, we sanded, we built fencing, we cooked on an open fire, we gave medical checks and we taught the children during the days. During the evenings we worshiped, prayed, shared experiences, and preached. We went to teach the people in the village about civilisation but ended up being taught by them about appreciating what you have. We saw that they were happy with the little they had - sleeping on the floor was not an issue for them, eating rice everyday for breakfast, lunch and dinner, was not an issue for them, lack of creature comforts such as TV, video, washing machine, cookers, telephones to name but a few, was not an issue for them. Despite our different cultures and upbringing we bonded with them because of our love for the same God. We officially opened the church on Sabbath 23 July and other villages were invited to witness the event. The service was so packed that people had to sit outside, but it was a blessed day and approximately twenty people were baptised in the river that afternoon. We then visited another village. Unlike Bouy Hoi, which was mainly Buddhist, this was an Adventist village. However the local pastor said that the majority of the members no longer attended and he wanted us to conduct a revival meeting. Again God prevented language being a barrier, and through the singing, actions, and preaching, many of them publicly rededicated their lives to the Lord. In the next village we got much the same response. It felt like a revival road show, witnessing in a way we had never before done in London, touching the hearts of people who didn't even speak our language. There is much more to be shared in regards to this adventure but the one thing I would like to leave you with is the fact that when you do the work of the Lord he will reveal himself to you in ways that you wouldn't even consider. God showed himself to us even when we got things wrong. He complemented our weaknesses, smoothed over our failures, and used us as instruments to do the work that He sent us to Thailand to do. We have come back changed and stronger in our faith. COMING EVENTS A full list of coming events is located on the BUC website at: <www.adventist.org.uk>. Only brief details are listed below. PAVILION OF HOPE EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS - BIRMINGHAM. Continuing until Sabbath 3 September. "Pavilion of Hope" is the West Midlands evangelistic tent meetings for the area. This year the evangelist is Ivan Warden from the General Conference Ellen G White Estate. The tent will be in Summerfield Park, off Dudley Road, Birmingham. Contact: Paul Haworth <haworth6@tiscali.co.uk>. Phone: 0121 3512188. EXPERIENCE THE POWER CAMPAIGN - HAMMERSMITH. Continuing until Sabbath 3 September. Speaker for the series is Walter L Pearson from Breath of life TV in the USA. 7.00 pm every day, excluding Thursdays, at the Hammersmith Town Hall. The entire event will be televised on Revelation TV, Sky Digital 676. Website: <www.bolministries.co.uk>. Contact: Pastor Steve Thomas <revsathomas@aol.com>. Phone: 07932 722753. EVERLASTING GOSPEL SATELLITE TV SERIES. Every Sunday until 9 October. The Holloway Seventh-day Adventist Church will be presenting six ministries which will be shown on Sky Digital Channel 223 OBE Television. Please invite non-members to tune in. The ministries are: Education, Health, Youth, Pathfinders, Community Services and Family Ministries. Contact: Pastor Emmanuel Osei <pastorosei@blueyonder.co.uk>. Phone: 079563 44085. MEN'S DAY - LEYTONSTONE. Sabbath 27 August. With society's ever changing role for men, what does it mean to be an effective Christian man in the 21st Century? Contact: Clive Thomas <jeanheroe@msn.com>. Phone: 02085 957711. WELSH MISSION DAY OF FELLOWSHIP - CWMBRAN. Sabbath 27 August at the County Hall, Cwmbran. Speakers Dr B A Wiklander, Pastor C R Perry, Pastor D G Elias. Services start 10.00 am. Please bring your own refreshments. Contact: Dr B P Phillips <bpphd@sdanw.fsnet.co.uk>. Phone: 01443 814582. FAMILY FUN DAY - LEYTONSTONE. 10 00 am till late on Sunday 28 August. All day barbeque, bazaar, bric a brac, bouncy castle, games, food on sale, plants on sale, car wash, live entertainment, music, fashion show, something for everyone. Contact: Jean Heroe <jeanheroe@msn.com>. Phone: 020 8471 4951. IT'S A HEALTHY AFFAIR - BATTERSEA. Sunday 28 August. Features, stands, free entry, free food, free nutritional counsel, health products and lots more. Contact: Pastor Semion Esson <smesson@aol.com>. Phone: 07985 408669. MOOR CLOSE NIGHTS. Starts again at 6.00 pm on Sabbath 3 September at Newbold College. Contact: Geert Tap <tapgeert@hotmail.com>. Phone: 01344-407652. COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS - HACKNEY EVANGELISM. Sabbath 3 to Sabbath 17 September at the Hackney church. Includes a community street fair on Sunday 4 September 2005, drama workshops for young people aged 6-14 and free gifts. Speaker: Dr Keith Augustus Burton. Contact Yvonne Hazelwood <stephhazelwood@aol.com>. Phone: 07985 218271. MUSIC DAY - PECKHAM. Sabbath 3 September. Come and join in a day of praise and worship with some of our own talented musicians both young and old. Contact: Derek Hoyte <apxi93@dsl.pipex.com>. Phone: 020 7732 2414. STANBOROUGH PRESS OPEN DAY. Sunday 4 September. Two main speakers this year: Terry Johnsson, author of Aim High; and Ginger Church, the well-known Women's Ministries author. A variety of choirs, groups and soloists have been booked. Contact Paul Hammond <phammondsp@aol.com>. Phone: 01476 591 700. JAZZ BRUNCH FOR CHRISTIAN SINGLES - LONDON. 12.00 noon to 3.30 pm on Sunday 4 September. Christian, single, and over 25 years of age? Come and join us for an afternoon of fun with great company and delicious food. Venue: Holiday Inn London, Kensington Forum. Tickets: £22.00. Contact: Janice Phillips <janice_phillips@hotmail.co.uk>. Phone: 0795 195 3621. HAGGERSTON COMMUNITY STREET FESTIVAL. 12 noon to 6.00 pm on Sunday 4 September outside the Hackney Seventh-day Adventist church. Bigger and better than ever with a bouncy castle, kids activities, face painting, car wash, various stalls, races, competitions and a free prize draw. Food on sale at reasonable prices. Live band, entertainment and gospel DJ. Contact: Michelle <michelle_waithe@hotmail.com>. Phone: 07949760663. HOPE FOR TODAY - HIGH WYCOMBE EVANGELISM. 7.30 pm every evening except Wednesdays, from Sunday 4 to Sabbath 17 September. Speaker: Pastor Thomas Gill from India, who has recently recorded a series of sermons for 3ABN in America. Contact: Michael Anim <mich_anim@hotmail.com>. Phone: 01923 661212. PREPARE-ENRICH. 1.30 pm to 9.30 pm on Wednesday 7 September. Institute of Christian Counselling workshop at Newbold College. Fee: £50.00. Designed to assist a variety of professionals (mainly counsellors, educators, and religious celebrants) working with premarital or married couples. Contact: Josee-Marie Penner <jpenner@newbold.ac.uk>. Phone: 01344 407419. STANBOROUGH PARK CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL. Friday 9 to Sunday 11 September. The church will be open for viewing beautiful flowers artistically arranged on Friday 9 and Sunday 11 September from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm and on Sabbath 10 September from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Admission is free but donations to Douglas House, a hospice for teenagers and young adults will be gratefully received. Refreshments and light lunches available Friday and Sunday. Contact: Audrey Balderstone <abalderstone@btconnect.com>. Phone: 01923 260270. SIX WEEK DANIEL SEMINAR AT LEYTONSTONE. 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 10 September to 22 October. Venue: 14 Drayton Road, Leytonstone, London E11. 30 places available. Contact: Jean Heroe <jeanheroe@msn.co>. Phone: 020 8471 4951. LONDON ADVENTIST CHORALE AT STANBOROUGH PARK. 7.00 pm on Sabbath 10 September. The London Adventist Chorale will be among the first-class musicians performing at a special musical concert in connection with the Stanborough Park Church Flower Festival. Admission is free but a collection for the Douglas House Hospice for teenagers will be taken. Contact: Audrey balderstone <abalderstone@btconnect.com>. Phone: 01923 260270. INCUBATORS - LEEDS. 10.00 am on Sunday 11 September at the Leeds church. This is the first session in the new season of the Church Planters Training Course. This session will deal with the introduction to the course and Visioning. Next date is 16 October. Contact: Paul Haworth <haworth6@tiscali.co.uk>. Phone: 0121 3512188. SCOTTISH MISSION PRAYER CONFERENCE. Starts 10.00 am on Sabbath 17 September at the Crieff church. Worship Service at 11:15 'Prayer in the Church'. Afternoon service: talk and discussion with guest speaker Mary Barrett. Please bring your own packed lunch. Finish time approximagely 3:30 pm. Contact: Ps J Brian McCormac <jbrianmccormac@supanet.com>. Phone: 01224 744883. THE JOHN LOGHBOROUGH SCHOOL 25TH ANNIVERSARY DAY OF FELLOWSHIP. Sabbath 17 September at St Stephens Church, Enfield. Song Service starts at 9:30 am. Divine Service: 11:15 am. Afternoon service: 4.00 pm. Contact: Anthony Roberts <anthony@betterdifferent.co.uk>. Phone: 07895 327 241. JOHN LOGHBOROUGH SCHOOL REUNION - LORD'S CRICKET GROUND. Starts 3.00 pm on Sunday 18 September. Tickets for this official 25th Anniversary Celebration are available now at: <www.betterdifferent.co.uk/shop.html>, or call for Henry Coleman on: 07092 008346, or Donnette Hamilton on: 07092 864071 for credit card bookings. Call 07895 327241 to purchase tickets with cash. The tickets are limited and will be issued on a first come first served basis. Contact: Anthony Roberts <anthony@betterdifferent.co.uk>. MEN'S DAY OF FELLOWSHIP - SALFORD. Starts 10.00 am on Sabbath 24 September at the Manchester Pendleton church in Salford. Speaker: Pastor Eddie Hypolite. Contact: Cyril Sweeney <csweeney@necadventist.org.uk>. Phone: 0115 960 6312. MAKING A MARK - FILIPINO ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Saturday 24 September. Come and join us, the Filipino International Church of Seventh-day Adventists, as we celebrate our unity and blessings from the Lord over the past three years. Visit: <http://ficsda.moonfruit.com>. Contact: Todd Frias <todd@tfrias.wanadoo.co.uk>. Phone: 02084 292209. YOUTH DAY OF FELLOWSHIP - ABERDEEN. Sabbath 24 September. Watch the Scottish Youth website <www.sdascotland.com> for details. Contact: Marcel Ghioalda <marcelg@onetel.com>. Phone: 01738 850399. TED PRAYER GUIDE. For the week commencing 28 August our prayer theme is LAY EVANGELISM. When I was young, I sometimes daydreamed of becoming a hero! I would sit at the front of the bus, just in case the driver suddenly was taken ill and I would be called upon to bring the bus to a stop, or better still, drive the bus on the rest of its journey! Now I find that I am surrounded by heroes and heroines, and all of us can join them. These are ordinary people, who have as busy ? or busier ? lives than ours, yet have pledged that they will always look for opportunities to share the Good News that we have been given. This week, when the World Church's emphasis is on Lay Evangelism, I think it would be good for us to consider the heroes of today, and invite you to join their ranks. Simply by carrying a few leaflets, by smiling, by making friends as we travel, we can join the ranks of the heroes who evangelise. Please pray for: ? Jesus' love to be seen in me. ? The courage to tell others about God's goodness. ? All who share their faith in very difficult circumstances. [Paul Clee, Personal Ministries Director, Trans-European Division] ---------------------------------------- SMALL ADS ADVENTIST RUN CARE HOME. A purpose built residential care home in Bury, Lancashire, is almost ready for occupancy. The owners are Seventh-day Adventists and say that Church members will get a warm welcome. They also point out that unless members are "very rich" they will usually get Local Authority funding, even if they travel to another area. Further information on funding can be obtained from your local Social Services department. For more information on the care home phone Stan Hensman on: 0161 723 5756. Email: <hollybankdualreg@btconnect.com>. CALLING ADVENTIST SCIENTISTS. The number of science students at British universities is decreasing, while the number of scientists in the Adventist Church in Britain is on the increase. Perhaps an organisation of Adventist scientists could support some of the evangelistic thrusts here in the UK and help to provide relevant literature for our young people, as well as providing a voice and encouragement for potential scientists. If you are interested in such an idea please contact Dr Albert Waite at: <mandra0714@aol.com>. STANBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL VACANCY. We have a full-time vacancy for a Year 6 teacher for a one year contract to begin as soon as possible in the Autumn Term. If you have Key Stage 2 experience and would like to prepare a class of seventeen eager learners for their Key Stage 2 SATS in this pleasant independent Christian school please send your C.V. to: The Headteacher, Stanborough Primary School, Appletree Walk, Garston, Watford, WD25 0DQ. ADVENTIST FOOTBALL LEAGUE. The Adventist Football League invites all church teams to register for the new season 2005-06. Contact Newton for registration form and further information. If your church is interested in joining the league but think you do not have enough players, still contact us. Registration ends, 30 August 2005. Places allocated on a first come first served basis. Email: <lutonsdafc@hotmail.com>. Phone: 07932 724923. 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