ISSN 0026-0371 
January-February 1993 
M.I.T.A. (P) No. 138/5/92 
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It's Easier Than You Think 
I met a good teacher this week, and learned an 
important lesson from him. His chief qualifications as 
a teacher seem to be his ready smile, his enthusiasm for 
teaching, and his faith in God. 
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of 
him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who 
brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims 
salvation," wrote Isaiah the prophet. But my teacher 
doesn't even have feet. He lost them when he stepped 
on a land mine several years ago. Still, he 
enthusiastically proclaims salvation and spreads the glad 
tidings of peace. 
How do you share your faith in God? Must it be 
difficult? Must we attend a seven-week witnessing course 
before we are fit to lead someone to know our Saviour? 
Like many new Christians, I spent the first few months 
of my renewed Christian experience sharing my faith 
with everyone who would listen to me: old friends, 
seatmates on busses, petrol kiosk attendants all heard 
bits of the good news from me. I still try to share a tract 
or an encouraging word at times, but I must admit that 
my zeal has waned a bit. I sometimes fall into the trap 
of thinking that witnessing is a complex, complicated 
process that has to be done "just right." 
Mr. Pho Kheng, and others whom I've met in the 
past week, have reminded me that 
witnessing need not be so difficult. 
I met my teacher near Sisophon 
in Cambodia. He was sitting 
beside the road in his wheelchair 
when Pen Chenda, one of our 
Cambodian workers, brought me 
to Pho Kheng's village. 
Immediately Pho Kheng had 
someone turn his chair around and 
wheel him along a path to the 
house where he teaches English 
and Bible lessons. The house 
belongs to relatives who are letting 
him use it as a school. Two boards 
nailed to the edge of the floor of 
the front verandah allow Pho 
Kheng to boost himself out of the 
chair and onto the verandah. Using 
his strong arms, he then scoots 
across the floor and settles beside 
a chalkboard that has the English 
alphabet written on it. 
Sitting here each day, Pho Kheng teaches basic 
English lessons to the people of Kbal Spean Village. 
Since he is an English teacher, I tried speaking to him 
in English. Each time I spoke to him, he would turn to 
Pen Chenda for translation, and then would reply to me 
in Khmer. Later, when I asked Pen Chenda how this 
man could be teaching English since he doesn't seem to 
understand or speak it, I learned that he teaches only the 
basic lessons. He will need someone else to come and 
teach more advanced lessons as his students progress. 
Although it is harvest season in Cambodia, and many 
people were out in the fields, a large group soon gathered 
in Pho Kheng's school room. I learned that some of the 
young people are members of the Pathfinder club that 
Pho Kheng has started. Soon they had distributed song 
books to the growing congregation, and a young lady 
with a bright, clear voice began to sing. Almost everyone 
joined in immediately. They all seemed to know the 
song, and enjoyed singing. After the singing, I was 
invited to speak to the group, and many of the young 
people seemed quite familiar with the Bible, and could 
look up the text I used. Pho Kheng teaches from the 
Way of Life Bible course as well as teaching English. 
On Sabbath mornings, about 30 of his students come to 
the school room to worship God. 
None of his students are 
Christians. They all come from 
a Buddhist background. But 
they are learning to know and 
love Jesus. 
I learned a lot by visiting Pho 
Kheng. Here is a man who has 
every imaginable excuse for not 
sharing his faith. He has limited 
education, he can't get around 
without help from friends. He 
doesn't even have a time he can 
call his own. 
But he has a hope in Jesus. 
And in his own way--using the 
talents and gifts he does have 
instead of focusing on what he 
doesn't have--he is teaching the 
people of Kbal Spean to know 
Jesus as their Saviour. 
If he can do it, so can I. 
Kenneth R. Wade 
How do you share 
your faith in God? 
Must it be difficult? 
Must we attend a 
seven-week 
witnessing course 
before we are fit to 
lead someone to 
know our Saviour? 
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Dear Readers, 
When I was just a boy at home, my parents often 
urged us three children to continue to strive, to exert 
maximum effort till our study or a particular task was 
complete. They knew that in order to complete any 
task, one had to be conscientious and persevering. My 
father often used the expression, "Keep on keeping 
on!" to urge us to get the job done. 
"Keep on keeping on" says to me that I am doing 
well, but the job is not yet complete. It tells me that I 
must not walk away from the job at hand, nor must I 
slacken my effort because the goal has not yet been 
reached. "Keep on keeping on" assures me that success 
will be mine if I continue faithfully with my task. 
My family and I have served the Southeast Asia 
Union Mission for nine and one-half years. We have 
enjoyed each of those years, and have been blessed by 
association with many of you. Now we have been called 
to serve at the Far Eastern Division, where I will be the 
Ministerial Association Secretary. 
We have worked together with you and have put 
forth our best efforts in the work. But our task in the 
SAUM is not yet complete. To each of you I would say, 
"Keep on keeping on!" Continue to give your best till 
Christ's task in our Union field is complete and until 
Jesus comes to take us home. 
When Paul wrote to the believers in Philippi, he 
concluded his message with some pertinent instruction 
for them and for us. In Philippians 3, he sums up the 
essence of his concern for them, and he talks of "keeping 
on." 
First of all, he reminds them of the danger of 
depending on themselves or their talents or their 
advantages for any progress in God's work. He tells of 
his background and education. Paul himself had 
impeccable credentials for a Jew. Yet, as he looked at 
all those human advantages, he says in verse 7 that 
everything that was gain to him before he now counted 
loss for Christ. 
He goes on to reinforce this message by stating that 
he counted "all things but loss for the excellency of the 
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have 
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but 
dung, that I may win Christ." (Phil. 3:8) 
After directing the attention of the believers to Christ--
and away from themselves--Paul states that he does not 
consider that he has succeeded yet, or attained God's 
goal for him as a person. He goes on with this wonderful 
message, "Brethren, I count not myself to have 
apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those 
things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those 
things which are before, I press toward the prize of 
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." 
As we, together, look to the future, let us "press 
toward the mark!" We must stop trying to complete 
the Lord's task in our own strength or wisdom. For too 
many years we have worked hard at trying to finish 
God's task on earth in our own wisdom, in our own 
effort. We must count ourselves and our own efforts as 
loss. We must lose ourselves in Christ and in His love 
and service just as Paul did. And then, when we 
recognize our role in the plan of salvation, let us press 
toward the mark! Let us keep on keeping on! We, 
with Paul, are looking for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus 
Christ! 
Jesus is coming soon. His return is imminent. Do not 
slacken your efforts now. The days ahead will be even 
more glorious than the days we have worked together. 
God's Spirit will be seen in more power in the future 
than we have seen in the past. 
We may play only small roles in the plan of salvation, 
but our roles are crucial. We must keep on keeping on, 
doing Jesus' will. And then, at the end of earth's day, we 
will hear the Saviour say to each of us, "Well done, 
good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy 
Lord." 
May God bless you all. 
George C Johnson 
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Johnson Accepts Call to Division �
The Presses Are Rolling 
The "Advent Movement" continues to live up to its 
name in one of the latest responsibility shifts in Southeast 
Asia, with SAUM President George Johnson having taken 
up his new duties as Ministerial Secretary of the Far 
Eastern Division (FED) as of February 1. 
Pastor George C. Johnson has ably served the 
Southeast Asia Union Mission as its president for the 
past nine and one-half years. However, at its 1992 year-
end session, the Far Eastern Division executive committee 
gave study to filling the vacancy created in the Ministerial 
Association when its secretary, Pastor V. F. Bocala, was 
appointed the new FED secretary. The committee selected 
Pastor Johnson and recommended his name to the General 
Conference, which in turn passed the call on to Pastor 
Johnson. 
Pastor Johnson and his wife, Marilyn, and their three 
children came to the Southeast Asia Union Mission in 
1983, following more than fifteen years of work in the 
Pakistan Union. There, Pastor Johnson had served first 
as a teacher and assistant principal of Pakistan Adventist 
Seminary and College, then as Union secretary, and 
finally as Union president for nearly seven years. 
Here in Southeast Asia, in addition to his responsibilities 
as president, Pastor Johnson was also the Union ADRA 
director. For over a year recently, he was also the acting 
president of the Singapore Adventist Mission. 
The Lord has blessed and prospered the work in this 
Union through the visionary leadership of Pastor Johnson. 
Around the Union there is a spirit of growth and forward 
movement. New developments in Cambodia are opening 
the way for evangelism, and for the first time in many 
years the Seventh-day Adventist church has workers 
based there to carry on the work of the church. 
Mrs. Johnson has also been active in church work. 
Much of her time has been spent teaching at Southeast 
Asia Union College, and she will continue teaching there 
part-time. For the past three and one-half years she has 
been the managing editor of the Messenger magazine. In 
addition, she has also devoted time and energy to writing 
books for the Southeast Asia Publishing House. 
As Pastor and Mrs. Johnson and their youngest child, 
Sameena (Snicki), leave the SAUM for their new 
responsibilities at the Far Eastern Division, the Southeast 
Asia Union Mission staff wish them well and thank them 
for their years of devoted service to the Southeast Asia 
Union Mission. 
-- W. T. Clark, SAUM Acting President 
Southeast Asia Publishing House (SAPH) has recently 
released several new books in various languages. These 
books are available through the literature evangelists, the 
Adventist Book Center, or Southeast Asia Publishing 
House. 
English 
The Heart of the Matter is a 
new book about heart attack, 
written by Marilyn Johnson in 
consultation with various local and 
foreign medical experts. The book 
is written for the common reader 
in this region. 
Though there appears to be a 
strong relationship between heart 
attack and affluence, World Health 
Organization studies show that today even the very poor 
are suffering from heart disease. Furthermore, the "killer, 
heart attack, is not just a disease of old people, as so many 
mistakenly believe. More and more Asians are dying of 
heart attack while they are still in their forties, or even 
younger!" Better watch out! 
The author extensively applies the concept of "an 
ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure." The 
book also deals with recognizing the warning signs, what 
to do in emergency, what diagnostic procedures are 
available today, and how to live with a damaged heart. 
"The book is packed with new, timely and easy-to-
understand information on what I really need to know 
about heart attack," said a businessman. "Now I am 
reading it for the second time, pausing every now and then 
to highlight important lines." This is only one quote from 
much of the positive feedback SAPH has received since 
the publication of the book. 
Tamil 
SAPH has just printed The Heart of the Matter in the 
Tamil language also. The timely release of this book is 
important because studies show that "heart attack deaths 
occur among the Indians of Southeast Asia two to three 
times as often as among the Chinese." 
Many people are interested in correcting the current 
alarming trend, and hopefully this book will benefit many 
who may be high-risk candidates for heart attacks. 
Another newly-printed Tamil book is The Heart's 
Desire, a 50-page message book. Compiled by Pastor and 
Mrs. Thevarajulu, the book contains selected chapters of 
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Desire of Ages and Great Controversy. 
Malay 
Good news! At this time, the 
press is rolling out the pages of 
What Every Christian Should 
Know in the Malay language. This 
is the translation of the 27 
fundamental beliefs of the 
Seventh-day Adventist church. A 
book every Adventist should read! 
Knowing the church's beliefs 
is vital for spiritual growth and 
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Every Adventist home ought 
to have a copy of this book, for "Adventist church 
members can use this book to dig down to the roots of their 
faith--to rediscover the details of truth that excited them 
when they first found the joy of salvation." 
This is also a book that can be given to other Christians 
to introduce them to the Adventist faith. 
The brand new Malay Song Book is in its final proofing 
stage, and is targeted to be out during the first quarter of 
1993. 
The book has 276 songs, 80 of which are newly 
translated songs from the current hymns. The major 
difference between this new hymnal and the old one is that 
the words are placed directly under the music. 
The 255-page book What the Young People should 
Know, by Wim Turambi, is written to give practical 
information to growing teenagers. This book is now 
available. 
Chinese 
Never Say Old This is the name of the 224-page 
forthcoming book in the Chinese language, written by 
Pastor Wong Yew Seng with the central theme of how to 
enjoy the golden years of life. 
Don't be misled by the title! This book isnot exclusively 
for the so-called senior citizens or those intending to retire 
soon. A person who wants to enjoy old age needs to prepare 
early--the earlier the better! 
The book will also help young people to understand old 
folks better, and will help them know how to show 
care and concern for the elderly. 
Wim Turambi, Editor, SAPH 
L.E. Work Sees Progress in 1992 
Literature evangelism in the SAUM has continued to 
grow. During the month of December, 123 LEs sent in 
their monthly reports--an increase of 23 since January 
1992. Recruiting of new LEs is an ongoing process. 
Sales have also increased throughout the Union, with 
total book sales for the year amounting to S$902,833. 
Some missions had only minor sales increases during 
1992, while others showed tremendous growth. Peninsular 
Malaysia, Sabah and Thailand all had more than a 20 
percent increase in sales during the year. 
Most important of all, however, is the work of winning 
souls. During 1992, SAUM literature evangelists saw 96 
baptisms as a direct result of their colporteur ministry. 
With new LEs joining the force, with more new books 
being published for the LEs to sell, and with God's 
continued blessings, the work of spreading the gospel 
will continue to move forward in 1993. 
-- Russell Thomas, Acting Director, 
SAUM Publishing Department 
I CAMBODIA I 
Two Are Baptized in Cambodia 
Three times Seventh-day Adventists have entered 
Cambodia and begun to raise up a church work. The last 
time--in the 1970s--the work was suddenly halted by the 
invasion of the Khmer Rouge forces which were bent on 
"cleansing" the country and caused one of the ugliest 
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blood baths in history. The blood of many Adventists 
was mingled with that of the more than one million 
citizens who were massacred in the years that followed. 
As thousands of Cambodians fled the country, most 
gathered into camps along the Thai border. There, 
many of them met Seventh-day Adventist workers 
who introduced them to Christ. Hundreds accepted 
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Jesus as their Saviour. 
Now that relative peace has returned to the country, 
most of the refugees who were not sent to third countries 
have been repatriated, among them a few scores of 
Adventists. As these have returned, some have been 
letting their lights shine, and new interests are awakening. 
Others who have gone to third countries have written 
back to family and friends, telling them of their new 
faith and encouraging them to find the Adventists. 
The first fruits of these seeds of truth came on January 
30, when Mrs. Puth Souvana and Mrs. Long Chanthorn 
became the first people baptized in Cambodia since the 
outbreak of civil war 13 years ago. 
Mrs. Long Chanthorn had encountered Adventists 
while a refugee in Thailand. She began studying Adventist 
beliefs there in the camp, but was repatriated before she 
completed her Bible studies. Two lay preachers trained 
in the camps, Mr. Pen Chenda and Mr. Van Thorn, 
located her near Phnom Penh and were able to complete 
her preparation for baptism. 
Mrs. Puth Souvana's sister became a Seventh-day 
Adventist while in a camp, but was sent to France. This 
sister wrote back to Souvana, who had tragically lost 
both her husband and her only child in the war, and who 
is now teaching in a school near Phnom Penh. 
After persistent searching, an Adventist worker found 
Souvana. Then Mr. Pen Chenda and Mr. Van Thom 
were able to bring the gospel message to her. 
Already a number of her students are coming to 
Souvana's little house, studying with her and learning 
Christian songs. She has also arranged for another 
Seventh-day Adventist worker to conduct English 
language classes for the teachers in the Middle School 
near her home. Some of these teachers are already coming 
to the Sabbath School meetings in Souvana's house each 
Sabbath. 
-- Daniel Walter, Director, 
Cambodia Attached District 
Lay Bible Workers Finding 
Success in Cambodia 
The Lay Bible Worker Training Program which began 
in the Cambodian refugee camps along the Thai border 
in September 1991has born its first visible fruit, with 
the baptism of two women in the river south of Plmom 
Penh on Sabbath, January 31. Both had been prepared 
for baptism through the ministry of men trained in the 
camps. 
Three groups of Cambodians hold worship services 
in the Phnom Penh area each Sabbath. Pen Chenda and 
Van Thorn, who received their training in Site 2 refugee 
camp, are active in leading these groups, along with 
other Adventist workers in Plutom Penh. 
Hy Van Nareth, another lay Bible worker, was 
responsible for forming the third group. A fourth group 
would like to have worship services each Sabbath, but 
currently just have workers come and teach Bible 
lessons during the week. 
Near Battambang City, lay Bible worker Srei Sophea 
teaches English and Bible lessons in a simple classroom 
that is part of his home. Thirty Kilometers northwest 
of Battambang, two lay Bible workers lead out in 
worship services every Sabbath. Near Sisophon, lay 
Bible worker Pho Kheng teaches, leads worship, and 
also leads a Pathfinder club. In Siem Reap Province, 
Chea Savonen has formed a congregation and has 
even purchased land and begun excavation for the 
construction of a church. 
Another lay Bible worker, Norng Kravan, has recently 
moved to Kompong Thom Province, along with several 
other Adventist refugee families. They will no doubt 
establish a congregation there soon if they have not 
already done so. Preah Vihear Province should also have 
an Adventist congregation soon because Bible worker 
Nyek Monn has moved there, along with several families 
who were members of the church he led in Site 2. 
The Lay Bible Worker Training Program has been 
carried out in the camps under the leadership of Marc 
Coleman, whose work is sponsored by Adventist Frontier 
Missions (AFM) of Berrien Springs, Michigan (USA). 
Other AFM workers Scott and Julie Griswold have also 
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been working in the camps for the past several months. 
Funding for the training program came in part from a 
grant from the General Conference Ministerial 
Association from funds left in trust by an American 
Bible worker who stipulated in her will that the money 
should be used for training Bible workers. 
The work, prayers, and gifts of these of these 
concerned individuals are now leading to a rich harvest 
in Cambodia. 
-- Kenneth R. Wade, 
SAUM Global Mission Coordinator 
I PENINSULAR MALAYSIA I 
Sungai Way Church Keeps Active 
Indian church groups in Peninsular Malaysia are 
generally very fond of church camp meetings. On the 
weekend of November 7 and 8, about 65 members of 
the Sungai Way Church traveled the 70 miles from 
Selangor to the coastal town of Port Dickson by school 
bus and cars for another campmeeting. 
The group enjoyed spiritual and recreational time 
together, with worship talks and testimonies, games and 
campfire, singing, swimming, and plenty of good 
fellowship. The weekend gathering beside the beautiful 
beach brought more closeness among the members, and 
prepared them to renew their responsibilities for the 
Lord for the new year. 
December 5 was another joyous occasion for the 
Sungai Way Indian Church members. After the Sabbath 
worship service, five young people were baptized at the 
Shah's Village swimming pool in nearby Petaling Jaya. 
This brought the total number of baptisms for the year 
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to 14, only one short of the goal which the members had 
set at the beginning of the year. 
The Sungai Way members have not had their own 
place of worship since the government took over the 
property in 1963 to make way for the federal highway. 
Even without a proper place of worship, however, the 
church has continued to grow. Now at least 120 men, 
women and children attend every Sabbath. 
Recently, under the leadership of Pastor V. N. Joseph, 
the group has acquired a piece of land upon which to 
construct a permanent church building. Members are 
now looking forward to worshiping in their own 
sanctuary, hopefully by the end of 1993. 
-- P. Benjamin, Church Ministries Director, PEM 
PEM Holds 
Sabbath School Seminars 
A Sabbath School seminar attracted about 60 
enthusiastic Sabbath School officers and interested church 
members in the Kuala Lumpur Church in late 1992. A 
smaller group also met in the Ipoh church for a similar 
training program. 
The workshops/seminars included intensive but practical 
hands-on training in Sabbath School Action Units, how to 
improve adult Sabbath School programs, and how to teach 
Sabbath School lessons more effectively. 
Local pastors Leong Fai and Toh See Wei, Mrs. Toh, 
and PEM Church Ministries Director P. Benjamin assisted 
SAUM Sabbath School Director Dr. Edmund Siagian 
with the programs. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Sabbath School Director, SAUM 
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I SABAH I 
SASS, GASS 
Have Evaluations 
Both Sabah Adventist Secondary School (SASS) and 
Goshen Adventist Secondary School (GASS) received 
good recommendations following their recent evaluations 
by a team of educators organized by the Education 
Department of the Far Eastern Division. 
These recommendations go to the General Conference 
Board of Regents for the extension of the schools' 
certificates of accreditation. 
Dr. Hedley Eager, chairman of the evaluation team, 
commended the schools on various points. These 
schools both have a high percentage of Seventh-day 
Adventist students. Also, all of the faculty and staff 
members of both schools are active Adventist church 
members. 
A new item in the evaluation procedure is the yearly 
interim report to the Union and the Division education 
departments. This requirement aims to enable school 
administrators and board members to monitor progress 
in complying with the major recommendations of the 
evaluation team. 
Mr. Konis Gabu, Principal of SASS, and Mr. Daniel 
Bagah, Principal of GASS, along with their school board 
members, are to be commended on a job well done in 
helping to make these schools centers from which the 
love of God can radiate throughout the region. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Education Department Director, SA UM 
Seeds of Truth Growing 
at Misusurud 
The July/August 1992 issue of Messenger reported that a 
Youth Task Force from Sabah Adventist Secondary School 
went to the remote and unentered area of Misusurud, where 
the people are animists and are very superstitious. 
Since then, Pastor Saiking Omar, of the Damai district, 
has continued to monitor Bible studies to the people of 
that area. God has been leading in the lives of these 
simple people. Seven of them are now waiting to be 
baptized as soon as the bad weather clears and the village 
becomes more accessible. 
This May, another Youth Task Force group will go 
there to do the initial preparation for the church 
construction and to further reinforce the evangelistic 
work at Misusurud. 
Nelton Bingku, Youth Director, Sabah Mission 
I SARAWAK I 
New Officers Lead in Sarawak 
Pastor Edmund Liah, until recently the Sarawak 
Mission Secretary, was recently appointed to succeed 
Pastor Daniel Walter as Mission president. At the same 
time, the SAUM executive committee asked Pastor 
Lawrence Banyie to serve as secretary of the Sarawak 
Mission. 
Pastor Liah, who holds a Master's degree in Religion, 
began his denominational service in 1969 as a teacher 
in the Sarawak Mission. He served as a departmental 
director of the Mission from 1976 until 1987, when he 
became the Mission secretary. 
Mrs. Liah is a teacher at Sunny Hill School in 
Kuching. The Liahs have two daughters and one son. 
Pastor Banyie, who holds a Master of Pastoral Studies 
(MPS) degree, entered denominational service as an 
assistant evangelist in the Sarawak Mission in 1969. 
Since then, he has served as church pastor and 
departmental director of the Mission. Mrs. Banyie is 
also a teacher at Sunny Hill School. The Banyies have 
one son and one daughter. 
-- C. Y. Wu, Secretary, SA UM 
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Sarawak Secondary Schools 
Evaluated 
Sunny Hill School (College) and Ayer Manis School, 
the only "beacons" of Adventist education in the 
Sarawak Mission, were evaluated by the Far Eastern 
Division educational evaluation team during 1992. 
Dr. Hedley Eager and his six other team members 
found many positive aspects to report, although almost 
any school evaluation turns up certain shortcomings 
which need to receive remedial action and attention 
before the next evaluation. 
Under the leadership of Mr. Joseph Kueh, Ayer Manis 
School is making headway in increasing its enrollment 
and income-generating school industries. 
Sunny Hill School has a good enrollment. It also has 
a good public image, due at least in part to the high 
academic performances of its students. It also offers 
varied post-secondary educational programs. Sunny 
Hill School also has a very attractive new four-storey 
building which houses classroom and administration. 
Following the evaluation, both schools have been 
granted extensions of their certificates of accreditation 
by the General Conference Board of Regents. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Education Department Director, SA UM 
AIIAS Opens Distant Learning 
Center in Kuching 
November 1992 was a special time for 25 teachers 
and pastors in Sarawak as they began an educational 
upgrading program previously unavailable to them 
but now obtainable right at Sunny Hill College in 
Kuching. 
Under the Distant Learning program of the Adventist 
International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in 
the Philippines, those church workers holding college 
degrees are eligible to work toward a Master's degree 
in Education. Of the 25 who took advantage of the 
course work available, 15 are actually pursuing the 
Master's degree. 
Because Southeast Asia Union College (SAUC) in 
Singapore offers the Bachelor's degree in various fields 
of study, each year several pastors and teachers from 
around the Union go to SAUC for upgrading to the 
Bachelor's level. Until now, those wishing to go on for 
a Master's degree have had to go to the Philippines or 
elsewhere abroad. 
In the Distant Learning program, two professors from 
AIIAS will come to Sarawak to conduct two courses 
each year during November, the longest school holiday 
for teachers in Sarawak. Those in the AIIAS program 
may also take one course by correspondence each year. 
Completion of the MA degree in this way may take 
up to six years. Yet the program will serve its purpose 
well in meeting the needs of the many teachers or 
workers who need upgrading but are too tied into other 
responsibilities to get away and attend college or 
university. 
Anyone interested in joining the program or obtaining 
further information about it may write to Pastor Edmund 
Liah or Pastor Lawrence Randig at the Sarawak Mission 
headquarters. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Education Department Director, SA UM 
Walters Leave Sarawak 
On October 16, 1983, the mission Piper Aztec plane 
landed at Kuching International Airport, piloted by 
Pastor Daniel Walter, the new Sarawak Mission pilot. 
He had come in answer to the call for a mission pilot, a 
call placed way back in January 1978 when most of the 
churches in Sarawak were accessible only by jungle 
paths and airstrips. 
In January 1984, Pastor Walter was voted to serve as 
Sarawak Mission Ministerial Association Secretary. 
Later, with the formation of the Church Ministries 
Department, Pastor Walter became the Associate Church 
Ministries Director, and teamed up with his wife, 
Dorothy, who led in the Home and Family Services. 
Pastor Walter engineered the training of Village Lay 
Pastors to make up for the lack of pastoral staff 
throughout the Mission. To date, about 40 Village Lay 
Pastors have been trained and are active lay workers in 
Sarawak. 
The upgrading of pastors and teachers was another 
high priority to Pastor Walter. He has been instrumental 
in securing scholarships for many pastors to study in 
Sarawak and abroad. 
During his stay in Sarawak, Pastor Walter introduced 
camp meetings, which have brought many blessings to 
the thousands of church members who have attended. 
Many new church buildings have also been constructed 
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during his tenure of office. 
From the very beginning of their stay, Pastor and 
Walter have served untiringly in the Sarawak Mission. 
Now, Cambodia presents an unusual opportunity and 
challenge for the church. To strengthen the work force 
in this newly opened field, Pastor Daniel Walter was 
appointed director for the Cambodia Attached District 
at the 1992 year-end committee session of the 
SAUM. 
The Walters left Kuching on January 14, and are 
now busy with their new responsibilities in Phnom Penh, 
Cambodia. 
-- Edmund Liah, President, Sarawak Mission 
I SINGAPORE I 
Tamil Company Has 
Evangelistic Camp 
Singapore's Tamil Company, led by Pastor Joseph 
David, held its first evangelistic campmeeting at the 
Golden Sands resort in Port Dickson, Malaysia, from 
December 13 to 20. 
Pastor Shadrach Samuel from the Madras (India) 
SDA English Church presented 18 messages during the 
week, using the theme "Our God Who Became Man." 
The approximately 100 campers heard repeatedly of 
the surety and the validity of God's promises in His 
Word. 
A Vacation Bible School each morning attracted 
about 35 children. Mrs. Elizabeth David led in the 
program, assisted by several of the women from 
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Singapore and Malaysia. 
While the children were in their VBS programs, the 
adults listened to valuable instruction on healthful living, 
presented by Mr. Sam Govindasamy, Publishing Director 
of the Peninsular Malaysia Mission. 
During the early afternoons, camp pastor V. 
Thevarajulu conducted a baptismal class for about 20 
people, covering the various Adventist doctrines. On 
the last Sabbath of the camp, ten people--including 
seven from the family of Mr. Paul Munirajah--were 
baptized by Pastors Samuel Money and Ken Wade, 
both from the SAUM headquarters. 
Each evening Pastor Samuel Money, Voice of 
Prophecy Director of the SAUM, presented slide 
programs on the sanctuary truth. He taught important 
doctrines of the church in the light of the Bible sanctuary 
services. 
The camp was not all study and no play. Rest time, 
group games and recreation were part of every 
afternoon's activities. 
A Saturday night campfire near the beach found the 
group singing together and giving personal testimonies 
in a relaxed yet reverent atmosphere. Camp evangelist 
Pastor Shadrach Samuel told the group that he had 
never before been to a camp which maintained such a 
high level of spirituality. 
The Seventh-day Adventist Tamil believers in 
Singapore are already making plans for a similar 
evangelistic camp in 1993. Their first camp has given 
them the encouragement to move on with greater 
evangelistic zeal to reach out to more non-Adventists 
among the Tamil population of Singapore. 
-- Samuel Money, 
Voice of Prophecy Director, SAUM 
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"Marathon" Starts with a Big Bang 
Nearly 100 lay leaders from all the Singapore SDA 
churches attended the "Big Bang" on Sabbath afternoon, 
January 16. This was the official launching of a 
Singapore-wide evangelistic campaign, entitled 
"Winning the Marathon of Life," to be held during 
three weekends in May and June. 
The "Winning" theme for the series was chosen to 
tie in with the Southeast Asia Games to be held in 
Singapore from June 12 to 20 this year. 
The "Big Bang"--the starting signal for the 
"Marathon"--began with a praise and worship service, 
in which the evangelism committee members led out in 
singing, responsive reading, and a devotional message. 
Committee chairman Ng Kah Seng's report on plans 
was followed by a question and answer session. Lay 
leaders received instructions and promotion-and-
commitment kits to take back to their churches. The 
meeting ended with a brief consecration service 
conducted by Singapore Mission President Phoon Chek 
Yat. 
During the evangelistic effort, there will be three 
speakers, one for each weekend (Friday through Sunday). 
On May 28-30, Pastor Victor Lee, Chaplain of SDA 
School, will speak on "Man's Life Without Christ." 
During the second weekend, June 4-6, Pastor Warm 
Fanwar, Pastor of the Jurong English Church, will offer 
"Christ the Answer"--the solution to man's search for 
meaning and purpose in life. On the final weekend, 
June 11-13, Pastor Samuel Money will speak on living 
a "Life With Christ." 
The venue for the evangelistic series will be the 
Southeast Asia Union College auditorium. Programs 
will have a running translation into Mandarin. 
-- John Tan, Chaplain, San Yu High School 
SDAS Returns to 
Old Location 
With the completion of the four-storey classroom 
and office block of the Seventh-day Adventist School 
(SDAS) last September, the school is now back at its 
old location at 273 Upper Serangoon Road in Singa-
pore. This was a welcome change after the school's 
long "sojourn" at a leased government school build-
ing several miles away, at Jalan Kayu. 
The construction of the new school building, which 
January/February 1993 
cost approximately $2 million, was made possible 
through a lot of hard work and fund-raising efforts of 
the faculty and students under the leadership of SDAS 
Principal Michael Lim. The Southeast Asia Union Mis-
sion also contributed a large sum to the project. 
The completion of this building is the first stage of 
the school building project. The old main school build-
ing, facing Serangoon Road, still needs to be reno-
vated. 
Christian education is very much alive in Singa-
pore. In addition to the primary and secondary educa-
tion available at SDAS, Singapore educational needs 
are also served by Southeast Asia Union College, San 
Yu High School, and three kindergartens or child care 
centers. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Education Department Director,.SAUM 
Stress Seminar Held with 
Community Group 
The Singapore City Jaycees, a group of young 
businessmen who actively pool their resources to help 
the community at large, co-sponsored a Stress 
Management Seminar with San Yu High School on 
December 4 to 6, 1992, at the school audio-visual hall. 
The seminar was held as a community service in 
conjunction with the National Campaign on Healthy 
Lifestyle. 
Youngberg Adventist Hospital (YAH) personnel 
shared their expertise during the seminar. Speakers 
included YAH specialist-physician Dr. Kent van 
Arsdale, YAH Administrative Officer Mrs. Doreen Ng, 
YAH Director of Counseling Services & Community 
Relations Pastor Jonathan Ng, and local church member 
Dr. Tan Pik Yee. 
Thomson Chinese Church members, under the 
leadership of Pastor Chan Shee Wai, provided support 
through a mini-book exhibition and refreshment 
fellowship at the end of the seminar each night. 
The seminar had two nights of English sessions and 
one Mandarin session, with a total of 60 participants. 
-- John Tan, Chaplain, San Yu High School 
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I THAILAND I 
Chiangmai School Passes Evaluation 
The string of school evaluations throughout the SAUM 
in 1992 ended with the November visit of a team of educators 
to the Chiangmai Adventist Education Center (CAEC) in 
Thailand. The team was led by Dr. Milton Thonnan, director 
of the Far Eastern Division Education Department, 
The academy received a good rating for its certificate 
of accreditation extension, reflecting the good work done 
at the center by Mrs. Merilyn Beveridge and her staff of 
faithful Adventist teachers and workers. 
With about 70 hectares of cultivated farm land and 
school buildings, the Chiangmai campus is the largest 
secondary school campus in the Southeast Asia Union 
Mission territory. 
Chiangmai Adventist Education Center is a real 
training ground for field workers in Thailand, and it is an 
outpost from which the Truth is spread to the hills and 
valleys of the region around and beyond. Staff and 
students of CAEC are truly in the front lines of the 
Lord's army. 
-- Edmund Siagian, 
Education Department Director, SAUM 
SOUTHEAST ASIA UNION COLLEGE 
Faculty Changes 
Several changes in faculty have recently occurred at 
Southeast Asia Union College (SAUC). 
Pastor Ng Kah Seng, former pastor of the SAUC 
Seventh-day Adventist Church for several years, has 
assumed responsibilities as the chairman of the Theology 
department at the college. As church pastor, he had 
already been teaching part-time, but is now teaching on a 
full-time basis. 
Pastor Ng's appointment as department chairman came 
when Dr. Phoon Chek Yat was asked to serve as president 
of the Singapore Adventist Mission. Dr. Phoon continues 
to teach part-time and to supervise theology students in 
their field work assignments in the local churches. 
Mrs. Dorothy Massengill joined the faculty of SAUC 
beginning January 1. She is a graduate of Atlantic Union 
College and Andrews University (USA), where she 
received a Master's degree in Family Studies. For 16 
years she has been teaching in SDA schools, most recently 
at Indiana Academy in the United States. She came to 
Singapore when her husband became treasurer of the 
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Southeast Asia Union Mission in late 1992. 
Mrs. Massengill's present assignment is in the English 
Language program, and she is also assisting in the 
Administrative Office. Beginning with the March quarter 
at SAUC, she will be teaching full-time in English and 
Education. 
Enrollment Report 
The 1993 academic year at SAUC has begun with 191 
students. Of these, 32 are new to the college. 
The largest academic department is Business 
Administration, in which nearly one-half of the students 
are enrolled. 
The college continues to exhibit an international 
composition, with students coming from 24 countries 
from around the world. 
Graduation and Scholarship Awards 
On the weekend of November 20-21, graduation 
services marked the completion of certificate and degree 
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programs for the Class of '92. 
Speakers for the weekend included Dr. Sally Phoon, 
Director of Training and Education at Gleneagles Hospital 
in Singapore, who encouraged the class to have "An 
Invincible Faith"; Dr. W. S. Bassham, President of the 
Thailand Adventist Mission, who spoke on "Cataclysms, 
Cacophonies, and Cocoons"; and Commencement 
speaker Dr. Ottis Edwards, outgoing President of the Far 
Eastern Division, who challenged the class to reach for 
"The Impossible Dream." 
During the graduation services, scholarship awards 
were also presented to students with excellent academic 
achievements. Christopher Hwang Tzu Tzian received 
the first annual Gordon Hare Math Award. This was 
presented by Dr. Hare himself. A teacher at Walla Walla 
College, Dr. Hare had made a cash donation for the 
SAUC Math and Science Department following the one 
quarter he spent teaching mathematics at SAUC in 1991. 
The college decided to establish an academic award with 
a portion of that gift. 
The Hack Memorial Award gives quarterly awards 
for academic achievement in mathematics and science. 
These awards for the third quarter went to Christopher 
Hwang, Finola Koubong, and Johnson Alagappan. 
A third award, the Li Alan award for academic 
excellence, recognizes the two students earning the 
highest grade point average at SAUC during the preceding 
three quarters. This year's recipients of the Li Ahn award 
were Waqas Hussain and Mark Wong Hwai Ping. 
-- Gary Brendel, Academic, SAUC 
I AWR ASIA I 
AWR offers messages for the whole person-- for 
physical, mental, social as well as spiritual needs. Thus, 
an hour's program may include a section on health, 
another on family life, another for children, and of course, 
a strictly devotional message. 
In many languages there are programs on archaeology, 
youth problems, child care and diet--all from the Bible-
centered, Adventist perspective. 
The Mandarin language schedule includes programs 
to help listeners learn English as a second language. One 
of the textbooks for this course is, naturally, the Bible. 
Music is also included, with a hymn sing-along for 
one program. Listeners may write in for a copy of the 
words and learn to sing with the programs. 
Through the variety of programs, AWR presents the 
full Seventh-day Adventist message. Thus, individuals 
and even whole villages "become Adventists" by 
listening to the radio. 
Daily Schedule: 
1500 Sun, Wed & Sat --Tamil; Mon & Thur -- Malayalam; 
Tue & Fri -- Marathi. 
1600 Sun, Tue, Thur & Sat -- Hindi; Mon, Wed & Fri -- Telugu. 
1700 Sat, Thur & Fri -- Tagalog; Sun & Thur Ilonggo; 
Mon & Wed -- Cebuuano. 
Broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays only. 
January/February 1993 
ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO-ASIA Z-93 SCHEDULE 
March 28, 1992 through September 28, 1993 
S'PORE 
LANGUAGE(S) 
FREQ (kHz) 
MB 
8000 
Burmese 
15610 
19 
9000 
English (Bangla) 
15610 
19 
1000 
English' 
13720 
22 
1100 
Mandarin' 
13720 
22 
1200 
Mandarin* 
13720 
22 
1300 
Mandarin' 
13720 
22 
1400 
Mandarin' 
13720 
22 
1500 
Mandarin' 
13720 
22 
1600 
Shanghainese , Minan 
13720 
22 
1700 
Hakka, Cantonese 
13720 
22 
1800 
Russian 
9530 
31 
1900 
Indonesian 
13720 
22 
2000 
Tagalog 
13720 
22 
Cebuuano, Ilonggo 
2100 
Korean 
9650 
31 
2200 
Burmese 
13720 
22 
2300 
Indian 
13720 
22 
2400 
Indian 
13720 
22 
0100 
English' 
13720 
22 
0200 
Swahili' 
13720 
22 
0300 
0400 
Mandarin 
9495 
31 
0500 
Mandarin 
9495 
31 
0600 
Indonesia 
15610 
19 
0700 
English 
15610 
19 
13 
Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring: 
Jesus is coming again! 
Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyfiil and sing; 
Jesus is coming again! 
Heavings of earth, tell the vast, 
wondering throng: 
Jesus is coming again! 
Tempests and whirlwinds, 
the anthem prolong; 
Jesus is coming again! 
Nations are angry; by this we do know 
Jesus is coming again! 
Knowledge increases; men run to and fro; 
Jesus IS coining again! 
and in My name you are 
imprecation, throngs of evil 
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Deliverance! 
�
With �
earnest 
longing, God's people 
await... their coming 
King... [In the time of 
trouble which is soon 
to come] like the 
melody of angel songs 
the words [will] fall 
upon the ear: "Stand 
fast to your allegiance. 
Help is coming." 
Christ, the almighty 
Victor, holds out to His 
weary soldiers a crown 
of immortal glory; and 
His voice comes from 
the gates ajar: "Lo, I 
am with you. Be not 
afraid. I am acquainted 
with all your sorrows; I 
have borne your griefs. 
You are not warring 
�
against �
untried 
enemies. I have fought 
the battle in your behalf, 
more than conquerors." 
The precious Saviour will send help just when we 
need it. The way to heaven is consecrated by His 
footprints. Every thorn that wounds our feet has 
wounded His. Every cross that we are called to bear 
He has borne before us. The Lord permits conflicts, to 
prepare the soul for peace. The time of trouble is a 
fearful ordeal for God's people; but it is the time for 
every true believer to look up, and by faith he may see 
the [rainbow] of promise encircling him. 
"The redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come 
with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be 
upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; 
and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. I, even I, 
am He that comforteth you..." Isaiah 51:11, 12. 
When the protection of human laws shall be 
withdrawn from those who honor the law of God, there 
will be, in different lands, a simultaneous movement 
for their destruction. As the time appointed in the 
decree draws near, the 
people will conspire to 
root out the hated 
sect... 
The people of God--
some in prison cells, 
some hidden in solitary 
retreats in the forests 
and the mountains--still 
plead for divine 
protection, while in 
every quarter com-
panies of armed men, 
urged on by hosts of 
evil angels, are 
preparing for the work 
of death. It is now, in 
the hour of utmost 
extremity, that the God 
of Israel will interpose 
for the deliverance of 
His chosen... 
With shouts of 
triumph, jeering, and 
men are about to rush 
upon their prey, when, lo, a dense blackness, deeper 
than the darkness of the night, falls upon the earth. 
Then a rainbow, shining with the glory from the throne 
of God, spans the heavens and seems to encircle each 
praying company. The angry multitudes are suddenly 
[stopped]. Their mocking cries die away. The objects 
of their murderous rage are forgotten. With fearful 
forebodings they gaze upon the symbol of God's 
covenant and long to be shielded from its overpowering 
brightness... 
It is at midnight that God manifests His power for the 
deliverance of His people. The sun appears, shining in its 
strength. Signs and wonders follow in quick succession. 
The wicked look with terror and amazement..., while the 
righteous behold with solemn joy the tokens of their 
deliverance. Everything in nature seems turned out of its 
course. The streams cease to flow. Dark, heavy clouds 
come up and clash against each other. In the midst of the 
angry heavens is one clear space of indescribable glory, 
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whence comes the voice of God like the sound of many 
waters, saying: "It is done." Revelation 16:17. 
That voice shakes the heavens and the earth. There is 
a mighty earthquake...The mountains shake like a reed 
in the wind, and ragged rocks are scattered on every 
side...The sea is lashed into fury...The whole earth heaves 
and swells like the waves of the sea...Great hailstones...are 
doing their work of destruction. The proudest cities of 
the earth are laid low...Prison walls are rent asunder, and 
God's people, who have been held in bondage for their 
faith, are set free. 
Graves are opened, and "many of them that sleep in 
the dust of the earth...awake, some to everlasting life, 
and some to shame and everlasting contempt." Daniel 
12:2... 
Soon there appears in the east a small black cloud, 
about half the size of a man's hand. It is the cloud which 
surrounds the Saviour...The people of God know this to 
be the sign of the Son of man. In solemn silence they 
gaze upon it as it draws nearer the earth, becoming 
lighter and more glorious, until it is a great white cloud, 
its base a glory like consuming fire, and above it the 
rainbow of the covenant. Jesus rides forth as a mighty 
conqueror...With anthems of celestial melody the holy 
angels, a vast, unnumbered throng, attend Him on His 
way..."ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands 
of thousands."...No crown of thorns now mars that sacred 
head, but a diadem of glory rests on His holy brow. His 
countenance outshines the dazzling brightness of the 
noonday sun. "And he hath on His vesture and on His 
thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords." 
Revelation 19:16... 
The righteous cry with trembling: "Who shall be able 
to stand?" The angels' song is hushed, and there is a 
period of awful silence. Then the voice of Jesus is heard, 
saying: "My grace is sufficient for you." The faces of 
the righteous are lighted up, and joy fills every heart. 
And the angels strike a note higher and sing again as they 
draw still nearer to the earth. 
Amid the reeling of the earth, the flash of lightning, 
and the roar of thunder, the voice of the Son of God calls 
forth the sleeping saints..."Awake, awake, awake, ye 
that sleep in the dust, and arise! "Throughout the length 
and breadth of the earth the dead shall hear that voice, 
and they that hear shall live...From the prison house of 
death they come, clothed with immortal glory, crying: 
"0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy 
victory'?" I Corinthians 15:55. And the living righteous 
and the risen saints unite their voices in a long, glad 
shout of victory... 
Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped 
for, contemplated with eager anticipation, but never fully 
understood. 
The living righteous are changed "in a moment, in 
the twinkling of an eye." At the voice of God they were 
glorified; now they are made immortal and with the risen 
saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the air. Angels 
"gather together His elect from the four winds, from one 
end of heaven to the other." Little children are borne by 
holy angels to their mothers' arms. Friends long separated 
by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of 
gladness ascend together to the City of God. 
On each side of the cloudy chariot are wings, and 
beneath it are living wheels; and as the chariot rolls 
upward, the wheels cry, "Holy," and the wings, as they 
move, cry "Holy," and the retinue of angels cry, "Holy, 
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." And the redeemed 
shout, "Alleluia!" as the chariot moves onward toward 
the New Jerusalem... 
Upon the heads of the overcomers, Jesus with His 
own right hand places the crown of glory. For each there 
is a crown, bearing his own "new name" ..In every hand 
are placed the victor's palm and the shining harp. Then, 
as the commanding angels strike the note, every hand 
sweeps the harp strings with skillful touch, awaking 
sweet music in rich, melodious strains. Rapture 
unutterable thrills every heart, and each voice is raised in 
grateful praise... 
Before the ransomed throng is the Holy City. Jesus 
opens wide the pearly gates, and the nations that have 
kept the truth enter in. There they behold the Paradise of 
God, the home of Adam in his innocency. Then that 
voice, richer than any music that ever fell on mortal ear, 
is heard, saying: "Your conflict is ended." "Come, ye 
blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for 
you from the foundation of the world." 
-- The Great Controversy, pp. 613-646 
January/February 1993 �
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The Messenger 
Editorial 
Dear Readers, 
It is with regret that I must say "farewell" to each of you. 
The recent transfer of my husband, Pastor George Johnson, to 
the Far Eastern Division headquarters has necessitated a change 
in my work assignment as well. 
For the past three and a half years, it has been my privilege 
to do the editing of MESSENGER My only hope is that it 
has been as much of a blessing to each of you as it has been to 
me, that it has given you both news and inspiration. 
I am indeed grateful--to many of you for your support and 
for your kind letters from time to time. And to the many 
faithful workers throughout the Southeast Asia Union Mission--
our writers, without whom there would have been no news to 
print. To Pastor Ken Wade and Mr. Lauren Johnson for 
producing the last two issues of the magazine while I was on 
furlough. And most of all, to God for His guidance and 
blessing in allowing me to serve in this way. 
As I say farewell, I wish above all else that God may draw 
each one of you closer to Him day by day, that He may keep 
you and me faithful to Him until Jesus comes. 
We know that truly the hour IS nearing. The signs are all 
around us--the sin and perversion everywhere, the breaking 
down of family ties, the false religions and false Christs 
arising, and the natural disasters. Yet we know that we need 
not fear for the future, except as we forget how God has led us 
in the past. 
Our only safety is in daily spending time with God, learning 
to love and depend on Him, studying His Word and applying 
it to our lives. We must surely "pray without ceasing"--ever 
vigilant against the trickery, the deceitfulness, of the devil. 
Then, when the trouble is at an end, Christ will come to 
deliver His people. God will wipe away all tears from our 
eyes. And all the redeemed together will rejoice: "Lo, this is 
our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us" 
(Isaiah 25:9). 
I look forward to meeting each one of you then! 
Marilyn Johnson 
SOUTHEAST ASIA UNION MISSION DIRECTORY 
C. Y. Wu �
 Acting President 
C. Y. Wu �
 Secretary, Religious Liberty 
Torn Massengill �
 Treasurer 
Peter Woug �
 Associate Treasurer 
Steven Gob, Simon Sun �
 Auditors 
Shirley Chapman �
 Family Ministry 
Shiminar Koubong �
 Church Ministries 
Samuel Money �
 VOP, Assistant Conummication 
Braam Oberholster �
 Publishing 
Edmund Siagian �
 Education, Associate CM 
�
 Health & Temperance 
Health Care, Spirit of Prophecy 
�
ADRA 
Kenneth R. Wade �
 Ministerial, Communication 
Dorothy Walter �
 Child Evangelism 
Shepherdess International 
LOCAL MLSSION DIRECTORY 
Peninsular Malaysia 
166-A Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Telephone: 242 7795 
David Leoh �
President 
�
 Secretary 
Lai Swee Chan �
Treasurer 
Sabah 
P. 0. Box 7, 89257 Trunparuli, Sabah, Malaysia 
Telephone: 782346, 782244; Fax: (088) 782346 
Charles S. Ciaban �
President 
Mansor Gingging �
Secretary 
Lim See Hin) �
 Treasurer 
Sarawak 
P. 0. Box 41, 93700 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 
Telephone: 242340, 242341, 242342; Fax: 242343 
Edmmuid M. Lich �
President 
Lawrence Banyie �
Secretary 
Ishak Simatupang �
 Treasurer 
Singapore 
90 Jurong East Street 13, Singapore 2260 
Telephone: 561 0022; Fax: (65) 562 4923 
Phoon Chek Yat �
President 
John S. K. Ho �
Secretary-Treasurer 
Thailand 
Prakanong Post Office Box 234, Bangkok 10110, Thailand 
Telephone: 391 0525, 391 3595, 381 1928; Fax: (662) 381 1424 
W. S. Bassliam �
President 
Rungsit Sacking �
Secretary 
Betty Chin-JongsuicsaMpom �
Treasurer 
INSTITUTIONAL DIRECTORY 
Mission College �
S linee Navrunaratna 
Mission Health Food Company �
Ken Myers 
Southeast Asia Union College �
K. S. Koh 
Southeast Asia Publishing House �Wong Yew Seng 
Thailand Publishing House �
 Solomon S. Agdon 
Bangkok Adventist Hospital �
Ronald W. Brody 
Penang Adventist Hospital �
 William Laspe 
Phuket Adventist Hospital �
Nursia Supunavong 
Youngberg Adventist Hospital �
Joshua Gob 
The Messenger is published bi-mondily as the official organ of the 
Southeast Asia Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, 251 Upper 
Serangoon Road, Singapore 1334. Tel: 284 7281; Fax: 284 7757 
Editor �
C. Y. Wu 
Managing Editor �
 Marilyn Johnson 
Circulation Manager �
C. Y. Wu 
Layout and Printing by Southeast Asia Publishing House 
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