Vol. 59 
Second Quarter, 1970 
THE THIRTEENTH SABBATH OFFERING OVERFLOW 
FOR THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN DIVISION WILL: 
e Provide a modern evangelistic center for Berlin-
Neuke511n, near the Wall. 
e Build an old people's residential home in Berlin-
Charlottenburg. 
e Add a new modern wing to Waldfriede Hospital in 
Berlin. 
Paul Wiesenberg, a student in the 
Waldfriede Hospital School of 
Nursing, Berlin-Zehlendorf, is 
an ardent lay worker in his 
community who has visited 16,789 
families in a little more than 
a year, distributing literature 
and praying with the people he 
meets. For a further account of 
his activities, read the article 
for April 25 by Helmut Mayer. 
No. 2 
Mr. Wiesenberg, surveying some of 
the literature he uses in his work. 
Active worker Paul Wiesenberg, presenting 
his literature at the doors of the people. 
-i' 
SPECIAL 
NOTICE 
HELPFUL 
HINTS 
ON 
GIVING 
THE 
MISSION 
TALK 
. : 
The WORLD MISSION REPORT, formerly the Missions 
Quarterly, now follows the practice of publishing some 
mission stories of a general nature and some especially 
relating to the field to receive the Thirteenth Sabbath 
Offering overflow. This is in harmony with an action 
taken at the 1966 General Conference Presession Ad-
visory Committee meeting of the Sabbath School De-
partment, at which there was representation from all 
world divisions. 
TELL THE STORY: Each article is divided into three 
sections: the introduction, the body, and the appeal. 
This is done to help you tell the story. Please do not 
read it. Prepare well in advance. 
GATHER ADDITIONAL FACTS: Do some research on 
the area you will be talking about. Consult an atlas, 
maps, encyclopedias, National Geographic, et cetera. 
Weave these additional facts into the story at appro-
priate places. 
· 
MAKE THE STORY LIVE: Be enthusiastic and present 
the story in an appealing manner. From time to time 
during the quarter have each member look at the map 
on his lesson quarterly, or use may be made of the 
large Stewart Design wall map obtainable through your 
Book and Bible House. Draw attention to the statisti(;S 
-the number of judgment-bound souls, the number 
of Sabbath Schools, churches, and church members, 
particularly the country featured in the reading for 
the day. Appeal for a good general missions offering 
each particular Sabbath, and remind all to make pro-
··•vision for a generous offering for. the special projects 
on, the thirteenth Sabbath. 
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SABBATH, APRIL 4 
Berlin Needs Your Help 
by Heinz Vogel 
[The author was born in an Adventist home. 
His father was business manager of the Frie-
densau (Free' den sow) Missionary Seminary, 
the oldest Adventist school in Europe. Brother 
Heinz Vogel has been in the ministry in the 
area that belongs now to East Germany, and 
in Berlin. He was for six years president of 
the Berlin Conference, which was founded after 
the division of Berlin, until . he was elected 
secretary of the Central European Division in 
1969.] 
INTRODUCTION 
"Berlin is 
worth the journey." This is a famous 
German saying, and has attracted 
many a visitor to this most interesting 
town in the heart of Germany. Today 
everybody is invited to pay a visit to 
Berlin, at least in thought. We have 
decided to fly from Hamburg, which 
takes only thirty minutes. By road we 
would have to pass through border 
controls, which often cause long de-
lays. Arriving at Berlin we are some-
what surprised to find a very active 
town. Twenty-five years after World 
War II, when the town was almost 
completely destroyed, West Berlin has 
a population of some 2.5 million. 
Seventh-day 
Adventists 
have 
been living in Berlin for some sev-
enty years now. One Sunday morn-
ing in 1891 a faithful literature 
evangelist was going from door to 
door in this city. He met a lady 
who belonged to the Baptist Church 
and discussed with her various doc-
trinal questions, and finally asked 
her whether she thought that God's 
commandments could be changed. 
As she was an honest Christian, she 
thought for a minute and finally 
realized that the only answer she 
could give was a negative one. She 
invited the literature evangelist in 
to discuss this question with her 
and her husband. These were the 
first people in Berlin to hear the 
Seventh-day 
Adventist 
message. 
Soon after this, Bible studies were 
conducted and the first believers 
were baptized. Since then thousands 
of life-seeking souls have been 
found and baptized in this world-
famous city. 
In the years that followed, up to 
5,000 Adventists gathered together 
at 
conference 
sessions 
in 
this 
former German capital. Berlin had 
become the center of the Adventist 
work in Germany. Although it has 
suffered heavy losses and hindrances 
during 
the 
war, 
today 
about 
2,000 church members, friends, and 
children gather each Sabbath in the 
15 churches dispersed throughout 
the various sectors of West Berlin. 
F·or some years it was necessary, 
as in other parts of the world, to 
hold services in rented buildings 
and rooms. Because of the increase 
in the cost of living, the rents pay-
able on these places also increased, 
so much so that they became un-
economical. It was much better both 
for the reputation of the church and 
financially for new churches to be 
erected instead of paying such 
burdensome rents. 
Today our special attention is 
drawn to one church in Berlin whose 
200 members assemble each Sab-
bath in a private flat. After the war 
it was necessary for this church to 
conduct several services each Sab-
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bath, to enable the participation of 
all the members and visitors. One 
Sabbath, about one year before the 
war ended, the church was gathered 
to celebrate Communion. During 
the service an air-raid alarm was 
heard, but the minister and the 
church members decided to continue 
with the service. While the minister 
shared the bread and wine in re-
membrance of the death of our 
Saviour, the walls trembled from 
the explosion of the heavy bombs 
that were falling on the city. Trust-
ing the words of the psalmist who 
said, "A thousand shall fall at thy 
side, and ten thousand at thy right 
hand; but it shall not come nigh 
thee," the church members stayed 
until the service was over. The 
neighborhood had been devastated, 
but none of the church members 
were injured, and not one of their 
homes had been destroyed. 
During the many bombing at-
tacks on Berlin, the house where the 
church used to assemble was also 
hit. The church elder, Brother Gus-
tav Guager, who also lived in the 
house, was a man of courage. Most 
of the city was burning, and this 
house also had caught fire, and the 
elder put all his energy into ex-
tinguishing the flames on the roof, 
without paying any heed to his own 
life. By this act of devotion not only 
the meeting room but the whole 
house was saved. When the owner 
of the house heard about that he 
promised the church that they could 
stay in his house as long as this 
brother lived. After some time 
Brother Guager, who was over 
eighty years old, died. The son of 
the owner wanted to relet the rooms 
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at a much increased cost, which 
made it necessary for the church to 
move. Normally there is not one 
square yard of building space avail-
able in this crowded part of Berlin, 
but God has answered the prayers 
of His people. 
Because of financial problems one 
of the citizens of this district was 
forced to sell his estate, which en-
abled the Adventists to purchase 
the necessary land on which to build 
an evangelistic center, which will be 
erected soon. However, it is impos-
sible for the members of the church 
in Berlin to provide the necessary 
funds alone. The proportion of old 
to young people in Berlin is two to 
one, therefore our churches consist 
mostly of elderly people whose sole 
income is from government pen-
sion. Nevertheless, they are very 
generous in bringing their offer-
ings. They especially have a keen 
realization of the needs in the mis-
sion fields throughout the world. 
Very often church members give 
all the money they have saved in 
the past years, but what is that in 
view of the task we have in this 
large city of Berlin? 
MJQQI!M It is therefore neces-
sary to appeal to all the Sabbath 
Schools around the world to bring a 
special Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, 
the overflow of which will in part be 
used for a proper meeting place in 
Berlin. It is an absolute necessity to 
have modern evangelistic centers that 
attract the masses. According to Walter 
H. Nelson, in The Berliners Their 
Saga and Their City, page 251, "West 
Berlin . . . has always had the highest 
suicide rate in the world." The peo-
pie of this great city need the comfort 
and hope of the gospel of Christ. I am 
sure that you will agree that evangel-
istic campaigns cannot be conducted in 
an ordinary flat. The members of our 
church in Berlin, in the N eukolln 
(Noi'kuln') section of the city, are 
waiting eagerly for the day when they 
can rightly proclaim to the public the 
message of the returning Lord. Ber-
lin would like to take this opportunity 
to thank you for your help and cor-
dially invite you to come and see for 
yourselves how your offerings have 
been used to win precious souls to the 
kingdom of heaven. 
SABBATH, APRIL 11 
"Serve One Another" 
by Daniel Schuettler 
[The author was born in Romania. When he 
was five years old his mother became a Sev-
enth-day Adventist. That was something very 
peculiar in the little village where they lived. 
One night their 
house 
was 
surrounded 
by 
men, and all the windows were broken and 
his mother was threatened because of her 
faith. Daniel Schuettler was baptized when he 
was twenty years old. He attended Marien-
hoehe (Marie' en-hay) Missionary College from 
1949-1953, and then Newbold College in Eng-
land, and the French Adventist Seminary in 
Collonges. In 1966 he was appointed secre-
tary of the Berlin Conference. He is now man-
ager of the Old People's Home and treasurer 
of the Building Association in West Berlin.] 
Since 
the 
end of the war in 1945, the troops of 
the four great powers have been sta-
tioned in Berlin. The town has been 
divided into four sectors. Because of 
this the town has a special character, 
inasmuch as Berlin is not only an inter-
national but also a divided city. The 
church had to consider this fact, and 
some changes were necessary. The post-
war period brought considerable bur-
dens upon the church. In this report, 
Sabbath School members throughout 
the world will be informed about the 
welfare department in Berlin. 
In the area that comprises the 
American, British, and French sec-
tors, live almost 2.5 million people. 
A fifth of this population is over 65 
years old. The authorities try to 
help the elderly people as much as 
possible, as they are often separated 
from their relatives because of the 
Wall. Many, because of this and 
their loneliness, need both financial 
assistance and spiritual comfort. 
Our fifteen churches in Berlin 
seriously try to follow the Biblical 
admonition "Serve one another." 
Besides public evangelistic cam-
paigns conducted by our pastors, 
efforts are being made to discover 
ways of reaching the people in their 
homes. One youth group, for ex-
ample, has carefully planned visits 
to elderly people and families with 
many children, so that they can help 
them. At the end of their first visit 
they fix the date for their next call. 
Both sides are enthusiastic about 
this work. Elderly people are often 
unable to care for themselves alone. 
Our young people actively contrib-
ute to the improvement and com-
fort of the daily lives of these peo-
ple. It may be by taking coal from 
the cellar up to a sixth floor flat, or 
by cleaning the windows or some-
thing else, and to those who have 
bad sight they read our literature, 
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which they are always distribuHng. 
The elderly people are not only very 
grateful, but the seed falls often 
upon good ground. 
The fact that Berlin has twice 
as many elderly people as any other 
German city affects, of course, our 
churches. Fifty per cent of our 
church members are over sixty-five 
years old. Therefore, it is necessary 
for us to have an active welfare de-
partment which will meet the needs 
of our own people as well as others. 
Berlin is in the happy position of 
having a fully employed welfare 
worker. But although Berlin is very 
much like an island, it is still some-
times necessary to travel distances 
of up to thirty miles. F·or this 
reason a house in the district of 
Steglitz was bought and trans-
formed into a retirement home for 
sixty elderly people. Of the few 
non-Adventists who were also ac-
cepted, six people were baptized into 
the church during one year. It was 
in this way that institutions of the 
welfare department were also a 
means of saving precious souls. At 
two other places in Berlin hot meals 
are being distributed at dinnertime 
to unfortunate people by five volun-
teer workers from our church. 
The press too has recently been 
asking all the inhabitants of Ber-
lin to care more for their neighbors. 
It has happened that people have 
died and were not found until s-ome 
days later, because they were alone 
in the world. Nobody had felt re-
sponsible for his or her elderly 
neighbor. 
The 
government, 
the 
state churches, and the welfare so-
cieties have now started to build 
homes for these elderly citizens. 
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The Seventh-day Adventist Wel-
fare Society also wants to build 
such an old people's retirement 
home ·on their property in the sub-
urb of Charlottenburg, Berlin. A 
six-story 
building 
is 
planned, 
which will have sixteen single flats 
and six double flats. This would 
mean that the elderly people could 
be looked after much more easily. 
The church is also situated on the 
same premises, so the proximity of 
the two buildings would enable these 
elderly occupants to take a more 
active part in church work. Expe-
rience has shown that such elderly 
people are especially faithful in 
giving their tithes and offerings. 
Some of them have already dona ted 
all of their savings, and other or-
ganizations have also promised sub-
stantial financial backing. 
M)QQI!W We are certain that 
our appeals will not be in vain. We 
ask 
all 
Sabbath 
School 
members 
around the world to bring a special 
sacrificial offering for Berlin on this 
thirteenth Sabbath. The city of Ber-
lin has many friends in every part of 
the world, but we believe that among 
its best friends are the many Sabbath 
School members. Berlin with its plans 
for an old people's home needs the 
help of its best friends. Only in that 
way will it be possible to make the 
plans a reality and provide adequate 
physical and spiritual facilities for 
the elderly members, and also win 
souls for the kingdom of heaven. 
"Our gold and silver, our most precious 
earthly possessions, ... will be freely devoted 
to Him who loved us, and gave Himself for 
us."-The Desire of Ages, p. 65. 
SABBATH, APRIL 18 
Missionary Work in the 
Hospital 
by H. Leue 
[For more than twenty-five years, Brother Leue 
was responsible for the second largest hospital 
in Europe. Then he became administrative di-
rector of the Seventh-day Adventist Waldfriede 
Hospital in Bertin, in the suburb of Zehlen-
dorf. In addition to his professional duties, 
he has been for many years the church elder 
of the hospital church.] 
INTRODUC'riON 
World War 
I, which started in 1914 and ended 
after hard and destructive fighting, not 
only caused the death of many people 
but left many deep wounds. In Ger-
many a time of economic depression 
started, due to revolution and strikes. 
Every hour money lost more of its 
value. The prices of consumer goods 
went up several times a day. In the 
big cities the people suffered from 
hunger, and unemployment caused 
much depression and hopelessness. 
It was during this difficult time 
that the leading brethren of the 
denomination in Germany decided 
to lay the foundation for medical 
missionary work in Europe through 
the erection or purchase of a hos-
pital. A young missionary-minded 
doctor was chosen to make the nec-
essary steps. After much prayer 
and effort he found a sanatorium 
with 39 beds for sale. It was situa-
ted in a wonderful forest area in 
the outskirts of Berlin. Therefore 
it was named Waldfriede, which 
means "the peace of the forest." 
Obtaining the necessary capital 
proved to be a problem, but the 
young doctor and his faithful help-
ers went ahead with zeal and faith. 
There were many things to do be-
fore the first patient could be ac-
cepted. It was a troublesome time 
with many strikes and other inse-
curities, and so it was decided to 
buy a watchdog for the night watch-
man. Inflation had reached its limit 
at that time, and the situation had 
become so terrible that the price 
of the watchdog was higher than 
the purchase price paid for the 
property itself. But although many 
difficulties had to be faced, the 
workers were hopeful. Soon the 
number of beds was increased to 
sixty, and after a short time the 
institution became the Waldfriede 
Hospital. When the number of beds 
had risen to one hundred and ten, 
the hospital obtained permission to 
conduct a state recognized nursing 
school. That was of great impor-
tance. In the following years more 
land was purchased and new build-
ings erected, which increased the 
number of beds to one hundred and 
forty. 
Then came World War II and 
new suffering, trouble, and great 
disaster. But God held out His pro-
tecting hand over His work. Though 
the surroundings of the hospital 
were destroyed, the hospital itself 
was not damaged. When the diffi-
cult postwar years were overcome, 
the number of beds was increased 
to 186 by erecting another building. 
But after this enlargement, not only 
the accommodations for the staff 
and nurses proved to be inadequate, 
but old buildings had to be removed 
and others rebuilt. Some of the 
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houses were about seventy years 
old and did not meet up with the 
current requirements. Thanks to a 
gift, the heating facilities were re-
newed. But in order to do this, three 
huge underground oil tanks had to 
be installed, for which a special 
crane was necessary. The crane had 
to be brought to Berlin in single 
parts. It was said that the assembly 
of the crane would take four days 
and the brethren were a little doubt-
ful whether the work would be fin-
ished before Sabbath. It was there-
fore decided to bring this matter 
before God in prayer. The work of 
the assembly was expected to begin 
on Monday morning, but everything 
seemed to go wrong. The mechanics 
only started on Wednesday, and al-
though 
they 
worked 
overtime, 
everyone could see that they would 
not be finished by Friday night. 
The Sabbath rest, together with 
the national laws on Sunday ob-
servance, would have meant a high 
penalty for the hospital for non-
fulfillment of a contract. Once again 
the brethren went down on their 
knees to pray. A discussion with 
the chief engineer did not bring 
much satisfaction. He said that he 
would ask the workers not to cause 
too much disturbance during the 
service on Sabbath morning. But 
when it was explained to him that 
not any work should be done from 
Friday sunset until Saturday sun-
set he said, "You must be Seventh-
day 
Adventists." 
When 
asked 
whether he knew anything about 
Seventh-day 
Adventists, 
he an-
swered, "Oh, yes, I have an aunt 
who is one and I like her very 
much." He then went to the police 
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and obtained a special license m 
order to finish the work on Sunday 
instead of Sabbath. This incident 
impressed not only the patients but 
also all the neighbors of the Wald-
friede Hospital. 
Because of the devoted service of 
all workers, the hospital is very 
well known. Unfortunately the pa-
tients who cannot leave their beds 
have never had the opportunity to 
attend church, and because there 
was no public-address system the 
sermons could not be relayed into 
the wards. This matter was brought 
before the Lord daily. When half 
the necessary sum had been raised, 
a considerable increase in price was 
announced. So the equipment was 
ordered immediately, hoping that 
the necessary funds would come in 
before the expected delivery. The 
assembly was soon delivered and 
erected and the bill came in. It was 
on a Sunday morning that the 
brethren felt that the only thing 
that they could do was to pray 
again. A short while afterward 
there was a knock at the door of 
the administrator's office. A faith-
ful church member with an envelope 
in his hand entered and said, "I 
know that you are having problems 
and perhaps this little gift could 
be of help." When the envelope was 
opened and the money counted, it 
was found to be exactly the amount 
which was required to pay off the 
deficit. Since then the assembly has 
given many patients the possibility 
to listen to the morning and eve-
ning services as well as lectures 
about health education. There are 
about ten thousand patients every 
year who become acquainted with 
our message through the faithful 
service of all the hospital staff. 
Everybody does his or her duty joy-
fully. The minister regularly visits 
all the patients in their rooms, some 
one hundred patients a week, in 
order to tell them about salvation 
and eternal life, which lasts beyond 
this earthly life. Last year he dis-
tributed almost eleven thousand 
magazines and leaflets during these 
visits. Just recently a couple has 
been baptized as a result of the 
faithful testimony of one of our 
workers. The spirit of Jesus, re-
vealed in the story of the good 
Samaritan, must also be demon-
strated in the service for sick peo-
ple. 
MjQQiiM We 
are 
now 
faced 
with a new task. In order to keep up 
with the modernization of hospitals 
in Germany, we have to enlarge the 
buildings of our hospital, otherwise 
it will lose its importance and attrac-
tion. We have already received a large 
gift for this project, but the funds are 
still not enough. The Lord advanced 
this work in a troublesome time. He 
is now calling on all of us to support 
it with our own means, so that it can 
continue to be a blessing to others. 
Thank you for your generous contri-
bution in supporting the work and 
the W aldfriede Hospital this thir-
teenth Sabbath. 
Who does God's work will get God's pay. 
However long may seem the day. 
However weary be the way. 
He does not pay as others pay, 
In gold or land or raiment gay, 
In goods that perish and decay. 
But God's high wisdom knows the way: 
And that is sure, let come what may, 
Who does God's work will get God's pay. 
-Dennis McCarthy 
SABBATH, APRIL 25 
16,789 Families Visited 
by Helmut Mayer 
[Having obtained his professional qualifica-
tion in business in 1951, the author decided 
to attend one of our German missionary col-
leges in preparation for the ministry. His first 
call came in 1955 from West Berlin where 
he was ordained in 1961. Since 1966 he has 
been secretary for the lay activities depart-
ment of the West Berlin Conference, and since 
last year he has been responsible also for the 
Sabbath School as well as other departments.] 
( NOTE.-Have two members take part in a 
question and answer interview-one represent-
ing Brother Wiesenberg, the young man in this 
Story.) 
INTRODUCTION 
It is a very 
hot day in August in Berlin. The ther-
mometer is nearly 90°F. in the shade 
and is still rising. The people are tired 
and exhausted. All who can go to one 
of the numerous beaches in order to 
get a little refreshment and relaxation. 
Those who are working look forward 
to finishing work and make plans to 
spend their spare time in a manner 
as agreeable as possible. They con-
tinually glance at their watches. Such 
a workday is long. At last the signal 
comes. Also in the W aldfriede Hos-
pital the working day is almost over. 
Isn't it good to rest after a long day's 
work? Many people think so, and they 
think only of themselves, but there are 
others who think about greater things. 
In Berlin, too, there are young Sev-
enth-day Adventists who demonstrate 
the confidence which they have re-
ceived through the love of the Lord 
Jesus. Today you shall hear about 
just one of them. 
His name is Paul Wiesenberg. He is 
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twenty-one years old and attends the 
School of Nursing in the Seventh-day 
Adventist Waldfriede Hospital in the 
suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin. That 
is, he is working in the hospital that · 
will receive part of the Thirteenth 
Sabbath Offering this quarter. He has 
just finished a tiring day's work, but 
although the temperature has been 
and is still very high, he is getting 
ready for his missionary work. We 
would like you to become acquainted 
with him through the following inter-
view: 
Q. Brother Wiesenberg, can you 
tell us what has inspired you to do 
this missionary work? 
A. It was mainly the speeches and 
experiences that were told during 
the Vienna Youth Congress, 1967. 
Q. Did you become a lay worker 
before or after you had come to 
Waldfriede Hospital? 
A. I have always enjoyed making 
people acquainted with God's mes-
sage. I used to go from village to 
village near my home in the Black 
Forest and sell literature. In winter 
I used my skis in order to reach the 
isolated farmers on the snow-cov-
ered hillsides, and I have had many 
wonderful experiences. 
Q. What special meaning had the 
Youth Congress in Vienna for you, 
then? 
A. At the Youth Congress in 
Vienna I dedicated my life, until 
Christ's second coming, to guiding 
lost souls to a knowledge of Him. 
Q. Could you tell us how you pre-
pare yourself for this task? 
A. I get up every morning an hour 
early in order to have time for Bible 
study and prayer. 
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Q. Are you not very tired in the 
evening and don't you find it diffi-
cult to get up so early in the morn-
ing? 
A. I must admit that at first it 
was not so easy, but since I have 
experienced how much strength I 
obtain from this extra hour, I 
would not miss it. 
Q. How is it possible that after 
a full day's work you are going for 
another two or three hours from 
door to door to visit people and to 
pray with them? 
A. After I have finished my du-
ties, I 
strengthen myself again 
through the study of God's Word 
and prayer. Joy in the Lord is my 
strength. And each service that I 
can render for Christ gives me new 
joy. 
Q. Is there anything that would 
hinder you from doing this mis-
sionary work? Would you not pre-
fer to go swimming on such a hot 
day? 
A. I like swimming very much, 
but only after I have done some-
thing for the Lord Jesus. With His 
help I can visit many people even 
in rain and storm and bring them 
our literature. 
Q. How many families have you 
visited since the Youth Congress in 
Vienna? 
A. From August 1, 1967, until 
May 11, 1969, I visited 16,789 fam-
ilies. 
Q. Which experience did you en-
joy most? 
A. I am always very pleased if 
I can pray with people and if they 
express the desire to study the Bible 
lessons. Mrs. White wrote that holy 
angels are at our side when we go 
from house to house revealing God's 
Word to the world, encouraging 
them to get to know Jesus and the 
power of prayer. To know that 
heavenly messengers are at my 
side when going from door to door 
gives me new courage to do this 
work. 
Q. Have you already experienced 
the joy of winning a soul for 
Christ? 
A. While visiting the families in 
Berlin, I found a woman who had 
been a patient in the Waldfriede 
Hospital. As an evangelistic cam-
paign was being conducted at that 
time, I invited her to attend. She 
accepted my invitation. You can 
imagine how pleased I was to in-
troduce her to the minister. She 
received Bible studies and also reg-
ularly attended the meetings. At 
the end of the evangelistic cam-
paign she was baptized. Unfortu-
nately, however, she was a member 
of the church for only a few months 
before she was laid to rest. I am 
so happy that Jesus led me to this 
woman in time. I have also found a 
former Seventh-day Adventist who 
is willing to come to church again. 
I am certain that she will soon re-
join. 
Q. How many hours of your spare 
time have you spent, and how many 
miles have you ridden your bicycle 
in Berlin doing this missionary 
work? 
A. God has given me health and 
strength to go for 442 hours from 
door to door. In order to visit the 
different people in the many dis-
tricts and streets of Berlin I have 
ridden more than nine hundred 
miles on my bicycle. 
Q. What is the number of maga-
zines and leaflets you have distrib-
uted? 
A. I have distributed 2,011 maga-
zines and 5,237 leaflets. Sometimes 
I sold only two or three magazines 
during one period, but God gave me 
strength and joy to start again the 
next day. 
Q. What 
personal 
experience 
could you tell us from your mission-
ary work? 
A. Every day I am personally ex-
periencing God's help. I have had 
many experiences. The Lord made 
me willing to work for Him and to 
find people in Berlin who are seek-
ing Him. I am especially thankful 
for those who through His grace I 
have brought to a knowledge of the 
Saviour. 
Q. What is your future aim? 
A. I pray to God that He will give 
me j-oy and health, both of which I 
need for the continuation of this 
service, but above all I ask Him to 
help me to find many more souls 
who accept the truth and follow 
Christ in baptism. 
M'JQQbtt!M Today we are asking 
all Sabbath School members to pray 
for this young man and to ask God 
to fulfill his wish and give him much 
success. Berlin, the divided city be-
tween East and West, needs many 
more helpers to spread the Advent 
message, and it needs the overflow of 
the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering to 
realize its plans. The Central Euro-
pean Division wishes to thank all of 
you who are remembering them on 
the 
thirt~enth Sabbath. May God 
bless these offerings for the furthering 
of His work in Berlin. 
I 
.,!t" 
II' 
SABBATH, MAY 2 
What if Our 
Sabbath Schools Should 
Withdraw Their 
Support? 
by G. R. Nash 
IEider G. R. Nash, secretary of the Sabbath 
School Department of the General Conference 
of Seventh-day Adventists for eleven years, 
from 1958 to 1970, began his ministry as a 
worker at Malamulo Mission, Malawi, Africa, 
in the year 1927. Subsequently, he was prin-
cipal of Malamulo Training Institute, presi-
dent of the Southern Rhodesia Mission Field 
ond of the Zambezi Union. He served as Sab-
bath School secretary of the Southern New 
England Conference and of the Atlantic Union 
Conference, and as president of Georgia-Cum-
berland and Carolina conferences.] 
' 
I IN\ERO:DUa:FIO!W,II 
The gospel 
-commission is from God. The ulti· 
mate triumph of the gospel is assured. 
In one sense, God is not dependent 
upon money for carrying out this com-
mission. He could write his message in 
great fiery letters in the sky. He could 
commission the angels to give the 
gospel to mankind. However, in order 
to cultivate a spirit of benevolence 
and remove selfishness from the hu-
man heart, God has chosen to have 
you and me and others give of our 
means. We cannot afford to withdraw 
our support. 
Jesus made it clear that some 
things are far more important than 
earthly comforts and wealth. "Lay 
up for yourselves treasures in 
heaven," He says, "for where your 
treasure is, there will your heart 
be also"(Matt. 6:20, 21). Surely 
this is most timely counsel for us 
12 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
today. Around many of us are the 
comforts of a materialistic culture. 
How easy it is for us to focus our 
attention on the things of the 
world! How much better if we 
catch the heavenly vision of a fin-
ished task and eternal rewards ! 
God has given us a pattern for 
both tithe and offerings. No matter 
what our personal desires may be 
or how pressing our needs, we are 
commanded, by the Giver of all, to 
return 10 per cent of our earnings 
to the Lord as the tithe. The same 
scripture that mentions tithe also 
mentions offerings. The Biblical 
rule for offerings is "As God hath 
prospered" you (1 Cor. 16 :2). 
We should budget our offerings, 
even more than we budget our in-
come to care for our family needs. 
A Christian's budget that leaves out 
either the tithes or offerings is an 
unbalanced budget, even if all other 
items are taken care of in a busi-
nesslike manner. Yet it is a fact 
that some Sabbath School members, 
because of having no definite system 
of offerings, are actually robbing 
God. 
"The Lord made a special cove-
nant with men, that if they would 
regularly set apart the portion des-
ignated for the advancement of 
Christ's kingdom, the Lord would 
bless them abundantly, s·o that there 
would not be room to receive his 
gifts. But if men withhold that 
which belongs to God, the Lord 
plainly declares, 'Y e are cursed 
with a curse.' "-Counsels on Stew-
ardship, p. 77. 
What percentage of the income 
shall 
be allocated 
for 
Sabbath 
School offerings? This is a matter 
of personal c-onscience, one that 
each individual must decide be-
tween himself and God. Many are 
systematically returning 3 per cent 
of their income to the Lord as Sab-
bath School offerings. This plan, 
we believe, will bring a blessing to 
the giver and also to the cause of 
missions. Is this too much for us 
to give for Sabbath School offer-
ings? In our over-all giving we 
are not nearly reaching the record 
of Israel, who gave from one fourth 
to one third of their income to re-
ligious and benevolent causes. "It 
is not returning to the Lord His 
own that makes men poor; with-
holding tends to poverty."-/bid., 
p. 36. 
It is inconceivable that our Sab-
bath Schools should ever withdraw 
their loyal support in providing 
means for the advancement of the 
three angels' mesages in the mis-
sion fields. To those of us who have 
labored in the mission field, the loy-
alty of our Sabbath Schools has al-
ways 
been 
an 
inspiration 
and 
strength, and may it ever be in the 
future. 
To answer the question of what 
would happen should the Sabbath 
Schools withdraw their support, I 
would say without hesitation that, 
unless God intervened to save the 
situation, it would cripple the work 
already begun in foreign lands, 
cause untold hardships to those 
whom the church has sent out as its 
representatives to preach the warn-
ing message in mission lands, and 
would make necessary the dismissal 
of hundreds of loyal national work-
ers, many of whom to the hazard 
of their lives suffered much for 
preaching the message that binds 
us together as a people. 
I do not know of any Sabbath 
Schools that are withdrawing their 
financial support. However, some 
are failing to keep abreast of the 
times. Inflation has eroded the 
value of the dollar. 
How long has it been since we 
carefully examined our weekly Sab-
bath School offerings in relation to 
our income? What per cent of our 
income are we actually giving to the 
Lord through the Sabbath School 
offerings? 
M1QQI1M Dear 
brethren 
and 
sisters, members of the Sabbath School, 
if there was ever a time when the 
mission fields needed loyal support, it 
is now. We are now in the harvest-
time, and tomorrow will be too late. 
Remember the words of the apostle 
Paul, "If our gospel be hid, it is hid 
to them that are lost" (2 Cor. 4:3). 
Mission lands are looking to you; what 
are you going to do to help? 
SABBATH, MAY 9 
Multiplying Missionaries' 
Usefulness 
by L. H. Barnard 
[After 
graduating 
in 
1938 from 
the 
New 
Zealand Missionary 
College, 
L. 
H. 
Barnard 
served in the government medical service in 
New Guinea. This led to his appointment as 
the first superintendent of the Togoba Hansen-
ide Colony in New Guinea, a government insti-
tution, staffed by Adventists, caring for up to 
350 lepers at a time. After six years, Pastor 
Barnard was appointed as director of several 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 13 
mission districts, where he did a great deal 
of pioneering. Eventually, in 1964, when the 
first mission plane arrived, Pastor Barnard be-
came one of the appointed missionary pilots, 
flying the Andrew Stewart in the rugged in-
terior of New Guinea, where he now carries on 
as district director of the Western Highlands 
Mission.] 
(NOTE.-Though our attention is focused on the 
needs of the Central European Division 
this 
quarter, we wish to bring you a little report 
from time to time to keep you in touch with 
the progress of the work of God in other parts 
of the world field. Today we shall touch on the 
island of New Guinea.) 
INTRODUCTION 
Concealed 
until recently in the hinterland of 
New Guinea was Lake Kopiago (Ko-
pe-ago'). The Andrew-
Stew-art, our 
mission plane, now flies effortlessly 
into the area where we have a rapidly 
expanding church. Leading this work 
is Evangelist Samuel N ala, whom God 
is using in an outstanding manner. 
Recently an angel appeared to 
an elderly man and a young woman 
on the same Friday night in sepa-
rate villages and told both to go to 
the Adventist mission where they 
would find the way to eternal life. 
The following morning Samuel, 
without any knowledge of. this, con-
ducted a Branch Sabbath School 
near the hut where the elderly man 
lived. The man was so amazed that 
he followed Samuel to the mission 
station and is now preparing for 
baptism, with his family. A faithful 
church member conducted a similar 
service in the village of the woman 
who also had the angelic visitation, 
and she likewise went to the mis-
sion station to learn of God's truth. 
These two separate yet identical ex-
periences remind one of the conver-
sion of Cornelius, and also of Saul 
of Tarsus. 
14 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
On a recent Sabbath, diligent 
Samuel conducted a Branch Sab-
bath School at the nearby govern-
ment medical-aid post. He was ap-
proached by a man who told him his 
wife was a patient and had been 
unable to speak since a spirit mo-
lested and nearly drowned her three 
weeks previously. Would he pray 
for her recovery? 
Gathering the deacon and dea-
coness into the church with this 
man and his wife, Samuel implored 
God to magnify His name by heal-
ing this woman. There was no re-
sponse, so he prayed again, and 
again, and again, till after the fifth 
time he asked her to speak the name 
of Jesus. Slowly her lips and tongue 
framed the precious word till the 
name tumbled out. From that mo-
ment onward she was able to speak 
normally. And now she and her hus-
band are preparing for baptism. 
For decades Adventist mission-
aries have been laboriously trudg-
ing the mountain trails with the 
blessed gospel while other resolute 
ones have been chugging along the 
treacherous shores of New Guinea. 
But now the two mission aircraft 
have dramatically helped to burst 
the bounds of mountain barriers 
and link up with the crocodile-in-
fested lowlands of Papua. 
While it would take the mission 
vessel eight days plugging six hun-
dred miles up the Fly River to Ki-
unga, the mission aircraft flies in 
there in only seventy-five minutes. 
Recently Pastor Barnard took in 
four national evangelists from the 
highlands to pioneer this new work 
in the lowlands. Already two hundred 
people are worshiping with them. 
Flying thirty minutes eastward 
is Nomad River airstrip in the cen-
ter of the dreaded Biamie (Be-a'-
me) tribe, which is the last known 
stronghold of practicing cannibals. 
These people strike terror to their 
neighbors as they raid their villages 
for \jctims. They still use stone 
axes and fight with human bone-
tipped arrows. Only recently a gov-
ernment pacification patrol was am-
bushed and showered with arrows. 
Into this newly opened area three 
valiant workers have been left to 
build a mission station near the air-
strip as a base from which forays 
will be made to uplift these de-
graded head-hunters. 
More recently Pastor Barnard 
flew missionary David Lundstrom 
from Ambunti (Am-boon' tee) in 
the north coast lowlands to drop 
urgently needed food and tools in 
the May River area. The depraved 
people of this area are living in 
constant fear of one another, and 
not without cause, as seven people 
have just been murdered there. 
Flying over the newly marked air-
strip site Pight in the center of 
these dangerous people, supplies 
were dropped to the courageous 
national workers pioneering in this 
remote outpost. 
MjQQijM 
So, 
dear 
Sabbath 
School members, may the challenge of 
the untamed jungles of New Guinea 
stir you again. In this benighted land, 
mission budgets are seriously strained 
because the work is expanding more 
rapidly than budgets. No funds are 
available to pioneer new centers in 
these primitive areas. The mission air· 
craft enables missionaries to multiply 
their usefulness, but there is no budget 
even for these special flights. Those 
upturned faces are dependent upon 
their newly found missionaries who 
in turn are depending upon you. Can 
we, dare we, let them wait any longer? 
Your generous gifts to missions week 
by week through the Sabbath School 
can help answer this call. 
SABBATH, MAY 16 
Many Sabbath Schools 
Are Waiting for Their 
Temple 
by W. Raecker 
[In writing down these lines the author re-
members the many happy years he has spent 
in working for the Sabbath School depart-
ment, as he has been Sabbath School secretary 
of local conferences, a union conference, and 
of the Central European Division. Twenty-two 
years might seem to be a long time, but in 
looking back Elder Roecker says, "It is only 
a short period which ran by like a mountain 
stream, quick and very lively."] 
INTRODUCTION 
Stop 
and 
think a minute of how varied the Sab-
bath Schools are which gather each 
Sabbath morning around the world. 
There may be only a few people sit-
ting around a table discussing the les-
son, or there could also be a group of 
young people at a camp meeting who 
are using a tent or a barn as their 
place of worship. Certainly some mem-
bers are meeting in the open, for lack 
of any church. Then one could imag-
ine great .conferences or youth con-
gresses such as the ones at Paris, San 
Francisco, Vienna, and last but not 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 15 
least at Zurich, with more than 12,000 
people in attendance. 
The Sabbath School has very 
meaningfully been called the heart 
of the Adventist Church. Just how 
much life has it really pumped into 
our worldwide work? Its influence 
is so great that it could be said that 
it is a mirror reflecting the attitude 
of the church in general. It is by 
means of continuous careful study 
of the Word, under God's guidance, 
in the Sabbath School that spiritual 
progress is made. In order that 
God's people can gather together 
they need His temple. "One thing 
have I desired of the Lord, that will 
I seek after ; that I may dwell in 
the house of the Lord all the days of 
my life, to behold the beauty of the 
Lord, and to enquire in his temple" 
(Ps. 27 :4). Unfortunately, Ger-
many still suffers a lack in this di-
rection. World War II de-stroyed a 
large portion of what our members 
held holy. Of course, much has been 
done since then, and the number of 
Adventist churches that can be seen 
only demonstrates the willingness 
of the Adventist body to sacrifice 
for the benefit of others. For this 
we are most grateful, but there are 
still many Sabbath Schools waiting 
for their own temple. 
In the South German Union alone, 
70 churches do not have an adequate 
place of worship. In one world-fa-
mous city the church meets in a 
backyard. Those who attend the 
meetings there have to bend down 
when entering the place in order to 
avoid knocking their heads against 
some iron stairs. Another group has 
had to content itself with a wooden 
hut, which lies far outside the town 
16 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
and is very difficult to reach, as its 
place of worship. Very often private 
living rooms and kitchens replace 
the necessary room for the Sabbath 
School. Another problem arises too 
in such situations, namely that the 
children suffer through lack of ade-
quate facilities. Where can they go 
when a private room is the main 
meeting place? There is another 
town where our members meet in 
the clubroom of a bowling alley, 
where across the courtyard butchers 
can be seen preparing the animals 
for slaughter. Even such places as 
a washhouse and a garage have 
been 
transformed 
into 
meeting 
rooms. Anyone who wants to visit 
the church in one place has to cross 
two unfriendly backyards and climb 
two narrow, steep staircases. 
In one town the church is meet-
ing in the cellar of a hotel, where 
there is neither daylight nor proper 
heat. When a 
church like the 
one in Berlin must vacate its meet-
ing place and does not know where 
to go, the need becomes acute. This 
church will benefit this quarter from 
your offering overflow. It is also 
painful to see visitors coming by 
bus to a conference assembly, only 
to be turned away because there is 
no more room. Tears of disappoint-
ment and sorrow can be seen in the 
eyes of our church members.-
One church in the Badish Confer-
ence experienced just how difficult 
it is to find an adequate room to 
serve as a meeting place when the 
funds for a church are not available. 
This church has met for twenty 
years in kitchens, clubrooms, and 
private apartments, but recently 
God has answered the prayer of 
these faithful members. They found 
a small temple and started immedi-
ately to transform it. They received 
many gifts, together with the vol-
unteer help of experts. They even 
received as a gift the essentials 
needed for holy c-ommunion. The 
joy and gratitude of these church 
members was fully expressed at the 
dedication service. 
MiQQiiJiW 
There are, however, 
still many churches throughout Ger-
many waiting for the necessary funds 
to be provided so that they can also 
enjoy the benefits of a house of wor-
ship. Many Sabbath Schools like that 
of our special project this quarter are 
still waiting for their temple. If this 
call comes to you while sitting comfort-
ably on a real pew in a beautiful 
church, you should not wait for any 
further 
calls, but remember your 
brethren and sisters who are asking 
the Lord each Sabbath to provide a 
. better place of worship for them. Your 
special offering also receives a spe· 
cial blessing. "Every man according 
as he purposeth in his heart, so let 
him give . 
for God loveth a cheer-
ful giver" (2 Cor. 9:7). 
GREAT MEN 
The personalities of the Old Testament were 
not great because of great things they did, 
certainly not because they did not make mis-
takes. . . . They were great because they 
. . did the work that He had for them 
to do. 
Goci does not only work through a nation 
collectively; He does not only work through 
a big church or a big Sabbath School; He 
works through individual men and women who 
are faithful in their work.-Wi//iom S. LoSor. 
SABBATH, MAY 23 
"The . 
Fervent 
Prayer . . . Availeth 
Much" 
by Dorothy May Powrie 
[Dorothy May Powrie, missionary wife, and 
her husband Leon N. Powrie are both graduate 
nurses of the Sydney Sanitorium and Hospital, 
Australia. Mrs. Powrie also graduated from the 
midwifery course at the Hornsby District Hos-
pital, and Mr. Powrie from the psychiatric 
course at the Ryde 
Psychiatric 
Center. 
In 
1961 they accepted a call to mission service 
on the Sepik River, New Guinea. It was while 
serving here that they received the call to 
serve in East Pakistan.] 
(NoTE.-1 am quite sure you are all aware that 
our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering overflow is de-
signated to benefit the work of God in the Cen· 
tral European 
Division, but inasmuch as our 
twelve Sabbath's offerings assist our general mis-
sion program, we wish to bring you a picture 
today that depicts the winning of souls in East 
Pakistan of the Southern Asia Division.) 
INTRODUCTION 
This morn-
mg I would like to tell you a story 
about a mother who lives in East 
Pakistan. East Pakistan is mainly a 
delta region. There are many rivers, 
canals, and swamp lands. In the wet 
season there is more water than land 
to be seen. Approximately 57 million 
people are crowded into this very 
small area. Mrs. Haldar (Hall'dar), 
the mother whom I would like to tell 
you about lives in an area known as 
the Bhill area, so called because it is 
very low land. Each rainy season this 
area is flooded. 
Mrs. Powrie first met Mrs. Hal-
dar when Pastor N. D. Roy, the 
leader of the Bhill area and evange-
list for this territory, brought her 
to our outpatient clinic at our hos· 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 17 
pi tal at Gopalganj (Go' pal-gunj). 
"I have a very interesting story 
to tell you about this young moth-
er," said Pastor Roy. "I will tell 
you when you have finished your 
work today." 
Pastor Roy loves to tell others 
about Jesus. He started to c-onduct 
meetings in a village called Ram-
shil (Ram'shll) in the Bhill area. 
There were no Seventh-day Advent-
ists in this village. About half the 
people who live here are Moslems 
and the other half Christians. Mrs. 
Haldar's husband was the secretary 
of one of the Christian churches 
here. When the Haldar family heard 
about the meetings, Mr. Haldar 
said, "I think I will go and see what 
this man has to say." But Mrs. 
Haldar said, "I am content with 
our church. I am not going to the 
meetings." 
Mr. Haldar attended the meeting 
each evening. He enjoyed listening 
to the truths ·of God's Word, so he 
wanted Mrs. Haldar to go to the 
meetings with him. That evening 
when he went home he said to Mrs. 
Haldar, "You must come to the 
meeting tomorrow night." 
Mrs. Haldar said, "No, I am a 
busy mother with little children to 
care for. I cannot go, and besides I 
am not interested." 
Again next evening Mr. Haldar 
asked his wife to go to the meet-
ing. He said, "Just come once and 
see for yourself." However, Mrs. 
Haldar said she would not go. 
Each evening Mr. Haldar asked 
his wife to go till finally she said, 
"All right, because you are so in-
sistent I will go." 
That 
evening 
Pastor 
Roy 
18 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
preached about the love of God. 
Mrs. Haldar sat in the meeting 
listening. Joy filled her heart as 
she listened to the wonderful mes-
sage. She had missed out on the 
other meetings, but she attended 
every meeting after this and was 
always the first lady there each 
evening. Mr. Haldar did not have to 
plead with her anymore. 
The 
meetings 
continued 
for 
another six weeks. Mrs. Haldar had 
given up chewing betel nut and eat-
ing unclean meat and fish. She was 
eager to learn more from God's 
Word. 
However people were criticizing 
the Haldars for attending the meet-
ings. They told Mr. Haldar that he 
was setting a very bad example to 
the ·other members of his church. 
When Pastor Roy presented the 
subject, "God's Seal," he made a 
call asking people to stand if they 
wanted to be numbered among 
God's people. Mrs. Haldar stood and 
gave a wonderful testimony. After 
she had finished speaking there was 
an uproar from the back of the 
tent. Some of the people were 
threatening Mr. Haldar with phys-
ical harm. 
The next evening the Sabbath 
truth was presented. Mrs. Haldar 
stood with eleven others, signifying 
that she would keep the Sabbath. 
Mr. 
Haldar's 
attitude 
had 
changed, however, and he told his 
wife that she was to have nothing 
to do with the Adventists. She told 
him that she must follow God's 
Word. He became angry and told 
her he would beat her and turn her 
out of the house if she continued to 
go to church on Sabbath. 
During the next few months Mrs. 
Haldar was beaten, she went with-
out food many days, and she was 
told that she could not go to her 
own house. Kind friends helped her, 
and she herself prayed and fasted 
for her family. She also went about 
encouraging and helping the ·other 
eleven who had stood with her that 
evening, signifying that they too 
would follow and keep the Sabbath. 
Six months after she had given 
her heart to Jesus she was baptized 
with eight of the eleven. Tears filled 
her eyes as she asked Pastor Roy 
to continue to pray for her hus-
band. 
Mr. Haldar had not been feeling 
well for some time. He was feverish 
and had a troublesome cough, and 
he had pain in his chest. Pastor 
Roy brought him to our dispensary. 
A chest X-ray was taken, and some 
blood tests were made, which dis-
closed that he was suffering from 
tuberculosis. He was advised to go 
to Dacca to be admitted in a hos-
pital for tuberculosis sufferers. He 
did this, and was there for a year. 
Mrs. Haldar went back to her 
home and cared for her children. 
She had no financial support from 
any of her family. She harvested 
some rice, made clothes and sold 
them and paid a faithful tithe on 
all she was able to earn. The Lord 
richly blessed her and she was never 
without food during this time. Peo-
ple still criticized her and told her 
that it was her fault that her hus-
band was sick. She kept praying 
for her husband. The story ends 
happily. Mrs. Haldar's prayers on 
behalf of her husband were an-
swered. His heart was changed. 
When he returned home he began 
to take Bible studies, and finally, 
with gladness and joy, Mrs. Haldar 
witnessed the baptism of her hus-
band. 
M1QQI1M 
Today Mr. and Mrs. 
Haldar are both working for their 
Lord and Saviour in their village. You 
may not be able to go to Southern 
Asia and preach to the people like 
Pastor Roy, but your weekly offer-
ings will help other mothers, fathers, 
and children to learn about Jesus and 
His love. May God bless you as you 
give each week, and may you be es-
pecially blessed as you plan for a 
large offering on the coming thirteenth 
Sabbath when the overflow benefits 
the Central European Division. 
SABBATH, MAY 30 
God Finds a Lost Truck 
by Gaston Clouzet 
[Elder Gaston Clouzet (Cioo-zay) accepted the 
Advent message about thirty years ago in 
Chile, the land of his birth. After his conver-
sion he studied in the Chile College and was 
graduated in 1942. As a worker for God he 
has been a teacher and a dean of men; edi-
tor in the Buenos Aires Publishing 
House; 
Radio-TV and MV secretary in the Austral 
Union; president of the Uruguay Mission; and 
now he is Sabbath School and religious liberty 
and public affairs secretary in the South Amer-
ican Division.] 
(NoTE.-While keeping in mind that the Thir-
teenth Sabbath Offering overflow this quarter will 
benefit three projects in the Central European 
Division, today we wish to relate a story of an-
swered prayer that comes to us from another 
corner of the world field.) 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 19 
INTRODUCTION 
All 
of 
us 
have many reasons to thank the Lord. 
He gives us life, health, and many 
wonderful blessings. Thankfulness is 
one of the most beautiful Christian vir-
tues. It reveals spiritual depth and 
maturity. A thankful Christian lives 
near his God. He acknowledges that 
everything in his life comes from the 
Hand that created him and sustains 
the worlds. He knows also that this 
Hand was once nailed to the cross for 
his salvation. Let us see in our story 
for 
today 
how 
wonderfully 
Jesus 
guided a Latin American lad to con-
version and thankfulness. May the 
Lord inspire us through this story to 
deeper love and consecration. 
Jose (Ho-say') had a very good 
Seventh-day Adventist mother. He 
agreed that his mother's religion 
was indeed very good, but he was 
not at all interested in any religion. 
Jose was a truck driver. He was 
the owner of his own truck. It was 
a very good one, and he was earn-
ing a lot of money with it. But 
Jose was ambitious. He wanted to 
improve, to go ahead in life. So he 
decided to sell his truck. Then with 
the money that he would receive by 
selling the truck, plus some money 
he had in the bank, he would buy 
a new truck, a bigger, better one. 
One day he came home very 
happy. He had a check in his hand 
that he showed his mother as he 
announced, "Mother, I 
sold the 
truck. Now I am able to buy the 
new, larger truck I have been 
dreaming of." 
"But, are you sure, my son, that 
this check is a good one?" his 
mother eagerly asked. 
20 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
"Well, I think so," said Jose half 
confused. "I did not doubt its be-
ing a good one. This is the first 
question I have had about this. I 
must go tomorrow to the bank to 
deposit it to my account. I hope 
everything will be O.K." 
But Jose couldn't sleep very well 
that night. He wasn't so sure now 
that the check would be a good one. 
What if it were not? What a ter-
rible thought! Everything would be 
lost, or almost. 
As soon as the bank opened its 
doors the next morning, Jose was 
by the cashier's window to deposit 
the check to his account. He had to 
wait a long time. At last the cashier 
came and announced the fearful 
words, "This check has no value. 
There are no funds." 
Poor Jose! What could he do 
now? Undoubtedly, his mother who 
lived so near to God would have 
good advice for him. He had been 
so careless that he did not even 
know the address of the man who 
had given him the check! 
"We are going to pray with 
faith to the Lord," said his mother, 
"and I am sure the Lord will find 
your truck and will give it back to 
you. Only have complete confidence 
in the workings of the Lord." 
For three weeks Jose prayed 
with his mother. These were the 
first prayers in his life. Will the 
Lord find his truck? Will He give 
it back to Him? His mother said 
"Yes" with an amazing assurance. 
He couldn't doubt, but the days and 
the weeks elapsed and nothing hap-
pened. How long would the Lord 
take to. find his truck and bring it 
back to him? 
At the end ·of the third week, 
not telling his mother or anybody 
else where he was going, he went 
to visit one of his friends. Without 
his truck and without work, he had 
plenty of time to visit people. While 
he was talking to his friend, the 
telephone rang. Upon answering, 
the friend found the call was for 
Jose. Surely there must be a mis-
take, for Jose had not told anyone 
where he was going. How could 
anyone know he was there? 
When he answered, someone at 
the other end of the line said, "Your 
truck is on such and such a street, 
in front of number so and so. The 
key is in its place. Come right now 
and take your truck home. Don't 
waste time." Click. The telephone 
conversation was over. Jose had 
had no time to get more informa-
tion. 
But before going to the place 
indicated, he spoke with his lawyer 
to get his advice. The lawyer said, 
"It could be a joke, Jose, but you 
can't lose anything by going to 
see what is happening. Take a taxi-
cab and go there right away. If you 
find your truck there, with the key 
in its place, take your truck back 
home as soon as possible. You will 
not be making a mistake, because 
you have the false check as proof. 
Go right now without delay." 
That's what Jose did. And his 
truck was there. It had 
been 
painted another color, but there 
was no doubt at all that it was his 
truck. And the key was in its 
place! Jose paid the taxi driver, 
went to his truck and took it back 
home as quickly as he could. 
He came home happy as could be. 
"Mother, Mother! I found my truck 
and have brought it back home. The 
Lord answered our prayers. He has 
given me back my truck. Now I 
want to be a Seventh-day Advent-
ist like you, Mother." 
"Yes, son," serenely said his 
mother, "let us pray now to thank 
the Lord for answering our prayers. 
As 
you 
offer 
your 
heart 
to 
Him, we will pray that the Lord 
may receive you as His son and a 
member of His church. This is the 
happiest day of my life." 
When 
they 
rose 
from 
their 
knees, with tearful eyes his mother 
said, "Now, Jose, to confirm your 
dedication to the Lord it would be 
well for you to give 500 new cru-
zeiros (US$125) as a thank offer-
ing to the Sabbath School." 
MjQQ#JJM We also have many 
reasons to thank the Lord for His 
manifold blessings. Let us be liberal 
with our offerings to the Sabbath 
School: the twelve Sabbaths' offerings, 
the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, the 
Birthday-Thank 
Offering, 
and 
the 
Investment Fund. All of these offer-
ings contribute to increase the funds 
dedicated by the General Conference 
for the support of missions. Let us 
be generous in order that many peo-
ple all around the world will know 
that the Lord answers prayer and 
wants everybody to be saved in His 
wonderful kingdom. 
What! more pleas for help, more money yet! 
When will it ever cease? 
Must I sacrifice still more and more 
For every nation, tongue, and zone? 
"Oh, no!" I seem to hear a Voice from heaven 
say, 
"Just give until your Father stops His bless-
ings day by day." 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 21 
SABBATH, JUNE 6 
Dial 862027 
by Helmut Mayer 
[After obtaining his professional qualifications 
in business in 1951, the author decided to at-
tend one of our German missionary colleges 
to prepare for the ministry. His first call came 
in 1955 from West Berlin, where he was or-
dained in 1961 . Since 1 966 he has been secre-
tary for the lay activities department of the 
Berlin 
Conference, 
and 
since 
1968 
he 
is 
responsible also· for the Sabbath School as well 
as other departments.] 
INTRODUCTION 
The 1,729 
Sabbath School members of the 15 
churches in West Berlin send their 
greetings and pray God's abundant 
blessings on the Sabbath School mem-
bers gathered throughout the world. 
Today you shall hear about a pecu-
liarity of the inhabitants of Berlin. 
They are very keen on using the tele-
phone. Almost every other Berlin 
family has a telephone. From year 
· to year the directory becomes thicker 
and thicker. It is already so volumi-
nous that it is published in two books. 
Nearly half a million names are re-
corded on its 2,000 pages. In a few 
years the one millionth name will 
have been added-names represent-
ing people whom Christ died to save 
in 
His 
eternal 
kingdom. 
What 
can be done to reach all these peo-
ple with the Advent message? How 
can they be interested in the study of 
the Bible? Is there a way to reach 
them? Doors are firmly locked and 
many church members are old and 
unable to go from door to door. But 
God has shown His people a way to 
reach the thousands of Berlin. 
22 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Why should it not be by use of 
the telephone? The proposed plan 
of telephone evangelism was en-
thusiastically formulated. Ninety-
one sermonets were prepared, and 
each one was recorded on a sepa-
rate tape. The application for a 
special 
telephone 
number 
was 
handed in. After all these prepara-
tions w~re made, a problem still re-
mained unsolved. How could the 
service be brought to the notice of 
the public? Our faithful Sabbath 
School members in the different 
churches of Berlin copied thou-
sands of addresses from the tele-
phone directory onto envelopes. 
Through their help 18,000 people 
who had the telephone received a 
personal invitation to use this new 
telephone service. Furthermore, at 
the close of church services the 
church members went from door 
to door distributing leaflets. In 
this way one church has already 
reached 70,000 families out of ap-
proximately 90,000 in its district. 
Weekly the lay activities leader di-
vides 
among the members the 
streets of his area, in accordance 
with his town plan. By the time this 
report is given every family in this 
district, which has 200,000 inhabit-
ants, will have been invited to util-
ize this service. 
After all these efforts everybody 
wondered about the project's suc-
cess. But God blessed this work 
abundantly. Thousands of people 
have already dialed the number. 
Many call daily and express their 
thanks for the message they have 
heard. When the tape with the 
sermonet is finished, each caller is 
given the opportunity to say a few 
words, which are recorded on a 
special tape at our exchange. He 
can also make requests or give his 
address. Our secretary daily re-
cords these questions, wishes, and 
addresses. The minister then visits 
the people who have given their 
addresses, and the church members 
remember them in their weekly 
prayer m~etings. 
Now hear for yourself what 
young and old think of telephone 
evangelism: "For a long time God's 
Word did not mean anything to 
me, but your sermons have touched 
my heart. I have recently experi-
enced terrible grief, and I would 
like to express my thanks for your 
comforting words. I am so happy 
that you can give me so much com-
fort and courage during this diffi-
cult experience." 
This and other comments en-
courage us, and we believe that 
God will bless this work abun-
dantly. Hundreds have given their 
addresses and asked for Bible les-
sons. The ministers have contacted 
many people. A teacher of religion 
asked for a visit from the pastor 
who had been delivering the daily 
sermons. She wanted to make a con-
fession. For quite a while she had 
been unable to pray. She had lost 
her faith in the Bible and was full 
of doubts. She felt spiritually dead 
and was unhappy. Nobody could 
help her. Accidentally she found a 
reference to the telephone evan-
gelism. Soon she called daily, and 
then she started with the study of 
the Bible lessons. After a few weeks 
she came to Sabbath School. And 
what was her opinion? Listen to 
what she said: "I am surprised to 
observe the good spirit of your 
church 
members. 
The 
Sabbath 
School is a wonderful organization. 
What is said in the Sabbath School 
is not meaningless words. Your 
Sabbath 
School 
members 
speak 
with conviction of their experiences 
with God. This has deeply im-
pressed me." 
God grant that this woman may 
very soon take her stand for Christ 
and the third angel's message. She 
has found again the pleasure of 
reading the Bible and having daily 
prayer. She has advised many peo-
ple to dial our telephone evangelism 
number. Among them was a Dutch 
la.dy pastor who had conflicts simi-
lar to hers, and who also telephones 
daily to listen to the message of 
renewed hope. 
We pray and believe that in Ber-
lin thousands of people can be 
reached through telephone evangel-
ism. Of course, this work demands 
prayer, love, and devotion. Our 
faithful Sabbath School members 
have not only invested their time 
but also their financial means. 
Seventh-day Adventists are pio-
neers of this work in Germany. Ber-
lin is the city in which it started. 
However, a few years ago other 
Protestant and Catholic churches 
also instituted a telephone service, 
which differs basically from ours. 
A team of doctors, psychologists, 
social welfare workers, and theolo-
gians are involved in order to help 
people with their material and 
physiological needs. Our telephone 
evangelism is primarily concerned 
with acquainting people with the 
Word of God. We believe that the 
gospel can change one's whole way 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 23 
of life. The Adventist message 
brings hope into many hearts. This 
is expressed by many of the daily 
callers as follows: "I look forward 
every day to listening to your ser-
monets. With so many problems in 
the world, they bring peace to my 
heart." "These sermonets do more 
for me than anything I get from 
attending my church." "I am at a 
party. Somebody gave me your 
numb~r. I was very discouraged, 
but smce I called today I feel that 
life is now worth living." 
M1QQI1W Berlin, a city reported 
to have the highest suicide incidence 
of any city in the world, needs the en-
-couragement and hope of eternal life 
that the Advent message can bring. 
In order to reach the millions of this 
divided city with the plan of salvation, 
much personal sacrifice is necessary 
and funds are needed. The Sabbath 
School members of Berlin are grate-
ful that the overflow of the Thirteenth 
Sabbath Offering this quarter will pro-
mote the work of God in the city of 
Berlin. Our believers in this part of 
the world are sure the love of their 
brothers and sisters around the world 
will be manifest this quarter, and wish 
to thank all in anticipation for their 
generous quarter's offering. 
Robert Arthington, of Leeds, 
England, a 
Cambridge graduate, lived in a single room 
and cooked his own meals. He gave to for-
eign missions the sum of £500,000 (about 
$2.25 million at current exchange). He said: 
Gladly would I make the floor my bed, a box 
my chair, and another box my table, rather 
than men should perish for the want of the 
knowledge of Christ. 
24 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, JUNE 13 
"Lift Up the 
Trumpet . 
by Karl Hinz 
II 
[The author was born on a farm in Germany. 
His mother, like Hannah, had promised· God 
that should she be blessed with a son she 
would encourage him to enter God's work. 
She was naturally very pleased when in 1957 
her son 
decided to study at Marienhoehe 
(Marie' en-hay) Missionary College in prepara-
tion for the ministry. His course of study was 
completed in 1963, whereupon his first call 
came from Hamburg. He was until recently 
the minister at Braunschweig (Brown' schwig), 
but is now in Celie. His special interest lies 
in brass band evangelistic campaigns.] 
INTRODUCTION 
"Lift up the 
trumpet, and loud let it ring . . ." 
This combined motto and call is taken 
very seriously by the brass bands of 
Germany. They know that there are 
still many people who have not yet 
heard the message of Jesus' second 
coming. To be able to play the trum-
pet, or any instrument, is a gift that 
can be used by our young people to 
give them the opportunity to come 
into contact with others and 
ac-
quaint them with our wonderful mes-
sage. It provides a way of giving the 
gospel to many who cannot be reached 
in any other manner. 
For several years now this new 
method has been tried in Germany 
to call the people's attention to the 
gospel. In many churches brass 
band groups have been formed that 
not only play at the Sabbath serv-
ices, special festivals and evangel-
istic campaigns, but which support 
the spreading of the gospel in a 
very special way. On Sabbath after-
noons, or on Sunday mornings, 
these players and other helpers 
gather and go to famous and busy 
places in the towns. The brass band 
players group together and a large 
banner is displayed which reads: 
"Brass Band Service of the Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church." In one 
of the cars a loudspeaker installa-
tion can be seen. The loudspeaker 
is fixed on the roof of the car, and 
soon afterward the program starts. 
The first hymn is played, followed 
by others. After two or three 
hymns the speaker goes to the mi-
crophone and gives a short testi-
mony to his faith. Then the band 
plays again, and after a while a 
second testimony is given. The peo-
ple stop and listen. Three times the 
evangelist speaks before the pro-
gram ends. During the service 
many helpers distribute leaflets and 
invitations to those who are listen-
ing. All in all there are in Germany 
about 
sixty-seven 
brass 
band 
groups, with more than four hun-
dred players. During the special 
mission months in spring and au-
tumn, these brass band players go 
from street to street and square to 
square in the towns and villages in 
order to bring the gospel in a musi-
cal way to the ears of the people. 
While the brass bands are playing, 
other helpers go from door to door 
distributing and selling literature. 
In Berlin alone, on forty-three oc-
casions using this approach, almost 
twelve thousand and five hundred 
magazines have been sold in the past 
four years. 
Here is just one of the numerous 
experiences that our brass band 
players at Braunschweig have had. 
During the MV Week of Prayer in 
1967, the aim of each youth was to 
do something to reach people and 
tell them about Jesus. Months be-
fore the program was prepared and 
regular prayer meetings were held. 
It was MV Sabbath afternoon. and 
about forty players and fifteen 
other youth members were gathered 
on a famous square called Kohl-
markt, in the city of Braunschweig. 
Our players unpacked their instru-
ments and started playing. Some 
other youth members went and in-
terviewed the passers-by: 
"What do you think about hav-
ing beat music and other pop mu-
sic played in churches?" "Can one 
still believe in the Bible?" "What 
does Christ mean to you?" 
These and many other questions 
were asked, and soon our young 
people 
entered 
into 
discussions 
with the listeners. Among them 
was a young man who approached 
the pastor saying: "Please, can 
you help me? I cannot find any 
peace and have many unsolved 
problems. 
Could you come and 
visit me in my home?" 
A few days later the minister 
went to see the young man. He had 
indeed many questions and prob-
lems, which the pastor could not 
answer all at once. They agreed on 
another date. Soon the discussion 
took more and more the form of 
Bible studies. The mother of the 
young man was also an attentive 
listener. When the minister tried 
to point out how much God loves 
His children and how much He 
wishes to save them, the woman 
started to cry. She told the pastor 
that she had once been a member 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 25 
of 
the 
Seventh-day 
Adventist 
Church. "Since I have stopped go-
ing to church," she said, "I have 
never been happy." Six months 
later the young man expressed his 
desire to be baptized. He had 
found his Redeemer. The efforts of 
the brass band players and youth 
members had not been in vain, and 
very happily they continue prac-
ticing in order to be able to reach 
and call many more people to 
Christ. 
•aaz•• Today your help is 
needed in giving the message of a 
soon-coming Saviour to the millions 
in the city of Berlin. This city needs 
an evangelistic auditorium. You may 
ask "How can I help?" We are instruc-
ted that "spiritual prosperity is closely 
bound up with Christian liberality" 
(The Acts of the Apostles, p. 344). 
When our financial resources are self-
ishly withheld from the support of 
God's work we individually suffer loss 
as well as the loss that God's work 
suffers. God has made the progress of 
His work in the earth dependent upon 
the liberality of His people because 
liberal-hearted giving contributes to 
the strength and spiritual growth of 
the individual as well as of the 
t:hurch. Let us plan for giving, pray 
for giving, and work for giving-and 
then give. 
Have you heard the plea for churches? 
How urgent comes the call! 
There are many people praying 
That we will give our all. 
Let us respond in earnest 
By giving all we can, 
For the telling of the gospel 
In each far-distant land. 
-Juanita Weeks Boyce 
26 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, JUNE 20 
Breaking New Ground 
by Armin Klingbeil 
[The author was born in 1935 in an Adventist 
home. His father was a minister and his grand-
parents 
were 
missionaries 
and 
pioneers 
in 
Greece, Turkey, and Hungary. After having 
attended the missionary colleges in Friedensau 
(Free' den-sow) and Darmstadt (Dorm' stat), he 
entered the ministry. Since then he has been 
minister in Gelsenkirchen (Gel' zen-kir' ken), 
Dortmund (Dort' moont), and West Berlin. In 
December, 
1968, 
he received 
a 
call 
from 
Neumuenster (Noi' mun' ster) where he is 
especially devoted to the Missionary Volunteer 
work in addition to his other duties.] 
INTRODUCTION!II 
It 
is 
not 
possible for men to stop God's work. 
He makes His work live in a time 
when people here in Germany are 
doing away with godly reverence and 
worship. In this flourishing industrial 
society people fall victim to the idol 
of prosperity. Ministers especially are 
confronted with the consequences of 
this idolatry. They prayerfully have 
to search for new ways and means to 
preach the gospel. But God's Spirit 
guides them. 
Today we wish to tell you about 
one of these new ways of reaching 
the people. A young German min-
ister conceived the idea and ini-
tiated this new method. He calls it 
breaking new ground, inasmuch as 
new areas are chosen and junior 
clubs are formed there. This was 
pioneered in the town of Wittorf. 
It is a place with many children, 
but not a single Seventh-day Ad-
ventist. The minister searched the 
town and finally found a suitable 
center for young people in a muni-
cipal building. The man in charge 
was willing to rent one of the meet-
ing rooms once a week for this pur-
pose, and it was arranged to let 
the pastor use the display board 
outside the building to promote the 
idea. That was an important pre-
requisite to the success of this 
planned work. However, the most 
important element was still miss-
ing-the children. 
Three thousand invitations were 
printed, 200 of which were distri-
buted personally at the doors of the 
people living near this young peo-
ple's center, and all children be-
tween ten to fifteen years of age 
were invited. Then the minister 
thought of yet another way. He 
went to see the headmaster of the 
nearby school and informed him 
about his plan. The headmaster was 
obviously interested in this work 
and took 150 invitations. He called 
all the class instructors into his 
office and explained the proposed 
work to them and asked them to 
distribute the invitations. In this 
way all the children nine to fifteen 
years of age in this school were in-
formed of the activities of the Sev-
enth-day Adventist church. 
The first 
Tuesday 
afternoon, 
which had been scheduled as open-
ing day, arrived. Our minister was 
anxious to see how many children 
would attend. Of course, he could 
not expect a great number, for he 
was a complete stranger to these 
children, and also to their parents. 
But what a pleasure it was for him 
to see ten children arrive on the 
first Tuesday. A week later twenty 
came, and then thirty, and after 
three months a group of fifty-seven 
gathered to participate in the Path-
finder activities, and of course also 
to learn about the Bible. In order 
to publicize this work, our mimster 
placed short articles in the local 
newspapers, and every six to eight 
weeks invited more children to a 
promotion day with a special pro-
gram. At last count one hundred 
and forty children were in atten-
dance. 
Now the minister is trying to 
come into closer contact with the 
parents. 
He 
visited 
them 
and 
brought them church magazines 
and especially youth magazines. 
Soon the first parents' meeting will 
be conducted, and they will also 
become acquainted with the Ad-
vent message. 
Meanwhile the minister has or-
ganized 
some 
weekend 
camps. 
These experiences -of fellowship in 
God's out-of-doors have opened the 
hearts of the young people for 
God's Word. Here is just one of the 
numerous experiences that our min-
ister has had that took place at a 
camp in Gliickstadt (Gliik' shtat). 
After the Bible study period was 
over and it was about time to go 
out for the planned walk to a 
nearby lake, dark clouds covered 
the sky. It looked as though it could 
start to rain any minute. Without 
any hesitation the minister asked 
the children to gather for a special 
prayer session. He explained to 
them that God is all powerful 
and would be able to stop the 
rain. Although it had started to 
rain heavily, the children got ready 
for the walk. After ten minutes the 
rain stopped completely and the sun 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 27 
came out for the rest of the day. 
God rewarded their faith. On the 
way to the lake, little Ute (Oo'tay), 
a girl whose parents did not be-
lieve in God, approached the min-
ister. "Mr. Klingbeil," ~he said, "it 
was good that we prayed for bPtter 
weather. Now I know that God 
answers prayer." 
God is using the young people to 
help evangelize their parents. Does 
not Jesus say in the Bible: "Truly, 
I say to you, unless you turn and 
become like children, you will never 
enter the kingdom of heaven" 
(Matt. 18:3, R.S.V.) ? 
MjQ Q 11M 
Dear brethren and 
:sisters in the Sabbath Schools through-
out the world, you are invited to pray 
together that God may bless this work 
and much fruit may grow for His 
kingdom. How happy we can be that 
we have become acquainted with this 
wonderful message in some way or 
other, and that God has used some of 
His children to bring it to our knowl-
edge. But how many more people are 
there who have not heard about 
God's love for this fallen world? Your 
Sabbath School offering today will 
help spread the most important news 
that there is in this world-Jesus 
Christ is the Saviour of mankind. 
There is still time for the people to 
be saved. Our offerings can still be 
used for this purpose. 
"Thrust in your sharpened sickle, 
And gather in the groin; ... 
The Moster calls for reapers, 
And shall He call in vain?" 
"Give, and it shall 
be given unto you; 
good measure, pressed down and ... running 
over" 
(Luke 6:38). 
28 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, JUNE 27 
Extension Division 
Becomes Branch 
Sabbath School 
by K. Kastl 
[The author was born in 1 899 in Neusolz 
(Noi' zalts'). He graduated in 1928 from our 
German Missionary College "Neondertol," and 
entered the ministry. In 1930 he received a 
call to be a missionary in Yugoslavia where 
he worked as minister, secretory of local con-
ferences and unions. He was also president 
of the North Conference until 1945. As a 
refugee he went through some very difficult 
years in Austria, where he worked until 1950. 
Although this was a very hard time, the Lord 
enabled him to direct some 100 souls to the 
acceptance of Jesus Christ as their personal 
Saviour during this period.] 
INTRODUCTION 
The 
Sab-
bath School is the heart of the Ad-
ventist Church and one of the most 
effective means of winning souls. One 
part of the Sabbath School is the 
Branch Sabbath School, which proves 
to be a real blessing to those who lead 
out, and a very successful method of 
outreach in the community. Wonder-
ful experiences give testimony to the 
blessings that are imparted when the 
study of the Sabbath School lessons 
are carried out. However, there are 
some isolated members who find it 
impossible to attend church at all, 
and others attend only from time to 
time. Long distances, age, sickness, 
or lack of transportation are some of 
the causes. Sometimes the high cost of 
transportation coupled with a very 
limited income prevents the members 
from regular attendance at the Sab-
bath School. Should any of these 
reasons cause a continued absence, 
then it is necessary to visit the mem-
bers and take the Sabbath School to 
them in their homes. 
In Austria, near the Italian bor-
der, there lived a very old and 
isolated church member. A refugee 
having nowhere else to go, she had 
settled in this mountainous area. 
For this sister it was very difficult 
to attend the Sabbath School at 
Villach (Ffl' ak). There were very 
infrequent buses and trains which 
she could hardly afford to use any-
way. However, she felt very un-
happy about this fact, and when 
the minister visited her from time 
to time she told him about her prob-
lem. He then proposed to conduct 
a Branch Sabbath School in her 
home on Sabbath afternoons and to 
invite members of her family and 
the neighbors to join them. Slowly 
at first visitors came, and eventu-
ally every Sabbath afternoon a 
group of interested people gathered 
together to study God's Word. 
Finally the minister was asked to 
give Bible studies after the Sab-
bath School was over. Many ques-
tions about world 
developments 
were answered by consulting the 
Bible. The signs of the times were 
brought to the attention of the 
studious group, until eventually the 
Bible studies became more and 
more a preparation for baptism. 
In the church in Villach all the 
Sabbath 
School 
members 
were 
praying for those who had been 
attending 
the 
Branch 
Sabbath 
School and were looking forward 
to the suggested baptismal day. 
Everything had been planned and 
organized. Eight days before the 
baptism was to take place the min-
ister once again visited the group. 
This time, however, he noticed that 
the atmosphere had changed. They 
were all looking very sad. What had 
happened? One of the ladies in the 
group--a widow with four children 
-was ill in bed. The doctor had 
told her that she was suffering 
from . rheumatic fever. She had 
been collecting wood in the forest 
and had had to cross several moun-
tain streams barefoot. The children 
were very young and did not know 
what to do, so they just cried. The 
minister asked all the visitors and 
friends of the Branch Sabbath 
School, as well as the children of 
the lady and the faithful church 
member in whose home the group 
gathered, to meet in order to dis-
cuss the matter. They soon came 
to the conclusion that it was only 
through the power of prayer and 
the grace of God that her condi-
tion could be changed. Together 
they went to visit the sick one and 
asked the great Physician for help. 
All the days that followed, until 
the Sabbath when the baptism was 
to be held, were days of prayer. 
Had everything been in vain? 
Suffering great pain, with much 
effort the woman traveled to the 
church that Sabbath to participate 
in the baptismal service and take 
her stand on the side of her Lord. 
Upon rising from the watery grave 
she found she had regained her 
strength and was able to travel 
home without the dreadful pain she 
had been suffering. God had not 
forgotten the supplications of His 
people. Was it a miracle? The peo-
WORLD MISSION REPORT 29 
ple think so. The people praised 
God, and great joy and thankful-
ness was present in the hearts of 
all the members, and especially in 
the hearts of the children of the 
woman. Of course, the doctor who 
visited her a few days later could 
not understand what had happened, 
but the sister herself and all the 
church members knew. 
This was the beginning of a 
series of wonderful experiences for 
this Branch Sabbath School. Today 
it is no longer a Branch Sabbath 
School, 
but a 
growing church, 
which gathers from Sabbath to 
Sabbath at the same place. The 
church members too have recog-
nized the need to spread the gospel 
and are experiencing a rich bless-
ing from their individual and group 
efforts. 
M!QQI!W Some things in life 
are only possible if money is available. 
The thorough functioning of the Ad-
ventist 
Church 
is 
no 
exception. 
Friends, our members in Germany 
need your help to advance our work 
and to provide active centers from 
which the gospel may be spread to 
those who have not yet accepted or 
heard the Master's call. This thir-
teenth Sabbath you can help put plans 
into operation that will strengthen 
the work of the church in this part of 
the Lord's vineyard. Amid joys and 
pleasures, are you giving thought to 
the many thousands around the world 
in needy places who are struggling to 
give the gospel in difficult places and 
willing to risk life itself? While they 
offer their all may we systematically 
give a sacrifice commensurate to the 
great need. 
30 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
THIRTEENTH SABBATH 
June 27 
Suggested Program 
9:15-9:29 
9:29-9:30 
9:30-9:34 
9:34-9:36 
9:36-9:59 
9:59-10:37 
Inspirational song service. 
Program participants enter. 
Silent prayer and opening song. 
Prayer-brief, 
remember 
the 
mission field to benefit from 
the offering overflow. 
Special thirteenth Sabbath mis-
sions program-usually the adult 
and/or not more than two of 
the children's divisions partici-
pate. 
Class period-six-point program, 
8 minutes (including taking of 
lay activities report, 2 minutes, 
and brief tie-in with last week's 
lesson). 
Lesson study 30 minutes. 
10:37-10:40 
Closing exercises-close promptly. 
Note.-Posters, announcements, and bulle-
tin inserts provided free by the conference 
announcing the thirteenth Sabbath projects 
may be used. Plan all details of your program 
early-at least two weeks in advance. In-
struct division leaders whose children ore par-
ticipating so that each may know the amount 
of time allotted. For additional program ma-
terial see Children's Edition, World Mission Re-
port. 
Unfinished Business~ 
Dear God, in all earth's mission lands, 
Thy world work still is incomplete. 
Empower our weak, though willing hands, 
Put wings, we pray, upon our feet. 
Within our homes, our minds, our hearts, 
A noble work Thou hast begun. 
We'll see, through power Thy grace imports, 
A finished work by set of sun. 
Thy work for man goes on apace-
Unfinished business everywhere, 
Redeeming this decadent race. 
Complete this task-this is our prayer! 
-Anonymous 
Treasure 
by Caress Goldsberry King 
What do you hold in your heart? 
What do you hold as treasure? 
A bank book, a house, a car? 
Or just the hours of leisure? 
Hold your Bible in peace, my friend, 
Search through its pages with grace. 
Catch a glimpse of salvation-
Look in the Saviour's face. 
Hold open your purse with thought. 
Look at all its contents, lent. 
Will it bring transient joys, 
Or will it be well spent? 
Give today of your treasure. 
Answer now this mission plea. 
You may share in heaven's treasures 
Through all of eternity. 
Which Are You? 
by Margaret Locke 
Are you a watchman asleep in the tower, 
Daydreaming on in this critical hour? 
Seeing no danger when danger is here, 
Fearing no harm with the enemy near? 
Are you a watchman who someday will face 
Poor trembling souls who have passed beyond 
grace, 
Bewailing and screaming in anguish and hate-
"You did not warn me and now it's too late"? 
You ARE a watchman? Then what kind are 
you-
One that is faithful and zealous and true? 
Rich the reward then, to you will be given, 
Joys beyond measure, the fullness of heaven. 
The Real Giver 
The money gift is easy; there are hundreds 
here to pay 
And settle back, contented, while the toilers 
work away. 
Men will dig into their pockets for the gold 
the cause may need, 
And then leave it for another to go out and 
do the deed. 
But in every worthy struggle that shall help 
the race to climb, 
The worJd 
is always seeking for the men 
who'll give their time. 
The money gift is easy, but a better gift 
than pelf, 
Is to dedicate to service not your money, 
but yourself, 
For though gold and silver often are the 
things a cause demands, 
No 
righteous 
dream 
can 
triumph 
without 
willing hearts and hands. 
And in every field of service that is known 
to mortal ken, 
You can hear the leaders calling, not for 
money, but for men. 
The money gift is easy, many gladly pay the 
price 
Who sit back in times of danger and refuse 
to sacrifice; 
There are men who give their money for a 
purpose that is fine, 
Who never share the burdens on the bitter 
firing line. 
But the men the world is seeking in the 
tasks it has to do, 
Are the men who'll share the struggle and 
stay with it till it's through. 
-Selected 
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Overflow 
for the Third Quarter 1970 
Will Go to the Southern European Division 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 31 
NORTH SEA 
Bremen e 
POLAND 
• 
Hanover 
WEST GERMAN UNION 
Frankfort e 
Darmstadt e 
NUREMBERG. 
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 
CENTRAL EUROPEAN DIVISION 
Unions 
Population 
Churches 
Church Memb. Sab.Sch.Memb. 
South German 
29,087,468 
2.40 
12,961 
15,601 
Union of S.D. A. in DDR 
18,403,800 
341 
12,670 
14,107 
West German 
28,021,371 
197 
11,784 
13,639 
West Berlin Conference 
2,197,300 
15 
1,571 
1,727 
Division Totals 
77,709,939 
793 
38,986 
45,074