I \/ORLD CHURCH
ADRA director
and wife
return to China
“We are happy to be back in China.
and we know that God has made 11 pos-
sible for us to return.” said Robert Bur-
pexs, who coordinates projects in China
tor the Adventist Development and Relief
Agency.
Robert and his wife, Treva, left China
in June because of the political situa:
tion in that country. They were able to
return in mid-September,
Though living in Beijing, Burgess is
responsible for ADRA projects designed
to improve the quality of life for people
im Yashui County, about 250 miles svuth
of the capital. Yishu County 1s a poor
rural area with more than a million in-
habitants.
Along with working for ADRA. both
Robert and Treva are part-time instruc-
tors ad schools in China's capital city of
Begg, He teaches at the North China
University of Technology, and she works
as a teacher at the University of Inter-
national Business and Economies.
NINA MARTINEZ
Correspondent
I TOUNTAIN VIEW
School re-opens
with five students
in Wheeling
Both the vouth and the members of
the Wheeling, West Virginia, congrega-
tion were proud and excited to re-open
their church school. which was forced
to closets doors three vears ago due to
a lack of students,
The five bovs who are now students
at the school wanted to “show off” where
they attend. The idea of making school
shirts was presented. but first the vouth
had to pick the school colors! A vote was
taken, and blue and gold were selected.
Each boy chose his own shirt design
with the assistance of teacher Cindy
Robbins and a helper. Every shirt dis.
plays a globe with three angels and the
name of the Wheeling school. The boys’
names were stenciled onto the left sleeve
of every shirt.
Scott Gemensky, Chris Araujo, Matt
Araujo. Justin Hehle and Thon Gemensky
proudly wore their shirts one Sabbath
while collecting the offering during a
church service.
DAWN WHEELER
Communication Secrelary
WALLA WALLA COLLEGE
Tenure-track Openings for 1990-91 Academic Year
Doctoral degree and reaching experience preferred. Rank and tenure negotiable
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Biology (undergraduace and graduace): Microbiology/cell or molecular biology.
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Business (two positions): Management; economics.
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Engineering (potential openings): Civil, electrical, and mechanical for
denomination’s ABET accredited program.
Health and Physical Education: Teaching in school health; directing women's
sports program; coordinating faculry wellness program.
Home Economics: Interior design and general home economics.
Nursing (Portland, Ore. campus): Community health.
Physics: General undergraduate teaching.
Social Science: Sociology and anthropology.
Social Work (undergraduate [BSW] and graduate [MSW]; two positions): Preference
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INN AL LEGHENY WEST
Walter Wright, pastor of the Ephesus
church in Columbus, Ohio, baptizes an-
other Revelation Seminar student into
the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
I \VOR!LD CHURCH
Adventist fund raiser
contributes to
national research project
Milton Murray, director of Philan-
thropie Service for Institutions, partici-
pated ma research project last summer
on “funding fund raizing” offering chal-
lenge grants to =pur fund raisers on to
higher levels of achievement.
Published in the June 1989 issue of
Philanthropy Monthly. the report lists
Murray as one of 55 leaders from across
the nation who were invited to partiei-
pate. Since 1973, Murray has served as
the director of PSI the development
and fund-raising office of the General
Conference.
Murray also wrote a section of the
report entitled, “Challenges Work for
Associations, Toa!” in which he showed
how associations could merease their
financial support from the ranks of their
own membership.
“These professional efforts on both
our part and others whe work in philan-
thropy within the Adventist orbit help .
to acquaint some 60.000 fund-raising
professionals across the country with
our commitment to help people,” Mur-
ray said. “Hopefully, these efforts will
influence others tothimk positively about
our church.”
CURT DEWEES
Correspondent
VISITOR. January 1. 1990