“Pastor Ole” ran the 10K (6.2 miles) Hidden Valley Run out of Newbury
Park in mid-February pushing Alberto Hernandez—and still finished in
one hour, eight minutes! Pacing the Pastor was his daughter Heather
Ann shown here behind the group, and Alberto’s father, Henry, rode
along beside just in case Alberto got tired. (Photo by Larry Becker)
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Monday, March 5, 1984 / Volume 83, Number 18 / Angwin, California / Official Biweekly of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
TV Miniseries Will Invite the Guests:
Personal Ministry Needed for Follow-up
If viewers accept the invitation,
Seventh-day Adventist churches
across the Pacific Union could be
swarming with visitors on the last
three Sabbaths of March.
Continuing their miniseries
thrust, It Is Written begins a
three-part programming to tell the
“Truth about Seventh-day Ad-
ventists.”” To be aired March 11,
18 and 25 in most markets, the
first telecast and others will close
with an invitation to attend an
Adventist church in the viewing
area.
Planned by George Vandeman
and written by Marjorie Lewis
Lloyd, It Is Written’s regular
script writer, the series will em-
phasize central doctrines and
practices of Adventists, including
a reference to health and lifestyle.
[ts central focus, however, is upon
Jesus and the development of a
relationship with Him.
Enough of world work will be
shown to be impressive; and 20 lay
people, scholars and professionals
Olesen Initiates Exercise With Wheelchair Patients
Readers of the Thousand Oaks
News-Chronicle recently noticed a
most unusual classified advertise-
ment. It read:
Ole’s Holy Rollers
Share Fitness, Push Wheelchairs
Join the Joy! Call . . .
Ole Olesen, associate pastor of
the Thousand Oaks Adventist
Church, placed that ad to attract
volunteer participants in a new
project he has started to ‘‘share
the joy of exercise with people in
wheelchairs.
“We take qualified patients
from Ventura Estates out for
brisk trips around the grounds,”’
says Pastor Olesen. ‘‘I started out
seven months ago regularly taking
out three ladies. Now, I'd say, we
have a half dozen volunteers, and
Ventura Estates has determined
about 18 of their patients are
physically eligible to participate.”
What got an already busy pastor
interested in adding a time-con-
suming project like this to his
crowded schedule?
“I’ve always been a semi-
distance runner, ‘‘says Pastor
Olesen, ‘“‘but I soon found using
all that time just for running quite
distasteful. I felt I had more im-
portant things to do, yet I knew I
needed the exercise.
“For three years the idea of
pushing wheelchair patients while
by Larry Becker
I jogged would occasionally come
to mind, but I never acted on it.
Then one day a statement from
Thoughts from the Mount of
Blessing struck me. Mrs. White is
talking about how every in-
Regularly enjoying one of “Pastor
Ole’s” runs is Clara Covert, a Ven-
tura Estates resident. It’s great ex-
ercise, she says.
dividual is Heaven’s appointed
channel and angels are waiting to
communicate through you. She
goes on to say, ‘Shall the human
agent fail of accomplishing his ap-
pointed work? Oh, then to what
degree is the world robbed of the
promised influence of the Holy
Spirit!’ (p. 40) I soon came to the
conclusion that God wants people
in wheelchairs to enjoy the sensa-
tions of exercise.
“I discussed my plan with
Howard Welklin, head pastor at
Thousand Oaks, and then ap-
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from California to New York will
testify to their faith in Adventist
Christianity. Only the toll-free 800
number will be shown on the screen
for viewers to learn the addresses
of area Adventist churches. No
local call numbers will be used
during this three-week series.
Northern California, Nevada-
Utah, and the Oregon conferences
banded together in the printing of
special invitations to It Is Written
and other interests, advertising the
series. Moreover, many pastors in
the viewing areas will stress salva-
tion in Christ, His second coming,
and the ‘‘rest’’ of grace in those
three Sabbath sermons. In all,
nearly 250,000 invitations were
mailed.
The first nationwide presenta-
tion of Adventist faith and prac-
Important Work
“If there is one work more
important than another, it is
that of getting our publications
before the public, thus leading
them to search the Scriptures.
Missionary work—introducing
our publications into families,
conversing, and praying with and
for them—is a good work. . .”
Testimonies, vol. 4, p. 390. (See
centerspread.)
tice, this ambitious project is
made possible only because It Is
Written’s board took bold steps
two years ago to allow nationwide
simulcasting. Thus, ads in TV
Guide and local newspapers can
all be similar. Such a thrust has
become possible, too, because of
this unified program release divi-
sionwide.
Relating to Them
But what happens when the
guests arrive? Is the ‘‘caring’’ em-
phasis more than just a slogan
with your church family? Will
your guests feel a warm welcome,
or will they only hear welcoming
words?
Some congregations are planning
fellowship luncheons to follow
each of these visitation Sabbaths.
Others are arranging for smaller
groups to share fellowship in in-
dividual homes.
Follow-up ministry by the local
congregation 1s necessary to such
projects. Church guests will still
relate to one-to-one experiences
more than to a man with words on
television. Those who attend may
be seeking answers such as the
telecast gift booklet suggests in
The Cry of a Lonely Planet. ‘‘ls
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Caring for the Community
Employees Support Community Campaigns
Employees of Glendale Advent-
ist Medical Center, Loma Linda
University Medical Center and
Community Hospital, Pacific
Union College and St. Helena
Hospital and Health Center were
among those at 53 Seventh-day
Adventist colleges, hospitals and
Stamp/Coin Sales To Benefit VOP
Stamp and coin sales are
scheduled by the Voice of Proph-
ecy in five locations in Central and
Northern California the week of
March 18. Proceeds will benefit
the radio broadcast and Bible
School ministry.
Roland Rhynus, supervisor of
the VOP’s Stamp and Coin Proj-
ect, will have available a wide
variety of philatelic and
numismatic items. He will also
answer questions people may have
about collecting.
“I want to assist collectors in
the pursuit of their hobby,” he
says. ‘‘I also hope to meet some of
the volunteers and faithful stamp
collecting friends of the VOP who
have been patronizing our project
for the past 12 years.”’
In addition, Mr. Rhynus will be
transporting back to VOP head-
quarters in Newbury Park any
small items people wish to donate.
Scheduled appointments in-
clude: Modesto Academy, Sun-
day, March 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
Sacramento Union Academy,
Monday, March 19, 6 to 9 p.m.;
Redding Seventh-day Adventist
School, Tuesday, March 20, 6 to 9
p.m.; Pacific Union College
Preparatory School, Wednesday,
March 21, 3 to 7 p.m.; and Fresno
Central Seventh-day Adventist
Church, Thursday, March 22, 6 to
9 p.m.
other church entities in North
America who gave $554,000 to the
United Way in 1983.
This giving record represents a
26 percent increase over the
previous record high of $440,600
that employees gave to the United
Way in 1982.
Castle Medical Center, Feather
River Hospital, Paradise Valley
Hospital and Ukiah Adventist
Hospital were other hospitals in
the Pacific Union that held cam-
paigns. In addition, employees of
the Adventist Media Center,
Loma Linda Foods and Pacific
Press Publishing Association
joined the United Way effort.
Combined contributions from
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