Vol. 60 
Second Quarter, 1971 
No. 2 
THE 
NEW 
AFRO-
MIDEAST 
DIVISION 
A 
REALIGN-
MENT 
OF 
NATIONS 
The Afro-Mideast Division, recipient of the offering 
overflow of the second quarter, 1971, was formed at 
the time of the General Conference session held in 
Atlantic City in June, 1970. It includes the territory 
of the former Middle East Division, the Ethiopian 
Union, the East Africa Union, and the Tanzania Union. 
One hundred and thirteen thousand church members 
live in this territory. 
The offering overflow will be divided between two edu-
cational institutions, which serve as training centers 
for the future workers and leaders of this vast territory. 
Bugema Missionary College in Uganda, East Africa, 
is in desperate need of a building and equipment if it 
is to continue to serve the increasing demands of this 
region. 
Middle East College in Beirut, Lebanon, while offering 
a strong educational program, must increase its facili-
ties as it seeks to serve the greatly increased constit-
uency of the new division. 
These projects are worthy of the sacrifice of each 
Sabbath School member. As you give, remember that 
you will be helping to prepare those who will finish 
the work of God in this needy territory. 
R. L. JACOBS, Secretary 
Afro-Mideast Division 
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[NOTE-Before giving the following report, 
please present the message on preceding page.] 
SABBATH, APRIL 3 
"Go Ye" 
by E. E. Hagen 
[Sabbath School Secretary, Central Union Con-
ference] 
INTRODUCTION 
One of the 
most significant commands in the New 
Testament is "Go ye." The complete 
mission of the Adventist Church is 
geared to this imperative. How do we 
measure up? Let us recount a few 
vital statistics. Adventists have grown 
by 20 per cent in the past four years. 
In many parts of the world we can 
scarcely keep pace with the growth. 
For instance, in South America the 
membership has almost doubled in 
the past four years. It may be interest-
ing to note that of our two million 
members, one and one-half million 
are outside North America. The first 
missionary was sent out in 1874, almost 
one hundred years ago. During 1969, 
473 missionaries were added to those 
already in the field, making a total 
of some two thousand sent to the far 
corners of the earth. To date we are 
working in 193 countries, using 642 
oral languages and 293 written ones. 
This may apr)ear boastful. But thank 
God we have been able, with His bless-
ing, to move dramatically forward. 
However, we must not rest on our 
laurels. At the close of 1969, all Sab-
bath School offerings amounted to 
54.05 per cent of the church's world-
wide mission giving. Uniting in our 
God-given task we may surpass any-
thing we have done before in bringing 
the gospel to all the world. 
The great Seventh-day Adventist 
family from east to west, from 
north to south is one in purpose. 
To know this brings joy to the 
heart. This oneness was witnessed 
at the fifty-first session of the Gen-
eral Conference, meeting in At-
lantic City, New Jersey, in June, 
1970. The gathering of delegates 
and friends was truly a cosmopol-
itan group. Most countries of the 
world were represented. The races 
and languages of the world were 
seen and heard everywhere in the 
huge auditorium and along the fa-
mous boardwalk. Hand clasped hand 
in brotherly love as members of 
God's spiritual family met in as-
sembly hall, along the boardwalk, 
and in the hotels of the city. The 
oneness was felt. 
The family, rightly constituted, 
is always concerned over the well-
being of each of its members. It was 
God who instituted the family rel~­
tionship. He never intended that 
divisions should come into this rela-
tionship. Each member was to live 
and act for the good and well-being 
of the other-parents to children 
and children to parents. Only in this 
kind of relationship could the fam-
ily live in accord and prosper. 
Jesus prayed that His believers 
on earth should live in oneness, both 
in purpose and plan. "That they all 
may be one," He prayed; "as thou, 
Father, art in me, and I in thee, 
that they also may be one in us: 
that the world may believe that 
thou hast sent me" (John 17:21). 
Jesus prayed that the love existing 
in His earthly family might be sim-
ilar to the existing love between 
the Heavenly Father and the Son. 
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When this love exists in God's 
earthly family, true concern will be 
shown by all God's children to every 
member of the spiritual family. 
"Love and loyalty to Christ are 
the spring of all true service. In the 
heart touched by His love, there is 
begotten a desire to work for Him." 
-Education, p. 268. "In the estima-
tion of heaven, greatness of char-
acter consists in living for the wel-
fare of our fellow men."-The 
Desire of Ages, p. 613. "The only 
greatness is the greatness of humil-
ity. The only distinction is found 
in devotion to the service of oth-
ers."-Ibid., p. 650. 
Traditionally the Sabbath School 
has shown concern for others the 
world around. Everywhere, whether 
in the highlands of the Peruvian 
Andes, in the hinterlands of Africa, 
in the tropical island of the South 
Pacific, or within the territorial 
limits of the United States and the 
United Kingdom, Sabbath School 
members week by week bring their 
gifts and offerings to Sabbath 
School for the benefit of the united 
mission work being carried on in 
all the world. This concern and 
interest is evident in the total of 
$13,883,405.67 given through the 
Sabbath School in 1969. 
Sabbath School members every-
where should always keep in mind 
that God's requirements come first. 
Jesus said, "Seek ye first the king-
dom of God" (Matthew 6 :33), and 
in the doing of this promised that 
every other blessing would follow. 
We in our Sabbath School giving 
have the opportunity to prove God's 
promise. Ellen G. White has writ-
ten: "We are not doing His will if 
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we consecrate to Him what is left 
of our income after all our imagi-
nary wants have been supplied."-
Counsels on Sabbath School Work, 
p. 144. She indicates that we should 
show a liberal, self-denying spirit 
for the success of foreign missions. 
When this spirit is manifest in ev-
ery part of the world field, as a re-
sult of the oneness that exists 
among God's people, then we can 
truly expect to see spectacular 
things happen in an unprecedented 
advancement of world missions. 
God is concerned as to how we re-
late ourselves one to the other. This 
concern is revealed in the exactness 
with which our God treats our indi-
vidual part in this program of world 
mission concern. In wonder and 
genuine joy we read words such as 
these penned by God's servant, 
Ellen G. White: "/ was shown that 
the recording angel makes a faithful 
record of every offering dedicated 
to God and put into the treasury, 
and also of the final result of the 
means thus bestowed. The eye of 
God takes cognizance of every 
farthing devoted to His cause, and 
of the willingness or reluctance of 
the giver. The motive in giving is 
also chronicled. Those self-sacrific-
ing, consecrated ones who render 
back to God the things that are 
His, as He requires of them, will 
be rewarded according to their 
works. Even though the means thus 
consecrated be misapplied, so that 
it does not accomplish the object 
which the donor had in view,-the 
glory of God and the salvation of 
souls,-those who made the sacrifice 
in sincerity of soul, with an eye sin-
gle to the glory of God, will not lose 
their reward."-Testimonies, vol. 2, 
pp. 518, 519. (Italics supplied.) 
MiQQiiW Can you fully under-
stand such a thrilling paragraph? To 
earthly computation this type of book-
keeping would be incomprehensible, 
but not with God! It would be impos-
sible for us to define the final accom-
plishment of the dime, quarter, or the 
one to one hundred dollar gifts given 
by adult or child each Sabbath of the 
year, as that gift mixes with millions 
of other gifts given by God's people 
all around the world. What a wonder-
ful God we serve! How anxious He 
is to reward us for faithfulness. We 
do not give in the Sabbath School for 
the sake of a reward-our motive for 
giving must be because "the love of 
Christ constraineth us" (2 Cor. 5:14). 
We give that others at home and in 
far-flung mission fields may hear the 
good news of Christ's saving grace. 
It is a privilege this quarter for all 
of us to join in a concerted effort to 
assist the educational work of the 
newly organized Afro-Mideast Divi-
sion. I am sure you are happy to be 
part of a family that shows a mutual 
concern for others. Through united 
effort we may accomplish much for 
God! 
SABBATH, APRIL 10 
"The Truth Conque1ed 
Me!" 
by Salim Japas 
[Elder Salim Japas was born of Syrian parents 
who had immigrated to Argentina. His one 
great ambition was to go someday to the 
country of his parents to give the news of sal-
vation to relatives still living there. He studied 
in 
Seventh-day Adventist schools 
in 
South 
America, graduating from River Plate College 
in 
1945, and also from 
the University of 
Buenos Aires in 1962. In 1967 his dream of 
going to the Middle East was realized, and he 
is now serving as evangelist of the Afro-Mid-
east Division.] 
INTRODUCTION 
As the fol-
lowing story will show, conversions do 
not come easily in the Middle East, 
but once the seed is sown God will 
take care of the harvest. This is an 
encouraging thought to workers and 
laymen alike, but we must be sure to 
~o': the seed as far as we can, leaving 
It m the hearts of the people to ripen 
and bear fruit for the kingdom of 
heaven. 
"It makes no difference what you 
do against the Adventists, finally 
the truth will conquer you!" 
With this striking statement, a 
long and rigorous argument in re-
mote Upper Egypt came to an end. 
Ramsi Fahim Auad, a man of forty-
five years of age with four fine chil-
dren, was in 1953 a teacher of reli-
gion in his home village of Seila. He 
had decided to oppose the Advent-
ists, and if possible do away with 
them forever. This is his story: 
One day two young Seventh-day 
Adventists came to the Fahim home 
for the purpose of sharing the 
truths of the gospel. Ramsi Fahim's 
mother received the young people 
cordially and listened with marked 
interest to all they said about "pres-
ent truth." When the young mis-
sionaries realized her deep interest, 
they promised to return soon to 
talk with her again about the same 
subjects. 
Meanwhile, Ramsi learned what 
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had taken place and decided to de-
feat the plans of the Adventists. In 
very strong terms he said to his 
mother, "These 'Advents' will never 
again enter our home!" 
"And why not, my son? Are they 
not Christians as we are? Are they 
not explaining the Word of God? 
And furthermore, all they told me 
was so beautiful that I could not 
refuse to accept another visit from 
them." 
"No, Mother! Absolutely not! 
They are not to come to our house 
again. These young men are Ad-
ventists, they are Protestants. Even 
worse, they are Sabbathkeepers, our 
enemies. We are Orthodox Chris-
tians. Our church is the first Chris-
tian church of Egypt, and our 
origin can be traced to Saint Mark. 
No, Mother, these fellows are not 
from God, and while I live they 
will never again enter our house ! 
Never! Never!" 
The following Sabbath when the 
young men arrived at the house as 
they had promised, Ramsi was wait-
ing for them. Without giving them 
opportunity to enter, he began ar-
guing, attacking them furiously. 
The Adventists were not given a 
chance to make clear their points of 
view in the discussion, but at last 
one of them was able to make him-
self heard, and with heaven-in-
spired conviction said, "It makes 
no difference what you do against 
the Adventists, finally the truth will 
conquer you!" 
In the year 1958, for some reason, 
Ramsi became involved in a deep 
religious crisis. For him the natural 
thing to do was to read the Bible in 
search of answers to his questions. 
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He read and reread the Book of 
God ten times, until he found com-
fort and felt a longing to leave his 
sins. 
In the Word of God he had found 
Jesus the Saviour of sinners, and 
between the two of them a sweet 
friendship 
was 
established. 
Of 
course, as is natural, Jesus and 
truth go together. His understand-
ing of the gospel grew, and the 
truth of the Sabbath and all it sig-
nified was impressed upon him and 
became clearer to him. He could not 
get away from it. There it was in 
the Book, as if it were engraved in 
letters of fire, saying to him, "The 
Sabbath is the day of the Lord." 
The conflict raged. The tradition 
of his Orthodox Church came again 
to his mind. "No, no, it is impos-
sible. It cannot be. The history of 
my church goes back through the 
centuries to Saint Mark. Lord, it 
cannot be ! You cannot ask me to 
go against my Orthodox Church!" 
Some months went by, and Ramsi 
decided to look up the Adventists 
to see if perhaps they could help 
him solve his problem. But now 
when he looked for them, they 
seemed not to be in his village. 
Later, however, through the provi-
dence of the Lord, he was given 
another opportunity. 
As he was walking one day in 
the neighboring city of Fayoum, he 
heard voices of people praising God 
in a religious song. He entered the 
small temple and was surprised to 
find that it was an Adventist group. 
He was made to feel welcome, and 
from that day different pastors 
and laymen tried to fortify Ramsi's 
faith, teaching him more thor-
oughly in the ways of the Lord. 
F-or years he attended the Ad-
ventist meetings and contributed 
in different ways to the spreading 
of the gospel, but his final decision 
to join the church was always put 
off for some reason. There was a 
time of waiting. But God is the 
owner of souls, and it is He who 
controls circumstances. 
One night Ramsi dreamed that a 
celestial being appeared to him and 
said, "Ramsi, the seventh day is the 
true Sabbath. Accept it!" The voice 
of the heavenly messenger im-
pressed 
him 
vividly, 
but 
even 
though he did not have any argu-
ments against the Sabbath, he did 
not want to risk what it would 
mean if he decided to keep it. In 
1968, in connection with an evangel-
istic campaign held in Fayoum, 
God placed Ramsi at the crossroads 
where there was the possibility of 
answering only Yes or No. 
The circumstances that led to 
his decision were these: In March 
of 1968, an administrative official 
of the company that employed 
Ramsi arrived in Fayoum with the 
intention of reorganizing the ad-
ministrative services of the branch 
office. Each employee was invited 
to choose his free day of the week 
in order that responsibilities might 
be evenly placed. Each employee 
was asked, "Which day do you 
choose?" 
Naturally the Christian workers 
chose Sunday, while the Moslem 
workers chose Friday, their day of 
rest. When Ramsi's turn came, the 
same question was asked, "And you, 
Mr. Ramsi, which day do you 
choose?" 
There was a long pause which 
caused all those present to wonder. 
A great struggle was going on 
within Ramsi. Finally, he asked, 
"Would it be possible, sir, to wait 
until tomorrow for my answer?" 
"I am sorry, but I need your an-
swer right now," replied the official. 
Then Ramsi, trembling with emo-
tion, broke the silence with the 
words, "I choose Saturday. I choose 
the day of God!" And with that the 
official wrote down, "Ramsi-Satur-
day." The truth had conquered! 
A week later the writer of this 
story had the privilege of baptiz-
ing Ramsi, and when he was asked 
if he would give a testimony follow-
ing the ceremony, Ramsi said, "God 
kept His word. The truth conquered 
me!" 
MjQQ@M The Spirit of God is 
surely working in the vast Afro-Mid-
east Division which will receive the 
overflow on thirteenth Sabbath. Let 
us plan and pray for a bountiful of-
fering for such a needy field. 
SABBATH, APRIL 17 
When Sobhi's Eyes Were 
Opened 
by Erna Kruger 
[Mrs. Kruger graduated from nurse's training 
in Berlin in 1927, and immediately began her 
nursing career in Germany, where she worked 
for five years. In 1932 Mrs. Kruger and her 
husband responded to a call to work in Egypt. 
Although her husband died before very many 
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years of service were given in that field, Sister 
Kruger has bravely carried on her work as a 
missionary nurse to the people of the Nile. In 
1947 she was called to work in the Matariah 
Mercy Home, where she has served as matron 
almost exclusively, except for a few months 
spent at our Benghazi Adventist Hospital.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Not far 
from Cairo, Egypt, was the old town 
On mentioned in the Bible. It was 
there that Joseph got his wife from the 
"Priest of On." It was also the old 
Heliopolis, which was an important 
place of sun worship in Egypt. Ra, the 
Egyptian sun god, was especially wor-
shiped at Heliopolis. According to 
some people, obelisks were erected in 
honor· of Ra, the sun god. Heliopolis 
was one of the places thus adorned, 
and one of the few obelisks that re-
main standing today in Egypt is found 
on the site of that city. There is noth-
ing left now of the old glory, but in 
its place there is a small village called 
Matariah. 
It was here in 1924 that the Advent-
ists bought their first denomination-
ally owned property in Egypt. It has 
been used as a school, as living quar-
ters for missionaries, and for the head-
quarters of the work of the Egypt Sec-
tion. 
In 1947, under the leadership of 
Elders Neal Wilson and Gordon Zyt-
koskee, the Adventist Mercy Home in 
Matariah was established. Children 
from poor homes, who had lost one or 
both parents, were accepted in the 
home. At first 
about twenty-seven 
children found the home a place where 
they were loved and cared for. 
When the home was opened, Mrs. 
Kruger was asked to be the matron, 
and has been in charge most of the 
time since then. Our aim is to make 
useful citizens out of the children for 
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this world and the world to come. 
Fortunately, the children are able to 
attend our mission school, where they 
receive a Christian education in their 
primary, intermediate, and secondary 
grades. Many of them have then gone 
on to Middle East College in Lebanon, 
where they are trained to become work-
ers in God's cause. 
I would like to tell you an inci-
dent in the life of one of the chil-
dren that shows that God still 
works miracles for those who really 
trust in Him. 
Sobhi (So-b he) was one of our 
best students. One day when he 
was fifteen, he suddenly complained 
of a severe headache. He was taken 
to the hospital, but did not improve 
at all. Then Mother Kruger took 
him to what is called the Fever Hos-
pital, in Cairo. There they diag-
nosed his case as meningitis. 
He stayed five months in that 
hospital. One day when Mrs. Kru-
ger visited him she was shocked to 
find out that he could not see. He 
was very discouraged. Eye special-
ists examined him, but they gave 
little hope -of restoring his sight. 
Sobhi tells what happened after 
this: "One night I turned my face 
to the wall and prayed. I told the 
Lord that if He would heal me I 
would work for Him all my life. 
The next morning I opened my eyes 
and saw the light of day. When the 
doctor came in to see me, I was 
able to tell him, 'Doctor, I can see 
again. God has healed me.' The doc-
tor said, 'This is a miracle.' " 
From that day on, Sobhi im-
proved both in his eyesight and gen-
eral health. He was soon dismissed 
from the hospital and was able to 
again take up his studies at Nile 
Union Academy. When he finished 
his academic course, he went to 
study in the Middle East College, 
from which he graduated and he is 
now a minister of the gospel. Satan 
tried often to hinder him from ful-
filling his vow, but the Lord inter-
vened, and today Sobhi is the pastor 
of our Heliopolis church. He loves 
to tell others about Jesus and His 
saving grace. 
Sobhi is not the only one of our 
children who testifies of his Lord 
and how much He has done for him. 
Of the first twenty-seven children 
who made up the Mercy Home fam-
ily, some are teachers, accountants, 
and nurses. Others have profes-
sions where they lift the banner of 
Christ high and are mightily used 
as chosen vessels for Him. Most of 
them are married now and have 
families of their own. New genera-
tions have taken their places. 
Thanks to the offering overflow 
in 1961, we were able to build a 
new, more spacious building on the 
same property, and now the Mercy 
Home can accommodate fifty chil-
dren. These are admitted at four 
years of age and are cared for un-
til they graduate from high school. 
The children are divided into lit-
tle families of six with a leader and 
an assistant. They choose the name 
of their family, some of which are 
"Disciples of Jesus," "The Angels," 
"The Happiness Family." Some of 
the boys have chosen "The Apollo 
II," and other such names. Each 
family has its own special duties. 
The high light of the summer for 
the children is the MV camp, and 
in winter, of course it is Christmas. 
We have some boys of thirteen 
and fourteen years of age who 
want to be preachers. They are con-
ducting their own sundown wor-
ship with a song leader, a little 
sermon, and stories. Every Sabbath 
afternoon they invite the neighbor-
ing children for a Story Hour. J o-
seph, the oldest in the home at the 
present time, is the home's musi-
cian. He teaches choruses and gos-
pel songs to the visitors at the 
Story Hour. Thus these children 
are helping to spread the light of 
Jesus in this ancient place of sun 
worship. 
MJQQI1M The Lord has always 
provided for the Mercy Home at just 
the moment when help was most 
needed. Mrs. Kruger states, "The chil-
dren and I, their 'mother,' thank you 
for being liberal on the thirteenth 
Sabbath. May God touch all our 
hearts that His work may be finished 
speedily on the earth." 
SABBATH, APRIL 24 
"Other Sheep I Have . 
by Hilal Dose 
II 
[Elder Hilol Dose (Hee-lowl Dowss) is a veteran 
worker of many years' experience in various 
areas of the Afro-Mideost Division. He has 
been both a student and teacher at Middle 
East College. The work of the gospel ministry 
has token him to Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq. 
Besides postoral work, he has also served a 
number of years as president of the Egypt Sec-
tion. In 1969 he was appointed to serve as 
president of our work in Iraq.] 
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INTRODUCTION 
The gospel 
commiSSion given to this remnant 
church does not limit us to any partie· 
ular country, race, or group of peo· 
pie. Our gospel message is represented 
as an angel flying "in the midst of 
heaven, having the everlasting gospel 
to preach unto them that dwell on 
the earth, aruf to every nation, and 
kirufred, aruf tongue, and people." 
The Lord Himself has said in con· 
nection with the signs of His second 
coming, "and this gospel of the king-
dom shall be preached in all the 
world for a witness unto all nations; 
and then shall the end come." 
God has "other sheep" that are not 
found within the fold of Christianity. 
Of the nine million people who live 
in Iraq, 96 per cent are Moslem, while 
of the remaining 4 per cent, the major-
ity are Catholic. It is similar in most 
of the other Middle East countries. 
Here in these lands, we face one of 
the greatest challenges remaining for 
the people of God to accomplish in 
these last days. The walls of Islam are 
high and as invincible as were the 
walls of ancient Jericho. We remem· 
ber, too, that by faith, the walls of 
Jericho were brought down. It is "not 
by might, nor by power, but by my 
spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." It is 
through the power of the Spirit of 
God that the walls of Islam will come 
down. 
The conversion of every soul usu-
ally has a story behind it that por-
trays how the grace of God and 
providence worked to accomplish 
his conversion. However, the con-
version of a Moslem, which is an 
unusual occurrence, reveals more 
fully that "the gospel of Christ 
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is the power of God unto salvation 
to every one that believeth." 
During a recent evangelistic cam-
paign conducted in Baghdad, a 
handsome young man with some 
of his friends attended our meet-
ings. At the close of one meeting, as 
he shook hands with the minister, 
tears were in his eyes as he declared 
himself to be a Moslem who had 
come to these meetings for other 
than noble motives. He apologized 
for his antagonistic spirit and re-
quested that the evangelist pray for 
him. 
Following prayer, he was given 
a copy of the New Testament, and 
he continued attending the meet-
ings. After a period of time, he be-
came well acquainted with the gos-
pel and our message, and it became 
evident by his talk and conduct that 
he had experienced conversion. 
As the news began to spread that 
he was embracing a new religion, 
his fellow-workers were astonished 
to see him carrying a Bible with 
him everywhere he went. Naturally, 
in his society he met severe opposi-
tion. Strangely enough, those who 
were most opposed were Christian 
acquaintances who reported his con-
version to his father. With angry 
words, his father endeavored to 
humiliate him before the family, 
but to no avail. After receiving a 
severe beating, he was driven from 
his family home and forced to seek 
a humble room in -one of the poor 
sections of the city. 
None of our church members 
knew of these developments, for 
every time they saw him, he was 
always cheerful and happy. When 
his suffering became known, and his 
new friends asked him about it, he 
immediately answered with 
his 
face glowing, "'Blessed are ye, 
when men shall revile you, and per-
secute you, and shall say all man-
ner of evil against you falsely, for 
my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding 
glad.' " 
For several months he continued 
with his work but because of his 
continuous absence on the Sabbath, 
he was dismissed. Adventist friends 
suggested that he enroll in a college 
and continue his education. Refus-
ing all offers of aid, because he did 
not want to trouble his beloved 
church, he traveled to Istanbul, 
Turkey, to enroll in the School of 
Medicine. At the university, he had 
a conflict with Sabbath classes and 
withdrew from school. 
Once more he found it necessary 
to travel on, and finally made his 
way to Thessalonica, Greece, and 
began his studies of medicine again. 
In Thessalonica he soon found our 
small Adventist church and its 
friendly members. Here, he decided 
to stay while he continued his stud-
ies. 
His letters to Iraq are full of 
faith, hope, and love as he prepares 
for greater service to his God. 
MJAAMM Through 
the 
years, 
converts from Jslam have been very 
few, yet we know that the Lord has 
many sheep still outside the Christian 
fold. As we look around, we see our 
great responsibility to these people 
and must realize anew the gospel com-
mission to preach to all the world the 
message of a soon-coming Saviour. 
In Iraq we have a great need for 
ministerial workers. At present we have 
only three ministers to reach nine mil-
lion people. The Lord said, "The har-
vest truly is plenteous, but the labour-
ers are few." We beseech the great Ad-
ventist family all over the world to 
join us, not only in giving of our 
means but also in entreating the Lord 
to send laborers to gather the harvest 
from Iraq. 
SABBATH, MAY 1 
Nabil Wins the Victory 
by R. L. Jacobs 
[Elder R. L. Jacobs is a graduate in religion 
from Andrews University. He spent seventeen 
years in the educational and administrative 
work of the South American Division, and in 
1954 he became president of the Antillian 
Union, and then of the Franco-Haitian Union, 
spending twelve years in the Inter-American 
Division. At the present time he is secretary 
of the newly organized Afro-Mideast Division.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Many young 
people have been taken into the Mercy 
Home in Cairo, Egypt, and are now 
faithful, earnest, Christian workers, ac-
tive lay members of the church, or are 
still continuing their education. One 
of these latter is N abil Mansour, whose 
story follows. This young man may 
never have learned to love God nor be 
the respected person in Middle East 
College that he is today if it were not 
for the Mercy Home and Mother Kru-
ger, who has given her life in service 
to the work of the home, and to other 
influences brought to bear in his life 
through the providences of God. 
Nabil, meaning "noble," was just 
six months old when his father was 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 11 
hit by a car on a busy street in 
Cairo, Egypt. Naturally, his death 
was a sad blow to the young mother 
who was suddenly left with two 
sons and two stepdaughters to care 
for without adequate means of sup-
port. Lost among the millions in 
the great city, making a living be-
came impossible, so the little family 
moved to a small town where her 
husband had owned a piece of prop-
erty, hoping that things would be 
better there. In this town Joseph, 
the son of Jacob in the Bible, is 
supposed to have built canals and 
set up great water wheels similar 
to some that still turn in the center 
of the business section. 
Having a small boy to care for 
made it very difficult for the mother 
to work, so, following the sugges-
tion of some new Seventh-day Ad-
ventist friends, she decided to send 
Nabil to the Mercy Home located in 
a suburb of Cairo. 
It was a sad day when N abil left 
for his new home. He never forgot 
the sight of his mother standing at 
the station waving good-by with 
tears streaming from her eyes. But 
she knew it was best for her boy, 
and like any good mother, she lived 
from one visit to another to the 
Mercy Home, where Nabil was de-
veloping into the kind of boy of 
whom she could be proud. 
She was glad N abil was with 
Mother Kruger, who was in charge 
of the home. This wonderful mis-
sionary woman had also known sad-
ness when her husband passed away 
while serving as a worker in God's 
cause in Egypt. Rather than return 
to her native Germany after this 
sad event, Mother Kruger dedicated 
12 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
her life to the boys and girls who 
came to the Mercy Home, and the 
love she had for "her" children was 
felt by all. 
As a child, Nabil was desperately 
afraid of the dark. One night the 
supervisor sent him off to bed with-
out supper because of a childish 
problem with one of the other boys. 
As he lay sobbing on his bed in the 
dark bedroom, Mother Kruger en-
tered and talked to him of Jesus' 
love and protection. She did not 
leave him until he was comforted. 
N abil had reason to remember 
that night and other similar experi-
ences when years later he was 
drafted into the army and found 
himself walking one stormy night 
between frontier posts on a narrow 
unknown path with a cliff on one 
side and land mines on the other. 
He felt God's presence with him 
even as bullets whizzed by his head. 
Once in a fearful crossing of the 
Red Sea to take up duty in the Ye-
men, he again felt God's nearness 
to him. Because of his religion he 
was often accused of being a spy, 
and received corresponding treat-
ment. Various experiences in his 
life helped to confirm in his mind 
the fact that God was leading. 
Although Nabil had entered the 
army with a strong determination 
to be faithful to his early training, 
he found it very difficult, and little 
by little he was led to be careless 
in Sabbathkeeping and in his per-
sonal devotions. How thankful he 
was after one and a half years to 
be released from further military 
duty! 
Before entering the army N abil 
had finished his secondary training 
and had graduated from Nile Un-
ion Academy. 
His mother had 
passed away, and he missed her 
greatly. His baptism was a happy 
day for him, and his great desire 
had been to prepare to be a worker 
for God. If it had been possible he 
would have gone to study in Mid-
dle East College in Lebanon, but 
he was not permitted to leave Egypt 
without having fulfilled his military 
duties first. 
When he was discharged from 
the army he began to look for work, 
but it was difficult to find a job 
where he could keep the Sabbath. 
Finally, against his better judg-
ment, he took a job with the cus-
toms department. 
One day a non-Adventist friend 
took N abil to see a mysterious sight 
over which they had argued. As 
they stepped into a "strange" room, 
the friend pointed to six or seven 
pictures hanging on the wall from 
which ·oil was dripping. The friend 
said, "Now don't tell me anymore 
that just because Saint George died 
long ago he cannot still perform 
miracles!" 
N abil carefully examined the pic-
tures, but could detect no trick, and 
try as he would he found it impos-
sible to repeat the texts he 'knew 
so well proving that the dead "know 
not anything." ·The friend went on 
to say, "I have been here dozens of 
times and have examined the pic-
tures each time. It is always the 
same." 
To get away from the evil influ-
ence, N abil excused himself, but for 
weeks the conflict raging within 
him was strong and bitter. His con-
science told him that what he had 
seen was the power of Satan, but 
how could he be so deceived? 
One morning soon after the above 
experience, as he sat down at his 
desk in the customs office, N abil 
suddently felt a peculiar pricking 
as if thousands of ants were milling 
about him, and he knew that some-
thing awful was about to happen to 
him. 
After three weeks of being as a 
dead person in the hospital, Nabil 
came back to consciousness, seeing 
as in a dream the saint whose pic-
hires he had seen dripping oil. Saint 
George spoke to him, saying, "Come 
follow me. You have been very sick, 
but I have saved you from death." 
N abil replied, "No, I cannot follow 
you." These were his first words 
after twenty-one days. 
N abil's life had been spared, but 
he was paralyzed on one side. His 
brother and friends tried to per-
suade him to go to the saint for 
healing, and again the old conflict 
raged. Finally, however, he turned 
to God with all his heart. Through 
prayer, which he had neglected for 
months, he again received assurance 
of God's love. 
Although Nabil has not been com-
pletely healed, he can walk and get 
about quite normally. He says, 
"When I put all my trust in the 
heavenly Father and confide my 
problems to Him, things change. I 
now understand Satan's power and 
how he had put a stumbling block 
in my path. I know that deception 
in all its forms is ·of Satan." 
Today in Middle East College, 
Nabil is greatly respected, and of-
ten his name is on the honor list. 
He works on the telephone ex-
WORLD MISSION REPORT 13 
change, and his courtesy and pleas-
ant manner always are encourag-
ing and appreciated. 
MiQQ@M Surely the Mercy Home 
and Mother Kruger can be proud of 
this "noble" faithful son. There are 
many more Nabils who need help and 
training for the cause of God. As you 
consider what you can do this thir-
teenth Sabbath, do not forget N abil, 
his struggles and victories. Let us each 
one do more than ever before that this 
splendid work may grow and produce 
more young people to present before 
the throne of God. 
SABBATH, MAY 8 
Forward in Guatemala 
Despite Harassment 
by P. C. Roque 
[Elder Pedro Celestino 
Roque 
was 
born 
in 
Camaguey, Cuba, and received his early edu-
cation in the Adventist schools on that island. 
He attended Antillian College and graduated in 
1952. Elder Roque is bilingual, speaking Eng-
lish and Spanish fluently. His entire life has 
been dedicated to the work of the Lord. He has 
served 
as 
a 
lay 
evangelist, 
church 
school 
teacher, district leader, and departmental sec-
retary in Cuba, the Dominican Conference, and 
the Guatemala Mission. 
For four years 
he 
served as a minister in the greater New York 
and Southern California conferences of the 
United States. At present he is faithfully carry-
ing forward the work of the Lord in the Colom-
bia-Venezuela Union Mission.] 
(NOTE.-Today, let us think for a while on 
the general mission program of the church as 
we digress a little from the Afro-Mideast Divi-
sion, the recipients of the Thirteenth Sabbath 
Offering. Let us focus our attention on soul-
winning work among the Indian tribes of Gua-
temala.) 
14 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
INTRODUCTION 
In 
many 
places throughout the Inter-American 
Division we find the state church has 
permitted its adherents to retain some 
of the rites of their former religion, 
and they have woven these into their 
present religion. These people, many 
of whom can neither read nor write, 
are zealous for their beliefs and are 
easily incited to react adversely to 
those of another faith who would 
preach the word of the Saviour of man-
kind. Let us relate a story told to Pas-
tor Roque by Pastor Moises Tahay. 
Once a race of warriors, but now 
a humiliated race, the Maya Quiche 
Indians form about 75 per cent of 
the 4.5 million inhabitants of the 
Guatemala 
Mission. 
Of 
course, 
there are other tribes represented, 
among them is a tribe called Man. 
As 
mentioned, 
these 
tribes of 
Guatemala have mixed their ancient 
idolatry with the religion of the 
state church, and for many years 
they spurned the Advent message. 
Before conducting the series of 
meetings, Pastor Moises Tahay, a 
short man on fire for the Lord, and 
his co-workers organized a syste-
matic visitation program for the 
distribution of tracts, handbills, 
and El C entinela magazine. This 
provoked a violent reaction on the 
part of the Catachetical Association 
of the popular church. The publica-
tions were torn in pieces and scat-
tered on the streets and roads. 
Young people of both sexes were 
organized into bands and stationed 
on the street corners leading to the 
meeting hall. They were there to 
prevent people from attending the 
lectures. 
When the public address system 
was installed, a shower of rocks 
was directed against it, as oppo-
nents tried to silence the voice; but, 
in spite of all this, on the opening 
night there were approximately 
four hundred people in the hall. We 
did not know that among this audi-
ence of four hundred people were 
some who would throw hundreds of 
rocks at us as well as the attending 
public. But we had made up our 
minds long before to preach Christ. 
We went to the police for help, 
but the public authorities were out-
witted by these attackers. The roof 
of our meeting place was covered 
with stones thrown by the attack-
ers, especially the section nearest 
the public address system. Those 
who had challenged the mob by 
attending the meetings were tar-
gets of live coals mixed with chili 
and chopped tobacco. But all these 
efforts to discourage attendance 
were in vain. Perhaps they even 
encouraged 
attendance. 
People 
came-hundreds of people-to hear 
the message in the Man dialect. And 
those who could not attend often 
listened to it at the public square or 
in their homes as the message was 
wafted on the air waves over the 
loud-speakers. Some of the people, 
too timid to attend, sent written 
messages requesting certain rec-
ords of the King's Heralds or 
hymns in the Man dialect to be 
played. 
The woman who owned the hall 
we had rented was threatened by 
the leader of her church with ex-
communication and asked us to 
leave the hall. However, when we 
offered to pay her more rent she 
changed her mind and let us re-
main. 
Satan never let up, so the threats 
continued. However, the closing 
night was an unforgettable testi-
mony to man's desire for a better 
way of life. In spite of the threats, 
thirty-one precious souls gave pub-
lic testimony of their desire to fol-
low our Lord. Others who were in-
timidated and too afraid to come 
to the meeting place sent their writ-
ten desire to be counted among 
God's children. 
As a result ·of this meeting, twen-
ty-six Branch Sabbath Schools were 
organized in various sections of the 
city and in the suburbs under the 
leadership of Ruperto Juarez Felipe 
(Roo-pehr'toh 
Wha'rez 
Feh-lee' 
peh), the best interpreter of the 
Man dialect. 
Soon another series of meetings 
was conducted in the same locality, 
and as a result of these two efforts 
fifty-seven persons were baptized. 
Difficulty could not stamp out God's 
wonderful message. Now in Concep-
ciOn 
(Cone-cep-see-own), 
Guate-
mala, we have an eighty-six-mem-
ber Sabbath School which we hope 
soon to organize into a regular 
church. The people in this area have 
very little of this world's goods, so 
they conduct their meetings in a 
room in the home of one of the 
members. They are very much in 
need of a chapel. But these wonder-
ful Christian folk are thankful to 
our heavenly Father for the oppor-
tunity of fellowship, and they be-
lieve that God will impress their 
fellow church members throughout 
the world to give generously to the 
cause of missions. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 15 
MjQQiiM Today the needs of a 
world mission work are brought to 
our attention, and we know you will 
be faithful in giving your best to the 
Master that the needs might be filled. 
All over the world the needs ring out, 
but let us remember God is a gener-
ous God, never allowing his conse-
crated followers to outgive their Cre-
ator. He has promised to pour out 
blessings in return to all who give 
with true sincerity and purpose of 
heart. 
SABBATH, MAY 15 
Led by Fireflies 
by George Munson 
[Elder George Munson spent nineteen years in 
·Korea before going in 1966 to Sa bah (Borneo), 
where he is the president of the Sabah Mission, 
Sabah, Malaysia.] 
INTRODUCTION 
The 
work 
of missions has grown to such propor-
tions that we dare not take our eyes 
from the world field in general for a 
prolonged look at any one section for 
too long a time. That is why we will 
cast a long glance toward the Far 
Eastern Division's island peoples to-
day. Next week we shall consider fur-
ther the work and objectives of the 
Afro-Mideast Division, the object of 
our attention this quarter, which will 
benefit from the Thirteenth Sabbath 
Offering overflow. 
A cry of pain echoed through the 
rain forest. A man stood trembling 
on the trail, the little white flame of 
his lamp had burned out. 
16 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Brother Arab, a Kadazan Advent-
ist layman, had been visiting in old 
Podos village all evening. He was 
so engrossed in telling stories from 
his Picture Rolls that he failed to 
notice that the hour was late. The 
native families of Podos lived in 
separate houses, unlike their fore-
fathers, who built long houses of 
bamboo and mahogany. Brother 
Arab had been visiting these fam-
ilies and telling them the story 
that has captured the imagination 
of millions, that of Jesus of N az-
areth. Now he had left the last 
house, assuring his host that he 
would be able to see the trail with 
his lamp. 
Trusting his lamp, he struck out 
into the dark jungle for his home 
six miles away, humming a hymn as 
he dodged the ugly thorn bushes 
along the path. But now what was 
he going to do? His light flickered 
out. No light, and three more miles 
to go. The eerie cry of some stricken 
beast rent the stillness of the night. 
Thoughts raced through his mind 
as he tried to compose himself. 
What about the venomous snakes on 
the path? What was that cry of 
pain? Could it be the evil spirit that 
had caused some ugly killings? 
Arab knelt down in the path as he 
struggled 
with 
his 
thoughts. 
"Father in heaven, the night is 
dark, the jungle full of dangers. 
Protect me as I find my way home 
tonight. I have been telling my un-
converted 
brethren 
about 
Thy 
greatness. Send Thy angels to pro-
tect Thy servant at this time. 
Amen." 
Brother Arab slowly opened his 
eyes to the strangest sight he had 
ever seen in his life. Moving in 
from the dark recesses of the jun-
gle were tiny lights. Fireflies were 
lining the trail ahead of him! For 
a moment he stood there watching 
the little light bearers hopping onto 
the leaves and twigs. Happy that 
God had answered his prayer, the 
lay preacher started down the hill. 
Like reflected moonlight, the pale 
light wound through the jungle. It 
was like a dream, walking in the 
light of fireflies. Arab's heart was 
so full of joy that he burst into 
song. He was so interested in the 
little dots of light in the night that 
at first he did not notice his own 
horne lights. His wife had waited 
anxiously, for her husband had 
never been this late before. Had 
s·orne evil befallen him? Surely, the 
Lord would protect him, for was he 
not working for Him? 
The couple sat together on the 
bamboo bench as Brother Arab told 
his wife the wonderful story of the 
fireflies. Surely the Lord sent those 
little insects to show the way. 
MIQQQM Arab walked through 
that dark jungle many times before 
more than thirty pagan souls were 
finally convinced that Jesus is the 
Saviour of the people of Borneo. This 
is only one village in the vast rain 
forests of one of the world's largest 
islands. Your offering will bring the 
Light of life to many more dark vil-
lages in the jungles of many green is-
lands. 
[Let me tell you also a touching story of the 
sacrificial devotion of God's little ones in a 
small mountain church in the North Philip-
pines, which speaks eloquently for the cause 
of missions.] 
Thy People Shall Be 
Willing 
by Mrs. Elwood Sherrard 
[Mrs. Elwood Sherrard is a second generation 
missionary, having spent the first years of her 
life in India and Burma. She and her husband 
were in Singapore from 1952-1957. Since 1958 
they have been in the North Philippine Union 
Mission, where Mrs. Sherrard has done an out-
standing job 
in developing 
a 
program for 
child evangelism, which is being used not only 
in the Philippines but many other areas both 
in and out of the Far Eastern Division. Mrs. 
Sherrard is the wife of the business manager of 
our Manila Sanitarium and Hospital.] 
Off in the distance, the famous 
Tirad (Tee'rod) peak pointed a 
sharp finger to the blue sky over 
the mountains circling the little 
village 
of 
Turnbaga 
(Torn-bah' 
guh). A warm breeze stirred the 
nipa (nee'pa) roofing of village 
homes. 
This was a special Sabbath, for 
from the surrounding area dele-
gates from six churches had walked 
long miles over the trails to be in 
attendance to hear the mission and 
union workers who had also trav-
eled long hours over rough roads, 
and no roads, to meet with these 
believers. Now, as Sabbath School 
commenced, almost two hundred 
adults and as many children were 
gathered. 
Crowded under a nearby house, 
seated on benches and mats, the 
younger children were enjoying 
their 
Sabbath 
School 
program. 
Close by, and indifferent to the fact 
that there was scarcely standing 
room, the older children listened 
eagerly to their leader and partici-
pated in their exercises. Soon it was 
time for the morning offering, and 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 17 
the superintendent made her ap-
peal. 
"We here are very fortunate," 
she told the children, "for we know 
that Jesus loves us. But there are 
many others who still do not know 
this. We will give ·our offering to 
help tell them." 
There was a stir among the chil-
dren. No plate was passed, and the 
reason was soon apparent, for not 
all had coins to give. One frail little 
girl laid three good-looking bananas 
on the table. One of the union work-
ers who was watching interestedly 
felt a question rise in her mind. 
Were not those bananas needed 
more to nourish that dear child? A 
lame boy limped past to the table. 
Gently he placed two freshly laid 
eggs beside the bananas. Unbidden 
tears filled the eyes of the worker 
as she joined in the line of givers, 
and, beside the eggs, placed double 
the offering she had intended to 
give. 
After Sabbath School, the worker 
picked up the two eggs and left 
more than their worth in money. 
Then she went in search of the lame 
boy. "I have given money in place 
of your eggs, she said kindly, "and 
now I would like you to keep the 
eggs for yourself." 
A pair of brown eyes gazed into 
hers. "But ma'am, they are my of-
fering," he said simply, shaking 
his head. The worker looked down 
at him a moment, then nodded in 
agreement as she turned away to 
return the eggs once more to the 
superintendent to be sold after the 
Sabbath. They would bring a double 
offering, and the lad had preached a 
sermon without knowing it. 
18 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Inside the nearby church, atten-
tion was centered on the appeal for 
the "love offering." It was a mixed 
congregation, this group of sincere 
mountain believers who sat crowded 
together on crude benches and at 
old-fashioned school desks. A few 
showed the effects of educational 
opportunities, 
but the majority 
were simple mountain folk, many 
barefooted. Their faces showed the 
effects of sun and wind, for their 
living depended upon long hours 
of hard toil to persuade the stub-
born and rocky soil to yield a sub-
sistence. Their cash income was 
negligible, as were their material 
possessions. But their faces re-
flected their love for God and for 
His work, and on this day when a 
special offering was to be taken 
they had come prepared to prove 
their love. 
The grand total of cash and 
pledges that morning presented an 
inspiring and touching picture of 
sacrifice. A cow, two goats, a sheep, 
some geese, and many pounds of 
rice were among the love offerings 
that day. The total amounted to 
P2,300. If the same-sized congrega-
tion in the United States had given 
an offering that day in the same 
proportion to their income as those 
mountain believers gave in propor-
tion to theirs, 
it would 
have 
amounted to more than $10,000! 
There were no wealthy farmers 
or doctors there that day. There 
were no prosperous businessmen. 
There were no cars parked outside 
the church. But there was a spirit 
of sacrifice in that little mountain 
church that Sabbath. 
M!QQI!M "Thy people shall be 
willing in the day of thy power," was 
prophesied of those who will soon 
stand victorious around the great white 
throne. The people of the mountain 
churches of North Philippines are 
willing. How about you? 
SABBATH, MAY 22 
The Book of Life for 
Death-Dealing 
Warriors 
by E. A. Raethel 
[Leaving his home state of Tasmania, Aus-
tralia, Elwyn Raethel attended Avondale Col-
lege from 1944-1948, graduating from both the 
ministerial and building construction courses. 
After four years in evangelistic work in Vic-
toria, 
he answered 
the call 
to 
missionary 
service in New Guinea, first as district director 
and later as president of the Western High-
lands Mission, where he now directs the work 
for more than 2,700 baptized members.] 
(NOTE.-The field that is the recipient of 
our special attention this quarter is the newly 
organized 
Afro-Mideast 
Division; 
however, 
since our twelve Sabbath offerings assist our 
worldwide mission program, you will be inter-
ested in reports of God's leading in the islands 
of the South Pacific, which we bring you to-
day.) 
INTRODUCTION 
The, 
High-
lands of New Guinea, one of the last 
remaining strongholds of stone-age 
men in the modem world, has at-
tracted many missionaries during the 
past three decades. Many large mis-
sionary bodies are actively working 
here, besides a 
large number of 
smaller, little-known groups. Seventh-
day Adventists have been in the van-
guard of mission activity, doing their 
part in pushing back the frontiers of 
heathenism. 
However, the Mendi area in the 
southern Highlands somehow has 
been bypassed in our busy mission 
program. Other mission bodies have 
firmly 
entrenched 
themselves 
among the native population there. 
Our first opportunity to establish 
work in the Mendi valley came 
through the influence of one of the 
patients at our Togoba Hansenide 
Colony. 
In 1966 we sent Brother Abel Ani 
to begin our first work at the vil-
lage of Sumie. Local opposition 
from other missions was slowly 
overcome and our brother was grad-
ually establishing a representative 
village mission station when Satan 
brought on trouble calculated to 
oust us from the area. 
The trouble began with some ar-
rogant boasting, but soon old tribal 
jealousies and hatreds were fanned 
to white heat, resulting in two mas-
sacres. In the first raid Sumie peo-
ple were murdered. In the second 
they paid back their traditional ene-
mies. The government stepped in to 
restore law and order, with the re-
sult that almost all the able-bodied 
men of Sumie were given jail sen-
tences. The women of the village, 
fearing further raids, fled to neigh-
boring villages. So our work was 
halted in that village for the time 
being. 
After 
some 
reconnoitering, 
Brother Ani was able to establish 
himself in the village of Pororo, 
about eight miles from Sumie. A 
leading man in this village by the 
name of Namba gave Brother Ani 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 19 
land on which to establish the mis-
sion station, and gave him moral 
support. He also helped him w.ith 
food supplies. However, there were 
few people other than Namba inter-
ested in our message, and the work 
was slow and hard. 
After Brother Ani had been liv-
ing at Pororo for about nine 
months, Satan again moved to halt 
our work in the Mendi area. N amba 
was involved in a dispute over some 
nut trees with some men near his 
village. One day four men ap-
proached N a mba, asking him to ac-
company them to the nearby gov-
ernment station to put their dispute 
before a magistrate. N amba agreed, 
and together with his wife and the 
four men set out on foot for the 
station. As the party moved along 
a narrow path through thick jungle, 
N amba's four opponents picked up 
axes they had previously secreted 
in bushes near the track and at-
tacked him. They made no attempt 
to harm his wife, but left him lying 
critically wounded on the track. The 
wife ran for help and soon had 
N a mba carried to the hospital on 
the nearby government station. His 
injuries were so serious that the 
doctor hurried him onto a special 
aircraft that flew him to a better 
equipped hospital at Mount Hagen. 
Despite all that the doctors could 
do, Namba passed away a few hours 
later. 
While N a mba was being carried 
from the jungle to the hospital at 
Mendi he said to his wife, "I think 
I am going to die. When I am gone 
you must go back to our people at 
Pororo and give them a message 
from me. Tell them that they should 
20 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
all worship with Ani. You yourself 
must be baptized as a Seventh-day 
Adventist." 
Namba's wife followed her hus-
band's instructions and delivered 
the message to the village people. 
Somehow the Spirit of God im-
pressed the villagers with this last 
message from the man who had 
once been their leader. As a result 
there are at present more than sev-
enty people attending worship reg-
ularly on Sabbath and twenty-eight 
in the baptismal class. 
MjQQi1M We thank God that He 
has overruled to turn Satan's attack 
on our work into a decided blessing. 
As the evidences of God's leading con-
tinue to be manifested, we look for-
ward to the establishment of a flourish· 
ing work in the Mendi area. Satan's 
efforts cannot prevent the message of 
a soon·coming Saviour from being car· 
ried to every hidden valley of the New 
Guinea Highlands. Please pray that 
our faithful workers such as Brother 
Abel Ani will be protected as they 
carry God's last message into these 
mountain fastnesses. 
[Let me tell you about the work of God in yet 
another island of the South Pacific.] 
Chain Soul Winning in 
Samoa 
by Pastor D. E. Hay 
[Born in New Zealand, and graduating from 
Avondale Missionary College, New South Wales 
in 1954, Pastor D. E. Hay taught at the Mona 
Mona aboriginal mission in Queensland for 
three years before going to Samoa in 1958. He 
is now president of the Samoa Mission.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Lying 
just 
south of the equator some 2,000 miles 
east of Australia, Samoa constitutes a 
group of islands richly endowed by 
nature. The Samoan Mission includes 
Western and American Samoa, with a 
population of approximately 150,000, 
of whom more than 1,200 are members 
of the Adventist Church. 
Eager laymen are playing an increas-
ingly important role in Samoa in 
spreading the gospel. While practically 
all Samoans are 
today nominally 
Christian, many have become apathetic 
and know little of the transforming 
power of Jesus Christ. 
Eti was a worker on a plantation, 
not far from some Seventh-day Ad-
ventists. The chief who owned the 
plantation warned him: "While you 
are working on my plantation, you 
must not go over the road and mix 
with the people living there. They 
will only lead you astray." 
But Eti's curiosity was aroused, 
and before long he found himself 
talking with Jeremiah, one of our 
faithful church members from the 
Papa church. He liked what he 
heard, and asked Jeremiah to visit 
him at his home. Regular visits 
were commenced, and Eti's wife 
and family became quite interested. 
Several other members of the Papa 
church also came out to the meet-
ings, even though it meant a four-
mile walk each way each evening. 
As 
the 
interest 
developed, 
Brother Papaofo, our Adventist 
minister, began visiting, and soon 
a new Sabbath School was estab-
lished, with nine adults and ten 
children. Two of our women teach-
ers who trained at Fulton Mission-
ary College, Fiji, assisted the pro-
gram. 
The first fruits of this effort were 
seen when three of Eti's family 
were baptized at our mission head-
quarters. The meetings continued. 
The bright choruses and Bible dis-
cussions kept the interest keen. 
Soon Eti and Eseta, his wife, were 
baptized. 
Now these new members decided 
to add further links to the chain, 
so they invited friends to their 
home to enjoy the good news that 
had so thrilled them. Now the com-
pany is growing, and our work in 
the 
island of Savaii 
is being 
strengthened. 
Throughout all the main island 
groups of the South Pacific, our 
work is well established and held in 
very high esteem. Our fleet of 26 
boats and two aircraft provide 
transportation for our workers and 
students attending our 420 mission 
schools. From these schools come 
faithful men and women such as 
Eti, who endured persecution from 
their village friends while giving 
witness to the gospel. At times, to 
become an Adventist in Samoa 
means to be estranged from the vil-
lage. This calls for courage and 
faith, two virtues that are the out-
growth of an indwelling Christ. 
M!QQI!W When the Lord makes 
up His jewels, there will be many 
from the isles that "wait for his law" 
who will greet the Lord as their King 
and Saviour. 
As we give our Sabbath School of-
ferings week by week, we are support-
ing a mission program that embraces 
people of all lands, including Samoa. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 21 
SABBATH, MAY 29 
Lighting Candles for God 
in Iran 
by H. L. Gray 
[Elder Harold Gray was graduated from Wash-
ington Missionary College (now Columbia Un-
ion College) in 1940. He worked as pastor-
evangelist in the Ohio and Idaho conferences. 
In 1963 he was elected lay activities and Sab-
bath School secretary of the Idaho Conference. 
In 1967 he was called to his present position 
as president of the Iran Section of the Middle 
East Division.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Elder F. F. 
Oster pioneered the preaching of the 
three angels' messages in Iran (Ee-
rawn, the modern name for old Per-
sia). In 1911, Elder Oster founded a 
school in Maragha. Maragha is a 
small town in western Iran, near the 
borders of Iraq and Turkey. This was 
a humble school, as far as buildings 
go, but it was a great school when 
measured by the spirit of both the stu-
dents and the teachers. 
In 1924, a little Armenian girl by 
the name of Shushik Haratounian 
applied for entrance to the school. 
Her brother was already studying 
there. She was examined and placed 
in Class Three, but she wanted to 
be in the same class as her brother. 
She begged and cried until she was 
allowed to go in his class. She stud-
ied hard and soon was top student 
of Class Four. She did especially 
well in Bible class and won a prize 
for memorizing certain passages. 
Her prize was a new Bible-the 
first Bible she had possessed. 
As the years went by, she was 
married, had a son, and then a 
daughter. The little family moved 
22 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
to Zandjon in north-central Iran. 
There, tragedy struck. Her husband 
died of pneumonia, and the children 
of diphtheria. Heartbroken, Shu-
shik moved again. This time she 
moved, by herself, to Tabriz in 
Azarbayan, near the Turkish-Rus-
sian border. 
Seventh-day Adventist mission-
aries had opened a school and 
started a church in Tabriz. One 
night Shushik had a dream. In the 
dream she saw the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist church where meetings were 
being held. She heard, as she 
dreamed, 
someone 
saying, 
"Go 
there and light a candle." At first 
she ignored the dream, but the 
dream 
was 
repeated 
on 
other 
nights. Shushik finally went to the 
church, related the dream to the 
pastor, Elder Haik Salakian, and 
said, "I want to light a candle in 
the church." 
Elder Salakian explained to her 
that Seventh-day Adventists don't 
light candles in their churches. Shu-
shik insisted. Then Elder Salakian 
said, "All right, you may light a 
candle, but not during the time of a 
service or when anyone else is in 
the church." This satisfied her, and 
she lighted the candle. 
Shushik recognized the Seventh-
day Adventist church as the same 
church that had had the school in 
Maragha that she attended years 
before, where she had learned to 
love the Bible. She began to study 
her Bible with a Seventh-day Ad-
ventist teacher again and was soon 
baptized and joined with God's lit-
tle group in Tabriz. 
She then believed that the candle 
she was to light was symbolic of a 
life she must live, lighted by God's 
Spirit, in service for the Master. 
She has had tragedy again in the 
loss of one leg. She has never had 
much in this world's goods, but she 
has become rich in faith, love, and 
cheerfulness. Her smile is bright, 
because her future with Christ is 
bright. She is one of the finest lay 
workers for Christ in the country 
of Iran. She and a blind sister mem-
ber together raise the yearly In-
gathering 
goal 
of 
the 
Tabriz 
church. Elder Oster's school in 
Maragha lighted the spark that be-
came a fire now burning brightly in 
Tabriz through the life of Shushik. 
MJQQI!W Seventh-day Adventists 
in Iran are now operating one of the 
finest elementary schools in the coun-
try. This school, located in the capital 
city of Teheran, is named Nouraf-
shahn, meaning "Light-bearing." It is 
large enough to accommodate more 
than three hundred boys and girls, 
who, like Shushik, want a good educa-
tion. They are anxious to learn the 
lessons that dedicated, God-fearing 
teachers are there to teach. This beau-
tiful, commodious school was made 
possible for the children of Teheran 
by the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering 
overflow of June, 1966 (General Con-
ference session time five years a·go). 
Dedicated dollars, given by dedi-
cated Sabbath School members in the 
Sabbath School offering week after 
week, make possible the building of 
schools, clinics, and churches in many 
places around the world to help gather 
in God's faithful. Let's keep pace with 
God's expanding work as we plan our 
Sabbath School giving to help hasten 
the glad day when Jesus comes. 
SABBATH, JUNE 5 
Abdei-The Man With 
the Smiling Face 
by Chafic Srour 
[Elder Chafic Srour, a graduate of Middle East 
College, began his denominational service in 
1936 as a teacher in Beirut, Lebanon. He has 
also labored as a pastor in Aden, Egypt, Jor-
don, and Syria. For several years he traveled 
widely in the Middle East as a successful un-
ion and division evangelist. At the present time 
he carries the responsibility of Lebanon Sec-
tion president.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Lebanon is 
a country blessed with beauty, rich 
in antiquities, and prosperous in com-
merce because of its ancient Phoeni-
cian heritage. It cautiously strives to 
steer a safe course in the troubled Mid-
dle East. As a small country of only 
4,015 square miles, it is crowded with 
almost 2,700,000 people who are mostly 
Arab and about equally divided be-
tween Christianity and Islam in reli-
gion. 
Not far from the capital city of 
Beirut is the mountain village of 
Bekfaya (Bek-fi'ya), a small resort 
where many go to relax on vacation. 
Here lives Abdel Kamal 
(Kah-
mahl) who enrolled in one of our 
Bible courses when he was sixteen 
years old. Although he completed 
the course and received a diploma, 
for some reason he was never vis-
ited by any Adventist worker. 
Years passed. About two and one-
half years ago, the brother of the 
writer of today's report, Philip 
Srour, Voice of Prophecy director 
of the Lebanon Section, came across 
Abdel's name. The two brothers de-
cided to pay a visit to Abdel in Bek-
WORLD MISSION REPORT 23 
faya. He and his wife welcomed 
them, and after learning they were 
from the Voice of Prophecy, invited 
them 
to 
visit 
regularly. 
They 
started to call on them every Sab-
bath afternoon, and soon were able 
to start a small Branch Sabbath 
School. As Abdel learned more 
about our wonderful message of a 
soon-coming Saviour, he began to 
keep the Sabbath and pay tithe, 
which led shortly to his baptism. 
They were also happy to be able to 
baptize his wife about a year later. 
At the time he began to keep the 
Sabbath, Abdel was employed as 
headwaiter in Beirut's largest and 
most luxurious hotel. On hearing 
of his Sabbathkeeping ideas, the 
assistant manager became angry 
and threatened to dismiss him as 
he did not work on Sabbath. Abdel 
covenanted to remain true to God's 
commandments no matter what the 
consequences. Fearing he would lose 
his position, he purchased equip-
ment to shine shoes in order to earn 
a living in that humble manner, if 
need be. God, however, intervened, 
for the manager having heard of 
his assistant's threat was kind to 
Abdel, and instead of dismissing 
him increased his wages. In the 
hotel Abdel is known for his faith-
fulness and as the "man with the 
smiling face." 
Recently when our newest church 
on the outskirts of Beirut was dedi-
cated, Abdel was ordained as a dea-
con. He is zealous to do the work of 
a deacon by spreading the message 
in the hotel, in his village, and 
wherever he goes. 
Although his is the only Advent-
ist family in Bekfaya, his conver-
24 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
sion opens the door for new work 
to begin in that place. Now Pas-
tor and Mrs. J. W. Whitehouse have 
been stationed at Bekfaya to pio-
neer new work in this area of Leb-
anon. 
MtQQJtW Dear Sabbath School 
members, the Middle East countries 
with their millions have yet to hear 
the message of the three angels. The 
workers of the Middle East strive by 
the help of God to finish the gospel 
commission so that Jesus can come. 
Will you not help them by your 
prayers and generous offering this 
coming thirteenth Sabbath? 
SABBATH, JUNE 12 
Building Anew in Cyprus 
by Dean 0. McDaniel 
[Elder Dean 0. McDaniel came into the Advent-
ist faith as a result of missionary work in 
Alaska. He was later educated in Mount Ellis 
Academy, Walla Walla College, and Andrews 
University. After serving four years in the 
Idaho Conference, he and his family were 
called to Cyprus in 1967 for pastoral-evangel-
istic work. In 1969 he was named as president 
of the Cyprus Section.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Come with 
me on a visit to the historic and event-
ful little island of Cyprus, which is lo-
cated at the extreme eastern end of 
the Mediterranean Sea. On a clear day 
one can easily see the mountains of 
Southern Turkey; however, the eastern 
coast of Syria is several miles beyond 
the field of vision from Cyprus. As 
breezes from the northwest cross the 
island, they cool the usually dry, arid, 
central plains. The coast is lined with 
a variety of beaches, while the inland 
plains are interrupted by two moun-
tain ranges. The tallest range pro-
vides for skiing in the winter and 
mountain resorts in the summer. 
As the terrain offers variety, so does 
history. War brought its suffering and 
misery repeatedly, followed by periods 
of restless calm and fear of the next 
war. Two wars have left their marks 
in the past fifteen years-one for in-
dependence, and the other an inter-
communal war between the Greek and 
Turkish citizens. This latter conflict, 
which is not yet solved, is not just a 
conflict between two ethnic groups, 
but is a religious war as well. The 
Greek community is Orthodox, and 
the Turkish community is Moslem. 
The head of state is the archbishop of 
the Cypriot Orthodox Church. This 
results in a direct union of the state 
with the Orthodox Church. 
Religion has always played a most 
important role in the lives of the 
hospital and cultural-minded Cypriots. 
Christianity has established roots here. 
The genuine Adventist message was 
first brought to Cyprus by the apostle 
Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark on 
their first missionary journey. They 
preached in the synagogues of Salamis 
near the home village of Barnabas. 
They later traveled across the island 
to Paphos, where they had their first 
convert as a result of their united ef-
forts. Later, Barnabas and John Mark 
returned to establish and strengthen 
the work which had been started. 
The Adventist church and mis-
sion office in Cyprus suffered a 
heavy blow in December, 1963, 
when it was looted and closed in 
the intercommunal war. Our work 
was reopened in July, 1965. All our 
records and equipment were lost, 
so we are now rebuilding on a new 
beginning with the few members 
remaining after the bloody inter-
communal strife. 
Many years ago Mrs. Leontides 
(L~on-te'des) was brought into the 
church by her faithful witnessing 
husband. Together they reared a 
lovely family of three children. Be-
sides the mission field of the home, 
Mrs. Leontides has always shared 
her love and tender mercies as a 
trained nurse with her neighbors. 
However, she was always filled with 
the desire to do more to share her 
faith in the soon-coming Saviour on 
the island of Cyprus, where the 
work has gone with such difficulty 
and slowness. 
In 1965, Elder J. Sherwood Jones, 
then the president of the mission, 
trained Mrs. Leontides to be a lit-
erature evangelist, a job where her 
influence would be unlimited, and 
she began colporteuring after the 
age when most women retire. Her 
desire of sharing her faith in a 
direct way was realized. Since the 
beginning of her literature min-
istry, she has been the leading lit-
erature evangelist for the Middle 
East Division. 
Not many months ago Mrs. Leon-
tides completely canvassed the vil-
lage of Morphou with the litera-
ture we had in the Greek language. 
However, just recently, a new book 
came off the press from Greece, so 
she returned to Morphou. She has 
been greeted every place she went 
with open arms and praise for our 
literature. People repeatedly asked 
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why she had not returned sooner, 
and they told her how much they 
had enjoyed the books they had got-
ten from her. They were not only 
looking forward to getting another 
book from her but also to her visit, 
for she has a kind, loving spirit 
which filled their hearts with the 
desire to be truly "real Christians." 
Not only as a saleswoman of 
Christian books has she been a 
success but as a Bible evangelist as 
well. In eighteen months more than 
190 of her contacts were registered 
and followed the Greek Gift Bible 
Plan. This work is not given with-
out sacrifice. Mrs. Leontides suffers 
with every step she takes as a re-
sult of severe, advanced arthritis, 
but she is happy to press on to for-
ward the work of God and bring to 
people in darkness the blessed hope 
that is so precious to her. 
MJQQIJW The 
faithful 
mem-
bers and workers of Cyprus want to 
thank each one of you for your sacri-
fice, which makes it possible for us 
to carry on our work in mission lands. 
It is by your continued support that 
we are able to produce and distribute 
our truth-filled literature to the peo-
ple of many different tongues. Every 
avenue of expansion is the result of 
your dedicated efforts. 
Special Notice--
SUPERINTENDENTS 
There are only two weeks be-
fore thirteenth Sabbath. Are all 
the special program details ar-
ranged? Are participating chil-
dren's divisions ready? 
26 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, JUNE 19 
Live and Give Today 
by John Allen Sines 
[Dr. Sines graduated from Columbia Union 
College in 1959, and later received a doctor's 
degree in dental surgery from Howard Univer-
sity, Washington, D.C. He was in private prac-
tice until receiving a mission call to Libya, 
where he served on the staff of the Benghazi 
Adventist Hospital until it was nationalized in 
the latter part of 1969. At the present he is 
connected with our dental clinic in Arusha, 
Tanzania, Africa.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Libya, 
the 
land of shifting sand, is located be-
tween the massive Sahara Desert and 
the beautiful Mediterranean Sea on 
the continent of Africa. It has a pop-
ulation of over 1.5 million, which is 
almost totally Moslem. In Libya there 
are essentially two classes of people: 
one class is prosperous, enabling a man 
to support his relatives; the other is the 
poor class in which a man and his fam-
ily are the beneficiary of some affluent 
kinsman. Society operates as a closed 
family village system. 
In one of the poorer villages, a 
baby boy was born, who was named 
Ramadan. He was the firstborn of 
his father who faithfully bows five 
times a day toward Mecca in prayer 
to "Allah." 
Ramadan's home life was a happy 
one, except for the burden of help-
ing to make a living for the family. 
His responsibility at the age of six 
was taking care of the family's herd 
of sheep and goats. How peaceful 
were those days of observing the 
mother sheep's care for her lambs. 
But Ramadan would watch long-
ingly as the other children went off 
to school with their books under 
their arms. He, too, wanted to learn 
to read and write like the other 
children. On occasion, some of the 
older children of the village would 
come out to the shepherd's field 
after school and teach Ramadan 
what they had learned. Because 
Ramadan was quick to learn, before 
long he was reading and writing. 
Again and again he asked his father 
if he could go to' school, but his 
father would not allow this. 
Years passed, and Ramadan be-
came a young man. By this time 
his mother had given birth to thir-
teen children, five of whom had died. 
Realizing the importance of an edu-
cation, which would help support 
such a large family, he enrolled in a 
night school for boys, where he 
was placed in the fourth grade. 
During the day he continued herd-
ing the sheep, and attended night 
school six evenings a week. By 
studying hard, he did well in school. 
Libya now began to prosper, for 
in 1956 oil was discovered, and this 
was a great financial aid to the 
country. Oil men from all over the 
world began to come to Libya to 
help with the production of oil. 
Ramadan soon found that he could 
make more money working for the 
oil men and their families as a 
gardener. 
About the time oil was discovered 
in Libya, the Benghazi Adventist 
Hospital was opened. Word spread 
quickly of the care and treatment, 
and shortly Ramadan himself was 
a patient. He was much impressed 
by the kind and friendly staff, and 
wanted to be a part of an institu-
tion that had as its high aim "to 
glorify God and help humanity." 
When we first contacted Rama-
dan, he, as well as his father and 
cousin, were in charge of the 
grounds of the new hospital. They 
took much pride in beautifying the 
grounds. Ramadan impressed Dr. 
Sines with his faithfulness at the 
hospital, and so he asked him if he 
would help with some garden work 
at his home. The first evening as he 
came to work the Sineses were just 
sitting down to eat, so they invited 
him to join them. He accepted, and 
told them that this had been the 
first time he had ever eaten with 
foreigners. One visit led to another, 
and soon Ramadan and his wife 
both were visiting the Sineses' 
home frequently, and the Sineses in 
turn went to their village. 
Mrs. Sines found his wife, Ma-
broka, charming and sweet, while 
Mabroka called Mrs. Sines her "sis-
ter." Their friendship grew and 
grew as time went by. 
Since there were many children 
living in Ramadan's village, Mrs. 
Sines approached him about the 
possibility of having a Story Hour 
for the children. Shortly, a Story 
Hour was begun, which Ramadan 
and Mabroka enjoyed as well as the 
many children and other adults who 
attended. 
From time to time, Ramadan 
would ask questions about the 
beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists. 
Dr. Sines did not know it at the 
time, but later Ramadan told him 
that he had taken an Arabic Bible 
from the hospital library and was 
reading it late into the night. He 
was given Great Controversy, Bed-
time Stories, Your Friends the Ad-
WORLD MISSION REPORT 27 
ventists, and Steps to Christ-all 
printed in Arabic, for by now he 
had completed the twelfth grade in 
school and spoke three languages. 
What a thrill the Sineses experi-
enced when he asked them to teach 
him more about God's great truths. 
They had lessons together for sev-
eral weeks; then tragedy struck. 
There was a military revolution, 
followed by the nationalization of 
our hospital, which necessitated the 
departure of all ·our workers from 
the country. 
Why did God allow this? We were 
praying for a breakthrough-not a 
close up. 
Brother Sines says: "I shall 
never forget the last day in Ben-
ghazi when Ramadan and Mabroka 
drove us to the airport-Ramadan 
and I in the front seat, while in the 
back were Mrs. Sines and Mabroka, 
wearing her Libyan barracan. (A 
barracan is the traditional covering 
worn by Moslem women in Libya. 
It is shawllike, covering the face 
with a peep-hole for one eye to see 
out.) Many tears were shed-theirs 
because we were leaving, and ours 
because we regretted we had not 
been able to tell them more of God's 
love, wonderful promises, and how 
to trust in Him even though there 
is war, and trouble everywhere. 
"Ramadan's father arrived a lit-
tle later at the airport to say fare-
well. As he hugged and kissed me 
good-by in the typical Middle East 
way, it was as if he were saying, 
Shukran ["thank you"] for all that 
the Adventists have done for us. 
But I thought, Have I really done 
all that I could? Have I made use 
of every opportunity that God had 
28 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
given me to tell these dear people 
about Jesus and His soon return?" 
MIQQQM Let us this Sabbath, 
right now, stop and take inventory of 
our lives. Are we doing all that we 
can to tell others about Him? And do 
we show Him to others by our lives? 
Let us give and live today so that 
others may know Him. 
SABBATH, JUNE 26 
By Magic Carpet Around 
the Middle East 
by K. L. Vine 
[Dr. K. L. Vine is a graduate of Newbold 
College and Andrews University. He began his 
ministry in England in 1945, and has also 
served as a pastor and teacher in the Greater 
New York Conference. In 1954 he joined the 
staff of Middle East College as chairman of 
the Bible department. After receiving a doc-
toral degree from the University of Michigan, 
he became president of Middle East College 
in 1965.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Since 
you 
are a good Sabbath School member, 
I am sure you would enjoy visiting the 
different churches throughout the Mid-
dle East to see the faithful members 
worshiping in their own ways. May 
I invite you to sit with me on the 
"magic carpet," the proverbial mode 
of travel in these lands, and we will 
speed 
our 
way 
across 
flat-roofed 
houses, minarets piercing the sky, with 
the muezzin calling the faithful to 
prayer, across deserts, mountains, and 
finally to various groups of God's peo-
ple worshiping on Sabbath morning. 
In the northeast we come to a 
neat brick church. Listen to them 
sing! A dear elderly sister leads 
them, as best she can, without the 
aid of the piano that stands mutely 
in front because there is no one to 
play it. Our "magic carpet" trans-
ports us over the mountain peaks 
southward to a small church built 
to the glory of God. It is a joy to 
hear the congregation as they raise 
their voices to God in songs of 
praise. They are grateful for a 
trained worker who can lead them 
and help them understand and 
learn music that beautifies their 
worship services. 
Again we board the "magic car-
pet" and cross the beautiful gilt-
and-blue domes 
of the ancient 
mosques, over the small areas of 
land reclaimed from the desert by 
irrigation, over borders dividing 
one language area from another, 
until we see a faithful group -of be-
lievers entering a place of worship. 
The women enter from one side, 
the men from the other. We must 
leave our shoes at the door. We 
find our seats, either on a bench or 
on rush matting on the floor. As 
worship begins, the elder leads. He 
can neither read nor write, but he 
loves his Lord, and has learned 
much of the Scriptures and many 
hymns by heart.' He announces the 
hymns one by one, and then gives 
the pitch for the beginning note, 
and everyone sings. I know the an-
gels join voices with them. They 
sing the only tunes they know-
those sung in the fields while they 
toil under the blazing sun. But 
you can see they all sing from the 
heart, expressing love for God. 
Back onto the "magic carpet," we 
find -ourselves being whisked to 
another church. We can enter here 
and take a pew. There is an organ 
to help us with our worship, and 
a young lady with some training at 
Middle East College playing the 
instrument. She then leads a choral 
group. What an addition her mu-
sical ability is to the church! It 
helps each member in the expres-
sion of his inmost soul to God. How 
we wish we had more trained young 
people for our churches and evan-
gelistic work. 
Again we are seated on the 
"magic carpet," this time for a 
trip to Middle East College to see 
where the students receive their 
musical and evangelistic training. 
The college is beautifully lo-
cated in the foothills of the Leba-
non mountains, overlooking Beirut 
and the beautiful Mediterranean 
Sea. As we enter the college gates, 
there is a small building to the left. 
Wind instrument practice is in 
progress here. Upon entering the 
building, we find very cramped 
quarters, and note that it is really 
the Radio Studio of the Afro-Mid-
east Division, graciously loaned to 
the college when not in use for the 
preparation of radi-o programs. 
Someone is practicing in the 
boys' worship room, the chapel, and 
the worship room in the girls' dor-
mitory. There is music everywhere. 
Truly, the voice of singing and the 
sound of instruments can be heard 
most of the day in an active pro-
gram of musical training. The head 
of the music department, bubbling 
over with enthusiasm, pours out his 
heart's desire for the department. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 29 
He has a burden for the youth that 
they might fill the great void of mu-
sicians in the field, in the churches, 
and in the schools. 
Remember, the Spirit of Proph-
ecy says, "Let there be singing in 
the school, and the pupils will be 
drawn closer to God, to their teach-
ers, and to one another" (Educa-
tion, p. 168) ; and also that music 
"rightly employed ... is a precious 
gift of God, designed to uplift the 
thoughts to high and noble themes, 
to inspire and e!evate the soul" 
(ibid., p. 167). 
MjQQ!AM Dear brother and sis-
ter Sabbath School members around 
the world, the workers of the Middle 
East College are willing to do the 
work of training these young people, 
if they had the facilities. They want to 
assure you that one of their greatest 
needs is for additional classroom space, 
no matter how modest it might be. 
The Afro-Mideast Division needs work-
ers with musical and evangelistic train-
ing. Won't you help fill this need by 
making a special gift for the erection 
of an additional building on the cam-
pus of Middle East College? 
Also on this thirteenth Sabbath let 
us remember the urgent needs of Bu-
gema Missionary College in Uganda 
as we help expand their urgently 
needed facilities in an endeavor to 
prepare young workers 
for 
God's 
cause in that section of the world 
field. 
"With such an army of workers as 
our youth, rightly trained, might fur-
nish, how soon the message of a cruci-
fied, risen, and soon-coming Saviour 
might be carried to the whole world!" 
-Ibid., p. 271. 
30 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
THIRTEENTH SABBATH 
June 26 
9:15-9:29 Inspirational song service. 
9:29-9:30 Program participants enter. 
9:30-9:34 Silent prayer and opening song. 
9:34-9:36 Prayer-brief, remember the mis-
sion 
field to benefit from the 
offering overflow. 
9:36-9:59 Special thirteenth Sabbath mis-
sions program-usually the adult 
and/or not more than two of the 
children's divisions participate. 
9:59-10:37 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 an-
nouncing the thirteenth Sabbath projects may 
be used. Plan all details of your program early 
-at least two weeks in advance. Instruct divi-
sion leaders whose children are participating so 
that each may know the amount of time 
allotted. For additional program material see 
Children's Edition, World Mission Report.. 
Entreaty 
E. Culley 
Give me, 0 Lord, a heart to love and praise, 
Give me a song for dull and cheerless days, 
Give me a sense of Thy eternal power, 
Give me Thy joy in sorrow's darkest hour, 
Give me Thy peace when fears and doubts 
assail, 
Give me the faith to know Thou wilt not fail, 
Give me the eyes to see another's need, 
Give me the grace to keep from selfish greed, 
Give me the will to live as Thou hast taught, 
Give me the mind to be all that I ought, 
Give me Thy strength to conquer day by day, 
Give me the "blessed hope" which lights the 
way, 
Give me the wish to follow Thee-and then 
Give me an entrance to Thy home. Amen. 
Remember Me 
Esther Hirst 
If this were my last day on earth, 
What could I do of lasting worth 
To ease and help humanity 
That someone would remember me? 
Such great discoveries have been made, 
Fine corner stones have oft been laid, 
Great feats of strength have long been done, 
Wars have been fought and victories won! 
As all these thoughts come through my mind, 
The answer that I seem to find 
Is one that's dear to every heart 
In which I too may have a part. 
If I would be remembered when 
This body turns to dust, well then, 
The many acts I do must show 
My love for others e're I go. 
A card that's sent with special care 
To one whose sorrow I can share, 
A smile, an unexpected gift, 
Some burden that my hand can lift, 
Ability to quickly see 
The needs of others lovingly, 
A friendly touch, a warm embrace, 
A look of kindness on my face, 
A loving thought, a friendly call, 
A genuine concern for all. 
If all these things I try to be, 
Then someone might remember me! 
"The Old Paths" 
by Flo J. Beveridge 
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, 
and see, and ask for the old paths, where is 
the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall 
find rest for your souls" (Jer. 6: 16). 
"The old paths" are the paths of light 
By all the prophets trod; 
By patriarchs and apostles too. 
They lead to heaven and God. 
"The old paths" are forgotten paths-
Forsaken too, we know; 
But we are to obedience called 
And in these paths must go! 
For if we go in other paths 
We shall be led astray; 
"The old paths" are the only paths 
To keep us safe each day! 
In them we find the Bible truths 
That make the sinner whole; 
A little here, a little there 
And we find rest of soul. 
They may not be too popular-
They're narrow, often rough, 
But, just to walk where Jesus walked 
For us, it is enough! 
"The old paths" are the paths we need 
To follow every day, 
For therein shall our souls "find rest." 
Then, walk in "the good way." 
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Overflow 
for the ThiJCI Quarter, 1971 
Will Go to the Tran -Africa Divllion 
Issued 
quarterly by the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School 
Department, 
~ashington, D.C. 
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 31 
~AFRO·MIDEAST DIVISION 
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Church 
Sab. Sch. 
Union 
Population 
Churches 
Memb. 
Members 
East African U. 
17,494,570 
396 
74,207 
167,001 
Ethiopia U.M. 
24,000,000 
35 
12,027 
21,560 
Middle East U. 
134,550,000 
42 
3,404 
4,457 
Tanzania U. 
12,231,342 
142 
23,596 
43,353 
Division Totals 
188,275,912 
615 
113,234 
236,371 
(.) 
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