OUTREACH - Indiana Conference Seventh

OUTREACH
Anderson
Anderson
Pastor Lee Whitman just shared with me a brief
summary of their "Unlock Revelation" Seminar: 1. We had 8­12 guests every night. 2. 3 have asked for baptism, 2 for sure will be
baptized June 4th. 3. We started a "Advanced Bible Study Class,"
which meets every Sabbath morning, in my
office, during Sabbath School time. This is, in essence, a Baptismal class.
We have 3 regular attendees. 4. This last Sabbath, a week after the conclusion of the seminar, we had a
special lunch at Brent & Sandra Schalk's home, where we gave each
seminar attendee a Graduation Certificate. We had a great time with the 7
guests who came to celebrate. 5. That Sabbath morning, at church, we had at least 5 of the guests who
came to church. We are planning on keeping in contact with these precious souls, in various
ways. Another positive note: This last Sabbath, at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, we had 3
baptisms, and one Profession of Faith. What a wonderful experience to see
these men give their lives to the Lord in this special way. There were
several members from the church who came out, who had served these
men's over the years. One of the chaplains took a picture afterwards, and I
believe he will be sending me a copy, once the paperwork gets filled out. We praise the Lord with the Anderson church!
Burmese Church
Burmese Church
Pastor Sam Ngala reports: "During Southside SDA Church's Hope
Adventist church plant's leaders'
meeting, we decided to invite Pastor
Suan Sawm Sang and his wife, Niang
Khawl Cing as our speaker and resource
person respectively to lead out
upcoming evangelistic meetings for our
church plant that will take place from
June 10 to June 25, 2016.
Pastor Suan Sawm Sang currently
serves as the speaker of Zomi Chin
language for Adventist World Radio
(AWR). He also serves as an ordained pastor in Myanmar Union Mission of
SDA."
Carmel
The Carmel Church is in its first week of the Unlock Revelation series with
about 50 community friends attending. Our conference evangelist, Pastor
Eric Freking, is presenting the approximately one­hour sessions each
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm at the
Carmel SDA Church. Some interesting guests coming with high­profile
positions in the metro area. Keep these dear people, the Carmel members,
pastor, and presenter in your prayers. Here's an interesting guest that
attended the meetings. Click here.
Carmel Church and Family/Education Center
Carmel Unlock Revelation Map Pins Indicating Where Attendees Live
Huntingburg Hispanic
Huntingburg Hispanic
Pastor Fernando Pizarro reports: "Three new people joined the Church of Huntingburg thanks to the work of
small groups. Three people in the center are those who accepted Jesus­­
Bryan, Esmeralda, and her father Jose . They are accompanied by the
leaders of the Church. The second photo is the baptism of Bryan Herrera."
Indy Hispanic Second
Indy Hispanic Second
Pastor Luis Rivas reports: "My brothers from Indianapolis get ready in two
weeks we will be starting our bible prophecy studies at Indy Hispanic SDA
Church . Our brother Joel Medina will be the speaker....make plans to
attend... The date is: May 15­21 at 7:30pm every night....we hope to see
you..." The flyer is below.
Markle
Markle church hosted the Voice of Prophecy series, Shadow Empire
recently. Last Thursday night Pastor Nelson Silva counted seven
community friends in addition to the church members.
Michigan City
Michigan City
Last Sabbath I attended two presentations by Shawn Boonstra­­Sabbath
morning and evening. Shawn captured our thoughts as he carefully
portrayed on­site historical artifacts of Constantine and his amalgamation
of Christian and pagan beliefs. Included among our Michigan City church
members were several guests from the community who appreciated
Shawn's approach. Dean and Marie Cooper will be conducting a follow­up
Daniel series.
CHURCH PLANT
Mizo Congregation
This Sabbath afternoon Pastor Van and Janell Hurst will join us to organize
the Mizo congregation into an official church. We'll meet at the Southside
Church at 5:00 pm. Pastor Chawngthu and his lay leadership have brought
much glory to God in this new church plant since 2013.
Pastor Van Hurst
Pastor Chawngthu
Marion Hispanic Group
The Marion Hispanic group has started Friday night meetings with four
families and 13 children. They have both adult and children's classes.
MAGA­BOOKS
Good News
Good News
Pastor Matt Hasty will begin the Maga­Book
literature ministry with 18 young students and
four student leaders/drivers this May 27. Their first
assignment will be in Ft. Wayne. I believe they will
be in Evansville and the Marion­Kokomo area too
this summer among other places.
CAMP MEETING
Indiana Camp Meeting
Our early morning devotions (7:00 am) at the Indiana Academy student
chapel will be presented by our new­to­the­field pastors since last year.
Below are the pastors that will be speaking.
Daniel McKibben
Dave Tenold
Nelson Silva
Dan Ortega
Art Dmytriyev
The Race to Victory
Here's a link to the flyer/post card (one similar) that will be sent to the
local Cicero/Tipton/Nobleville community soon inviting folks to hear John
Earnhardt. Click here.
Healthy Cooking
Here's the postcard/flyer that will feature/invite community folks to Chef
Mark Anthony's cooking classes at the 10:45 morning slot at camp
meeting. Pastors Harvey Kornegay and Vic Van Schaik championed these
postcard/flyers. Click here.
Camp Meeting 2017
Robert Folkenberg, Jr., president of
China Mission, will be our featured
nightly speaker for Camp Meeting 2017.
Notice the story he and Audrey have
shared on a Chinese gentleman
challenged for his Sabbath­keeping and
God winning out! Click here.
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Indiana Academy
Indiana Academy
At the request of the Indiana Conference Executive Committee an
exploratory committee met on the campus of Indiana Academy this Friday
morning to address the growing needs of additional housing for our female
students. The 2016­2017 school year has already projected at 67 girls, but
we only have 47 spaces available in the dormitory. So, we're making
temporary plans plus long­term arrangements to envision the next four to
five years for higher girls' enrollment. Several builders, our dorm deans,
maintenance director, principal, and conference officers met for 2 1/2
hours to strategize and will come back with a plan in 30 days.
Girls' Dean, Gracie Leal
Boys' Dean, JB McMillen
Indiana Academy
On their music tour to La Porte last Sabbath, choir director, Phillip Byrd,
had Jillian Eskridge give her testimony. You'll note the photo below. They
band, choir, and bells traveled to several of our churches (La Porte,
Michigan City, and Northwest) last Sabbath.
Evansville Hispanic School
There's a strong possibility that the Evansville Hispanic Church will be
developing a church school on their campus. There are state and code
regulations which must be addressed, but 28 students championed by
their parents would love to attend church school. The photo below was
taken after a planning session with Pastor Antonio Rosario, Education
Supt. Herb Wrate, Pastor Pastor Fernando Pizarro, Pastor Richard Norris,
myself, and the elders.
Indianapolis Junior Academy
Last Sunday IJA conducted a science fair at their gymnasium. My wife
Erney was able to collect several photos of their activities below.
IJA Ladies helping at the Science Fair
Crowd at IJA Science Fair
Flower Demonstration
20 Baptisms
What a joy to experience our students giving their lives in testimony full­
time to Jesus. This was at Takoma Academy. I believe there were 20
baptisms during this week of prayer near our Silver Spring headquarters.
Here's the link:
Takoma Academy
Bully­Free Zone
"Estimates show one­third of all
students experience some form
of bullying each year," says
Steven Blackburn, chief financial
officer for the Greater
Collegedale School System in
Collegedale, Tennessee, in an
article written for Adventist Risk
Management. Blackburn adds
that 95 percent of teens who use social media 'witnessed cruel behavior on
social networking sites and have watched others ignore the mean
behavior.' The tactics associated with bullying has changed but the impact
on children has not." Click here for the article.
Graduations
Would you be so kind as to share photos and
names of the graduates from your elementary
church school with us? We would love to feature
these special occasions with a short message or
photos.
Good News!
Good News!
Nicole Mattson, our new education director, has found a home in the area
and will be moving to Indiana near the end of this month and should be
able to attend our Indiana Academy graduation. We have been honored for
this past year to have Herb Wrate champion the cause of A.C.E. (Adventist
Christian education) around our state. The two leaders will be changing
the guard come June 1, 2016.
Nicole Mattson
Herb Wrate
YOUNG ADULTS
Barna Study
The Barna Research Group has performed a study on Seventh­day
Adventist millennials. Details of their study are fascinating. Click herefor
more info.
HOOSIER HAPPENINGS
Capitol City SDA Church
Our sister church in Indianapolis is offering a Senior Expo day on June 5,
2016.
La Porte
La Porte
After 30 years Bruce Eskridge came back to the Seventh­day Adventist
Church. The pastor's wife met him at the door with a big hug. He had
been chasing another lifestyle, but Jesus made it clear to him that
identification with His church was priority. He tried to bow out, but the
Holy Spirit prompted him clearly that his path led back to church. Bruce is
a deacon in the La Porte church and his wife, Kathy, is the chair of the
school board.
Bruce and Kathy Eskridge
Madison
Pastor Javier Quiles reports: The Madison Church visited the Creation Museum recently near Cincinnati,
OH. They also have planned for a Sabbath blitz featuring "Media on the
Brain" presentations tomorrow, May 7.
Madison Church Members
Cicero Quartet
The Cicero Quartet sang last Sabbath at the Madison Church. See photo
below.
Marion
Pastor Nelson Silva reports: "Our Marion church began a Sabbath School
community/visitor's class with four friends from the
community last Sabbath and two more expected to
join soon!"
Shelbyville
Ruth and Morris Cherry have
operated the volunteer food
pantry in Shelbyville for a
number of years. They serve
the community every Tuesday.
Ruth Cherry
DEPARTMENT REPORT
Trish Thompson
Great news! Pastors, thanks for
faithfully appointing someone at
church to record attendance! Our
North American Division
counterparts have applauded your
faithful efforts to accurately and
regularly record attendance.
Valerie Robbins of the NAD
reports:
Trisha, "Do you mind if I share this with
eAdventist? This is an awesome
report. Is this the one where the Pastors can send in their attendance via
their cell phones?" Let me know. Thanks! Valerie Robbins.
LAKE UNION
Constituency Meeting
The Lake Union Constituency will
meet at Pioneer Memorial Church on
May 15, at 10 am. We have
approximately 35 Indiana delegates
including employees and lay leaders.
Ty Gibson
EQUIPPING
SEEDS
Tom Evans notes the upcoming
SEEDS Conference at the seminary
on May 13 and 14, 2016. The 2­day
event is $49. Pastor Victor Jaeger,
our Ft. Wayne First Church pastor,
will be presenting along with other
SEEDS team members. Click here for info.
Adventist Christian
Fellowship
The Adventist Christian
Fellowship conference will be
held in Houston, TX, from May
22­29, 2016. This SDA
organization has been created
to foster gospel ministry on
our public campuses and universities. Click here
ADVENTIST BOOK CENTER
Indiana ABC
John Earhardt will be at the
Indiana ABC during the camp
meeting lunch hour (tbd) to sign
his book, The Race to Victory.
DEATH
Anderson
Anderson member, Lorine Hackleman, passed away at 101 years of age. Her son, Mike Hackleman, taught at Indiana Academy many years and was
principal at Cicero Elementary School. The daughter­in­law, Ronni
Hackleman, worked in the Indiana Conference Trust Dept. for many years.
PRAYER
Candida Aloyo, health, (Wanda Rosario's mom), S. Carolina. Bob Bartlett, health, (Beth's husband), Cicero. Betty Eaton, health, Westfield. Curt Baskin, health (Cyndi's husband), Berrien Springs. Brian Bidwell, health, Chapel West. Update. Shari Blackburn, rehab, Carmel. Teresa Clark, health issues, (Pastor Aaron Clark's mom). Armando Jaeger, weak heart (Victor's dad in Peru). Dan Jaramio, health & strength for Ann (wife/care­giver), Bloomington. Donna Kafoure, treatments (Doug Kafoure's wife), Indianapolis. Betty Mvumara, collapsed lung, Chapel West. Michelle Norman, hospice care, Carmel. Coylean Norris, health, Evansville. Kenny Pickett, health, Spencer. Javier Quiles's mom, health Saila Sanchez, facing heart surgery, Rosario's granddaughter. Dottie Work, health progress, Julie and Shelley Ward's mom. Private prayers
RESOURCES
Tethered Together
Read the story of Bill Miller, Potomac Conference
President, climbing Mt. Rainer. He reports a great
concept for the church while being tied to his
climbing partners. Click here.
Brazil Facebook
Baptisms
Roberto Roberti has been used
by the Holy Spirit to lead 45
souls to Jesus and baptism
since last July. His method:
Facebook contacts. Click here.
The Benefits of Good Mentoring
Throughout Your Ministry
Be sure to read Pastor Ainsworth Joseph's article
in the May 2016 journal that just came to your
home. He's the ministerial secretary for the
Northeastern Conference.
The Discipleship Challenge
"The number of growing and working disciples
says much more about the health of a church and
the success of a pastor than the number of
baptisms, members, or church attendance. Jesus:
Our Example As we come to understand this
concept of discipleship, we naturally ask
ourselves: How can this be done? The best
reference point for discipleship is Jesus Himself.
Jesus did not just command His followers to
make disciples. For more than three years He modeled how to make
disciples. His challenge was to prepare His disciples to lead the young
church after His ascension." Ministry, Michael Dornbrack, May 2016
WEEKLY QUOTE
An Interest for Souls?
"The Lord Jesus is our strength and
happiness, the great storehouse from which,
on every occasion, men and women may
draw strength." OFC 49
Don't forget your mothers this weekend!
Steven Poenitz Indiana Conference President
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