Multnomah University

Spring 2011

Volume 13 number 1

When we step out in faith across the street or around the world

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The Others
When we think of unreached people groups we
often imagine places so far away and exotic that the lands themselves seem to be the very definition of unreached. We see visions of isolated tribes in the Amazon rainforest or indigenous groups in obscurely named countries in the Far East. This is probably because weve been instructed to be witnesses to the remotest part of the earth (Acts 1:8) as we go and make disciples of all nations (Matt 28:19). The go and nations are generally taken as a directive to seek out the other people in far-away places. This is probably due in large part to the notion that, historically, our country has been a sending nation, exporting the Gospel to distant lands. There is an assumed stark difference between the urgent need of others abroad and our own here at home. Reaching Out Here, youll read examples of just who these others are, and what unreached means in our ever-shifting global population bases (not to mention the changing cultural and religious landscape in our own country). Some are reaching out as far as Nepal, while others are doing it right on campus with free community English classes for speakers of other languages. From the theology behind our actions to the reminder of Christs blood shed for all sinners everywhere, there is reason to reach out right now right where you are! In this issue, we propose what many of you inherently know already to be true that is, that the unreached people groups are not always found at the end of a long journey they are likely only one head-turn to the left or right. We are the aliens. We are all far away from our True Home. The others are all around us, and they need us to reach out.
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CovEr story: Living as aliens in the remote Mangri village in Nepal, Jonathan and Taryn Isensee discover the cost and reward of discipleship.

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A theology of reaching the Unreached | 16

Dr. Dan Lockwood explores how Christians should obey The Great Commission in an increasingly globalized society.

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Alumni News

Who Are the Unreached? | 20

Reaching communities and the world for Christ becomes a more effective endeavor when we understand what it means to be unreached.

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Foreign Missions Here at Home | 26

Christians have opportunities to reach internationals in their own neighborhoods. For Multnomahs TESOL program, reaching out for Christ can start with hello.
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Portland Fellowship
I was absolutely elated to see and read your article about Portland Fellowship. Im excited to now know of an amazing place of healing I can refer people to. My hat off to you for working with such issues and not ignoring them. You ARE His hands extended to this hurting world. Bravo!
Kristi Holste-Sytsma (Multnomah student 87-88)

of a good transition is to be operating with a team leadership model rather than a hierarchical model. Both are difficult, but I think there is a much better chance of success with the team model. While this whole issue of elder leadership has been part of the tradition I grew up with [Plymouth Brethren] many years ago, it became much more than that for meI became absolutely convinced it was biblical in the best sense of the word. It took great courage for a man of your stature and position in the Evangelical world to say, pastor is a spiritual gift not an office in the church. Thank you for your courage.
Jim Hislop MAPS 95

Out With The Old?

I had to comment on the article: Who CaresPreventing Disease in your Church. I am constantly surprised at what we are told doesnt work anymore. I dont think we should write these old, time-proven methods off in eliminating spiritual disease in the churchThe key is passion for Christ. If you lift Christ up in your preaching, Christ will draw people. You wont need innovations, entertainment, or fluff. But preach Christ Thus says the Lord It still works! Do not teach psychology or any of that other junk.
Jay Hubbard Grad Class 81

Pastor, Director, Woman

I have to tell you how excited I was to read your recent article Remembering the Shepherd in Pastoral Care. Since [graduating from Multnomah Biblical Seminary] I have earned my D. Min. from Western Seminary and my Dissertation Project addresses the very issue you have espoused so well. The title is Passing the Baton of Church Leadership by Design Rather Than by Default, and this whole issue of pastor verses elders is a major theme of the project. I believe one of the foundations

In my role as Director of Credential and Theological Health at the [organization for which I work], Ive gotten called into a number of churches to help them sort out this very issue. Now I have a resource to send them as foundation for the discussion. We run into this issue of Pastor vs. Director (simply because the director is a woman) all the time. As a Multnomah alum, I appreciate the school and the magazine. Thanks!
Paul Schliep (1972-75)

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My hat off to you for working with such issues and not ignoring them. You ARE His hands extended to this hurting world. Bravo!

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Aliens: The Cost of Descipleship in Nepals Himalayas (Cover Story) Benjamin Tertin | Multnomah Alumnus
Benjamin Tertin graduated from Multnomah University in 2008 with a degree in journalism and Bible. Benjamin is currently a student in the Seminary. He resides in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Alison, and new baby daughter.

Foreign Missions Here at Home Jodi Carlson | Freelance Writer

Jodi Carlson is known as the Word Chef, taking much joy in her kitchen of Word documents, actively slicing, dicing, and concocting tasty dishes (stories) for others to enjoy. She lives in the Portland area.

A Theology of Reaching the Unreached Dr. Daniel R. Lockwood | President

Dr. Daniel R. Lockwood is President of Multnomah University. He resides in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Jani.

Resurrection Devotional Prof. Stan Campbell | College Faculty

Prof. Stan Campbell is the Chair of the Music Ministry Department at Multnomah.

Three Things I Want You to Know Who Are the Unreached? Alaina Arp | Promotions Assistant
Alaina Arp is a senior in the journalism program at Multnomah University. She works as an Assistant in Multnomahs Promotions and Communications department. She resides in Beaverton, Oregon.

Paul Griffin | Vice President of Advancement

Paul Griffin is the Vice President of Advancement for Multnomah University. He resides in Sandy, Oregon, with his wife, Sandra.

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The cost of discipleship in Nepals Himalayas

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n old womans elbow jabbed into Taryn Isensees chest. Ignoring the pain, Taryn gripped onto her empty buckets and pushed harder, trying to get to the village well just a few feet away. But more women huddled together and boxed her out. Then, two young men in their 20s made it their cause to prevent her from accessing the well, and the surrounding crowd just watched. Frustration and anger and fear tangled together in her heart, so Taryn stopped still.

She looked from side to side. Blank stares. A few smirks. Everywhere around her were eyes, eyes, eyes all peering into her and sizing her up. She was an alien. Desperate for water, high in the Himalayan mountains, the sickening sense of total isolation hit her like a freight train. Back in a tiny rented room with stone walls and a son and tiny daughterJosiah, 4, and Iri, 2. The kids were suffering from another intense case of diarrhea,
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taryn begged the women at the well, pleading in Nepali, Please! Why wont you let me pass? I only need water.
and they needed to stay hydrated. All of their clothes were dirty, so they lay naked on their sleeping bags, wrapped in towels, waiting for mom to return with water. Taryn begged the women at the well, pleading in Nepali, Please! Why wont you let me pass? I only need water. Nepali speakers themselves, the ladies clearly understood her pleas, but they erupted in laughter at times and communicated amongst one another in the Mugu language, a dialect of Tibetan that Taryn is still trying to learn. Go get water somewhere else, the older woman said. Taryn pretended to ignore her and pushed toward the water again. No! one of the young men declared. Not for you. Go find water somewhere else. Perched high in the valley at 8,200 feet, the small Mangri village of northwestern Nepal has only two watering holes. The other was far from Taryns place, which might have been OK if she only had to make the trip once or twice per day. But daily household responsibilities require at least 10 trips to the well each day. The far well was not an option. She needed water, now. Please, may I have a turn? she asked one last time. Why wont you give me a turn? We will not! the young man fired back. We will never give you a turn. For us State-siders, such a need is hard to fathom. We turn on faucets. Flush toilets. Run dishwashers, etc. But if all that plumbing stopped carrying clean water straight to our fingertips, we might start to feel like Taryn did that morning. How would she cook, clean or cleanse the outhouse? The womens laughter and mockery faded behind her while tears grew in her eyes, and she walked slowly back to her sick children. All she wanted to do was love these people and tell them about Jesus. But now the overwhelming weight of loneliness filled the emptiness of her water buckets. A seed sprouts In many ways, this all started for Jonathan and Taryn Isensee because of a John Piper sermon, titled Doing Missions and Dying is Gain. The deep-seeded dreams of becoming overseas missionaries had been planted in each of them long ago, perhaps even before the foundations of the world. But this sermon sprouted those seeds. Late one night in Portland, at Multnomahs North Aldrich dorms, Jonathans buddy barged through the door and said, Man! You have got to check this out.

Not now, Jonathan said. Ive got to get to bed. He was fresh out of the U.S. Army and accustomed to a regimented military life; he had to maintain his studyeat-study-sleep-eat-study schedule. But his friend persisted, and Pipers words blew Jonathan away. Not long afterward, he sent the same recording to Taryn. The two started dating as young teenagers back in high school, in the suburbs of Detroit. But the optimistic passions of 16-year-olds never seem to trump parental wisdom, so they had to cool their romantic jets and pursue education and employment. Naturally, they drifted apart. Taryn traveled the worldfrom Alaska to Montana to India and Nepalwhile Jonathan served in the Army. And yet, the ebb and flow of passing
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Jonathan and Taryn were inspired to become overseas missionaries by John Pipers sermon, Doing Missions and Dying is Gain. They first traveled to Tibet together in 2005 and moved to Kathmandu, Nepal, two years later. They soon focused on bringing the Gospel to the unreached Mugali people living in the Himalayan mountains.

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years never totally smothered that young spark. By the time Jonathan was out of the Army, working on a pastoral studies major through Multnomah, Taryn was only two states over at a Bible school in Montana. They started reconnecting on the phone and feeling closer than ever, neither of them able to understand how their timetested, faithful bond to one another would soon become an unrivaled source of survival and strength in this world, second only to the power of God Himself. Jonathan told me that he was really hesitant to send me that sermon because he was afraid that he would never see me again if I listened to it, Taryn says, grinning. I knew her. I knew she was the kind of person who would hear it and be affected even more than I was, Jonathan says. But

I wanted her.... And I figured we should at least get back together before she got fired up about missions ideas. Otherwise, I was convinced that she would disappear off of my radar and be gone forever. Nevertheless, he sent her the sermon. She never disappeared off of his radar, and the rest is history. They married in June, 2004. He graduated from Multnomah in 2005. By the end of that same summer, Taryn was five months pregnant, hand-inhand with Jonathan on a flight to Tibet. There, they worked with fellow Multnomah grads to see that dream of overseas missions grow even more. Hearing about the Gospel beginning to trek its way deep into the unreached territories of the Himalaya sent their happy hearts into a frenzy, but gnarly

political unrest and violent insurgencies tempered their plans. Reports of altitude sickness and complications with other missionary kids growth proved a sober reminder. Some missionary parents were travelling down out of the mountains to sea level for several months each year just so that their kids could physically grow more. This was real. Elevation was a threat. Insurgent fighting was a threat. During that first trip together in Tibet, the Isensees felt the idea of Christian suffering discussed in the classroom and read in textbooks landed squarely upon their day-to-day life. They saw it. They felt it. And they knew that taking the Gospel into places which have nevereverknown it was going to cost them.
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into Kathmandu Taryn was almost eight months pregnant when they returned to the States from that first Tibetan journey. Not even two years later, they were back on an airplane en route to Kathmandu, Nepal. Now, their little boy was laying next to them, and as Taryn grasped onto her husbands hand, both looked into the others eyes in silence, knowing they wouldnt return home for at least three years. Oh, yeah, and Taryn was pregnant again. Pause on that note for a second. Let it sink in. The pains and overall insanities of giving birth are stressful beyond compare. But the comforts of clean hospitals, the company of family, and the casseroles from fellow friends ease that tension. Moreover, we cling to our community of believers who pray and cry and celebrate with us. But Taryn knew she would have none of that when that plane left American soil. The Isensees primary goals

were, and still are, bound up with the mission of taking Good News into a land that has never heard the truth; literally everything else is secondary. Everything. In four-hour rotations, they studied the Nepali language. They soon learned about a people group living high in the Himalaya, the Mugali people, some of whom inhabit Mangri village. Jonathan and one Canadian friend took a short but intense exploratory trip into a remote and primarily lawless stretch of the Himalaya, covering more than 8,000 combined (ascent and descent) vertical feet in 10 horizontal miles. This excursion brought Jonathan face-to-face with the Mugali

people, a small community protected from the outside world by breathtaking mountain ranges and language barriers. They are also isolated from the Gospel. Back in Kathmandu, the Isensees faced a serious question: should we be in the city or in the mountains? More and more people will come to Kathmandu and serve in the city, Taryn says, and we do want to help them serve sometimes. No doubt, the prospect of seeing Kathmandu churches planted is a good one, and several missions organizations and other churches are working toward that goal. But then the reality of the unreached hits us, Taryn says. Nepali culture pushes its poorest and most downtrodden people

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groups up to the high elevations, away from markets or medicine, education or safety. The people groups living in the Himalaya who have never heard the Gospel...they are so significant to us that we say, Weve got to go there because nobody else wants to. one year down After the first year in Kathmandu, the Isensees suffering was becoming unbearable, and Taryn was losing her sanity. Our boy stopped growing, she says. Josiah was in the seventieth percentile for average size when we first arrived, but he had dropped into the third percentile in only a year. I was more than concerned. My mind was going

crazy. I thought over and over about what it could be...an infectious disease... nutrition problems...what? Add to that the fact that Nepal has no medical records system, so you have to carry hard copies of all medical files everywhere you go and accurately describe the problem to doctor after doctor after doctor. Reflecting back on long days of deep suffering, Taryn wrote this to her best friend, Emily: There were only a few days devoid of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Being sick is always difficult, particularly in

places like Nepal and especially during the winter. Winter is the dry time, which means there is not enough hydro-electric power to provide electricity more than 2 to 4 hours per day. That prohibits us from pumping water to the tank on the roof... which means being unable to flush a toilet full of diarrhea or vomit, fumbling around in the dark for a headlamp to clean off the little one who didnt make it to the potty on time, being unable to wash clothes or towels or anything that has been soiled and so on...arent you jealous? :)
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Worthy of Imitation
I first met Jonathan Isensee at a pastoral staff meeting last summer. When we asked him, What do you really need during this time [six months] in the States? he said, Fellowship. We long for Christian friends to spend time with. So, about a week later, he and I and our wives were hanging out in Multnomahs married student housing courtyard, grilling chicken, getting to know each other, and watching all the kids race around on little bikes. During the months that followed, the Isensees became our beloved friends, and when it came time for goodbye hugs many tears were shed, some of which were my own. As I watch the chaos and war erupt in Libya and throughout the Middle East, as I see the heartbreak and fear sweep through Japan, and as I consider our collective longing for the Savior, the Isensees life of sacrifice and genuine love offers hope. I want to imitate them. Have you ever wondered how Paul could walk into a foreign town as a total alien and plant churches? Later he would write to his church friends, saying, Remember when I was hanging out with you folks? Do what I did then; imitate me. This wasnt a request to repeat his words; it was a call to live as he lived and ultimately as Christ lived. And people

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What would it take for us to go home? Jonathan asks himself, pausing for a long time, thinking. You examine the situation and look at the fact that this is

brickwork grounded them in ways that nothing else could have. Isnt it interesting how God advances his Gospel today by both shaping and

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Taryns foundation was not shaken, and she faced the ultimate question. I even asked myself at one point, If one of our kids died, would I go home? she says. And...I dont know that I would do that. The months surrounding their firstyear anniversary of life in Nepal proved to be the Isensees most difficult times ever. But Josiah healed up and started to grow. Little Iri pulled through, and the family confirmed their decision to begin living with the Mugali for extended periods of time. into Mangri village Getting to Mangri village is no easy task. Ridiculously long, jolting bus rides across Nepal. Goats on the tops of those busses, peeing on the roof, windows open...you get the picture? Then, a bone-shaking plane ride through the mountain pass, followed by a days hike, and then youre there. About 120 small stone, wood and mud homes fastened to the hillside line both sides of the mountain trail and provide shelter for five to ten people each. Jet black ceilings smell of wood smoke, burned in every main living area for heat, cooking, and cleaning. Few have windows. The Isensees rent part of a home, and their personal space is barely wide enough for them to sleep shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor. When Josiah and Iris little legs and feet broke out in severe rashes and sores, some of which would crack and ooze, Taryn learned that it was the floors. Villagers seal wood floors with some sort of dung mixture. Initially it was horrible; now, every time they head up to the village, she simply expects it. As hard as their life sounds, the Isensees are definitely a glass-half-full kind of couple, focusing on the plusses and pointing to new local friends who have made life easier.
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the isensee Family Iri, Taryn, Jonathan, and Josiah.

joyfully did so, I expect, because when they saw Paul purchase, consume, pray, teach, and interact with others, they saw true life. I ask myself what really matters. How much do I trust in bank accounts? My college degrees? My ability to avoid sufferingto stay cozy? How deeply do I love possessions, groceries, and luxuries? Pauls call to imitate was an invitation to shed desire for the goods of this world and live according to the Good News. The Isensees story gives me pause to see the beauty of true life, whether lived in Nepal, the United States or anywhere else. I hope you found it helpful, too.

If you would like to contact the Isensees, they have invited you to email them directly at theisensees@gmail.com.

your calling. God lays the brickwork and brings you here. Now, a bomb hits it, but youre still solid. You press on. By brickwork he is not simply referring to financial support or travel successes. He is reflecting upon the grueling demands of his Army training, the almost equally grueling demands of Multnomah professors, Taryns experiences around the world, and biblical education in Montana, etc., all of which shaped his and his wifes person. All of this

connecting persons? That shaping comes through the persons submission to diligent work, careful study, and all-encompassing trust in the Savior. One might ask: have our evangelistic strategies adopted this truth? Or have we grown accustomed to easier missional solutions that require tech-savvy management and marketing skills, but care little about biblical education? Perhaps, in some cases, it is time to trade our iPods in for bricks. Hit by the bomb of her sons illness,

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Lenduk, in particular, has befriended and mentored Jonathan and Taryn. He carries the weight of being a local, so their alienness is slightly less alien when he is around. For instance, he has taught them several never do that again cultural norms, each lesson coming after an unwitting infraction.

time-tested bond with her husband and a deep trust in her God. Back at the Well Feeling the weight of lonliness but the horrible emptiness of her water buckets, Taryn ducked into her small home and told Jonathan about the women and young men

Her eyes adjusted, and she gulpedemerging from the darkness was the young man from the well, his head covered in blood.
Never whistle indoors; the practice will surely invite evil spirits. Never put a candy bar wrapper in a wood stove; that will anger the gods of the air. Never sit out of order at the table; men go to the head, then women, then children. Never give medicine to people and then leave; no matter how much you explain dosages and instructions, and no matter how sure you are that they understand, they probably dont and will need daily help. Lenduk loves Jesus, too, and is working with YWAM, so he is often the Isensees only Christian fellowship in the mountains. When Lenduk is absent, they can feel it. That was precisely the case on the day when the women and young men of the village were blocking Taryn from the well. Lenduk was gone, and with him a real sense of security. All she had was that at the well. Her eyes were wet with tears. His heart was breaking for her, and they both felt isolated. Such a moment called for some earnest prayer, and they requested help. Specifically, they asked for a chance to show real love to these people. They needed some air, so they went for a family walk. From the side, a young Tibetan girl named Yangla ran up to them, gasping. Aamla! Aamla! [Mother! Mother!], she yelled. Someone needs your help. A boy has fallen, and he needs your help. Without thinking, Taryn jogged to her place and snatched her small medical bag. She ran across the village. Hello? she said, carefully stepping inside. With no electricity and only one window, the house was dim and musty inside. Her eyes adjusted, and she gulped, emerging from the darkness was the young man from the well, his head covered in blood. I had assumed because of Yanglas description that it would be a small child.

I was shocked to see him lying there with a huge gash in his head, and I think he was equally, if not more, startled to see me. She helped him out of the house, into the daylight. How did you fall? she asked. What did you hit your head on? I dont know, he said, totally confused. I was just standing in the kitchen, and the next thing I remember is sitting up from being on the floor and putting my hand on my head, and it was dripping in blood. Taryn says, I remember thinking, Well, Im pretty sure that I know what happened. I think God caused him to fall somehow. She says no imprecatory prayers crossed her lips throughout the ordeal. Still, would you blame her if they had? Immediately after she finished cleaning and bandaging his head, he invited her back into his home for tea with his family. From that day on, Taryn says, he and his family members ensured that I was allowed to collect water without trouble. With a simple bandage, reconciliation began and a relationship formed. the Cost of reaching the Unreached The Isensees returned to the States for six months in 2010. They are back in Kathmandu, now, with no plans to visit home again for three or four more years. They will spend several months with the Mugali this year, more than they ever have before, and their long-term goal is to eventually be able to live permanently with the community. Obviously, this life has cost us nearness to family and friends, fellowship, our own culture, many pleasures, comforts and conveniences, Jonathan says. Less obviously, it has cost us being understood.

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The Isensees return to Mangri Village for several months each year to work with the Mugali and hope to eventually live with the community permanently.

We exist partially in two worldsnever fully in one. It also costs our kids. We have chosen to raise them between cultures. While we believe they are privileged to have an extra-ordinary childhood, it will no doubt shape them in undesirable ways. It is sad to see them beginning to experience and grow into some of the pain of this life weve chosen for them. Taryn says, So far, the greatest cost to us has been a loss of intimacy in my relationships with friends and family back in the States. I have realized that, regardless of how long we remain here, there is a sense of belonging that will always be lacking. We will never cease to be foreigners, strangers, and aliens. We could have listed a dozen other things this decision has cost us, Jonathan says, but I havent because so many of them were worthless to begin with. As this decision has cost me the worthless things, God replaces them with the infinitely valuable. M
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The World is Flat

ew York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote a fascinating book entitled, The World is Flat. He was not, of course, advocating a return to a pre-Eratosthenian view of the planet. Rather, he spoke of the increasing globalization of our world and what this implies regarding world economics and population growth. While such a book alerts us to global changes that weand our childrenmust grapple with, we as Christ-followers should not be surprised at globalization. Repeatedly God calls us throughout Scripture to be global thinkers and shapers. This issue of the Multnomah Magazine tackles the theme of reaching unreached peoples. To do so, we must

think globally. So consider with me three biblical principles that reveal that the Almighty God reaches out with compassion to the unreached and that he expects us to, as well. three Biblical Principles for an Unreached World The Fathers Cultural Mandate (Genesis 1:27-28) Gods impetus to reach out to unreached peoples begins with the giving of the Cultural Mandate in the Bibles very first chapter. Be fruitful and multiply, God says to our ancestral parents as he blesses them. Fill the earth, cultivate the land, steward my resources. The Cultural Mandate is given to human persons as pre-fallen imagebearers. The doctrines of the Imago Dei and original righteousness are imbedded

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in this divine commission, along with Gods blessing on work, on family, on government, and on the stewardship of creations agricultural and natural resources. Most importantly, filling the earth implies more than large populations of people. It suggests the Lords love of the rich diversity of human persons and human cultures. Of course, in Genesis one there is no gospel proclamation because there is no sin and no need of a Savior. Nevertheless, Gods emphasis on the wholeness of the creation and on his love for all people lays an important foundation for what lies ahead. Adam and Eves disobedience in Eden causes catastrophic changes. The first couple experiences the shame, fear, and guilt that stem from sin. Just as God warned, they die spiritually that day and begin the process of their eventual physical death. Expelled from beautiful Eden, they are plunged into a hostile world of enmity between the woman and the serpent (whom God curses), between the man and the earth (which God also curses), and between the man and the woman (who experiences increased pain in childbearing). However, the effects of the fall are neither absolute nor irrevocable. The

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.. filling the earth implies more than large populations of people. It suggests the Lords love of the rich diversity of human persons and human cultures.

change is not absolute because, while the Imago Dei is marred and defaced by sin, human persons remain image-bearers. Every person on the planet is still valuable to God. He created each one. As Jesus reminds us, God so loves the world. And as the Apostle Paul explains, We are ambassadors for Christ, imploring you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God! (2 Cor. 5:21). Other aspects of the Cultural Mandate remain after the fall, too. The Lords covenant with Noah uses the familiar phrase, be fruitful and multiply. He deliberately reminds all of Noahs descendents that his original mandate still prevails and that his loving concern for the wholeness of the earth and its people is still preeminent. Most importantly, the fall is not irrevocable, either. In the Gardens final, fading hours, the Lord announces the good news that a Saviora man born of the womans seedwill crush the serpents head and defeat sins power. This first giving of the gospel (the Protoevangelium) marks a remarkable new era in Gods program for reaching unreached peoples. The Sons Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) In this familiar mandate, Jesus commands his followers to disciple the nations. His promise to be with them to the end of the age clearly extends this mandate to all of us, enjoining us to proclaim the gospel until Christ returns. The Great Commission is comprehensive in its purpose. We are to disciple the nations. This is far more than an exhortation to evangelize. Evangelism is only the starting point. Jesus never intended us to midwife spiritual orphans!

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In fact, Jesus command to disciple the nations has three explanatory phrases: (1) as you go (the process of evangelistic outreach); (2) baptizing in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (the moment of spiritual identification with Jesus at conversion); and (3) teaching them to obey all that I have commanded (the process of training and equipping, which we often call discipleship).

It is also comprehensive in its scope. We are to disciple the nations. The word here for nationsethnosincludes every ethnic group on the planet, an intentional link, I believe, to the Cultural Mandate. It also includes every social class, all economic strata, each language group, and both genders. Finally, the Great Commission

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demands a global strategy unique to the Church. How different from Gods strategy under the old covenant! Then, God asked Israel to remain in the land of Palestine and

grass would be greener; my paint would not peel, my pets would be well-behaved, and my family would be prosperous. My neighbors would come to my door,

through just any self-proclaimed Savior? Peter bluntly asks the assembly. If you do, youre kidding yourself. Salvation is found only in Jesus of Nazareth. You know the Jesus I mean. Hes the one you rejected and crucified. Well, God resurrected him; he is Messiah!

Reaching unreached peoples is not a humanitarian quest; it is a sprirtual necessity with eternal implications for human souls.
Peters testimony undercuts two popular myths today. One myth is religious universalism, which says there are many ways to God. There are many paths to the top of the spiritual mountain because God ultimately authored them all. But there is no other way, I can imagine Peter thundering in his Galilean accent. There is no other name under all of heaven sufficient to save. None! The other myth is Christian inclusivism, which affirms that while people can only be saved by the blood of Christ every last soul will eventually be saved. The blood of Christ is the ontological basis of salvation, its proponents tell us, but the cross is not the epistemological basis for it. Dont let the fancy words fool you. This simply says that you dont have to know about the shed blood of Christ after all. Youll be saved no matter what you believe. This view eviscerates evangelism and the missionary enterprise. Why reach out to the unreached if they are going to be saved anyway? In fact, presenting a message they may reject would only put them in spiritual jeopardy. Better just stay home. But Christian inclusivism is starkly unbiblical. Jesus himself emphasizes that he is the one, exclusive way to the Father (John

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to obey the Law of God. He desired that they worship Yahweh at Jerusalem, obey the Ten Commandments, love the Lord God with all their being, and love their neighbor as themselves. If they did, God promised to bless them beyond their wildest dreams. Their harvests would be plentiful; their herds would be vast; their families would thrive, and they would enjoy peace to the end of their days. The surrounding nations, noticing their supernatural prosperity, would stream into Jerusalem. Look at the Israelites! they would say. See how they prosper when they worship their God, Yahweh. He must be the one true God, after all. Lets go up to Jerusalem to worship him so that we may enjoy prosperity from his hand, also. I sometimes wish that were still Gods missional strategy. I could live in my cul-de-sac and obey the Word of God. My

begging to worship the Lord with me. But that is not Gods current strategy, is it? Instead, he calls us to reach out to our neighbors with both a living and a verbal witness to the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. He calls us to support a world-wide missionary enterprise in every way that we can, consistent with our gifts and calling.

Peters Christological Priority (Acts 4:10-12) The Apostle Peter reminds us that as we reclaim the earth and disciple the nations we must also bear witness to a specific and exclusive message: salvation is through Christ alone. He makes this clear when he stands before the Jewish Sanhedrin in Jerusalem after the growing community of Jesus-followers reaches an astonishing 5,000 persons. Do you really hope to find salvation

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14:6). He is the Way, the Truth, the Life; and apart from faith in Jesus Christ human persons face a Christless eternity. Reaching unreached peoples is not a humanitarian quest; it is a spiritual necessity with eternal implications for human souls. Building Blocks and strategies Reclaim the whole earth. Disciple the nations. Proclaim a message of Christ alone.

These three building blocks give us permission to use a wide variety of strategies to reach the unreached. Strategies include compassion ministries to the destitute and hungry, thus extending wholeness through the Cultural Mandate. Translation and literacy work, hospitals and orphanages, and ESL instruction assist the work horses of evangelism and church

planting to disciple nations with creativity and innovation. It excites me that Multnomah alumni are involved in all of these strategiesand more around the world. But creativity does not extend to compromising our message. There is no other name under heaven through which we may be saved. Eternal life comes through Christ and Christ alone. M

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who are the unreached?

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o many Christians, the unreached means those remote tribal villagers who have never experienced outside contact, much less heard the gospel. But the unreached are everywhere, even within Christianized Western countries. Understanding what unreached means and who is unreached is foundational to effective evangelism. The most common understanding of unreached people originated in 1974 with the Lausanne Congress, an international world evangelization conference that included evangelism pillars such as Rev. Billy Graham, Donald McGavran, and Dr. Ralph Winter. The Lausanne Congress determined that the Great Commissions command to evangelize every pata ta ethne should be translated as all ethnic groups, not political nations. This changed the focus of missions away from geopolitical regions to people groups, which are determined by language and culture barriers. The Lausanne Congress defined a people group as the largest group within which the gospel can spread as a church-planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or

Understanding what unreached means and who is unreached is foundational to effective evangelism.

acceptance. Other factors can influence determining a people group, such as the caste system in South Asia. According to the Joshua Project, a research initiative that highlights the worlds unreached, there are 6,870 unreached people groups representing 2.8 billion people. The Lausanne Conference members also developed a missions strategy for reaching people groups that they hoped would be effective and realistic: a people

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The Lausanne Congress defined a people group as the largest group within which the gospel can spread as a church-planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance.
group would be considered reached when 20 percent of the population had become Christian and developed a self-sustaining church. At this point, the 20 percent would be able to reach the other 80 percent. However, precisely when a people group has been reached is still debated. Twenty percent is still a minority to me,

said Dr. Martin Alphonse, Multnomah University professor of intercultural studies. Personally, Im not comfortable with that. What about the 80 percent? Should we go arithmetically? That is the debate. I would be comfortable with at least 50 percent reached, but others would challenge me and say, Martin, you mean well, but is that realistic? But its not in our hands; its the work of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Alphonse agreed that reaching 20 percent is a feasible goal. Only a few people groups have been 100 percent reached. The Paraba, a fisherman caste in India, responded to the efforts of Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier in the 1500s. As a people group, the Parabas converted and remain Roman Catholic to this day. And while some Parabas have become evangelical or Protestant Christians, none are Hindu or Muslim. The Parabas have been 100 percent reached. The Joshua Project categorizes people groups on a progress scale: Unreached, Formative, and Significant. The Unreached, or leastreached, groups have a population of less than 2 percent known evangelicals and less than 5 percent professing Christians. The Formative, or nominal, groups have a population of less than 2 percent evangelicals, but professing

Christians make up more than 5 percent of the population. The Significant, or established, groups have populations with greater than 2 percent evangelicals. Dr. Alphonse pointed out the difference between reached and evangelized. Reached means the individual or people group have converted to Christianity and are part of a church. Evangelized means the individual or people group have heard the gospel, but may not have responded. To me, evangelization is

a matter of communication whether they understand the gospel message, Dr. Alphonse said. Reached means you have understood, obeyed, and have come over to the family of God. This definition of unreached people groups reveals evangelistic needs even in countries that would be considered evangelized. According to the Joshua Project, the United States contains 365 people groups with 61 of them unreached. These people groups often are refugee or immigrant

Christians in the United States should realize they live among the unreached,...

communities and Native Americans. Because of its pluralistic nature, Alphonse said, the United States also has hidden people groups that may not be ethnically connected but still need to be reached: international students, secularists, and cultural Christians. Unfortunately, to many evangelical Christians, unreached people are just statistics, Dr. Alphonse said. Most Christian churches are unaware and insensitive. As a local church, are we aware there are unreached people groups right here in Portland? Are we organizing any effort to reach out to them? Dr. Alphonse said Christians should consider themselves called to reach those around them. For churches, this may involve rethinking their concept of evangelism or starting a missions program. The churches that do minister to the unreached often support overseas missionaries but miss the unreached in their own neighborhoods. Christians in the United States should realize they live among the unreached, and that fulfilling the Great Commission means reaching out to all people groups, both overseas and at home. M

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He showed that He is the source of a new kind of life; a life that not only lasts forever, but that also defeats death and reverses its corruption.
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ourners gathered at the stony hillside cemetery. Friends, family, and their beloved Pastor huddled one final time at the gravesite in the damp chill of early morning. Murmured conversations were punctuated at times by an awkward chuckle or a sobbing remembrance. Although Pastor had been out of town on business, every effort had been made to make the funeral a meaningful, hope-filled, and dignified affair. But today at this final resting place, mortality was unmasked. The pallid dawn and the barren ground were grim reminders there was nothing meaningful, hopeful, or dignified about death. To those who loved him most, the death of this promising young man had been an especially painful and unnatural parting. His sister began to sob convulsively, and she crumpled under the weight of grief. Even Pastor, accustomed as He was to death, was deeply moved and wept freely. He stepped forward and everyone anticipated words of encouragement. What was expected, what was needed at a time like this was a message of hope that one day God would wipe away every tear, vanquish death, and raise the departed to an otherworldly existence of eternal bliss. But Pastor had something else in mind. He walked purposefully through the mourners up to the grave and insisted that the tomb be opened. His words were greeted with shocked silence and protests. They had learned to trust His judgment, however, so they obeyed. With a loud voice, Pastor commanded, Lazarus, come out! Again, His words were obeyed, and Lazarus walked out of his tomb, no longer dead, but alive! Earlier in the story, found in John 11, Martha testified that Jesus was the promised Messiah and that one day the faithful in Christ would be resurrected

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to eternal life. But in the graveyard that day, Jesus demonstrated something new. He showed that He is the source of a new kind of life; a life that not only lasts forever, but that also defeats death and reverses its corruption. One day all of creation will enjoy this glorious resurrection from the tomb of sins mortal legacy; but for the Christian, there is life everlasting today. You see, the new birth in Christ is not only about a future quantity of life, as in alive forevermore, but also about a present quality of life a life that, even when our physical bodies suffer and fail, is untouched by sins corruption and is capable of growing and fruit bearing, both now and forever. Without Christ, we are spiritually dead in [our] trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1), just as dead as Lazarus in the grave. Dead people cant hear; they cant see; they cant feel, reason, or worship. They are completely unresponsive to physical stimuli and utterly helpless to do anything about their condition. Any help and hope must come from outside the deceased and must be more powerful than death itself. Jesus Christ defeated death and made new life possible. Not only that, He is the resurrection and the life. It is in the resurrected life of Christ that we have new life. We have been raised up with Him to become entirely new responsive, reasoning, worshiping, living creations. This resurrection is not merely a figure of speech. It is an entirely new form of life grounded in the tangible truth that old things passed away; behold new things have come (2 Cor. 5:17). It is what Os Guiness has called a Resurrection that blasts apart the finality of deathable to provide an alternative to the sifting, settling dust of death and through a new birth open the way to new life.
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by paul griFFin

The case for giving to the ministry of Multnomah

e desire to see the Lords work accomplished. We love Multnomah University. And we give to assist in the Lords work through Multnomah graduates. Or do we? Many of you answer that question with financial gifts and your prayer support. Some have volunteered time to help different departments in the university. Our Board of Trustees gives financially and contributes hours of their time providing wisdom, vision, and encouragement to the administration. Thank you. Yet I hear many reasons why people do not contribute, and I hope that the following facts will help you when you consider supporting Multnomah in the future.
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on the story of the widows offering in Mark 12 makes me pull out my calculator. Any gift according to our means, no matter its size, is valued by Multnomah. Currently 4 percent of alumni contribute to student aid; if 50 percent were to give $10 to student aid monthly, then $840,000 would be raised. Imagine how many scholarships could be awarded so even more students could fulfill Gods calling on their life! Who knows? It could be that an MU graduate will work alongside you some day to lighten your load or to enlarge the scope of your ministry.

afford tuition, even at that reduced rate. The combined need varies from year to year, but currently is close to $2,100,000. Students cannot raise the full tuition amount from part-time jobs

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I know many alumni make a difference for the kingdom and work for modest to meager salaries as they spread the gospel. I understand that. Yet reflecting

Every gift of any size is important

Many believe the quality education Multnomah provides to our students is covered through tuition revenues. This is not the case. It costs Multnomah an additional $6,000 per student, above and beyond what is raised through tuition, with only a small portion of the difference made up in room and board revenues. Donations allow us to meet the remaining needs and to provide scholarships and grants to students who cannot

A majority of our students earn money by working during the summer and during the academic semesters. In 1963 when I attended college, it was possible to cover tuition with these jobs and a bit of help from family. This is rarely possible at any college in 2011. While university costs and tuition have increased significantly over the intervening fortyeight years, the hourly wages for work have not increased in proportion. Today our students are paid Oregons minimum wage of $8.50 per hour. If carrying a full academic load, few are able to

put in more than twenty hours each week in addition to time spent in ministry , in study, and in the classroom. There are many reasons to support Multnomah; primarily, Multnomah graduates are used by the Lord to change the world. Biblically trained and equipped students are the future leaders and truth speakers of our faith. They will transform the world through their service and love for Jesus Christ and people. And we are all responsible for transforming the world. M

Multnomah graduates are used by the Lord to change the world! Biblically trained and equipped students are the future leaders and truth speakers of our faith.

1 Every gift of any size is important 2 University expenses are greater than revenues received 3 Students cannot raise the full tuition from part-time jobs

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foreign Missions here at home

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Multnomahs TESOL program prepares students to reach internationals near and far
ola. Bonjour. Ciao. Hallo. Hello. These one-word greetings sound so playful and pack a friendly punch no matter what the language. But which language will you choose to speak? For students and graduates of Multnomahs TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program, hello is the word of choice. Its not that other languages are subpar to English; its that speakers of other languages are coming to them for help in learning English. The goal of Multnomahs TESOL program is to send out highly competent professionals who are able to work skillfully with diverse student populations in the U.S. and around the world, said Professor Kristen Hubert, TESOL program director. What Multnomah students are finding is that they dont have to travel far. Speakers of other languages have journeyed many miles; they have braved night-

and-day cultural differences; they are living right here in the Pacific Northwest and are just as desirous of reaching out as Multnomah students are of reaching in to them. Community EsoL Every Tuesday night, three Multnomah University classrooms fill up with eager English learners. These ESOL classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages) are free to the community and welcome adults of all proficiency levels. They are drop-in classes;

all one needs to do is show up. While learning English vocabulary and grammar skills, the students become equipped to use their English in practical life settings, such as applying for a job or going shopping. Sarah Jones is a current Multnomah student double majoring in Bible/Theology and Intercultural Studies/ TESOL. She has worked with Professor Hubert for three years as coordinator for these community classes. Our students are absolutely amazing, she said. Many

of them work demanding jobs and come after a long day of work to learn English. Because they live in a country that operates in a language they are not confident in, they are automatically put at a disadvantage in more ways than we may realize. Im so glad we are able to provide these classes for free, giving students who may not be able to afford classes at community college the skills they need to survive and thrive in America. People learn about the classes through advertisements

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The goal of Multnomahs TESOL program is to send out highly competent professionals who are able to work skillfully with diverse student populations in the U.S. and around the world.
in local newspapers, flyers posted in businesses, and e-mails with organizations that work with immigrants. Most of those who attend are referred by IRCO (Immigrant Refugee Community Outreach), Portland Community College, the Multnomah County Library, and a variety of local businesses and churches. Professor Hubert supervises TESOL classes every week and loves watching the student teachers develop their skills. Most are pretty nervous before they teach their first class, she said. They havent taught before and may be questioning whether theyre cut out to teach. And then they blossom! Its wonderful to watch them develop relationships with their students. They genuinely love them. Through friendships between student and studentteacher, trust is established. And through this trust, Multnomah students are able to share the hope of the gospel with those who might not otherwise hear it. Ministering crossculturally does not have to wait until leaving the country after graduation, said Sarah. It can start right now in Northeast Portland. We are surrounded by people from all over the world who are maintaining their home cultures and religions. They have real needs, and we have an awesome opportunity to help meet those needs in the name of Jesus. international student Ministry Jim Taylor earned his undergraduate degree from Multnomah in 1988, then returned for more instruction after living in Kazakhstan with his family for fourteen years. He graduated from Multnomah for the second time in 2009 with a masters degree in TESOL. Today he is a full-time instructor at INTO OSU, Oregon State Universitys program for preparing international students to successfully enter into undergraduate or graduate studies. Observe for a moment a typical conversation Jim might
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unprecedented teSoL opportunities

With the continued growth of english as a worldwide language, english language educators have unprecedented opportunities for Teaching english to Speakers of other Languages (TeSoL) in a variety of intercultural settings. Because the need and demand for qualified teachers of english as a Second or Foreign Language (eSL/eFL) has never been greater both in the u.S. and abroad, Multnomah offers the following TeSoL programs: Undergraduate Level (offered since 2007): BA/BS Intercultural StudiesTeSoL Minor in TeSoL Advanced certificate Foundations of TeSoL course Graduate Level (offered since 2008): MA in TeSoL Advanced certificate Foundations of TeSoL course

What are Multnomah teSoL students up to?

Zach Gillock, Bs 2010: Teaching english at Yangsan high School in South Korea. Danielle Mayfield, MA 2010: Teaching at Portland community college. Laurie Cardoza, MA 2010: Will be moving to columbia with WorldVenture to start a language school for children at risk in Medellin. Jordyne Figg, Bs 2010: Will be traveling to china in August with eLIc (english Language Institute/china), chinas Teaching Fellowship Program. Vivian norenberg, MA 2010: Teaching in the small russian village of nikolavesk in Alaska at the nikolavesk K-12 school.

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have with an international student at the start of a new school year. Jim: How was your weekend? Student: Oh, boring. Jim: What do you mean boring? Student: Theres nothing to do. It was raining. It was boring. These highly intelligent, motivated students face a harsh reality when they arrive in Oregon from their home country. While internationals come from literally everywhere, the majority (42 percent) at INTO OSU this year are from China. They come from thriving metropolises of one million people or more, says Jim. Suddenly, theyre in collegetown Corvallis. And, of course, it is raining. These bleak circumstances can prompt international students, after an initial honeymoon stage, to withdraw socially, to stay in their dorm rooms, and to seek refuge on the Internet. The INTO program does have outings they can get involved in, and that really helps, Jim said. Ive taken some guys hiking and white water rafting. The past couple of Thanksgivings, my wife and I opened our home to several international students. The majority of international students in the U.S. never enter an Americans house. These guys really appreciated getting a good, home cooked

International students come from many different backgrounds and english proficiencies. The students in this eSL class represented 11 different nationalities.

For Jim at OSU, for Sarah at Multnomah, and for every other TESOL student and graduate, the goal is shared: reach the unreached. Speak a shared language and ask God to guide the relationship.
meal and having time to hang out and play games. The relationships Jim forms with his students are proving fruitful for Gods kingdom. Being an employee of a public university, Jim has to be careful what he shares in the classroom, but he said, There are plenty of opportunities. I just have to be discerning. Its the idea of Colossians 4:5: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. There are many creative ways to share bits of the Good News and meet outside the classroom with students who are seekers, he said. One student was recently given a Bible and wants to talk with me about it. For Jim at OSU, for Sarah at Multnomah, and for every other TESOL student and graduate, the goal is shared: reach the unreached. Speak a shared language and ask God to guide the relationship. Since English is in such high demand around the world, said Sarah, I hope that by teaching the language, I can help people gain skills they need for success in life, as well as share Gods love and truth in the process. M

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1956 Wally Bays has spent the last 51 years in Alaska and western Canada in ministry to Indigenous Native people. He and his wife, Alice (Grad Class of 1956, now with the Lord), were staff members of their missions high schools and Bible schools in Alaska and British Columbia. Wally now serves those alumni through visitation, alumni newsletters, e-mails, Facebook, and phone calls, challenging and encouraging them in their walk with the Lord. Wally recently moved from Alaska to Richland, Washington,
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Testament into the Maka language of Paraguay. They praise God for allowing them to also have completed the Mopan Maya New Testament (a language spoken in Guatemala and Belize) and the Chamacoco New Testament of Paraguay while working as Dave & Lynn Johnson Wycliffe Bible Translators. 1959 doris Hagedorn, a recent retiree of InterAct Ministries, has lived in Alaska since 1960 where she worked in the villages and in summer Bible camps under Arctic Missions. She and co-worker, Flo, were missionaries in Alaskas Lake Craig & Beth Ewoldt Country until the summer of 1988 when they moved to urban Wasilla to continue ministering to the natives. They both retired in 2009 and have a continued multi-task outreach from their home. Doris and

Flo attend the Wasilla Bible Church where they are active in a womens prayer group and in Prime Timers. 1971 dave Johnson and wife, Lynne, serving with Mexican Medical Ministries in Baja California, are experiencing awesome results of God using the young people to challenge the local church to the next level of commitment to Jesus Christ. After eight years of ministry, they are thrilled to watch the nationals begin to reach out with support, encouragement, and assistance to other churches to reach their communities for Jesus. The Johnsons have three grown married children and four grandchildren. 1972 Craig Ewoldt has been involved in literature ministry since his graduation from

to be closer to family in his senior years, but he is certain his ministry will continue as long as the Lord gives him strength. 1957 rosemary (dixon) Ulrich, along with her husband, Matt, are completing a translation of the New

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Multnomah. Since 1999, Craig and Beth, his wife, have served with Oasis International in Jos, Nigeria. They distribute about 250,000 Bibles and Christian books each year in Nigeria and hundreds of thousands of free Gospels and scripture booklets. Beth teaches fifth grade at Hillcrest, a school for students from missionary families. Craig and Beth have four grown children and six grandchildren. 1974 ruth Cowan, currently on furlough in California and Florida, served for 32 years as a secretary with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Peru. Upon her return to Wycliffe, Ruth will be given a different assignment. She counts it a privilege to have been part of Gods Word reaching the ethnic groups of Peru and seeing the number of indigenous groups who have the New Testament in their own language grow from five to 42 since January 1978. Ruth believes there are thousands of believers across the jungles and mountains because Gods Word always produces fruit, accomplishing all God wants and prospering everywhere God sends it. 1975 randy volkening is an independent software developer for engineering companies, small businesses, and Christian organizations. The Bible survey program provided him with a solid biblical foundation for a successful career in computers,

and inspires him today to develop desktop Bible software applications for personal enrichment and edification. 1978, 1977 don and gretchen (Barter) Cheney served with Wycliffe Bible translators and completed a New Testament translation for the Cakchiquel speakers of Santa Mara de Jess, Guatemala. They are currently serving in IT training development at the JAARS Center in North Carolina. The Cheneys have two grown children, Vince and Gladys. The Cheney Family

training manager. Ian and his wife, Mindy, (99 ex) have five children and live in Portland, Oregon. 1997 Aaron Haase graduated from Multnomah with a second major in Intercultural Studies. In 1999, Aaron married Ashlie, and they now have two children: Andrew (6) and Addi Ann (3). Aaron works as a journeyman electrician in Salem, Oregon. The Haase family lives in Albany and are members at South Albany Community Church. 1998, 2000 Chris and

1980 ruth (Nygren) Keller and her husband, Jerry, have been married 25 years. They have three boys: Julian (20), Kameron (17), and Adrian (13). They live on two acres outside of Redmond, Oregon, where they run a janitorial and carpet cleaning business. Ruth also proofreads books, tutors immigrants in English, and does the office work for their business, Shining Enterprises, Inc. She and her husband are elders at City Center Church. They also lead a home Bible study. Their two older boys are involved in the music ministry at their church and their youngest son raises Nigerian Dwarf goats. 1997 ian durias is now serving Compassion Internationals volunteer Child Advocate network as the national advocate coaching and

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rachel (dragoun) green now live in Sydney, Australia. Chris is teaching theology at Wesley Institute www.wi.edu.au. He and Rachel have two boys, Ethan and Benjamin. You can keep up with the Green family adventure on Rachels blog www.green-genes.blogspot.com. 2000 Andrea sigley has provided foster care for drug-

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affected and medically fragile infants since her graduation from Multnomah. During the last 11 years, Andrea and her sisters have cared for 20 babies. Two have since been adopted: Matthew (12) and Anna (10). Two others were taken to their eternal home with God. Andrea unexpected line of work and cant imagine life without her 20 children.
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2010 sally (dubos) Whitman and Trevor Whitman grew up in the same town and met on July 4, 2006, through a mutual friend. They spent the day boating during which time Sally said, Trevor, whoever Trevor & Sally Whitman you marry is going to be the luckiest girl in the world. They developed a friendship, but lost contact after Sally moved to Oregon to attend Multnomah. In September 2009, Trevor was accepted to Multnomah. He did not know that Sally was at Multnomah until a couple of days before orientation when they reconnected through Facebook. They started dating Paul Silas Collins in October 2009 and in August 2010, they were engaged on a boat in the middle of the lake where Trevor told Sally that she was the luckiest girl in the world and that he wanted to marry her. They were married December 18, 2010.

March 7, 2009, and their second daughter, Evelyn, on June 10, 2010.

survived by her husband, five children, and 11 grandchildren. 1963 tom Hawkins went

2002 Aaron and Courtney Collins added a fourth child in October 2009, Paul Silas Collins. They are currently in transition, preparing to move back to the Portland area because Aaron is taking a job with Fred Meyer as a Garden Center Manager. Courtney continues her busy fulltime job of being a stay at home mom.

home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2010, after suffering for 19 years from sarcoidosis, a progressive lung disease. After graduating from Multnomah, Tom married fellow student Sandra Van Blaricom in 1964. Tom then went on to study at Dallas Theological Seminary during which time his two daughters, Kimberly and Julie, were born. He served as a pastor from 1969 to 1994. Tom lost Sandra to cancer in May 1976, and later married Diane Powell who had been a TEAM missionary in Zimbabwe. In 1994, Tom and Diane established Restoration in Christ Ministries to provide Christ-centered counseling and abuse recovery, where he actively served until the last six weeks of his life. Tom is survived by his wife, Diane; his daughters; and grandsons. Ex. 79 Bill C. Knapp, 53, passed away on March 3, 2011 in Vallejo, California. Bill was born in Boise, Idaho, and after graduating high school, he attended Multnomah. Later he studied nursing, becoming a registered nurse in 1995. It was in this profession that Bills greatest gifts to help people were fully realized. Bill and his former wife, Luann Knapp, have three children whom he loved dearly: Hilaree, Tyler, and Trevor, and granddaughter, Amaya.

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1963 Florence Humphries Walters went home to be with the Lord on November 17, 2010, in Rigby, Idaho, after a two and one-half year battle with ovarian cancer. Flo was born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1941. After graduating from high school, she completed her nurses training at Whitworth College and Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington, then obtained a Graduate Certificate in Bible from Multnomah in 1963. She married her husband, Bruce Walters Jr. (60 ex), in December 1963, and ranched with him for seven years in Riggins, Idaho. They then moved to South Idaho where they raised five children and she worked as a nurse and as a reporter for the local newspaper. In 1987, they moved to Alaska as missionaries with InterAct Ministries where they served 19 years. They then retired to Rigby, Idaho. Flo is

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Ranch. They are grateful to Multnomah for the preparation for ministry they received. 1992 todd Minturn, and his wife, Carrie, have invested their lives in college students for more than 30 years combined The Minturn Family with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Currently they are equipping college students to become urban leaders through InterVarsitys Fresno Institute for Urban Leadership and live in inner city Fresno with their two boys, Bryce (4) and Cody (1 ). 1997, 1990 Matt and tina The Huisjen Family (McKee) Huisjen have ministered to the American military community of Bamberg, Germany, for more than 12 years. Serving with Cadence International, they run the Bamberg Hospitality House, offering Bible studies, meals, fellowship opportunities, The Dunker Family and discipleship, as well as supporting the U.S. Army chapel. Matt and Tina have five children whose ages range from two to 13.

now preparing to return to Tanzania with ReachGlobal in the summer of 2011. Their strong passion to train church leaders, combined with an incredible need in Tanzania for accessible theological education, makes joining Dar es Salaam Equipping Team a great fit. Their children, Jacob (13) and Bethany (8), are excited to return to Africa as well. 2000, 1991 Wilson and Esther Phang have three teenage children. They have worked for both Campus Crusade and Barnabas International over the years. In January 2011, Wilson spent a week in south Vietnam to train workers and assess orphanages, a week in north Vietnam to train 28 pastors and Christian workers in Biblical counseling, a week in Thailand to care for more than 1,400 Christian workers gathering for a staff conference, and a week in Singapore to attend a board meeting and to serve a few individuals/couples in need of care.

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1972 Bobby glyn Chandler passed away on December 23, 2010. Bobby graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Central Washington University and continued on to Multnomah. In 1969, he married Bobby Glyn Chandler his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Jeni Ann Howell, and they had their first son, Sean, while still attending Multnomah. After returning home to Moses Lake, Washington, Bobby and Jeni had another son, Adam, and a daughter, Bobbie. Bobby was an aircraft pilot who enjoyed working with his hands and serving others. He also amassed a detailed family genealogy and history for the entire family to enjoy. He was a founding board member of the Moses Lake Christian Academy where his wife, currently the head office manager, has served www.multnomah.edu/ social for 34 years. Bobby was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend who loved life, family, and fun. He is remembered by many as a fun-loving practical joker who enjoyed making others laugh. 1996 Mike Novak made the journey home to be with the

2009. He leaves behind his loving wife and four children: their son Jordan, their daughter Paula, and their twin daughters Lawren and Charissa. Ex. 60 Edna Jane travis, 85, went to be with her Savior on December 15, 2010, after a battle with cancer. Ms. Travis, daughter of the late Arthur and Helen Travis, was known as a long time friend and supporter of Multnomah and the Travis-Lovitt Seminary Building is named in honor of her family. Edna was extremely accomplished in dance, music, art design, voice, piano, and French and studied at three different colleges. After attending Multnomah, she then transitioned to linguistics at the University of North Dakota in 1960. Edna enjoyed the process of language translation and started research on exegetical helps at the Wycliffe Bible Translators compound in Mexico from 1965-72. She then continued her work on exegetical helps while living at the Wycliffe Center in Duncanville, Texas, from 1973-1975. She came to know the Lord at the age of 6 and her chosen life verse can be found in Psalm 37:5: Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. After her fathers death, she cared for her mother and lived out her goal in life to be a good steward of what the Lord had given her.

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Prof. Jim saemenes Good Shepherd Community Church Boring, Oregon June-November 2011
Prof. Jim Saemenes will be teaching at Good Shepherd Community Churchs MainStream mini-church. June through August will be on Habits of Highly Effective prayer and September through November will be on Roadblocks to Faith. Contact jsaemenes@ multnomah.edu for more information.

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Dr. Ray Lubeck Vancouver Science and Religion discussion group Vancouver, Washington May 22, 2011
Dr. Ray Lubeck will participate in an Atheist vs. Christian dialogue. Contact rlubeck@ multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Ray Lubeck The Miqra Institute of Biblical Studies Lincoln, Nebraska July 30, 2011
Dr. Ray Lubeck will be teaching on EzraNehemiah. Contact rlubeck@multnomah.edu for more information.

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Dr. Roger trautmann Rivercrest Community Church Portland, Oregon May 29, 2011
Dr. Roger Trautmann will preach at Rivercrest Community Churchs Sunday morning service. Contact rtrautmann@multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Daniel Lockwood Cedar Springs Conference Center Sumas, Washington September 19-21, 2011
Dr. Daniel Lockwood will teach at the Pastors Wives Escape Conference. Contact dlockwood@multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Rob Hildebrand Evangelical Mennonite National Youth Conference Saskatchewan, Canada May 20-23, 2011
Dr. Rob Hildebrand will speak at the Evangelical Mennonite National youth Conference which will be held at Briercrest Bible College. Contact rhildebrand@ multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Daniel Lockwood will teach at Faith Evangelical Free Churchs Adult Bible Fellowship. Contact dlockwood@multnomah. edu for more information.

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Dr. Daniel Lockwood Faith Evangelical Free Church Dallas, Oregon August 7, 2011

Prof. Holley Clough Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia May 14, 2011
Prof. Holley Clough will present at a roundtable at Regent University. Contact hclough@multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Martin Alphonse Mar Thoma Syrian Church Edmonton, Alberta, Canada July 1-3, 2011
Dr. Martin Alphonse will teach at the North America and Europe Diocesan Family Conference of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Contact malphonse@multnomah.edu for more information.

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Dr. thomas Hauff East Vancouver Community Church Vancouver, Washington May-July 1, 2011
Dr. Thomas Hauff will teach on 1 Peter for the Adult Christian Education class on Sunday mornings. Contact thauff@multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. thomas Hauff Golden Gate Christian Church San Francisco, California May 27-31, 2011
Dr. Thomas Hauff will teach five sessions at Golden Gate Christian Churchs retreat at Redwood Christian Park. Contact thauff@multnomah.edu for more information.

Dr. Roger trautmann Burundi and Tanzania, Africa June 17-July 22, 2011
Dr. Roger Trautmann will travel to Africa to participate in Pastoral Leadership training in Burundi through the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association. He will also teach Hermeneutics and New Testament survey at African Theological Seminary in Tanzania. Contact rtrautmann@multnomah.edu for more information.

Prof. Jay Held Journey Community Church Camas, Washington May 22, 2011
Prof. Jay Held will preach at Journey Community Churchs Sunday morning service. Contact jheld@multnomah.edu for more information.

Prof. Jay Held Missions Door Urban Church Conference New York City, New York June 21-24, 2011
Prof. Jay Held will teach at the Urban Church Conference. Contact jheld@multnomah.edu for more information.

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