ADRA officially opens first water kiosk in Mozambique

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Jun 20, 2018 | world Church

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) officially launched on June 12 its first safe water kiosk in Mocuba, Mozambique, which will provide 20 liters a day of safe water for more than 1,000 people. Mocuba, a district of the Zambezia province in Mozambique, has suffered from inadequate safe water supply for years, but the prolonged drought conditions in Southern Africa has made the situation far worse.

More than 100 people attended the grand opening of the new water kiosk, including Mocuba’s mayor, Beatriz Gulamo, a proud supporter of the community project. “We are very pleased to receive this kiosk. To the entire municipality, this is of great value,” says Gulamo while getting a tour of the new water system. The mayor and several ADRA Mozambique representatives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and announced that the use of the kiosk is now available.

“Though water vending is not new, ADRA’s water kiosk approach is unique because it is a self-sustaining business model that in addition, distributes safe drinking water,” explained Jason Brooks, senior technical advisor for WASH at ADRA International. “The approach of simply drilling wells and training the community to repair them had to give way to a more sustainable service for larger numbers of people, and ADRA wants to provide the most cost effective and long-lasting water service that will not break down for lack of funds to repair them. With a 15-year presence already established in Mocuba and a great need for safe water, ADRA selected the neighborhood of 6,000 as the first launching point to install the water kiosk.”

Brooks further emphasized that the kiosk is a means to help the community gain access to safe water, and eventually a project that can be maintained by the community. “The residents are the one who will benefit from the kiosk, but ADRA wants to ensure they can take care of the kiosk and sustain the water source so the community receives safe water for a long time,” he says. ADRA will train community members and will help them eventually establish ownership of the kiosk.

The newly implemented kiosk contains numerous features: solar panels atop the kiosk that pumps water automatically from the source to an elevated holding tank, multiple water taps compared to the traditional hand pump allowing faster time for people to receive water, two video monitors for bystanders promoting sanitation and hygiene information to prevent the spread of diseases, ice dispensers, clothes wash and recycling capabilities, and cell phone chargers allowing users at the same time to buy cellphone credits.

Residents would be able to purchase soap, toothbrushes, and feminine products to encourage better hygiene practices, and purchases are managed on a tablet handled by a kiosk attendant. The attendant would also be on site to help monitor the water taps.

ADRA has received full backing from supporters, including the General Conference Adventist Health Ministries, who contributed $60,000 to the project, and Grundfos, a global pump manufacturer, who provided water pump technology for the kiosk.

“A study was conducted previously in Mocuba to better understand the needs of the community, and the biggest need we found was cleaner and safer water,” Brooks says. “People were very open with us about their needs, and their willingness to be part of the solution. We learned that the community wanted safe treated water and didn’t mind paying small fees for the additional resources that came along with the new water system.”

Prior to the water project, many residents were collecting water from contaminated wells or even the nearby river. “We suffered a lot taking water from the river,” commented Mariam Laziza, a mother and resident of Mocuba.

The water was unsafe and tainted from people bathing in the river or washing clothes according to community members. “This is a great relief because with this borehole, the people of CFM will suffer less diseases. We are thankful to ADRA,” says Santos Jose, Mocuba’s community leader. “The water system represents an innovation for ADRA that will replace the type of interventions ADRA had in water supply and well drilling,” adds Armindo Salato, programs director of ADRA Mozambique.

Now, with the installment of the new water kiosk, anyone could fetch gallons of safe water at their leisure in a safer environment. The kiosk is located near the community’s school and in a public setting.

“ADRA wants to be at the forefront of responding to pressing needs for basic essentials such as water,” said Brooks, “We plan to run two to three other kiosks in other locations, but this is a pilot that we will test out for a while before we can do so.”

Pathfinder Honour: Arts Crafts & Hobbies (F-L)

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 15, 2018 | AYM, world Church

Felt Craft

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1956
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

From what fiber is felt made? What gives it its tensile strength?
List 15 uses of felt.
Give three reasons why felt is a good material for handicrafts.
List the essential steps in felt manufacture.
Make two of the following, using at least two different colors of felt:

a. Pennant
b. Bookmark
c. Refrigerator magnet
d. Needle case
e. Similar item

6. Make one of the following, using at least four different colors of felt:

a. Small wall mural
b. Holiday decoration
c. Hand puppet
d. Kitchen knick-knack

7. Make one of the following, using sewing:

a. Stuffed animal
b. Stuffed toy
c. Tote bag
d. Bean bag

Flower Arrangement

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1938
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Name six perennials and six annuals suitable for indoor flower arrangement.
Name at least three flowers that bloom in the spring or early summer suitable for indoor flower arrangement.
Name at least three flowers that do not keep well when cut, and three that do.
Give six suggestions regarding the cutting of flowers and their aftercare, such as when to cut, how to cut, and how to keep.
At what stage of development should roses, gladioluses, and dahlias be cut?
Give three suggestions on the relation of containers to the flowers used, and three on the relation of arrangement to the room and furnishings.
In flower arrangement, what should be the relation of dark and light shades, large and small flowers, open and partly open flowers?
Make two artistic flower arrangements in each of the following areas: (Fresh or silk flowers may be used.)

a. Table decoration
b. General house use
c. Public service

9. What are some wild flowers that could be used in arrangements for the home? What combinations of these flowers can be used?

Geneology & Advanced

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level 2
Originating Organization: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Define the following words :

a. genealogy
b. ancestor
c. descendant
d. spouse
e. sibling

2. Read the genealogy of Christ

a. Be able to tell where it is found in the New Testament
b. Write out the genealogy of Christ – beginning with Adam

3. List five ways to obtain family genealogy information

4. Know at least three societies that help with genealogy research

5. Learn four steps important to genealogy research

6. What is the purpose of documentation?

7. Define a primary source versus a secondary source for documentation.

8. Prepare a four-generation family chart – beginning with your self

9. List ways to record your genealogy information

10. Research your family history by talking/writing to your oldest living relative

Ask the following:

a. first memory
b. When and where you were born?
c. First church you remember attending?
d. Names of schools, and location, you attended
e. Where you lived at age ten and age fourteen
f. From what country did our ancestors emigrate?
g. Where and when were you married
h. If you had children please give their names, place and date of birth
i. Write a thank you to your relative for their time and include a photo of yourself and ask them if they would be willing to share a copy of an older family photo with you.

11. Make a historical record of your life including:

a. genealogical chart
b. Records that pertain to your life
c. Pictures
d. Stories
e. Share this with your group/club/school

12. Visit a City/County Library – Genealogy Section (or other Genealogy Research Center) and write a paragraph on your visit including:

a. Types of information available
b. Any New information you discovered about your family

13. Visit a cemetery and learn by copying the headstones:

a. The names of three different families
b. The dates of birth and death for these family members
c. The average length of life for these family members

14. Check with your local cemetery officials to learn how upkeep is done and ask them how you can help with clean-up in a cemetery in your area. Then do it!

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 2006
Originating Institution: North American Division

Advanced Requirements:

Have the Genealogy Honor
Define a primary source versus a secondary source for documentation.
What is the purpose of documentation?
Demonstrate a census extraction for one branch of your family from six of the following census: (for NAD find year of immigration and list the country from where they immigrated)

a. 1840
b. 1850
c. 1860
d. 1870
e. 1880
f. 1900
g. 1910
h. 1920

5. Show a pedigree chart you have filled out for 7 generations. List the information you have been unable to learn and what efforts you have made to locate this information.

6. Show 42 family group records you have filed out and the documentation notes to go with the family group record.

7. Find military records/pension records on one of your family members. If your family has none, then show military/pension records on any person.

8. Show vital records you have obtained for one person from item # 5 including:

a. birth
b. marriage
c. death

9. Show a copy of 3 obituaries on relatives with documentation where you found them.

10. List four web sites/or libraries where you have been able to locate information for your family research.

11. Where in the Bible does it say not to spend time on fables and endless genealogies? What does the Seventh-day Adventist Commentary list as the reason

for this advice?

Gift Wrapping

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2015
Originating Institution: Euro-Asia Division

Requirements:

1. List five courtesy rules for giving and receiving gifts.
2. Do the following:

a. Collect different types of wrapping paper, at least ten grades, five-by-seven centimeters in size.
b. Choose a suitable gift wrap pattern for wrapping a gift to a child, an adult, a sister, a brother, etc.
c. Demonstrate carefully wrapping a simple rectangular box in paper.

3. Wrap the following types of gifts with ornamental supplement:

a. in the form of a cube
b. in the form of a cylinder
c. multifaceted
d. extraordinary (your option).

4. Know how to make a gift bow (3 types).
5. Correctly and carefully pack a gift. Give the wrapped gift to someone in your family, church, or community

Glass Craft

Original Honor: 1970
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Name ten kinds of glass.
Know what kind of glass is used for furniture, cloth insulation, airplanes, and automobiles.
Prepare at least three colors of glass for picture making.
Know the steps in making a picture with glass, and complete such a picture, using at least three colors.
Write a 300-word report or give a three-minute oral report on the history of glass and how glass is made.

Glass Etching

Skill Level: 1
riginal Honor: 1997
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Name the tools and items needed for Glass Etching.
Name the eleven steps of Glass Etching.
What is the technique of applying velvet etch?
Make a project on clear glass.

a. Lettering or verses
b. Flowers, animals, or people.

5. Make a project on a mirror. Include the following:

a. Lettering, verses, flowers, animals, or people.
b. Finish by framing around mirror with colored tape.
6. Make a project on a glass, jar, or oval object.

Glass Painting

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1938
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Know the primary colors, the secondary colors, and how to mix the primary colors to obtain the secondary colors.
Know the materials used in painting, mounting, and hanging a glass painting.
Make and display a glass painting for each of the following designs: animal, flower, and landscape or seascape.
Make a silhouette painting and mount for hanging.
Make a hand-painted mirror picture by removing the back coating of the mirror from the picture area and painting the design on the back of the mirror glass.

Guitar

Skill Level: 2
riginal Honor: 2012
Originating Institution: South America Division / North American Division

Requirements:

Research the history of guitars and how they came to your country.
Describe or show the difference between melody, harmony and rhythm.
Distinguish three different types of guitars. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
Identify the three divisions of the guitar and identify 15 different parts, explaining the function of each part.
Demonstrate the correct posture to practice guitar. Explain the importance of practicing in that position.
Know the names of the fingers, strings and hand positions. Demonstrate each in its proper way.
In standard tuning, the 6 strings on a guitar are associated with which notes?
What are the chords (figures) and how are they built? Write by memory a list of all major and minor chords, along with specific finger positions.
Demonstrate ability to perform at least seven major and minor chords (ex. A, B, B7, C, D, E, G, F, A minor).
Explain the difference between flats and sharps? Show how they are represented for guitar play.
Describe the difference between nylon and steel stringing, and explain the reason behind your preference.
Demonstrate the use of a capo and how to replace a guitar string.
Play a song using at least two different techniques:
Strumming
Fingerpicking
Classical
Other
Select three simple hymns or spiritual songs that you can play on guitar, and teach them to a unit, club or group.

Guitar, Advanced

Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 2012
Originating Institution: South American and North American Divisions

Requirements:

Have the Guitar honor.
Define “Triads” and show how are they used. Demonstrate how to play triads derived from high score notes.
Demonstrate two different methods of guitar tuning.
Define tablature (tabs). Demonstrate how to read and perform tablature (tabs) on a guitar.
Demonstrate how to change the key of a song to fit the vocal range of the singers.
Define and explain the differences between consonant and dissonant chord?
Practice and perform a solo in at least two scales with the guitar.
Create a personal song book of at least 25 hymns and spiritual songs with chords properly written. Play them as part of a song service or performance during a club meeting worship service, worship, or other group function.

Kanzashi

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2015
Originating Institution: Euro-Asia Division

Requirements

Define Kanzashi, or Hana Kanzashi? Where did this art come from? How did it develop?
Describe or show what materials and tools are used in Kanzashi?
Show in what way the round three- or two-dimensional Kanzashi petals can be folded.
Show in what way the narrow three- or two-dimensional Kanzashi petals can be folded.
Show in what way the double round and double narrow Kanzashi petals can be folded.
Make a Kanzashi flower with three-dimensional petals and fashion the back of fabric.
Make a Kanzashi flower with two-dimensional petals and fashion the back of fabric.
Make a finished Kanzashi product (hair-clip, brooch, etc).

Notes:

Kanzashi are woman’s hairpins, hairgrips, and combs, to be worn in hair, in combination with kimono. Kanzashi and kimono are often made in the same style.

The ornaments Hana Kanzashi (Kanzashi with flowers) are featured by silk flowers and threads containing small silk flowers that hang down about 20 cm. A Hana Kanzashi may be worth more than a kimono because making a Hana Kanzashi is a very meticulous work resembling jeweller’s work. Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Chinese and Japanese hairstyles. Kanzashi came into wide use during the Edo period, when artisans began to produce more finely crafted products. Nowadays, Kanzashi are most often worn by brides; by professional kimono wearers such as tayū and yujo; or by adepts in Japanese tea ceremony and ikebana. However, there is currently a revival among young Japanese women who wish to add an elegant touch to their business suit.[AdSense-B]

Knitting

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1970
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

1. Define the following:

a. K
b. P
c. STS
d. RND
e. TOG
f. PSSO
g. INC
h. DEC
i. YO

2. Demonstrate the following:

a. Cast on
b. Bind off
c. Cable stitch
d. Ribbing
e. Garter stitch
f. Stockinette stitch
g. Pick up a dropped stitch

3. Know how to care for these kinds of yarn:

a. Wool
b. Hair
c. Synthetic

4. Show how to join on a new ball of yarn.

5. Identify and know the purpose of the following weights of yarn:

a. Medium
b. Sports
c. Heavy
d. Bulky

6. Knit two items from the following:

a. Slippers
b. Mittens
c. Baby booties
d. Hat
e. Scarf
f. Sleeveless sweater
g. Reasonable choice

Knitting, Advanced

Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1970
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Have the Knitting Honor.
Knit a pair of argyle or patterned socks, gloves, or some other article, using four needles and yarn bobbins.
Knit an afghan or a baby blanket.
Knit a sweater with long sleeves or a baby set of sweater, bonnet, and booties.

Lapidary

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1967
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Name four safety precautions to be taken when sawing rocks.
Name two types of diamond saw lubricating and cooling solutions and their purpose.
Explain how a diamond saw cuts rocks, how it gets dull, and how it can be sharp ened.
Describe the five basic steps to follow in bringing a slab or a flat surface to a polish.
What important precaution should be taken between each stage of grinding and sanding?
What is a template, and how is it used?
What is a cabochon, and what is the usual thickness of the slab from which it is made?
How do you decide the best angle or position to slab a specimen?
Explain two methods of wet sanding while shaping and polishing the rock.
From what material are polishing compounds made? If a scratch appears while polishing, how is it removed?
Saw, trim, properly dop, and carry a cabochon through the necessary grinding, sanding, and polishing stages to a high gloss or glassy finish.
Mount the cabochon on some type of backing, such as a stick pin, sweater pin, key ring, etc., with cement.

Leather Craft

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1937
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

List the necessary tools a beginner needs in leather craft and demonstrate the proper use of each.
Know how to distinguish different kinds of leather, such as calf, goat, and imitation leather. What leathers are most suitable for tooling?
Give the steps necessary in the preparation of leather.
Transfer a design to leather, and tool and lace some object in leather, such as a billfold, magazine cover, belt, key keeper, or small purse.
Show how to use leather dye.
What kind of finish should be used on leather?

Leather Craft, Advanced

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1977
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Have the Leather Craft Honor.
Show how to punch holes, set snaps, do saddle stitching, and do two types of lacing.
Make a sheath for a hatchet, knife, or ax.
Complete a figure-carved belt, doing your own tooling.
From your own design, cut from leather, tool, punch, and lace a project such as a case, purse, bag, or an equivalent.
Show six leather items you have made.

LEGO Design

Skill Level: 1
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Know the following terms:

A. Element
B. Stud
C. Brick
D. Plate
E. Base Plate
F. Tile
G. Slope
H. Inverted Slope
I. Hinge
J. Technics Brick
K. Power Functions
L. Mini-figure

2. Build and/or find examples of following types of scale models:

A. Micro Scale (1 city block equals 32 studs)
B. Mini-figure Scale (6 feet or 2 meters, equals roughly 6 studs)
C. Ultimate Collector Scale (larger than Mini-figure Scale and smaller than 1 tot 1 scale)
D. 1 to 1 Scale (Actual Size)

3. Choose one of the following:

A. Build a 1 to 1 scale model of something from nature, your home, church, or school. Then share your model with your group or club.
B. Build a scale model of your house, apartment, or other building in your community. Be sure to include large furniture items like bed, stove, refrigerator, sofa, & dresser, etc. Then share your model with your group or club.

4. Choose one of the following:

A. Use LEGO® as visual aid in a Children’s Story for youth ages 2-9 at church or Sabbath School.
B. Use LEGO® as part of a school project.

5. Build a scene or an item from the Bible using LEGO® in one of the scale sizes from Requirement #2.

6. From your imagination create your own design in 2 of the 5 categories below and share both designs with your group or club.

A. Car, truck, or other land vehicle.
B. Plane, helicopter, or other aircraft.
C. Ship, submarine, or other watercraft.
D. Brick built animal or plant based on a real species using at least 10 pieces.
E. Machine, appliance, or robot (without power functions)

7. Write a 250 word paragraph, or in a 3-5 minute presentation to you group or club, tell how you can use LEGO® to witness to those that don’t know about God.

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the minifigure are trademarks and/or copyrights of The LEGO Group. Pathfinders and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church are not affiliated with and/or facilitated by The LEGO Group.

Lettering & Poster Making

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1933
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Write from memory the complete lower case alphabet in two of the following: Gothic, Roman, or Italic.
Demonstrate when the different sizes and types of pens are to be used.
State at least four principles in making a poster attractive and distinctive. Know how to make correct margins for the size of paper you are using.
Make three posters in a variety of sizes to be used by any of the following groups: Sabbath School, church, school, Pathfinder Club, or AY Society. Use at least two different types of lettering in these posters.
Make five additional posters on topics of your own choice. These posters will be judged for acceptance on the following three conditions:

a. Arrangement
b. Neatness
c. Selection in type of lettering used.

6. Practice all strokes until they can be done smoothly and accurately.

Lighthouses

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2007
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Describe the following in detail concerning lighthouses:

a. What is the function of a lighthouse?
b. When were the first lighthouses of record built?
c. What is the name of the most famous ancient lighthouse?
d. What are people called who study lighthouses? Why?
e. Do all lighthouses have keepers? If not, how are they run?

2. Research the structure and function of Fresnel lenses. Explain what makes these lenses so effective.

3. Throughout history, what fuels were used for lighthouse lights?

4. Are all lighthouses located along ocean shores? If not, list other locations where you would find a lighthouse.

5. What is the lighthouse service called in your country? What organization or branch of government is responsible for maintaining lighthouses in your country?

6. When a lighthouse is a visible landmark seen from the ocean during the day it can be identified by certain markings. What are these called?

7. What is a foghorn? Why would one be used at a lighthouse? What are three things that affect how far away a foghorn can be heard?

8. Since lighthouses are often called “lights”, explore the concept of “lights” in scripture by doing the following:

a. Look in the Bible Concordance to find “lights” and discuss lights as referred to in the Bible
b. Explain why you think God’s word is like a lighthouse.
c. Memorize John 8:12.

9. Write a poem or a story about a lighthouse light. Include thoughts of God’s “light”. Read your story or poem to your group.

10. Draw or photograph five lighthouse forms/types being used today.

11. Do one of the following:

a. List the names and locations of 5 lighthouses in your state/province.
b. Locate on a map the location of 10 lighthouses in your country/division

12. List the references you used to learn about lighthouses.

Lighthouses, Advanced

Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 2007
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Have the Lighthouses Honor

2. Make a scrapbook including the following:

a. Pictures, post cards or drawings of twenty-five lighthouses. Label should include a brief description of: location, year built, active/non-active status, and order of the lens.
b. Write up a short history of the above lighthouses.
c. Include drawings/pictures and answers to all the requirements for this honor in your scrapbook.

3. List the development of a Fresnel lens, including:

a. Name of the gentleman that invented it.
b. Country that he came from
c. Year developed

4. Draw a Fresnel lens:

a. Show how prisms are used to concentrate light
b. Draw a bull’s eye lens and state its purpose

5. Make a chart showing each class of Fresnel lens:

a. Define order and list by size
b. Name at least one lighthouse using each order

6. Research and describe the history of the mechanism for rotating lights

7. Make a chart of six lighthouses showing nighttime (light) and daytime (day mark) signature.

8. What is a lightship? Why and where are lightships needed?

9. Read about lighthouse keepers and list some of the hazards they faced in completing their duties.

10. Study quotes by Ellen White mentioning lighthouses and discuss the meaning. Place a copy of the quotes in your scrapbook.

11. Obtain a “Lighthouse Passport” and have it stamped at 10 different lighthouse locations.

12. Build a lighthouse modeled after a real lighthouse using a lighthouse kit, wood, or other medium. Know the name, location, and date when the actual lighthouse was originally built.

First Adventist church building inaugurated in Erbil, Iraq

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 15, 2018 | world Church

The Seventh-day Adventist community inaugurated its first church in Erbil, the capital city of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Sunday, February 25. During the first service in the new church building on the Sabbath before, the church members reflected on the past years, the challenges faced and the blessings achieved. On the 25th, the official opening ceremony included local authorities and representatives from the headquarters of the Middle East and North Africa Union.

Gilberto Araujo, director of the East Mediterranean Region that covers Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, expressed his gratitude for the support from the Middle East and North Africa Union (MENA).

“We would like to express its appreciation to the local authorities in Kurdistan for allowing us to freely and peacefully worship,” said Araujo. “At the same time, we thank MENA for its financial help and leadership.”

Local authorities congratulated the Seventh-day Adventist community on the dedication of the new church at the inauguration ceremony.

“Dozens of churches were opened in Kurdistan Region, showing the coexistence of different nations and religions in the region,” said Pshtiwan Sadiq, acting minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs.

Church leaders encouraged the members to share God’s hope and love with the community in spite of the sufferings they have endured.

“This inauguration shows that there is a future for the gospel in the country,” said Tibor Szilvasi, executive secretary of the Middle East and North Africa Union.

It was a memorable day for the members of the Adventist church in Iraq, which had been much stronger in the past until many conflicts happened in the region and the church’s presence became weak in the country.
The Beginning in Iraq[AdSense-A]

In 1923, Adventist gospel workers began their work in the city of Mosul, 250 mi (400km) north of Bagdad. Later Adventist schools and a hospital were built in the city.

In 1958, the first Adventist church in Iraq was opened in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq. During the peak of the Adventist presence in the country, there were four churches in the cities of Mosul, Baghdad, Kirkuk and Basrah with a total membership of nearly 200 people.
Political Upheavals

In the 1970s, although the government nationalized Adventist institutions such as schools and a hospital, Iraqi Adventists still had the freedom to worship so churches were kept open.

However, the country suffered from several wars with Iran from1980 through 1988 and with the United States in 2003. Due to the wars and instability, many members left the country and the church was severely affected.

All the Adventist churches in the country started to close one by one, until the last church in Baghdad had to shut its door and there were no members left.

“It was a really stressful period for the church,” said George Yousif, an Iraqi Adventist member of the Erbil church.
New Beginning and Challenges

In 2011, indigenous and expat Adventists from Bagdad, Nicaragua, and Brazil began to gather together to worship in Erbil. The worshiping group grew in number particularly as the Adventist church’s humanitarian agency, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) came to the region to work for refugees and Internally Displaced People(IDP).

In 2015, the church encountered another crisis when military operations started against the Islamic State (ISIS) in the city of Mosul, 51mi (81km) west of Erbil. However, the crisis didn’t stop church members from worshiping together.
Next Steps

With the new building, the church can receive more people than before and it is planning various projects to serve the community members.

Rick McEdward, president of the church’s regional headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, believes that being a light in the community should be the main focus of the new facility.

“As Adventists we are called to bring hope to the world, after years of years of crisis it is a great moment to see a new church opened to serve the community,” said McEdward. “We are grateful to God for the freedom to open a place of prayer and service in order to bring God’s love to the world.”

Adventists among first to respond to Papua New Guinea earthquake

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 13, 2018 | world Church

Seventh-day Adventists were among the first to respond after a powerful earthquake devastated villages in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

The 7.5 magnitude quake struck the Southern Highlands region of PNG on February 26, with 122 reported deaths. Since then there has been a series of at least 70 aftershocks.

An initial report from oil and gas company ExxonMobil listed the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) as part of the initial assessment team that made one of the first visits to the area.

“Anticipating immediate resource needs, the team delivered essentials, including shelter equipment, water and sanitation support to the Para Health Clinic, which serves the Para, Tokaju and Hides areas,” a media release from the company stated.[AdSense-A]

Adventist Aviation Services (AAS) in Goroka also posted an update to their Facebook page, outlining the details of their involvement in providing aid.

“The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Papua New Guinea, through its flying program, Adventist Aviation Services PNG, has had the incredible opportunity to be a first responder . . . to the people of PNG most devastated by the earthquake,” the March 6 post said.

“On Thursday, as it became apparent that relief from other sources would not be available for some time, and as our aircraft and crew became available for duty, AAS CEO Captain Jeff Downs began coordinating with Mission Aviation Fellowship International to clearly identify the rural communities most affected by the earthquake.

“By Friday morning, Captain Downs and AAS flight coordinator Samson Nopi were able to purchase more than 13,000 Kina worth of rice, tinned fish and water and, over Friday and Saturday, delivered 850kg of food and water to villages in need.”

In the impacted area—one of the most remote locations in PNG—up to 80 per cent of the houses have been destroyed, along with roads and other infrastructure.

A report prepared by ADRA PNG emergency coordinator Willie Kunsei said about 143,000 people have been identified as needing urgent humanitarian assistance.

“The people requiring urgent assistance also face the immediate risk of displacement and will have lost most of their assets with short- and long-term consequences to their lives and livelihoods,” noted Mr Kunsei.

Food is scarce, with 64,000 people at risk of extreme food insecurity. Most gardens were destroyed by the landslides and, in some cases, totally covered by landslides.

As aftershocks continue to hit the Highlands, the PNG Government is relying on foreign aid to get relief to the affected areas. ADRA and AAS in PNG will continue monitoring the situation, and working with the Government and other agencies to provide support to affected villages.

“Please, Church family around the world, pray for your Seventh-day Adventist friends and the people of the Papua New Guinea Highlands,” said the communication team from the Western Highlands Mission.

15 SDA Church members die in Rwandan after being struck by lightning,Ted N.C. Wilson reacts

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 12, 2018 | world Church

Ted N.C. Wilson, president of the Adventist Church, offers prayers and condolences for the injured and the families of those lost.

Lighting struck a Rwandan church on March 10, killing 15 members. More than 130 others attending divine services at the Gihemvu Seventh-day Adventist Church were taken to an area hospital and other health centers. Some of those treated have since been released.

Church leaders and government officials, including Abidan Ruhongeka, president of the South Rwandan Field and Mureshyankwano Marie Rose, the governor of the Southern Province of Rwanda, attended a special burial ceremony held Sunday, March 11. Rose offered condolences to the families of the deceased and declared that the district of Nyaruguru will pay the medical bills of those still receiving treatment.

During the ceremony, Ruhongeka shared, “We commiserate with the families of the deceased and those affected during these hard times. Let everybody remember that when Jesus comes again, those died in Him shall resurrect.” He said that the church provided coffins to bury the deceased and they are providing support and assistance to those affected by this tragedy.[AdSense-A]

Ted. N.C. Wilson, president of the General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church expressed his sympathy for the church in Rwanda on his public Facebook page.

“We have received alarming word that this last Sabbath, March 10, at the Gihemvu Seventh-day Adventist Church in the southern district of Nyaruguru in the country of Rwanda, at least 15 of our Seventh-day Adventist members died and others were injured during a traumatic lightning strike on the church. Our hearts go out to our dear church members in Rwanda who have suffered this very difficult loss. What a tragedy to have such a strange occurrence of lightning striking during a church service.

On behalf of the world family of Seventh-day Adventists circling the globe, we have offered our deep sympathy and Christian love to all our members in the Rwanda Union which is in the East-Central Africa Division and especially to the families who have lost loved ones and to those who were injured from this traumatic event.

Truly God will provide the comfort and encouragement during this trying ordeal. We have encouraged our church members in Rwanda to keep their eyes focused on the Lord and His soon return when He will bring to life all those who have died in Him. What a hope we have for the future. Please pray with us for our church members and especially the families affected as they look to the Lord for their encouragement and continue with the strong emphasis on Total Member Involvement. Let us pray that each church member in Rwanda may feel the comforting and guiding hand of the Holy Spirit during this difficult time” (quoted from facebook.com/PastorTedWilson/).

Pathfinder Honour: Arts Crafts & Hobbies (A-D)

by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 9, 2018 | Adventist nigeria, world Church

Adventist Youth (AY) Honours are a core portion of the overall Pathfinder curriculum. There are close to 300 AY Honors that can be earned, covering a wide variety of interests, from art to music to vocational pursuits

Arts Crafts & Hobbies
Nature
Recreation
Health & Science
Outdoor Industries
Vocational
Household Arts
Outreach Ministries

Arts Crafts & Hobbies

Aboriginal Lore

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: UNK
Original Honor: UNK
Adventsource Honors Handbook PDF

Requirements:

Who are the Aborigines and where did they come from? How many tribes were there when European colonization commenced?
Discuss the tribal system. What are totems?
Discuss the food of the Aborigines: a. Kinds b. How obtained c. How prepared
Discuss their homes. Of what are they made and why are they not permanent? Where do the young men and boys sleep?
How do they communicate with other tribes who may not understand their language? How do they send signals within the tribe? What is the purpose of the Tjuringa (or Churinga)?
What are some of the articles of trade and exchange? What domestic utensils do they use.
Describe some of the weapons used in hunting and warfare.
What is a corroboree? Explain its purpose. What are clap sticks and the didgeridoo?
What games to children play? How are young men trained? How are they initiated? What is the bora ground? What is a bull roarer?
Discuss the two main types of Aboriginal art.
Briefly relate the history of the Aborigines since the white man arrived in Australia, mentioning the government policies through the years and the work of missions.

African Lore

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: UNK
Original Honor: UNK

Originating Institution: East African Division

Requirements:

Be able to name and locate at least ten different African tribes of the present day and name several outstanding features of each.
a. Select for study an African Tribe. (If you belong to an African Tribe, select one other than your own.)

b. Find out detailed information on the tribe selected, in the following areas:
(1) eating habits
(2) initiation ceremony
(3) witch doctors
(4) living and worship conditions
(5) education
(6) burials
(7) money
(8) dress
(9) industry

3. Tell an African folk story bringing out its moral.

4. Make a collection of at least 15 object manufactured by African tribes (other than your own).[AdSense-A]

Airplane Modeling

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1944
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Build and successfully fly an airplane from a kit made of balsa wood and tissue paper, and rubber band or gas powered.
Build a balsa wood glider from a kit and observe its flying characteristics as related to the variable positions of the wings.
Make and successfully fly two different styles of airplanes using sheets of paper between eight (20.3 cm) and fourteen (35.6 cm) inches in width and length.
Define, locate, and explain the usage of the following basic items:

a. Fuselage
b. Wing
c. Aileron
d. Rudder
e. Horizontal stabilizer
f. Strut
g. Cockpit
h. Engine
i. Landing gear
j. Propeller

Basketry

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1937 Revised 1944
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Know the names of two countries where Rattan (cane) is grown.
Explain how to treat pithcane (reed) before weaving.
What tools would you use for: a. Cane basket making? b. Raffia or Indian basket making?
Define: a. Weaver singeing b. Crushing
Explain how to: a. Mend a broken spoke (stake). b. Join a weaving rod (reed).
Name two kinds of bases used in baskets and tell in which type of basket each one can be used.
Describe how to lay: a. A footridge border b. A three-rod border
Do the following: simple weaving, slewing, and bi-spoking, and stitch a raffia base.
Make a cane sandwich tray with a wood base.
Make a hot roll basket with a woven base.
Make a round hot pad six inches (15.2 cm) in diameter in Raffia or Indian basketry.

Block Printing

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1945
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

List the tools and equipment necessary for block printing.
Write a paragraph on the principles of design and lettering as applied to block printing.
Using a potato, carve a design incorporating your initials into it, and use it to print your initials on paper.
Design and print at least one greeting card.
Design and print one bookplate or book cover.
Going through the steps of designing, carving, and printing, create another original piece of work of your choice.

Braiding and Advanced

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1972
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Make a three-strand braid, using hair, rope, or cord.

2. Make a zipper pull or a key chain using the four-strand round or square braid.

3. Make a four-strand hanger cover.

4. Make a four-strand round braid lanyard.

5. Know how to start and end all projects.

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1976
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Have the Braiding Honor.
Make a six- or eight-strand zipper pull or key chain.
Make a six- or eight-strand zipper pull or key chain showing zigzag technique by reversing direction of braid, or make a project showing the three-part inside or trick braid.
Do one of the following: a. Six-strand lanyard. b. Bookmark using at least six strands. c. Four-strand dog leash using twine or wire for a core to braid around
Know how to start and end all projects.

Bread Dough

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1976
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Make a list of materials and supplies needed for dough artistry.
Why is it important to have clean hands and use hand lotion while working with bread dough?
Explain the different techniques of tinting and painting the dough.
What type of finish do you use to protect and give a glossy appearance?
Make at least two different flowers with leaves and arrange into a container of your choice.
Make one of the following using tinted dough: a. Sculpture arrangement. b. Small wall plaque
Make one of the following: a. Kitchen refrigerator magnet. b. Pin. c. Choice of something you would like to make

Bridges

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2012
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Define the following terms:

a.Bridge
b.Aqueduct
c.Falsework
d.Compression force
e.Tension force
f.Bascule bridge
g.Covered bridge

2.Describe these six main types of bridge design and give two examples of each:

a.Arch bridge
b.Beam bridge
c.Cable-stayed bridge
d.Cantilever bridge
e.Suspension bridge
f.Truss bridge

3. Discover the distance each of the following bridge designs can span:

a. Arch bridge
b.Beam bridge
c.Cable-stayed bridge
d.Cantilever bridge
e.Suspension bridge
f.Truss bridge

4.Name the bridge design that can span the longest distance

5.Draw or illustrate the basic design of each of the following bridge types.

a.Beam bridge
b.Arch bridge
c.Suspension bridge
d.Covered bridge
e.Truss bridge
f.Cable-stayed bridge (fan shape)
g.Cantilever bridge
h.Bascule bridge
i.Cable-stayed bridge (harp shape)

6.Do the following activities:

a.Watch a video about bridges.
b.Make a list of at least eight notable bridges OR name two bridges that you have crossed and tell what design they are.

7.Make a video/multimedia presentation or scrapbook presentation about bridge(s) you have seen.

8.Build a bridge using materials such as craft sticks, toothpicks, yarn, thread, and glue.

9.Recite John 3:16, then tell how this verse describes Jesus’ role as a bridge between heaven and earth.[AdSense-A]

Cake Decorating

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1972
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

1. List equipment necessary for cake decorating.
2. Learn from memory the two cake icings-butter cream and royal-and their proper uses. Name one other icing used for frosting.
3. Learn and demonstrate proper construction of the decorating tube using parchment, wax papers, or a disposable bag. Show proper method of inserting tip, brushing with color, filling with icing, and folding of top. What is the name of the top fold?
4. Name three essential steps to good cake decorating.

5. Demonstrate pressure control with tubes. Learn the technique and name the proper tip (tube) used to make the following:

a. Star, fill-in and border
b. Rosette
c. Shell border
d. “S” design
e. Ribbon
f. Zigzag border
g. Leaves

6. Name four color techniques. Demonstrate two, including two-color icing.

7. Learn to make the following flowers:

a. Sweet pea
b. Rosebud
c. Full American beauty rose
d. Drop flower

8. Demonstrate writing technique using two different tips and methods.

9. Decorate a doll cake or a cake prepared in a specialty cake pan using star fill-in method. Use at least two colors to make the design or pattern.

10. Make a special occasion cake of your choice using two or more borders of different types, and a floral arrangement.

11. Make a heart cake using borders, florets, string work, and writing

Candlemaking

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1972
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

1. Make at least five of the following:

a. Free-form sand candle
b. Layered colored candle
c. Candle made in a mold
d. Ice candle
e. Dipped candle
f. Dribble-wax candle
g. Perfumed candle
h. Pair of beeswax candles
i. Floating candle
j. Candle in a container/jar
k. Decorated candle

2. Know the two kinds of wax used for candle making and their uses.

3. Know sizes of wicking and which one will burn properly in each particular candle.

4. When should a metal core wick be used?

5. Know the safety techniques of candle making.

Card Making

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2010
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

1. How are the following supplies used in card making?

a. card stock
b. felt pens
c. scissors (regular and decorative)
d. embellishments
e. rubber stamps
f. water pencils & crayons
g. ink pads
h. punches

2. Describe how at least three different kinds of paper are used in card making, such as glossy card stock, corrugated paper, mulberry paper, vellum, or gift wrap.
3. Describe four methods of coloring in a stamped image and emonstrate at least two of them.
4. Name four different types of ink pads and describe how they are used. Demonstrate proficiency in using at least two of them in a practice project.
5. What is meant by the term monochromatic?
6. What is sponging, and how do you use it in card making?
7. What is dry embossing and what tools do you need for this technique?
8. Demonstrate proper care and cleaning of rubber stamps and storing of ink pads.
9. Describe and demonstrate how to use at least two of the following in a practice project.

a. foam dots (also squares, hexagons, etc.)
b. foam tape
c. double sided tape
d. tape runners
e. zots

10. List at least five reasons for making cards.

11. Make cards to fulfill three of the reasons discovered in requirement 10. During your card creation, demonstrate at least three of the following techniques:

a. Monochromatic style
b. sponging
c. two types of coloring in a stamped image
d. a card using at least two types of paper
e. a card using embellishments, foam tape/dots, or other supplies mentioned in requirement 5.
f. A card using a method of your choice

12. Do the following:

a. Display your cards at a Pathfinder, AY, youth group, or similar event.
b. Give at least one of your cards to someone else as part of a missions, share your faith, or similar outreach/caring event

13. Read the following passages (preferably with a group/unit) and discuss the similarities / differences between these letter greetings and modern day greeting cards.

a. 1 Corinthians 15:58
b. Ephesians 6:21
c. Philippians 4:1
d. James 1:16, 19
e. Philemon 1:1

Ceramics

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1956
Originating Institution: NAD/ General Conference (link here for GC version of honor requirements)

Requirements (NAD):

1. Tell briefly the history of early ceramics.

2. Know what is meant by the following terms:

a. Greenware
b. Bisque
c. Decal
d. Kiln
e. Glaze
f. Slip
g. Mender
h. Stain

3. Explain the use of cones in kilns.
4. Know how and when to use underglaze, glaze and stain.
5. Know what tools are used in completing your projects in ceramics.
6. Know the difference between glaze and food-safe glaze.
7. Complete two of the following using underglaze on one item, and food-safe glaze on the second item:[AdSense-A]

a. Cookie jar
b. Pie plate
c. Vase
d. Flower planter
e. Candy dish
f. Mug
g. Item of your choice

Note: Candidate need not do the firing.

Copper Enameling

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1972
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Know the difference between low-temp and high-temp enameling.
Name the materials on which the low-temp process can be used.
What is the proper method of cleaning items to be enameled? Why is it important to clean items to be enameled?
How is copper finished to prevent tarnishing?
Name the tools used in enameling.
What heat sources can be used for low-temp enameling? What safety precautions should be followed?
How are pin backs and magnets attached to the back of metal pieces?
Make at least five items using the following techniques:

a. Swirling
b. Stencil
c. Threads
d. Mosaic
e. Scraffito

NOTE: The high-fire firing for this honor need not be done by the candidate. This honor may be earned using either the high-fire or the low-fire enameling.

Copper Enameling, Advanced

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1972
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Have the Copper Enameling Honor.
Explain the use of a trivet.
What materials can be used to decorate enameled pieces for the applique technique?
Use four of the following techniques in completing requirement 5:

a. Counter enameling
b. Applique
c. Cloisonne
d. Dry painting
e. Scraffito

5. Make four of the following projects:

a. Holiday decoration
b. Kitchen decoration
c. Foil flower
d. Pin or stick pin
e. Metal bookends
f. Metal switch plate
g. Three-dimensional item
h. Similar item of your choice

Counted Cross Stitch

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1986
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Have a tote with cross-stitch materials, including at least one hoop, masking tape or Fra-check, needles, and scissors.
What is the difference between cross-stitching, counted cross-stitch, and embroidery?
Know at least four stitches used in counted cross-stitch.
Cross-stitch a simple object in three different sizes of aida cloth. Mount and label the size and name of aida cloth used, stating how many floss strands are to be used with each.
Make a counted cross-stitch of a quote with a border and frame it for hanging, using at least three different stitches.
Make at least a 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm) counted cross-stitch on aida-14 of a nature scene.

Crocheting

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1970
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Define and crochet the following: ST, SP, STS, RND, INCL, DEC, and INC.
Make squares of at least 20 stitches of the following: SC, DC, HDC, TR, and DTR.
Show how to measure stitch gauge or row gauge on sample squares.
Know how to care for items made out of wool, orlon, nylon, and cotton.
Know how to make a granny square, and show something you have made using a granny square, such as a hat, scarf, pillow cover, etc.
Show a sample of simple edging you have made out of thread.
Crochet one of the following out of yarn: hat, scarf, sleeveless sweater, or slippers.

Crocheting, Advanced

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1970
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Have the Crocheting Honor.
Crochet a round doily out of thread.
Make a fancy hairpin lace for a pillow case or similar object.
Crochet a sweater (not sleeveless) or baby set.
Crochet an afghan or a throw rug.

Currency (Coins)

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1945
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Relate briefly the story of barter, showing three reasons why money came into being and naming at least ten strange forms of money used in place of coins or currency.
Relate briefly the history of coinage and paper currency in your country, making sure to mention the dates of the establishment of any mints or engraving plants. Also discover some change in the metal composition of a coin, giving any interesting highlights concerning such a change.
Explain how money is distributed in your country.
Define the following terms:

a. Alloy k. Mint Mark
b. Altered Date l. Obverse
c. Buffed Coins m. Planchet
d. Cast Coins n. Proof
e. Clad Coinage o. Reeded Edge
f. Commemorative p. Reverse
g. Die q. Series
h. Field r. Type
i. Inscription s. Whizzed Coins
j. Lettered Edge t. Wire Edge

5. Describe the obverse and reverse for paper money of the six lowest denominations currently in use in your country.

6. Know how coins are graded in quality by collectors.

7. Collect and mount a type set of coins from your country of any date currently being minted or in circulation. Proof, commemorative, rare, silver, or expensive coins are not needed. In your collection:

a. Possess at least one coin from each mint in the type set.
b. Locate and identify the mint mark (if any) on each coin.
c. Locate and identify the initials (if any) of each coin’s designer(s).

8. Do two of the following:

a. Make enlarged drawings of both sides of ten different denominations or forms of coins for your country no longer in circulation.
b. Collect, identify, and mount 25 different foreign coins. No two coins alike.
c. Collect and mount a type set of coins from your country minted during the 20th Century.
d. Collect and mount a date set of series of coins for your country beginning with your birth year. (Commemorative, gold, proof, expensive, or rare coins need not be included.)

Note: Facts About United States Money (free), Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. 20025.

Facts about your country’s currency may be obtained from the government treasury department..[AdSense-B]

Currency (Coins), Advanced

Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1998
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements

Have the Currency (Coins) Honor
Select a coin or note from your collection and present an oral or written report on the historical or other significance of the person(s), place(s), item(s) or symbol(s) found on both sides.
What are the laws regarding counterfeiting in your country and what devices are used in your nation’s currency to prevent it?
Attend a meeting of a local coin club and report on your experience. Possible items to consider:

a. Level of expertise of members as demonstrated by presentations and dialogues.
b. Average general age of attendees.
c. Ideas which might help the club extend its collector interest to a wider audience.
d. How newcomer friendly is the organization.
e. Suggestions on how these people might be reached with the gospel through a manner which they would find attractive.

5. Select one of the three categories of your collection as required under the Currency Honor requirements 7 and 8, and increase your collection to include twice the total number of specimens.

6. Add to your collection at least one of the unusual (odd and curious) forms learned about in requirement 1 of the Currency Honor requirements and have in your Currency Honor files, at least a paragraph summarizing how, when and where this item was used as currency.

Decoupage

Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1975
Originating Institution: General Conference

Requirements:

Give the meaning and history of decoupage
Make a list of the materials and equipment needed in decoupage.
Describe how to prepare a wood or metal object for decoupage.
Describe three ways in which a print may be used in decoupage.
Use the basic steps in completing two of the following objects:

a. Modpodge print
b. Keyring
c. Bookends
d. Bottle
e. Tissue box
f. Reasonable choice

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Digital Photography

Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level 2
Original Honor 2007
Originating Organization: North American Division

Requirements:

1. Explain the following:

a. What are the principles of digital camera construction and how a digital camera works?
b. What are the effect of light on an image sensor?
c. How color images are created from the BW image the sensor captures?
d. What the camera lens does; what focal length means?
e. How are lens aperture and depth of field related?
f. Describe pixels, image resolution, and image size?
g. What are the two types of image compression?

2. Name and describe three types of image formats.

3. Give the principle uses of photography:

4. Take pictures illustrating at least eight of the following techniques. Use comparison pictures for illustration.[AdSense-B]

a. Framing
b. Camera Steadiness
c. Direction of lighting – front, side, or backlighting
d. Quality of light – shade, sunlight, and time of day
e. Rule of thirds
f. Angle – eye level, high and low level
g. Level horizon
h. Distance from subject – fill the frame
i. Use of leading lines
j. Correct exposure – underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed
k. Use of flash – proper distance and reflective objects

5. Learn how to place photos in a media software slideshow program. Create a media presentation showing the pictures you took using the above techniques.

6. Using a photo editing program on a computer, show ability to crop, color correct, sharpen, and adjust rightness/contrast to photos.

7. Complete at least three creative photographic projects in a photo editing program; such as a CD cover, a photo scrapbook page, a collage, etc.

8. Have a basic understanding of file organization techniques.

Drawing

Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 2013 (Originally part of GC Honor Drawing and Painting)
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Make a list of Drawing Media.
What is Chiaroscuro? And what effect does it have on drawing?
Draw a Value Scale with at least 10 different values.
What is the best way to begin drawing until you are sure all sizes, placement and proportions are correct?
Know the difference between eye level, bird’s eye view and worm’s eye view.
Show foreground, middle ground and background in a simple landscape.
What is a “multi-media” drawing?
Explain Linear Perspective and list at least 4 ways to achieve it when drawing a landscape.
Draw a cylindrical object and a rectangular object grouped together a little below the eye, showing proper perspective, light and shade.
Understand and describe these types of subject matter:

a.Portraits
b.Landscapes
c.Still Life
d.Abstract

11.Draw an animal using simple shapes such as squares, triangles, rectangles.

12.Make a freehand sketch of an animal, showing in values the distribution of color.

13.Make a drawing of some landscape near your home.

14.Draw and shade in a still life. Make it personal and interesting; add personal touches and objects that you are excited about…this will make your artwork more fun and easier for you to finish.

15.Memorize Psalm 33:6, and discuss how it relates to drawing.

Drawing, Advanced

Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 2013 (Originally part of Drawing and Painting)
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

Have the Drawing honor.
Who was Albret Durer and what was his contribution to drawing?
Give 3 examples of contemporary Artists known for their drawing skills.
Draw a landscape using multi-media.

5.Using 3 different media for each, draw 3 of the following:

a.Still Life
b.Landscape
c.Cityscape
d.Seascape
e.Portrait

6.Choose one of the subjects in #5, and create a drawing at least 12 x 18” in pencil. Concentrate on good perspective and depth. Then, using pencil, shade in your work with a minimum of 6-8 changes in value. Be sure to sign your work. When finished, display your work in a public venue.

7.Memorize Psalm 104:24. Discuss how this verse relates to your drawing and how can it inspire your future works of art.

Duct Tape

Skill Level: 1
Category: Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Original Honor: 2016
Originating Institution: North American Division

Requirements:

List or explain the components of duct tape.
Give a 3-5 minute report or create a timeline about the history and development of duct tape.
Name three uses of duct tape.
List at least three ways that duct tape is used in a professional setting.
Outline duct tape safety rules as they relate to general duct tape usage, usage recreationally among young people, and in a craft setting.
Demonstrate the ability to tear pieces of duct tape, by hand, in the following lengths without the aid of a knife, scissors, or any other cutting instrument. The tape must
not get tangled up or wrinkled.

a. 15 cm (6 inches)
b. 60 cm (2 feet)
c. 150 cm (5 feet)

7. Create a toolkit with the basic items needed for duct tape crafts, including at least three colors/designs of duct tape, a cutting mat, scissors, a utility knife, and tools for
residue removal. Demonstrate the ability to use each tool.

8. Create five items from duct tape such as:

a. Wallet or purse
b. Basket or tote
c. A wearable piece of clothing
d. Holiday decorations
e. Christmas wrapping or bows
f. Simple flower arrangement
g. Toy
h. Item of your choice

9. Build a boat that will float a 2 kg (5 lb) sack of flour for five minutes while preventing the flour from getting wet. You may use other materials to create a frame,
but the majority of the hull should be made from duct tape.

10. Complete the following spiritual lessons on the “stickiness” of duct tape:

a. Read Daniel chapter 3 and discuss how duct tape can apply to God and the Hebrews in the story.
b. Memorize and recite Proverbs 18:24 and explain how duct tape applies to this verse.
c. Discuss in a group how sin can “stick” to you.
d. Memorize and recite James 4:7 and share your ideas on how sin can get unstuck in our lives.

Pathfinder Honour: Arts Crafts & Hobbies (G-L)

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