Alberta Cook is the pro! She learned about cooking classes years ago at Wildwood from Arna Gilkes, and learned PR processes and techniques from Rita Vital and has been using these skills ever since.
These are calzones. They are bread wrapping a delicious tomato sauce with sauteed peppers and onions plus cooked broccoli and pimiento cashew cheese. Mmm are they good!
Here are some finished loaves. The people really enjoyed themselves. Manor Road Church on Sunday, 3-5pm, 3.8.2020.
Here is a loaf prepared to be be baked. Manor Road 3.8.2020
Basic elements to breadmaking, Sunday, March 8 at Manor Road Seventh-day Adventist Church.
If you look closely you will see the finished product in the hands of these delighted guests!
Here the guests are working to make their mini loaves in preparation for letting the loaves rise and be baked.
This is a group shot during Alberta's lecture. You can see the demonstration tables set up in preparation for the guests to make their own mini-loaves.
This ladder is used to rescue people who for various reasons do not pay attention to signs! It reminds us of the gospel (see Gen 28:12 cf Jn 1:51).
The Bald Eagle comes to Wolfes Pond Park, less than 3 miles from us. I hope we get to see it!
This is the church where our Breadmaking seminar will be presented in less than two weeks.
This is the banner we re putting up for our Bread Making Class coming in January. It is 4 feet high by 8 feet wide.
This was taken of us at the concert in Blauvelt NY.
View from our pew at the North Korean SDA Church in Blauvelt, NY on Sabbath afternoon (12.7.2019). Each of the congregations of the metro NY area brought a special musical number.
This is Sr. Helen Kim. She and her husband were used by the Lord (along with Young and EJ Kim who brought them to our home at Wildwood) to put us in contact with people here in Staten Island. We met her again on Saturday evening after the concert at Blauvelt, NY.
You have to look close to get the point of this picture but it is the first time I can recall that my name appears on a church calendar!
Yes, there are places to walk near our home that actually are very reminiscent of the campus of Wildwood. Here, we are standing by a fine Beech tree.
As predicted, it has been snowing since around 11 am. today, December 2, 2019. The storm appears to be ending. This is our first major snow of the season here in Staten Island.
Last Sunday, November 23, 2019, we prepared some gift loaves of bread for our neighbors. Here Alberta is mixing the dough.
Kneading.
Rising.
Almost ready to go to the neighbors!
The Bread of Life: When we visited our neighbors we also shared some encouraging printed words.
This is Elder Jae and Janet Koo. These are leaders in the Staten Island Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church and have been for many years. They have become our dear friends.
Making a point in my small part in the health lecture.
This is Elder Edwin and Dr Heather McBride. They are leading out in the Staten Island Medical Missionaries and have become strong supporters of our work. We appreciate their passion for God's work in New York City.
Alberta at work demonstrating Tofu Croquettes. They were scrumptious!
Here are two of the Korean ladies, Kija and Jenny, demonstrating the Spring Roll recipe.
Here Alberta is demonstrating the Black Bean Burgers.
Guests and participants observing the seminar.
This colorful dish was Vietnamese Spring Rolls demonstrated by the Korean ladies of the church.
These are the Staten Island Medical Missionaries (SIMMS). They came to support our Health Seminar.
Pr Jay Shin and Pr Steve Cook giving instructions to the teams as they prepare to go on missionary visitation. Sab. Nov 09, 2019.
This is Alberta and Pr Steve coming or getting ready to go on missionary work. Sab, Nov 09, 2019.
Here is Chris, Roy and Pr Steve getting set up to visit House to House.
Here is Chris, the youth leader and Lauren visiting at a door.
Here is a group walking back to the church as the sun begins to set on Sabbath, Nov. 09 2019.
Brethren from the Staten Island Korean SDA Church walking to their territory to distribute invitations to the Health Seminar.
Austin and his daughter Lauren out on missionary work Sabbath, 11.09.2019
The ladies of the Staten Island Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church have welcomed my wife and me very warmly. This pictures some of these dear people.
This is Jenny Shin, wife of Pr Jay Shin and Alberta Cook, my wife!!
This is the flyer for the Revolutionary Lifestyle Health Seminar that we have been putting out by the hundreds door to door, and in conjunction with the van ministry.
This was the team that ministered in Staten Island on Nov 5, 2019. L-R Nam Shin, Treasurer of the Staten Island Korean SDA Church. Ja and Janet Koo, first elder and deaconess of the church, Pr Steve and Alberta Cook; Pr Rodrigo and Cristiane Becker, directors of the Van Ministry for the Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; Pr Jay and Jenny Shin, pastor of the Staten Island Korean SDA Church.
I thought if one tomb stone was good, then three would be better. Many are seeing these. One read it aloud. We give them a treat and a tract.
Here is the new pastor of the Staten Island Korean SDA Church: Pr Jay Shin and his wife Jenny flank their teenagers, Cindy and Justin.
Emily, Janice and Cindy, three young people at the church picnic.
Scene from the church picnic--we had a ping pong tournament. Men and women participated.
The sun came out about the time we took this picture. Looking Northwest from Fort Wadsworth toward Manhattan. Look carefully and you will see the skyline in the R Center of the picture.
Taken at Fort Wadsworth near the Staten Island base of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Here is the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island. Brooklyn is in the distance. It just so happens that the NYC Marathon begins right in this area on Sunday, Nov 3. Thousands of runners come here to run through each of the five boroughs ending at Central Park in Manhattan.
Our lobby welcome banner for the upcoming health seminar on Nov 17.
This is the poster used to promote the Prayer Vigil by the very diligent Staten Island Medical Missionaries. It was held all night 10.19-10.20, 2019.
On Saturday night at the Prayer Vigil we had opportunity to share a message about how we came to NYC.
We visited with Sr Thelma over the fellowship meal at Manor Road on Sabbath. She has come back to the Remnant Church after 40 years of being out. She is a diligent worker for Jesus. Her restoration was in answer to her mother's prayers.
Brenda came to the prayer vigil and really caught our attention when she said that she was one of the people we had called years ago in our Staten Island phone ministry!
This is a styrofoam tombstone that was purchased at the Dollar Tree. It has been adapted to speak truth to the people who visit our street on Halloween. Please pray that they will see it and think of its implications.
Here is the banner we have ordered for our health seminar scheduled for Sunday, November 17.
This is the renowned icon of freedom that can be seen from the Staten Island Ferry from which we took this picture. The Statue of Liberty stands for one of the most important and costly legacies which every American holds in trust.
This is Sherry from China, with whom we had a nice visit on the Staten Island Ferry on our way home from our services in Manhattan on Sabbath, 10.5.2019.
This is Mitch and Jessi from Minnesota, whom we met travelling across the New York harbor to Staten Island on our way home.
This is the sanctuary of the Historic Manhattan Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Sr Leona Guy addressing the congregation.
Br Chris Sosa, served as a greeter on the Sabbath of our visit. He too, is a long-time supporter of this church.
Here are my hosts during our series here at Manhattan in 2011, Ricardo and Oksana Cabrero and their little girl Daria. Ricardo brought me into the city on that occasion from La Guardia Airport, and he and his wife made me feel right at home in an apartment prepared in the church during the meetings in 2011.
This is Sr Hazel Farray, the Sabbath School Superintendant on our visit to this Historic Manhattan Church.
Here is Jackie Morgan, also a long-time member, whom I recall from my time with the church during evangelistic meetings in 2010, 2011.
This group includes Rennis Garner, to my right, and Maria Alvarez to my left, along with Zilmare Freire, all long-time members of this special church.
Sr. Goldine Burton, who was introduced to us by our friend Donna Anthes.
These men were also attending 8-9 years ago when we conducted evangelistic meetings in this church. Giovany, (R) is an architect and Honorio (L) is a builder.
Between Alberta and myself is Sr Edna Yancovitz, a long-standing member of this special congregation. She is also sister of Daisy Osrowicki of Wildwood GA.
Rennis and Tim Garner, dear friends and pillars of the Manhattan Church
This is Br Nestor Sanchez, a pillar and dear friend along with his wife Irene, seen below.
Sr. Irene Sanchez of this congregation.
This is Rob Tashjian, a long time member and dear friend, along with his sister seen below.
This is Sr. Marium Moore, a pillar of the Historic Manhattan Seventh-day Adventist Church in Greenwich Village, New York City.
This is a Tompkinsville Park in Staten Island, in an area known as St George, This is where we were stationed to provide refreshments for the marchers and others in the park. The marchers would come here and then return to the other park where the Health Rally would be held. 10.6.2019
Here comes the March for Compassion. A group of young people, members, and a brother with a megaphone, escorted by NYPD. This is NYC advertising! 10.6.2019
Drum corp from Brooklyn. These are Seventh-day Adventist young people doing precision drumming as a means of attracting neighbor attention for this health rally. 10.6.2019
Sr Ina Saunders and another Medical Missionary presenting at the Union Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019.
With Sr Ina Saunders at the Union Seventh-day Adventist Church on 10.1.2019 at a Health Program put on by the Staten Island Medical Missionaries.
Here is a beauty of a plant. I tried to find out what it is. Can anyone help us out?
In the neighborhood, these types of decorations are pretty common. People really go all out for Halloween.
Yes, there are turkeys--wild turkeys--in Staten Island. Maybe these were some very tame, wild turkeys. We don't know. They were walking on a public street near a hospital.
This is one section of our area. There are hundreds of homes here. We are making this the focus of our Home to Home visitation and distribution of Discover Bible Study Invitations. Please pray for this territory!
Br Jaik Koo and our friend the mother of our dear friend Young Kim at Wildwood.
Here we are traveling for about an hour and a half across NYC, especially Brooklyn to Old Westbury where there was a Korean church company being organized this day.
Heather McBride whom we met at the Korean SDA Church on Sabbath 9.21.2019. She had heard that we were going to preach there and came to meet us. She leads a Medical Missionary team that is active in Queens and is planning activities in Staten Island as well. She and her team were featured in a recent Atlantic Union Gleaner article.
Br and Sr Jaik Koo, long-time leaders of the Staten Island Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church visited us on Sept 10, 2019. They happen to live nearby and have graciously welcomed us to New York City.
Our first Sabbath at Manor Road Seventh-day Adventist Church. September 7, 2019.
At last, we have unloaded and gotten fairly well established. The Sabbath is drawing on Friday, September 6, 2019.
Truck is ready for departure on Sunday, September 1, 2019
Pinky, our cat, is belwildered by it all and senses, perhaps, that something ominous is happening. Thankfully our friends, Emily and the Stapletons have agreed to take care of her until her permanent owners arrive later this year. We will miss her.
We are loaded at Lookout View in Wildwood just days before we are to leave.
Living Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church in Chattanooga, TN, where we pastored for nearly 10 years gave us a wonderful send-off gathering on Sabbath, August 31, 2019.
At Wildwood's Departure Gathering on Thursday, August 29, 2019, we were blessed with a spread of food fit for royalty. Thank you Wildwood...especially Galena and crew!
Wildwood Departure Gathering on Thursday, August 29, 2019. There were a number of our young friends there.
Here we are at this same departure gathering Aug 25, 2019. We were surprised to see our dear friend Rita Vital arrive to enjoy the occasion with us. The Lord used Rita some 50 years ago to bring Alberta and her late mother Carmen Birge to come into the Adventist faith. What a blessing they all have been.
Here we are at the home of Daisy and Chris Ostrowicki, two of our dear friends. Beside us here are Mary Fisher (L) and Annie Walsh (R) with Daisy beside Steve.
In the home of Amarildo & Tabita Souza and their beautiful boy Anthony. This was a day of gracious departure gatherings.
This iconic skyline is viewed here from St Georges Ferry Terminal. Taken Aug. 10, 2019
This is where we will be living in Staten Island come the first week of September.
Moving is not easy…on the back or on the mind.Moving is about letting go of some things for the sake of taking hold of more important things.
