So, White told the family to take several chickens from her property and make chicken broth soup. Image by Ellen White Estateĭe Berg describes White, a prolific writer who Seventh-day Adventists believe exercised the spiritual gift of prophecy, as “a living Matthew 25.” She recalls the story of White taking healthy food to a sick family who refused to eat it insisting instead that White give the food to another family. I figured the best way to do this was to compile the stories for them.”Įllen White (center) at her home in Australia from 1891-1900. I need to get our volunteer guides to tell more stories. “So, I thought, OK, I need to do something about this. When the center began managing Ellen White’s Australia home (referred to as Sunnyside) “I got pressure from both home and work,” said de Berg during the launch at theCooranbong-based historic home on October 1. However, she did not think of using them as research for a book until she was challenged by husband Kevin and colleague John Skrzypaszek, the research center director. White Seventh-day Adventist Research Centre, a role in which she has been for 29 years. The sources are familiar-de Berg serves as an administrative assistant at the Ellen G. Marian de Berg used primary sources-letters, mostly-in writing Stories from Sunnyside: Ellen White in Australia 1891-1900. The volume shows the positive difference church co-founder Ellen G. Octo| Australia | Brenton Stacey, Adventist Record & Adventist ReviewĪ new book about a Seventh-day Adventist Church pioneer’s life in Australia reveals new information, not about her theology but her practical ministry. Image by Brenton Stacey, Adventist Record
White Estate launches Stories from Sunnyside (Signs Publishing, 2017) at “Sunnyside,” with author Marian de Berg.