At the first 2012 session of the Eden Cooking School on Sunday, March 4th, at 2 pm, we had at least 25 guests attend. To God be the glory!
The demonstrators, instructors, coordinator, health and missionary departments of the local church, and Canadian field espouse the wheel within a wheel vision of missionary work for the Eden Cooking School.
WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL VISION OF MISSIONARY WORK
“And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.” Ezekiel 10:10
“To the prophet, the wheel within a wheel, the appearance of living creatures connected with them, all seemed intricate and unexplainable. But the hand of infinite wisdom is seen among the wheels, and perfect order is the result of its work. Every wheel, directed by the hand of God, works in perfect harmony with every other wheel.” –My Life Today, p. 39
THE FIRST BIBLE DIET AND THE LAST BIBLE DIET
Our name, Eden Cooking School, was chosen to reflect the Genesis 1:29 diet, the diet God gave to Adam and Eve in Eden. “And God said, behold I am giving you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat (food).”
Today this diet is known as the vegan diet. The Genesis 1:29 diet is also the diet that we will eat in heaven, according to the book of Revelation, our guests were told.
The vegan diet is the best diet for mankind. God says so. And medicine and nutritional science confirm this. The following testimony illustrates this:
“God is working in behalf of His people. He does not desire them to be without resources. He is bringing them back to the diet originally given to man.” – Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 125 (emphasis mine)
“By precept and example make it plain that the food which God gave Adam in his sinless state is the best for man’s use as he seeks to regain that sinless state.” –Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 135
PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED
The free literature handed out was:
- Cookbook. Vegetarian Cooking—A World of a Difference (which is also a nutritional textbook and contains Spirit of Prophecy quotes)
- Cancer-Fighting Powerhouses—an article printed on the session programme
PUBLICATIONS OFFERED
Offered for purchase by donation were:
- Road to Health
- Steps to Christ
- Natural Pharmacy (which is now apparently sold out and needs reprinting)
At least one of these publications was offered in both English and Spanish.
HEALING THE PEOPLE
We were able to offer healing to our guests.
We counseled our guests on which foods were anti-inflammatory and would help their arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases. Our guests were also counseled on which foods to avoid.
We counseled our guests on how to deal effectively with their diabetes through diet and food preparation.
We were able to counsel two of our guests privately about the best diet for recovery, and cancer-free health after brain tumour surgery.
We introduced the weight loss benefits of vegan cuisine to our guests.
COOKING SCHOOL’S PURPOSE
Eden Cooking School was conceived as a teaching modality for the Health Reform Message. The Health Reform Message is the right arm of the Third Angel’s Message.
It is our wish and prayer that Eden Cooking School fulfills the following directive in the Spirit of Prophecy: “Cooking schools, conducted by wise instructors, are to be held in America and in other lands. Everything that we can do should be done to show the people the value of the reform diet.” – Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 126
PRINCIPLES OF REMOVAL AND SUBSTITUTION
The aim of each of the sessions is to take away that which is harmful to the health (and spirituality), and substitute something better and healthier.
Before taking anything away, the negative health effects of the normal components of the North American diet were explained to the people.
REMOVAL AND SUBSTITUTION EFFECTED IN SESSION ONE
- Animal protein was taken away and vegetarian protein was substituted. Beans, nuts and tofu were substituted for meat and fish. Tofu was featured in a main course, as a beverage, and in a dessert. Tofu cooking secrets were shared.
- Honey was substituted for sugar. Agar was substituted for gelatin.
- Cow’s milk was taken away and soymilk, almond milk and rice milk were substituted.
- Coffee and tea were taken away and coffee substitute and herbal tea (featuring freshly-dried peppermint) were substituted. Heavenly Lattes and Heavenly Skinnies and herbal tea were sampled by our guests.
- Chocolate was taken away, and carob or locust bean or St. John’s bread was substituted. Calorie savings and health benefits result. Carob was featured in the Heavenly Lattes, and in the Carob Almond Tofu Pie. Both were sampled by our guests, and greatly enjoyed.
- White, or highly processed, grains were taken away. The benefits of whole grains were explained. Millet was introduced.
The substitution of vegetable protein, vegan milks, coffee substitutes, and carob resulted in calorie savings. Calorie savings introduced weight loss.
Supper featured Pico de Gallo, a Mexican Salad, and Cucumber Salad with Cashew Dressing, Lentil Patties, Millet Casserole, Tofu Enchiladas, Carob Almond Tofu Pie, and Heavenly Lattes and Heavenly Skinnies.
Some of our guests told us that they loved the lighter food. Privately we answered that the cost of a vegan diet was less expensive than their regular diet. We were asked about whether there was vegan cheese, and what it tasted like. Vegan cheese was promised at the next session.
Our guests set the next session of the cooking school for Sunday April 29th 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Please contact Sister Linda if you would like to participate or attend.
Otherwise, your prayers for the Eden Cooking School would be greatly appreciated.
Linda H. Kolyn
Coordinator
Eden Cooking School 2012