We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Allan Pasuhuk, his wife Rinny and their two children, Jennifer and Juano. They recently joined AIIAS from from Universitas Klabat, Indonesia. Dr. Pasuhuk and Mrs. Rinny are both alumni of AIIAS. Dr. Pasuhuk completed his MA in 1998 and PhD in 2010. Mrs. Rinny completed an MBA in 2008. Dr. Pasuhuk will be in the Theological-Historical Studies Department at the Seminary.
Dr. Pasuhuk comes from a very close family with six siblings. On receiving the call to teach at AIIAS, the Pasuhuk family faced numerous challenges that seemed insurmountable. Dr. Pasuhuk’s siblings joined them in praying that God would lead and show them clearly what His will is. They recognized that only with God’s intervention would they be able to accept the call. As they waited on God, miracle after miracle removed each obstacle and challenge they faced. God truly opened the way for them to come. The family is awed by God’s grace and goodness towards them and praise God for His care.
Dr. Pasuhuk worked for over 22 years at Universitas Klabat in a variety of roles including church pastor, professor, program director & dean of the faculty of Religious Studies. He enjoyed working at Universitas Klabat and was comfortable in his comfort zone. It will be very different teaching in English, but he knows God will enable him to succeed with challenge. Dr. Pasuhuk enjoys teaching and helping his students develop academically and spiritually. His field is systematic theology and he enjoys sharing the Seventh-day Adventist doctrines. His passion is conducting house-to-house visitation to pray and encourage the church members. He is a pastor at heart. As he says, ‘I prefer to be called Pastor Allan’. His hobby is badminton.
Mrs Rinny taught in the Business Department at Universitas Klabat. She will work as a cashier and receptionist at AIIAS. She is very willing to serve where ever God puts her and enjoys learning new things. Her hobbies are reading and drawing. Jennifer is a senior student studying English literature at AUP and Juana is a senior at high school.
Dr. Pasuhuk and Rinny’s favorite song is “I don’t know about tomorrow. I just live from day to day”. Their trust in God has led them to AIIAS. As we welcome them into the AIIAS community, we know that their trust in God will be an inspiration to us.
