Richard Dower retired GLEANER editor By Richard Dower The Water of Life The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... Read more Hands of Service Driving home from the office the other day while stopped at a traffic signal, I noticed a bumper sticker. The large words read, “VOLUNTEERING.” I eased a little closer to the other car to read the bottom line. It said, “All Work and No Pay.” Enjoy... Read more Orchards Pathfinders Reach Out to Sidewalk Kids The Pathfinder club from the Orchards Church in Vancouver, Wash., launched a bold experiment, reaching out to the neighborhood children surrounding the church.Greg Hillman, director of the 15-member club, had been looking for ministry opportunitie... Read more Northwest People in Action Northwest People in Action Read more Like Lighting a Fire Name: Ken SmithBorn: Alamosa, ColoradoEducation: Columbia Academy, Class of ‘69Portland State University, Class of ‘78Major: Elementary EducationMasters: Class of ’81, with reading endorsementSchool: Rivergate Seventh-day Adventist SchoolTeaches: ... Read more A Renewed Sense of Urgency ASI Spring Fellowship A renewed sense of urgency permeated the members of the Northwest Chapter of Adventist-Laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) as they met at the Eagle Crest Resort near Redmond, Ore., for the annual Spring Fellowship weekend, April 14–17. The them... Read more Church Hosts Search and Rescue Operation On Wednesday, April 13, nine-year-old Melvin got into trouble at school and the trouble followed him home. Angry at everybody, he took off. When he did not return home, the Clark County, Wash., sheriff’s department was called and a search was orga... Read more You Must Tell the People That I Am Coming Very Soon José Luis Pérez got up one morning several years ago while he and his family were living in Brewster, Wash. After breakfast and feeling very sleepy he took a short nap. While sleeping he had a dream in which a voice spoke to him. “José! José!” the... Read more A Sculptor's Journey Some of the Northwest's smallest towns harbor world-class talent being used to share God's love. Phoenix, Oregon, is just such a town—a Medford suburb that is home to sculptor Alan Collins, whose lectures and art have graced the campuses of severa... Read more Trolleys, Parades and Candlelight Dinners Ring of Fire, a handbell choir based in Hillsboro, Oregon, and composed of academy-aged youth, traveled to the nation’s capitol to play for three official events during the 55th presidential inauguration on Thursday, January 20, 2005. Their second... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ››
The Water of Life The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... Read more
Hands of Service Driving home from the office the other day while stopped at a traffic signal, I noticed a bumper sticker. The large words read, “VOLUNTEERING.” I eased a little closer to the other car to read the bottom line. It said, “All Work and No Pay.” Enjoy... Read more
Orchards Pathfinders Reach Out to Sidewalk Kids The Pathfinder club from the Orchards Church in Vancouver, Wash., launched a bold experiment, reaching out to the neighborhood children surrounding the church.Greg Hillman, director of the 15-member club, had been looking for ministry opportunitie... Read more
Like Lighting a Fire Name: Ken SmithBorn: Alamosa, ColoradoEducation: Columbia Academy, Class of ‘69Portland State University, Class of ‘78Major: Elementary EducationMasters: Class of ’81, with reading endorsementSchool: Rivergate Seventh-day Adventist SchoolTeaches: ... Read more
A Renewed Sense of Urgency ASI Spring Fellowship A renewed sense of urgency permeated the members of the Northwest Chapter of Adventist-Laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) as they met at the Eagle Crest Resort near Redmond, Ore., for the annual Spring Fellowship weekend, April 14–17. The them... Read more
Church Hosts Search and Rescue Operation On Wednesday, April 13, nine-year-old Melvin got into trouble at school and the trouble followed him home. Angry at everybody, he took off. When he did not return home, the Clark County, Wash., sheriff’s department was called and a search was orga... Read more
You Must Tell the People That I Am Coming Very Soon José Luis Pérez got up one morning several years ago while he and his family were living in Brewster, Wash. After breakfast and feeling very sleepy he took a short nap. While sleeping he had a dream in which a voice spoke to him. “José! José!” the... Read more
A Sculptor's Journey Some of the Northwest's smallest towns harbor world-class talent being used to share God's love. Phoenix, Oregon, is just such a town—a Medford suburb that is home to sculptor Alan Collins, whose lectures and art have graced the campuses of severa... Read more
Trolleys, Parades and Candlelight Dinners Ring of Fire, a handbell choir based in Hillsboro, Oregon, and composed of academy-aged youth, traveled to the nation’s capitol to play for three official events during the 55th presidential inauguration on Thursday, January 20, 2005. Their second... Read more
