Caring Heart Award Winners for 2012 Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Leer más
Editors' Note This month's feature on Northwest Adventist chaplains focuses on two groups: those who serve their communities as volunteers and those who provide critical spiritual support within the military. Hospital chaplains and those who work within college... Leer más
Adventist Chaplains In a rare moment of personal time, Jay Coon, Auburn Adventist Academy associate pastor, purposefully pushes a shopping cart toward the supermarket produce section. With a full basket, he's nearly done with his grocery list when the pager buzzes. T... Leer más
Giving Is a Choice I had stepped outside from the clinic to catch a breath of fresh air when I saw a man approach the door to our food pantry. He gave the door a brisk tug. It was locked.I looked at my watch and sighed. It was well past closing time."I'm really sorr... Leer más
Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Leer más
PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Leer más
Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Leer más
A Place at the Table With more than seven decades, and medical issues behind and ahead, you might think Don Deardorff has every reason to take it easy. But instead of striking up the violins, Don would rather spend his hours reaching out to the communities around his ... Leer más
Youth Leaders Step Forward with Sidewalk Kids It doesn't officially take the stage this year for another three months, but Greg and Shelly Hillman are already clustered with a group of 10–15 youth leaders, working on plans for their eighth Sidewalk Kids summer season. Similar to a traveling V... Leer más
