Big Lake Youth Camp Wins Award Big Lake Youth Camp recently received the Phyllis M. Ford Award from the American Camp Association, Oregon Trail section. The award praised Big Lake for "creating innovative and effective programs using the camp environment for Abba's Child Grief ... Leer más
Healthy Hearts Make Happy People Adventist churches throughout Portland, Ore., are catching the vision of health ministry, all because of the initiative of a group of retired nurses and their friends from The Village retirement complex in Gresham, Ore.When Molly Geddis, parish nu... Leer más
Portland Adventist Academy Students Learn Cutting Edge Science Portland Adventist Academy honors anatomy and physiology students recently witnessed a heart surgery at the Oregon Health and Science University. The experience was highlighted with a lecture from Albert Starr, inventor of the heart valve.Visiting... Leer más
Sharon Church: Reaching Out to Young and Old Through Education The Sharon Church in Portland, Ore., is making a difference in the surrounding community. All because three years ago Heather Hawkins saw a need and stepped into the gap. The tutoring program she initiated is now known as P.E.T.A.L. — Preparing, E... Leer más
Springfield Celebrates Fall with Imagination On a wet and windy Oct. 31, 2009, the Springfield (Ore.) Church social committee invited children from the community to enjoy an evening of fellowship and blessing at the church. Marian Pielaette, Bonnie Gladden, Stephanie Eric, Beth and Don Whits... Leer más
Winning Souls for Christ in Ethiopia! In the spring of 2009, the Ohana Christian Fellowship in West Linn, Ore., and Portland Adventist Academy co-sponsored a mission trip to Ethiopia. The group of more than 34 students, faculty and church members participated in a multifaceted outreac... Leer más
Go Mission Fest A Call to Christian Service Nearly a thousand people attended Go Mission Fest at Upper Columbia Academy Nov. 13–15, 2009. The three-day event was designed to inspire Christians to accept the commission of Jesus to take the gospel to all the world.All of the worship services,... Leer más
Island Mission Adventure Shows a Young Man's Dedication to Service Ryan McCune, of the Spokane Valley (Wash.) Adventist Church, finished his senior year at Upper Columbia Academy in the spring of 2009. It was a landmark victory — his epilepsy convulsions made the year a struggle for him.But with the support of te... Leer más
New Industrial Arts Technology Building at Harris Junior Academy Smiles and cheers abounded Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at the long-awaited ribbon cutting ceremony for Harris Junior Academy’s newly dedicated industrial arts technology building in Pendleton, Ore.The project began more than two years ago when Alton ... Leer más
