Not Your Ordinary Concept of Care Imagine you’re in the emergency room. After seeing the doctor, orders are written for your treatment. Maybe you need labs drawn, an x-ray taken or medications dispensed. But what if the person processing the order can’t read the physician's handwr... Read more
Not Your Ordinary Concept of Care Adventist Health has a long-standing history of caring for the whole person. The mission of sharing God’s love by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing has been with us in theory since 1866 when early church leaders opened the first san... Read more
My GC Scrapbook The first full night of General Conference Session, it was my privilege and honor to greet delegates as they walked through the special passageway leading into the main dome. I got chills watching hundreds of "brothers" and "sisters" from all over... Read more
Quick Thoughts Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.Theodore RooseveltAn excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; a villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, up... Read more
Image Integrity is Everything "I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."— Stephen Hawking1Stephen Hawking, celebrate... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2010 Fourteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the Caring Heart Award made possible through funding from a private foundation and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Students were selected by their schools for exemplifyi... Read more
Remote and Necessary Schools ALASKAAmazing GraceDillinghamGolden HeartJuneauSitkaOREGONCanyonvilleCountrysideGold CoastKlamath FallsMadrasMadroneMilo ElementaryShady PointThe DallesWahkiacusWest ValleyIDAHOBaker ValleyDesert ViewEnterpriseHilltopLa GrandeMcCallSalmonTimberlin... Read more
Remote and Necessary Adventist Education Of the 120 Adventist schools within the Northwest, fully 40 percent are designated as remote and necessary. These small schools receive additional funding from the North Pacific Union Conference according to a process set in motion more than three... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more
