Breaking the Circle of Pain I was married not quite a year when the yelling, profanity and demeaning started. Then he started to accentuate what he was yelling with a slap or kick. I was in shock at first. He was usually such a sweet guy and all of my friends would tell me h... Read more
Breaking the Circle of Pain Warning Signs That Someone You Know Is Being Abused• The person frequently has unexplained bruises or injuries, or the explanations offered don't add up.• The person becomes unusually quiet or withdrawn, especially when her/his partner is around.•... Read more
Brothers "We're done."After two guaranteed adoptions fell through, they figured God had another plan. So Mike and Renee McCune got their money back and put a waterfall in the back yard.In the spring of 1999, the pastor asked Renee to organize the children'... Read more
Mrs. Lamb Shelter and The Flying Tigers Lamb Shelters Around the WorldThe legacy of that first Lamb Shelter has been felt around the world where a roof is all that is needed to protect the children as they learn about Jesus. Portions of three 13th Sabbath offerings have gone to construc... Read more
Breaking the Circle of Pain Help Is Just a Phone Call AwayNational Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)Cookie's Retreat Center Toll-Free Hotline: 1-866-625-6333 Read more
Twing's Legacy of Service in Tanzania "I'm not sure why I said 'yes' for this project in Tanzania," quipped Viorel Catarama, vice president for evangelism, Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI), at the training session in Tanzania, East Africa. "Once we arrived," Viorel con... Read more
Mrs. Lamb Shelter and The Flying Tigers It was 1941 and the American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers, was in China to help slow or repel the Japanese invasion. Paulene Barnett and her husband Doyle were young missionaries who had gone to China in the fall of 1940 along with several o... Read more
Marketing Committee chair: Don LivesayMembers: Victor Brown, Paulette Jackson, Jim Mason, Denise White, Mark WitasEffective marketing bridges the gap between perception and reality. Here are five recommendations we would like to see implemented in the North... Read more
Leadership Committee chair: John LoorMembers: John Gatchet, Keith Hallam, Fylvia Kline, Ken Knutsen, Sharon SearsonThe challenge: It's increasingly difficult to obtain and retain high-quality leadership within Adventist educational institutions.We are recomm... Read more