April 2003 About this issue: Feature It's all about Kids, Camping April 01, 2003 | Richard Dower They come to camp arriving by twos and threes and then by the mini-van full. They come to camp not knowing exactly what to expect but full of anticipation for exciting adventures with new friends. The campers fill Camp Paxson, in Montana, Sunset L... More Features It's all about Kids, Camping They come to camp arriving by twos and threes and then by the mini-van full. They come to camp not knowing exactly what to expect but full of anticipation for exciting adventures with new friends. The campers fill Camp Paxson, in Montana, Sunset L... Read more Others Camping in the Northwest FunFacts• There are 64 Adventist youth camps in North America. In 2002, 5,136 campers enjoyed the eight camps located in the North Pacific Union.Source: Association of Adventist Camping Professionals• In 2001, more than 10 million people benefited... Read more In the Military and Lonely I heard something on the news the other day that touched my heart. The reporters were talking to some of our troops who had been deployed to the Middle East. One soldier had letters from his wife, another from his girlfriends but a third hadn’t re... Read more Should New Converts Take the Bible Seriously? I am challenged by Elder Patzer’s March editorial which suggests that we have scholars to wrestle with the hard biblical issues. The implication is “church leaders and members” are somehow inept at thinking critically about challenging theological... Read more In the Military and Lonely I heard something on the news the other day that touched my heart. The reporters were talking to some of our troops who had been deployed to the Middle East. One soldier had letters from his wife, another from his girlfriends but a third hadn’t re... Read more Camping in the Northwest FunFacts• There are 64 Adventist youth camps in North America. In 2002, 5,136 campers enjoyed the eight camps located in the North Pacific Union.Source: Association of Adventist Camping Professionals• In 2001, more than 10 million people benefited... Read more Under the Influence “Karl, let’s go bungee jumping,” some kids from my summer day camp urged. Read more Should New Converts Take the Bible Seriously? I am challenged by Elder Patzer’s March editorial which suggests that we have scholars to wrestle with the hard biblical issues. The implication is “church leaders and members” are somehow inept at thinking critically about challenging theological... Read more NAD Officers Tour Arctic Churches As our twin engine plane slipped down below the dark clouds in our approach to Gambell’s airstrip, the bleak treeless snow-covered terrain of St. Lawrence Island came into view. Peering out the window Don Schneider muttered, “I can see that it tak... Read more New Study Targets Domestic Abuse Prevention In a bold move designed to address a difficult problem North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) leaders have authorized an unprecedented research project targeting domestic violence within Adventist families. When finished, the project will provide a... Read more News “I’m a missionary, and I’ve never left home.” How a job became a ministry at Walla Walla General Hospital Eagle River Valley Church Dedication Shoebox Ministry in Palmer Boise Valley Students Tell What Freedom Means Gem State Academy Seniors Recognized From Terror to Trust Gem State Academy Hosts Cool Ringings Handbell and Chimes Festival Heard a Good Story Lately? Pinewood Derby Day Mountain Home Experiences Baby Boom NAD Officers Tour Arctic Churches New Study Targets Domestic Abuse Prevention The Northwest Brass Builds a Chapel and a Congregation in India Riverside Church Wins eChurch Award for February HVJA Student To go to Colonial Williamsburg on Word Power Our Journey to Know Jesus Emerald Christian Academy Students Make their World More Colorful Congressman Visits Mid Columbia Adventist School Sharon Pathfinder Color Guard Posts Colors for Ceremony Legal Notice Universities Under Siege Women’s Ministry Involves Many Goldendale Dentists Awarded Outstanding Young Businesspersons of the Year Upper Columbia Conference Couples Retreat Upper Columbia Academy Hosts Choir and Gymnastics Clinics One Night of Your Life Simply Christmas UCA Students Give Week of Prayer Spokane Valley Church Members Accept The Lordship Challenge Alumni Homecoming 2003 Walla Walla College Found to Contribute to the Economic Health of the Valley “Acapella” Performs Concert Enumclaw Students Serve their Community Students Raise Funds for ADRA Auburn Academy Discovers History Repeats Itself Puyallup Youth Pie and Starvation Young Professionals Making a Difference The Church in Iraq Undeterred by Threat of War
It's all about Kids, Camping They come to camp arriving by twos and threes and then by the mini-van full. They come to camp not knowing exactly what to expect but full of anticipation for exciting adventures with new friends. The campers fill Camp Paxson, in Montana, Sunset L... Read more
Camping in the Northwest FunFacts• There are 64 Adventist youth camps in North America. In 2002, 5,136 campers enjoyed the eight camps located in the North Pacific Union.Source: Association of Adventist Camping Professionals• In 2001, more than 10 million people benefited... Read more
In the Military and Lonely I heard something on the news the other day that touched my heart. The reporters were talking to some of our troops who had been deployed to the Middle East. One soldier had letters from his wife, another from his girlfriends but a third hadn’t re... Read more
Should New Converts Take the Bible Seriously? I am challenged by Elder Patzer’s March editorial which suggests that we have scholars to wrestle with the hard biblical issues. The implication is “church leaders and members” are somehow inept at thinking critically about challenging theological... Read more
In the Military and Lonely I heard something on the news the other day that touched my heart. The reporters were talking to some of our troops who had been deployed to the Middle East. One soldier had letters from his wife, another from his girlfriends but a third hadn’t re... Read more
Camping in the Northwest FunFacts• There are 64 Adventist youth camps in North America. In 2002, 5,136 campers enjoyed the eight camps located in the North Pacific Union.Source: Association of Adventist Camping Professionals• In 2001, more than 10 million people benefited... Read more
Under the Influence “Karl, let’s go bungee jumping,” some kids from my summer day camp urged. Read more
Should New Converts Take the Bible Seriously? I am challenged by Elder Patzer’s March editorial which suggests that we have scholars to wrestle with the hard biblical issues. The implication is “church leaders and members” are somehow inept at thinking critically about challenging theological... Read more
NAD Officers Tour Arctic Churches As our twin engine plane slipped down below the dark clouds in our approach to Gambell’s airstrip, the bleak treeless snow-covered terrain of St. Lawrence Island came into view. Peering out the window Don Schneider muttered, “I can see that it tak... Read more
New Study Targets Domestic Abuse Prevention In a bold move designed to address a difficult problem North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) leaders have authorized an unprecedented research project targeting domestic violence within Adventist families. When finished, the project will provide a... Read more
“I’m a missionary, and I’ve never left home.” How a job became a ministry at Walla Walla General Hospital
