February 2006 About this issue: Feature The Water of Life February 01, 2006 | Richard Dower The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... More Features The Water of Life The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... Read more Try Me, Saith the Lord! I remember well the very first time I attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 12. My mother had been given a copy of the Signs of the Times magazine by a colporteur who told her about the little Adventist Church in Orting, Washingt... Read more Try Me, Saith the Lord! I remember well the very first time I attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 12. My mother had been given a copy of the Signs of the Times magazine by a colporteur who told her about the little Adventist Church in Orting, Washingt... Read more Others Short-Term Missions Short-term mission trips provide opportunities for many people to make service a part of their lives. People may journey to countries outside the borders of North America or stay closer to their homes. These trips are often life-changing events fo... Read more The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more Is Your Church Dormant? During this cold, wet and often frozen time of year, those of us who like growing things can hardly wait until spring. In a few short months, those dead, dormant sticks around our homes will leaf out and flower, much to our delight and the culinar... Read more Short-Term Missions Short-term mission trips provide opportunities for many people to make service a part of their lives. People may journey to countries outside the borders of North America or stay closer to their homes. These trips are often life-changing events fo... Read more Material for Sidebar boxes Go to the Let's Talk section at www.gleaneronline.org, or e-mail talk@gleaneronline.org with your perspective on this topic.• Is it better to grow a bigger church or spawn a new church plant?• What is more important, nurture or outreach?• What kin... Read more Go Out Like a Light Recently, I saw a clip from the movie, "About Schmidt." Although I haven’t seen the movie and can’t endorse it, I understand that Jack Nicholson stars as Warren Schmidt, a man leading a life of quiet desperation. He retired as vice president of an... Read more Is Your Church Dormant? During this cold, wet and often frozen time of year, those of us who like growing things can hardly wait until spring. In a few short months, those dead, dormant sticks around our homes will leaf out and flower, much to our delight and the culinar... Read more Material for Sidebar boxes Go to the Let's Talk section at www.gleaneronline.org, or e-mail talk@gleaneronline.org with your perspective on this topic.• Is it better to grow a bigger church or spawn a new church plant?• What is more important, nurture or outreach?• What kin... Read more Sidebar 1 Dear Northwest Members:I want to personally tell you how much I appreciate your unselfish response to the recent disasters faced by our brothers and sisters in the South.I am convinced that God has given us in the Northwest material blessings that... Read more Sidebar-2 Dear Dr. Patzer:On behalf of the Arkansas-Louisiana and the Southwest Region conferences, I want to thank you for the very generous offerings your members have given to assist with the impact of hurricane Katrina. When a disaster such as Katrina s... Read more Northwest Members Give $269,000 for Katrina Relief Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. —Barbara BushTrouble brings out the worst in some people, and the best in others. Last year’s hurricane an... Read more Harry Orchard An Assassin Who Found God Tucked away in the mountains of northern Idaho is a beautiful valley that hid for many years one of the richest silver deposits in the world. In the mid-1880s, gold miners discovered this bonanza and the Coeur d’Alene River valley was transformed ... Read more News Adventist Health News Notes Knitting Frenzy AJA Presents "Storybook of Jesus" Christmas Program Arctic Missions Adventure Update Honoring Thelma Clark Youth Conference Inspires Students for the New Year Train Ride Unites Church and School General Youth Conference A Pastor's Perspective Now He Walks with the Lord Gospel Concert Leads to Baptism Pastor Appreciation Mountain View Students Host Dinner Sidebar 1 Sidebar-2 Northwest Members Give $269,000 for Katrina Relief Oregon Conference Special Constituency Session The Spirit of Giving A Different Kind of Christmas "Prophecy Fulfilled" Russian Evangelism in Portland Christmas Shoe Boxes Christmas at Milo Students Adopt Community Children for Christmas How God Used Cockroaches Light Bearers Ministry Celebrates Groundbreaking Les Zollbrecht Ordained Saying YES! to Dreams Project Oregon Convocation Kicks off Depression-recovery Program Pathfinders Help With Operation Harvest God Works Miracles Through Bonners Ferry Team Youth Give Up Christmas Vacation to Serve Survivors of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes UCA's Music Building Is Named "Lange Hall" This Inn Always Has Room Destination: Peru Mission Trip Is Life-changing Chamber of Commerce Honors Pedrito Maynard-Reid for Years of Outstanding Community Service Distinguished Faculty Lecture Focuses on Women in Early Adventist History An Evening of Reading Sharing the Good News Forks Church Supports Friendship Evangelism in Queets Grateful Stories and Thankful Hearts PSAA Students Assist in Hurricane Recovery Maggies Mystery Box Mississippi Missionaries Washington Teens Spend Vacation Helping Disaster Relief Effort Health Lectures at Tacoma Korean Lead to 10 Bible studies Tastes of the World LCAS Holds Unique Fundraiser Seeking the Spirit 2006 Spanish Lay Congress Washington Conference Session Blessed Beyond Measure Record Giving by AAA Committee of 100
The Water of Life The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... Read more
Try Me, Saith the Lord! I remember well the very first time I attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 12. My mother had been given a copy of the Signs of the Times magazine by a colporteur who told her about the little Adventist Church in Orting, Washingt... Read more
Try Me, Saith the Lord! I remember well the very first time I attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 12. My mother had been given a copy of the Signs of the Times magazine by a colporteur who told her about the little Adventist Church in Orting, Washingt... Read more
Short-Term Missions Short-term mission trips provide opportunities for many people to make service a part of their lives. People may journey to countries outside the borders of North America or stay closer to their homes. These trips are often life-changing events fo... Read more
The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more
The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more
Is Your Church Dormant? During this cold, wet and often frozen time of year, those of us who like growing things can hardly wait until spring. In a few short months, those dead, dormant sticks around our homes will leaf out and flower, much to our delight and the culinar... Read more
Short-Term Missions Short-term mission trips provide opportunities for many people to make service a part of their lives. People may journey to countries outside the borders of North America or stay closer to their homes. These trips are often life-changing events fo... Read more
Material for Sidebar boxes Go to the Let's Talk section at www.gleaneronline.org, or e-mail talk@gleaneronline.org with your perspective on this topic.• Is it better to grow a bigger church or spawn a new church plant?• What is more important, nurture or outreach?• What kin... Read more
Go Out Like a Light Recently, I saw a clip from the movie, "About Schmidt." Although I haven’t seen the movie and can’t endorse it, I understand that Jack Nicholson stars as Warren Schmidt, a man leading a life of quiet desperation. He retired as vice president of an... Read more
Is Your Church Dormant? During this cold, wet and often frozen time of year, those of us who like growing things can hardly wait until spring. In a few short months, those dead, dormant sticks around our homes will leaf out and flower, much to our delight and the culinar... Read more
Material for Sidebar boxes Go to the Let's Talk section at www.gleaneronline.org, or e-mail talk@gleaneronline.org with your perspective on this topic.• Is it better to grow a bigger church or spawn a new church plant?• What is more important, nurture or outreach?• What kin... Read more
Sidebar 1 Dear Northwest Members:I want to personally tell you how much I appreciate your unselfish response to the recent disasters faced by our brothers and sisters in the South.I am convinced that God has given us in the Northwest material blessings that... Read more
Sidebar-2 Dear Dr. Patzer:On behalf of the Arkansas-Louisiana and the Southwest Region conferences, I want to thank you for the very generous offerings your members have given to assist with the impact of hurricane Katrina. When a disaster such as Katrina s... Read more
Northwest Members Give $269,000 for Katrina Relief Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. —Barbara BushTrouble brings out the worst in some people, and the best in others. Last year’s hurricane an... Read more
Harry Orchard An Assassin Who Found God Tucked away in the mountains of northern Idaho is a beautiful valley that hid for many years one of the richest silver deposits in the world. In the mid-1880s, gold miners discovered this bonanza and the Coeur d’Alene River valley was transformed ... Read more
