September 2006 About this issue: Feature Feature Sidebar 1 September 01, 2006 1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc... More Features Feature Sidebar 2 Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr... Read more Feature Sidebar 2 Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr... Read more Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change... Read more Feature Sidebar 3 1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part... Read more Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change... Read more Feature Sidebar 3 1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part... Read more Wit and Wisdom In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g... Read more Wit and Wisdom In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g... Read more Feature Sidebar 1 1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc... Read more Others Bible Word Scramble Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio... Read more Momentum Northwest Adventists have always had a penchant for fulfilling the great Gospel Commission. In the late 1800s, they generously contributed to send one of the church’s first mission boats, the Pitcairn, to the South Pacific. In 1886, some of the fi... Read more Let's Talk Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked. Read more Bible Word Scramble Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio... Read more Bogus Bills Emanuel Ninger’s reputation as a counterfeiter is legendary. Known as “Jim the Penman” (named after a character in a play then running on Broadway), he drew, by hand, $50 and $100 Legal Tender Notes. Relying on his naked eye, he worked for weeks a... Read more Let's Talk Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked. Read more Caring Heart Award The Caring Heart Award is a Christian Service Recognition Award for secondary students who have demonstrated a personal commitment to service and witnessing activities.A junior or senior from each school is chosen to receive the award, which inclu... Read more Tumwater Canyon Near Leavenworth Claims Two Lives Two Adventist women, Meghan Doggett, 21, and Mindy Cosaert, 16, died by drowning in the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, Washington, on July 15.Cosaert and a friend were crossing the river on an air mattress and were caught in an unexpectedly str... Read more Arthur Lickey: 19212006 Arthur Lickey: 1921–2006 Read more Harold L. Wood Missionary to Alaska Around the turn of the century, a number of Seventh-day Adventists traveled to Alaska to find wealth and adventure. Walter Sutherland, fourth president of Walla Walla College, along with Theodore Andrews, a teacher at the college, quit their jobs ... Read more News Teamwork and Expertise Saves Adventist Medical Center Patient Volunteer Librarian Gave 30 Years to AJA We've Come This Far by Faith Summer Camps Alaska Style Gilmore Ordination Reflects Life Journey Timberline Students Honor Teacher and Fund Mission Trips A New Approach to VBS in Miles City, Montana A Family Affair Two Families Baptized in Bridger Church Service in Action At Libby Adventist Christian School Caring Heart Award Tumwater Canyon Near Leavenworth Claims Two Lives Arthur Lickey: 19212006 Gladstone Park Church Joins Hands With Youth for Jesus Oregon Koreans Minister in Kenya PAA Health Class Takes Part in Disability Day Cave Junction Celebrates Baptisms Prineville Church Member Awarded Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Going to Guam for God Christian Radio Station Broadcasting in Tillamook Spirit Week at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School Lassen Creek Camp Meeting Nicaragua Mission Trip Ten Commandments Shared with the Nez Perce Indians Pend Oreille Valley Honors Earl and Ginger Brockman Many Lives Touched At 2006 NW Single Adult Retreat Ritzville Company Welcomes Pastor Doug and Marilyn Pond Yakima Teachers Among America's Who's Who Hes Alive Television (KHBA) Moves to Channel 39 VBS Revived in Oroville Winter Sports Program Popular at Cascade Christian Academy Ringing in the New Academic Year A Time in Thailand Social Work Sabbatical Studies Potential Program Outreach Stories of Faith Told at Washington Camp Meeting Welcome to Auburn Adventist Academy Churches on Parade Share a Message of Religious Freedom New Coordinators Appointed Grieve and Lewis Begin New Positions
Feature Sidebar 2 Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr... Read more
Feature Sidebar 2 Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr... Read more
Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change... Read more
Feature Sidebar 3 1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part... Read more
Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change... Read more
Feature Sidebar 3 1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part... Read more
Wit and Wisdom In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g... Read more
Wit and Wisdom In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g... Read more
Feature Sidebar 1 1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc... Read more
Bible Word Scramble Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio... Read more
Momentum Northwest Adventists have always had a penchant for fulfilling the great Gospel Commission. In the late 1800s, they generously contributed to send one of the church’s first mission boats, the Pitcairn, to the South Pacific. In 1886, some of the fi... Read more
Let's Talk Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked. Read more
Bible Word Scramble Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF versio... Read more
Bogus Bills Emanuel Ninger’s reputation as a counterfeiter is legendary. Known as “Jim the Penman” (named after a character in a play then running on Broadway), he drew, by hand, $50 and $100 Legal Tender Notes. Relying on his naked eye, he worked for weeks a... Read more
Let's Talk Since Let’s Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let’s Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet’s message as well as the discussion it sparked. Read more
Caring Heart Award The Caring Heart Award is a Christian Service Recognition Award for secondary students who have demonstrated a personal commitment to service and witnessing activities.A junior or senior from each school is chosen to receive the award, which inclu... Read more
Tumwater Canyon Near Leavenworth Claims Two Lives Two Adventist women, Meghan Doggett, 21, and Mindy Cosaert, 16, died by drowning in the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, Washington, on July 15.Cosaert and a friend were crossing the river on an air mattress and were caught in an unexpectedly str... Read more
Harold L. Wood Missionary to Alaska Around the turn of the century, a number of Seventh-day Adventists traveled to Alaska to find wealth and adventure. Walter Sutherland, fourth president of Walla Walla College, along with Theodore Andrews, a teacher at the college, quit their jobs ... Read more