December 2006 About this issue: Feature Adventist Community Services December 01, 2006 | Cheri Corder Adventist Community Services More Features Adventist Community Services Adventist Community Services Read more Others Did You Know? 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 Read It Again For the First Time For the First TimeA number of years ago our family was having evening worship. We were reading my favorite devotional book, The Desire of Ages, and noticed that it wasn't being received with the same enthusiastic response from the younger generati... Read more Did You Know? 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 Where Else Would I Be? Christmas is a time to bring the whole family together, to share great fellowship, share great food, make heart-stirring memories all while celebrating the reason for the season. However, oftentimes, bringing the whole family together can also res... Read more Lets Talk Let’s Talk Read more Read It Again For the First Time For the First TimeA number of years ago our family was having evening worship. We were reading my favorite devotional book, The Desire of Ages, and noticed that it wasn't being received with the same enthusiastic response from the younger generati... Read more Electric Giving For Christmas 2004, Richard and Donna Hamann found a way to make their entire town happy. Anthon, Iowa, a community of 650 people, received an unexpected present from this retired farming couple. The Hamanns paid the electric bill for every home a... Read more Lets Talk Let’s Talk Read more Christmas Gift for Northwest Adventist Families Northwest Adventist families will soon be receiving in their mailboxes a very special Christmas gift: a brand-new version of The Desire of Ages.This freshly updated edition replaces the archaic language of the original Bible references with the fr... Read more New DVD Traces Northwest Adventist History NW Spotlight on Mission Available Now The Northwest Spotlight on Mission DVD was sent in late October to key leaders in each church in the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) and features a half-hour special report tracing the historical highlights of Adventist growth within the Nor... Read more Congress Passes Pension Protection Act of 2006 Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) can now be rolled over to a charity without being included in taxable income. This benefit is only available to individuals 70 and a half years or older for the balance of 2006 and all of 2007. Congress only r... Read more The Legacy of Verna Clay Within the Native American culture, genuine greatness is seen in the way people treat each other. For more than 20 years, the Indian people of the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Ore., experienced that kind of love and dedication Verna Clay h... Read more Charles L. Boyd Taking Adventism to the Puget Sound When Isaac Van Horn, the Northwest’s first Adventist minister, left the region the denominational leaders asked Charles L. Boyd to take his place as president of the North Pacific Conference with its five churches and 123 members. Boyd was previou... Read more Where Else Would I Be? Christmas is a time to bring the whole family together, to share great fellowship, share great food, make heart-stirring memories all while celebrating the reason for the season. However, oftentimes, bringing the whole family together can also res... Read more News Faithful Servant WWGH Recognizes Medical Technician for Living the Hospital's Mission Office Guest Room Becomes Birthing Room Adventist and Foursquare Churches Host Health Talks Meridian Idaho Church Celebrates New Church and 30 Years Idaho Conference Members Get Ready to ShareHim Three Churches Camp Out Together In the Bear Paw Mountains Lewistown Church Shares Jesus Through Singing Students Serving Children Mt. Ellis Academy Students Host Fall Festival for Community Children The Legacy of Verna Clay Christmas Gift for Northwest Adventist Families New DVD Traces Northwest Adventist History NW Spotlight on Mission Available Now Congress Passes Pension Protection Act of 2006 Vancouver Church Celebrates Blessings and Miracles During New Sanctuary Grand Opening Pastor Prayer Breakfast At Portland Adventist Academy Columbia Adventist Academy Prepares to Enter the Next Century Milos Cornerstone Industry Thunderbird Wood Products Offers Jobs for Students Helping the Salem Community With Clothing, Classes and Bibles Oregon Conference Administrative Headquarters Relocates to Gladstone Livingstone Students Walk To Raise Funds for Diabetes Research Oasis Christian Center Organizes as a Full-fledged Church Renk to Retire Republic Family Baptized Church Growth Coordinator Retires A New Kind of Happy Hour 14th Annual Mini Camp meeting at Yakima Adventist Christian School Music, Melons and Ministry Anchor Point Outreach Harvest Fair At Bonners Ferry Church Spokane Valley Celebrates 10 Years in New Sanctuary Kids for Christ Are a Mission Field A Magnificient Investment WWVA's Senior Class Officers New Staff Start at Upper Columbia Academy WWC Welcomes New Faculty Members A Day in the Life of a College Student Experiencing Family Weekend Bursting at the Seams North Cascade Church Grows From Beginners to Youth Sharing Christ with the Deaf Family Returns Kindness, Gives Back to Community Service Center "Picture" God at Work Photography Ambassadors Capture Portraits at Country Fair Team of Twelve Builds Two Churches, Raises Money for Bibles Roadside Ministry Community Service Center Stocks Refreshments and Serves Prayer Bringing the Joy of Camp Back Home Families Learn How to Affirm a Childs Decision for Baptism Mysteries of the Deep AAA Students Earn Scuba Certification New Road on Pitcairn Island Completed GLEANER Readers Helped
Did You Know? 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
Read It Again For the First Time For the First TimeA number of years ago our family was having evening worship. We were reading my favorite devotional book, The Desire of Ages, and noticed that it wasn't being received with the same enthusiastic response from the younger generati... Read more
Did You Know? 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
Where Else Would I Be? Christmas is a time to bring the whole family together, to share great fellowship, share great food, make heart-stirring memories all while celebrating the reason for the season. However, oftentimes, bringing the whole family together can also res... Read more
Read It Again For the First Time For the First TimeA number of years ago our family was having evening worship. We were reading my favorite devotional book, The Desire of Ages, and noticed that it wasn't being received with the same enthusiastic response from the younger generati... Read more
Electric Giving For Christmas 2004, Richard and Donna Hamann found a way to make their entire town happy. Anthon, Iowa, a community of 650 people, received an unexpected present from this retired farming couple. The Hamanns paid the electric bill for every home a... Read more
Christmas Gift for Northwest Adventist Families Northwest Adventist families will soon be receiving in their mailboxes a very special Christmas gift: a brand-new version of The Desire of Ages.This freshly updated edition replaces the archaic language of the original Bible references with the fr... Read more
New DVD Traces Northwest Adventist History NW Spotlight on Mission Available Now The Northwest Spotlight on Mission DVD was sent in late October to key leaders in each church in the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) and features a half-hour special report tracing the historical highlights of Adventist growth within the Nor... Read more
Congress Passes Pension Protection Act of 2006 Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) can now be rolled over to a charity without being included in taxable income. This benefit is only available to individuals 70 and a half years or older for the balance of 2006 and all of 2007. Congress only r... Read more
The Legacy of Verna Clay Within the Native American culture, genuine greatness is seen in the way people treat each other. For more than 20 years, the Indian people of the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Ore., experienced that kind of love and dedication Verna Clay h... Read more
Charles L. Boyd Taking Adventism to the Puget Sound When Isaac Van Horn, the Northwest’s first Adventist minister, left the region the denominational leaders asked Charles L. Boyd to take his place as president of the North Pacific Conference with its five churches and 123 members. Boyd was previou... Read more
Where Else Would I Be? Christmas is a time to bring the whole family together, to share great fellowship, share great food, make heart-stirring memories all while celebrating the reason for the season. However, oftentimes, bringing the whole family together can also res... Read more
