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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Church Institutionalize. Make sure that the majority of the church budget is used to maintain the existing programs and structure. Don't spend too much on outreach. When the Waldensians who had lived and died for their faith for centuries joined the gene... Read more
Swing Batter, Batter, Swing! Recently I was visiting with some of our pastors when one said, "We are due!" He was referring to our conference beginning significant soul winning. Much like a baseball player who is in a slump, he begins to feel he's due, his manager feels he's ... Read more
Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Church Institutionalize. Make sure that the majority of the church budget is used to maintain the existing programs and structure. Don't spend too much on outreach. When the Waldensians who had lived and died for their faith for centuries joined the gene... 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
Connecting and Reflecting at Rosario Beach Envision sitting on a beach around an orange and red, crackling campfire on a Sabbath evening. Grandmothers, parents and children are bundled against the cool twilight air. Kids dip their hands into frigid buckets of water to play with the crabs a... Read more
Join the Revolution for Goodness' Sake I've always thought it would be cool to start my own revolution. Read more
Swing Batter, Batter, Swing! Recently I was visiting with some of our pastors when one said, "We are due!" He was referring to our conference beginning significant soul winning. Much like a baseball player who is in a slump, he begins to feel he's due, his manager feels he's ... Read more
I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go Sharing Christ in the marketplace is the motto of Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) and sharing the stories of sharing Christ are a big part of what the Spring Fellowship is all about. This year, during the weekend of May 3–6, ASI m... Read more
Luther Warren Crooker 19182007 Luther Warren Crooker, North Pacific Union Conference treasurer, 1962–75, died April 26, 2007.A native Northwesterner, Crooker was born in Missoula, Mont., the second of 11 siblings who survived to adulthood. He was educated in several schools in ... Read more
A Strong Faith for the Journey At the 31st Regional Convocation Arriving on the campus of Camp Berachah near Auburn, Wash., gave a feeling of anticipation and excitement during the 31st annual Regional Convocation, "A Strong Faith for the Journey," May 17–20.Organized by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPU... Read more
Connecting and Reflecting at Rosario Beach Envision sitting on a beach around an orange and red, crackling campfire on a Sabbath evening. Grandmothers, parents and children are bundled against the cool twilight air. Kids dip their hands into frigid buckets of water to play with the crabs a... Read more
