October 2007 About this issue: Feature Building Community October 01, 2007 | Shawna Malvini In 1913, one year before World War I began, what is now Tillamook County General Hospital (TCGH) opened its doors on the Oregon Coast. Changing hands several times throughout the next 60 years, TCGH eventually joined Adventist Health in the early ... More Features Building Vision The only constant in life is change and nowhere is that more evident than health care. The business of health care has transformed in the last several decades, even more so in the last few years. On the cusp of a substantial change myself, I write... Read more Building Community In 1913, one year before World War I began, what is now Tillamook County General Hospital (TCGH) opened its doors on the Oregon Coast. Changing hands several times throughout the next 60 years, TCGH eventually joined Adventist Health in the early ... Read more Building Vision The only constant in life is change and nowhere is that more evident than health care. The business of health care has transformed in the last several decades, even more so in the last few years. On the cusp of a substantial change myself, I write... Read more Building Structure How much steel does it take to improve patient care? At Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Oregon, the magic number is 950 tons. That’s enough steel for more than seven Statues of Liberty. It’s also enough structural steel to support AMC’... Read more Building Structure How much steel does it take to improve patient care? At Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Oregon, the magic number is 950 tons. That’s enough steel for more than seven Statues of Liberty. It’s also enough structural steel to support AMC’... Read more OCT Cover Thanks to her co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital, Deanne Porchowsky, a surgical circulating nurse, is now a member of the Walla Walla University Church. Photo by Matthew B. Zimmerman Read more Building Project Updates Hanford Planning New HospitalIn early 2007, the Adventist Health Board of Directors approved funding for a new 175,000-square-foot medical center to replace the structure that currently houses Hanford Community Medical Center in Central California... Read more OCT Cover Thanks to her co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital, Deanne Porchowsky, a surgical circulating nurse, is now a member of the Walla Walla University Church. Photo by Matthew B. Zimmerman Read more Building Project Updates Hanford Planning New HospitalIn early 2007, the Adventist Health Board of Directors approved funding for a new 175,000-square-foot medical center to replace the structure that currently houses Hanford Community Medical Center in Central California... Read more Building Relationships After graduating from Walla Walla College, Don and Sharon Ammon left the rural splendor of Washington state and headed east—east into the thriving metropolis of Chicago, such as it was in 1964.Laying the FoundationStarting his career at Hinsdale H... Read more Building Character Thanks to a stint in the military, Deanne Porchowsky changed her career path. Thanks to incredible co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH), she transformed her whole life.While working as a network administrator in the Air Force, Deanne ... Read more Building Relationships After graduating from Walla Walla College, Don and Sharon Ammon left the rural splendor of Washington state and headed east—east into the thriving metropolis of Chicago, such as it was in 1964.Laying the FoundationStarting his career at Hinsdale H... Read more Building Character Thanks to a stint in the military, Deanne Porchowsky changed her career path. Thanks to incredible co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH), she transformed her whole life.While working as a network administrator in the Air Force, Deanne ... Read more Others Health Fun Facts 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 Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more Praying for Rain The members of the Salmon (Idaho) Church were excited as the appointed 10 days (June 27–July 7) of Operation Global Rain approached. Operation Global Rain was a 10-day prayer event modeled after the early church in Acts 2. Ever since the falling o... Read more Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more Health Fun Facts 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 When Adventist Health Calls Over the past four months our family has been anguishing over some job offers—three of which we considered seriously. The thought of eventually leaving our beloved friends and family here in Walla Walla feels overwhelming; yet through this process... Read more Praying for Rain The members of the Salmon (Idaho) Church were excited as the appointed 10 days (June 27–July 7) of Operation Global Rain approached. Operation Global Rain was a 10-day prayer event modeled after the early church in Acts 2. Ever since the falling o... Read more News Tok Church Conducts Quest for Truth VBS Kincaids Launch Faith Ministry in Kotzebue Do You Have a Spirit of Adventure? Camp Lorraine Bursting at the Seams Middleton Church Breaks Ground Avalanche Ranch Comes to Caldwell A Friendship Brings Woman to Christ Ronan District Welcomes New Pastoral Couple Long Wait Ends People to People Ministries Promotes a Healthier Community New Staff at Milo Bringing promise for a great new year Oregon Youth Challenge JesusThe Water of Life Church Parade Float Teaching with the Brain in Mind Creation Seminar Builds Bridges for Hockinson Heights Church New Faces at PAA Running Forward Prineville Adventist Church Mission to Alaska Hood River Group Travels Far to Bring Joy CAA Teams with LLU for Summer Geology Course Baptism at Sun Lakes State Park New Name Walla Walla University Church Begins New Chapter UCC Vacation Bible Schools Reach 1,500 Children Setting Up Messiah's Mansion Ministry in Mexico WWU Graduates Reach Out Across the Border 'If I Ever Decide to Become a Member...' A Stitch in Time Ministry Stitches Handiwork for Mission Field A Church Plant Grows in Eastside Youth Challenge Meets the Challenge The Little School That Did! PAS Opens School Year in New Building Riding the Extra Mile AAA Freshman Makes a Difference Public Vs. Private School The Debate for Innocence New Chapter, Same Purpose Northwest Christian School Prepares for New Facility
Building Vision The only constant in life is change and nowhere is that more evident than health care. The business of health care has transformed in the last several decades, even more so in the last few years. On the cusp of a substantial change myself, I write... Read more
Building Community In 1913, one year before World War I began, what is now Tillamook County General Hospital (TCGH) opened its doors on the Oregon Coast. Changing hands several times throughout the next 60 years, TCGH eventually joined Adventist Health in the early ... Read more
Building Vision The only constant in life is change and nowhere is that more evident than health care. The business of health care has transformed in the last several decades, even more so in the last few years. On the cusp of a substantial change myself, I write... Read more
Building Structure How much steel does it take to improve patient care? At Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Oregon, the magic number is 950 tons. That’s enough steel for more than seven Statues of Liberty. It’s also enough structural steel to support AMC’... Read more
Building Structure How much steel does it take to improve patient care? At Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Oregon, the magic number is 950 tons. That’s enough steel for more than seven Statues of Liberty. It’s also enough structural steel to support AMC’... Read more
OCT Cover Thanks to her co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital, Deanne Porchowsky, a surgical circulating nurse, is now a member of the Walla Walla University Church. Photo by Matthew B. Zimmerman Read more
Building Project Updates Hanford Planning New HospitalIn early 2007, the Adventist Health Board of Directors approved funding for a new 175,000-square-foot medical center to replace the structure that currently houses Hanford Community Medical Center in Central California... Read more
OCT Cover Thanks to her co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital, Deanne Porchowsky, a surgical circulating nurse, is now a member of the Walla Walla University Church. Photo by Matthew B. Zimmerman Read more
Building Project Updates Hanford Planning New HospitalIn early 2007, the Adventist Health Board of Directors approved funding for a new 175,000-square-foot medical center to replace the structure that currently houses Hanford Community Medical Center in Central California... Read more
Building Relationships After graduating from Walla Walla College, Don and Sharon Ammon left the rural splendor of Washington state and headed east—east into the thriving metropolis of Chicago, such as it was in 1964.Laying the FoundationStarting his career at Hinsdale H... Read more
Building Character Thanks to a stint in the military, Deanne Porchowsky changed her career path. Thanks to incredible co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH), she transformed her whole life.While working as a network administrator in the Air Force, Deanne ... Read more
Building Relationships After graduating from Walla Walla College, Don and Sharon Ammon left the rural splendor of Washington state and headed east—east into the thriving metropolis of Chicago, such as it was in 1964.Laying the FoundationStarting his career at Hinsdale H... Read more
Building Character Thanks to a stint in the military, Deanne Porchowsky changed her career path. Thanks to incredible co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH), she transformed her whole life.While working as a network administrator in the Air Force, Deanne ... Read more
Health Fun Facts 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
Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more
Praying for Rain The members of the Salmon (Idaho) Church were excited as the appointed 10 days (June 27–July 7) of Operation Global Rain approached. Operation Global Rain was a 10-day prayer event modeled after the early church in Acts 2. Ever since the falling o... Read more
Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more
Health Fun Facts 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
When Adventist Health Calls Over the past four months our family has been anguishing over some job offers—three of which we considered seriously. The thought of eventually leaving our beloved friends and family here in Walla Walla feels overwhelming; yet through this process... Read more
Praying for Rain The members of the Salmon (Idaho) Church were excited as the appointed 10 days (June 27–July 7) of Operation Global Rain approached. Operation Global Rain was a 10-day prayer event modeled after the early church in Acts 2. Ever since the falling o... Read more
