Tenth YACS Camp Meeting Attracts 600 The 10th Annual Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) Mini-camp Meeting, Oct. 4 and 5, this year featured a three-part sermon series, “Images Etched in Your Mind,” by Pastor Peter Neri.Violinist Jaime Jorge shared his story and music with youth... Read more
Canbys Bug Safari Twenty-six children from the Canby Adventist Church and community buzzed around seven vacation Bible school exploration stations this summer.Each day at “Bug Safari,” the children met in small, mixed-age groups to discover important Bible truths, ... Read more
Sutherlin Members Remember 9-11 Heroism Members of the Sutherlin, Ore., Church hosted a well-attended community program to commemorate the heroism of rescue workers who lost their lives or were injured in the line of duty, Sept. 11, 2001.Bob Cotterman provided special patriotic musical ... Read more
Albany Hosts 9/11 Commemoration Members of the Albany, Ore., Church threw open their doors on Sabbath, Sep. 14, inviting the community to take part in a special 9-11 commemorative program and recognition ceremony held to honor local safety agencies.Sabbath school superintendent ... Read more
Emerald Thumbs Emerald Christian Academy 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students help Grass Roots Gardens groom local community gardens for the winter. The gardens provide food for Lane County Food Bank, which offers free dinners at various local churches for needy f... Read more
PAAs Wonderful Surprise “I believe that there is a hunger among our young people today to take a stand and be counted as fully-committed followers of Christ,” said Les Zollbrecht, Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) new chaplain, at his first Week of Prayer series on ca... Read more
Revelations at a Synagogue When Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) Junior Class members pulled into the parking lot of the Synagogue Nevah Shalom, an impressive building loomed before them, as anticipation hung in the air.Dave Allen, CAA Bible teacher, led the group into the ... Read more
Oregon Women Sponsor Filipino Evangelism Holding up a four-inch celery stick on a fork, Romulo asked, “What do you call this?”Oregon Conference Women’s Ministries Director Corleen Johnson and I had taken Romulo Tuballes to eat at Izzy’s in Bend, Ore., after the Oregon Conference Christia... Read more
Milo Friends and Parents Support Their School Parents, alumni, and friends of Milo Adventist Academy in southern Oregon are supporting their school in new and effective ways.A newly formed group, “Parents for Milo,” gathered Oct. 13 to work from 8 a.m. until dusk, roofing a faculty home, pain... Read more