Portland Adventist Academy Welcomes New Staff Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has welcomed three new teachers to its staff, all of whom bring a combination of experience and Christian commitment.Joan Oksenholt, a fifth-generation teacher, has been the principal at Lincoln City Adventist Juni... Read more
Another KEEP Mystery...Stay Tuned! Kimberly faced a huge dilemma last Christmas. She wanted the very best for her eight-year-old son Cody. And Cody wanted to stay in his Christian school—wanted to so badly that when Mom asked him what he would like for Christmas, he replied, “I wan... Read more
PAA Student Leader Baptized at Graduation During Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) graduation weekend, Senior Class member Katee Hickerson was baptized and joined the Adventist Church.One of her teachers, Pastor Jim Robertson, performed the ceremony, as her relatives, friends, and clas... Read more
Milo Enlists In Fire-fighting Effort When a forest fire starts, it takes many people and days of work to put it out.To work efficiently, they must set up fire camps—as they did in July on the campus of Milo Adventist Academy.Crews use these camps for making maps, developing strategie... Read more
Milo Presents Awards On Family Weekend Theta Tau Alpha, Milo Adventist Academy girls’ club, planned a recent Spring Family Weekend that attracted a full house of family and friends.Each year, Milo honors a family as a representative of those who give so much to the Academy and this yea... Read more
Leon Wadsworth, 103 Shines with Father Time “How much were soybeans in the early 1900s, Dad?” asked his daughter Vida.“Three dollars for a 100-pound sack,” replied Leon Wadsworth.Wadsworth, now 103, was honored as part of a recent Father’s Day celebration at the Gladstone Park Adventist Chu... Read more
Mid-Columbia School Parades its Mission Mid-Columbia Adventist School (MCAS), 60 miles east of Portland, Ore., in beautiful Hood River, is a small school with an average student count of 54.Mt. Adams appears out its front door, to the north; Mt. Hood graces its backdoor scenery.Like the... Read more
Hood View Leads Evangelistic Team to Romania A light began to shine deep in the heart of Romania, as a small town of farmers and sheepherders saw the love of Jesus shine through acts of kindness, singing, health ministry, multimedia, and preaching.Les Zollbrecht, then Hood View Church youth ... Read more
Laurelwood Students Travel to El Salvador Eleven Laurelwood students, two staff members, and their pastor recently spent three weeks working, preaching, and teaching in El Salvador.At Hogar Escuela Adventista orphanage, they built additions onto houses for 150 children, helped at the loca... Read more
