Plant Closure in Goldendale Opens Doors for Employment When an aluminum plant near Goldendale, Wash., closed in March, leaving 700 unemployed in a town of 3,000 and in surrounding Klickitat County, local church members knew they could not sit idly by."The closure affected our Goldendale members as muc... Read more
VBS Children Share with Bangladesh Children learned the joy of sharing God’s love by bringing 57 small toys for orphans in Bangladesh to the Super Cool Undersea Bible Adventure (SCUBA) Vacation Bible School in Pendleton, Ore. One young boy gave eight of his own toy cars. Pilot Rock... Read more
Young People Involved in Sonmer Ministries Three young people from the Pendleton district were involved in Sonmer Ministries this summer. Sonmer (a fusion of "Son" and "summer") workers Shakina Colcord, Joe Radelfinger and Nathan Shaw grew in maturity and knowledge during their school brea... Read more
Wenatchee Teen Raises Funds for the Maasai Shane Wood, an 18-year-old Cascade Christian Academy senior, organized two lucrative fundraisers this summer to benefit the Maasai population in Kenya, Africa. The money he raised will help drill a well and install a pump and filtration system for... Read more
Bluebird Sabbath Bluebird Sabbath—What, is there a special Sabbath for Bluebirds? Well in a way there was for Yakima (Wash.) Church's juniors.David Rattray, who enjoys the challenge of inspiring children, makes bluebird houses and, from time to time, lets the juni... Read more
A Working Man Jim Wright. We saw him in church every Sabbath, a slight man in a soft grey suit and a black bow tie. In fact, his car was always in the parking lot before nine o’clock.Then one Sabbath, his daughter, Barbara Brown, asked us to pray for him. "He f... Read more
KEEP Scholarships An Answer to Prayer When school started this year at Adventist schools in the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC), prayers had been answered. They were the prayers of many parents whose children might not have been able to attend an Adventist school because of financial ... Read more
A Performance of Joy SJA Showcases Young Musicians Spokane Junior Academy (SJA) students filled the air with their musical talent at the annual spring concert in May. Music director Loren Frost crafted a concert full of youthful energy and increasing talent. Read more