The Senior Experience: Not What It Used To Be This has been quite an historic year for seniors, and at Columbia Adventist Academy in Battle Ground, Washington, it isn’t just due to COVID-19. It began in the fall of 2019, which now seems an eternity ago, when seniors returned to find a new cla... Read more
My Reflections After Participating In A Peaceful Protest I am writing this to share my reflections of participating in a peaceful protest in the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. I participated in support of my Black brothers and sisters, and to pray for our city, state and nation... Read more
Big Lake Youth Camp's Lodge Gets New Life The 116 mph winds were far stronger than anyone had expected, sprinting down the Clackamas River through Portland, Oregon, tipping over trash cans and snapping off giant trees as if they were stalks of wheat. When calm finally came, Gladstone Park... Read more
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Sharon Church members are still ministering to our church, our families and our Portland community. Read more
Model UN Students Debate World Action, Coronavirus Response Three weeks before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, 122 junior high and high school students from Oregon Seventh-day Adventist schools met at Portland Adventist Academy for their third annual Model United Nations. Read more
Sharing Rocks Brings Joy Finding unexpected ways to bring hope and joy to others is more important than ever. Tricia Erickson, a member at Sunnyside Adventist Church in Portland, Oregon, transforms ordinary river rocks into unexpected encouragement. Read more
Unusual Times Spawn Infectious Creativity “One of our young adults in our group recently attended a suicide prevention awareness event for her psychology degree, and they talked about these signs that say things like, ‘Don’t give up’ and ‘You are worthy of love.’ She suggested that we put... Read more
Sharing God's Love With Coats How will people learn about the love of Jesus? Only as they see His love demonstrated by those who love Him. This is what People to People Ministries is all about: sharing God’s love. Read more
Maranatha Invades Castle Rock They came in RVs, they came in vans, they came in cars … and they came. There were huge RVs everywhere. The parking lot for the church and the community services building looked like a KOA campground, but Castle Rock Adventist Church in southwest ... Read more