Mini-Mission Trip to Sweet Home Nearly 75 "missionaries," from a dozen churches around the Oregon Conference, recently participated in a three-day mini-mission trip, the community impact weekend, to Sweet Home, Ore.On Friday morning, teams headed out to tackle a list of jobs the... Read more
Signs of God in Guatemala On Milo’s mission trip to the beautiful country of Guatemala, I saw signs of God everywhere! Our group had the opportunity to have fun and experience the culture, but more importantly, we had the privilege of serving at ICAP, in Poptún.Our daily r... Read more
Sharing God's Love Pathfinder Fair 2011 It's a typical cloudy spring day outside, but inside it's an exciting, fun-filled celebration of Pathfinder ministry.The Oregon Conference Pathfinder Fair was held May 15 at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany, Ore. The day started with 36 Pathf... Read more
Midweek Family Night a Success On March 9, the Albany (Ore.) Church kicked off a 13-week trial of a midweek Family Night, offering several different classes.In addition to the already existing Bible-study group that met at the church on Wednesday nights, Vonda Fairchild offered... Read more
Treasure Chest Legacy Workshops Bring Healing and Spiritual Growth Journaling has been known to unlock the secrets of the heart, and that is exactly what it did for the members of Riverside Church in Washougal, Wash., who participated in the Treasure Chest Legacy Workshops conducted by Joanne Valiando, Mary McInt... Read more
The Full Plate Diet: Are You Eating Enough to Lose Weight? Riverside Church members, in Washougal, Wash., have embarked on a health adventure: the Full Plate Diet. The adventure began with a Taste and See Health Seminar on March 14, which introduced the principles for healthful living that Seventh-day Adv... Read more
Not Just for Moms Tawny Sportsman was the speaker at the Riverside Church in Washougal, Wash., for Mother's Day Sabbath on May 7. Her sermon was a treat for everyone, not just mothers. Sportsman, Oregon Conference Lifeline Music and Ministry speaker, mother and gra... Read more
PAA Students Take Guatemala Mission Trip This spring Portland Adventist Academy students traveled to Guatemala where International Children's Care runs an orphanage to care for 90 children.The mission trip focused on constructing a sidewalk and repairing the church interior and foundatio... Read more
Adventist Medical Center Chaplains Commissioned Pam Proudfit and Wanda Vaz, both chaplains at Adventist Medical Center in Portland, Ore., were commissioned with ministerial credentials during an April 15 ceremony at the hospital.Proudfit was born and raised in Jamaica. In 1988 she moved to the ... Read more
