From Mexico To Wapato A Mission Trip Takes a U-Turn When the Walla Walla City Church’s mission trip to Mexico fell through this spring, little did they know what God had in store for them.“We had planned to return to Nogales, Mexico, where we built a church in December of 2007,” says Mark Etchell, ... Read more
Crossw@lk Youth Lead River Rescue The weekend of June 7 was like the previous three — Sunday river rafting with the Wenatchee (Wash.) Adventist Church youth group also known as Crossw@lk. The rafting trip was different in one way though: participants rescued four rafters whose boa... Read more
Equally Yoked More than two hundred years of marriage and service The three Gerking siblings count over two hundred years of marriage between them. With that kind of record, Marjie, Darlene, and Duane owe a lot to the solid foundation laid by their parents.It all began when an adventuresome young lady came west ... Read more
Coeur d'Alene Hosts Streams of Light Education Rally L. Roo McKenzie, Loma Linda Academy’s head principal, captivated those attending the Streams of Light education rally in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sabbath, April 18, 2009.Streams of Light, the Upper Columbia Conference capital campaign to raise mon... Read more
East Wenatchee Health Classes Draw a Crowd Tantalizing aromas greeted each participant enrolled in the Live Longer, Live Better classes offered at the Valley View Adventist Church in East Wenatchee, Wash. From Jan. through Mar., Brenda Mandelis and a support team took 65 eager participants... Read more
Merritt Receives Student-of-the-Year Award Stephanie Merritt, Walla Walla Valley Academy senior, is the recipient of the Walla Walla Valley Exchange Club's Student-of-the-Year award. She has attended WWVA the past three years. Merritt has been a student leader on campus. She has traveled o... Read more
Orofino Holds Gardening Seminar David Stottlemyer, former La Sierra University agriculture instructor, shared with more than 70 gardeners and potential gardeners how to maximize the gardening experience Sunday afternoon, April 26, at the Orofino (Idaho) Adventist Church fellowsh... Read more
Spokane Valley Portrays Journey to the Cross Nearly 3,000 people attended Journey to the Cross, an outdoor Easter pageant presented by the Spokane Valley Adventist Church, April 10–12. In its second year, the pageant attendance more than doubled that of last year.Many miracles took place. On... Read more
WWVA Reaches Out to the Community Walla Walla Valley Academy reaches out to the community in multiple ways.One outreach this year included Cliff Dolph's freshman English class. Dolph had students visit and interview senior citizens at a local assisted living facility. Students the... Read more