What Generous Students We Have Students in grades 5–10 at Mid-Columbia Adventist School (MCAS) had made a commitment before Christmas vacation to do something for someone other than themselves. They had thought of finding and sponsoring a needy child in another country. Then th... Read more
Oregon Volunteer-led Meetings in India Draw 62,000 Twenty people from the North Pacific Union (plus a few others) took a vacation from traffic, busy phones, bills and appointments. But they weren’t headed for beach chairs and palm trees. They left all the comforts of home and traveled to the other... Read more
Bouldering Gym at PAA Approximately 250 friends and supporters of Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) met for the dedication and opening of the bouldering gym—a structure that allows participants to ascend climbing walls using various hand holds fastened to surfaces that ... Read more
HVJA Junk-Free Spree Raises $2,150 for ADRA The 23 students of Hood View Junior Academy’s (HVJA) junior high Bible class were determined to participate in the tsunami-relief process and decided to develop their own fundraiser.We didn’t have the power to organize a nation-wide charity and we... Read more
PJ's Place Question: Why is the Bible important for me today?Answer: I am amazed how convenient it has become to stay connected with each other. We have e-mail, instant messaging, webcam, and cellular phones so we can go anywhere and still stay connected.God... Read more
Children's Worship Festival Features the Musical, "Hadassah" More than 1,000 young and not-so-young people converged on the grounds of the Evangelical Center in Milwaukie, Ore., for the ninth annual Oregon Conference Children’s Worship Festival. The festival focuses on providing special programming for chil... Read more
Oregon Conference Hosts NAD Adventurer Leadership Convention "Heaven: The Ultimate Adventure” was the theme for the 15th annual North American Division Adventurer Ministries Convention held Feb. 24–27 at the Thunderbird Hotel in Jantzen Beach, Ore. More than 200 Adventurer leaders from the United States, Ca... Read more
NW 2A league interest in PAA student athletes At the most recent meeting of the secondary school principals of the Northwest 2-A league of the Oregon State Athletic Association (OSAA) attended by Portland Adventist Academy ’s principal, Gale Crosby, and PAA athletic director and basketball co... Read more
Adventist Woman Completes Honolulu Marathon First in Her Division Gladys Burrill, 86, made history on Dec. 12, 2004, as the oldest woman to ever complete the Honolulu Marathon. In just over nine hours after crossing the starting line she finished first in her division.Last year while watching the marathon begin,... Read more