Women of Faith Road Trip Women's Ministry in a Small Town A small group of women packed up and made the eight-hour trip from Garden Valley, Idaho, to Portland, Ore., to enjoy a weekend filled with music, teaching and praising Christ at the Women of Faith event. Event speakers shared of how God continued ... Read more
Reaching Out by Sharing a Better Way to Live “I want my husband to live longer!” was the response from the wife of one of my patients. “I was so excited about the movie Forks Over Knives that I went on their website and purchased the DVD and a whole box of books!” This was one of the many en... Read more
Cyclists Ride for Let's Move Day The Enterprise (Ore.) Church held a 50-mile bicycle ride from Joseph, Ore., to the Hells Canyon Overlook on Sept. 25, 2011, to provide local support for the national Let's Move Day and Adventists InStep for Life initiatives.Church members provided... Read more
Weiser Fiddle Fest Outreach Encourages Healthy Habits for a Longer Life Huddles of teens approached the Your Health Age booth and asked to take the test during the annual National Old-time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival in small-town Weiser, Idaho. Church members handed out clipboards and pens. They answered many ques... Read more
Roosenberg Presents in Emmett The Emmett, Idaho, congregation recently completed a seminar on Islam and Christianity in Bible Prophecy as presented by speaker and author Tim Roosenberg.There were 10 evening presentations with dinner provided between sessions. The lectures were... Read more
Members of Eastern Idaho Churches Unite to Reach State Fair Attendees Members of five congregations in the Eastern Idaho pastoral district united to reach out to those attending the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot, Idaho, this past September. With nearly 200,000 attendees passing through the gates of the event... Read more
Eagle Pathfinders, Adventurers, Beavers and Lambs Participate in Pathfinder Sabbath Nearly 40 Golden Eagles Pathfinders, Adventurers, Eager Beavers, Little Lambs and staff participated in the Pathfinder Sabbath program at Eagle (Idaho) Church on Oct. 15.Three Pathfinders, seven Adventurers, six Eager Beavers and three Little Lamb... Read more
Idaho Christian Women's Retreat Says Goodbye to Mary Ellsworth Sept. 9–11 marked the 25th anniversary of the Idaho Christian Women's Retreat, a lay-led ministry held every year at Camp Ida Haven in McCall, Idaho. The Idaho CWR, as it's commonly referred to, was one of the first of its kind in the North Pacifi... Read more
Idaho Youth Rush Wraps up Summer 2011 The Idaho Youth Rush program started in the summer of 2009 as a student literature evangelist program, also known as colporteuring. This summer was the third and best summer for the Idaho Conference, with 19 young adults (high school and college a... Read more