Richland Welcomes New Family Member from Half a World Away Richland (Wash.) Church members welcomed a new sister in Christ from half a world away as they celebrated the baptism of Wenjing Ma on Dec. 24, 2011.Wenjing, a Chinese student, met fellow countryman, Yafan Zhao, 18 months ago while both were study... Read more
A Changed Life Christian Education Makes a Difference When most people look at me, they see a person with good friends, good grades and a good home life, and, for the most part, they’re right.But few know what it took for me to reach this place in my life.The year before I came to Milo Adventist Acad... Read more
PAA Offers Advanced Placement Calculus The first Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy (PAA) Advanced Placement (AP) calculus students will complete their final exams this spring and potentially receive college credit for their work.Calculus is a foundational course for students interested... Read more
Kelso-Longview Student Honored as Top Youth Volunteer Skyler Lee, a sixth grader at Kelso-Longview (Wash.) Adventist School, is being honored as one of the top two youth volunteers in the state of Washington. She is a 2012 winner of the Spirit of Community Award given in collaboration between Prudent... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Member Writes Award-winning Book The story of Gladstone (Ore.) Park Church member Hedi Jones' miraculous deliverance from wartime danger and near-death is chronicled in her recently published, award-winning book, Under the Shadow of the Almighty.The daughter of an Adventist pasto... Read more
Parenting the Second Generation Project PATCH Helps Grandparents Project PATCH presented a weekend seminar in Portland, Ore., to answer a growing need for equipping and empowering grandparents to become effective parents to their grandchildren."In one week we received seven phone calls from grandmothers raising... Read more
Area Leaders Dedicate New Oasis Facility Adventists from four area churches helped Oasis Christian Center, an Adventist fellowship in Vancouver, Wash., celebrate their move into a new, larger worship facility Feb. 10–11.More than 50 people gathered at the new building on Friday night for... Read more
Montana's Pathfinders Compete in Bible Achievement Program Misty rain turned to snow as forecasted on Feb. 18. It was right on time to kick off the second-annual Montana Conference Pathfinder Bible Achievement program in Bozeman, Mont.The program's 90 questions covered in detail Isaiah 1–55, along with th... Read more
Montana Women's Ministries Celebrates 20 Years The 20th anniversary of Montana women's ministries was celebrated Oct. 7–9 at Fairmont (Mont.) Hot Springs Resort. Great excitement buzzed as women from across Montana arrived and greeted their friends, prayer partners and sisters in Christ. Some ... Read more
