Jaci Velasquez in Kelso-Longview On Friday, July 24, Jaci Velasquez, multi-Grammy award nominee, was at the Kelso-Longview (Wash.) Church for a benefit concert for the local Community Service Center. The community-focused event highlighted a ministry that has served the community... Read more
Sidewalk Kids Hour Wraps Up Sixth Season Several rows of children scrunch together on the front edge of a tarp in Orchards Park in Vancouver, Wash., waiting for the weekly Sidewalk Kids Hour to begin.Greg and Shelly Hillman, "pied pipers" from the Orchards Church, have led a growing team... Read more
Feeding the Flathead St. Matthews is where the dinner event happens the third Sabbath every other month at 5 p.m.Cynthia Greene and Leala Bowman are the coordinating members of the Kalispell (Mont.) Adventist Church dinner for those who can use a helping hand and some... Read more
Havre District Annual Campout The weekend of July 31 found folks in the Havre, Mont., district enjoying an annual campout in beautiful Beaver Creek Park in the spectacular Bears Paw Mountains. Attendance was the highest ever with friends and former members gathering from Virgi... Read more
Montanans Learn to Cope with Disaster Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, famine, pandemics, floods, fire and other disasters are just a part of life on this sinful planet. While we can't stop disasters, there are things we can do to mitigate their effects on our families, friends and ... Read more
Magabook It's More Than Literature The Magabook program is doing much more than distributing good literature or helping Idaho students earn funds for school. It's training leaders.Lindsay Nelson, Gem State Adventist Academy senior, says the Magabook program has helped her do "lots ... Read more
Truth for Youth Gains Siberian Yupik Teens in Alaska Bill and Elouise Hawkes, a daring missionary couple serving St. Lawrence Island west of the Bering Sea, were deployed to the village of Savoonga. St. Lawrence is an island that lies closer to Siberia than it does to Alaska.The Hawkes, along with v... Read more
Alaska Men's Retreat 2010 This past July 23–25, more than 70 or 80 men traveled through a remote Alaskan goldmine for a spiritual feast. The 20-mile trip into the retreat is through "some of the most scenic, rugged country in central Alaska," says one attendee. "There is n... Read more
WWU Students Tackle International Business Hands-on I wanted to experience being out of my comfort zone, and I wanted to learn more about another culture, so I decided to go to China."These are the words of Chris Maravilla, Walla Walla University junior business administration major. He, along with... Read more
