Great Falls Harvest Party One of the favorite social events in the Great Falls (Mont.) Church is the annual harvest party, sponsored by the Five Falls Christian School. Over the years, members have had everything from bake sales to carnivals.This year was no exception with... Read more
Billings Features All-Youth All-Night Lock-in Following an outpouring of requests for more youth programs and activities, the Billings (Mont.) Adventist Church made plans for an all-youth, all-night lock-in at the church on Oct. 31, 2009. It was set to begin immediately following the first fa... Read more
Gem State Student Speaks Out for Christ I paused, my eyes dancing and my hands in the air, mid-motion. The children leaned forward eagerly awaiting the answer to my question. As speaker for the Sept.14–18, 2009, Week of Prayer at Caldwell (Idaho) Adventist Elementary School, I was enjoy... Read more
Middleton Church Celebrates Baptisms in New Building On Nov. 21, 2009, the Middleton (Idaho) Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrated its first baptism in their new building. Alvin Schnell, head elder, baptized Charles and Frances Cortez. He also baptized his son-in-law, David Robertson.Special guest... Read more
Bristol Bay Mission School Still Has an Impact Forty years after the mission school in Aleknagik, Alaska, closed, its impact continues. Fred Davis attended there as a teenager in the 1960s from the village of Selawik, Alaska. He was baptized early on, but with subsequent struggles and victorie... Read more
GC Youth Director Speaks to Young Alaskans The first-ever Alaskan Youth Summit was held at Anchorage Junior Academy Oct. 30–31, 2009. Organization was provided by the Alaska Youth Ministries. The event was designed to address youth development needs, promote leadership skills, enable and e... Read more
A Spiritual Lifeline Ministries Class Experiences Practical Application For the staff of Positive Life Radio, the Adventist radio station broadcasting from the campus of Walla Walla University, cooperation with students is a time-honored tradition. But when Kevin Krueger, station manager and afternoon host, invited Pa... Read more
Walla Walla Physician Focuses on Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine Whether he's treating a headache or helping someone learn how to lose weight, Gily Ionescu, M.D., has a passion for people and health that's obvious."There are two big rewards in medicine," Ionescu says. "One is restoring a sick person to health. ... Read more
