Intentional Friendship Leads to Baptism Tom and Sharon Hughes looked radiant as they prepared for their baptism June 20.They recently moved from California to Deary, Idaho, where they lived most of their lives.Upon arriving in Deary, Tom and Sharon enlisted Lon Boothby, a local Adventis... Read more
Cowboy Camp Meeting Draws a Crowd The most recent Adventist Horseman's Association Cowboy Camp Meeting was held June 30–July 4 at Tamarack Springs, outside Ellensburg, Wash. Highlights of the 27th annual Cowboy Camp Meeting included stunning scenery, rich spiritual food and good f... Read more
Camp Chelan Adventure Recently the Wenatchee youth ministry department, Crossw@lk, took 40 youth and ministry staff to Camp Chelan, Wash., for a weekend of paintball, swimming, snorkeling, boating, jet skiing and worship. Camp Chelan is a Seventh-day Adventist owned ca... Read more
Baptism Becomes Witnessing Opportunity When 11-year-old Beth Ann Dobson came to live in Northport, Wash., last fall she didn't know what was in store for her life. She only came to spend six months with her great aunt and uncle due to family difficulties.Soon Dobson began to enjoy the ... Read more
VBS Rides at Gladstone Park Church This year's Vacation Bible School theme was "Avalanche Ranch — A Wild Ride through God's Word." Children, ages 5–12, attended the program from July 6–10 at Gladstone (Ore.) Park Church. There were 16 volunteers who helped out with an average atten... Read more
The Road Back to Gladstone She was born in Lents — one of Portland's blue-collar neighborhoods on the southeast side. Both her parents were Adventists; in fact, "My mother and brother helped build the Lents Church," says Barbara Butler. That's why, beginning in 1936, she we... Read more
PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff Portland Adventist Academy welcomes: Tim Erich, Stephen Lundquist, Drechelle Larry, Jonathan Schaffer and Greg Damazo as new teachers and staff members.Erich joins PAA as head of the social studies department. He and his wife, Kristy, have two son... Read more
Happy Bridge of Fellowship About 12 years ago, the Canby (Ore.) Church began renting their quarters to members of the Pacific Covenant Mennonite Church for Sunday services.Shortly after arriving in October of 2007 as the new pastor for the Canby Church, Charles Williams mad... Read more
Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve This year's theme, Powered to Serve, sought to give attendees the tools and encouragement needed to better serve their families, churches, communities and beyond. The 80th annual Gladstone (Ore.), Camp Meeting brought together an unusually large c... Read more
