World News Briefs - October 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the World News Briefs page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more
Excellence in Thought WWU Students Learn With the World's Best Scholars Since 1994, Walla Walla University has been connected with one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world: Oxford University. Every year, up to four students are accepted to spend a summer, a semester or entire year learning wit... Read more
More WWU News Ears Ringing on Campus? Here's Why!Summer Students Baptized in Bible LandsThe WWU — Shakespeare Connection Read more
Adventist Health News Notes Pavilion Opens at Adventist Medical CenterAdventist Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., recently held a grand opening event for its new pavilion, drawing hundreds of attendees. The celebration featured a program with local and state dignitaries, a ... Read more
White Center Grows as a Church White Center Spanish Church, in Seattle, Wash., is the fastest growing church in the Northwest — and it didn't exist before December 2007.Eighteen people from area Spanish churches fasted 23 hours a day for two months before their first meeting on... Read more
Youth Experience Joy of Service Working together, spending time with friends, and service were rolled together into one weekend at the Local Teen Mission Trip in July.Fifty-four teens and chaperones descended on Chehalis, Wash., with the theme "Stand Up, Reach Out and Experience... Read more
AAA Welcomes New Faculty A Campus Committed to Christ Auburn Adventist Academy is pleased to welcome the arrival of seven new faculty members to our team.Marvin Mitchell, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has accepted the position of interim principal. In addition to his passion for youth, he enjoys spendin... Read more
Spiritual Revival Marks Camp Meeting Spiritual revival marked Washington Adventist Camp Meeting in June as attendees prayed for the Holy Spirit.Speakers — from Dan Bentzinger, Washington Conference evangelist, and Shawn Boonstra, It Is Written speaker/director, to Ty Gibson, Light Be... Read more
Re:Frame Seattle Leaders Examine Postmodern Culture and Ministry Leaders and members in Washington Conference explored cultural shifts in relation to ministry through two sets of presentations on postmodernism. In April, Ty Gibson, Light Bearers Ministry co-director, provided pastors with a foundational underst... Read more