Gift of Love Holds Open House Laurelwood Neighbors Participate Gift of Love held an open house Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 in the old Laurelwood store building. Scott Noon, from the Oregon Department of Human Services, came and answered questions from the 40 neighbors, including 16 Laurelwood Church members, who at... Read more
Knowing God Evangelistic Series in Grants Pass More than 75 people came every night for the Grants Pass Church evangelistic series Oct. 12–Nov. 10, 2007. Edward Nelson, assistant pastor, was the speaker for the series "Knowing God." The series emphasized the character of God, His love and how ... Read more
PAA Celebrates Portland Marathon Finishers Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) has a long tradition of physical fitness. Today's students and staff continue to demonstrate the importance of fitness by participating in the famous Portland Marathon.The marathon weaves 26.6 miles over forested h... Read more
Columbia Adventist Academy Soon to Build New Administration Building The Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) operating board voted in November 2007 to begin construction on the school's new administration building.Along with the early signs of construction, fund raising efforts have begun. In the last few months, indi... Read more
Milo's Program Comes Alive With Living Christmas Wreath Elementary students, academy students and faculty members from Milo Academy joined together to tell the wonderful story of God's greatest gift to man in a unique way this Christmas. As visitors to Milo's Christmas concert walked into the sanctuary... Read more
Santa Clara Church Celebrates Life and Gives Quilts The Santa Clara Church had occasion to celebrate Nov. 17, 2007. Samantha Shipley, church member and Laurelwood Academy student, was celebrating her 15th birthday just after completing months of chemotherapy. A year earlier, she underwent surgery f... Read more
Angels in Blue Jeans Mrs. Waters, a resident in Vernonia, (Ore.) was up to her knees in water when the flood waters came to her small town.Volunteers have been swarming the town since, including more than 125 Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) juniors and seniors.On Dec... Read more
Montana Teens ShareHIM Now that is something I could do," Amos, 17, thought to himself after he listened to lay members present the spring ShareHIM meetings at the Kalispell, (Mont.) Church. About the same time Derek, 13, asked his dad if he could give a ShareHIM talk a... Read more
Gem State Students Help Six Families Have a Merry Christmas It was Christmas 1972 when the student association first invited more than 20 disadvantaged children to a special Christmas party. The party became an instant tradition. Now, 35 years later, more than 1,000 children have been "adopted" by Gem Stat... Read more
