New Chapter, Same Purpose Northwest Christian School Prepares for New Facility After serving the Puyallup community as Nelson Crane Christian School for more than 50 years, the eight-grade school recently changed its name to Northwest Christian School.Along with the name change, the school is also getting a new building. On ... Read more
'If I Ever Decide to Become a Member...' "If I ever decide to become a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church, Pastor, you are the one I will want to talk to, OK?"These words were spoken 20 years ago by Warren Jeffries to Gary Ellis, Chehalis (Wash.) Church pastor. Jeffries recently ... Read more
A Stitch in Time Ministry Stitches Handiwork for Mission Field Bellingham Church recently began Fancy Work Friends as a way for people with knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint and quilting interests to work on projects, learn a new skill and develop friendships.When club leaders Donna Fuller and Nan... Read more
Ministry in Mexico WWU Graduates Reach Out Across the Border "The walls are cardboard. They sleep on nail-studded 2x4s on top of buckets. Sticks hold up thin plastic—trash bags, basically—and people live under them. It's really dark. Light comes in from holes in the material."This is how 2007 WWU graduate C... Read more
Solar Bibles Carry Great Promise Global Mission enthusiasts will be intrigued with a new project envisioned by Bruce Johnston, retired North Pacific Union Conference president and Medford (Ore.) Church member. It's called the Solar Bibles project.Recently Johnston discovered that... Read more
Forever Grateful The first two verses of Psalm 18 truly represent my feelings toward my God and you, my friends, "I will love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and... Read more
Camp Meeting Offers Training to Fight Depression "One of the best camp meetings ever. I was so blessed!" "I am so excited to see the potential of all the laypeople of Alaska getting involved in this program. Now! Let's get to work!" These were some of the comments following Alaska's Camp Meeting... Read more
Men's Retreat in Alaska Wilderness It was only after I'd survived the first half-dozen hog wallows on the trail into the Alaska Men's Retreat that I began to really understand that this wasn't just romantic, guidebook Alaska—I was hip-deep and more in Alaska as she really is, in al... Read more
Staddon Assumes Treasury Duties In January 2007, Sharon Staddon became the new treasurer for the Alaska Conference administrative team.Staddon, a certified public accountant in Nebraska, has owned her own accounting firm since 2004. She has served as a financial officer for ADRA... Read more
