Vancouver Churches Experience Miracle in County Fair Preparations Miracles happen in three days. Jonah was delivered to his mission field after a three-day journey in a large fish (Jonah 1:17). Jesus rose after three days (Mark 8:31). And in three days, the Vancouver-area churches created a fair booth.Historical... Read more
PACS' Whitney Named Woman of the Year The Association of Adventist Women (AAW) has named Rhonda Whitney, Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS) executive director, Woman of the Year for Community Life.When Rhonda Whitney became the PACS executive director in 1994, she redefined ... Read more
Cooperation Develops Unique Sermon Series Pastors Chuck Burkeen and Monte Robinson developed a special 12-week series of sermons with the worship team of the Springfield (Ore.) Church to define who Jesus identified Himself as.The first sermon focused on the names that God called Himself, ... Read more
Adventist Education Leads to Korean Baptism Yeon Ji Kim, a recent graduate of Portland Adventist Academy (PAA), was born in a small town in South Korea to a nominally Christian mother and Buddhist father.When Kim finished the Korean equivalent of grade school, she asked to either go to Seou... Read more
Russian Group Gains Five New Members Through Baptism As a result of an evangelistic series conducted this spring by Alexander Sidorenko, Russian Group (Portland) pastor, five young people were baptized: Konstantin Malyugin, Natalia Dumitrash, Miroslav Sidorenko, Lidiya Chepa and Diana Chepa.“I did t... Read more
New Staff Members Give Milo Great Start to Year Milo Adventist Academy welcomed several new staff members this fall, including Randy Bovee, the new principal.Bovee has previously been a teacher, vice principal and interim principal. A graduate of Milo Elementary as well as the academy, Bovee ha... Read more
CAA Welcomes New Teacher Columbia Adventist Academy welcomed Keith Kerbs to this year's staff as a religion and U.S. history teacher.Most recently a teacher at Platte Valley Academy in Nebraska, Kerbs is especially anxious to encourage in his students a desire to know and... Read more
Glide Breaks Ground for New Helping Hands Building The Glide (Ore.) Church broke ground Aug. 1 for a community services building that will house their Helping Hands program.Helping Hands works with the Umpqua Community Action Network food bank to distribute food in the Glide area and also provides... Read more
