Two Weddings Jewell married Ronnie Thomas at a quiet ceremony in Prineville, Ore., on Aug. 15. Jewell entered into another relationship on Sept. 13 when she stepped into the cool water of the Prineville Reservoir and Carlyle Raymond baptized her into the famil... Read more
A Beautiful Beginning at Milo We're off to a great start this year at Milo Adventist Academy with an enrollment of 168 students, up from 138 last year. This includes 94 new students, and applications continue to arrive.Milo hosted a spiritual emphasis week during the second we... Read more
Livingstone Adventist Academy Setting Records The Oregon Conference’s newest senior high school, Livingstone Adventist Academy (formerly Livingstone Junior Academy), began its 105th year with an all-time record enrollment of 262 students attending kindergarten through grade 11, surpassing the... Read more
A Long Journey Her father was from Spain, her mother from Caracas, Venezuela. When she was just a baby, they traveled by boat to Panama. My grandma, Gilberta, was the oldest of 15 living children.Grandma was raised a devout Catholic. She married and came to the ... Read more
The Gathering of Men The Gathering of Men men's retreat was held the first weekend of August at the Adventist school near Ronan, Mont., when forest fires forced a location change from the Glacier Park area.The Kalispell (Mont.) Church members served great meals, inclu... Read more
Lessons from Lighthouses A group of local children learned about the sanctuary and its services at the Vacation Bible School in Whitehall, Mont., through a program called “Lessons from Lighthouses.” The lessons were sponsored by the Whitehall Ministerial Association and h... Read more
Great Falls Church Recognizes Five First Responders The Great Falls (Mont.) Church used its church service on Sept.13 to recognize and appreciate those police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel who put their lives on the line for the community every day.The special worship service, orga... Read more
Live Nativity at Meridian Church Last year, more than 1,400 visitors enjoyed the Meridian (Idaho) Church sixth annual drive-through, live nativity from the warmth of their vehicles or by parking and walking.Church members spend months preparing for each year’s event: sewing new c... Read more
Thanksgiving Food Baskets Even before the Middleton (Idaho) Church was organized in February 2002, the members had a desire to be a presence in their community. In November 2001, some of the church members wanted to help a few families with food baskets over the holiday se... Read more
