Merry-Go-Round Helps Prevent Infant Deaths A merry-go-round built and installed by Spokane (Wash.) volunteers this year is preventing infant deaths in the village of La Canoa, Guatemala. In this village of nearly 400 people, three babies died in 2008 due to contaminated drinking water. Pre... Read more
Rogers Celebrates New Wind Turbine Nearly 100 students, including about 20 first- and second-graders at Rogers Adventist Elementary in College Place, Wash., came to school on Thursday, March 12, shovels in hand, ready to dig and prepare the hard, frozen ground for a residential-sca... Read more
WWVA Day Hosts Student Visitors WWVA Day on Friday, April 3, was a great success with more than 70 prospective students visiting the campus. Natalie Slusarenko, junior class president, gave the opening worship talk, sharing her hope in Christ for the future.Prospective students ... Read more
Old-fashioned Camp Meeting Miracles at Sheridan Meadows Old-fashioned camp meeting goers may be a rare breed, but they are not extinct. For 24 years, hardy souls drove into the wilderness to enjoy the Northeast Washington Camp Meeting, held on rented ground. Then three years ago the Lord opened the way... Read more
Book Reports at YACS Book reports are taking a different form for Yakima Adventist Christian School's fourth–sixth-grade students. Instead of a written report, students review the book by making a speech, a poster, a mobile, or even a diorama. Most students love to re... Read more
CCA Retreat Inspires Recommitment At Cascade Christian Academy, 30 students and 10 sponsors went to Knutson Ranch in Valley, Wash., for a spiritual retreat in January. The weekend was planned and run by the students who serve on the chaplain's council.Tim Gillespie, Loma Linda Uni... Read more
IMPACT in Pasco Will Empower Communities "The Lord blessed the IMPACT event far beyond my expectations," says Patty Marsh, director of Adventist Community Services for the Upper Columbia Conference.People who came to IMPACT expecting to learn how to help their communities were pleasantly... Read more
Wenatchee's Crosswalk Builds God's Kingdom When Gary Blanchard, minister, arrived at the Wenatchee (Wash.) Church, he found a group of lay people who wanted to make a difference in the lives of community youth. So they pulled together and formed the Core Participants Rally (CPR). From that... Read more
Students Help Jesús The fourth-grade class at Cascade Christian Academy decided to take on a mission project this school year, raising $850 to help a family who lives over 2,000 miles away. After last year's mission trip to Mexico the high school students returned wi... Read more
