Lay Ministry Blesses Guatemala with Medical, Dental Services Four lay people from Pasco and Walla Walla, Wash., marked a wonderful adventure on Dec. 1. It was a day that many had worked for, looked forward to and supported. Dick and Marilyn Coughren, with a complete mobile dental unit, rolled out of their d... Read more
Milton Welcomes New Members Through Baptisms The phone rang in the Milton-Freewater (Ore.) Church pastor's office and after, identifying himself, the young man said, "Pastor, I want to be baptized." What music to a pastor's ears! Justin Haney grew up in the Milton Church where his parents ar... Read more
Retreat Inspires Men to Focus on Jesus The annual Upper Columbia Conference Men's Retreat attracted 110 men to Camp MiVoden Jan. 16–18 and featured the theme, "Sirs, We Would See Jesus.""The weekend was a tremendous blessing that helped many things in my life fall into place," commente... Read more
International Food Fair Celebrates Vegetarianism Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) held its sixth annual Vegetarian International Food Fair at the school on Jan. 11. The YACS Home and School organized the event, while parents, students and local church members helped by running booths and... Read more
Spokane ABC Gains Publicity from Mad Cow Disease Soon after the media announced that the first case of mad cow disease in the United States had been discovered in eastern Washington, the manager of the Spokane Adventist Book Center, Herman Schreven, made arrangements for a billboard to be put up... Read more
UCA Selects Students as Week of Prayer Speakers This year's UCA student week of prayer speakers were, from left: (front row) Brandon Glovatsky, Ryan Yeo, Dustin Billington, Aaron Vizcarra; (middle row) Phillip Sherwood, Danelle Smith, Emily Wilkens, Danny Lamberton; (back row) Tommy Cutting, Ph... Read more
Two Conferences Join For Ministerial Retreat Ministers from the Montana and Upper Columbia Conferences joined together in early January for a retreat at Camp MiVoden near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Ben Maxson, General Conference (GC) stewardship department director, was the keynote speaker at the... Read more
NW Singles Plan Annual Retreat Singles from all over the Northwest plus California and Canada come to MiVoden for a spiritual, fun weekend in the sun reconnecting with old friends and meeting new friends.Last year Lee and Margie Vendon were the spiritual mentors of the weekend,... Read more
