More Than a Backpack Adventist Community Service Center Makes Up 300 Packs “The kids can’t wait to see what’s in the paper bag, and the parents are overwhelmed when they see the backpacks.” Volunteer Bonnie Blair describes the reactions she sees as she distributes 59 packs full of school supplies at the Adventist Communi... Read more
Spirit Week at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School Students and teachers at Mid-Columbia Adventist Christian School took a break this spring from their academics and had some fun participating in Spirit Week.Monday was Hat Day. Instructions: Wear a hat—any kind, color or size. Buy it or make it. T... Read more
Going to Guam for God Recently Joe and Tammi Bullock were baptized by Robert Heisler, pastor, in Williams Creek, near the Williams (Ore.) Church. Joe, a dentist, and Tammi have received a call to go to Guam, and they wanted to recommit their lives to the Lord at the st... Read more
Prineville Church Member Awarded Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Miles Matthews was recognized as a 2005 adult volunteer of the year by Mike Wendel, Prineville mayor, at a ceremony honoring 29 volunteers in Crook County April 4.An active member of the Prineville Church, Matthews spent about 1,200 hours doing vo... Read more
Cave Junction Celebrates Baptisms Cave Junction Church’s newly decorated baptistry, with waterfalls cascading to the blue water, was the colorful setting for the baptism of 12 people.The Madrone Adventist Church School choir sang "Make Me a Servant," as sixth-grader Brittany Lonco... Read more
PAA Health Class Takes Part in Disability Day Walk a mile in my moccasins is what the old adage says. How often does one have the opportunity to do this? Portland Adventist Academy teacher Linda Johnson decided to give her students this opportunity. After studying a unit on various physical a... Read more
Oregon Koreans Minister in Kenya Hansoo Kim, Eugene Korean Church pastor, and Ken Shou, church head elder and a local physician, along with other team members, spent two weeks in June in Kenya conducting a weeklong evangelistic series and providing medical care to more than 2,000... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Joins Hands With Youth for Jesus The Gladstone Park Church held a prophecy seminar, Unfolding Revelation, June 16–July 15. They were assisted by students from the Mission College of Evangelism, who are part of a program called Youth for Jesus. These young people come from all ove... Read more
Lassen Creek Camp Meeting Many people from Oregon and Northern California attended Lassen Creek Camp Meeting in late June. People from as far away as Coos Bay came to worship in the pristine, mountain setting of Lassen Creek National Forest Campground.Friday evening, Georg... Read more