Candles Show Appreciation at Gladstone Park At Gladstone Park (Ore.) Church, even little things mean a lot, so members are invited to nominate fellow members to receive a candle of appreciation for acts of kindness and helpfulness."Individuals who have received candles are nominated anonymo... Read more
CAA Students Spend Spring Break on Mexico Mission Trip After an early morning flight and four-hour drive, eight adults and 25 Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) students reached Vallé de la Trinidad, Mexico, and El Oasis, an International Children's Care (ICC) home that cares for more than 60 orphans. L... Read more
Columbia Gorge Church Moves to Larger Facility When Columbia Gorge Church (Troutdale, Ore.) members had to scurry to place more chairs in a sanctuary where 50 people are a crowd, it was time to evaluate their options and seek God's guidance.A local Sunday-keeping church sent an encouraging pos... Read more
Prayer Quest Rains Blessings On Grants Pass Words are powerless to convey the richness of God’s blessing received at Prayer Quest, sponsored by the Oregon Conference women’s ministries department and held Feb. 17–19 at the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church. The messages from God’s Word found a rece... Read more
Milo's Early Morning Church Service Provides Glimpse of the Future There’s a quiet, persistent knocking on my door. Groaning, I roll over and glance at my clock—3 a.m. I climb wearily out of bed and open the door as Lacey asks, “You ready?”“Yes,” I reply as I dig through my closet for a warm sweatshirt. We walk q... Read more
PAA Students Collect Food for PACS Students at Portland Adventist Academy took action when Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS), an Adventist organization dedicated to providing emergency food and needed services for the poor, came to PAA stating that their shelves were emp... Read more
Livingstone Students Hold Evangelistic Series "I’ve learned that anyone can be a leader,” Mark Jones relayed. “If I am doing something to glorify God, He will multiply it in quality.”Jones was one of four Livingstone Adventist Academy students who spoke for an evangelistic series on biblical ... Read more
Trio of Baptisms Celebrated in Hood River Three students who attend Mid-Columbia Adventist School have recently been baptized into the Hood River (Ore.) Church, including two sisters, Ashlann and Hope Miller and, a couple of months later, schoolmate Jonathan Esquivel.When asked when she s... Read more