Woodland Member Ministers with a Hug and a Smile Always with a hug and a smile, Kathy Smith of Woodland, Wash., greets people as they come through the church door. A nurse for many years, Smith is willing to give her time and help to others, and church greeting is just one of her areas of lay mi... Read more
Thailand Trip Challenges Youth to Serve Jesus Daily Thailand. The word itself seemed unreal to me the whole trip until our plane landed in Bangkok. After that, it quickly became a bona fide experience. I was part of a delegation organized by the Oregon Conference to go to Thailand to do mission wor... Read more
Willamette Pathfinders Earn Honors During One-day Seminar Willamette District Pathfinders like Jonathon Johnson, pictured here working on a painting for the drawing and painting honor, met at Livingstone Adventist Academy in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 8 for a fun day earning Pathfinder honors. Participants cho... Read more
Milo Varsity Teams Make Spiritual Impact In a world where sports focus on winning at all costs, Milo Adventist Academy still encourages a Christ-like attitude. Whether on or off the court, players integrate Christian principles into all their actions.Opposing coaches and principals regul... Read more
Sunset Members Provide Dinner for Men Leaving the Streets Members of Sunset Christian Fellowship (Beaverton, Ore.) go to the Clark Center in downtown Portland each month to feed approximately 100 men who used to be homeless but are now on track for life off the streets. The money needed to buy supplies f... Read more
CAA Students Encourage Children to Stay Tobacco-free Columbia Adventist Academy’s National Honor Society juniors and seniors divided into four teams and headed to Adventist and other Christian elementary schools in February to encourage kids to avoid using tobacco. This Teens Against Tobacco Use (TA... Read more
Practice Evangelism Turns Real at Women's Ministries Event "I have a clearer vision of what God is calling me to do and ideas which, prayerfully, I will use to win souls for Him,” penned one of the 54 attendees at the fourth annual “God through Me” Oregon Conference women’s ministries event held Feb. 20–2... Read more
Oregon State University Hosts Public Collegiates for Shine NW For students and members at the Corvallis (Ore.) Church, things are already starting to "shine." They are working together to plan Shine Northwest 2004, a conference focused on bringing Adventist students at public campuses together and helping th... Read more
Woodland Church Adds New Members Through Baptism The Woodland (Wash.) Church has been busy this year with baptisms. Gary and Karen Moore decided to dedicate their lives to God and were baptized by Marty Jackson, pastor, following the Voice of Prophecy Speaks seminar by Lonnie Melashenko, which w... Read more
