The Northwest Brass Builds a Chapel and a Congregation in India “Build a church! Provide a spiritual home for hundreds of former idol worshippers in India! Meet them at last on the Sea of Glass! Our Northwest Adventist Brass Choir audience could fund this!” Last November Tom Tavasci, minister of music at the S... Read more
Sharon Pathfinder Color Guard Posts Colors for Ceremony Millions of American citizens around the nation, black and white, young and old, rich and poor, celebrated “The American Dream of Freedom” in a tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19.In Portland, Ore., at the University of Portl... Read more
Congressman Visits Mid Columbia Adventist School Excitement filled the air at Mid Columbia Adventist School (MCAS), Hood River, Ore., on Jan. 16, with the promise of a special visitor.Principal Dale Milam had asked Oregon’s Second District Congressman Greg Walden if it would be possible to come ... Read more
Emerald Christian Academy Students Make their World More Colorful Expressing their creative skills, ninth-grade students from Emerald Christian Academy, Pleasant Hill, Ore., decorate paper sacks to be used by Meals on Wheels for the Valentine’s Day lunches. “It’s fun to reach out to the community,” says Whitney ... Read more
Our Journey to Know Jesus My father died when I was ten years old. Four years later my mother and stepfather-to-be began taking Bible studies with some Adventists and enrolled me at Harris Junior Academy in Pendleton, Ore., for the ninth and tenth grade.During spring break... Read more
God Opens Doors In Central India “The visit of pastor Lutz Binus and his team has been a rewarding and enlightening experience to all the rural masses in and around Tandur,” noted Mr. John, a college professor in town and a devoted Christian leader. His thank you letter continued... Read more
Hood View Members Go on a Guatemalan Mission A recent mission project of the Hood View church, Boring, Ore., included raising $17,000, donating tools, and sending volunteers to help repair extensive hurricane damage to a Guatemalan orphanage. Dan Patchin and Sam Pellecer made three trips to ... Read more
Health, Hope, And Healing Inspire New Members in the Gorge They flocked into the Columbia River Gorge last fall like a host of angels—the MEET (Missionary Education and Evangelistic Training) ministry team from Huntingdon, Tenn., directed by Thomas and Laverne Jackson. Numbering nearly a dozen, the team h... Read more
Adventure and Service On Mission Trip to Mexico A group of 26 Salem Central Church young people made up of the Salem Handbell Choir and Youth Chorus went on a California/New Mexico music-mission trip. Following are the experiences of two students.RachelWe arrived late at night at the Calexico M... Read more