Maranatha Convention Project: Big Lake Youth Camp More than 100 volunteers occupied Big Lake Youth Camp in Sisters, Ore., Sept. 22–Oct. 7 for the Maranatha Convention mission project. Volunteers, who stayed in RVs or camp cabins for the duration of the project, worked on renovations throughout th... Read more
Maranatha Fast Facts • The 2004 Convention celebrated the 35th anniversary of the organization.• Maranatha was founded in 1969 by John Freeman, then a resident of Berrien Springs, Michigan.• Over the years, Maranatha has mobilized 55,000 volunteers in 61 countries.• I... Read more
North Pacific Missionaries Testify at Maranatha Convention The inevitable rustlings of a crowd of more than 600 people dissolved into silence at the words of Ken Lauren, family practice physican from Redmond, Wash.“I think I represent a significant number of people who had left the Adventist Church and we... Read more
Caring Heart Awards Honor Exceptional Students Each year the senior academies throughout the North American Division select students who are outstanding in their community service and outreach activities to receive the Caring Heart Award. Funded by a private foundation and the North American D... Read more
ASI Spring Fellowship 2004 What does “ASI” stand for? Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries—an organization for supporting ministries and business people and professionals. It functions as a network to bring talents together in furthering Christ’s kingdom.Regional and ... Read more
Bringing Home the Harvest at the 28th Regional Convocation Driving onto the campus of Camp Berachah near Auburn, Wash., gave a feeling of anticipation and excitement during the 28th Regional Convocation "Bringing Home the Harvest" in May.Organized by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) regional conv... Read more
Northwest Pathfinder Families Write Camporee Theme Song Kent and Myla Brueske, Blue Mountain (Athena, Ore.) Eagles Pathfinder directors, were sitting in their living room last fall with Mark and Conna Bond, their parents Dewane and Emily, and all their children when Myla mentioned that there was a cont... Read more
Polly's Place Opens in Seattle Polly’s Place Ministries dedicated a new healing center for battered women and children on Sunday, June 20.The Seattle-area house, which can shelter a maximum of eight women and children, joins Cookie's Retreat in Spokane, Wash., as the second suc... Read more
Canals Becomes NPUC Hispanic Coordinator Ramon Canals has joined the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) as assistant to the president for Hispanic ministries. Canals, who most recently filled a similar role for the Oregon Conference, steps into the position left vacant upon Ralph Ordu... Read more
