Praise in the Park, An End-of-the-Summer OutreachOasis Style "Why not have church in the park some Sabbath?” thought a father as he ate lunch with his daughter in the park. A few months later, that father was working as the youth director for the Oasis Church in Boise. He presented the idea to the church as... Read more
Middleton Celebrates River Baptism Jamie Alwes was baptized on April 24 in the Payette River between Horseshoe Bend and Banks, Idaho, by Rodney Dale, retired pastor. In his determination to follow Jesus example, Alwes chose to be baptized in a river despite the water's chilly tempe... Read more
Retreat Begins Gem State Year Nervous excitement filled the air as Gem State Adventist Academy students unloaded at Camp Ida-Haven in McCall, Idaho, for a two-day work-and-fun retreat. Students worked hard to expand the camp amphitheater and also enjoyed boats, tried the chall... Read more
New Pastor for Elgin-Enterprise District The Enterprise district welcomed new pastor Steve Gilmore in July. Read more
Motocross Riders Fly High on Life Vrooommmm! Flying up the dirt course and over the stage, eight motocross riders were greeted with cheers from more than 900 middle- and high-school students gathered at the Malheur County Fairgrounds, which had been transformed into a motocross tr... Read more
Minister Ordained, Teachers Commissioned at Idaho Camp Meeting An ordination and commissioning service on Sabbath, June 12, was a high point of the Idaho Conference Camp Meeting. Brian Yarbrough, Vale and Ontario (Ore.) pastor, was ordained to the gospel ministry. Commissioned into the ministry of teaching we... Read more
Salmon Gets New Student, New Member I had just finished depositing a month’s worth of groceries on my kitchen counter when I saw Lucy Slater, a faithful recruiter for our school, coming up my walk with a young woman in tow. I greeted them and showed them into the living room.“I don’... Read more
GSAA Creates Futures One Choice at a Time Life was not handed to Jonathan DeBard on a silver platter, but he is silver-plating his future. DeBard, the youngest of seven in a merged family, has been shuffled between parents for as long as he can remember. They separated before he was born.... Read more
