Brain Games Bring Smart Fun to Campus The clamor of nervous excitement was in the air as students arrived at the Gem State Adventist Academy in Caldwell, Idaho, to compete in a series of academic competitions called Brain Games 2003. Shouts and laughter echoed in the halls as hopeful ... Read more
Church in the Park Emphasizes Friendship A few weeks before the Sept. 11 tragedy, Nampa (Idaho) Church members determined to reach their community through friendship evangelism. Their plan was to "turn the church inside out" by conducting an outdoor praise and worship service. After "pra... Read more
Creative Field Trips Inspire Desert View Students Imagine feeling the heartbeat of a hummingbird in your hand and then listening to the tiny sounds as the bird is put up to your ear. Then experience complete amazement as the bird takes flight from your hand. That is what students at Desert View C... Read more
Women Retreat to Camp Ida Haven The Idaho Conference Christian Women's Retreat was held at beautiful Camp Ida Haven in McCall, Idaho, Sept. 5–7. Approximately 125 women enjoyed the nearly perfect weather, great food and fellowship, and the excellent messages by Rose Otis.Otis sp... Read more
Live Nativity at Meridian Church Last year, more than 1,400 visitors enjoyed the Meridian (Idaho) Church sixth annual drive-through, live nativity from the warmth of their vehicles or by parking and walking.Church members spend months preparing for each year’s event: sewing new c... Read more
Thanksgiving Food Baskets Even before the Middleton (Idaho) Church was organized in February 2002, the members had a desire to be a presence in their community. In November 2001, some of the church members wanted to help a few families with food baskets over the holiday se... Read more
Money Raised for Gymnasium Who thinks of school in the summer? Three students at Boise Valley Adventist School—Kaili Moore, Sarah Wilder and Lisa Newby—raised money for their school’s gymnasium during summer vacation. Each Thursday and Friday, they sold water and soda to th... Read more
Gem State Academy Welcomes New Faculty Finding good help is a challenge in any industry. The bar is raised even higher for work in Christian education, so Gem State Adventist Academy staff was thrilled with the addition of two talented members to the family this year.Stephanie Drechsel... Read more
Heyburn Bi-vocational Pastors You might say the Heyburn Church is a guinea pig, but you won’t find the members complaining. The Idaho Conference has appointed its first bi-vocational pastors, Tom Edie and Jerry Lankford.While this has been common in some denominations for a lo... Read more
