Mission Trip Unites Father and Son Randy Hesgard, a chaplain at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, and his son Joel, financial counselor at Portland Adventist Hospital in Portland, Ore., recently joined a team of 12 to build staff houses in Guyana, South America.Two missionary ... Read more
Garden Valley Organizes “To God be the Glory – Great Things He Hath Done!” The words of the hymn rang through the recently completed sanctuary, as more than 70 members and guests participated in the formal organization of the Garden Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, n... Read more
Gem State Adventist Academy Welcomes 142 Students Gem State Adventist Academy, a grade 9-12 day and boarding high school outside of Caldwell, Idaho, began classes this school year with 142 students, from eight states and five foreign countries.Japan, Korea, Africa, Mexico, and Taiwan are all repr... Read more
The Angels Rejoiced! Angels rejoiced late this spring as Pastor Martin Emslie baptized seven candidates in the Pocatello Adventist Church, in Idaho.Five of the seven trace their decisions for baptism to the ministry of Dianne Emslie, who since January has served as a ... Read more
GSAA Welcomes Marketing Director, English/Spanish Teacher As classes open at Gem State Adventist Academy (GSAA), students and staff are getting to know new staff members Debra McCarver, director of marketing and recruitment, and Sophie Berecz, English/Spanish instructor.Debra McCarver“Vivacious” and “eng... Read more
Pocatello Churchs 2nd Annual Talentless Show Members of the Pocatello, Idaho, Church recently hosted their second annual “Talentless Show.”Featuring 25 participants who performed comedy skits, sang sacred songs, played Bluegrass, rode unicycles, and performed magic acts, the Show provided tw... Read more
Desire of Ages Republished as "Messiah" Jerry D. Thomas, a member of the Gem State Academy Church in Caldwell, Idaho, has authored a contemporary adaptation of The Desire of Ages, published this spring by Pacific Press as “Messiah.” Read more
Mt. Ellis Seniors Top off Mission Project Mt. Ellis Academy’s (MEA’s) yearly alumni reunion brings many former students back to campus, where they revel in renewed friendships, clean air, and mountain scenery.They also eagerly trek across campus to locate “their” class gifts, read the acc... Read more
Gem State Adventist Academy Welcomes New Vice Principal Gem State Adventist Academy (GSAA) has announced the appointment of Don Perkins as its new vice principal for finance. Perkins has served academies for 24 years, as boys’ dean, business manager, vice principal, and principal.His mother, a teacher ... Read more
