A Glimpse of Camp Meeting Each morning about 10, I walked through the Gladstone campground to the Junior tent where life was going full throttle. Along the way I prospected for gold nuggets at the Butterfly playground, was thoroughly tempted by the fragrance of fried Pront... Read more
PAA Welcomes New Principal From a young age, Portland Adventist Academy’s new principal, Sheldon Parris, knew he was being called into ministry work. But he had never thought of education as a ministry until he experienced its power firsthand. Read more
Former Member Returns Home As the sun set over the Rogue River on June 3, Carrie Hise stood in that cold water but did not feel cold. A huge smile spread across her face. Pastors Christian Martin and Jim McMurry walked those last steps with Hise, baptizing her in front of a... Read more
Baptisms Grow Sutherlin Church The Sutherlin Church has grown by 18 new members in the past 11 months. It all began when then-pastor Ben Bilan taught a Truth Link series in the fellowship hall. Four people were baptized, and Louis Torres, from Mission College of Evangelism in C... Read more
Clark County ACS Celebrates Volunteers The Clark County Adventist Community Services (ACS) volunteers serving the needs of the less fortunate people residing in Clark County, Wash., were recognized on Sunday, May 15, during a special dinner held at the Namaste Restaurant in Portland, O... Read more
PAA Students Excel at AAPPL Exams, Language Proficiency “I want to change the conversation from grades to proficiency,” says Rita Barrett, Portland Adventist Academy teacher. Read more
Grants Pass Students Challenged to 'Be Like Jesus' Ninth-grade students at the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist School accepted a challenge to “be like Jesus.” They gave several days of service in the San Francisco Bay Area recently. Read more
Sunnyside Youth Reach Out in Los Angeles From the day his mother enrolled him in Little Dribblers basketball at age 4, the sport was the first love for Colby Maier of Kelowna, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. While attending Kelowna Christian School, his skills steadily improved; he was ... Read more
Tualatin Valley Academy Integrates STEAM Integrating science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) in school curriculum has generated a lot of interest recently. Tualatin Valley Academy (TVA) in Hillsboro is steadily working toward STEAM integration in all classes, from preschoo... Read more
