Oregon Youth Challenge Oregon Youth Challenge was very busy even though the team was much smaller than usual this summer. They began in the area surrounding the Portland Convention Center where Shawn Boonstra will be holding meetings in February. They continued with Pri... Read more
New Staff at Milo Bringing promise for a great new year Jeff and Amy Deming return to Oregon to work at Milo. Previously the youth director of the Illinois Conference, Jeff is the new school counselor and Bible teacher. He also team-teaches the class Communications in Ministries with his wife, Amy, who... Read more
People to People Ministries Promotes a Healthier Community Through a new program called the Urban Health Project, People to People Ministries Inc. is telling people about major chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cancer. The Urban Health Project (UHP) is a joint effort of community and health p... Read more
CAA Teams with LLU for Summer Geology Course What could possibly prompt six teenagers to meet at school at 5 a.m. during their summer vacation to travel in a van for 22 hours straight?The answer to that question for several Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) students was a chance to study geol... Read more
Mission to Alaska Hood River Group Travels Far to Bring Joy On July 22, a group of 12 friends started a long journey, traveling by van from Hood River, Ore., to Camp Lorraine, located on the small island of Vank in Alaska. It took three days—including 13 hours by ferry to reach Wrangell, Alaska. A small mo... Read more
New Faces at PAA Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) is delighted to introduce two new staff members.Chris Jones is the new vice principal for finance. He comes to us from Meadow Glade Elementary School in Battle Ground, Wash., where he and his wife Julie live with t... Read more
Teaching with the Brain in Mind "Eric Jensen, Eric Jensen, Eric Jensen” was the chant at the conclusion of a well-received one-week workshop Teaching with the Brain in Mind. Nationally renowned speaker Eric Jensen focused on what we know about how the brain works and how to appl... Read more
Ronan District Welcomes New Pastoral Couple Long Wait Ends Members of the Ronan District, consisting of the Ronan, Hot Springs and Plains churches, were finally able to welcome Pastor Kevin and Carrie Miller in May. This ended the yearlong wait after former pastor, Mark Cox, left to be a full-time chaplai... Read more
A Friendship Brings Woman to Christ Ruth Berthleson, 89 and a charter member of the Dillon Church, is a great example of how the gift of friendship can lead someone to know Jesus. Ruth's home is right behind the "Calf-A" restaurant, and she became acquainted with Rosa or "Rosie," wh... Read more
