The First Baptism in the New Meridian Church Chavez Joins God's Family in Baptism Jasmine Chavez became the first person to be baptized in the new Meridian Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dec. 2, 2006. Chavez spent several weeks studying with Garey Gantz, Meridian Church pastor, in preparation for this special event in her life... Read more
Cool Ringings "You can do it! Within 48 hours every one of you will be playing beautiful music,” said Ben Purvis, Gem State Adventist Academy's music director, to the more than 100 fifth- to eighth-graders assembled before him. “Here is God’s promise for you to... Read more
MVAS Presents The Bethlehem Inn 400 Community Members Attend MVAS Presents The Bethlehem Inn Read more
Jail Ministry Yields Baptism Florie Jewel thought she was only coming to Alaska for one summer of adventure, but that was almost 11 years ago. She fell in love with bush Alaska—the warm-hearted people, the vast land and the unique simplicity of living on the edge of nowhere.T... Read more
News Notes Alan J. Rice retired as senior vice president at Adventist Health and concluded his 36-year career Dec. 31, 2006. During his tenure, Rice worked in many leadership capacities and received many national recognition awards. As a result of Rice’s ret... Read more
A Class Project, A Lifelong Mission Students in Walla Walla College’s Introduction to Nursing began a class project not knowing it would become a lasting mission.Early in the quarter Phetsile Dlamini, an African physician honored last year by the Association of Adventist Women, spok... Read more
Rice for Cambodia Positive Life Radio Listeners Bless Campaign The success of Positive Life Radio’s (PLR) fundraising campaign, Rice for Cambodia, evokes a heartfelt response from station staff.“It was just an unbelievable, over-the-top blessing!” says PLR general manager Kevin Krueger. The campaign, in its f... Read more
Alive Inn Offers Three-Day Wellness Retreats Beginning in February, Alive Inn: Gateway to Whole Health, in Monroe, Wash., is offering short- and long-term healthy getaways.The three-day getaway features delicious vegetarian meals, hands-on food preparation experiences, exercise sessions, and... Read more
Congregations Weather the Storm When a wind storm whipped through the Northwest in mid-December and knocked out electricity in many areas, Adventist church members congregated on Sabbath morning in cold buildings to gain a warm blessing.Church services fell into four basic categ... Read more
