A Family Affair Two Families Baptized in Bridger Church This story begins with the voice of a young boy saying, “Mom, I want to be baptized.” This simple request prompted his grandmother, Joanne Martin, to learn more about Jesus. She began to study along with Billy by reading his junior baptismal bookl... Read more
A New Approach to VBS in Miles City, Montana This summer the Miles City Church tried something new for Vacation Bible School. ADRA offers a program called Adventure for Kids, which emphasizes the needs of people around the world. Each evening the group focused on a country and a type of proj... Read more
Timberline Students Honor Teacher and Fund Mission Trips The students at the Timberline Adventist School in Vale, Ore., showed teacher Cheri DeLaRosa how much they appreciated her during Teacher Appreciation Week in May. They started the week by presenting her with a certificate of appreciation. They al... Read more
Gilmore Ordination Reflects Life Journey Every pastor has a story. Idaho Conference members heard part of Steve Gilmore Sr.’s story at his ordination at camp meeting on June 17. The pastor who presented Steve as a candidate for ordination was the same pastor who baptized him 25 years ago... Read more
Volunteer Librarian Gave 30 Years to AJA For more than 30 years, Gloria Oakes has volunteered as Anchorage Junior Academy’s librarian. When she first began, her three children were enrolled at AJA; they graduated and moved on, but Oakes has faithfully continued to maintain the library. N... Read more
Summer Camps Alaska Style "Last year my children came home from a week at Camp Tukuskoya all excited about the fun they had. They loved it and were recommitted spiritually,” said the person on the other end of the line. “I want to have a part in making that available for a... Read more
Tumwater Canyon Near Leavenworth Claims Two Lives Two Adventist women, Meghan Doggett, 21, and Mindy Cosaert, 16, died by drowning in the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, Washington, on July 15.Cosaert and a friend were crossing the river on an air mattress and were caught in an unexpectedly str... Read more
