Sixth Graders Raise $1,000 for Zimbabwe Orphans This school year, the sixth grade class at Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Wash., adopted Murwira Children's Home (MCH) in Zimbabwe as their brothers and sisters in Africa.With the help of Jondelle McGhee, who spent the summer volunteerin... Read more
Food Basket Ministry Blesses Community The North Cascade Church in Burlington, Wash., recently marked its 10th anniversary for providing Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets for community families.Members filled and delivered food boxes to a combined total of 71 families in 2011. Th... Read more
Grays Harbor Students Learn to Bless Humanity Students at Grays Harbor Adventist Christian School (GHACS) are learning to use their time wisely to bless humanity.The service theme is woven throughout the curriculum for this multi-grade school in Montesano, Wash., where students are encouraged... Read more
Tri-school Activities Bring Small Schools Together Three small schools in the Washington Conference teamed up earlier in the school year to offer tri-school activities."[The three teachers] decided it would be good to get our small, one-teacher schools together once a month this year," says Shanno... Read more
Port Angeles Purchases Church Building The Port Angeles (Wash.) Church purchased a vacant church in September 2011 from the First Church of Christ Scientist. The building includes a larger sanctuary, fellowship hall and parking area but lacks classrooms, handicapped restrooms, kitchen ... Read more
Youth Rally Helps Teens Grow in Faith Teenagers stood at the entrance of a classroom building and called out to their peers to "come understand more about the gospel" or "distribute GLOW tracts door to door."Classrooms filled up as hundreds of teens, parents and youth leaders selected... Read more
Skagit Academy Gives Christmas to the Community Skagit Adventist Academy (SAA) in Burlington, Wash., invited 150 low-income community families to a special Christmas party in early December 2011. Read more
Adventist Volunteers Rebuild Hope in New Orleans Eighteen people from the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) participated in a homeland mission trip in November 2011 to rehabilitate homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.This was the third Katrina rebuilding trip hosted by the Adventist... Read more
Auburn Focuses on Community During Holidays Auburn (Wash.) Adventist Academy focused on the community during the holiday season as a way to give back and make a difference.The academy has partnered with the Auburn Academy Church for the last six years to bring the Nativity story to life at ... Read more
