Night Duty: Answering God's Call Tom Stafford unlocked the door to the chaplain’s office and flipped on the light. Everyone was gone for the day, but as a relief chaplain at Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Ore., Tom had just finished his evening rounds on the units. A... Read more
Organ Artist Brings Us Baroque Kraig Scott didn’t set out to become an organist. But he did have an intense interest in music. “Many people don’t realize that there has been more music composed for pipe organ than for any other instrument—a repertoire spanning almost 700 years,... Read more
Positive Life Radio Listeners Provide Relief for Cambodian Flood Victims Positive Life Radio's (PLR) fund-raising campaign, Rice for Cambodia, recently brought in a total of $82,393.32 to purchase rice for victims of flooding in Cambodia. The money will purchase 317 tons of rice, or 12,675 50-pound bags of rice. Each 5... Read more
Each of Us Can Make a Difference One of the most wonderful things about having been raised in the interior of Alaska with a bush-pilot father and a colportuer mother was traveling to many of the remote towns and villages that dot this wild region.The people fascinated me with the... Read more
Women of Spirit Dinners Five Women’s Ministry leaders of Kitsap county churches hosted a dinner for 65 women at the Port Orchard Church fellowship hall, on Oct. 17. Members from all the area churches were encouraged to come and bring friends and neighbors. This was a tim... Read more
Tackling Prophecy Students at AAA Lead Evangelistic Series Students at Auburn Adventist Academy have taken spiritual leadership to another level this year through an entirely student-run evangelistic series entitled Students Equipped to Evangelize for the Kingdom (SEEK). Students involved with SEEK have d... Read more
Spanish Lay Congress Trains Members for Outreach Recently the Spanish-speaking members of our conference gathered in the Kirkland school gym to hold a lay congress featuring training on various aspects of ministry for the local church.The afternoon meeting highlighted the importance of using sma... Read more
Scholarship Endowment Fund to Honor Cesar Umayam The Kirkland Church family was deeply saddened by the death of a most beloved member, Cesar Umayam, on Oct. 19, just a few days before his 51st birthday. A skilled carpenter, handyman and mechanic, he used his talents to serve anyone in need.Bless... Read more
New Youth Director Selected for the Washington Conference David Yeagley was recently elected to serve as the Washington Conference youth director. David replaces Craig Heinrich, who recently moved to Northern California. Yeagley has a rich history of working with youth in both church and summer camp sett... Read more