Dusting Off the Past Excavating the Lands of the Bible The ninth year of excavation at the Madaba Plains Project–`Umayri, in Jordan, will begin on June 23. Walla Walla College (WWC) has played a large role in these archaeological excavations and invites interested people to apply for the experience of... Read more
Community Services Provides Comfort for Needy Children Several women from the North Cascade Church (Sedro Wooley, Wash.) have created afghans and caps and put them in a bag with a cuddly teddy bear to create comfort packs for children.Twenty such comfort packs were delivered in January to the Skagit C... Read more
Silverdale Baby Boom Reminds of God's Love Some of the ladies at the Silverdale Church (Bremerton, Wash.) think twice before approaching the drinking fountain these days. You might say that there is something contagious in it as the Silverdale members sing the praises of God's blessings in... Read more
Sunset Lake Joins Children's Hospital in Long-term Partnership "There are very few coincidences in life," says Craig Heinrich, pastor and Sunset Lake Camp director, reflecting on the revelation that came during a meeting at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle.Stanley Stamm, pediatric ca... Read more
PSAA Alumni Return for Sabbath Reunion Roughly 30 alumni from all six graduating classes (beginning with 1998) of Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA) participated in the sixth annual alumni Sabbath on Feb. 21 on the Kirkland, Wash., campus.The PSAA band and choir performed, as well as... Read more
Pathfinders Experience Homelessness at Sunset Lake Retreat The kids all waited expectantly for the activities to begin. Little did they know they were in for a surprise. "All right kids, grab a potato, a carrot, an onion, a tin can and let's go eat," the Washington Conference Pathfinder director said.A lo... Read more
Auburn Students Form Fellowship of Believers More than 40 excited students met in February for the first meeting of the fellowship of the BODY (Band of Devoted Youth). Since that date, this zealous group of spiritual leaders has stayed committed to their original goal of meeting the needs of... Read more
Retreat Inspires Men to Focus on Jesus The annual Upper Columbia Conference Men's Retreat attracted 110 men to Camp MiVoden Jan. 16–18 and featured the theme, "Sirs, We Would See Jesus.""The weekend was a tremendous blessing that helped many things in my life fall into place," commente... Read more
Milton Welcomes New Members Through Baptisms The phone rang in the Milton-Freewater (Ore.) Church pastor's office and after, identifying himself, the young man said, "Pastor, I want to be baptized." What music to a pastor's ears! Justin Haney grew up in the Milton Church where his parents ar... Read more
