Spanish Group Experiences Growth Tualatin pastor Perry Melnychenko baptized five members into the Canby (Ore.) Church Spanish group on March 8, 2003. “We found the right church,” said new members Ema Morales, father and daughter Siliberto and Laura Valentin, and spouses Jesus and... Read more
Milo Mission to Belize Thirty-nine people, mostly Milo Adventist Academy students and staff, spent their spring break in Ranchito, Belize, building onto a church and presenting two Vacation Bible Schools each day during an uncharacteristic heatwave. “Hi ho, hi ho! It’s ... Read more
Cedar Creek Holds Cooking School Cedar Creek (Wash.) Church held a cooking school as a community outreach before this spring’s evangelistic meetings. “I am delighted to get these recipes that my family can enjoy,” said new member Marilee Miller.Christine Fleming coordinated the p... Read more
Livingstone Adventist Academy Breaks Ground From left: Jerry Magee, school board chair; Gil Plubell, the Oregon Conference education superintendent’s special assistant; Don Livesay, Oregon Conference president; Barbara Livesay, Livingstone Adventist Academy (LAA) principal; Rod Lucas, schoo... Read more
Doctor Prescribes Daniel and Revelation for Answers to Life Situations Once again in Grants Pass, Ore., a very attentive audience heard the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation revealed in an unforgettable way with North Valley Church (Merlin, Ore.) member Willard Regester, a Grants Pass physician, and his Romanian as... Read more
A Sabbath in India Bob Paulson, a layman from Puyallup, Wash., and Garwin McNeilus, a Minnesota layman, conducted a 50-village mission in the city of Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India, in January 2001. Fifteen thousand people were baptized, stunning the members in North... Read more
You Go Girl! The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that Kyra Eddy, a four-year senior from Brusett, Mont., is among its 15,000 finalists. Kyra is a high achiever in all aspects of her life—academics, leadership, sports, her spiritual walk with G... Read more
Montana Pastor Holds Series in Dominican Republic John Bilbro, Jordan (Mont.) Church pastor, held a series of meetings in the Dominican Republic Feb. 14 through March 1. His was one of 41 simultaneous evangelistic series organized by Robert Folkenberg, Carolina Conference global evangelism direct... Read more
Eden’s Edibles Vegan Cooking Seminars In the spring of 2002, members of the Garden Valley Church cautiously decided to host a two-night vegetarian cooking school in the midst of their meat-eating, mountain resort community. But, the Lord had a surprising lesson in store. Imagine how s... Read more