Boise Valley Students Tell What Freedom Means What does freedom mean to me? The seventh- and eighth-graders of Boise Valley Adventist School (BVAS) were recently challenged to answer this thought-provoking question. Several of them entered their “200-words-or-less” essays into the Boise Elks ... Read more
Gem State Academy Hosts Cool Ringings Handbell and Chimes Festival What do you do with two music teachers, two and a half days, and 101 elementary students on your hands? Why, you teach them to play bells of course! Just borrow 12 bell and chime sets, enlist the help of 12 high school students, take over both mus... Read more
From Terror to Trust For my whole life, I had no clue about God. I grew up with a mother who was straying from the religious path and an abusive, atheistic father.In February 2001, my mom was involved in a terrible automobile accident. After the accident she began thi... Read more
Gem State Academy Seniors Recognized It’s funny… when you plan big events with creative people, ideas turn into reality. That is exactly what happened for the Senior Recognition weekend at Gem State Academy. Our theme for the weekend was “What Matters?”The Friday night vespers was ve... Read more
Shoebox Ministry in Palmer One of Billy Graham’s sons, Franklin, started the original Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child on the east coast many years ago. In his program, shoeboxes, filled with items children need, were collected at a site back East, then transport... Read more
Eagle River Valley Church Dedication Members and friends of the Eagle River Valley Church gathered on Sabbath, Feb. 22, to dedicate their church with programs glorifying God who has guided in the growth of this church family. The celebration of dedication is the result of years of la... Read more
New Study Targets Domestic Abuse Prevention In a bold move designed to address a difficult problem North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) leaders have authorized an unprecedented research project targeting domestic violence within Adventist families. When finished, the project will provide a... Read more
NAD Officers Tour Arctic Churches As our twin engine plane slipped down below the dark clouds in our approach to Gambell’s airstrip, the bleak treeless snow-covered terrain of St. Lawrence Island came into view. Peering out the window Don Schneider muttered, “I can see that it tak... Read more
Hospital, School, and Church Unite in Service to Community While a hospital’s primary function is to provide health care services, its influence naturally extends into many other areas of community life. Not only is a hospital usually among a community’s largest employers, it is involved in business and c... Read more
