July 2012 About this issue: All are precious in His sight. See how Adventist education is impacting students and communities across the Northwest in the July Gleaner. Feature An Answer in an Agate July 01, 2012 | Renee McKey Eight-year-old Jaicee was visiting my South Dakota home with her family from Montana. She gazed silently in wide-eyed wonder at my collection of rocks and fossils arranged on bookshelves throughout the basement."Grandma, did you find all these?""A... Download PDF (7.29 MB) More Features An Answer in an Agate Eight-year-old Jaicee was visiting my South Dakota home with her family from Montana. She gazed silently in wide-eyed wonder at my collection of rocks and fossils arranged on bookshelves throughout the basement."Grandma, did you find all these?""A... Read more Amanda's Story "I was so upset. I just had to talk to Paige," Amanda says, "so I drove all the way to Caldwell to talk to my best friend. We sat there in the car for a long time, me crying and Paige listening."Amanda Carrithers and Paige Jansen had been best of ... Read more Amanda's Story "I was so upset. I just had to talk to Paige," Amanda says, "so I drove all the way to Caldwell to talk to my best friend. We sat there in the car for a long time, me crying and Paige listening."Amanda Carrithers and Paige Jansen had been best of ... Read more Caring Heart Award Winners for 2012 Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more Caring Heart Award Winners for 2012 Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more Precious in His Sight At first look, Sharilyn Smith's class of second- and third-graders at Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Oregon, is much like any other: a mix of boys and girls representing an array of ethnicities and personalities, all busy with... Read more Precious in His Sight At first look, Sharilyn Smith's class of second- and third-graders at Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Oregon, is much like any other: a mix of boys and girls representing an array of ethnicities and personalities, all busy with... Read more Others Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more Historic ACS Summit Held in Gladstone The Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACSDR) network of North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) held a historic first meeting with leadership of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) of Canada at the Oregon Conference offi... Read more Letters More on MarriottI'm sure many were impressed with the fascinating story about Bill Marriott, his faithful tithe paying and blessings. In fact I sent a copy to my son in California. How many times have we repeated the success story of J.C. Penney o... Read more Historic ACS Summit Held in Gladstone The Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACSDR) network of North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) held a historic first meeting with leadership of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) of Canada at the Oregon Conference offi... Read more Letters More on MarriottI'm sure many were impressed with the fascinating story about Bill Marriott, his faithful tithe paying and blessings. In fact I sent a copy to my son in California. How many times have we repeated the success story of J.C. Penney o... Read more Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more Chocolate Through the Depression Milton S. Hershey, Tithe-payer (1857—1945) Although he experimented with cocoa and sugar, his candy-making attempts were far from "sweet." In fact, he had failed so miserably in two candy enterprises, his uncle refused to provide him another loan. Milton S. Hershey was penniless, an elemen... 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An Answer in an Agate Eight-year-old Jaicee was visiting my South Dakota home with her family from Montana. She gazed silently in wide-eyed wonder at my collection of rocks and fossils arranged on bookshelves throughout the basement."Grandma, did you find all these?""A... Read more
Amanda's Story "I was so upset. I just had to talk to Paige," Amanda says, "so I drove all the way to Caldwell to talk to my best friend. We sat there in the car for a long time, me crying and Paige listening."Amanda Carrithers and Paige Jansen had been best of ... Read more
Amanda's Story "I was so upset. I just had to talk to Paige," Amanda says, "so I drove all the way to Caldwell to talk to my best friend. We sat there in the car for a long time, me crying and Paige listening."Amanda Carrithers and Paige Jansen had been best of ... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2012 Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2012 Thirteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the $500 Caring Heart Award Scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their school... Read more
Precious in His Sight At first look, Sharilyn Smith's class of second- and third-graders at Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Oregon, is much like any other: a mix of boys and girls representing an array of ethnicities and personalities, all busy with... Read more
Precious in His Sight At first look, Sharilyn Smith's class of second- and third-graders at Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Oregon, is much like any other: a mix of boys and girls representing an array of ethnicities and personalities, all busy with... Read more
Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more
Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more
Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more
Historic ACS Summit Held in Gladstone The Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACSDR) network of North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) held a historic first meeting with leadership of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) of Canada at the Oregon Conference offi... Read more
Letters More on MarriottI'm sure many were impressed with the fascinating story about Bill Marriott, his faithful tithe paying and blessings. In fact I sent a copy to my son in California. How many times have we repeated the success story of J.C. Penney o... Read more
Historic ACS Summit Held in Gladstone The Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACSDR) network of North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) held a historic first meeting with leadership of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) of Canada at the Oregon Conference offi... Read more
Letters More on MarriottI'm sure many were impressed with the fascinating story about Bill Marriott, his faithful tithe paying and blessings. In fact I sent a copy to my son in California. How many times have we repeated the success story of J.C. Penney o... Read more
Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more
Chocolate Through the Depression Milton S. Hershey, Tithe-payer (1857—1945) Although he experimented with cocoa and sugar, his candy-making attempts were far from "sweet." In fact, he had failed so miserably in two candy enterprises, his uncle refused to provide him another loan. Milton S. Hershey was penniless, an elemen... Read more