Since Operation Bearhug, which sent Northwest members on evangelistic journeys to the former Soviet Union in the 1990s, the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) has made international outreach a priority.
In the linked articles below, you will see how Northwest academy youth have embraced the missionary spirit this year, with spring break projects ranging from Belize to Zambia.
A March 22–29 NPUC-sponsored project brought 36 individuals, including students from Portland Adventist Academy, Upper Columbia Academy and SOULS Northwest, to the Peruvian city of Tarapoto. They presented evangelistic meetings each evening at 22 different locations, joining with more than 560 others across the entire Northeastern Peru Mission.
More Stories
Read the expanded stories and photo galleries from other trips:
- PAA Students Sail and Serve Bahamas
- Auburn Adventist Academy Students Serve in Belize
- Laboring in Ladyville
- CCA and Wenatchee Church Hold Belize Mission Trip
- UCA Students Spend Spring Break in Zambia
- The Lesson of Latvia
- Rogue Valley Students and the City by the Bay
- Palisades Christian Academy Maranatha Mission to Panama
- A Tale of Two Missions
NPUC and Peruvian workers pause during a busy day in Terapoto. Ramon Canals, Belinda Rodriguez and Mark Remboldt pose with a local church elder and the pastor of 19 local churches.
Margarita Moreno came from Dillingham, Alaska, to give Bible studies to this hotel worker and rejoiced when he made a decision for Christ.
Meeting notices were put up in local establishments all around Terapoto.
Faatasiga Matau, SOULS Northwest student, is ready to be transported to his evening meeting in one of the region's ubiquitous "MotoKars."
How much water is needed for a baptism? Less than you might think! Mark Remboldt and translator Belinda Rodriguez lead out in during a baptism.
Zachary White, Portland Adventist Academy student, prepares his presentation for the evening meeting.
During the final Sabbath, NPUC team members (in red shirts) gather with local members in a rally that set out evangelistic goals for coming months.
