Empowering Our Communities Adventist Health is committed to realizing our mission, “to share God’s love by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing,” in the 75-plus communities we serve every day. From the windward side of Oahu to the redwoods of California and the ... Read more
Community Care: The Resilience Center Care Team Puts the Adventist Health Mission Into Practice Sue,* an elderly woman with anxiety, shortness of breath and chronic abdominal pain had visited the emergency room on 24 separate occasions over the course of one year. Because of her severe situation, Sue qualified for the Resilience Center at Ad... Read more
Clinical Pastoral Education Bridges Psychology and Theology Before beginning clinical pastoral education, Eduard Ciobanu, pastor of Mount Tabor Church in Portland, Oregon, was sure the course would be the key to acquire a specific skill he felt was lacking in his encounters with sick members. It didn’t tak... Read more
The Session Nearly 60,000 Adventists braved the heat and humidity of San Antonio, Texas, for the 60th General Conference Session, held July 2–11. Read more
2015 NPUC Regional Convocation African-American members throughout the Northwest are unequivocal about the annual North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) Regional Convocation. “Pastor, I don’t know what we’d do without it!” some exclaim. And many echo a common phrase: “We look fo... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2015 Thirteen Northwest academy students each 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 s... Read more
Bold Beginnings, Bright Futures She gently flips through the pages of the 1937 yearbook, with hands that have borne the remarkable grace of life. Jessie Thomsen, 96, is recounting the experiences of her senior year at Walla Walla College Academy in College Place, Washington. Read more
Adventist Education: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Dennis Plubell is a professional Seventh-day Adventist educator. His role as North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) vice president for education rests on a foundation of nearly four decades in academic hallways, classrooms and committees. His servi... Read more
Continuing a Legacy of Church Mission Nearly 25 years ago, a young Auburn Adventist Academy student glimpsed firsthand the challenges facing his growing world church. Along with fellow members of the academy’s Sylvan Chorale, Andre Wang was in Indianapolis, Indiana, to perform at the ... Read more