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
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
Adventist Chaplains In a rare moment of personal time, Jay Coon, Auburn Adventist Academy associate pastor, purposefully pushes a shopping cart toward the supermarket produce section. With a full basket, he's nearly done with his grocery list when the pager buzzes. T... Read more
Editors' Note This month's feature on Northwest Adventist chaplains focuses on two groups: those who serve their communities as volunteers and those who provide critical spiritual support within the military. Hospital chaplains and those who work within college... Read more
Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Read more
Giving Is a Choice I had stepped outside from the clinic to catch a breath of fresh air when I saw a man approach the door to our food pantry. He gave the door a brisk tug. It was locked.I looked at my watch and sighed. It was well past closing time."I'm really sorr... Read more
Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Read more
PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Read more
