OCT Cover Thanks to her co-workers at Walla Walla General Hospital, Deanne Porchowsky, a surgical circulating nurse, is now a member of the Walla Walla University Church. Photo by Matthew B. Zimmerman Read more
Building Relationships After graduating from Walla Walla College, Don and Sharon Ammon left the rural splendor of Washington state and headed east—east into the thriving metropolis of Chicago, such as it was in 1964.Laying the FoundationStarting his career at Hinsdale H... Read more
Building Community In 1913, one year before World War I began, what is now Tillamook County General Hospital (TCGH) opened its doors on the Oregon Coast. Changing hands several times throughout the next 60 years, TCGH eventually joined Adventist Health in the early ... Read more
Where There Is a Will Planned Giving and Trust ServicesAlaska Conference, Gary W. Dodge, NPUC, (360) 857-7022Idaho Conference, Donald A. Klinger, (208) 375-7524Montana Conference, David Prest Jr., (406) 587-3101Oregon Conference, Ralph Neidigh, (503) 850-3563Upper Colu... Read more
Welcome to My Camp "Hello, I'm Monte Church and welcome to my camp."With these words of welcome, Monte Church, Northwest and Canada Native Ministries director and Native storyteller, begins a new program, "God's Scouts," in the Native New Day series of video Bible s... Read more
Where There's A Will And Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teach... Read more
Twing's Legacy of Service in Tanzania "I'm not sure why I said 'yes' for this project in Tanzania," quipped Viorel Catarama, vice president for evangelism, Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI), at the training session in Tanzania, East Africa. "Once we arrived," Viorel con... Read more
Mrs. Lamb Shelter and The Flying Tigers It was 1941 and the American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers, was in China to help slow or repel the Japanese invasion. Paulene Barnett and her husband Doyle were young missionaries who had gone to China in the fall of 1940 along with several o... Read more
Brothers "We're done."After two guaranteed adoptions fell through, they figured God had another plan. So Mike and Renee McCune got their money back and put a waterfall in the back yard.In the spring of 1999, the pastor asked Renee to organize the children'... Read more
