New Administrative Office Built Debt-Free More than 150 conference staff members, construction vendors and guests celebrated in December 2007 the grand opening of a new administrative office in Federal Way."I remember driving down Weyerhaeuser Way and thinking this would be a great place ... Read more
The Rains Came Down And the Floods Came Up June Hadland had her first canoe ride several weeks ago. Flood waters rose up to 44 inches in her now—lakeside home of 24 years in Adna, Wash. Jerry Swena, Chehalis Church head deacon, was a first responder who got trapped and needed to be rescued... Read more
'I'll Go' Lives Transformed in Lacey When Terry and Elke Tanner were living in Vienna, Austria, Elke received a postcard inviting her to learn more about the Bible. She studied for more than three years.After the Tanners moved to the United States in 2000, Elke missed her Bible studi... Read more
KACS Helps Flood Relief Efforts As a participating station in the Federal Emergency Broadcast System, KACS, Adventist-owned and operated Chehalis, Wash. radio station was the only local station which consistently stayed on the air during the December 2007 floods in Lewis, Thurst... Read more
Chasing a Dream Filipino-American Church Debt-free in West Seattle For a church group that began in the early 1980s as a branch Sabbath School and later organized as a group of 38 associated with the Volunteer Park Church, it was a step of faith 15 years ago to create a Filipino-American church in Seattle with a ... Read more
Bible Worker Conferences Provide Training and Networking Last fall, a delegation of Bible workers from Washington Conference attended the first Bible worker conference held in Colorado.Presentations focused on preparing a personal testimony, realizing God's call, studying the Bible with others and seeki... Read more
Puget Sound Students Find Language No Barrier to God Exchange students add an interesting dynamic to the Puget Sound Adventist Academy family. The culture, belief system and language barrier is different than what is typically found in North America.This was particularly evident during "Connect," th... Read more
The Power of Pink Auburn Adventist Academy Shows Its True Colors Magenta, cherry, bubble-gum, and rose were just a few of the many shades of pink proudly worn on Oct. 25, 2007, at Auburn Adventist Academy. The sea of several hundred students made quite a spectacle as they passed each other in the halls, decked ... Read more
A Small World When God's Involved Evangelists come into a church, present a series, and leave soon after, rarely having the opportunity to baptize all the people they worked with.However, David Wolkwitz, Washington Conference trust services director, recently had a surprise when h... Read more
