Willamette Pathfinders Earn Honors During One-day Seminar Willamette District Pathfinders like Jonathon Johnson, pictured here working on a painting for the drawing and painting honor, met at Livingstone Adventist Academy in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 8 for a fun day earning Pathfinder honors. Participants cho... Read more
Thailand Trip Challenges Youth to Serve Jesus Daily Thailand. The word itself seemed unreal to me the whole trip until our plane landed in Bangkok. After that, it quickly became a bona fide experience. I was part of a delegation organized by the Oregon Conference to go to Thailand to do mission wor... Read more
Woodland Member Ministers with a Hug and a Smile Always with a hug and a smile, Kathy Smith of Woodland, Wash., greets people as they come through the church door. A nurse for many years, Smith is willing to give her time and help to others, and church greeting is just one of her areas of lay mi... Read more
Committee Provides Funds for Major PAA Projects Portland Adventist Academy’s Committee of 100 met recently for their fourth annual meeting and brunch. At that time, they were able to distribute more than $26,000 to various projects requested by PAA staff members.The Committee of 100 was an idea... Read more
Wish Comes True for Gaston Teen When Rebekah Walsh, a Laurelwood Academy junior, walked into Doernbecher Children's Hospital on May 13, 2003, she didn't realize she would be leaving months later, confined to a wheelchair. She was admitted just a few days before her 17th birthday... Read more
T-shirts Share Gospel While many schools have difficulty regulating objectionable and offensive slogans and mottos on T-shirts worn by their students, Portland Adventist Academy wishes that more of their students would emulate the slogans worn by student Jon Schaffer—s... Read more
India Receives Springfield Members The Springfield (Ore.) Church had a special service in October to ask God’s blessing on lay workers preparing to work for Christ, including a group heading to India. Church-sponsored fund-raisers and private donations added to the lay workers' own... Read more
Springfield Church Holds Lay Evangelistic Seminar and Classes Lay people from many walks of life worked together in October to present an evangelistic effort at the Springfield (Ore.) Church.Joe Bovee, a shipper by trade, answered the call to organize and lead a local lay evangelistic effort in the Springfie... Read more
Milo Food Service Director Wins Hero Award Every great production or establishment has individuals behind the scenes assisting in ways that are immeasurable to the project as a whole. Unfortunately, these people often aren’t recognized for the heroic efforts donated to helping the project ... Read more
