Dallas Team Builds Church in Dominican Republic Just imagine the amount of time and effort that someone would have to invest in order to recruit volunteers, coordinate schedules, make sure that travel documents for 27 people are all in order for a mission trip to a foreign country, and oversee ... Read more
University Park Church Grows in Membership and Services The University Park Church (Portland, Ore.) recently added nine new members after NET 2003 meetings. Among them, Jesse Gonzales, a literature evangelist, with his wile, Georgina, from Vancouver, Wash., joined the church to reach the Spanish-speaki... Read more
Ridge Dell Moves Forward in Faith The Ridge Dell (Wash.) Church was built more than 20 years ago on the northern edge of Vancouver with hopes and plans for a real sanctuary to be completed during a second phase of construction. Increased attendance now dictates the need for more c... Read more
Bend Members Complete Portland Marathon The Bend (Ore.) Church pastor, Jerry Joubert, joined members Lisa Gladden, Bobbi Lynn Miller and Julie Jensen to complete the 2003 Portland Marathon on Oct. 5. Also pictured is their fan club and participants of the five-mile run/walk and the chil... Read more
A Long Journey Her father was from Spain, her mother from Caracas, Venezuela. When she was just a baby, they traveled by boat to Panama. My grandma, Gilberta, was the oldest of 15 living children.Grandma was raised a devout Catholic. She married and came to the ... Read more
Livingstone Adventist Academy Setting Records The Oregon Conference’s newest senior high school, Livingstone Adventist Academy (formerly Livingstone Junior Academy), began its 105th year with an all-time record enrollment of 262 students attending kindergarten through grade 11, surpassing the... Read more
A Beautiful Beginning at Milo We're off to a great start this year at Milo Adventist Academy with an enrollment of 168 students, up from 138 last year. This includes 94 new students, and applications continue to arrive.Milo hosted a spiritual emphasis week during the second we... Read more
Two Weddings Jewell married Ronnie Thomas at a quiet ceremony in Prineville, Ore., on Aug. 15. Jewell entered into another relationship on Sept. 13 when she stepped into the cool water of the Prineville Reservoir and Carlyle Raymond baptized her into the famil... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Goes Backpacking Fourteen backpackers from the Gladstone Park Church went on the Timberline Trail 600 around Mt. Hood in August. The group included singles, families, youth and an eight-year-old boy, all of whom trained for the hike by jogging and walking several ... Read more
