CAA Freshmen Make a Difference The Columbia Adventist Academy freshman class divided into two groups in February, for an all-day community service experience. Fourteen students bundled up in rain gear, ready to help their community and have a little fun. It had been raining all... Read more
Lumberjack Preacher People of all ages—from 17 to 84—have joined our four mission trips to India. We have found something remarkable about people of any age: When they are willing to put themselves in God’s hands, it is amazing what God can do through them.Take for i... Read more
Young Blood Cassandra Lemke participated in the first blood drive at Rivergate Adventist Elementary School, Gladstone, Ore. on Feb. 28. Cassie, who turned 17 just a few days before, was so excited that she was finally old enough to give blood. A 2000 graduate... Read more
Portland Adventist Academy News Notes • Since 1997, PAA has awarded $1,425,000.00 in personal scholarships to help students needing financial assistance.• For the student week of prayer, student speakers shared experiences from their personal walk with the Lord. They can be booked for... Read more
Our Journey to Know Jesus My father died when I was ten years old. Four years later my mother and stepfather-to-be began taking Bible studies with some Adventists and enrolled me at Harris Junior Academy in Pendleton, Ore., for the ninth and tenth grade.During spring break... Read more
Emerald Christian Academy Students Make their World More Colorful Expressing their creative skills, ninth-grade students from Emerald Christian Academy, Pleasant Hill, Ore., decorate paper sacks to be used by Meals on Wheels for the Valentine’s Day lunches. “It’s fun to reach out to the community,” says Whitney ... Read more
Congressman Visits Mid Columbia Adventist School Excitement filled the air at Mid Columbia Adventist School (MCAS), Hood River, Ore., on Jan. 16, with the promise of a special visitor.Principal Dale Milam had asked Oregon’s Second District Congressman Greg Walden if it would be possible to come ... Read more
Sharon Pathfinder Color Guard Posts Colors for Ceremony Millions of American citizens around the nation, black and white, young and old, rich and poor, celebrated “The American Dream of Freedom” in a tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19.In Portland, Ore., at the University of Portl... Read more
The Northwest Brass Builds a Chapel and a Congregation in India “Build a church! Provide a spiritual home for hundreds of former idol worshippers in India! Meet them at last on the Sea of Glass! Our Northwest Adventist Brass Choir audience could fund this!” Last November Tom Tavasci, minister of music at the S... Read more
