Classroom B Can One Sabbath School Class Make a Difference? The atmosphere is charged in Classroom B. In just a few days the Medford Sabbath school class has raised $26,000 for church buildings in India. Matched by Merlin and Jo Ann Fjarli, members of the class, and again by Maranatha Volunteers Internatio... Read more
Appalachia Mission Trip 2002 The Appalachia 2002 Mission Trip quietly preached the gospel of the kingdom in Sommerset, Ky., to all who could see and hear. Twenty-seven eager people including students from Columbia Adventist Academy and local public schools, caring parents, an... Read more
Meadow Glade Church Expansion More than $3.3 million dollars has already been raised in cash and pledges toward Meadow Glade church’s $3.8 million expansion program.Since construction began in May 2002, an attractively landscaped parking lot extends from the east side of the c... Read more
Milo Students Play in the Rain In the Falk Sport Court A few years ago, Esther Falk saw the need for a covered outdoor sport area where students could play sports outside and still be protected from the weather. Because of Oregon’s weather, the court needed to have flooring installed that would allow ... Read more
Tillamook Adventist School Puts on Thanksgiving Play Just before Thanksgiving, 129 of the 130 Tillamook School students helped put on the play called “Harvest Festivals Through the Ages,” written by their librarian, Mildred Thompson Olson.The play traced the history of Harvest Festivals in Canaan, t... Read more
Albany Church Participates in Operation Shoebox Women’s Ministries members of the Albany Church invited local church members to imagine the child-like joy of boys and girls as they open presents on Christmas morning. Members were told, “Now imagine that joy magnified tenfold as a child who has ... Read more
Adventure and Service On Mission Trip to Mexico A group of 26 Salem Central Church young people made up of the Salem Handbell Choir and Youth Chorus went on a California/New Mexico music-mission trip. Following are the experiences of two students.RachelWe arrived late at night at the Calexico M... Read more
Oregon Youth Team Travels to Remote Alaska For the third consecutive summer, last year my family and I participated in a mission trip to Saint Lawrence Island, in Alaska.Some ask me if it was an exciting trip; all I can say is that “exciting” is an understatement. Primitive transportation,... Read more
CAA Turns Out For Service Paintbrushes, shovels, rakes, and strong backs recently became curriculum tools, as 99 students from Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) participated in an all-school, community service day.Principal Berit von Pohle said the purpose of the yearly pro... Read more