PAAs Wonderful Surprise “I believe that there is a hunger among our young people today to take a stand and be counted as fully-committed followers of Christ,” said Les Zollbrecht, Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) new chaplain, at his first Week of Prayer series on ca... Read more
Emerald Thumbs Emerald Christian Academy 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students help Grass Roots Gardens groom local community gardens for the winter. The gardens provide food for Lane County Food Bank, which offers free dinners at various local churches for needy f... Read more
Albany Hosts 9/11 Commemoration Members of the Albany, Ore., Church threw open their doors on Sabbath, Sep. 14, inviting the community to take part in a special 9-11 commemorative program and recognition ceremony held to honor local safety agencies.Sabbath school superintendent ... Read more
Sutherlin Members Remember 9-11 Heroism Members of the Sutherlin, Ore., Church hosted a well-attended community program to commemorate the heroism of rescue workers who lost their lives or were injured in the line of duty, Sept. 11, 2001.Bob Cotterman provided special patriotic musical ... Read more
Canbys Bug Safari Twenty-six children from the Canby Adventist Church and community buzzed around seven vacation Bible school exploration stations this summer.Each day at “Bug Safari,” the children met in small, mixed-age groups to discover important Bible truths, ... Read more
Tenth YACS Camp Meeting Attracts 600 The 10th Annual Yakima Adventist Christian School (YACS) Mini-camp Meeting, Oct. 4 and 5, this year featured a three-part sermon series, “Images Etched in Your Mind,” by Pastor Peter Neri.Violinist Jaime Jorge shared his story and music with youth... Read more
Waiting on the Lord Valerie Chase, 9, was baptized this spring, after a two-year wait.When her father was baptized and joined the Hood River, Ore., Church two years ago, Valerie, too wanted to be baptized, but then-local-pastor Steve McHan had a special dedicatory se... Read more
Long Time Coming “How long have you been coming to the Oregon Camp Meeting at Gladstone?” Marguerite Ringering was asked this summer.“Well,” replied the 93-year-old Gladstone Park Adventist Church member, “we came from Brainard, Minn., in 1934 and started going to... Read more
Adventists Well Represented At Clatsop County Fair More than 175 fair-goers received free health screenings at the Adventist Community Health Van, during Clatsop County Fair this summer in Astoria, Ore.Others visited Adventist-manned booths that featured Adventist education and the ministry of Adv... Read more