Kuna Outreach by Web-cast Makes an Impact In 2008, the Kuna (Idaho) Church attempted to connect with the community through a monthly teleconference called Community Conversations. Newspaper ads gave the topic, date, time, call-in number and access code. The teleconferences led up to a ser... Read more
Meridian and Parma Churches Welcome New Pastor The Meridian and Parma (Idaho) congregations welcomed Michael and Karen Pearson as their new pastoral couple in October. Pearson was born in Kenya, Africa. As a fourth-generation Adventist, he was raised by missionary parents in several African co... Read more
Gem State Senior Survival A Student's Story I looked forward to this year's senior survival with my class, but I had no idea what adventures we would undertake.Together with sponsors and adult staff, we traveled to a wilderness area near McCall, Idaho. We started out doing team-building exp... Read more
Magabook Outreach Students Experience God at Work This past summer, several academy and college students knocked on approximately 90,000 doors all over the Idaho Conference. They didn't just knock, they shared Jesus, offered books for donations, and grew tremendously in their own spiritual journe... Read more
Eastern Idaho Offers Teen Retreat Twenty-one high school, home school and church school teens, most of them from small communities in Eastern Idaho, gathered at Camp Tawakani on Aug. 7 for a weekend of fun, inspiration and fellowship. John Bryson, Idaho Conference youth coordinato... Read more
Cloverdale VBS Kids Learn How to Serve Jesus The central theme for this year's Vacation Bible School at the Cloverdale Adventist Church in Boise, Idaho, was My Community. August 3–7 revolved around how children can serve and witness for Jesus within their home, school, church, country and co... Read more
Vacation Bible School in John Day Camp E.D.G.E. — Experience and Discover God Everywhere — was the theme for the Vacation Bible School in John Day, Ore., June 22–26. Camp E.D.G.E. is an action-packed expedition, teaching kids their strength and might come from God. Children were e... Read more
Teeter-tottering Between Good and Evil At age 14, I stepped in front of my father's rifle. He was pointing it and mumbling, "I'll kill any policeman who dares to come take me away." I jumped in front of him, and he threw his rifle down. Seconds later the police drove up and took dad aw... Read more
Gem State Makes Adventist Education Accessible Gem State Adventist Academy leaders have been reviewing programs and systems to ensure efficiency, relevancy and effectiveness. As a result, they have developed two new programs for the 2009–2010 school year.The Distance Learning Program will enab... Read more
