From There to Eternity A Brief History of the Kuna Seventh-day Adventist Church Twenty-five years ago, Philip Samaan, with his wife Sherilyn, came to pastor the new Meridian (Idaho) Church as a young intern from Walla Walla College. As a young boy, Philip arrived in America from Syria to live with his sister in Portland, Ore.... Read more
Idaho Attendees at CHIP Summit 2004 and Receive Training to Be Presenters Themselves Idaho Conference was well represented at the CHIP Summit 2004, in Vancouver, BC. CHIP—Coronary Health Improvement Project—addresses issues with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. Ten people from the Id... Read more
A Baptism of a Poet Kirk Shea accepted and gave his heart to Jesus in December and wanted to be baptized to start the year out new in Christ. On Jan. 8, Shea went down into the water and arose to newness with Jesus.Shea had been studying with Jim Harris, an Elgin Chu... Read more
Kuna Church Celebrates 25th Anniversary The Kuna (Idaho) Church will celebrate its 25th anniversary Apr. 15–16. The celebration will climax a banner year which included construction of a brand-new sanctuary, nine new Sabbath School rooms, and renovation of the original structure.“We hop... Read more
BVAS Students Named President's Challenge State Champions BVAS Students Named President's Challenge State Champions Read more
From Prison to Praise Leo Bristol was born in 1965, and grew up with lots of love from his mother and father. At the age of 13 he lost his father, and Leo’s life began a downward spiral of crime, drugs and alcohol. By the age of 19, he was sentenced to prison for the f... Read more
Brain Games 2004 Finishes with Many Winners Two bells dinged almost simultaneously as Morgan Bailey and Andrew Schnell faced off to answer the question—Where did William Shakespeare hold many of his plays?—that would break the tie and decide the grand first-place winner in the Brain Games h... Read more
Giant Schnauzers Preach Sermons Joy Mathews brought Zion and Lovely, two world-champion giant Schnauzers, to Adventist Christian School in Idaho Falls on Oct. 1. Students sat in awe as Joy demonstrated Zion and Lovely's abilities to perform, then drew spiritual lessons from the ... Read more
"Total Workout" Handbell Clinic A Ringing Success Bells flashed and rang, filling the air with a symphony of sound, delightful to the ear and invigorating to the senses. Hundreds of bells and more than 50 high school ringers had spent two days together in an intense clinic under bell choir direct... Read more
