New Stevensville Member Answers Overwhelming Call for Baptism Nicki Wandler felt the gentle urgings of the Holy Spirit grow stronger and stronger. She had been attending church with her husband and three small children sporadically for the past year. Wandler grew increasingly eager to learn more about the fa... Read more
Michigan Meets Montana For Mission Trip VBS This summer, a group of 75 people came from the Berrien Springs, Mich., Village Church to conduct a Vacation Bible School at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Mont. The VBS was organized by Rich and Margaret Marsh, who lived on the reser... Read more
Kings and Queens Come to Vale VBS Nearly 60 children came to the Vale, Ore., Vacation Bible School held July 21–25. The theme "Castles and Crowns" centered on learning about the kings and queens of the Bible. All of the decorations, lessons, crafts and snacks supported the theme.T... Read more
Serving God in Our Own Backyard "Excuse me, did you just say we have 87 children on our first night?" asked Veronica Ceniceros, one of the teachers. "We're going to need a lot more snacks." Serving together, Caldwell (Idaho) Church and Nampa Spanish Church welcomed children acro... Read more
Reunion Rekindles Friendships For Enterprise Students What began as phone calls from Neil Springer to a few of his former classmates a year ago culminated July 11 and 12 in the first-ever reunion of the Enterprise (Ore.) Seventh-day Adventist School. Most of the planning took place by e-mail and tele... Read more
Idaho Members Reach Out With VBS Children throughout the Treasure Valley and beyond enjoyed learning more about Jesus during a variety of Vacation Bible School experiences this summer.EagleBetween 50 and 60 children in the community of Eagle learned about God's Big Backyard durin... Read more
God's Big Backyard Is in Eagle, Idaho A Vacation Bible School program at the Eagle Church illustrated to children in the Eagle community God's Big Backyard is anywhere and everywhere.Between July 7–11, nearly 60 children watched Alex and Stanley (Jodi Geim and Tim Roosenberg, pastor) ... Read more
Caldwell Kids Join King's Court at Gem State Academy Church "How do we know Jesus is real, that He came to earth to save us and give us a plan for our lives?" asked Sami Nelson, tribal leader, the first night of Vacation Bible School."I know because I saw the movie 'Nativity Story,'" came the quick reply f... Read more
Uninvited Cyclist Enriches Classroom Lesson Nickie Linder, Juneau Adventist Christian School teacher, found a surprise at school recently: Gary Findlay, world cyclist, was camped in a tent next to the door in the breezeway of the school, trying to stay dry from the rain while waiting for hi... Read more
