Robotics Tournament Inspires Future Engineers Future engineers and scientists brought their skills to the annual NPUC FIRST LEGO League Challenge on Feb. 27, 2022. Read more
Adventist Health Facilitates Donations for Ukrainian Hospitals Medical supplies and medications were airlifted to Ukraine the first week of April through a collaboration between Adventist Health and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Read more
Hood View Takes Kindergarten to the Forest Hood View Adventist School, in Boring, Oregon, is offering a unique learning environment for young students through a “Forest Kindergarten” program. Rather than spending the school day in a traditional classroom, Lizzie Segoria teaches her eight k... Read more
Author Visits Buena Vista School In March, Brittany Dias, children's book author, speaker and entrepreneur, visited Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Washington. She visited each classroom to read her book Ava & Mae Own a Lemonade Stand and talk with students about writing... Read more
Upper Columbia Conference Ordains Two Pastors Jon Jennette and Howard Tello, pastors serving in Upper Columbia Conference churches, were both ordained in separate services in January. Read more
Lay-equipping Evangelist Named in Oregon Gerizin De Peña, evangelist and pastor, was born in Hijuey, Dominican Republic. His parents — a lay-evangelist couple who traveled preaching the Good News Gospel — had dedicated him to God as an infant to become a gospel preacher. In his earliest ... Read more
Prayer Warrior Keeps Divine Appointments Ed Winter is constantly witnessing for Jesus. He describes each encounter and moment with others as divine appointments — opportunities to tell others about Jesus. Read more
OC Executive Committee Announces Retirements, Restructuring, and New Team Members In early March, Stan and Gloria Beerman, long-time Oregon Conference employees, announced their upcoming retirements. Read more
Shine 104.9 Partners With Local Organization to Build Wells in Guatemala More than a decade ago, Shine 104.9 (KEEH-FM) began their partnership with Water for Life, a charity local to Spokane, Washington, that works to build wells in Guatemala. Read more
