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
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
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
Friendship Evangelism in Nampa The Nampa Church is serious about reaching others for Christ through sharing and caring. Following are some of the practical ways members have reached out to our community. Read more
Gem State Academy Students Help Make the Community a Better Place Gem State Adventist Academy (GSAA) students left the classroom last fall to help the city of Boise with several projects. Some of these included: building a trail in the foothills, assisting at Zoo Boise, beautifying a park, shrub and tree plantin... Read more
Christmas at Kids' Kitchen Elgin Jones, a man with a burden for hungry children, feeds homeless and underprivileged kids every night of the week in Anchorage. He has big dreams and some generous donors, but few people helping him.This past Christmas, The Second Mile, a new ... Read more
Alaska Students Respond to Tsunami Victims Alaskan Adventist school students have joined children across America by opening their hearts and piggy banks in response to the news stories and photos of the devastation from the tsunami in Asia. In Sitka, Cindy Patten and her 11 students chose ... Read more
New Bible Course for Native Americans A new Bible correspondence course designed to reach the Native American population of the United States and Canada has just been completed. Although many Adventist outreach ministries have their own correspondence courses and Bible schools, none o... Read more
