Ridge Dell Moves Forward in Faith The Ridge Dell (Wash.) Church was built more than 20 years ago on the northern edge of Vancouver with hopes and plans for a real sanctuary to be completed during a second phase of construction. Increased attendance now dictates the need for more c... Read more
University Park Church Grows in Membership and Services The University Park Church (Portland, Ore.) recently added nine new members after NET 2003 meetings. Among them, Jesse Gonzales, a literature evangelist, with his wile, Georgina, from Vancouver, Wash., joined the church to reach the Spanish-speaki... Read more
Dallas Team Builds Church in Dominican Republic Just imagine the amount of time and effort that someone would have to invest in order to recruit volunteers, coordinate schedules, make sure that travel documents for 27 people are all in order for a mission trip to a foreign country, and oversee ... Read more
Columbia Seniors Survive Paradise Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) seniors headed to a spot of private land known as "Pathfinder Paradise" near Colton, Ore., in October for their senior adventure. What they found were spiders, snakes, outhouses, no showers…you name it. When it beg... Read more
PAA Students Test Stream Health The Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) biology class spent a recent afternoon ankle deep in Johnson Creek, a small tributary of the Willamette River, to learn how scientists gauge the pollution level of a watershed.The trip was led by Terry Verlo, P... Read more
Milo Seniors Survive Wilderness Challenges Milo Adventist Academy's senior survival location, purpose and activities remain an annual mystery. But this year's seniors found the answers deep in the Umpqua National Forest where they turned a pile of black plastic, sticks and rope into safe, ... Read more
Oregon Youth Bring VBS To Alaska A team of eight youth and three adults flew to the Siberian Yupik village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in June for the 10th annual mission trip sponsored by the Oregon Conference.The group put on a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS) for abou... Read more
Sutherlin School Celebrates Loan Burning A fire was set at the Sutherlin (Ore.) Christian School on Sept. 14. Fortunately the burning was confined to a piece of paper—the loan note representing the indebtedness of the church for the new school building. Thanks to the generosity of dedica... Read more
Fourth Grader Delivers Lunch and New Class Project For more than a year, fourth-grader Skyler Null has been helping his grandmother deliver “Meals on Wheels.” As a home school student, scheduling wasn’t any problem. But now that he is attending Portland Adventist Elementary School he was worried a... Read more
