Pacific Islander and Hispanic youth in western Washington led the commemoration of Global Youth Day on March 20, 2021, through three key activities: a weekend rally, community service projects and baptisms. “Washington youth did an excellent job of showing faith, creativity, resolve and courage to #BeTheSermon even during a pandemic,” says David Salazar, Washington Conference [...]
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday’s jury verdict in Minneapolis brought a collective exhale of relief among my African American friends. I was on a video conference call as the verdicts were read. I literally felt the tension in the meeting ease following the jury [...]
At lot has changed since a group of 50 members of the Bonanza Company met on Jan. 5, 1980, to hold their first service in the Bonanza City Library in southern Oregon. What hasn't changed is the energy these believers bring to serving their Lord and their community.
Minner Labrador Jr., Upper Columbia Conference president, recently launched a new radio series, Live by Faith. Each week Labrador shares a short message of hope and renewal by focusing on topics such as being a blessing and a role model, dealing with loss, and how to be a successful Christian. The segments usually run about [...]
This last school year had a rocky start for Boise Valley Adventist School. After a series of circumstances presented themselves early into the new school year, BVAS found itself without a middle school teacher. Hiring in the fall proved to be a difficult task as the pool of available teachers was extremely limited. Therefore, after [...]
Imagine you were given three days to produce certain citizenship paperwork. If you resist, you will either lose your life, end up in jail or be forcibly relocated. This is part of the story of Santa Pradhan, who fled with her family in 1992 from Bhutan, a small country in the Himalayas. “I grew up [...]
After many months with squirrels left alone to frolic in the lodge rafters, moose free to meander around quiet cabins and loons to cry on Flat Lake, human guests crossed the ice road and parked their vehicles by the boat dock at Camp Tukuskoya, located north of Anchorage, Alaska. They built a bonfire by the [...]
After many months with squirrels left alone to frolic in the lodge rafters, moose free to meander around quiet cabins and loons to cry on Flat Lake, human guests crossed the ice road and parked their vehicles by the boat dock at Camp Tukuskoya, located north of Anchorage, Alaska. They built a bonfire by the [...]
“It all started way back in the '80’s when my grandson would not go to sleep," says Lila Thorp. "I drove him around town and up in the mountains and up the river on the back roads where we saw people who were houseless, cold, wet and hungry. My mother often came along, and we [...]
What can you make with 750 or fewer toothpicks and wood glue? Students from Montana's Trout Creek Adventist School created bridges — not just an art project bridge, but a bridge that can hold a lot of weight. This year all nine students in grades one to seven built a toothpick bridge that spanned 12 inches [...]
