Togiak, Alaska, was selected by Generation of Youth for Christ Northwest as its 2024 mission trip destination. Located 78 miles west of Dillingham and about 400 miles west of Anchorage, Adventists have ministered to the area for more than 50 years.Although the work waned throughout the years, in 2009 a group of dedicated workers and [...]
In March 2024, a group of 26 volunteers from Palisades Christian Academy did construction work on a project in Peru with Maranatha Volunteers International, a supporting ministry of the Adventist Church. The volunteer team laid the block walls of a church building for the Villa Jesus Adventist congregation in the city of Pucallpa. Having formed in [...]
Mission Possible is an effort in western Washington that led to a transformative experience through the power of God.In the final days of December 2023, Hispanic Adventist churches in Auburn, Kent and Seattle were touched by a powerful movement driven by the Holy Spirit. Gonzalo Reyes and Epitacyo Martins, two students from Peruvian Union University [...]
The power of “pulling up a chair” is the most important thing I’ve learned about being a hospital chaplain. When I pull up a chair at a patient’s bedside, I send a signal that I care enough about them to sit with them, look them in the eye, hear their story, hold their hand and [...]
Sabbaths at Bethel Adventist Church, located in Bethel, Alaska, are always lively. Sabbath, May 4, 2024, was no exception. It was the last day of the four-week It is Written Hope for Humanity evangelistic series, hosted by Alaska Conference live in Anchorage and simulcasted to churches around the state. Bethel Church, located 400 miles from Anchorage [...]
Pacific Press and AdventistBookCenter.com have launched a dedicated resource page to support the Pentecost 2025 evangelism initiative. Available at Pentecost2025Resources.com, this curated collection offers essential tools, training materials and evangelistic guides to help members and churches maximize their Pentecost 2025 evangelism efforts.In Acts 2, Pentecost marked the fulfillment of Jesus Christ’s promise to send the [...]
How often do we read a Bible story title, a sermon title or a book title only to make assumptions, form judgments or label someone or something prematurely? Maybe we have bias, prejudices or discriminatory associations that form.There’s a fascinating story about labels in the Bible, and it’s the well-known story about the parable of [...]
Douglas Laughlin, a leader from Open Door Fellowship in northwestern Washington and a lifelong church planter, felt called by God to find a better way to do online church.Following the pandemic, half of the members of closed churches didn't return. Now, a large portion of the population builds their social circles online, rather than seeking [...]
Michael Hope, Havre Adventist Church pastor, and his wife, Sarah, recently held their second evangelistic series at their church. This series involves two 30-minute presentations with a 10-minute break for beverages and snacks in between. It's short and perfect, lasting only eight nights.Ken Norton, Montana Conference president, created this evangelistic series and made it free to [...]
Have you noticed the divide between nations, religious groups, families and political groups? Our world is polarized, filled with fear and anxiety, and broken. Spiritual battles rage around us, unseen by our physical eyes.We need the “eye salve” of the Holy Spirit from Rev. 3:18 to grant us spiritual insight and biblical truth.The Bible reveals [...]
