Zariel Zamudio, University of Washington biological oceanography student, is impacting both her field of study and her campus. She balances her academic pursuits with a deep commitment to fostering a supportive faith community. Upon starting at UW for the 2023–2024 school year, Zamudio began attending a local Adventist church where she found herself helping establish an [...]
On Aug. 2, 2024, LifeBridge Church held its first-ever Kids Summer Fest in University Place. Although initially intended and planned for 200–300 participants, more than 1,000 people attended.The idea for the event stemmed from the church’s desire to intentionally connect with local families in a deep and meaningful way. To provide a connection point, Kids [...]
Camille Garvey was born into an Adventist family. Life got busy, and the Garvey family stopped attending church. When Garvey asked her mother why, she expressed concerns about the judgment and coldness members often displayed.Although they stopped attending, they still honored the Sabbath by listening to worship music and watching sermons. Garvey and her siblings [...]
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is a solid biblical teaching — one of our core fundamental beliefs — that forms a major part of our identity as Seventh-day Adventists.In Matt. 24, Jesus takes a lot of time to describe the signs which reveal the time of His Second Coming is near, however, He told [...]
On a farm in Boring, Oregon, a Gresham Spanish Adventist Church member has been hard at work in her community. Around two decades ago, Maximina Hernández Reyes moved to the U.S. from Oaxaca, Mexico. New to the area and still learning English, Hernández Reyes faced many challenges as she settled into her new life in Gresham. [...]
Positive Life Radio listeners once again made a significant impact in the fight against hunger across the Northwest during the 25th annual Christmas in July Food Drive. As part of their Hands and Heart program, PLR listeners and volunteers came together to collect more than 14,000 pounds of food and cash donations for local food [...]
In July, several members of Richland Spanish Adventist Church traveled to Brazil on a mission trip through ShareHim. The first words you’ll hear from us about Brazil are unbelievable, caring and loving — unbelievable experiences, caring congregations and loving details. We felt love not only of God but of the people. With smooth flights to Brazil and [...]
As part of the annual Southcentral camp meeting in Palmer, Alaska, the impact of Arctic Mission Adventure was shared with members. Members and a network of volunteers support AMA and emulate the hands and feet of Jesus in Alaska villages. The camp meeting theme was “Loving God” as directed in Deut. 6:5. With this idea in [...]
Pentecost 2025 is a prayer and evangelism movement inviting Seventh-day Adventists in North America to collectively hold 3,000 or more proclamation events throughout 2025.But what takes this initiative to a higher level than evangelism programming alone is the intentional call to prayer for the Holy Spirit to bring a second Pentecost.North American Division leadership has [...]
The peace and quiet of Milo Adventist Academy’s summer vacation was recently interrupted by a large group of volunteers from Maranatha Volunteers International, a supporting ministry of the Adventist Church. A 67-member team saved the Oregon school a large amount of money by completing several maintenance projects free of charge. Their work is especially appreciated by [...]
