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Our family dining room table was the biggest personal sentimental loss from the Paradise, California, fires in November 2018. Now, there was nothing particularly remarkable about my family's table. It was a long, narrow, laminated particle board table. My parents had purchased this table set soon after they finished seminary. It was the best they [...]
Do you have to be an evangelist to minister to others? Perhaps you've felt the pressure to embark on a mission trip to truly embody the love of Jesus. Adventists often emphasize that anyone can be a missionary wherever they are, but the question remains: how? What can the average person do? This is the [...]
On July 30, 2023, 20 Oregon Conference Pathfinders and staff boarded a plane for 15 hours of flight time over the Pacific Ocean. They were blessed with the opportunity to attend the third North Asia-Pacific Division Pathfinder Camporee at Sahmyook Adventist University in Seoul, South Korea, joining more than 2,300 other Pathfinders from around the [...]
On July 22, 2023, Monroe Adventist Church collaborated for the first time with Project Love, a felt-needs event held at New Hope Fellowship. Twice a year, local groups come together to freely offer much-needed items to families and individuals who struggle to find housing and support themselves. Monroe Church provided personal hygiene items for guests [...]
Bonanza Adventist Church members are still celebrating how God has blessed them since the completion of their new building and the burning of their church mortgage along with the re-dedication of their church, which took place in February. Festivities began that winter Sabbath morning with historic photos shown by Sid Dyer and Ike Carson. Dyer [...]
Seattle draws patients from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho — the five states that are part of the University of Washington’s WWAMI Regional Medical Program — as well as from other states and countries. They come for the care offered by Seattle’s outstanding medical facilities such as the University of Washington Medical Center that [...]
Molly De Peña, Tualatin Valley Academy teacher, was recently among the first to present at North American Division Educators’ Convention Spark Tank event in Phoenix, Arizona. As part of the broader NAD Educators’ Convention, Spark Tank took place over two days and featured eight Seventh-day Adventist schools. These schools were given the opportunity to pitch [...]
Isolation, uncertainty and lack of access to resources during the pandemic exacerbated an upward trend in the number of deaths by suicide, which has impacted the lives of many across the state. Alaska is ranked third in the country for its high suicide rates, with rural communities reaching up to four times the national average in [...]
What happens when a committee of young adults comes together to build connections? Hispanic youth ministries is created and reintroduces Hispanic Youth and Young Adults Spiritual Retreat. Last year, Hispanic youth ministries, comprised of seven committee members, embarked on a mission to support youth programs within Hispanic ministries across the region. Their approach is rooted [...]
He’s Alive Ministries, based in Spokane, Washington, released a new media series focusing on how to biblically improve your physical health, mental health and overall life. The series, The Law of Life Media Edition: Healing from Damaged Relationships, Depression and Disease, is based on a 278-page book written by Mark Sandoval, New Paradigm Ministries founder and [...]
