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At first, the symptoms are not obvious. Most people don’t even notice anything is wrong. Suddenly life is different. What is this disease and how can we learn from it? As we exercise our corporate memory, we aim to find new energy and remember what really matters. 4 JAY WINTERMEYER GOD’S fascination with remembering

Ministry in 2021 seems radically different than it did a mere 18 months ago. What is the way forward? This issue celebrates 115 years of Gleaner history and looks at our early roots to gain insight into the challenges and opportunities the Adventist Church faces today.

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3 MAY/JUNE 2021 AT FIRST, THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT OBVIOUS. YOU CAN STILL SPEAK AND HOLD SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS. MOST PEOPLE DON’T EVEN NOTICE ANYTHING IS WRONG. THEN YOU’RE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, AND SUDDENLY YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE OR EVEN HOW TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE FORWARD. REGAINING That’s how Alzheimer’s disease works. This irreversible, progressive OUR MEMORY brain disorder destroys your memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. According to the Centers for Disease Control more than 5 million Americans 65 or older suffer from this form of dementia. The pain of memory loss and cognition not only affects the person with the disease but entire family groups of those who suffer from it. JAY WINTERMEYER In a similar pattern, Gleaner editor our churches and personal spiritual lives suffer dire consequences when we lose our corporate memory and a vital piece of our faith dies. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed so many of the things about life and ministry as we know it. I’ve talked with pastors and church leaders who feel unclear about the way forward. These are uncertain and unprecedented times for sure.

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At the same time, I feel we When we’re faced with a time life, in my family and even in can learn an important lesson of uncertainty, we can look my church when I have seen Gleaner (ISSN 0746-5874) is published from Alzheimer’s patients to back at how our church began God working gives me hope and bimonthly for a total of 6 issues per year by the North Pacific Union Conference of illuminate our current path and see what is important. courage. Even remembering a Seventh-day Adventists®, 5709 N. 20th forward. A historical perspective is single moment when I believe St., Ridgefield, WA 98642. It is printed and mailed at Pacific Press Publishing Unlike the physical critical to regaining our sense God has touched my life or Association®, 1350 N. Kings Rd., Nampa, ID disease, which is irreversible, of purpose and direction. showed up can be enough move 83687-3193. Subscription rate: $13.50 per year. Periodical postage paid at Ridgefield, our corporate memory can be Reminding ourselves about our me forward. WA 98642 and additional mailing offices. regenerated. I’m encouraged beginnings and learning from One way to provide OUR MISSION: Connecting Northwest because there are at least three those who’ve gone before us stability for Alzheimer’s Adventists with news and inspiration. things we can do to recover gives us anchor points to build patients is keeping a daily POSTMASTER: send all momentum for our from. routine. In a similar manner, we address changes to: ministries. A second way we can can strengthen our ministries North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner First, we can strengthen our spiritual by reminding ourselves of 5709 N. 20th St. look back. memory is by looking at how our core principles. What are Ridgefield, WA 98642 360-857-7000 God has led our church in the the constants of our faith and [email protected] past. When I find myself at a ministry? Remembering the nwadventists.com loss for how to move forward, heart of our calling is a third SUBMISSIONS: Timely announcements, features, news stories and family remembering the points in my way we an strengthen our notices for publication in the Gleaner corporate memory. may be submitted directly to the managing editor at the address listed In this issue, we celebrate above. Material sent directly to local conference correspondents may be 115 years of Gleaner ministry. forwarded to the Gleaner. We’re looking back through PLEASE NOTE: Every reasonable effort history to help anchor is made to screen all editorial material to avoid error in this publication. The ourselves now and find courage Gleaner does not accept responsibility for advertisers’ claims. for the days ahead. Some ministry methods may need to ADVENTIST® and SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST® are the registered be changed, but the core of our trademarks of the General Conference of mission remains unchanged. Seventh-day Adventists®. We are called to share Christ’s LITHO U.S.A. love and the hope of His Gleaner STAFF Editor: Jay Wintermeyer return with a dying world. As Digital Editor: Anthony White Managing Editor: Desiree Lockwood we strengthen our corporate Copy Editor: Laurel Rogers memory, the sluggish and, Design: GUILDHOUSE Group maybe, even dying parts can gain new life when we look at IMAGE CREDITS: Cover and p. 6: © Mr Doomits - our past and rediscover what stock.adobe.com p. 4: iStock.com/NirutiStock really matters. p. 29: © Liliia - stock.adobe.com p. 35: © kluvdia - stock.adobe.com p. 57: iStock.com/Sybirko p. 59: iStock.com/SDI Productions More online at p. 61: iStock.com/joshblake p. 64: iStock.com/borchee NWADVENT.ST/116-3-EDT-99

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5 MAY/JUNE 2021 GOD’Sfascination with remembering GEORGE R. KNIGHT

GOD HAS A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF HIS PEOPLE. AND HE DESIRES HIS FOLLOWERS TO HAVE THAT SAME CONCERN. IT IS NO ACCIDENT THE FIRST WORD IN THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT IS “REMEMBER.” GOD WANTED HIS PEOPLE NEVER TO FORGET HE WAS THEIR CREATOR. SO HE GAVE THEM A WEEKLY REMINDER (EXOD. 20:8–11).

7 MAY/JUNE 2021 proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). Interestingly enough, that statement highlights the fact that remembering often has proclaim Jesus as “the Lamb of two edges. In the communion God, who takes away the sin event, one points backward to of the world” (John 1:29). But ut God was not only the death of Jesus while the the Jews, having forgotten the Creator. He was also Redeemer. other points forward to the central symbolic lesson in their So He provided daily and Second Advent. history (the blood of the lamb), yearly reminders of the Remembering God’s leading found the death of Christ to be importance of the blood of the in the past is important for our a “stumbling block” (1 Cor. 1:23). lamb “that makes atonement” future. Just think, for example, B(Lev. 17:11). Regarding the Their neglect of another how different the history of blood of the Passover lamb, for historical lesson was no less Israel would have been if the example, during the annual consequential. Namely, that Jewish people had focused less celebration of the feast children the covenant through Abraham on Messiah as a conquering were to ask, “What do you was to lead Israel to become king and more on the daily mean by this service?” And a blessing to “all” nations. In temple lesson and the annual the elders were to recount the spite of the fact that Isaiah Passover illustration related saving effect of the blood of and others sought to drive to the blood of the lamb. God, the lamb (Exod. 12:26, 27). The that lesson home, by the time through John the Baptist, tried Old Testament is filled with of Christ Israel had come to to redirect their minds when illustrations of God’s interest in see their Lord as the God of He inspired the prophet to His people remembering their the Jews, while the gentiles history. were seen as unclean. That misreading of history led to a That fascination with the tragedy that could have been remembrance of history flows avoided. right into the New Testament. Perhaps the most important is God’s emphasis on His the periodic commemoration people remembering their of the Last Supper. Paul wrote that “as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you

Isaac and Adelia Van Horn arrived in the Walla Walla Valley as the Northwest’s first Adventist missionary 1874 couple. In 1876 they and their assistant, Alonzo T. Jones, shifted their efforts to the Willamette Valley, making their home in Salem. Northwestern Adventism Timeline 1874 Isaac Van Horn organized the first Adventist church in the 1861 The Thomas and Augusta Moorhouse family Northwest in Walla Walla, Washington Territory. Other early traveled over the Oregon Trail from Iowa to churches included Milton, Oregon (1876); Dayton, Washington the Walla Walla Valley. Augusta was the first Territory (1876); Salem, Oregon (1877); Beaverton, Oregon Adventist in the Pacific Northwest. (1878); Damascus, Oregon (1879); East Portland, Oregon (1882); Farmington, Washington Territory (1883); and Coquille, Oregon (1883).

8 MAY/JUNE 2021 GOD’Sfascination with remembering history hasn’t changed. Nor has its importance. One only has to think of the oft-quoted statement in Life Sketches that “in reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our In short, knowing and recalling Adventist history is important as His present standing, I can say, Advent people continue to journey toward the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13). Praise God! As I see what the Lord has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with Adventism forgets its confidence in Christ as leader. prophetic heritage at its We have nothing to fear for the peril since the messages of future, except as we shall forget Revelation 14 have shaped in the way the Lord has led us, and every way the denomination’s His teaching in our past history” third angel, which set the stage development and present (p. 196). In short, knowing and for the purpose and mission of purpose and mission. One recalling Adventist history is that group of ex-Millerites who only has to think of Rev. 14:6, important as His Advent people formally became Seventh-day which notes that God’s last day continue to journey toward the Adventists in the early 1860s. message would go “to every “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13). “Here is the patience of the nation and tribe and tongue And central to Adventist saints,” we read in the third and people” to grasp why the history are the messages of message, “here are they that budding denomination sent its the three angels of Rev. 4:6–12: keep the commandments of first official foreign missionary a series of prophetic events God, and the faith of Jesus” in 1874. That was a small start, that began in the 1830s with (KJV). And right after those but today the Seventh-day William Miller preaching the three progressive messages we Adventist Church is the most return of Christ and climaxes find Jesus coming in the clouds widespread, unified Protestant with the proclamation of the of heaven (Rev. 14:14, 15). It is denomination in history. no wonder that Ellen White In addition, the mission pointed to the cry of the third imperative of Revelation angel as the last message to 14’s angels has led to the be given to the world before development of each aspect Earth’s end. Those three messages need to be at the core of Adventist remembering and understanding of God’s leading in the denomination’s history.

Denominational leaders sent J.J. Smith to work in 1885 the Boise area and southern Idaho Territory; he soon died of peritonitis. Daniel Fero followed from 1877 Pennsylvania and organized churches in Boise City and Franklin in 1886. The North Pacific Conference was organized 1886 to coordinate the denomination’s efforts in The small conferences of the North Pacific the Pacific Northwest. In 1880, it launched the Conference (301 members) and Upper Upper Columbia Conference to better promote Columbia Conference (240 members) Adventism east of the Cascade Mountains. started the denomination’s fourth and fifth post-elementary schools — North Pacific The first attempt by Adventists to evangelize Academy in Portland and Milton Academy 1880 the Puget Sound took place by book salesman in Milton, Oregon. Both schools closed A.W. Benson. By 1886, a church had been in the early 1890s. Walla Walla College established in Seattle, followed by one in opened in 1892. Tacoma the next year.

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Remembering has been central to God’s people from Genesis until today. When of the denomination’s present religious people forget their outreach. Thus in the late history they lose their 1840s James White began a way. Churches who forget publishing work to help spread their past lose purpose and the message of Revelation’s relevance. “We have nothing angels. And the 1860s and 1901 to fear” if we remember witnessed the development God’s leading. and refinement of church organization to facilitate world mission. The 1860s also saw the initiation of Adventism’s health George R. Knight message and medical work Andrews University professor since people can understand emeritus of church history, and spread the gospel more has written many books on efficiently if their bodies Adventism’s past, including A and minds are in as healthy Brief History of Seventh-day condition as possible. And Adventists. then there was the beginning of Seventh-day Adventist education in Battle Creek in *ALL BIBLE REFERENCES ARE FROM THE RSV the 1870s to train individuals UNLESS NOTED to take the three messages to OTHERWISE. Earth’s remotest bounds.

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The North Pacific Conference changed its name 1893 to the Western Oregon Conference. That same Lewis Belknap, a doctor, established a sanitarium year it also spawned the Western Washington in Portland. During the first decade of the 20th Conference, with headquarters in the Seattle area century, small sanitariums were operated by 1902 to better serve the western portions of the state. Adventists in Spokane Falls, College Place, Seattle, General Conference leaders sent Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, Port Townsend, Boise, 1888 O.A. Johnson (1888) and Daniel Missoula, Salem and Cottage Grove. Most closed Fero (1889) to Montana Territory either before or during the Great Depression. to conduct evangelistic meetings during the summer months. The Following her return from Australia, Ellen White made a trip to the next year, J.W. Watt of Missouri Pacific Northwest. She visited the Upper Columbia Conference was asked to permanently locate 1901 camp meeting in Waitsburg, Walla Walla College and Sanitarium, in the region, where he started Portland Sanitarium, and the North Pacific Conference camp churches in Livingston (1890) and meeting. She had made earlier trips to the Northwest in 1878 (for Bozeman (1891). the Northwest’s first camp meeting in Salem), 1880 and 1884.

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t was a pleasant but seasickness, and it was less breezy June day on San frightening to watch the waves Francisco Bay. The steamer than to lie below imagining Oregon wove through clusters what they looked like. She of working vessels and pleasure later recalled, “… The deep … craft, pointing toward the is terrible in its wrath. … I Icenter of the unbridged could see … God’s power in Golden Gate. There the voyage the movements of the restless changed: The breeze freshened waters … which tossed the into a howling northerly wind. waves up on high as if in The ship creaked and rolled convulsions of agony.”1 as it turned to starboard and What prompted Ellen White headed north, slamming into to embark on this dangerous the heavy oncoming waves, voyage in 1878? She was 50 sending sheets of water over years old, and constant stress the few hardy souls shivering had worn down her always- on deck. frail health. A trip of such Soon only a dignified, magnitude wasn’t an easy middle-aged woman remained. undertaking for a sick woman. Her calm presence may have However, she and her husband, ELLEN WHITE JOURNEYED TO THE NORTHWEST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME convinced the crew she could James, had agreed that if her SHE SPENT TIME PREACHING AT CAMP MEETINGS IN THE REGION. brave any storm. Actually, health stabilized, she should staying above deck reduced make this trip to Oregon to

Western Oregon Conference spawned the Southern Oregon Conference in 1910 to better serve the territory of southwestern Oregon. Because of the The Upper Columbia Conference economic challenges during the Great Depression, spawned the Southern Idaho 1932 the two conferences reunited in 1932. 1907 Conference, with headquarters in Boise to better serve the territory of southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. Because of the influence of Ellen White’s writings and an education reform movement at Battle 1951 Creek College, the number of church-operated The Harris family donated their thriving business elementary schools rose from 18 to more than (Harris Pine Mills) in Pendleton, Oregon, to the Adventist 200 by the turn of the century. This education Church. This company operated many branch factories emphasis also resulted in every conference in near Adventist schools, which provided work for 1920s the Northwest except Alaska establishing a students. Harris Pine Mills closed in 1986. secondary boarding school by the early 1920s.

11 MAY/JUNE 2021 like icebergs melted call out the local ministers for their shortcomings. At one point she summoned conference help the new churches there. leaders Isaac Van Horn and When she felt strong enough Alonzo T. Jones into her tent for the journey, she had and read them the riot act. boarded the ship headed to Hundreds of believers and Why couldn’t she be more, Portland. curiosity-seekers flocked to the well, ladylike? In Ellen White’s As darkness overtook the site. This camp meeting was camp meeting tent, Elder Van ship, the captain feared for her a deeply spiritual experience Horn and Elder Jones learned safety and guided her to one for Northwest Adventists, a spiritual lesson they might of the deserted public rooms and White, aided by the never have gained elsewhere. Holy Spirit, was the chief “It was a weeping, and contributor. If she had lived an confessing time,” White noted These men who had stood like icebergs melted easier, less stressful life, the later. “There was a humbling of under the beams of the Son of righteousness. intensity of her inspiration soul before God.”4 These were would not have been the same. blunt tactics for a guest speaker Two years later, in the to wield, particularly for a where a bed was prepared for summer of 1880, Ellen White woman speaking to churchmen. her. It was Monday evening. returned to the Northwest. Seasickness overcame her as it After this needed but The voyage was uneventful; difficult episode of spiritual had the others, and she stayed this time the storms occurred put until the ship moved into training in Milton, Salem on dry land. The work had may have looked hopeful by the calm haven of the Columbia grown impressively since her River on Thursday morning. comparison. This time the last visit — there were two camp meeting met right in As White recovered during camp meetings to visit — but town, at Marion Square. One the last few miles to Portland, the problems were bigger too. day White lectured the packed she realized that both storm While White had spent her tent audience for two hours and seasickness had delivered 1878 visit spiritually nourishing on the subject of temperance. a spiritual lesson: “God had the fledgling church members More temperance sermons spoken to my heart in the in Salem, in 1880 she zeroed in followed at the packed, storm and in the waves and in on church leaders. 700-seat Methodist church the calm following. And shall nearby. White reported to 2 Her first stop was the Milton

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12 MAY/JUNE 2021 the visitors how they should Were certain things easier preach; White recalled that for White? Singled out as she and her companions a visible recipient of God’s “preached the word of the blessing, did her spiritual gifts Lord without any reference make her more certain of the to their suggestions.”6 Milton right path? How do believers Would those guest sermons Adventists yelped that White reported, “Then the with ordinary levels of spiritual have been as compelling if they were being clubbed. Spirit of God like a tidal wave giftedness find their way? she had not just spent hours The California delegation swept over the congregation. … Wouldn’t it be nice to know? So unraveling difficulties with proceeded, calling church These men who had stood often it seems like groping in church members in Milton? leaders forward in public, like icebergs melted under the dark. Something about her spiritual laboring with them and praying the beams of the Son of When we watch Ellen White intensity made her message for them. Slowly, painfully, righteousness. … Confessions function in her own world, stick. This visit to Salem had the atmosphere became were made with weeping and we see the source of her own a larger public dimension than more positive. As the Milton deep feeling. … It seemed like sense of certainty was her the first one, and there was a camp meeting closed, church the movement of 1844. I have intense, daily connection to larger public affirmation of her members were once again ready not been in a meeting of this Jesus Christ. It was a complete ministry. to put their spiritual energies to kind for many years. After the commitment, undertaken in good use. As early Adventists were hard fought battle the victory 1878 at the peril of her own life learning, the path to peace and Ellen White was exhausted. was most precious. We all wept and, in 1884, risking her health. unity was not easy. White’s As she and her companions like children.”7 Today, we might not be able third and final visit to the headed for another camp What a transformation! to pray like Peter, preach like Northwest in 1884 was the meeting in Portland to face The 1884 journey began in Paul, electrify a congregation most difficult of all. James had similar problems, she developed severe conflict. Failure to like John Wesley or prophesy died in 1881, and Ellen threw a burning fever and was unable resolve it would have set back like Ellen White, but each of herself into solving all kinds to leave her tent for four the church in the Northwest us can make a commitment of church problems. But the days. Finally, early on Friday for decades. This difficult, to Jesus Christ, without church in the Pacific Northwest morning, White was ready to stressful, wrenching situation reservation. was a problem like no other. speak. She told the assembled developed into an intensely This key to this complete Leaders had become harsh members they would all wait spiritual experience. In one commitment is to give up — give and critical, and they failed until the leading men in that way it resembled White’s first up our pride, our insistence on to inspire. The congregations region took a position that God trip in 1878; it began in a storm, our own way, our deep desire had stagnated; certainly could approve, so His Spirit but out of suffering grew an to stumble around alone in the no one else would be drawn could enter the meeting. “I had intense blessing. The dramatic dark. It happened in Salem, to this quarreling bunch. two front seats cleared,” she results — the once-stagnant in Portland, in Milton and in Northwesterners, caught up recalled later, “and asked those church membership in the Walla Walla over a hundred in their troubles, needed fresh who were backslidden from Pacific Northwest tripled in years ago, and it happened in eyes. So six ministers from God and those who had never the next few years — occurred the Great Awakening before California accompanied Ellen started to serve the Lord to because church members who that and at Pentecost before White on this crucial mission. come forward. They began to cared, with Ellen White at the that. It can still happen. come.” What happened next forefront, humbled themselves The fireworks began in was unbelievable. Milton. Local church members before God. met the visitors and instructed Terrie Dopp Aamodt Walla Walla University history professor

1. ELLEN WHITE, TESTIMONIES FOR THE CHURCH, VOL. 4 (MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: PACIFIC PRESS, 1948), P. 287. 2. IBID., P. 289. 3. WHITE, “LETTER 29, TO J.S. WHITE” (MAY 29, 1880). 4. IBID. 5. WHITE, “LETTER 33A, TO J.S. WHITE” (JUNE 23, 1880). 6. WHITE, “LETTER 19, TO BR. AND SR. URIAH SMITH” (JUNE 15, 1884). 7. WHITE, “LETTER 20, TO URIAH SMITH” (JUNE 27, 1884).

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14 MAY/JUNE 2021 DESIREE LOCKWOOD They say everyone has their Gleaner managing editor own love language — their INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup mayo own special way of showing 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon paprika their love and affection. In 1/4 teaspoon Vegemite 1 tablespoon chives my family, food seems to be 1/2 cup milk 1 cup cheddar cheese closely knit with love and 8 eggs care. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. In saucepan, combine the first six ingredients, and My family has a few recipes we save for cook on the lowest setting. special occasions. Each time they’re brought 2. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until smooth. 3. Add cheese and cook over low heat, stirring until to the table, these cherised dishes warm our cheese is melted. hearts and make special memories. 4. Pour a little of the sauce into a 9-by-12 baking dish, just enough to cover the bottom of the dish. One of these recipes is zesty baked 5. Break eggs into sauce. eggs. This dish makes an appearance during 6. Top with remaining sauce. holidays, on family trips or sometimes even on 7. Bake at 425 degrees for 17–20 minutes. Sunday mornings. I love this recipe and recently asked my mom where it came from. I discovered this NOTES family recipe originally came from the Walla Walla College (now WWU) cafeteria back Try adding chopped meatless when my mom attended as an education and breakfast sausage or Zesty home economics major. She enjoyed this dish

so much she was able to convince one of the bacon (such as Stripples) cooks to share the recipe with her. The recipe originally served 100! Mom broke it down and into the sauce. fine-tuned things so it would work for a family of four. Thank you, Walla Walla College cafeteria, for introducing to zesty baked eggs to our family. Let's eat! MAY/JUNE 2021 ACCIÓN NEWS NORTHWEST CHURCH HispanosUCC Lanza Su Primer Ministerio Virtual Para

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ANTE LOS DESAFÍOS que todas las predicadores. Las estadísticas muestran amigos, hermanos, líderes y pastores, iglesias experimentaron cuando los que cada mes un promedio de 89,000 que bajo la coordinación del Pastor servicios de adoración fueron cerrados en personas hacen clic en HispanosUCC Cristian Barrera (que también pastorea abril del 2020, el departamento hispano de mensualmente, y que 57,000 de las mismas Wapato, Granger y las iglesias del Valle la Upper Columbia Conference encontró participan. Central) planifican, ministran y producen maneras creativas de reagruparse. NiñosUCC es uno de los programas HispanosUCC para la gloria de Dios. Ancianos de iglesia, maestros de bíblia, virtuales semanales más recientes. Uno También apreciamos profundamente a los pastores locales, miembros de iglesia, de los líderes es el pastor Saul Domínguez. hermanos y amigos que sintonizan a diario hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y niños, Él, junto con su esposa, Katie, identificó y le proporcionan a esta iglesia virtual, un unieron sus talentos para plantar una la necesidad de desarrollar un programa propósito de existir y seguir predicando las iglesia virtual. El plan fue transmitir infantil virtual buenas nuevas de Jesucristo. oportunidades para seguir adorando en multicultural. español en Facebook y YouTube. Rápidamente CÉSAR Y CAROLANN DE LEÓN Las responsabilidades fueron se pusieron en North Pacific Union Hispanic delegadas y compartidas entre el equipo contacto con ministries pastoral local con el fin de proporcionar otros pastores PASTOR SAÚL DOMÍNGUEZ servicios de adoración virtuales. locales que se y La Oficina del Ministerio Rápidamente se creo una programación unieron en la Hispanos de Upper Columbia completa: planificación y Conference Lunes a viernes: Devocionales a las 7 a.m. lanzamiento de este ministerio. Lunes: “Hogares Sanos, Iglesias Además, Poderosas” muchos de Martes: “La Revelación de Cristo” los líderes del Miércoles: Centros Virtuales de Oración ministerio y Adoración infantil en las iglesias locales Jueves: Ministerio Del Hombre “Según el se unieron para apoyar en la grabación de corazón de Dios” varios segmentos del programa. Viernes: Ministerio y Testimonios de los Los dos títeres anfitriones, Poncho y Grupos Pequeños: “Mi Casa y Yo” Laila, dan la bienvenida a los espectadores Sábado: “Iglesia en adoración — “Didácticasemanalmente. Los niños adoran a través Bíblica y Escuela Sabática” de alabanzas, una historia bíblica dinámica, » 5 p.m. Para los Niños — “NiñosUCC” y luego terminan con un proyecto artesanal » 7 p.m. Ministerio de la Mujer. interactivo dirigido por los anfitriones. Los padres también participan enviando fotos A demás, cada tres meses se y vídeos que se integran en sus segmentos desarrollan “Semanas de Evangelismo pregrabados semanales. y Énfasis Espiritual” con múltiples Alabamos a Dios por todos nuestros

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HispanosUCC Launches Virtual More online at Children’s Ministry NWADVENT.ST/116-3-HSP-93 worship services at both 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. statistics show 89,000 individuals are and minister to the growing challenges the clicking on HispanosUCC and 57,000 are following virtual ministries were quickly actively participating. developed. The services include: NiñosUCC, one of the newest weekly Daily: 7 a.m. devotionals; virtual programs, began on Feb. 6, after Mondays: “Healthy Homes, Powerful much prayer, teamwork and a deep desire Churches”; to see children discipled into knowing Tuesdays: “A Revelation of Jesus”; and loving Jesus Christ as their lifelong Wednesdays: Multiple worship and Friend and Companion. One of the leaders prayer meetings; is Saul Dominguez, who is pastor of the Thursdays: Ministry to men: “According Hermiston, Pendleton and Rekindle to the Heart of God”; District. He, along with his wife, Katie, Fridays: Small group ministries: “Me and identified the need to develop a virtual, My House”; multicultural children’s program with the Saturdays: Church at worship, biblical help of other local pastors. didactics and Sabbath School; » 5 p.m. For children — “NiñosUCC”; The two host puppets, Poncho and » 7 p.m. Women’s ministries. Laila, welcome the viewing children weekly. The kids worship through songs, a dynamic Bible story and an interactive craft project led by the hosts. Viewers participate by sending in pictures and FACED WITH THE challenges all videos that are integrated into their weekly churches experienced when worship prerecorded segments. services were shut down in April 2020, We praise God for all of our friends, the Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic brethren, leaders and pastors, who under the department found creative ways to regroup coordination of Cristian Barrera — who also as church elders, Bible teachers, local pastors the Wapato, Granger and Central pastors, church members, men and women, Valley churches — plan, minister and produce young adults, and children to create a HispanosUCC for the glory of God. We also virtual church plant, HispanosUCC. This deeply appreciate the brethren and friends novel church produces services in Spanish who tune in daily and give this virtual on Facebook and YouTube twice a day, church a reason to exist and to continue Monday through Saturday, with the goal sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. of providing worship opportunities in the SAUL DOMINGUEZ midst of the challenges, social isolation, Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic pain, crises and loss. In addition to the daily and weekly ministries and pastor Virtual worship responsibilities were programming, quarterly evangelism/ delegated and shared among the local spiritual emphasis weeks featuring CÉSAR AND CAROLANN DE LEÓN NPUC Hispanic ministries pastoral team in order to offer virtual multiple pastors and speakers. Program

17 MAY/JUNE 2021 ALASKA NEWS CONFERENCE YOUTH Winter Fellowship Helps at Camp Sharing Tukuskoya His Word AFTER MANY MONTHS of wildlife being the sole company for quiet cabins by Flat Lake, human guests arrived at Camp Tukuskoya, located north of Anchorage. They built a bonfire by the lake ‘Bit’ by ‘Bit’ and a fire in the lodge fireplace. Heat and music filled the lodge. Children ice skated, sledded and roasted hot dogs, while PLANNING A SCHOOL PROGRAM IS the social committee served hot drinks to guests from across Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. CHALLENGING ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING About 15 people from five families camped in the lodge. TO WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING, Some of them got up early to circumnavigate the lake by dog sled or heavily tractioned running shoes before tackling camp MASK WEARING, SANITIZING AND improvements. One group piled brush for the wood chipper to cover muddy areas this spring. Another framed the partition for SURVIVING A PANDEMIC. our newest cabin, Eagle/Polar Bear. A third group completed the Like it or not, COVID-19 was here, so wallboard installation and began painting living quarters for the Dillingham Adventist School needed to first one-man mission trip camp ranger this summer. find alternate ways of sharing with family Join Alaska Conference in prayer as they design financially members, friends and the community. and logistically viable ministry opportunities for the summer of The internet and social media are A volunteer parks their plane next to the 2021. Now more than ever, the Camp Tuk staff are grateful to effective tools that allow fast and easy ways makeshift ice rink. provide a setting where campers can experience Christ in His to communicate with several individuals great outdoors. in a well-organized manner. For this small JERILYN BURTCH school, using any platform outside of Camp Tukuskoya board member Facebook was something out of the ordinary. Now DAS had to do what most everyone was doing: learning how to make online schooling work efficiently. As scary and intimidating as this task appeared, it was also a perfect opportunity for the teacher and students to learn something new using project-based learning (PBL). According to the Autodesk Foundation, one of the advantages to using PBL is significant improvements in classroom engagement. The platform also gives teachers the opportunity to build stronger relationships with students as they work together through the learning process. More online at After significant time away from face- NWADVENT.ST/116-3-AK-61 to-face classroom learning, these benefits seemed especially appealing. This wonderful instructional method allowed DAS students

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STUDENTS ENJOY P.E., By God’s grace, DAS’s new outreach will help fulfill the Great Commission of Matthew ALASKA-STYLE 28, as it is the school’s mantra. Through the GOLDEN HEART CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Holy Spirit’s working, the school will use in Fairbanks has a unique approach to the tool God kids getting to exercise as part of their Declan Baumgartner, Dillingham has blessed us school curriculum. Over the past few Adventist School sixth grader, ensures with to present weeks, teachers lined up equipment so the necessary equipment is connected to the computer. “Jewels for His students can ski during school hours Kingdom.” on a neighboring groomed ski trail. to collaborate as they “learned by doing.” The Older students blaze the Narrowing down what medium to use internet and trail, while the younger and less- highlighted the Wi-Fi challenges of living social media are experienced skiers follow. If a novice in the Bristol Bay area. For those who tools with the skier falls or needs help, a more have high-speed Wi-Fi service, YouTube ability to reach experienced student eagerly gets and Instagram provide the best mediums Kadence Bowers, fourth every person them back on their feet. for sharing. However, in Dillingham the grader, and Erica Shade, even to the Physical education at GHCS is the church’s local radio station was the best ninth grader, work to “uttermost parts last class of the day on Tuesday and position and focus the platform. camera for shooting. of the earth.” Thursday. Head teacher Cindy Dasher The technology-rich era we live in Please keep DAS expanded the class to an hour to allow makes connecting with family, friends and in your prayers as the student body continues more time to get equipment readied the community easy. However, it was PBL to learn and share His Word, bit by bit. and clothing piled on to face the cold that allowed DAS students to collaborate, winter afternoons before heading out problem-solve, and enhance their creativity SUEAL CUNNINGHAM to the ski trail. Teachers and students and critical thinking. Most importantly, Dillingham Adventist School head teacher alike look forward to the fun of ski technology is allowing the school a larger days. platform to proclaim the gospel message More online at Nature has provided the perfect through their music and messages. NWADVENT.ST/116-3-AK-63 backdrop with the snow-covered mountains, ski trails and wildlife. Squirrels scamper up the trees while ravens soar above. One day, skiers LEADERS GROWING LEADERS saw an eagle flew (or at least what they thought was an eagle) fly high overhead, which is a rare sighting in winter in Fairbanks. What a blessing to exercise and enjoy PE outdoors! Not only is it educational to learn to ski, but this provides excellent exercise for the students and perhaps encourages a lifelong love of skiing and enjoying God’s beautiful creation.

ANIKA BERGERON, BECCA BADOR AND Training Future Leaders To Teach The Gospel In Alaska IRELAND SHERLOCK Golden Heart Christian School NPUC ANNUAL OFFERING fifth graders

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19 MAY/JUNE 2021 IDAHO NEWS CONFERENCE EDUCATION Gem State Joins Idaho Interscholastic Sports

THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN STRONG AT GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY IN CALDWELL, AND BASKETBALL HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE GEM STATE JAGUARS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS INTERSCHOLASTIC GROUPS, BUT IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 10 YEARS SINCE THEY WERE A MEMBER TEAM OF THE STATE LEAGUE.

During in the 2019–2020 Oregon’s Portland Adventist All-star Caleb Smith spends school year, Jeremy Perkins, Academy. time on the basketball court. GSAA athletic director, Amid the pandemic, petitioned the state athletic questions remained about what association for readmittance. a basketball season would the beginning of the school Once approved, Perkins look like. The association year, Becker made it his goal to petitioned to consider making developed a set of guidelines obtain and learn the equipment allowances for Sabbath. This and requirements to allow the needed for livestreaming entire process of petitions, athletes to play with the hope events, thus bringing GSAA presentations and consideration everyone could be kept safe and to the community when the Jeremy Perkins, GSAA athletic took almost a year. In the healthy. community could not come to director, petitioned end, the league granted both One of the requirements campus. to rejoin the Idaho petitions, thanks to Perkins’ was no fans at the games. The season proceeded athletic association ongoing efforts as well as Parents and friends made successfully. By the end, GSAA for readmittance and Sabbath the officials being familiar the best of it, thanks to one boys ranked high enough to be accommodations. with the Sabbath precedent of GSAA’s very supportive invited to the district playoffs. and accommodations set by volunteers, Harold Becker. At As promised, the games in

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Caleb Smith, GSAA senior, was selected to play in the all- conference and all- star games. SUPERINTENDENT REJOINS THE CLASSROOM which GSAA were to play were scheduled A SERIES OF CIRCUMSTANCES early into the new school year left outside of the Sabbath hours. Boise Valley Adventist School without a middle school teacher, and The boys’ team advanced to play for hiring so late in the season proved difficult. After a fervent but futile third place. Alth­­ough in the end they effort, the Idaho Conference superintendent, Patrick Frey, returned to lost, GSAA students, staff and families the classroom to lend a hand. This is the first time since he’s been the were proud of the athleticism and, more superintendent that he had to step back into the classroom as a teacher, importantly, sportsmanship of the players. a role he held for 30 years. In addition, senior Caleb Smith was chosen “My first day at school, students had to show me where everything to play on the all-conference team and, was and what had been taught up to that point,” Frey recalls. “The first from there, selected to play in the senior week was a wild time, and I was flying by the seat of my pants. However, all-star game. Again, the Sabbath hours I was blessed by a really great group of students that were kind and were taken into consideration when patient with me as I learned.” scheduling practices and games. Frey quickly embraced the “Sports provide such great classroom experience and dove into opportunities to learn life lessons,” explains the curriculum. Staff admired his Perkins. “Developing the character to willingness to reacquaint himself with pick up when you fall and deal with ups teaching in today’s world after an and downs is something that will serve eight-year absence. They noted his whether on the basketball court or on the energy rivaled that of any child, and job. Teamwork is another important skill he had a great ability to relate with the for many areas of life.” students. Principal Ken Utt notes, “He As for sportsmanship, it is a priority, has done a fantastic job of teaching particularly as GSAA’s teams have and building student morale.” In opportunity to witness while interacting addition, Frey did an admirable job of with other schools. “And,” says Perkins, continuing his superintendent duties “this starts with the coach. The coach has while teaching full time. to model it.” Frey notes that one adjustment GSAA participates in multiple has been greeting the principal as sports in addition to basketball, including “boss” and having the principal greet volleyball, cross-country, baseball and golf. Idaho Conference education him the same in return depending on GSAA’s mission is “Engaging in superintendent Patrick Frey has which hat he’s wearing at the time. He Service, Training for Leadership, Preparing returned to the classroom temporarily. hopes his efforts are helping to make for Eternity.” The athletic program is one of a difference in the school and in the the many ways staff and students strive to lives of his students. “I feel very blessed to be in the classroom this year,” fulfill that mission. he says. “It has been a great experience and has reminded me of all the hard work dedicated teachers do every day.” MARTA STONE GSAA teacher and campus communications MELANIE LAWSON assistant Boise Valley Adventist School teacher

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Camp Paxson Offers

Memories and Jesus He left with thoughts of water skiing, water toys, archery — a week of learning THE LAST MORNING OF CAMP PAXSON HAD and fun. Most importantly though, he left ARRIVED, AND THE TYPICAL CRAZINESS OF knowing Jesus in a way he hadn’t before. THAT LAST DAY AT CAMP WAS IN PROGRESS. Camp Paxson has been and will continue to be a blessing. Campers BREAKFAST WAS OVER, AND THEN BEGAN will always take home two of the best THE MAD RUSH TO GET ALL OF THE CAMPERS things Adventist summer camps have to READY TO HEAD HOME. offer — memories and Jesus. The hour had arrived, and it was time to load the bus. Things were going as per usual — counting and recounting campers, making sure all of those campers had all of their gear and, of course, offering goodbyes. Those were always hard. That’s when word began to spread that one of the campers was trying to take a bat home — not of the baseball variety but of the rat-with- wings variety common around Camp Paxon. Batboy was one of Casey’s kids, a group of kids that Casey Higgins, pastor, and his Helena Church would sponsor each year. For many of these kids, the week at Camp Paxson was one of the best weeks of their lives. Batboy was soon receiving a pat-down from the bus driver, Ray Wheeling. Sure enough, Batboy had hidden a bat under his clothing. To be sure, he was highly disappointed he wasn’t leaving camp with a bat, but he was still leaving with something. He left with memories of Camp Paxson. He left with friends he had met.

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22 MAY/JUNE 2021 CHURCH NORTON ACCEPTS CALL AS MONTANA PRESIDENT KEN NORTON HAS ACCEPTED the Montana Conference’s invitation to serve as the next conference president. This comes after the departure of Elden Ramirez to the North American Division. Norton and his wife, Julie, are moving from Guam, where Ken has served as the president of the Guam-Micronesia Mission since 2016. Norton has a rich ministry history both in pastoral ministry and education. While president of the Guam- Micronesia Mission, he oversaw a mission field that sees numerous missionaries each year, many of them student teachers serving the mission’s more than 10 schools. He has a passion for church planting and evangelism, having served as Florida Conference church planting director and as president/director of the Lay Institute for Evangelism. Ken and Julie Norton His more than 12 years of pastor ministry experience has included serving on the pastoral team of the Collegedale Adventist Church on the campus of Southern Adventist University in Tennessee. He also served as an adjunct professor at SAU. “We believe God led us to choose Elder Norton and God has led him to accept our invitation to serve in Montana,” says John Freedman, North Pacific Union president. “It will be God, in answer to prayer, who will make him a successful leader.” ANTHONY WHITE North Pacific Union Conference associate communication director MORE ONLINE AT NWADVENT.ST/116-3-MT-94

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STUDENTS BECOME TOOTHPICK ENGINEERS JIM JENKINS WHAT CAN YOU MAKE WITH 750 or fewer toothpicks and wood glue? This year Camp Paxson director all nine students in grades one to seven at Trout Creek Adventist School built toothpick bridges that spanned 12 inches and was 4 inches wide. An idea bridge was presented to the students, then they started creating their own designs. The two students in grades one and two worked together to create a bridge, and the rest of the students worked independently. Each bridge was named and the engineer also predicted how much weight they thought their bridge would hold. Last school year none of the bridges built held more than 200 pounds, so this year the students aimed to beat last year’s record. Two students succeeded in reaching beyond 200 pounds, and all the bridges holding more than 100 pounds. This project takes a lot of perseverance and precision. The contest was held at the local grange hall, and the crowd was loud and enthusiastic for every bridge builder. The local newspaper front-page story of the event generated a lot of attention. There is talk about adding an adult division for next year’s contest. MAURITA CREW Montana Conference assistant superintendent and Trout Creek Adventist School head teacher

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Gold Beach Food Bank Forges Deep Community Connections “IT ALL STARTED WAY BACK IN THE ’80S around and wrote us a check for $6,000.” Though the food bank team is never sure where the stuff will come from, heaven when my grandson would not go to sleep,” The food bank takes a village of people always comes through. says Lila Thorp. “I drove him around town to run it. Father Jim, the priest from the and up in the mountains and up the river local Catholic church, says, “I love meeting on the back roads where we saw people who people, and the people who come here really some boxes inside. I guess I’ve been working were houseless, cold, wet and hungry. My need help. Before we open the doors, I ask if here every week since.” mother often came along, and we couldn’t anyone has a prayer request, then we pray Volunteers know most of their stand it. We’d drive home, get some food for everyone.” customers pretty well. When someone is and blankets, and take the stuff back to the “Prayer is about the most important missing at the Tuesday meal, they go search people who really needed it.” thing we do,” Thorp notes. “We pray for the for them to make sure everything’s okay. That car minstry soon outgrew what people we’re serving, for the police and for “We’re more than cooks and grocery clerks,” could fit inside a vehicle, and they began the community. I think the community’s says Terry, one of the volunteers. “Sometimes serving meals to their community in the a better place because we’re all praying all we fix flat tires, fill gas tanks and meet other Gold Beach Church fellowship room. the time.” needs.” The little church may only have 47 Randy is one of those who initially members on the books, but more than came for food assistance. “For a long time DICK DUERKSEN a hundred folks come to the food bank I was coming just because we needed Oregon Conference storycatcher and every Tuesday for hot soup, shoes, perfect the food,” he says. “Tommy, one of the storyteller sandwiches and a food bank that looks volunteers here, asked if I would help bring like a mini supermarket. A table is lined with clothes, shoes, blankets and towels (From left) for people in need. People can select the Volunteers produce and bulk food they prefer. There’s include Barry always potatoes, fruit, fresh salad, cereals Kimbrough, Gold Beach Church’s and canned vegetables. pastor, and Theis “We’re never sure where the stuff will Corneliusen, a come from,” Thorp says, “but God always truck driver. provides a sure supply. The Lion’s Club and the electric company run food drives for us, and last month a lady came in, looked

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PAA ACTIONS ADDRESSING RACISM

FOLLOWING THE tragic death of George Floyd last year, Portland One PAA student deeply impacted by Adventist Academy joined Adventist organizations worldwide in the social unrest last summer is senior Ulani condemning violence and racism. Brown. She chose to use her senior project to In written public statements PAA administrators announced explore racism in the Adventist Church. “What their commitment to eradicating hate and violence and living inspired me to choose my senior project was out Christ’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” That to be the change that I wanted to see,” says commitment became action immediately: Brown. “Living in a world full of racism is very » The school began an educational partnership with the Oregon difficult, but instead of running away from Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. the problem I wanted to face it head on. ... I » PAA teachers and staff studied perspectives of black realized that it is more important to try and Americans. make a change in the community that I love » Professional growth sessions continued this school year with rather than leaving it for someone else to do.” U’LEE BROWN PAA graduates the OJMCHE. The school used Micah 6:8 to inspire its theme. “We are committed to doing better and (from left) Shaianne » Seven more professional development sessions explored loving better both individually and as a whole Willis-Brown (2018) identity and intersectionality, inclusive education, and more. school,” says Peinado. “We are so grateful for and U’Lee Brown One session included alumni voices revealing experiences our staff, families, students, church members (1989), with PAA senior Ulani Brown, with racism at PAA. and constituents of color. We look forward visited downtown » Five PAA parent workshops with the OJMCHE gave adults to learning more and growing into better Portland last tools to talk to young people about racism. advocates and partners.” summer to view art “We are only at the beginning of this journey,” says Mechelle Read more at paasda.org. inspired by social Peinado, PAA principal. “We must be purposeful in growing and injustice. See this LIESL VISTAUNET entire mural at learning about the experiences, challenges and barriers each of our paasda.org. students of color experience.” PAA Gleaner correspondent

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Livestream this year’s worships, seminars, workshops, children’s programs and more from home, and/or join others in-person at a local church each evening!

Derek Morris, Oregon Conference Camp Meeting Hope Channel president July 20-24 , 2021

John Bradshaw, Learn more at It Is Written president www.OregonAdventist.org!

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Showing Love to the Community AT LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE A GROUP OF 50 Charter members Jim and Nancy Yoder attend MEMBERS OF THE BONANZA COMPANY MET ON the Sweetheart Brunch on Feb. 14, 2016. JAN. 5, 1980, TO HOLD THEIR FIRST SERVICE IN THE and the first service was held there on BONANZA CITY LIBRARY IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Nov. 27, 1982. The company finally became WHAT HASN’T CHANGED IS THE ENERGY THESE an official church on April 23, 1983. BELIEVERS BRING TO SERVING THEIR LORD AND Darylene Dysert filled her van with people wanting to come to church. Nancy THEIR COMMUNITY. With the encouragement and guidance Yoder and Jeanette Fry organized an of Ray Erwin, pastor, and his wife, Dorothy, Adventurers club, which grew into a large NANCY YODER the Bonanza Company chose officers on Pathfinder club. Yoder spent 43 years in Bonanza Church member Dec. 29, 1979. As the group began meeting Pathfinder leadership. in the library, the local café buzzed with Pathfinder Daisy Mae Yoder never JUDY WHITLOCK the news, which in turn attracted visitors let her severe handicap stop her desire to Bonanza Church communication to Sabbath services. Jon Speyer agreed achieve. Following her death, her name leader to speak, with assistance from his wife, was engraved on a Pathfinder achievement Kinzie, in the Erwins’ absence. They and plaque at the conference office. Each year the church were supported by the officers: at camporee, a special Pathfinder or staff Elbert Davis, head elder; Elsie Davis, Dorcas member is now honored and their name leader; Jim Yoder, treasurer; Nancy Yoder, added to the plaque. Pathfinders; Art Fry, elder; Jeanette Fry, The church family needed more pianist and Pathfinders; Will Thompson, room, so Sid Dyer and Bob Roach were musician; Vicky Thompson, kids’ classes; asked to work on plans for a new church and many others. and fellowship hall. Thanks to Maranatha In spite of near-death experiences and volunteers, the church moved into the crowded conditions, the little company fellowship hall in 2015 and the sanctuary persevered over the last 40 years, finding in 2017. prayer to be the key. Max Torkelson, former In spite of the recent pandemic, the North Pacific Bonanza Church continues to help the Bonanza Church charter members More online at community. The church has actually include Art and Jeanette Fry. Union Conference president, while NWADVENT.ST/116-3-OR-58 experienced growth in membership making a surprise since COVID-19, while wearing visit, commented on the group’s remarkable masks and practicing social distancing. Its togetherness as they partner to achieve members are full of energy to serve the their goals. Lord and help their community. To quote Members were soon busy presenting one community member, “If you have a Vacation Bible School and a community question about church involvement in the Thanksgiving dinner. The church children’s community, call the Adventist church. classes at the library became so crowded They care!” Bonanza Church is still alive they moved outside in the summer of 1981. for Jesus. A small house with land was purchased,

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More online at COVID-Safe Kid NWADVENT.ST/116-3-OR-53 Connections COVID-19 MEANT online church at first and then no children’s Sabbath School classes, even though members could gather at church in limited ways. “How can we get our families Springfield Church brought and especially our children Sabbath School involved in church?” Lutz to the kids at their Binus, Springfield Church home. pastor, was wondering. He had an idea: to take Sabbath School to kids. He and a couple helpers got the Sabbath School papers together and some treats and Theodore, acted as the baby needed during this time of the started visiting each Jesus and “no crying he pandemic because “the people family with children made,” just like it says in the walking in darkness have seen regularly. Pretty soon Christmas carol. The parents a great light … . For to us a child the children were the played Mary and Joseph. The is born” (Is. 9:2, 6). first at the door when story featured the wise men, Church families have been their pastor arrived. the gifts (presents) and how important to these projects. As weeks turned they followed the star to find They have been involved in into months, Binus baby Jesus to give Him their creative ways, like putting started wondering if gifts. together Bible stories with while another whole month they could do a family Storyteller Cheryel Legos or sharing their rock focused on creation miracles. worship time. He imagined Whitsell involved all the collection during creation story The Nativity theme included filling 30 minutes of worship children as they followed a time. angels, shepherds and the birth time with stories, songs and lighted star and an angel to see Now the Sabbath School of Jesus with different families special features involving the little baby Jesus quietly resting teachers are planning for the and children taking turns to young families. The Sabbath in his mother’s arms. The next months’ activities and dress up as the characters of School teachers got excited and three young “wise men” were programs — “The Circle of the story. helped prepare fun craft and perfect gentlemen during the Love” and “Hosanna to the During the special activity bags for every family. presentation. “Theodore,” Binus King” — with the hope that soon Christmas service on Dec. Whether they were able to explained, “actually means ‘gift the children can all be back 26, 2020, one family with come to church or watch the of God.’ So, your little boy is safely in their different classes. young children, including a program at home, every child your gift from God, and Jesus is baby, dressed as the Nativity could participate. God’s gift for all of us.” CHERYEL WHITSELL participants. The three older These family worships It was a very special Springfield Church boys dressed as wise men and had themes. One month they service with carols, sermon, communications leader the newborn baby brother, covered the adventures of Paul, lights and joy — just what we all

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topics. Brian McMahon calls his style of presentation “teaching,” rather than “preaching.” Albany Prophecy People attending expressed serious interest in getting to know Jesus and His Bible better. Many guests responded they were convicted on the topic of the evening, whether about the Sabbath or other core Bible Seminar Brings truths. Barry Taylor, Albany Church pastor, and Brian McMahon followed up on questions, interests or requests for visits, either in person or via phone. Decisions for Christ As the baptismal candidate list developed, it During Pandemic JEANIE HOOPER REED Albany Church secretary The Albany Church actively planned to share Jesus Christ with the community despite COVID-19 difficulties. Church leaders decide to host an in-person evangelism seminar at the beginning of 2021. Brian and Heidi McMahon were invited to share the good news of “Prophecy Unsealed” with the community and church family. The series began Feb. 13. Multimedia promotions portrayed a wonderfully diverse representation of God’s throughout the children: new believers, youth of Adventist families, community led to people who had left the church. positive responses, One such person, Robbie Gomon, was raised in a both directly to nonpracticing Catholic home. When he was “encouraged” the local church to join the military as a way out of some trouble in his office and via online life, he did. In the military he was also encouraged to take registration. People advantage of the Sunday church services because, as the volunteered to serve sergeant stated, “You won’t get any other time off.” as staff, prayer team With his previous background, Gomon joined and musicians, and “Grandma” Elaine Marshall the Catholic lineup, but his Protestant buddies urged mailings were sent. (middle) welcomes Robert him to join them in their line, which he did. In those Members wondered Cunningham III, and his son, nondenominational services, he learned about a loving how COVID-19 would Bob, to the Albany Church God. His heart was stirred. impact attendance, family as they check over After Gomon left the military and he and his wife their baptismal certificates. while trusting that moved to Albany, his wife attended church sporadically God is in control of all and shared about the Sabbath this church observed. things. Gomon was intrigued. Here at last was a church that Guests and church members were very obeyed all 10 commandments. enthusiastic about opening night — the air seemed Gormon attended all of the recent Albany Church electric. COVID-19 precautions were followed and meetings. On March 13, he was joyfully baptized into a welcomed. Church member Mary Gaslin commented, loving church family — one of 12 seminar attendees who “I joined the Adventist Church many years ago have joined the Albany Church family through baptism through a Revelation seminar. I have never seen our as a result of this series of meetings. church members as excited and involved as we are now.” During the three weeks of meetings, the More online at prophecies of the Bible were laid out in logical order, NWADVENT.ST/116-3-OR-41 each subsequent topic building onto the previous

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Judges 15:1–16:31 Judges 17:1–18:31 Judges 19:1–20:48 Judges 21:1– Ruth 2:1–4:22 1 Samuel 1:1–2:21 1 Samuel 2:22–4:22 John 2:1–25 John 3:1–21 John 3:22–4:3 Ruth 1:22 John 4:43–54 John 5:1–23 John 5:24–47 Psalm 103:1–22 Psalm 104:1–23 Psalm 104:24–35 John 4:4–42 Psalm 105:16–36 Psalm 105:37–45 Psalm 106:1–12 Proverbs 14:17–19 Proverbs 14:20–21 Proverbs 14:22–24 Psalm 105:1–15 Proverbs 14:26–27 Proverbs 14:28–29 Proverbs 14:30–31 Proverbs 14:25 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Samuel 5:1–7:17 1 Samuel 8:1–9:27 1 Samuel 10:1–11:15 1 Samuel 12:1–13:23 1 Samuel 14:1–52 1 Samuel 15:1–16:23 1 Samuel 17:1–18:4 John 6:1–21 John 6:22–42 John 6:43–71 John 7:1–30 John 7:31–53 John 8:1–20 John 8:21–30 Psalm 106:13–31 Psalm 106:32–48 Psalm 107:1–43 Psalm 108:1–13 Psalm 109:1–31 Psalm 110:1–7 Psalm 111:1–10 Proverbs 14:32–33 Proverbs 14:34–35 Proverbs 15:1–3 Proverbs 15:4 Proverbs 15:5–7 Proverbs 15:8–10 Proverbs 15:11

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29 MAY/JUNE 2021 UPPER COLUMBIA NEWS CONFERENCE

MISSIONS & OUTREACH New Spokane Christian Television Station

More online at Launched NWADVENT.ST/116-3-UC-88 IN FEBRUARY, a new Christian television station was launched in Spokane, Washington, with a different focus — African Americans. The station, Rays of Light TV, will serve as a delivery system for content produced by local Seventh-day Adventists pastors, churches and individuals around the country. In particular, it will carry programming produced by Adventists of color. Rupert Salmon, who will become the first black Seventh-day Adventist to own a television station when he purchases Spokane’s Channel 35 later this year, announced that Rays of Light TV will present a unique voice in the community. “I feel quite strongly that God has called “The Word declares that Rays of Light is currently me to lead this ministry,” says Salmon. “African ‘things that are impossible with showcasing the series 40 Americans in Spokane have not really had man are possible with God,’” Days of Preaching, Teaching Christian programming that speaks directly to says Salmon. “What was once and Prayer. This program is them. What we are starting here is something an impossible dream for me, I presented nightly, with the special.” can see God’s hand in making it exception of Mondays, in Channel 35 has been in operation in the a reality.” collaboration with the North Spokane area for several years. It has been Three of the Channel American Division prayer operating as a ministry by a group of local 35 streams will continue ministries department and the churches and providing four Adventist channel to rebroadcast Adventist Office for Regional Conference streams to the local community. programming, including local Ministries. It can be accessed When Salmon first began volunteering with programming. The fourth via Apple TV, Roku and Channel 35 as a consultant, the idea of buying stream, operating as Rays Glorystar and by downloading the station was an impossible dream. Originally, of Light TV, will focus on the Rays of Light app. For more Salmon had joined the Spokane Valley Adventist programming from people of information on programming, Church. His abilities led him to the church’s color for people of color. how to watch and how to audiovisual department and eventually to advising “These stations are support this ministry, visit the group of churches that owned and operated providing hope and continuing roltv.org. Channel 35. However, the churches struggled to the mission of the Seventh- maintain the station financially. day Adventist Church,” DUSTIN JONES After more than three years as a management says Salmon. “As with other Upper Columbia Conference consultant for the station, Salmon saw an ministries of this type, we are communication director opportunity to not only continue the ministry to dependent on financial support the Spokane area but also expand the vision. from our viewers.”

30 MAY/JUNE 2021 CHURCH UPPER COLUMBIA NEWS // CONFERENCE Upper Columbia President Hosts New

Radio Series Minner Labrador Jr., UCC president UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE 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 a minute and a half. “With this series,” says Labrador, More online at “we are able to speak directly to people NWADVENT.ST/116-3-UC-83 in Spokane and the surrounding communities. These are important messages for our time to help those in need prepare for His soon return.” The series has recently been picked up for rebroadcast by LifeTalk Radio nationwide. It is recorded in the Shine 104.9 (KEEH-FM) studio and reaches the Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, regions. To listen to the podcast series, you can turn your radio to 104.9 FM in the Spokane area or 94.9 FM in Coeur d’Alene. You can also listen to Live by Faith online at uccsda. org/livebyfaith.

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Justin found himself in a rough patch. After turning to drugs and alcohol, he discovered SHINE 104.9 he was getting in deeper and deeper. After 15 years and two suicide attempts, Justin hit rock bottom. His friends kept telling him, “The first thing you need to change is the music you listen SHOWCASES to.” That’s when Justin found Shine 104.9 (KEEH-FM) in Spokane, Washington. CHANGED LIFE “God hit me right in the heart,” says Justin. He is now a leader in his church and celebrating two years sober. His story is part of a new promo for Shine 104.9. To watch the DUSTIN JONES promo of how lives are being changed, go to news.uccsda.org/shine31721.

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With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the group missed doing this Kettle Falls outreach ministry. This brought up the idea to record the singing on DVDs to circulate among the residents of the nursing homes to Provides DVDs to watch and sing along. Following church service one More online at Sabbath this winter, the nursing NWADVENT.ST/116-3-UC-87 home group got together. Church Community children made cards for the residents. Then the members BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, A GROUP FROM KETTLE FALLS CHURCH spread out into five family groups in the church and sang some songs. IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON USED TO GO ONCE A MONTH AFTER There was also a beautiful special CHURCH TO SING TO TWO LOCAL NURSING HOMES. THE EVENT music on a harp and a solo by one of the children. INCLUDED INSTRUMENTS, SPECIAL MUSIC AND A WORSHIP THOUGHT. One of the members THE RESIDENTS ENJOYED SINGING WHILE FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE livestreamed the program so her sons across the country could watch. She SONGBOOKS. SOME JUST ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE SINGING. invited others to watch the recording too. It turned out several people from Children from Kettle Falls Church prepared all over joined the singalong. Some cards for nursing home residents. have not been able to attend in- person church since the start of the pandemic about a year ago, and they said it was such a blessing. Kettle Falls Church members really wanted to take to heart Ps. 108:3–4: “I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.” It was a wonderful blessing to sing together and bless others with music. The group enjoyed it so much they have decided to get together once a month, as they did before the pandemic, and record their singing. They can share the DVDs to the nursing homes, let people join them via livestream and distribute the recordings to anyone who would like a singalong DVD of hymns.

CHRISTINE WONG Kettle Falls Church member

32 MAY/JUNE 2021 UPPER COLUMBIA HEALTH NEWS // CONFERENCE

Chewelah Takes EDUCATION Steps to Health ‘ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, The health ministries Interestingly, one member ANYONE’ SHAPES LIVES team at Chewelah Church of the health team with wondered how to bring health relatives in Japan received a STUDENTS AT Palisades Christian Academy in Spokane, to their community during the call from a cousin after she saw Washington, felt the blessings of this year’s associated pandemic. The solution was the NEWSTART presentation. student body spiritual retreat. Due to pandemic to take their message virtual. The presenter had briefly restrictions, the retreat was held on campus rather than That is how Steps to Health mentioned Adventists do not Camp MiVoden as usual. 2021 was born. believe in an eternally burning The speaker for all five meetings, Minner Labrador A series of four meetings hell, and this generated a Jr., Upper Columbia covering NEWSTART, weight discussion about the state of Conference loss, heart health, and simple the dead. president, has remedies — with healthy If you or anyone you know such a heart food demonstrations also are interested in learning more for teenagers included — was about these and genuinely presented via More online at health topics, connected with Zoom (to allow NWADVENT.ST/116-3-UC-96 please visit them. Labrador for interaction) the Chewelah centered his talks and YouTube. NEWSTART Adventist YouTube website at around the theme stands for nutrition, exercise, news.uccsda.org/chewelah4121. “Anywhere, Anytime, water, sunlight, temperance, All four presentations are Anyone.” Minner Labrador Jr. opens his air, rest and trust in God. available under the Steps to “I felt as though heart to the Palisades Christian God has blessed these Health Playlist. Minner Labrador was Academy students. videos and allowed them to LARELEE MISSEGHERS talking straight to me,” reach people from all over the Chewelah Church member says Hannah DePaula, a PCA ninth grader. “Each talk hit world (Australia, England, the point hard that God really loves us so much that He Japan, Peru) who would have will try everything within His power to save each one never been able to attend in Eiji Minami (left) introduces of us.” person. The videos continue to Rosanna and Dave Reid (right), Tya Bourget, another ninth grader, shares what who demonstrated home reach people over time. remedies like fomentation. Labrador’s talks meant to her. “He touched so many hearts, including mine,” she says. “I feel he helped me realize that I don’t have to be a perfect ‘Christian’ to be saved” Students enjoyed good food, fellowship and a 1950s party. Students participated in some of the oldies games like musical chairs and “On the Barrelhead.” Freshman Haylee Simpson summed up the weekend: “No matter how many times I mess up, God will still forgive me and try to shape my life to follow whatever plans He has for me.” RUTH LENZ Palisades Christian Academy teacher

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Upper Columbia More online at Celebrates ‘Mission NWADVENT.ST/116-3-UC-84 these themes to better facilitate need through Adventist a cohesive approach to the One Community Services. More campaign. The One More campaign Ignition’ “As we work together with was developed during the one focus, we allow the constituency meeting of AT A STAFF RETREAT HELD MONDAY, MARCH 29, UPPER Holy Spirit to better 2019. Work to establish the COLUMBIA CONFERENCE CELEBRATED THE OFFICIAL work through us to His campaign began soon after. KICKOFF FOR ITS “ONE MORE” CAMPAIGN. TITLED glory,” says Labrador. The campaign continues the “Jesus is coming again mission of the conference to “MISSION IGNITION,” THE EVENT SERVED TO FOCUS soon, and it is time for equip and empower churches STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS ON HOW BEST TO BRING all of us listen to His and ministries that reach ONE MORE TO THE KINGDOM. calling, use our spiritual gifts communities with the Christ- and work to save as many as centered message of hope and “During these tumultuous we can.” wholeness. times, our conference is The conference is More information about singularly focused on serving planning several local the One More campaign Him and completing His workshops to train and and the strategic plan of the mission,” says Minner Labrador empower churches to conference will be released in Jr., UCC president. “In our better connect with their the coming months. To learn churches, our schools and our communities and bring “One more about what is happening communities, the love of Christ More” to the kingdom. These in UCC, visit uccsda.org. is so needed. It is our goal to workshops will range from support and inspire others to developing strong children’s maintain focus and finish His programs to establishing DUSTIN JONES work strong.” a strong web presence and Upper Columbia Conference Each director presented reaching out to those in communication director their department plans for 2021–2022 and how they would support the overall strategic Eric Brown, UCC ministerial director, presents his department plan during the “Mission Ignition” plan. Initiatives ranged from planning event at the UCC office. building a new studio set for video recording to working with schools and churches to successfully navigate polarizing topics. The overarching themes of the strategic plan are unity, engagement, equip and empower, and excellence. Each department organized

their strategic priorities under MARSON KATHY

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2 Samuel 18:1–19:10 2 Samuel 2 Samuel 2 Samuel 2 Samuel John 20:1–31 19:11–20:13 20:14–21:22 22:1–23:23 23:24–24:25 Psalm 119:153–176 John 21:1–25 Acts 1:1–26 Acts 2:1–47 Acts 3:1–26 Proverbs 16:14–15 Psalm 120:1–7 Psalm 121:1–8 Psalm 122:1–9 Psalm 123:1–4 Proverbs 16:16–17 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 16:19–20 Proverbs 16:21–23 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Kings 1:1–53 1 Kings 2:1–3:2 1 Kings 3:3–4:34 1 Kings 5:1–6:38 1 Kings 7:1–51 1 Kings 8:1–66 1 Kings 9:1–10:29 Acts 4:1–37 Acts 5:1–42 Acts 6:1–15 Acts 7:1–29 Acts 7:30–50 Acts 7:51–8:13 Acts 8:14–40 Psalm 124:1–8 Psalm 125:1–5 Psalm 126:1–6 Psalm 127:1–5 Psalm 128:1–6 Psalm 129:1–8 Psalm 130:1–8 Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 16:25 Proverbs 16:26–27 Proverbs 16:28–30 Proverbs 16:31–33 Proverbs 17:1 Proverbs 17:2–3

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1 Kings 11:1–12:19 1 Kings 12:20–13:34 1 Kings 14:1–15:24 1 Kings 15:25–17:24 1 Kings 18:1–46 1 Kings 19:1–21 1 Kings 20:1–21:29 Acts 9:1–25 Acts 9:26–43 Acts 10:1–23 Acts 10:24–48 Acts 11:1–30 Acts 12:1–23 Acts 12:24–13:15 Psalm 131:1–3 Psalm 132:1–18 Psalm 133:1–3 Psalm 134:1–3 Psalm 135:1–21 Psalm 136:1–26 Psalm 137:1–9 Proverbs 17:4–5 Proverbs 17:6 Proverbs 17:7–8 Proverbs 17:9–11 Proverbs 17:12–13 Proverbs 17:14–15 Proverbs 17:16

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1 Kings 22:1–53 2 Kings 1:1–2:25 2 Kings 3:1–4:17 2 Kings 4:18–5:27 2 Kings 6:1–7:20 2 Kings 8:1–9:13 2 Kings 9:14–10:31 Acts 13:16–41 Acts 13:42–14:7 Acts 14:8–28 Acts 15:1–35 Acts 15:36–16:15 Acts 16:16–40 Acts 17:1–34 Psalm 138:1–8 Psalm 139:1–24 Psalm 140:1–13 Psalm 141:1–10 Psalm 142:1–7 Psalm 143:1–12 Psalm 144:1–15 Proverbs 17:17–18 Proverbs 17:19–21 Proverbs 17:22 Proverbs 17:23 Proverbs 17:24–25 Proverbs 17:26 Proverbs 17:27–28

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Youth Show 3 Ways to Be the Sermon

PACIFIC ISLANDER AND HISPANIC YOUTH church, held a rally at Auburn IN WESTERN WASHINGTON LED THE Adventist Academy Church to encourage youth and young COMMEMORATION OF GLOBAL YOUTH DAY ON adults on pushing forward with MARCH 20 THROUGH THREE KEY ACTIVITIES: God. A WEEKEND RALLY, COMMUNITY SERVICE Naomi Mulitauaopele PROJECTS AND BAPTISMS. Tagaleo’o, executive director of the Education with a “Washington youth did Purpose Foundation for an excellent job of showing Pacific Islanders, joined the faith, creativity, resolve and program virtually to share courage to #BeTheSermon her testimony of graduating even during a pandemic,” says from Stanford University David Salazar, Washington and starting an educational Conference youth director. program for young people. included contests, testimonies, “They reached out across Ofa Langi, Auburn City sermons and worship. By the cultures, colors and Church pastor, described end, three people were baptized community.” starting a drive-through and many more asked to be. food site to help provide fresh The 2 Percent produce to families in desperate Where There by Dannelly Boggs, AAA need after the pandemic began. Auburn City Church’s mission Is Food The Pacific Islander student by David Salazar community makes up 2% expanded to include financial of the Adventist world The Pacific Islander aid and helping people find It’s often said in ministry that, church and represent a growing community in community, who make up health care, as well as hosting where there is food, there the Pacific Northwest. 2% of the Adventist world free COVID-19 testing. you will find people. Hispanic Then Olga Falakiseni, a Youth Federation for Global pastor from Texas, recorded Youth Day recruited youth a powerful poem explaining from nine churches — Auburn, how, while growing up, she Auburn-Triumph, Bellevue, embraced being different in Burien, Federal Way, Kenmore, her home. To finish, Rome Lynnwood, Renton and White Ulia, Auburn Academy Church Center — to distribute 588 food pastor, shared how, even boxes. though life has been hard, you Tacoma Hispanic youth need to give it everything you reached out to their youth got and do it for the Lord. group and hosted an open The afternoon also house to share friendship and

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Rome Ulia, associate pastor of the Auburn Adventist Academy Church.

Eli Campbell makes a personal choice for Jesus.

God is moving in the Pacific Islander community to transform hearts of old and young alike.

Ofa Langi, Auburn City Church pastor, shares stories about how God champurrado, a warm and thick is greatly providing for Mexican chocolate-based drink. feeding the community through weekly food Bellingham Spanish youth held boxes. The church’s a similar type of gathering volunteer base includes with interactive activities. many young adults. KhaiKhai Cin, a pastor working with the Burmese community in western Washington, was invited “back home” to Michigan’s Grand Rapids and Battle Creek Zomi Adventist youth to encourage them to reach out to others. A Personal Choice showing up with his mother. online meetings. Not this kid! One week Campbell witnessed He kept it up because he said it for Jesus a baptism. This stirred was his choice.” by Heidi Baumgartner, something in his heart, and he In all, three Port Orchard Washington Conference told the interim pastor, David pastors — Salazar, Dustin Serns communication director Salazar, he was interested in and Natalie Dorland — were part When Port Orchard Church Bible studies. of discipling this young man. More online at reopened its facility and began “Eli is always so excited to All three were present for his NWADVENT.ST/116-3-WA-56 offering children’s classes study the Bible,” Salazar says. baptism on Global Youth Day.

PHOTOS BY DANNELLY BOGGS BY DANNELLY PHOTOS again, Eli Campbell started “Most people seem to dread

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Chef Mikeala Herman and her sister Kaitlyn Herman prepare hot soup to serve to their community.

meals the last Saturday of each month. “God keeps showing us His better plans,” Herman says. “And we’ve learned that Instant Pots are our friends.” Each meal features a vegetarian or vegan soup option (prepared by chef Mikeala Herman with sous chef assistance), bread (now donated by Oroweat Bakery Outlet), fruit cups and other food items to round out the meal-to-go. Guests can choose from the available soup options and place their “order” when they arrive. There are even treats available for four-legged friends. “We see both new and familiar faces, and we’re Souper Service Feeds starting to build relationships,” Beard says. “It’s a reality check when you realize many of the Bonney Lake people are living in their cars or on the street.” “You can see the worry IF RESTAURANTS can have leaders Marty Beard, Kaitlyn reestablishing contacts for and stress of pandemic on curbside food pickup, why Herman and Mikeala Herman sharing advertising handouts people’s faces,” Herman says. can’t the church do something pitched the idea to the church and receiving donated goods. “There is a lot of appreciation similar? In a defining moment, board and obtained permission With just enough planning for the warmth of human the youth and young adults of to use the church’s front entry and plenty of prayer, the interaction.” Bonney Lake Church answered and parking lot. volunteers offered the first “We usually have an that question and found a “After we got our food drive-through soup pickup opportunity to listen and pray ministry outlet: a drive- handler’s training, we began and served 81 meals to their with people,” Beard says. “We through soup kitchen. reaching out to community neighbors the last Saturday of always pray beforehand that The young people had partners to advertise,” shares October 2020. The next month the Holy Spirit will guide our been studying the story of Kaitlyn Herman. “We talked was significantly smaller in interactions.” the Good Samaritan and were with the food bank, the senior turnout, yet the volunteers — a Ultimately, Herman notes, brainstorming ways they could center and the local grocery combination of youth, young “We want to provide both serve their community. Every stores. We also posted on our adults and parents — persisted. physical and spiritual food.” idea presented a pandemic- community Facebook group.” Now, they serve about 50–55 related hurdle — that is, until The church’s history of HEIDI BAUMGARTNER the curbside idea. community service served as More online at Washington Conference With a vision in mind, a benefit for establishing or NWADVENT.ST/116-3-WA-49 communication director

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» Advocate: Advocacy starts with listening and learning. World Relief Ways to Aid Refugees Seattle, for example, offers to interact with virtual house parties where IMAGINE YOU WERE GIVEN THREE DAYS TO PRODUCE CERTAIN you and your friends can learn more about supporting refugees and calling CITIZENSHIP PAPERWORK. IF YOU RESIST, YOU WILL EITHER senators and representatives on behalf LOSE YOUR LIFE, END UP IN JAIL OR BE FORCIBLY RELOCATED. of refugee resettlement issues. » Volunteer: This is part of the story of Santa Whether virtual Pradhan, who fled with her family in or in-person, 1992 from Bhutan, a small country in the volunteers are Himalayas. needed for tutor- “I grew up in a refugee camp in ing children and Nepal,” Pradhan recounts. “I have more adults, helping memories of the refugee camp than I do with garden of my own motherland. Often the rations work parties, were not enough; however, scarcity and assisting taught me to be stronger.” with family Pradhan and her family lived in the support. This refugee camp for 18 years, continually commitment can hoping to go back home. In 2008, they be one-time or applied for resettlement in the United repeated over States. It took three years until the time. family was reunited. » Donate: “God sent many angels to help Welcome kits COLETTE NEWER me when I first settled here,” Pradhan Lauren Epperson, an elder at Refuge Church and a caseworker for World are one of the remembers. Relief Seattle, interviews and interacts remotely with her colleagues needed items It’s not easy to get started in a Santa Pradhan and Chitra Hanstad to provide churches with information for refugees new community, and that’s where and education about walking alongside refugees. and a project a resettlement agencies like World Relief currently arriving from the Ukraine, church could adopted. A list of items is Seattle come in. Afghanistan and the former Soviet Union. available. A caseworker met Pradhan at With an anticipated uptick in refugee » Pray: God has so many answers to the airport, took her to a furnished resettlement expected this fall, Refuge prayer ready to offer because those apartment and showed her how to use the Church in Seattle (a young adult church closest to His heart are the widow, the oven, the thermostat, hot and cold water, plant) and Washington Conference orphan and the refugee. and even a flushing toilet. Caseworkers, outreach ministries hosted a webcast with “Wherever you live, get involved,” says volunteers and instructors helped World Relief Seattle to learn how church Hanstad. “These are mutually beneficial Pradhan quickly adjust to living, working families can walk with refugees in their relationships. As we are in relationship, and being self-sufficient in a new culture. resettlement journey. misconceptions are torn down. It will “My voice was suppressed for 18 In the webcast, Chitra Hanstad, World transform your heart.” years, so it was hard to learn how to Relief Seattle executive director, shared speak up,” shares Pradhan, who now four ways for you and your church to be HEIDI BAUMGARTNER serves as an employment manager for involved: Washington Conference communication director World Relief Seattle. Washington is the fourth most More online at welcoming state for refugees, with most NWADVENT.ST/116-3-WA-48

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CHURCH LACEY FOSTERS genuine fellowship and be spiritually fed. INTERGENERATIONAL The breakthrough came when a Sabbath School teacher decided to host a class on Zoom videoconferencing so adults could FELLOWSHIP DESPITE interact for an online Bible study time. “That one class created a spark that turned into a flame,” Canfield says. “One week later we not only ISOLATION had two adult classes (one quarterly and one nonquarterly), JASON CANFIELD’S last sermon before we also had earliteen/youth, juniors, primary, kindergarten COVID-19 pandemic closures was about and beginner classes. A few weeks later we added a collegiate being a community in Christ and not class, with a young member leading from over three hours forsaking assembling together. Little away.” did he know the extent of what the At its peak, more than 70 devices (often representing next year of ministry would entail for multiple people) logged in weekly for Sabbath School. The Lacey Church and countless others church utilized its Zoom Pro account to recreate a reoccurring throughout the world. meeting ID. All participants initially met in a shared Zoom space “Like most pastors, I began before dismissing into breakout rooms. When the class ended, scrambling to find ways to hold all ages then rejoined for the sermon time. the church together and minister to my church family,” Canfield “Sabbath School was designed to be a place of rich fellowship remembers. “After the first week passed, I realized that something and growing together as a church family,” Canfield says. “Several needed to be put in place to fill the void that existed from the lack of parents shared how much it meant to them that we created a space fellowship in community.” for every age. A focus on intergenerational relationships is aiding us in Looking for options, Canfield found thousands sermons online, sharing the love of God that brings hope, healing and peace through yet very few options that would allow all generations to interact in Jesus Christ to our community.”

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healing and hope amid death, crying and pain. Adventist health care is, along with our churches that preach and our schools that teach, the mission of Christ in action. Q: With the rich health care history we have, how is Adventist Health working to improve the future of health care and in the Pacific Northwest Adventist Health Care specifically? A: Adventist Health is on the leading edge of envisioning well- in the Pacific Northwest being and health in America. For example, Adventist Health recently acquired Blue Zones. Dan Buettner, the founder of Blue Zones, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GLEANER AS THEY MARK THEIR discovered that the habits of longer and better life in the 21st 115TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHARING NEWS AND INFORMATION century were what? The habits taught by Ellen White and the FOR MEMBERS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE! first Adventists back in the 19th century! This “good news” has now been operationalized, and the expertise of Blue Zones has ADVENTIST HEALTH IS GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS helped numerous communities become healthier by essentially MINISTRY BY PROVIDING HOPE AND HEALING TO THE teaching people to live an Adventist lifestyle. Adventist Health COMMUNITIES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. now oversees their work across the country, and the first new community we are investing in is Walla Walla, Washington. In celebration and reflection of this shared purpose, Alex Bryan, Adventist Health chief mission officer and a Washington BRENDAN COLLINS resident, offers his thoughts on the history of Adventist health Adventist Health Office of Mission project care in the Pacific Northwest. manager Question: When did the Seventh-day Adventist health ALEX BRYAN care presence begin in the Pacific Northwest, and where are the Adventist Health chief mission officer Adventist Health hospitals in this region now? Answer: Pacific Northwesterners are trailblazers and often on the leading edge of progress. In 1893, Lewis Belknap, an Adventist physician who had studied under John Harvey Kellogg, moved to Portland, Oregon, and launched the Portland Portland Sanitarium. Sanitarium. Six years later, Isaac and Maggie Dunlap (a physician and a nurse, respectively) began treating patients on the campus of Walla Walla College. Their work matured into the formation of a sanitarium in 1907. Adventist Health now operates two hospitals and more than 35 clinics in the Pacific Northwest. Q: Why is it important for Seventh-day Adventists to be involved in caring for people’s health and well-being? Does Adventist health care as a whole support the mission of the church? A: To follow Jesus is to be a healer, plain and simple. The Gospels are marinated in medical miracles. The grand finale of the gospel epic is the resurrection; life prevails over death. Ellen White and the first Adventists went all in on the Great Physician’s vision with a powerful health message. What is the More online at Second Advent? “No more death or crying or pain” (Rev. 21:4). NWADVENT.ST/116-3-AH-70 So how do we live as hopeful Adventists? We actively provide

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WWU: Where are you working this year? Davis: We are doing children’s ministry in Chinle, Arizona, right in the heart of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo culture is WWU Student unique and beautiful, and I feel privileged to have such a diverse opportunity even in the United States. We live at 5,500 feet above sea level, so our winter months are not Missionaries Arizona’s stereotypical mild weather. My duties include leading in-home Bible studies, planning and leading addiction prevention programs at kids’ homes, teaching kids’ Experience Life Sabbath school, and cohosting weekly kids’ addiction-prevention radio programs. THE WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MISSIONS PROGRAM Kristen Zollbrecht: Every week we IS CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. WE write, record and edit a six-minute radio segment that is aired across the reservation CAUGHT UP WITH TWO STUDENTS — KRISTEN ZOLLBRECHT AND on Sunday. Three days a week we have kids’ meetings at the church, where we do music, MARTESSA DAVIS — SERVING THE NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA stories and crafts. On the other days we visit DURING THE 2020–21 SCHOOL YEAR. several families at their homes and do Bible studies.

WWU: What are some of the highlights so far? Davis: Many here are slow to trust because of painful pasts. Like closed rosebuds hugging themselves tightly for protection, these souls ache for sunlight. When I let Jesus shine through me, a transformation takes place before my eyes — their petals unfold. ... Somehow, I get to watch Jesus warm their rosebud hearts and open their petals to His love. I am honored to be Jesus’ heartbeat to the hurting.

WWU: Are there any Bible stories that have really come alive for you this year? Zollbrecht: Yes, when Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall, his enemies tried to get him to come down from where he was laying bricks and stop working. But he said, “I am doing a great work so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” (Neh. 6:3, NKJV). God has given each of us a great work to do. It might be kids’ ministry like I am doing here or simply finishing a degree in school. Satan tries hard to distract us.

Martessa Davis and Kristen Zollbrecht are providing programs and support for Navajo children.

42 MAY/JUNE 2021 Kristen Zollbrecht (left) and Martessa Davis are working as WWU student missionaries in Chinle, Arizona.

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Nehemiah had the focus and guts to give a straight “no,” and that has inspired me to narrow down what my focus is and be OK with saying “no” because it allows me to say “yes” to my great work. Taking a little break from the WWU: Has there been anything that sur- student missionary duties, Martessa Davis (left) and prised you? Kristen Zollbrecht enjoy Davis: I think it’s safe to say there exploring the nearby rock is a surprise awaiting me every day. One mesas and canyons. particular surprise is how westernized many Navajos have become. Few speak fluent Navajo anymore, and sighting learning to ask God for more in prayer and we would have been separate. Reach out to someone in traditional clothing is rare. It lean more on His strength. The more God a friend who you would like to work with is also shocking how poverty-stricken this answers my prayers, the more my faith is and invite them to apply. You never know if area of America is. Our neighbor friends strengthened. they will come along too! live in a small shack with no running Davis: Slow down enough to cherish water. Many literally freeze to death WWU: How have you seen God working? and inhabit each moment — engage. People without adequate heat. Another surprise Zollbrecht: There is one lady who are more important than tasks. Prioritize is the plethora of wild horses. It is not Martessa and I study with every week. She people. Show that you care genuinely by uncommon to spot a herd galloping past our had her son taken away from her about two listening without an agenda. ... Most of all, church. There are also many shepherds. years ago. She has been praying he would take time to pray. Connection time with Sometimes we are stopped on the highway be able to come home. Just a few weeks ago Jesus is what fuels every other interaction. due to a flock of sheep crossing. her prayers were answered, and that little Find a spot, find some time, find tea and boy is now back at home. God really does settle down with Jesus every day. I promise WWU: How has this experience affected answer prayers. it will make a difference. your personal walk with God? Read the complete interviews at Davis: Something that has really WWU: What advice would you give students wallawalla.edu/news. impacted me is how often everyone around looking into a year as a student missionary? KIERSTEN EKKENS here prays. More than that, people here Zollbrecht: Martessa and I have been WWU university relations student writer really believe in the power of prayer. ... I am so much stronger working together than

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Reiswig 50th and attended Walla Walla Connie Boskind, Ridgefield, died Oct. 18, 2020, Clinton, Glen and Carole Reiswig College where she met and Washington; and Jeanne Washington. Surviving: celebrated their 50th wedding married Delbert J. Rudy in Battenburg, Port Hadlock, son, Cyril, Jacksonville, anniversary on Jan. 15, 2021, 1941. They had two children, Washington. Florida; daughters, Alena in Chelan, Washington. They Kenneth Richard and Virginia BOYD — Keith O., 89; born Aug.Jordan and Connie Streifling, were married on Jan. 15, 1961, “Ginger” Elizabeth, and lived 17, 1931, Jamaica, West Indies; both of Clinton; brother, after meeting in grade school. in Thornton/Oakesdale, died Sept. 10, 2020, Palm Alfred, Winston, Oregon; The couple lived in Washington, area most of Springs, California. Surviving: sister, Dee White, Winston; Wenatchee, Washington, their 73 years of married life. wife, Valda (Morrison) Boyd, 9 grandchildren, 22 great- running an orchard business Berniece now lives in Spokane. Loma Linda, California; grandchildren and 9 great- for more than 30 years Berniece’s family includes daughters, Karita Goulbourne, great-grandchildren. before moving to Wauconda, Ken and Joan Rudy of Spokane, Yucaipa, California; June DAVIS — Deanna, 69; born May Washington. Washington; Ginger and Jim Robinson, Temecula, California; 23, 1951, Seaside, Oregon; died The Reiswig family Edwards of Fairfield Glade, Karen Beard, Port St. Lucie, Aug. 31, 2020, Caldwell, Idaho. includes Shannon and Jodi Tennessee; 4 grandchildren, 2 Florida; and 7 grandchildren. Reiswig of Leavenworth, step-grandchildren, a great- DELLA — Naomi Ruth, 96; Washington; Jennifer (Reiswig) grandchild, a step-great- CASEBOLT — Gerald, 95; born May 24, 1924, Portland, and Lance Urwin of Ephrata, grandchild and a great-great- born July 22, 1925, The Dalles, Oregon; died Nov. 3, 2020, Washington; Cassandra grandchild. Oregon; died Sept. 1, 2020, College Place, Washington. (Reiswig) Butler of Salem, Tucson, Arizona. Surviving: Surviving: son, Jonathan M. Oregon; and 8 grandchildren. wife, Shirley (Barnett); son, Della, Lynnwood, Washington; Don Casebolt, Santa Maria, stepson, Michael H. Dell, Rudy 100th California; daughters, Challis Spokane, Washington; and Berniece Rudy celebrated Lutes, North Bend, Oregon; daughter, Jennifer A. Della, her 101st birthday on April 5, family AT REST Carol Casebolt, Perth Australia; College Place. 2021, in Spokane, Washington, Melanie Casebolt, Vancouver, HALL — M. Ed, 80; born APT — Russell Neal, 96; born at the Royal Park Retirement Washington; stepdaughters, May 23, 1940, Tonasket, Jan. 17, 1924, Fresno, California; Center with only a few family Rosalie (Lockard) Mashtalier, Washington; died Aug. 12, died Nov. 26, 2020, Corvallis, members, because of COVID-19 Vail, Arizona; Debbie (Lockard) 2020, Fresno, California. Oregon. Surviving: son, Bill, restrictions. She celebrated her Singleton, Waveland, Surviving: wife, Joyce (Wolfe); Portland, Oregon; daughter, Mississippi; brothers, Don, daughters, Tamara Hall Gloria Rasmussen, Corvallis; Walla Walla, Washington; Fuchs, Enterprise, Oregon; 2 grandchildren and a great- Bryce, Covington, Washington; Terri Hall Haskins, Myrtle grandchild. Wilfred Casebolt, Walla Creek, Oregon; stepdaughter, BACON — Steven Dale, 65; Walla; sister, Lillian Christian, Jody Foutz, Fresno; brother, born May 11, 1955, Glendive, La Center, Washington; Don, Indio, California; sister, Montana; died June 9, 2020, 6 grandchildren, 4 step- Shirley Holmes, Chewelah, Sequim, Washington. grandchildren and 4 great- Washington; 8 grandchildren Surviving: wife, Cindy grandchildren. and 13 great grandchildren. (Thomsen); daughter, Amanda CRUMLEY — Florence H. HOLT — Joe R., 84; born Nov. 6, Lynn Bacon, Sequim; father, (Dick), 96; born Sept. 30, 1924, 1936, Wyandotte, Oklahoma; Bill, Sequim; and brother, Scott, Portland, Oregon; died Dec. died Aug. 27, 2020, Hood Sequim. 13, 2020, St. Joseph, Michigan. Berniece Rudy River, Oregon. Surviving: BISHOP — Patricia Ann Surviving: son, Jack, Lacey, wife, Nadine (Christopher); (Wilson) Huber, 69; born Washington; daughters, son, Randy, Hood River; and a 100th birthday in 2020, without Dec. 20, 1950, Roseburg, Dorothy Carscallen, Berrien grandchild. family, due to COVID-19. Oregon; died Nov. 17, 2020, Springs, Michigan; Linda KRAFT — Dallas G., 68; Berniece Elizabeth Dick Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dassenko, Charlotte, North born July 20, 1952, Billings, was born April 5, 1920, in Surviving: husband, Jim; Carolina; 6 grandchildren, Montana; died Nov. 7, 2020, Portland, Oregon. She was the stepdaughter, Jennifer Bishop, 8 great-grandchildren and a Eagle, Idaho. Surviving: wife, second of four children of Carl Vancouver, Washington; great-great-grandchildren. and Matilda Dick. Susan; son, Jeremiah, Mile brother, Norm Wilson, DAHL — Arthur Daniel, She graduated from City, Montana; daughter, Lebanon, Oregon; sisters, 102; born Feb. 21, 1918, Laurelwood Academy in 1938 Cherie Reynolds, Eagle; and 2 Loyalist, Alberta, Canada; grandchildren. OURFAMILY 44 MAY/JUNE 2021 family AT REST

KROMMINGA — An-Maria ROSEMARK — Downey L., son, Robert, Walla Walla; Walla Walla, Washington. (Jackson), 84; born March 23, 79; born Dec. 17, 1940, San daughters, Karen Lafferty, Surviving: sons, Arthur, 1936, Yakima, Washington; Antonio, Texas; died Dec. 12, Walla Walla; Lavon Metzker, Redlands, California; Loren, died Aug. 21, 2020, Benton 2020, Boise, Idaho. Surviving: Troy, Idaho; brother, Douglas, Wyoming; Norman, City, Washington. Surviving: wife, Arlene (Hale); son, Troy Darril, Cleburne, Texas; 6 Walla Walla; daughter, Nancy sons, Charles E., Benton Rosemark, Post Falls, Idaho; grandchildren and 2 great- Thiel, Tacoma, Washington; City; Donovan R., Tacoma, daughter, Melody (Rosemark) grandchildren. and 7 grandchildren. Washington; stepdaughter, Getzer, Miami, Florida; TADEJ — Peter T., 94; born WILSON — Virginia H. Nancy Penarick; 4 stepdaughters, Sheri Grindley, Aug. 20, 1925, Fort Benton, (Owens), 100; born Aug. 14, grandchildren and 3 great- Boise; Sandy (Grindley) Ward, Montana; died March 27, 2020, 1919, Cottage Grove, Oregon; grandchildren. Boise; sister, Nancy (Rosemark) Walla Walla, Washington. died July 8, 2020, Vancouver, MARTIN — Sandra L., 72; Tomsic, Bedford, Virginia; 7 Surviving: wife, Eleanor Washington. Surviving: son, born Nov. 26, 1947, Santa grandchildren and 10 great- Jean (Lorenz); sons, Gerald, Norman, Lebanon, Oregon; Barbara, California; died Oct. grandchildren. Scottsdale, Arizona; Keith, daughters, Connie Boskind, 25, 2020, Eugene, Oregon. STOWELL — Benjamin Santa Clara, California; and Ridgefield, Washington; Jeanne Surviving: son, Mark McGown, Harrison, 92; born Sept. 17, daughter, Lana Fletcher, Battenburg, Port Hadlock, . of California; sisters, Penny 1928, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chehalis, Washington Washington; 6 grandchildren (Martin) Bryant, Aurora, died Dec. 1, 2020, Walla Walla, THIEL — Shirley Miriam and 12 great-grandchildren. Colorado; and Linda (Martin) Washington. Surviving: wife, (Owens), 92; born May 23, 1927, WOLD — Dolores (Siegle), Charles, Springfield, Delores (Paulson), College Ann Arbor, Michigan; 89; born April 25, 1931, Oregon. Place, Washington; died March 24, 2020, Glendive, Montana;

1935–2021 1939–2020 CHARLES CLAYTON VERGIL E. HANSEN Charles Clayton Horner was born June Vergil E. Hansen, 82, of Emmett, 4, 1935, in Salem, Oregon. Idaho, passed away on Nov. 17, 2020, with He graduated Laurelwood Adventist complications from diabetes, cardiac Academy in 1954 and Walla Walla College disease and pneumonia. He was born Feb. (now University) School of Engineering 25, 1939, in Paso Robles, California. in 1958, with a degree in mechanical Vergil graduated in 1959 from Auburn engineering. He married Janice Young, Adventist Academy, where he met the also a student at WWC. Chuck interned love of his life, Julia Arlene Carter. They with the Army Corps of Engineers until married on April 30, 1961, in Ballard, being drafted into the U.S. Army in Washington, and made their home for 30 1958. After his service ended in 1960, years in Sandpoint, Idaho. They had two he returned to the Corps. In 1964, he daughters, Zendi Meharry of Emmett and transferred to Portland, Oregon, until he Lana Hauge of Tacoma, Washington; and a retired in 2000 after 40 years. son, Mark Hansen of Redlands, California. Chuck built his family’s home in Hillsboro, Oregon. He saw An active member of the church, Vergil volunteered his time himself as a gentleman farmer and started a small nursery. Chuck regularly. His career moved in many directions: He worked as a was not afraid to knock out walls and redesign spaces. He led the residential contractor, owned and operated Star Supply (a plumbing addition of the fellowship hall, sanctuary and redesigned foyer for and electrical store), managed retirement centers for Holiday his home church, Hillsboro Adventist Church. In his retirement, Retirement, and drove Access bus for King County until his Chuck remodeled his and Janice’s snowbird home in Tucson, retirement in 2009. Arizona, and summer quarters in Ryderwood, Washington. Vergil is survived by his wife, Julia Arlene Carter Hansen; his Chuck was 85 when he went to his rest on Jan. 26, 2021, sister Elsie Hansen Gossett of Covington, Washington; his three surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife of 63 years; twin children and 9 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, James, Portland; his children, Mark, Scappoose, Oregon; sister Euella Hansen Roy of Kent, Washington in 2019. Cary Ursino and Sherri Houston of Kirkland, Washington; “Bye, Pops … see you in heaven.” Steve, Fallon, Nevada; Beth Plush, Oak Harbor, Washington; 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. OURFAMILY 45 MAY/JUNE 2021 family AT REST ANNOUNCEMENTS English | Spanish | Portuguese | French | Tagalog | Afrikaans | Ukrainian | Russian | Bahasa | Mongolian | Tamil died Oct. 8, 2020, Billings, Telugu | Hindi | Marathi | Malayalam | Bengali | Mizo | Bhojpuri | Santali | Cebuano | Nepali | And Many More! Montana. Surviving: NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE at 406-587-3101. Due to COVID-19 concerns, daughters, Claudia Brisbin, Offering we must follow the guidelines set forth by the McMinnville, Oregon; Lonna May 1 Missoula County Health Department. In order to Lindsay, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; — Local Church Budget; May 8 — Disaster and Famine Relief (GC and adequately follow the guidelines, the number of Renee Albert, Park City, campers may be limited. Montana; brothers, Raymond NAD); May 15 Siegle, Belgrade, Montana; — Local Church Budget; UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE Robert Siegle, Glendive; David May 22 — Local Conference Advance; May 29 — Alaska Conference (NPUC); Women and Young Women’s One-day Siegle, Miles City, Montana; Spring Retreat 2021 5 grandchildren and 2 great- June 5 — Local Church Budget; May 1 — Themed “Up From the Ordinary,” with grandchildren. June 12 — Women’s Ministries (NAD); keynote speaker Jean Boonstra. Starting at 10 June 19 — Local Church Budget; WOODRUFF — Melvin Ray, 78; a.m. and going until 4 p.m. Register today at June 26 — Local Conference Advance. born Nov. 29, 1942, Mountain uccsda.org/womensretreat. Home, Idaho; died Oct. 19, IDAHO AMEN Northwest Conference 2020, Grants Pass, Oregon. May 6–8 — The AMEN Northwest 2021 conference Surviving: wife, Virginia “Gini” Idaho Camp Meeting will be a virtual conference due to continuing (Northrop), Yreka, California; June 8–12 — Idaho Conference is planning a COVID-19 restrictions. The theme is “Saving sons, Ben, Yreka; Brad, Lincoln, modified, in-person camp meeting June on the Nebraska; daughter, Bonnie campus of Gem State Adventist Academy. This More Than Bodies: Righteousness by Faith Griffin, Boise, Idaho; father, year’s theme is “Remember Gethsemane!” Lee and the Health Message.” Speakers are doctors Robert McCoy, Desert Hot Venden will speak for the English language Brian Schwartz, Richard Hart, John Kelly and Springs, California; sister, Jean camp meeting. Robert Costa is the Spanish Ron Kelly. This conference is for pastors and Woodruff, Nampa, Idaho; and language speaker. Evening and Sabbath morning Bible workers, all levels of health care providers, 10 grandchildren. services will be held for both English and and anyone who is interested in reaching Spanish languages and will be livestreamed. No our community for Jesus. Preregistration is lodging or meals will be available — attendance required. More information online at uccsda.org/ Adventist World Radio’s Unlocking Bible Prophecies series has will be limited to those who can drive in. Safety amenconference. 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SOMETIMES A PROBLEM IS SO BIG, it’s hard to know what you can do to help. Homelessness is one of those big complicated problems. But just because it’s hard to understand doesn’t mean there isn’t anything youBottles can do. There is something you can do to show Jesus’ love to the homeless people you encounter. Put several of these blessing bottles together with your family or Sabbath School class and then hand them out to people in need. You can also give them to your parents and church members to keep in the car and hand to people soliciting at stoplights. Get some wide-mouthed reusable water bottles. Fill them with helpful items (many of them can be found at a dollar store) such as: » A pair of socks — because when you can’t do laundry, clean socks are highly prized; » Personal hygiene items like hand wipes, toothbrush/ paste, adhesive bandages, lip balm and lotion; » Gift card for fast food or a grocery store; » Resource card listing nearby shelters and other social services. And last, but not least, add either a note of encouragement inside the bottle or a label on the bottle that says something like … “You matter! Here are a few things to brighten your day and to let you know you matter to God.”

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57 MAY/JUNE 2021 3 REASONS TO Encourage Your Kids to Participate in Outreach they’ve helped must be feeling. Encourage your children to be empathetic. “Rejoice with those who ince 2000, my husband has rejoice, weep with those who worked in ministry, specifically weep” (Rom. 12:15). evangelism to local communities. We now have two kids in school MAKING A DIFFERENCE Sand a busy life, yet I believe it’s Kids who are involved in active important to continue to provide community outreach are truly opportunities for our kids to making a difference. Making participate in outreach. a difference in another’s life Outreach is much more than not only helps that person — it’s handing out Bible brochures, giving also good for our kids. My Bible studies and inviting the husband and I often say helping neighborhood to an evangelistic others is really helping us. It seminar. Outreach is all the things we can do day-to-day to help others. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these (Mark 12:30–31).

REACHING OUT FOSTERS EMPATHY The ability to understand and share the feelings of others is not always easy. We can foster empathy in our children by providing outreach opportunities. Make and deliver sandwiches to homeless people, plan stuffed animal drives for a local children’s hospital, donate canned AUTHOR LaVonne Long food to the food bank, and serve hot chocolate and apple cider at the homeless shelter to give children the ability to see real people in our local community who need our help. Debrief with the kids after outreach. Talk about how they are feeling and what the people

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makes us happier and more LEARNING kids the ability to grow closer connected to God. Teaching While doing community to God. Kids who are that to our children is very outreach, kids are also “We are also called to important. Giving our children learning. Depending on the follow Christ’s example by positive feelings of self- type of outreach, kids can compassionately ministering involved in active worth by helping others and learn organization skills, to the physical, mental, social, showing them how important leadership skills, and physical emotional, and spiritual needs of community their identity in Christ is are and mental strength. Children humanity. As we give ourselves in both examples of how family can also learn better social loving service to those around us outreach can make a lasting skills when they are doing and in witnessing to His salvation, outreach are difference. outreach to various people in His constant presence with us “And do not forget to do good the community. It can give your through the Spirit transforms truly making a and to share with others, for with kids the ability to communicate every moment and every task into such sacrifices God is pleased” with people they might not a spiritual experience” (Seventh- (Heb. 13:16). have had the chance to. Most day Adventist Fundamental difference. importantly outreach gives our Belief No. 11: Growing in Christ).

In addition to helping homeless people, shelters and food banks, outreach can include adopting an elderly neighbor. Kids can take out garbage, mow the lawn, rake leaves, walk the dog, and read or play board games with their neighbor. Outreach can even be city park cleanup. Kids working side by side with others to make the outdoors more beautiful is a fun outreach opportunity. Get creative and take your kids on outreach adventures! LaVonne Long LaVonne works at her kids’ school, Skagit Adventist Academy. She is also a family lifestyle blogger and social media influencer. You can find her on Instagram @lavonnelong.

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A s my girlfriend walked through the door, I could immediately tell something was wrong. She was crying, and, as I listened to her, There is a crack in everything; I discovered I was the reason she that’s how the light gets in. was crying. She liked me, but she — LEONARD COHENwanted to be in a relationship with a guy who took God seriously. At that time, that was not me. I was a social work major and wasn’t interested in religious things. I even fell asleep while sitting in the front row of Pedrito Maynard-Reid’s class on the history of Adventism. Those of you who know Pedrito understand this is not an easy thing to do. Yet as my girlfriend explained to me the importance of her faith, it made me question my own. Fast forward one year, and my girlfriend, Danelle, became my wife. Little did we know our adventure with each other and our journey with faith was just beginning. One night we were at a friend’s house and ended up having one of those great conversations where you stay up half the night from ex-Adventists and people talking. We were “exposing” Ellen White. I spent the AUTHOR Kevin McGill talking about next four months devouring those the meaning of websites. I became convinced the faith and religion, and my friend Adventist Church had it wrong. I Jason said, “If we believe this stuff, no longer found myself “believing we should do it.” We were talking this stuff.” specifically about Adventism and The decision to leave a faith the role of Ellen White. community can be excruciating. His statement — “If we believe Relationships and belonging are this stuff, we should do it” — made all tied into what we believe. sense to me. So, I did what any Some people think most people able-minded millennial would do: I who leave the institutional church typed in “Seventh-day Adventist” leave because of their “love of sin.” and “Ellen White” into Google. The I know this is not true; it was not first websites I came across were true of me.

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There were cracks in my theology, but that is how the light came in.

being a missionary overseas. skeptic to zealot, and my wife, I didn’t know it at that Danelle, was willing to go along time, but many of the books for the ride. But my newfound and sermons I was absorbing religious intensity scared her. had a fundamentalist bent with She wanted to be in a an emphasis on something I relationship with a guy who now know as Last Generation had a genuine relationship with Theology. Though many in Jesus, and now she was married Adventism see their religion to a guy who thought eating through this lens as if it is a eggs and wearing a wedding fundamental belief, it actually band were sins. I thought God isn’t historically — or, I would was looking for perfection, argue, currently — what though I wouldn’t have stated Adventism is about. it like that then. I still needed Last Generation Theology to learn that what God really is the idea God has not come desires is a broken spirit and back yet because there has not a contrite heart. There were been a generation of people that cracks in my theology, but that has perfectly reproduced His is how the light came in. In part character here on Earth. They 2 of this series, I’ll share what are convicted God is raising I had to learn before I could see up that generation during the the light. end times. I became convinced I could be one of these people. Kevin McGill Theoretically I knew the wrote from Troy, Idaho where Bible taught justification by he shepherded three churches faith, but I believed those who and loves spending time with his family. Currently he is REALLY had faith would transitioning to pastor the Green All of this was going didn’t address or answer my strive to be perfect. However, Lake Church in Seattle. through my mind as I thought questions, but it encouraged me this led me to silently judge the about what I would tell Danelle. that maybe answers could still people who did not take their Through tears I prayed, “God be out there and that I should religion as seriously as me. please show me truth. If it is in not give up on religion just yet. I scrutinized everything this church, You have to help As I worked through from what I ate to what I me because I am not seeing it my crisis of faith, I started wore. I removed my wedding right now. If it’s not, lead me listening to hours of sermons band and convinced my wife out because I don’t want to be and read many books by to do the same. I became part of a false system.” popular Adventist leaders. convinced veganism was akin Immediately after my I went from nearly leaving to righteousness. I remember prayer, I got a phone call from the church to becoming a at a prayer time during Upper More online at my friend Vicky inviting us missionary for it. I started Columbia Conference’s camp NWADVENT.ST/116-3-POV-40 to attend a Bible study. I took going door to door with some meeting I even confessed to a this call as a sign we should of my Bible worker friends. I small group I had eaten eggs check it out. The Bible study told Danelle I was interested in that morning. I went from

61 MAY/JUNE 2021 A STREET CONVERSATION

believe in Jesus. I believe in God. I just At the same time, as my conversation don’t know if I believe in the god I grew with my friend illustrates, there is a huge I up with or Christianity.” opportunity to minister to this growing I listened as my friend shared segment of our population. FROM how he felt about his spiritual worldview. As I’ve talked with nones, something His honesty about something so deeply becomes quite clear. Many are open to the personal moved me in a way many Bible gospel and Christian friendships. This WHERE I studies have not. isn’t merely anecdotal evidence. Current What I discovered from this socially research supports this. In other words, we distanced visit this week was enlightening. shouldn’t write them off as unreachable. Stand My friend’s disassociation with the religion Ed Stetzer, in a December 2020 of his youth wasn’t because he stopped article from Christianity Today, offers, believing. He no longer believes in what he “Creating spaces where the unaffiliated can sees as a flawed system. My friend has been express their doubts without judgment, deeply wounded by people who claim to be demonstrating genuine care for people, and Christians. He’s also disillusioned because focusing on the gospel over current issues no one has been able to provide satisfactory can help to build pathways to reach them.” answers to difficult questions he has about My experience attests that Stetzer’s the Bible. advice is solid. I’ve been looking for ways My friend represents so many across to get to know people in my community. the Pacific Northwest and the United Whether it’s a local business owner whose States. He is part of the group known as the shop I patronize or a neighbor down the “nones,” the fastest growing religious group street, I’m seeking opportunities to build in America. This group isn’t necessarily friendships. Simple things like joining my atheists; in fact, most aren’t. They’re not neighbor on their morning walk or inviting necessarily antireligious; some of them someone over for dinner creates time for believe in God. meaninful conversations. A more precise term for my friend Stetzer says the best way to reach and others who identify with him would those with no religious affiliation is to first be the “religiously unaffiliated.” According befriend them. I’ve made friends in my to recent research conducted by the Pew community, and in turn my life is so much Research Center, they are the fastest- richer. In addition, I’m seeing God at work. growing religious category in the U.S. The Holy Spirit is orchestrating divine Additionally they are the second-largest opportunities for me to encourage and religious category in the country. have spiritual conversations with my new In Pew Research Center telephone friends. surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65% When we get to know people and make of American adults describe themselves friends, we naturally create opportunities as Christians when for meaningful conversations built on trust AUTHOR Jay Wintermeyer asked about their of honest relationships. God can and does religion, down 12 percentage points over use those relationships. We have “street the past decade. Meanwhile, the religiously cred” to share our faith journey and our unaffiliated share of the population — peoplepersonal witness. More online at who describe their religious identity It reminds me of an outreach method NWADVENT.ST/116-3-POV-55 as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in I seem to remember reading about before. particular” — now stands at 26%, up from Someone actually took a personal interest 17% in 2009. in people, met their needs and only then These numbers show a significant said, “Follow me.” increase in religiously unaffiliated people.

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