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Story by Evan Knott

Chesapeake Conference’s 2025 English Camp Meeting will take place June 17–21 at Highland View Academy in Hagerstown, Md., featuring keynote speakers John Bradshaw (left), president of It Is Written, and Eric Flickinger (below), associate speaker of It Is Written.

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Why do conferences and unions hold constituency meetings, and how do its members nominate and elect leaders? Celeste Ryan Blyden, Columbia Union Conference executive secretary, explains the “nuts and bolts” of this in-depth process. 

Adventist HealthCare Chaplain Ryan Ryan Comeau prays with an attendee

Today, in honor of the National Day of Prayer, Adventist HealthCare and WGTS 91.9 hosted a Prayer and Sticker Stop at Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Md.

White Oak Medical Center's Spiritual Care team and local clergy members led attendees in prayer and the hospital provided tips and recipes for healthy eating and provided free health screenings. WGTS staff shared station bumper stickers and encouragement to attendees as well.

In this video, Columbia Union Conference President Marcellus T. Robinson talks about the roles and functions of the Columbia Union.
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Editorial by Kelly Butler Coe

At worship on Monday mornings, our prayer and praise time with the office staff at the Columbia Union Conference is especially meaningful. Every week, I eagerly anticipate a praise report from Rubén Ramos, Columbia Union’s vice president for Multilingual Ministries. His eyes light up—beaming with warmth and joy—as he regularly recounts beautiful stories of people who have decided to give their lives to the Lord.

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Story by Dilcia Flores

How do countries navigate our world in the digital age? That was the theme at the 7th annual Capital Model United Nations Conference (CAPITALMUN), held on the Campus of Washington Adventist University on March 30-31, 2025. Students from public and private high schools from Maryland (Takoma Academy, Spencerville Adventist Academy, Highland View Academy, Montgomery Blair High School), Virginia (Shenandoah Valley Academy), Pennsylvania (Pine Forge Academy), and North Carolina (Fletcher Academy) debated a range of global issues during the 2-day conference.

From the field to the faith—congrats to Asante Mzuthi Khamula, WAU student-athlete from the UK, who was baptized during Convocation on April 23 following our Pentecost 2025 Tent Meeting!

Story by Simonique Dietz

Washington Adventist University (WAU) recently witnessed a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit during its inaugural Pentecost 2025 Tent Meeting, held last week on campus. Despite adverse weather conditions, the multi-day spiritual revival demonstrated the triumph of faith over fear and the reality of God’s miraculous intervention.

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Editoral by Kevin Krueger

Sometimes, all it takes is the tiniest bit of sun peeking out from behind a dark cloud to bring us hope. Everyone has experienced the feeling of being under a dark cloud.

Remember how it felt the last time you experienced it? Do you remember how it felt when someone helped you see a bit of sunshine and your day started to turn around?

You have the power to be the sun for someone who is beneath a dark cloud. Whether the cloud is relationship- or health-related, discouragement, dissolution, or a sense of being lost, you can be that ray of sunshine in their life today.