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Volunteers 'Plug In' to Enrich Spring Valley Academy

Home and School volunteers help organize the international vegetarian food fair.

Story by Angela Peach

Spring Valley Academy (SVA) is blessed with dedicated faculty and staff who treat their jobs as a calling. But with more than 530 students this year, there are myriad opportunities for volunteers to “plug in” and work alongside SVA faculty and staff to enrich and encourage the students and better the school.

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Editorial by Carlos Portanova

A Powerful Opportunity for Parents

Editorial by Todd Casey

There is something powerful when children see their parent(s) daily set aside time to worship their Creator God both personally and corporately as a family unit. It is through daily connection with God that families receive a fresh supply of His mercy and grace.

Ron and Krista Mainess: Changing the Future for Greater Dayton Families

Story by Konni Lorenz

Krista drives home with two toddlers in the backseat of her Mercury Mystique and waits for her fiancé, Ron, to answer the phone.

“Ron,” Krista begins slowly when he picks up. “I can understand if you don’t still want to get married, but I could not let these 15-month-old twin boys go into the system.

So, I’m bringing them home.”

Earlier that day, Krista’s niece, a 20-year-old single mother, awaited a verdict on her case. Krista sat in the courtroom, supporting her.

Escrito Está Celebrates 30th Anniversary

In Cali, Colombia, Pastor Robert Costa connects with a woman who came forward for the appeal.

By Cassie Matchim Hernandez and Carolina Bonilla

ADRA’s Mobilized Response Supplies Immediate Aid to Flood Victims in Brazil

Story by Iris Argueta/Natalie Bruzon

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilized aid to respond to the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The country declared a state of emergency on May 2. ADRA deployed a needs assessment team to evaluate the developing situation and identify gaps in humanitarian assistance to coordinate a comprehensive strategy for urgent aid to thousands of beneficiaries.

Topping Out of Patient Tower Is a Signature Moment

Story by Adventist HealthCare Staff

Takoma Academy Seniors Exhibit Skills at Model United Nations

Seniors Kimorra Buggs and Danielle Johnson participate in the THIMUN conference.

Story by Shaun Robinson

In times like these, in which there are conflicts and strife across the globe, many often wonder if humans will ever live in peace and learn to occupy this planet as a single cohort of God’s most prized creations. To achieve that type of solidarity would require the kind of compromise, tolerance and communication that is taught during programs like The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN).

‘This Is the Gospel’ Results in Supporting Maui

Academy and community members participated in various cultural performances at the annual Gospel Concert.

Story by Ashley Boggess

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14, NKJV).

Columbia Union Executive Committee Welcomes New President, Bids Farewell to Longtime Health Care Administrator

Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee members pray over President Marcellus T. Robinson. | Photo by Kelly Butler Coe

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

During today’s Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting, Tim Bailey, newly re-elected Mountain View Conference president, shared a worship thought, encouraging committee members to keep their focus on sharing Jesus with others. Throughout the morning meeting, members heard reports and learned of new ways and initiatives to spread the gospel.