Southeastern California

Three SECC Schools Welcome Students to New Facilities

Schools in Palm Desert, Laguna Niguel, and Murrieta all began the 2009-2010 school year in new facilities. "Each school and each community has its own story with a common theme," …

Southern California

Watts Company Has New Hope

In early spring of 2008, the Greater Los Angeles Region Evangelism Committee of Southern California Conference sent out a Macedonian call: Pastor Al Dyson, Watts' pastor, was distressed because the …

East West Language School Marks 40th Anniversary

"How do we reach the Japanese and Japanese-American communities in the South Bay and meet the needs of these diverse communities?" Shinsei Hokama asked himself in 1962. He had just …

Central California

Repeat Offender Finds Jesus at Recovery Church

Two days sober and just days out of prison, 35-year-old George Mailhot walked into the Friday night Recovery Church meeting at the Sunnyvale church looking for a better life. On …

Northern California

NCC Office Employees Volunteer for Community Service

Instead of the usual annual summer outing, employees at the Northern California Conference headquarters spent the morning of July 29 volunteering in the community. NCC administrators, directors and support staff …

Oakland-Elmhurst Church Links People to Christ

A succession of outreach programs conducted by the Oakland-Elmhurst church in 2009 has been instrumental in connecting people to Christ. Last April, the church formed a small group, which studied …

Arizona

Victory in the Valley: Redefining Evangelism

The 2009 Alliance of Prison Ministry Organizations and Affiliates Convention was held in Scottsdale, Ariz., July 29 to Aug. 1. Insightful speakers, dynamic training sessions and sacred music highlighted the …

Hawaii

Hawaii Pastor Learns Lessons During Mozambique ShareHim Project

Evangelism is taking on a new perspective in the Hawaii Conference, spurred by the Year of Evangelism, when most of the conference churches have been committed with a renewed passion …

Nevada-Utah

Summer Camp Changes Lives

Young people from Utah, the Las Vegas area and Reno descended on Wolf Mountain Camp in Grass Valley, Calif., for the 2009 Nevada-Utah Conference summer camp July 5-12. Counselor Paulette …

La Sierra University

Fall Seminar Supports La Sierra University General Biology Students as they Navigate Issues of Faith and Science

La Sierra University's Biology Department opened the current fall quarter with 400 students enrolled in various biology classes. More than 200 students are completing biology majors, a 20-year high. Guiding …

Loma Linda

How Nathan Andrade Lost a Limb, but Gained a New Life

Things were looking good for Nathan Andrade on the afternoon of May 24, 2003. At 21 years of age, he was in love with Amber Williams, the woman of his …

Loma Linda University Medical Center Receives 5-Star Rating

Loma Linda University Medical Center was recently recognized as a top-ranked Community Value Provider. Cleverley & Associates, a leading health care financial consulting firm, found that LLUMC operates with a …

Pacific Union College

Student Missionary Heeds Own Altar Call

If you've ever talked to a young person just back from the mission field, you know the story they're going to tell. There's the initial expectation that they're going to …

Adventist Health

Our Stories: Adventist Health Comes Alive Through Devotionals

Humor, tragedy, heartbreak, healing, loss, redemption. As with most health care institutions, Adventist Health is filled not only with patients, beds, doctors and nurses, but also with stories. For each …

Sacred Works Demonstrate Sacred Work at Adventist Health

"Sacred Work" can best be understood through the words and actions of Adventist Health employees. Whether it is going the extra mile for a coworker, paying particular attention to a …

Not a Program, but a Perspective: Sacred Work

In 2007, San Joaquin Community Hospital made a decision that is rocking Adventist Health's world. Using the tenets of Radical Loving Care and Sacred Work (books by Erie Chapman), the …

What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?

Doctors are, by training, scientists. They deal with the physical realm — what they can see, smell, touch, hear — in other words, what they can treat. As empiricists, it …

The Blogging CEO

When you think of technology in a health care context, you might think of electronic medical records, imaging equipment or even surgery robots. But what about using technology to extend …

Sacred Work

When I think about what makes Adventist Health what it is today — a dynamic, driven, God-loving organization — I think of our people and our mission. When I think …

President's Perspective

Jesus, the Center of Everything

What's your favorite part of the Bible? Are you a prophecy buff, loving to explore the futuristic forecasts of Daniel and the apocalypse of John, the revelator? Perhaps you are …

The Calling of Discipleship

You see them at church on Sabbath. With joyful expectation — gold-edged Bibles still gleaming from the box — they settle into a church pew. Their eyes linger on the …