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THE FORTY HARDEST STEPS IN LIFE
By Jon Roberts — “You’re the devil,” were the last words uttered by someone I had looked up to, had helped, and who was supposed to be a leader. This was the conclusion of a boiling situation within the church I attended. The leadership was looking to shift away from identifying with Adventism and moving toward an inter-denominational identity.
Leaving the congregation behind where I had been a member for ten years, I spent the next four years blaming this individual and becoming very bitter. The bitterness overflowed into my conversations. It was killing me from the inside and I was, by definition, “going through the motions” of being a Christian.
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BUBBLE WRESTLING AND COTTON CANDY FAVORITE AT IAA FAIR
By Joel Reyes – Grand Junction, Colorado …In what can be called typical 2020, a heavy snow fell just days before the annual Intermountain Adventist Academy’s fall festival, threatening to ruin the afternoon of fun, games, and food.
Resilient, the home and school team organizing the event continued with their plans. As the weekend drew closer, the snow still wasn’t melting. That Friday, however, unusually warm temperatures returned to the Western Slope causing the snow to rapidly disappear before the planned gathering.
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MHA STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FRIENDSHIPS WITH PASTORS
By Karrie Meyers – Highlands Ranch, Colorado … Relationship building and helping students discover the joy and fulfillment of a life with Jesus is at the center of pastoral involvement at Mile High Academy.
During the school week, you can often see pastors from MHA constituent Denver area churches playing games at recess, eating lunch and praying with pupils, and learning real life experiences through Bible classes taught by Pastors Andy Nash and Chris Morris.
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HOW TO “TRUST” YOUR CALLS TO RMC TRUST
By Mary Lynn Green – Denver, Colorado… When constituents make calls to Planned Giving and Trust Services, but don’t leave a message, there is no way to return those calls.
Doug Inglish, Trust Services director explains, “Our phone system, unlike a cell phone, doesn’t record the number of a caller who hangs up before leaving a message. We have heard that some of you have called, left no message, then wondered why we did not return the call.”
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BIBLE CHARACTERS VISIT CAMPION
By Sami Hodges – Loveland, Colorado … Campion Academy welcomed Apostle John, Peter, Judas, a leper, a blind man, and finally, a Roman centurion during their week of prayer.
Army Chaplain and award winner Dick Stenbakken became each individual to enact six key elements of the Gospel story and to help students better understand Jesus’ character through the experiences of first-person presentations.
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BARBECUE, DOUGHNUTS, AND EGGS LEAD TO NEW RELATIONSHIPS AT CAMPION FALL FESTIVAL
By Tiffany Dean – Loveland, Colorado…What do you get when you combine doughnuts, eggs, and hay? The Campion Academy and church fall gathering.
On the last evening of October, the Campion community came together to enjoy an evening of fellowship and games between students and church members following COVID precautions.
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LAUGHTER, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND HOTDOGS AT ANNUAL CASPER HAYRIDE
By Kiefer Dooley – Casper, Wyoming … Laughter and fellowship filled Mills Spring Ranch at the annual Casper church hayride held in early October.
Some thirty-five individuals gathered for this much-anticipated, multi-generational evening.
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CASPER CHURCH AND SCHOOL COLLECTS FOOD TO SHARE FOR THANKSGIVING BASKET GIVEAWAY
By Gabriela Vincent – Casper, Wyoming …Supporting those in need this holiday season is top priority for Casper church and Mountain Road Christian Academy.
For the last twenty years, the Casper church has been partnering with Mountain Road Christian Academy to collect and distribute nonperishable food items in their fall can drive.
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CREATIVE OUTREACH AT HMS RICHARDS SCHOOL
By Jill Harlow – Loveland, Colorado…Even though personal contact is limited these days, HMS Richards Adventist School teachers are still finding unique and creative ways for their students to serve the community.
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