Brandon Westgate – Ward, Colorado … The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) acquired Glacier View Ranch (GVR) in Ward, Colorado, in 1950. This means that 2025 marks 75 years of ownership of this incredible facility. There have been 75 years of impactful ministry through church retreats, ministry training events, summer camp programs, Pathfinder camporees, and a host of other ministry moments. Scores of people, both young and old, have been baptized in the lake and the pool. |
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Sandy Hodgson – Denver, Colorado … It is the fourth year of dedication to transforming literacy in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC). Over half of the RMC elementary schools are participating in monthly reading professional development. Trish Martin, a speech pathologist and founder and president of NEU: Neuroplasticity and Education United, spearheads the training. |
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By Katie Hamilton – It is far easier to imagine what Jesus’ work and life on earth must have looked like here in Chad. I now know what a dirt courtyard with sick and dying patients lying on mats looks like. I know the cry of a young patient in deep pain laying on the sidewalk. I now understand your diagnosis of a people disheartened and without a shepherd. I know what dusty sandals and sickness looks like. |
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Alexandra Cordoba – Loveland, Colorado … Campion Academy (CA) in Loveland, Colorado, hosted 60 students from seventh to eleventh grade at the annual Academy Days open house, October 11-12. Students arrived from across Colorado, Texas, Utah, and Kansas. They got to experience staying in the dorms, interacting with students, and participating in worship services while they were here. |
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Nathan Cranson – Montrose, Colorado … For over 20 years, the Montrose Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montrose, Colorado, has been involving the community to help struggling families in the region. This year, the Montrose Church mobilized to pass out 2,300 paper bags to local homes with instructions on how each could participate in the ministry. One week later, the bags were collected filled with donations. |
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Jocelyn Aalborg – Highlands Ranch, Colorado … The varsity volleyball and soccer teams from Mile High Academy (MHA) in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, recently returned to Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, October 10-12, for the Fall Classic Tournament, making the 16-hour journey by coach bus—an experience the teams had not enjoyed since 2015. |
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