Sand blew across the parking lot. It seemed we had found the edge of the world, but for our oldest son, Nathan, and the other Marines stationed there, the colorless landscape of 29 Palms was home. Each Company, dressed in desert camouflage, lined up for roll call. Their gear was packed. Within a few hours…
11/2/09 – by Marci Seither ALTA – Sierra First Baptist Church is a small congregation that is serious about its role in missions. Last year the 125-member fellowship in Alta sent more than 35,000 pounds of beans and rice to Mexico, packed up their tools and traveled to Montana where they helped rebuild a church,…
“If men and women are in chains anywhere in the world, then freedom is endangered everywhere.” –– John F. Kennedy At 5:30 a.m. the band began to warm up. Floodlights cast a glow over Victory Field where families from all different backgrounds waited with anticipation, excitement and expectation. Styrofoam cups of steaming coffee helped warm…
Jumping out of a helicopter hovering 120 feet above a snow peaked mountain isn’t everyone’s idea of fun. For snowboard pro and entrepreneur Mike Basich, it’s just one of his many career highlights. “When I did that project I promised myself that I wouldn’t put myself in a position to feel pressured if I didn’t…
On a crisp February morning, 811 people representing 83 countries gathered in the floor of the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Their backgrounds were varied, but they were unified in a singular goal — to become citizens of the United States. The process of paperwork and studying for the citizenship test takes at least three years. For…
Spring is the season of change. Trees flaunt their fragrant blooms. Red robins return to hatch their young. The exploding color of dormant daffodil bulbs announces the season’s arrival. Recently I was looking through old articles and ran across the story I wrote a year ago about Father Ambrose’s arrival to serve as pastor of…
CORE Academy students received a special message Tuesday. Ed Smart and Ahmar Rivazfar, who have both experienced the nightmare of having a child abducted, stopped at the Colfax school to share their message. Wearing jerseys sporting the slogan “Not One More Child,” the two fathers are riding bicycles across the U.S. in an effort to…
Many people can identify with the beloved loved Christmas song, “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays.” For 13-year-old Lisa, her one wish has finally come true. She now has a place to call home. Lisa, who had been in and out of the foster care system for most of her life, was among…
Carloads of excited campers converged on Camp Alta last week ready for hayrides, swimming and crafts. “This year we had 53 signed up for Special Ministry camp,” said coordinator Patrice Rosenau, who does Special Ministry work at Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn. The week-long camp was founded in 1986 by long-time Auburn resident Eleanor…