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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1990)
Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, April 25, 1990 O h ix r c li fit ________________________________ C o m m u n ity A D R A r e s p o n d s t o n e e d s o f h u m a n ity Providing m edical care, building schools, feeding peo pie, drilling wafer wells and responding with emergency disaster relief are all activities in which the Adventist Devel opment and Relief Agency is involved, in 60 co u n trie s worldwide In 1988 and '89 ADRA sen, help to the victims of several disasters "The worst flood in memo ry left 28 m illio n people hom eless in B angladesh,” said Leland Seibert, Disaster Relief C o ord ina tor for the Vernonia Seventh day A d ventist Church "An earthquake in Armenia killed more than 25,000 peo ple and left half a million oth ers homeless Hurricanes wiped ou, entire islands in the Canbbean and Central Amer tea "ADRA responded to each of these disasters with imme diate aid and continues to help with long term protects such as a 70 bed rehabilita tion hospital in Yerevan, Ar mema," Seibert added ADRA is the firs, church based humanitarian orgamza tion given permission by the Soviet Union for a protect like the h o sp ita l, S eibert ex plained The rehab center in Yere van will specialize in treating children who were cnppled in the December, 1988, earth quake that devastated Arme ma Nearing completion, i, will have inpatient capacity for 70 children and will be able to frea, approximately 50 children daily on an outpa tien, basis The facility was built with $800,000 donated ,o ADRA by Mennomtes. and M ennom te and A dventist church volunteers are work ing on the center Classroom s are ADRA's p rio rity in Uganda, where many schools, clinics and homes have been destroyed or damaged due to wars and c iv il strife Twenty eight classrooms have been built and 23 more should be fin ished within a year, according to Seibert Eleven schools will benefit from the cla ss rooms ADRA's child survival pro grams in Haiti, Indonesia. Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda and Sudan stress immunization, and train moth Staff members from St Vincent Hospital will visit the Vernonia Senior Center on May 3 from 9 30 a m until noon A variety of tests will be available at no charge People wanting only a cho lesterol test will be charged $5 unless they take the entire series The seniors are planning trips to the Flying M Ranch on May 8th to the Brooks Salem area to see the iris fields in bloom on May 17th, and to the coast, with a visit to Tillamook Cheese factory for ice cream on May 22nd Don', forge, the Fabric Sale scheduled for May 23 and 24 A senior spokesper son assures there will be a Io, of bargains The Center is in need of a back up van driver applica tions are available at the Center BUXTON STORE \Groceries • Cold Beverages ers in breast feeding, child spacing and nutrition Water wells are drilled in South America, Africa and Asia to reduce sickness caused by lack of clean water Other projects include pro vidm g seed for gardens, teaching people how to in crease their harvests, and supplying food in areas hi, with drought and famine ADRA, underwritten in part by local Adventists, is also stew ard of m onies from USAID and other benefac tors Vernonia Adventists will otter their annual gifts a, ser vices Saturday, May 12 v 5j*xi • i . Nathan, left, and Christian Buedefeldt proudly display the bounty they found a, the Chamber of Commerce annual Easter egg hunt. C h u rc h D ir e c t o r y First Baptist Church Church of Jesus Chris, o, Latter Day Saints Vernonia Evangelical Bible Church Bob E Holbrook, Branch President 1350 E Knot, Street Vernonia. 429 7151 Pastor Dean Julian 700 Adams and 957 State Vernonia. 429-3363 Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11am Bible Study 6 p m Sacrament Meeting. Sunday 10 am Sunday School & Pnmary. 11 20 am Visitation. Monday 7 p m BMe Study Wednesday 7 p m Rehef Society. Priesthood, and Young Women, Sunday 12 10 pm Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worshp 11 a m Children's Church & Nursery Care Evening Fellowship Service 6 pm Nursery Care John Cahill, Pastor 952 Washington Avenue Vernonia 429 2521 Firs, Christian Church Bob Sargent. Pastor 410 North Street Vernonia. 429 6522 Sunday School 9 40 a m Mommg Worship 11am Children s and Junior Church Evening Service 6 p m Ladies Bible Study Tuesday 7 prr. Women's Fellowship. 2nd 4 4th Wednesday 1 30 p m Every Wednesday Ladies' Bible Study 9 30 a m Evening Bible Study, 7 p m Youth Choir, 7 p m Adult Choir. 8 p m St. Augustine (Canterbury) Episcopal Church Randy Livingston, Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia. 429-1103 Sunday Services 10 a m Chnstian Education 11 a m Hoty Communon Sunday Services Morning Worship, 10 30 am Evening Worship. 6 pm Home Group. Wednesday 7.30 pm Assembly ot God Franz Pastries VHF VIDEO TAPES ■ $3 Return by 7 p.m. the following day $5 Paul Calentire, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia. 429 6353 D J Dickey. Pastor Earl Shetler, Paster Gran, and North Streets Vernonia 429 1919 or 429 8720 Sunday School9 4 5 a m Morning Worshp 11 am. Evening Service 6 p m Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11 a m Evening W orship6pm Family nigh,. Wednesday 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Tuesday 7 p m Closed Sundays until further notice N E W H O U R S : D A IL Y 8 to 8 14A Fisher Road. P.0. Box N, Buxton. OR 97109 Foursquare Church 58275 Timber Road Vernonia The Rev Rob , Bunnage. Vicar Birkenteld, 755-0311 Betty Baudom, Sr Warden Vernonia. 429-1860 Grace Reformed Baptist Church 324-6601 B u x to n S to re C a p s o n ly ... AWANA Clubs Wed 6 30 8 pm Prayer Meeting, Wed 7.30 p m. Daytime Adult Bible Studies Kids Tele Story, 429 6790 Seventh Day Adventist Kevin Wilfty. Pastor 2nd Ave and Nehalem Street Vernonia, 429-6161 Sabbath School 9 1 5 a m Morning Worshp 11 am . Tuesday Prayer, 7 p.m.
