Michigan—Portland Riverfest is an annual community event that draws many visitors to the small Michigan town for a variety of fun family activities. This year, the Portland Church, with only a membership of 28, laid big plans to be involved, under the direction of Dale Baker, the church's personal ministries director.

Despite morning rain and a very poor booth location, members of the Portland Church distributed 750 free bottles of water and 762 pieces of Adventist literature at the Portland Riverfest.

Literature distributed included: SIGNS (regular and special issues), Happiness Digest, several issues of Pocket SIGNS, Birth of the Messiah, and The Passion of Love.

One of the individuals who stopped by the booth was a former Adventist and his wife. Baker spoke with the former member about why he left the church, and asked permission to visit with him at a later date with the pastor. They plan to get together soon.

Alvena Evans, Portland Church correspondent