Shannon Kelly

freelance writer

Articles by Shannon Kelly

  • Indiana farmers create Desmond Doss-inspired corn maze; generates community interest

    Indiana farmers create Desmond Doss-inspired corn maze; generates community interest

    Landess Farm is aiming to inspire with a corn maze honoring Seventh-day Adventist conscientious objector and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Desmond Doss, in the 75th anniversary year of his heroic deed delivering 75 wounded soldiers to safety under heavy fire along Hacksaw Ridge on the island of Okinawa during World War II. “We just…

    Shannon Kelly
  • A traffic stop. An unexpected offer.

    A traffic stop. An unexpected offer.

    Jermaine Gayle was in a hurry. It was Friday, the end of a long week, and he had overslept. Jermaine, who serves as program director for the Center for Adventist Ministry to Public University Students (C.A.M.P.U.S), was scheduled for an 8 a.m. Bible study with his friend, Jason. By the time he hopped in his…

    Shannon Kelly
  • Public campus ministry food truck to debut at International Camporee

    Public campus ministry food truck to debut at International Camporee

    The Lake Union’s Public Campus Ministries (PCM) program is planning to join the General Conference (GC) of Seventh-day Adventists’ “One Year in Mission” program with a unique form of ministry: a food truck. The One Year in Mission program is operational in a number of divisions within the Adventist World Church. The initiative is focused…

    Shannon Kelly
  • Portrait by an Artist: Harry Ahn

    Portrait by an Artist: Harry Ahn

    Harry recently completed a painting commissioned by Andrews University of the former president Neils-Erik Andreasen, and is in the midst of establishing a painting studio in downtown Berrien Springs.

    Shannon Kelly
  • The Conflict Beautiful

    The Conflict Beautiful

    Once the new studio got up and running, Cook and his team were able to focus on a major project that had been laid on their hearts: a special redesign of Ellen White’s Conflict of the Ages series.

    Shannon Kelly
  • School Spirit

    School Spirit

    Elementary school teacher Sabrina Webb was born and raised in Chicago, where she attended the Chicago SDA Jr. Academy starting in Kindergarten. In 2013, upon graduating from Oakwood University with her teaching degree, God led her back to that school — not as a student, but as a teacher. During her last semester of college,…

    Shannon Kelly