Standing in the Gap for Oregon

  Lonerock Church, Gilliam County, OR He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. Psalm 147:18 We are moving west from Morrow County and the Northeast Region into the North Central Region beginning with Gilliam County. The county is bordered on the north by the Columbia River and to the east by the John Day River. The North Central Region is still east of the Cascade Mountains for the most part, and much drier than the temperate rainforest to the west of the mountains. The part of Gilliam many of us are most familiar with is the city of Arlington, which lies along I-84 and the Columbia River. It is a convenient stopping place on trips through the Columbia River Gorge. The county is mostly flat but intersected by canyons created by streams out of the Blue Mountains. One mention of Gilliam indicates it is known for “Wheat, Wind, Waves,” a reference to agriculture, the Columbia River, and the windmills that dot the landscape. Shepherds Flat...