Anawim Christian Community


3733 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227
503.888.4453
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  1. Diary of a Street Minister

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / January 24, 2016 / 2 Comments
    Kristen Everett is a street outreach worker in Cambridge, Mass for a shelter named Caspar. Perhaps you didn’t know there were homeless in the center of our prime education real estate, but no matter how cold it gets there, there are always people in need. Kristen posts snippets of her...
    Posted in Blogs, Guest Blog, Poverty and Congregations
  2. Beggars and Sign Holders

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / April 5, 2014 / 2 Comments
      It can be a struggle to know what to do for folks who approach us for money, or who are holding a sign asking for support. We want to help, but we often don’t know how. If we give them money, will they use it for drugs or alcohol?...
    Posted in Articles, Dehumanization, Poverty and Congregations
  3. A Hint of Relief: Homeless and Chronic Stress Pt. 3

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / May 8, 2012 /
    Before the homeless can help themselves, they must get out of this cycle of stress. And this is where we, as representatives of Christ, can help. Probably the best way we can describe a beneficial ministry to the homeless is one in which their stress is reduced, so they can...
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
  4. Diagnosed: Chronic Stress and the Homeless Pt. 2

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / May 8, 2012 /
    The homeless person should be the poster child for a diagnosis of chronic stress. A person with the official diagnosis of chronic stress endures stressful events over a long period of time over which they have no control. Which is almost the definition of homelessness. All of our bodies are...
    Posted in Articles, Dehumanization, Poverty and Congregations
  5. Life In Hell: Chronic Stress and Homelessness Pt.1

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / May 8, 2012 /
    It is said that the homeless are just like “us”, by which is meant “normal, middle class people”. That is only partly true. The homeless start out just like us, but they are re-trained to live lives of perpetual chronic stress. While the stress level of the homeless should be obvious to...
    Posted in Articles, Dehumanization, Poverty and Congregations
  6. Is Your Congregation Wanting To Help The Homeless?

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / May 8, 2012 /
      Here is a free manual for Christian individuals who would like to help the homeless. It answers the questions: Who are the homeless? How do I best minister to the homeless? How do I deal with difficult situations?   To download a pdf of the book, click this link:...
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
  7. What Helps The Mentally Ill?

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / April 10, 2012 /
    Transforming the Mind What helps the mentally ill? The first answer that most people usually come up with to mental illness is “medication”. Medication can help the mentally ill in many cases, even completely cure them. For others, however, medication helps only in a limited way, while inducing a number...
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
  8. What Does It Mean To Be Mentally Ill?

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / April 10, 2012 /
    What I Would, That Do I Not What does it mean to be mentally ill? We all have mental weaknesses. All of us have areas in our lives in which we are, admittedly, irrational and difficult to deal with. We all, at times, do things that others are uncomfortable with,...
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
  9. Prevent Schizophobia! Respect Those with Mental Illnesses

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / April 10, 2012 /
    What is mental illness? For many, it is acting like a child, when one is an adult. Many mentally ill people act oddly for an adult—but the same behavior in a child would be understood. In many ways, a mentally ill person acts like a child—with tantrums, threats, inappropriate questions...
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
  10. Why the Homeless Don’t Come to Church

    Posted by Anawim Christian Community
    / April 10, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Culture Shock Approximately 30 to 50 percent of the homeless are committed, baptized Christians. Yet most of us don’t see them, or even the working class, in our churches. This is not because the homeless or the lower social class don’t go to church. Rather, they have their own churches....
    Posted in Articles, Poverty and Congregations
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503.888.4453

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