Serving The Poor | Gleaners
Pastor Steve Kimes of Anawim Christian Community and other organizations are able to pick up food from the gleaners that they can distribute to the communities they serve: the poor and needy in the Northwest.
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Podcast: Sweeps Kill
Here’s a new podcast of Nowhere to Lay His Head! This month I interview… myself (well, I talk for a while) about how sweeps kill and how I worked this last year to try to get the city to stop killing sweeps. Anyway, here’s the podcast: http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/4904050#sEMBQwzEx5DQqkAz.01 And here’s some... -
Conversation about Springwater Corridor
Amanda Murphy-Reese and Steve have a conversation about events leading up to the moving of 500 homeless folks ordered by the city of Portland and the results of this on the homeless and advocates. You can listen at the link below, or you can sign up for Steve’s podcast, Nowhere... -
Workshop on Helping the Homeless
Below are four sections of a workshop taught by Pastor Steve Kimes of Anawim Christian Community, who has been working with the homeless for 22 years. It is called Introduction to Helping the Homeless. It was taught in St. John’s Christian Church in Portland Oregon. It was produced by Mary... -
The Cause of Homelessness
Marie lived with him for years. Sometimes he would get angry and lash out, but it was only occasional. The yelling wasn’t too bad. And the bruises and scars would heal up. The worst part was the embarrassment when her friends would ask about him. She would deny his abuse... -
Who Wants to be Homeless?
In our worship, people are allowed to speak up in the middle of the sermons. I had just made a statement, “As opposed to the misconceptions of many who are housed, homeless people do not choose homelessness as a lifestyle.” As is typical, Theo speaks up, “I did.” “Really? Because... -
What is Homelessness?
Mark is an organized, clean young man. He also happens to be houseless. He created a large tent area with a BBQ grill, a separate space for friends to stay over, and decorated his area with flowers and ribbons. Really nice. Until someone burned it down. He saw the smoke... -
God’s Listening
I am sitting in a waiting area waiting for my number to be called in a Ford dealership’s Parts Department. A little girl of about 5 years old asked if she can sit next to me on the bench. Without waiting for answer climbs up. A few minutes pass and... -
Moving Day
This post was written on May 27. Jeff and Yvan leave for Coos Bay permanently today. They have been our friends, co-workers and supporters for almost a decade. They have helped some of the most needy in society. They have been accomplished artists, both visually and verbally on this website... -
Still Waiting for a Miracle
This afternoon we were at a rest stop. There was a mother and two well behaved children flying a large sign asking for a “Miracle”. A woman driving a brand new $54,000 Truck walks up and drops a few coins into a container and walks over to her truck which...
