Amber lives on the streets of Gresham, and she is tired of being harassed. She has been told to move four times in the last three days. She is a good worker, preparing meals at a local church for the hungry two times this week, and working in their clothing...

Anawim has done many things to help the homeless community that we serve. We provide a place for them to shower, get clothes, cook food and get sleep during the day. And city leaders tell the neighbors that we are drawing the homeless to Gresham, rather than serving the homeless...

The holiness of the Lord is that which cannot be found created by the world. It is not the absence of any one thing: the use of a body or a vulgar tongue. Holiness is the presence of love, restoration to God. Jesus is holiness. He is the healing of...

Silence is death. Transform conflict into restoration. Hear at least two sides. See through the eyes of the enemy. Draw lines where all may thrive. Smile.

One day a week filled with.. Many languages of praise Dancing of spiritual joy Words of comfort Guilt assailed Songs raised high to the Almighty as an act of peace. Six days a week… The miserable finding hope The homeless finding rest The naked finding clothes The jobless finding work...

One of our folks, Thumper, was explaining to me his life. He said that he had raised fifteen children, paid all the bills and maintained a household for decades. After his final child was settled, he never wanted to pay a bill again, so he decided to become homeless. He...

When you host a feast this Thanksgiving or Christmas, don’t invite your friends or family. They will expect to do the dishes, or to bring something, or invite you back to their place next year. Instead, invite the homeless, the refugees, those in nursing homes, the mentally ill, because the...

“With righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.” Isaiah 11:4 The blind man had wept and cried, shouted and mourned, and finally he had Jesus’ attention. Jesus smiled at him and said, “Your faith is great.” Jesus recognized the poor man...

Eugenia has been coming to Redbarn for a few months with her son, Aaron. She is in her sixties and disabled, able to walk slowly only with a walker. They had been staying by a barber shop (with permission) most nights to keep out of the rain. Last month, a...

When the Son of Man comes, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne and divide the gentiles before him, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He shall say to those on his right, “Blessed are you, chosen of my...