What Anawim Did in 2013
(All numbers are approximate) Served 17000 meals Provided food for 20,800 people...
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Nests For the Unwelcome – April 2013
Two years ago our church building received an unwelcome visitor: woodpeckers. They wouldn’t be unwelcome, except that they decided to no longer make holes in our trees, but in the building itself. So we had the building checked for bugs, did some prevention, filled the holes, and waited for next... -
Long Live the Riff Raff – April 2013
All the homosexuals and the homeless and the drug dealers and sex workers and meth addicts and convicted child pornographers came to Jesus to listen to him. And the conservative evangelicals and the Bible scholars denounced him, “He is opening the door of the church to the wicked.” But Jesus... -
Mike – April 2013
Mike England, whom we often called “Ankles” is, at this writing, in ICU, barely alive, unaware of his surroundings. Today, his respirator will be taken out and he will be with the Lord in hours. We celebrate Mike’s joy and his knowledge in fixing just about anything broken. We will... -
Monday Morning – April 2013
Monday morning as the sun rises; Hammer, Ankles, Pastor Steve, and Holy Diver are sitting on sofas in their North Portland living room, eating a concoction called breakfast pie and discussing the Bible. Breakfast pie includes bacon Diver found in a dumpster weeks ago and stashed in the... -
Some Anawim Principles – April 2013
1. Welcome everyone, no matter how bad they are or seem. 2. Try to meet at least one need, if we can. 3. Not all “sinners” are sinners. Some just need some encouragement. 4. Don’t judge ahead of time. Even the drug dealer may be trying to follow Christ. 5. Anawim is a “no judging”... -
Praise and Prayers – April 2013
Praise God that Jeff and Yvan have moved out of their house into an RV where they can live compactly, but happily! Pray for Tim and Sam, who have a new baby due to arrive May 9th, but need a new place to live, with hopefully 3 bedrooms! Praise God for... -
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – February 2013
“It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor Would you be mine? Could you be mine? I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.. Hello neighbor, because that’s what you are, you know. You are my newsletter neighbor. I’m happy to have... -
Praise and Prayer – February 2013
* Praise God for the birth of Jordyn, daughter of Brook and John. Brook is right now in treatment with her daughter. Please pray that she is able to go through all the requirements. And pray for John that he can fulfill what he needs to in order to be a... -
Christmas Cheer – December 2012
Winter is right around the corner, and snow is already here for some of you. But before we really settle down and hibernate in our dens or tents, we’ve got Christmas. Let’s set aside all the wars about Christmas and the arguments about public displays or words and just celebrate the season. It...
