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The Wild Garden, Part 2 – August 2012

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 1, 2012 / 2 Comments

Despite the chaos, beauty grows within the wild. “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock” (John 10:16) It is true, some of our plants have disease, rot and are in...

Posted in 2012, August, Newsletter, Pastor Steve's Blog
The Wild Garden, Part 1 – August 2012

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 1, 2012 /

Most people want to begin an already cultivated garden. They buy their plants from nurseries, they have carefully tended soils, they might even control the climate and atmosphere. At Anawim, we cultivate the Wild Garden: plants springing out of nowhere, growing up any which way, chaos barely tamed,...

Posted in 2012, August, Newsletter, Pastor Steve's Blog
Communities need Community! – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 / 2 Comments

Someday people will say, “Once in North Gresham there was a community that was ideal. Three churches, one of the homeless, one of African immigrants and one of Mien immigrants that supported a church together. A community of the homeless and mentally ill that supported each other, worshipped together and...

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter
Portland Mennonite Church – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

For years, Portland Mennonite has been supporting Anawim, both financially and in connecting with our folks. They offer a meal once a month, and in that time they have a group sing acapella hymns for our folks!

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter
Mountainview Church – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

This church has been very generous to the homeless in Gresham. A men’s Bible study has specifically targeted some homeless who don’t make it to the day shelters in Gresham, to offer them food and bedding supplies. A group has also brought items for a meal on Saturdays at Anawim....

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter
The Chapel – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

The Chapel is a Foursquare church in Troutdale, OR. They not only have a heart for worship, but a heart for the needy. They have started a meal two afternoons and one evening a week. They also have one of two running clothes closets in East Multnomah County. And they...

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter
St. Johns Wesleyan Church – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

St. John’s Wesleyan has a food bank for poor families in North Portland. Although we are on the opposite end of town from them, we send a truck their way to pick up excess bread and ice cream that they have and they send a truck our way to pick...

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter

Tagged St. Johns Wesleyan Church
Jack “The Bread Man” – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

Jack goes to stores and to food warehouses, picks up their extra and delivers it to various locations from Portland to Troutdale. he has left over, he brings over to us and we then have bread, produce, yogurt and other items to give away to our poor families and others....

Posted in 2012, Blogs, June, Newsletter
1st Baptist Church and St. Henry’s Catholic Church – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 / 1 Comment

These two churches are across the street from each other in central Gresham, and have been our biggest supporters. They partner with us in the day shelter network, each of them opening up one day a week. They also support us financially, so we can continue to provide day shelters....

Posted in 2012, June, Newsletter

Tagged First Baptist of Gresham, St. Henry's Catholic Church
St. John’s Ministry – June 2012

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ June 5, 2012 /

Tim and Sam Childress have spearheaded Anawim’s ministry into a new area—St. John’s in North Portland. Currently, in the St. John’s area, there is no ministry specifically for the homeless in that area of Portland, although St. Johns has been one of the poorest areas of Portland for a long time. This group of...

Posted in 2012, June, Newsletter

Tagged St. Johns Ministry