Portland Mennonite Church – June 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!
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Mountainview Church – June 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.... -
The Chapel – June 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... -
St. Johns Wesleyan Church – June 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... -
Jack “The Bread Man” – June 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.... -
1st Baptist Church and St. Henry’s Catholic Church – June 2012
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.... -
St. John’s Ministry – June 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... -
Helping Hands – June 2012
A Bible Study at a local church contacted us and said that they wanted to focus on service. So for one day a month, instead of a Bible study, they came to Anawim and did a project for us. Sometimes it was cleaning the kitchen, sometimes repairing part of the... -
Prayer Requests – June 2012
* Two of the young homeless girls, although again homeless have gone through job training and gotten jobs. Please pray for Aubrie and Rachel that they would keep their jobs and get housing again. * Anawim is desperately seeking more support. We need about 20 people to give us 50 dollars a... -
Thank You! – June 2012
We couldn’t fit all the wonderful partners we have in the main section, but we still really appreciate you! Big thanks to: East Hill Four Square Church Trinity Lutheran Church Abundant Life Church Good News Health Clinic OHSU Nursing School Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Bethel International City Church And many...
