Biba in Portland
Biba is a veterinary science student from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Between June and August she lived in Portland, Oregon at our “1748 House”, an international student and young adult intentional community house. Biba shares her “Portland Story” here, an experience typical for many of the students we host. “The 1748 House” is just [...]
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Rich & Monica Brubaker, Chi Alpha Directors (candidates) at University of Oregon
I have to admit that I have been feeling a little stagnant in the prayer life lately.
I kept thinking about not being able to go full time and minister to students like I want to, and how it made me feel like there was nothing to write about for my newsletters.
Then it happened. Read the full story »
Gideon at 1 month
Gideon Arthur is officially one month old today! He came for a visit yesterday. We’ve been gone for ten days so I haven’t seen him in two weeks. When last I saw him, he was just barely opening his eyes to peek at the world, far more content to keep them closed, [...]
[November 17, 2009] (See the late development down a bit) It’s pretty common these days for most friends to greet me with “So, how are you feeling?” Most of my friends are aware I had a heart attack one year ago this week. For the past 5 months or so, my answer has been pretty [...]
Marion Ravan as Pastor at Medford First Assembly of God 1986
October 8, 2009
Dear Friends,
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. (Psalms 116:15)
Reverend Marion Ravan, an ordained minister, went home to be with the Lord. Marion passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009.
His memorial service will be [...]
Biba in Portland
Biba is a veterinary science student from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Between June and August she lived in Portland, Oregon at our “1748 House”, an international student and young adult intentional community house. Biba shares her “Portland Story” here on this “energetic” video interview! Her experience is typical for many of the students we [...]
Recently the City of Corvallis issued a full occupancy certificate to Oregon State University Chi Alpha for their “Pillar” student ministry center.
Over the past two years the center was in limbo due to a disputed property easement. During that time, the facility was renovated but the City of Corvallis could not grant occupancy until the litigation was resolved.
The [...]
July 2009 eNewsletter
“Sharing not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.”
1 Thessalonians 2:8
Summer marks a transitional time for our house ministry with students moving in and out.
In 1992 we set up house in our 4 floor, 9 bedroom, 4500 sf Portland Craftsman. Our plan from day 1 was to open [...]
Oregon & PacNW Chi Alpha happy to report a positive judicial judgement by the Linn County Court in Corvallis in favor of the OSU Chi Alpha House, “The Pillar” in a nagging property easement dispute.
We’re hopeful this will put a peaceful end to the contention of a neighboring business started from day 1 we owned [...]
……people in Tunisia do not have superstitions about pictures taking away their souls—yessssss!
My morning started out in Le Kef, Tunisia. The scene? Me running up and down three flights of stairs in a hotel looking for an empty bathroom—-it took me about 40 minutes to find one and lots of times up and down the [...]
June 2009 eNewsletter
Vic in shirt "Exercise–Motivation required"
Dear Friends~
The past months have been challenging as I try to discover what “new normal” is following my heart attack last November.
I’ve learned all about “angina”, “chest pain”, “cardiac rehab” and a host of other heart related issues.
Honestly my time hasn’t been easy and without the [...]
You know you’re feeling at home in urban inner Southeast Portland when…
1. while sitting your bedroom window you break out the popcorn to watch a drug bust take place across the street. 300-900 plants are taken– SWAT is there for a bit.
2. Most of your (Libertarian) neighbors are glad the drug bust-ee just happened to be in the Philippines when it [...]
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