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 [...]
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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 our home to internationals, American students and young adults growing in their lives and ministry.
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 [...]
Wednesday Wati flies home to Jarkarta, Indonesia.
Wati joined our “1748″ household in Fall of 2007. She was a masters degree graduate working with a local community services non-profit. Through her 18 months at the house Wati became Kathy’s “right hand woman” managing the house on days or weeks we’d be out of town.
She has a great [...]
Our family loves to invent things. One of Vic’s specialties are sauces. He’s really good at tasting one and deconstructing into ingredients, then recreating into something of his own. Today we were experimenting today with something special for a chicken dinner tonight. I think you will “Love” this one if you like Korean style chicken [...]
Somewhere around age 45 I noticed conversations with peer-aged friends usually included a 15 minute ice-breaking introduction comparing health issues, current ailments, medications, and hospital or doctors stories.
In our 20’s we usually compared scars and muscles which over the years degenerates to our present sad state.
As a young pastor of 20-something I recall wondering if [...]
……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 [...]
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It’s been a good day in Morocco when…
[Shannon and Alec posted this update on their Facebook page-- they are in North Africa for 3 weeks.]
you drive over what seems like the rocky mountains (can’t believe there is so much snow in North Africa), into wildflower covered fields, followed by a Moroccan grand canyon and then [...]
Nikki at India 2008
I have been back home for a day or two. And it is harder than I expected.
I am heading back for Peru in two weeks. A little less than two weeks, and I am trying to see everyone. Which is a logistical nightmare. My family, my friends, people I love from my [...]
Alec and I have had several instances of outrageous laughter since being in Morocco…it’s been great. How interesting to travel internationally with a sibling, I highly recommend it if you want to be transported back to early childhood (I’m 12, Alec is 8). =) Maybe for some that’s not good, but for us it’s pretty [...]
Kathy and I want to thank you for praying for us following my heart attack 3 weeks ago.
Some of you may have already heard through an earlier email, our Facebook page or Xanga blogs for Kathy or myself.
On Saturday the 15th I found myself experiencing chest tightness and difficulty breathing. I was hospitalized immediately [...]
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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