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 [...]

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 [...]

Before heading off to the second week of Middle School Drama Practice at church, I did some serious strategizing about how I was going to maintain the focus of the nine energetic 11-14 year olds. Last week, the boys and girls were trading verbal jabs and the boys informed me that the girls had cooties [...]

I volunteered at my church to coach the middle school drama team to prepare them for Fine Arts Festival. Our church hasn’t participated much in Fine Arts over the years and really, I don’t know why. The church is loaded with talented kids. Over the years, I’ve coached a few times, mostly when my kids [...]