Kathy with one of our dear international student friends at PSU
Yesterday, after working in the FOCUS office, I headed to the Student Union to meet a Kim (name changed),Korean married student to resume our weekly Bible study after a brief summer break. Last year, three of us had met together to study the book of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
OIT Chi Alpha Leads Bible Study Over Spring Break in Cambodia
Over Spring Break, Chi Alpha ministries from the Pacific Northwest are involved around the world helping others. Chi Alpha at Oregon Institute f Technology from Klamath Falls is currently in Cambodia serving refugees, orphans and local ministries. Here is their latest journal excerpt. –Vic Varis
Sorry [...]
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, [...]
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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