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 [...]
……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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Black Market II: Alec & Shannon in real life (from Facebook)
Shannon and Alec leave Thursday for three weeks of photography in North Africa building a new archive of digital photos and video for use by various non-profits and NGO reps serving peoples of the region. Check out this video he made today promoting his [...]
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 [...]
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
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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, [...]
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 [...]
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