St Johns Ministry

Tim and Sam Childress have spearheaded Anawim’s ministry into a new area—St. John’s in North Portland.
Currently, in the St. John’s area, there is no ministry specifically for the homeless in that area of Portland, although St. Johns has been one of the poorest areas of Portland for a long time.

This group of Anawim folks is starting small in St. Johns. Providing sandwiches, socks,water and toiletry items every Sunday afternoon—what a great way to celebrate the Lord’s Day!

If you’d like to provide for this new arm of Anawim, we could use donations of toiletries, socks, lunch meat, cheese, corn chips, sandwich bags and bottled water. 

For more information about how to donate to this ministry click here: http://anawimcc.org/donate/

Love Never Fails

Your family will fail you.
Your friends will fail you.
Your mind will fail you.
Your strength will fail you.
Your hopes will fail you.
Your determination will fail you.
Anything based on human frailty will fail.
Sometimes.
Eventually.

But divine love will never fail.
It is the one abiding bedrock we can rest on:
God is love.
God never fails.

Our strength is only as faithful as our dependence on God's love.

Will You Be a Megaphone?

Love is quieter than our prejudices

Love is quieter than our ambitions

Love is quieter than our comforts

Love is quieter than our cultural assumptions

Frankly, Love desperately needs a megaphone.

God is Love: Old Testament

"I am Yahweh
Yahweh God
Compassionate
Gracious
Slow to anger
Abounding in faithful mercy
     and truth
Keeps his promises for thousands
Forgiving sin and transgressions."

Exodus 34:6-7

Love: Anybody Can Do It

Just put your hands together in the shape of hearts!

And deeply consider what another wants or needs and respond to them in accordance with their wants and needs.  That doesn't mean you give in to what they want or need all the time.  But if we know another's need and either meet those needs or show at least that we care about their needs then they feel loved!

Go forth and love!