By TIM HIRSCH CNNW Publisher
Citing James 1:27, which in the ESV says “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and children in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world,” Flash Love founder Andrey Ivanov shared the message of helping women and youth during the Vancouver Prayer Breakfast on Nov. 10.
In what’s being billed as a truly historic moment, Salem-based Reid Saunders Association shared the Gospel from the platform at a public outdoor event in Hanoi, Vietnam. According to local leaders, this is the first time the government has granted a foreigner a permit to host an event at a public park.
Like in other parts of the world, Christmas is enthusiastically celebrated in Hanoi. The local churches joined the Reid Saunders Association team to coordinate the Love Hanoi Christmas Festival, an evangelical outreach. The event featured local musical artists and BMX performers to draw the citizens of Hanoi to Gamuda Park.
At the outreach, the BMX team performed flips and tricks to the amazement of the crowd, and the artists sang. Following the entertainment, Reid shared the Good News of Jesus Christ. Affinity events included outreach dinners for women and for youth, and a BMX event at a government school with over 1,500 kids.
More than 30,000 people attended the outreaches in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and 169,900 watched virtually via live stream. Overall, 2,000 people indicated they had accepted the Good News. The local churches are reportedly overjoyed to
follow up and engage these individuals in discipleship.
RSA says this outcome results from four years of working with the local churches in Vietnam. In previous years, Saunders had partnered with churches in Ho Chi Minh to coordinate two Christmas outreaches. From those experiences, the government of Hanoi reportedly felt confident to grant the necessary permits and allow the outreach to happen. RSA plans to return in 2024 for outreaches in Da Nang and the Mekong Delta.
One young man had this testimony: “I’m 18 years old, and my parents are Buddhists. I
was invited by friends to come to the festival tonight. I was having troubles in my life and felt lost. When I heard the message, I knew God would help me and lead me. I prayed with Pastor Reid and came forward. Now I have a sense of peace, and know when I feel lost, God will lead me.”
“After Covid, people were avoiding crowds” says Pastor Nhượng, senior pastor of Word of Life church.
“Getting permission early from the city officials to share the message of Christmas, was the first time a foreigner has been allowed to preach outdoors and in a public park.
Uniquely, had one church asked permission, it might’ve been easier to get a permit; but as a collaboration of more than 250 churches representing the body of Christ in Hanoi, we were thrilled that the city said ‘yes.’ This collaboration speaks volumes about what the Lord is doing in Vietnam.”
For more than 20 years Reid Saunders and his team have proclaimed the Good News in more than 90 countries through outreach events, festivals, and media. Their work is possible because of the partnership of local churches. For more information, visit reidsaunders.org.
His message was one of taking responsibility for the challenges our culture faces, challenges that include crime, a housing crisis, and poverty.
He said Flash Love, which is based in Vancouver, Wash., is responding to this need by offering a program like the Spartan Challenge, which offers a boot-camp style, 10-week program that “sets a foundation of ethics, morals and values.”
“You must gain wisdom and discipline if you ever want to achieve your greatest potential and create a legacy worth remembering,” he said in a message directed to young men. “You can only have authority if you take responsibility to help others by building great things or fixing problems. You’re designed to be a defender, to see the enemy conspiring to do harm or enslave the innocent and confront it.”
As well, they have developed a housing incubator project that he said “gives people the means to learn new skills and make lasting friendships on top of proudly building a personal home or residual income.”
The micro farming-based project is partially powered via partnerships with forest fire victims and First Nation people.
“The process begins with our teams working with forest fire victims by cleaning up their properties and receiving donated logs. We have developed partnerships with native tribes in the region assisting them with our housing solution. We are prepared to build hundreds of homes and provide training for the youth and women. In exchange for the partnership, they will donate 50% of all burnt timber that we will repurpose from scorched federal lands.”
He says the plan, which Flash Love plans to eventually take nationwide, will help free people from the high cost of housing and the burden that puts on families.
“We are building a future for people to live with no lack so they can properly care for their children,” he said. “This
Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
will give them more ability to develop skills, (secure) better employment or start businesses to gain independence. We believe we are on the forefront of breaking generational poverty by creating healthy environments where families will thrive and raise healthy children.”
For more information about Flash Love programs, visit flashlove.org. To view Ivanov’s complete keynote, visit youtube.com/watch?v=95WlkMUOqy4.
You’ve accepted Jesus, earnestly sought him and grown in your faith. But what’s the next stop in this journey? In essence, what’s next?
That’s the question that the organizers want to put to those attending this year’s Mission Connexion conference, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20-21 at Sunset Church, 14986 N.W. Cornell Rd., Portland.
The event starts in earnest on Friday, Jan. 20 with a Leadership Conference featuring Steve Richardson designed to equip church mission leaders, followed by a keynote by Dr. Eric Joseph, president of Multnomah University.
The conference continues all-day on Saturday, Jan. 21, starting with a 9 a.m. keynote by Will Graham, vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Additional plenary speakers will include Dr. Mary Ho, and Richardson. KPDQ radio host Georgene Rice will serve as emcee.
Designed to connect Christians with the many mission opportunities available here and abroad, the event will feature 100 workshops addressing a variety of tracks such as apologetics, business as mission, Christ-centered community transformation, city-wide kingdom collaboration, crosscultural training, developing senders, digital disciple making, effective evangelism, ethnic and cultural challenges in missions, preparing your family for missionary service, local outreach and more. There will be four workshop sessions timeslots: one on Friday, Jan. 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; and three on Saturday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-noon, 1:30-2:30 p.m., and 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Plus, there will be more than 80 exhibitor booths, each featuring a different organization and corresponding mission opportunities. Online registration is required. To sign up, visit https:// missionconnexion.global/northwest/.
A pre-event prayer launch will be held Thursday, Jan. 19.
MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GET PLUGGED IN
With the theme of “Here I Am…What’s Next?” the event takes inspiration from
Isaiah 6:8 when the prophet Isaiah responds to God’s call, saying (as recorded in the ESV) “Here I Am, Send Me.”
Mission Connexion Director Bill MacLeod says that both this year’s theme and Isaiah’s response is indicative of the number one question of those attending — what can they do tomorrow in response to the opportunities they learn of at the conference.
Thanks to its many elements, the conference, though, isn’t just for those ready to sign up for short-term missions. MacLeod says its beneficial for many including the pastor who has a theological question about missions and the student interested in mission opportunities.
“A lot of conferences specialize (on a particular topic), but we’re a very generic conference,” he told CNNW. “We want the whole church involved. Not everyone is going to be mission-minded, but there’s something that will appeal to the person familiar with missions (yet) simple enough for someone who maybe became a Christian the week before. (Anyone) can go and talk to people at the exhibitor booths and get a better understanding at what missions mean to them.”
FEATURED SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE WILL GRAHAM
He also hailed the featured speaker schedule of Graham, Ho, Richardson, and Joseph as a great learning opportunity.
Dr. Mary Ho is the International Executive Leader of All Nations (http:// allnations.international), a global Christian missions organization with workers making disciples and church planting in 45 countries. Ho is passionate about finishing the Great Commission in this generation by sharing the love of God among every people and in parts of the world where the name of Jesus Christ is little or not known. She received her Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Regent University, VA, U.S.A. in 2016.
Steve Richardson, president of PioneersUSA, was raised in Indonesia, where his parents took the gospel to a jungle tribe, a story documented in his father’s missionary classic, Peace Child.
He and his wife Arlene returned to
Southeast Asia in 1986 to plant churches among a major Muslim unreached people group. With their team of 40 coworkers, they developed an innovative approach to church planting called Lampstand. Richardson also helped start a center for evangelism, various media ministries, English language schools, and a major “business as mission” project. Later they moved to Australia where they helped launch Pioneers in Australia and New Zealand.
Since 1999, Richardson has served as president of Pioneers-USA. Pioneers now has approximately 340 teams that are impacting more than 500 unreached people groups.
Dr. Eric Anthony Joseph completed his education at Biola University. His degrees include a BA in Communications with an emphasis in radio, television, and film, M.Div. in Bible Exposition, MACEd in Christian Education, EdD in Intercultural Studies, and (exchanged for) a Ph.D. in Intercultural Education. During Dr. Joseph’s stint as an educator, he held several university leadership roles and Perry Publishing and Broadcasting named him Educator of the Year for the State of Oklahoma. He also appeared in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers as one of the most prominent teachers in America. As the 1985 National Christian Colleges Athletic Association (NCCAA) Male Athlete of the Year in track and field, Dr. Joseph understands the demands of a Christian student-athlete. In high school, he was invited to participate in the Junior Olympics.
Will Graham is vice president and associate evangelist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and executive director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, N.C. The third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ under the banner of the BGEA, Graham has shared the Gospel with more than 1 million people across six continents since beginning his evangelistic ministry in 2006. Will and his wife, Kendra, have two daughters and a son, and live in the mountains of North Carolina.
For more information about the conference or to register, visit https:// missionconnexion.global/northwest/.
Do you like to write? Have a heart for the Good News? Would you like to see how your penchant for the pen stacks up? Oregon Christian Writers will host its annual Cascade Writing Contest Jan. 15–Feb. 15. The contest is open to both members and nonmembers. All entries this year will be unpublished work in several genres — the first 15 pages of books in several categories: various fiction categories, nonfiction books, children’s books, and memoir, plus shorter works like poetry, devotionals, short stories,
and articles.
Organizers say that those that have published something in one of these genres can enter their current work in progress, and it will be judged along with unpublished works of others who have published in that genre. And for those that have never published in a category, submitted work will be judged with others who have never published in the category.
OCW says the contest is an opportunity to get feedback on writer’s work from three
preliminary judges. Three finalists in each category will receive additional feedback from two finals judges who are editors and agents in the Christian publishing industry. Winners will be announced on June 27 during the Cascade Christian Writers Conference June 25-28 at Canby Grove Christian Center.
To learn more, visit https:// oregonchristianwriters.org/cascade-contest/. There is a link at the bottom of that page for contacting the coordinator.
It was a night of food, fellowship and the gospel when Alpha supporters gathered on Thursday, Dec. 1 to learn about Alpha Portland’s accomplishments over the past year, be encouraged with testimony from some of those whose lives were changed, and to hear from Marriage Course founders Nicky and Sila Lee, who were the evening’s featured guests.
Held at Westside: A Jesus Church in Portland, the event, like Alpha’s 10-week program itself, also featured a meal and plenty of conversation. It was hailed as a perfect fit for this year’s theme of “Getting To Know You.”
“The reason I picked that theme is that’s really what describes a person’s journey and Alpha,” Alpha USA Northwest Director Kirk Petersen said in his opening comments.
He noted that Alpha, which includes simply getting to know attendees over a meal in addition to offering a non-threatening way for them to explore Christianity, serves not just to get to know others at the table, but also serves as way to be introduced to Jesus.
“Alpha really helps churches begin to listen to the people of the community. I think if there’s any gift that Alpha brings to the church, it’s that,” Petersen added. “(It’s) a posture of listening where people can be heard at all points along the journey and their own spiritual questions. It creates that space that sits between the church and the culture. It creates that space that says: ‘It’s safe to come in and ask your questions; you can explore faith at your pace. No one is going to push you along. And it’s fine to express your doubts. No one is going to try and shut you down.’
“That’s really the journey that Alpha is. It takes place over a 10-week period (at) a meal like this (where you) listen to a talk (on) a basic question of Christian faith and then (have an) open discussion with that same group of people that you’ve now met over your meal for 45 minutes to an hour. (It) really becomes the high point of most people’s Alpha
MARRIAGE COURSE FOUNDERS NICKY AND SILA LEE shared memories of their time running an early Alpha program during Alpha Portland’s annual dinner on Dec. 1. Also pictured (at right) is Alpha USA Northwest director Kirk Petersen, who interviewed the couple.
experience. And then there’s a weekend away that we throw in — not just as a bonus — but it’s really an essential (space) where most people, on their Alpha journey, have enough time and space for the Holy Spirit to whisper into their ear and for them to hear. And that’s the point. They’re getting to know Jesus as they go through that journey.”
Petersen also said that this past year has been a banner year for Alpha programs in the Pacific Northwest.
“As churches have emerged from a pandemic and all of the leadership transitions that went on from that, what we’ve seen is that Alpha’s growing. As a matter of fact, we just went through our largest fall ever,” he said. “Over 12,000 people that have had the chance to engage, to explore faith at their pace. Of that group, 53%, over half of these are being run with students. Our Alpha youth series has taken off.”
What’s more, he said that 200 college students at Oregon State University went through the Alpha program this past fall.
“Alpha is a thriving ministry to young people, giving them space to explore faith,” he added.
Nicky and Sila Lee, who played a significant role in Alpha’s early growth, were the featured guests at the 2022 Alpha dinner.
Recalling those early times,
Nicky relayed his and Sila’s experience running Alpha for five years.
“It started off with people new to the faith, but we realized pretty quickly that some people who were new Christians didn’t think they were ready for Alpha so we changed our advertising. Rather than say this is for people new to the faith, we said Alpha is for anyone,” he said. “It worked beautifully. The new Christians came. What we hadn’t anticipated was that people that weren’t Christians at all started to come. People were starting to bring their friends because they heard anyone could come.
“It particularly surprised us that they started giving their lives to Christ in a course that wasn’t really designed for them. And what surprised us most of all was they gave their lives to Christ on that weekend we’ve heard talked about on the personal work of the Holy Spirit. After five years, Nicky Gumbel took on the course. He saw what was happening, and so he steered the whole course. He went through everything to make it as easy as possible for people from outside the church to come.”
To learn more about Alpha programs in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the U.S., visit alphausa.org. To learn more about the Marriage Course, visit themarriagecourse.org.
Dear Editor:
STUDENTS AT VERITAS SCHOOL, a Christian school that has programs for kindergarten through high school, assembled 10,000 food packets for Haitian children on Dec. 16 as part of its “Feed the Need” fundraiser.
There’s a lot of ways for schools to raise money, but how many times can you say that you not only bolstered the bottom line, but also helped to feed 10,000 needy children?
But that’s just what Newberg’s Veritas Christian School recently did — and that was just the start. It’s “Feed the Need” fundraiser not only netted the school more than $52,000 after expenses, but it included the assembly of 10,000 meals for Haitian children as well as 1,500 to Fish Newberg.
And what’s more, the effort reinforced important Christian truths for the kindergarten through 12thgrade student body of more than 185.
“It’s all inclusive. It’s a complex fundraiser that meets so many needs,”
fundraiser director Andrea Zdrantan told CNNW about the effort. “It’s teaching our children how to participate and provide for needy children. It helps them to understand that not everybody has the privileges that other people have and that our first obligation as believers is to give to others.
God and loving neighbors.
“We wanted to apply that for a fundraiser,” he said.
He pointed to Matthew 25 where he noted Jesus says “when I was hungry you fed me, when I was thirsty you gave me water.”
“That was really the heart of this from my perspective,” he said. “When I gave the first assembly
The Body of Christ is not found in a building. It exists in the hearts and lives of those who accept the tenets of the Holy Bible and believe Jesus Christ sacrificed His Life for their personal sins.
“Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
–Romans 5:5, ESV
I was a young mother in 1973 when elective abortion first became legal. At that time, proponents deceptively claimed that abortion removed “tissue” from a woman’s body rather than killing a baby.
Sixty to seventy million abortions later, now that one third of our next generation is dead, that irrational argument has been forever silenced. The reason is because of a new California law allowing babies to be killed after they are born. Yes, it’s a baby, always was, and always will be. I believe that God, who hates the shedding of innocent blood, will severely judge our country for this
slaughter of the innocents. Where was the Church, which is called to be salt and light? Why so quiet? Susan Paz Dayton, Ore.
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STUDENTS BOX completed “Feed the Need” food packets during Veritis School’s volunteer efforts on Dec. 16.
The funds were raised by seeking donations from friends, relatives and co-workers. Each family at the school had a goal of bringing in $1,500.
“It is very integrated,” Zdrantan added. “It is missionally-minded, globally-focused, and it is designed to help our school pay for necessary things like scholarships, filling in with teacher’s pay and then any goals we have as far as growing our school.”
She said the meals being packed for Haitian children include four ingredients — a protein, dehydrated vegetables, an engineered food — like a bullion — loaded with vitamins specific to the needs of growing, hungry children, and rice.
Veritas Head of School Jeff Adams also saw the effort as rewarding — and not just for the financial success. He said it fit well with the school’s heart of loving
introducing the students (to the fundraiser), more of (the students — especially the younger ones) were excited about helping kids in Haiti than getting prizes (for raising money). That was when I was excited. That’s when I knew this was going to be great. That’s really the heart of it. I’ve been looking for ways we could be more involved in the community and just to make a difference.”
The fundraiser was all made possible by enlisting the Champion Group that uses a business model that asks for a percentage of the total raised rather than money up front. As part of their package, they also offer business strategy advice for schools.
“They send a team out to talk to parents, the board, staff, the teachers and find out where you want to go with your community, what needs do you have to grow your school in numbers, in help, in a forward focus,” Zdrantan explained.
Contributions for the fundraiser are being accepted through Dec. 31. For more information about the school and the effort, visit veritasschool.net.
As part of their fundraiser, Veritas School to send 10,000 food packets to needy Haitian childrenPhoto by Tim Hirsch Photo by Tim Hirsch Photo by Tim Hirsch
With Roe in the rear view mirror, this year’s March for Life is expected to not just take on the air of protest but also one of victory when it welcomes a crowd of thousands to the steps of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, 900 Court St. S.E., the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 28.
“The overturn of Roe v. Wade was a historic event,” said Lois Anderson, executive director of Oregon Right to Life, which has put on the event for many years. “It’s something we’ve been working on and one of the reasons we’ve been holding this event so long. Celebrating and acknowledging (the victory) is certainly going to be a part of what we’ll do through our program.”
But that’s not to say there’s not work to do — and plenty of it, Anderson says.
“We now have a whole new era of pro-life work to do, and that’s going to be a focus of our speakers.”
This year’s March for Life event will get started at 2:15 p.m. with an unnamed band comprised of congregants from St. Michael’s Catholic Church, followed by speakers sharing their messages starting at 2:30 p.m.
Speakers will include Arch Bishop Alexander Sample, of the Archdiocese of Portland; Melody Durrett, president of ORTL’s Board of Directors; Danielle Bethell, Marion County Commissioner; and Cynthia Brunk, an author and speaker who just recently completed a tenure as executive director of Hope Medical Clinic in Hood River. As of press time, Anderson was still lining up a protestant pastor to also speak.
Speakers are expected to wrap
up their comments by 3:30 p.m. when the approximately hourlong march around the capitol is expected to begin.
Anderson says the march continues what has been a long tradition of standing up for human rights by gathering as one.
“If you look back on human rights movements, one of the ways that the energy behind the movement and the need for change has been expressed is by people gathering together and marching as an act of unity,” she said. “If (participants) are part of a church and a faith, they can pray, (and) they can sing. It’s a way to be unified but also express your individual commitment to the movement.”
Though it isn’t known how many will gather this year for the victory over Roe, in 2022, the event reportedly attracted between 2,000 and 2,500 supporters.
“I would love to see more people there,” Anderson told CNNW. “We’d especially love to see students and youth groups participate. This is their future.”
In addition to the speakers and march, the event is an opportunity to learn from a selection of pro-life groups who will host informational tables that day in the Capitol’s courtyard.
“It’s a good opportunity to come and see what they’re doing and learn how you can get involved,” Anderson said.
Though Oregon Right to Life isn’t organized as a faith-based organization, it does rely heavily on the willingness of Christians to participate and make a difference.
“The pro-life movement is full of people who are motivated and inspired by their faith — in a wide variety of traditions — to advocate for God’s most precious creation, which is human life,” she said. “The reality is that unborn
babies don’t have a voice. They can’t advocate for themselves. They need someone to step in for them. We believe the church is a very important part of not only advocating for babies but for their mothers.”
That future remains challenging here in Oregon due to the laws favoring pro-choice agendas.
“I think the most concerning for pro-life Oregonians is our current (government) leadership wants to make Oregon a destination for women in the country who are seeking an abortion,” she said. “It’s a challenge because it’s hard to think our state (supports the killing of babies.) We want to be life affirming. We want to be protecting life.”
That said, she says the situation does present a chance for individuals, neighborhoods and churches to step in with a lifeaffirming message.
“Women and families are going to show up, and they’re going to be vulnerable in the desperate situation (they’re in),” Anderson said. “We need to look for opportunities to minister to them and possibly save the life of their babies. We need to work hard within ourselves to not get discouraged but to actually take action. We, as pro-life Oregonians, have the opportunity to say we care about you, and we care about your baby. We’re trying to build information and a platform for people to get information about how to help. Whether it’s a church or pregnancy center or a group that may not be identified as pro-life but doing great work in helping families, we want to help network all these people together so that we can work together to help women choose life.”
For more information about Oregon Right to Life’s March for Life, visit ortl/march.
PRO-LIFE SUPPORTERS are again invited to gather as one when Oregon Right to Life hosts its annual March for Life on Saturday, Jan. 28 on the steps of Oregon’s Capitol building in Salem. Above, marchers in 2022 proudly hold signs supporting life at any age. At left, a variety of pro-life organizations hosted informational booths; and, below, a crowd gathers to hear speakers at last year’s event.
The victory over Roe will be celebrated when Oregon Right to Life hosts its annual March for Life event in Salem on Jan. 28Photos by Tim Hirsch
$600,000
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust recently granted $600,000 to The Canby Center to help renovate their facilities supporting low-income families. These renovations will triple the current size of their building and provide more food and clothes storage, classrooms, and office space.
The Canby Center is a faith-based nonprofit that serves youth and families in Canby, Hubbard and Aurora. They believe in meeting people where they are, but not leaving them there. This means providing food and resources to address immediate needs, while also helping individuals develop the skills and behaviors that will create long-term change in their lives. This includes encouraging members to volunteer monthly, thus giving back to the community in a circle of care.
One in 10 Canby residents is living in poverty. The Canby Center works to break this cycle of poverty by empowering families and individuals through education and community building.
“The cycle of poverty is complex and cannot be solved with a single solution. This is why we are so grateful for organizations like The Canby Center that take a broad view on how to help individuals both immediately and in the long term to flourish,” said Jeremy White, Program director, Murdock Trust. “We are grateful to play a small role in supporting this important work that will help support so many individuals and families for generations to come.”
This grant to The Canby Center reflects the Murdock Trust’s continued investment in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2017, the Murdock Trust has contributed more than $102 million through 492 grants to
nonprofits serving communities in Oregon and more than $1.2 billion in grants to the Pacific Northwest region overall since opening its doors in 1975.
Even before the pandemic, when demand for their services increased dramatically, The Canby Center recognized the need for more space. Every week they host a harvest share, lunches, multiple classes and one-on-one support meetings. However, none of these resources have their own space so, rooms have to be rearranged for each event.
The Murdock Trust grant will provide dedicated rooms for educational and mentoring programs, as well as permanent food storage and more clothing storage, allowing access to multiple services at the same time.
Groundbreaking for the new building will start in March 2023 and doors will open to the community in January 2024.
The Canby Center’s approach to addressing poverty is being recognized by neighboring communities. In the next five years, the nonprofit envisions sharing this model outside of Canby and helping other organizations empower people out of poverty.
The Murdock Trust, created by the will of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, provides grants to organizations in five states of the Pacific Northwest— Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington—that seek to strengthen the region’s educational, spiritual and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways. Since its inception in 1975, the Trust has awarded more than 7,500 grants totaling more than $1.2 billion. For more information, visit https://murdocktrust. org.
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The Road to Emmaus Counseling Center is presenting a five-hour training seminar for parents (and counselors working with parents) on January 21, 2023, at Southwest Hills Baptist Church in Beaverton, Oregon. The speaker is Rick Elzinga, who was the teaching pastor at Southwest Hills for thirty-four years. Rick has four adult children and thirteen grandchildren and is a certified biblical counselor. Additionally, he was a school teacher before pastoring and has worked with hundreds of parents on using biblical wisdom in their parenting.
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Each single or couple will receive a free copy of Rick's new book, Biblical Wisdom for Parents - a very practical guide Lunch & snacks are provided.
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Jan. 1, 9 a.m. Meets at Gateway Kohl’s store. New Year’s Snowshoe at Tamawanas Falls, on east side of Mt. Hood. 3.4-mile snowshoe with some elevation gain (but not much). 503522-7205 or visitmeetup.com/ upward-trails-christian-hikingmeetup-group/ to sign up.
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Jan. 1, 9 a.m. Meets at Cycle Gear, 8930 S.E. Stark St., Portland. Sign-in and registration for this Trinity Road Riders (chapter of Christian Motorcycle Association) New Year’s Day ride runs from 10 a.m.-noon. $30. Three different self-guided rides ranging from 17 to approximately 100 miles. Bike blessings available upon request. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Missionary Ventures, which partners with CMA to purchase motorcycles for pastors in foreign countries. Visit pdxpolarbearrun.com.
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CHRISTMAS/EPHIPHANY CONCERT
Jan. 8. 4 p.m. Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 N. Rosa Parks Way, Portland. The Lutheran Choral Association, a large ecumenical choir that has sung since 1938, resumes its Christmas/Epiphany Concert series. Music will include familiar carols (including sing-a-longs), original pieces by composers Natalie Sleeth and Mark Yayes, and some less well-known carols. Directed by Sue Thompson Armentrout. No charge, but an offering will be taken.
Jan. 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Life Church Station, 255 College Dr. NW, Salem. Focus: “Playgrounds or Battle Grounds?” Understanding Salem Leadership Foundation’s practice of creating environments of peace through a theological, social and economical lens. To RSVP for lunch, contact Dwayne Hilty at dwayne@salemlf.org.
CHRISTMAS/EPHIPHANY
CONCERT
UPWARD TRAILS HIKE
AT MARY S. YOUNG PARK
Jan. 14. Mary S. Young Park. Suburban park between Lake Oswego and West Linn features 4.5 miles of trails, some of of which will take hikers to the Willamette River and over a footbridge to Cedar Island. Call Lynn at 503-668-8950 or visitmeetup.com/upward-trails-christianhiking-meetup-group/ to sign up.
MISSION
UPWARD TRAILS HIKE
AT LACAMAS PARK
Jan. 22. Meet at Gateway Kohl’s at 1 p.m. Woodburn Falls in Lacamas Park. 4 miles with 200 feet of elevation gain. Call Seth at 503-522-7205 or visitmeetup.com/ upward-trails-christian-hiking-meetupgroup/ to sign up.
ARMS/ABUSE RECOVERY MINISTRY SERVICES LUNCHEON
Ads reservations due Jan. 26 for our Feb. issue.
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Jan. 8. 4 p.m. Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 N. Rosa Parks Way, Portland. The Lutheran Choral Association, a large ecumenical choir that has sung since 1938, resumes its Christmas/Epiphany Concert series. Music will include familiar carols (including sing-a-longs), original pieces by composers Natalie Sleeth and Mark Yayes, and some less well-known carols. Directed by Sue Thompson Armentrout. No charge, but an offering will be taken.
AFTER 5 CONNECTION:
‘SPICE UP YOUR LIFE’
Jan. 10, 6-7:30 p.m. Ma’s Restaurant, 2416 S. Santiam Hwy., Lebanon. Special feature: Steve and Debbie Poole, owners of “Seasonings and More” share how to best use seasonings to make foods more enjoyable. Guest speaker: DeAnn Chambers, of Newberg, Ore., speaking on her story on the love between a father and daughter, a story of forgiveness and reconciliation. $18 inclusive cost. For reservations, contact Sherri, 541-258-6414 or Nancy, 541-2591396.
CONNEXION
Jan. 20-21. Sunset Church, 14986 N.W. Cornell Rd., Portland. More than 100 workshops and more than 80 exhibitor booths plus plenery speakers Will Graham, Dr. Eric Anthony, Dr. Mary Ho, and Steve Richardson. For more information about the conference or to register, visit https:// missionconnexion.global/northwest/.
DESIGN SCIENCE ASSOCIATION: THE AWE OF GOD
Jan. 21, 9 a.m. Greater Portland Bible Church, 2374 S.W. Vermont St., Portland. Features the premiere showing of the 40-minute film “Night at the Discovery Center.” Also livestreamed at designsciencenw.org/livestream.
BIBLICAL WISDOM FOR PARENTS
TRAINING SEMINAR
Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Southwest HIlls Baptist Church, Beaverton. Presented by The Road to Emmaus Counseling Center. $20 per person or $30 per couple. Register at https://southwesthills.org/acbc-training.
Jan. 28, noon-2 p.m. Gateway Church, Portland. Donations will be accepted. Rick Ralston, MSW, will share on Moving from Anxiety to joy. RSVP required by Jan. 25 to info@abuserecovery.org or 503-846-9284.
UPWARD TRAILS HIKE
AT SPRINGBROOK PARK
Jan. 28. Meet at Uplands Elementary School at 10 a.m. Features 2 miles of easy strolling through Springbrook Park’s intown forested site of an old log mill. Call Trudi at 503-484-7998 or visitmeetup. com/upward-trails-christian-hiking-meetup-group/ to sign up.
UPWARD TRAILS HIKE
AT LYLE CHERRY ORCHARD
Feb. 4. Meet at Mall 205 Target at 9:30 a.m. Hike covers 5 miles with 1000 feet of elevation gain. Filled as of press time but wait list available. Call Larry at 360-931-0624 or visitmeetup.com/upward-trails-christianhiking-meetup-group/ to sign up.
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