Years

Changes

Posted by Diane Kimes
/ November 6, 2016 / Leave a comment

I want to apologize for not contacting you folks about Anawim and our work for a while. This year has been insane, and the months from August on, doubly so. We were deeply involved in the moving of 500 homeless folks from the Springwater corridor. And we and all the...

Posted in 2016, Months, Newsletter, October
Bad News

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 14, 2016 / Leave a comment

I’m afraid I have some bad news. Yes, that’s right—this is a fundraising letter. Sorry. But it’s important. See, every year around this time we need extra funds just to make it. We have to meet needs in the summer, but people like to give in the colder months. I...

Posted in 2016, June, Months, Newsletter
Everybody Needs a Little Help…

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 9, 2016 / Leave a comment

This year has been amazing, so far. Really, I’ve never seen anything like it. It really started when Portland’s mayor declared homelessness an emergency crisis, and the mayor started making radical changes in his homeless policies. He made a camp official, and declared that he would make more official. I...

Posted in 2016, June, Months, Newsletter
Loss

Posted by SteveKimes
/ December 22, 2015 / Leave a comment

About a month ago, a homeless friend of ours, Sunshine, had her tent lit on fire by an unknown person. A nearby paint can exploded and covered her face and hands. She had to have skin graft surgery. Praise God that someone paid for a tent for her, so when...

Posted in 2015, December, Newsletter
Help Anawim Save Lives!

Posted by jeff strong
/ October 16, 2015 / Leave a comment

Last year in the Portland area, there were 56 people who died on the street. Many of these folks died due to winter weather. We are determined to see no one in our area die this year because of the cold and wet. But we will need your help. There...

Posted in 2015, Newsletter, October
Clean and Sober Hall of Fame!

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 13, 2015 / Leave a comment

Addiction is a serious social issue which no one seems to able to find the answer for. Of course, when we talk about a mental health problem, there isn’t any cut and dried, one easy step approach. All we know is that there is a process. And that process includes...

Posted in 2015, August, Months, Newsletter
Help Us Get a New Engine!

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 11, 2015 / 1 Comment

Just in brief: At the end of 2014, our homeless ministry’s van got totaled. We received enough money to buy a (very) used replacement. Unfortunately, this week, the replacement wore out and we need a new engine in it. Unfortunately, we use all of our funds to feed more than...

Posted in 2015, June, Newsletter
No More Plastic Jesus, beginning this Saturday

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 2, 2015 / Leave a comment

Do you honor Jesus, but are tired of churches ignoring the injustice and violence of our society? Do you want to be encouraged to love God and love your neighbor? Do you believe that Jesus wants his people to create a community of radical love and peace here in Portland...

Posted in 2015, June, Newsletter
Three Important Announcements

Posted by Anawim Christian Community
/ May 14, 2015 / 1 Comment

1. After prayer and consideration, it is determined that Anawim will no longer be hosting a meal/meeting in the St. John’s area. This is not because we love our people in St. Johns– we certainly do! But we do not have the volunteers to keep it running. We fully support...

Posted in 2015, June, Newsletter
An Opportunity For You (yes, YOU) To Help Anawim

Posted by SteveKimes
/ February 28, 2015 / Leave a comment

As we write requests for grants, one thing that will help us is letters of reference. Those who provide grants need to hear about the positive impact Anawim has been making on the communities we are involved in and about lives that we have helped change. They want to hear...

Posted in 2015, February, Months, Newsletter