January 2009 Spokane Union Gospel Mission Newsletter
Content
H A P P Y 2009
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Mission News
Janu a r y 2 0 0 9
FROM ALL OF US AT THE
UNION GOSPEL MISSION MINISTRIES!
t-shaped scar over Clifford Ellenwood’s right eye serves as testament to his reckless drinking days and the night a beer bottle smashed into his face. “I wandered, and I was lost. I was very, very lost.” The light of Clifford’s life, on the other hand, his four-year-old daughter, Jordan Marie, serves as testament to God’s grace and His ability to bring beauty out of chaos. Almost fifteen years before Clifford found himself at the Union Gospel Mission, he had accepted Christ through the Mission’s outreach at Juvenile Detention. He was 16. When he got out of detention, however, his old friends were waiting and the slide back into his old lifestyle was effortless. Pulled in both directions, Cliff joined the Master’s Commission – a year-long intensive training in biblical knowledge and character at Zion Christian Center. After demonstrating the discipline and drive to complete the program, Cliff still found his old way of life an easy option. “After a full year of ‘yes, Lord, yes, Lord,’ I went out and drank again. “I went back out into that lifestyle because I had these ideas in my mind that I didn’t belong. I thought, These people are better than me; so I went back to old friends where I felt like I belonged, and it was nothing but hell after that for almost ten years. “There’s no guarantee when you live that life of sin, and you come out from the protection of the Lord, and you’re out there like a sheep among wolves . . . and that’s what I was. I was scared, but I couldn’t find a way out. I believed at one time I was never continued to page 3...
A
L OST
was LOST, very, very
Union Gospel Mission Anna Ogden Hall Crisis Shelter for Women & Children Classy Rack Thrift Stores UGM Motors Tshimakain Creek Camp
H EART
TO
H EART
We Fall Down. We Get Up.
We fall down. We get up. Sometimes new beginnings are as simple as that. Clifford Ellenwood fell down and got up. He fell down and got up again. The truth is, we all fall, and sometimes we need help to get back up. New Year’s resolutions have become a bit of a joke in our society for that very reason; we break them almost as soon as we make them. Our journeys are not journeys of perfection. The ministries of the Union Gospel Mission are based on grace and the understanding that we are all – residents, staff, and volunteers alike – broken people in need of God’s mercy and forgiveness. We seek to be a place where it is safe to be yourself, to be transparent with your honest struggles, and where we help each other get back up when we fall. This is perhaps most obvious among our residents who experience a wide range of new beginnings: the first day of a life free of drugs and alcohol; learning new job skills; expressing hidden feelings for the first time; and being introduced to the love of Christ. Less obvious, but no less significant, are the new beginnings for staff and volunteers when we see the world in a new light, meet people we might never have otherwise known, reorder priorities, witness God’s transforming power, and realize that the same God who rescues the homeless and softens the hardened heart works within us, cares about us, and changes us. Something you might not know about Clifford is that he has a heart for his people, Native Americans. He realizes that his new beginning is not just a new beginning for him but for his daughter and the generations that come after her, as well. He wants to tell his story of transformation to anyone who will listen because he knows God can use one changed life to change another and another. We all fall down, but it is in the getting back up that we witness God’s grace. I’m excited for a new
Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director year, to witness the new people God brings through both our doors and the new beginnings He has in store. Thank you for helping people get back up when they fall. Serving Together,
Phil Altmeyer Executive Director
Change at Anna Ogden Hall
Anna Ogden Hall experienced a change of leadership in October. Debi Pauletto, who had been the director for nine years, stepped down to make more time for family. Executive Director Phil Altmeyer praised Debi’s tenure as a unifying time for the ministry and expressed his gratitude that she won’t be leaving UGM Ministries altogether. Debi has assumed a new position in Donor Relations. She is looking forward to getting to know our donors better and having the opportunity to share stories about the lives they’ve helped to transform. Chris Armstrong, the new director, said she feels as though God has been preparing her for this position her whole life. The first time she walked into Incoming director, Chris Armstrong (Left) Ogden, she loved the fact that it felt nothing like a homeless shelter. Her and outgoing director, Debi Pauletto vision for the future is to build on that foundation. “When I look at our If you would like to help the women women here, I don’t see homeless women. I see leaders. My passion, my at AOH, there is always a need for heart for his ministry, is to help these women find that leader within themvolunteers. Please call to sign up for our selves. I want them to understand the fullness of who God created them to volunteer orientation class! 509.535.8510 be and live it.”
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I W AS L OST , V ERY , V ERY L OST
story continued from front page... gonna make it out. I should have died.” When Clifford got out of jail in November 2005, the thought immediately came to him, Go to the Union Gospel Mission. He pushed the idea aside. A homeless shelter was the last place he wanted to go, and he wouldn’t . . . until he had cut himself off from every other tie. “I had nothing. I had nothing.” He partied hard on January 1, 2006 and afterward realized, “Nobody wants me around, and I don’t know what to do, so I’m gonna go down to the Mission and just stay for the night.” When he stepped through the east door, however, Clifford had the sensation of coming home – not so much physically as spiritually. As the Mission’s warmth welcomed him, he realized God was also welcoming him. Cliff joined the Mission’s Grace Recovery program. He confessed his fear of not being good enough and found the sense of belonging for which he Today Clifford has hope for a good future.
When he stepped through the east door, however, Clifford had the sensation of coming home – not so much physically as spiritually.
the Lord, it would work out.” Clifford doesn’t need the scar over his eye to remind him of the past. He’s in little danger of forgetting that he missed the first three years of his daughter’s life. Overshadowing any regret, however, is his joy in the present and hope for the future – that his life will serve as testament to the power of God to transform.
in You can be involved growth by Clifford’s continued prayers. keeping him in your ifics for Here are some spec prayer: which he would like
The continued growth of his relationship with Jordan Marie and Gabriella.
had longed. “I wanted that so desperately in my life – to be able to be real and have nobody judge me and not have to hide behind a mask.” The opportunity for him to Full of hope, Cliff returned to Zion Christian Center where he found that share his story, especially same kind of acceptance. “Man, they were just waiting for me to come among Native Americans. home.” Toward the end of Cliff’s time in the program, he discovered that he had His relationship with his a three-year-old daughter, Jordan Marie, who was living with her maternal younger brother, who has just grandmother. With his life back in order and grieved that he had missed out been released after spending on so much of her life, Cliff was anxious to make up for lost time. “When I 11 years in prison. first met her, I was like, ‘I want to take her and I want to love her,’ and I wanted her to be with me.” Clifford realized, however, that God was calling him to wait and not rush ahead. “The Lord said, ‘You have to listen to me if you want to make it through this and do it the right way;’ so I listened to Him, and He gave me wisdom.” Clifford has worked to establish a good relationship with his daughter’s grandmother, and she has grown to trust him. “The walls started coming down. Now we’re comfortable with each other.” Cliff has Jordan Marie every weekend and To learn more of Clifford’s story check out has also opened his arms wide to her sister (by another faour website! www.ugmspokane.org ther), Gabriella. “I knew if I was just patient and listened to
3 Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
A tiny glimpse into some of the services and hope offered to homeless men, women and children throughout the Union Gospel Mission Ministries.
2008 by the numbers
61,949
{
nights of safe, comfortable sleep were provided for the weary homeless of our city
208,658
{
hot, nutritious meals were served to hurting, hungry people who came through our doors
{
268
people received basic healthcare through our medical and eye clinics
{
lost people chose to accept the ultimate gift of hope, salvation in christ jesus
12,070
{
volunteer hours were logged in throughout the various ministries. we couldn’t do what we do without our faithful volunteers.
{
4
men & women were able to make use of our learning centers
These vital services were made possible by your faithful support. Please continue to pray for us and for the homeless men, women and children we will serve in 2oo9!
Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
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152
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994
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W HAT ’ S G OING O N A ROUND
THE
M ISSION
Because of your support we were able to provide a Merry Christmas for over 350 homeless men, women and children. To see photos of our Christmas please visit our website: www.ugmspokane.org
out with the old
Make way for your new Christmas gifts by donating your gently used household goods, clothing and furniture to the Classy Rack!
&in with the new
Check our online donation guideline form for more info concerning what we can and can not accept!
WWW.UGMSPOKANE.ORG
Christmas at the Mission
January Needs List
Give online! I t ’s easy, secure and saves paper!
Ranch dressing Butter or Margarine Ground beef Women’s underwear (sizes 6 - 10) Women’s bras (esp sizes 36B-38D) Diapers (Size 6) Coffee Creamer Sugar Salt Pepper Bacon, sausage Canola cooking oil Canned vegetables Flour Spices (all sorts) Salsa & Tabasco sauce
All items can be dropped off at the Union Gospel Mission Donation Dock: 1224 E Trent Open 7 days a week 7am to 6pm
get your group involved
creatively
Do you have an idea about how to get your group creatively involved in helping the homeless in Spokane? Art instructor Tom O’Day held an art auction that benefited the Union Gospel Mission! You can get your group involved, too. Put your thinking caps on, and contact Laurie Willson for more information. [email protected]
Thank you!!
vounteer orientation class dates
Tues, Jan 13th, 6 pm @ The Mission Thurs, Jan 22nd, 10 am @ The Mission Tues, Jan 27th, 6 pm @ AOH
You must pre-register for these classes by calling 509.535.8510 This newsletter is an official publication of Union Gospel Mission Ministries. 1224 E Trent, Spokane, WA 99202 509.535.8510 [email protected] www.ugmspokane.org
Hope starts here!
5 Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
Given to the Union Gospel Mission Ministries November 26, 2008 to December 29, 2008
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Louis Hughes: Ruth Schafer Ed & Dorothy Humes: William & Dorene Reynolds Vivian Irons: Dorothy Stebbins, Dorothy Morse DJ (Buzz) Irvin: DJ Irvin Co, Inc, Evelyn Irvin Betty Isaak: Jim & Joanne Pitts Leslie & Alene Jackson: Richard & Francine Cutler Florence Jersild: Ken & Betty Mewhinney Don & Edith Johnson: Bev Johnson Elmer Johnson: Charlotte Johnson George Johnson: Gloria & Doug Fraser Hilding Johnson: Judy Colbert Ruby Kelleher: Walter Sauer Clair “Skeet” Kelso: Mr.& Mrs. Wayne Plummer Kathy Kendall: Rich Kendall Ruben Kerber: Rod & Susan Olson Albert & Anne Kiefer: Patricia Severud Janet Krupa: Paul Krupa Valerie Kubik: Ray Carpenter Elwood Landt: Del & Bobbie Williams Harry Larsen: Marian Larsen Juanita Lauk: Richard Lauk Jerry & Mary Anne Littlemore: Jerry Littlemore, Jr. Dale Lundin: Ronda & the girls Harvey & Lily McAllister: Douglas & Gayleen Aubertin John McCauley: Juanita McCauley Colleen McComb: Marv & Tresa Iverson Bob McHoes: Laura McHoes Jeanette McKinney: Georgie Batton Wilmae McVay: Keith & Barbara Green, John & Mary Eason Walt Michaelis: Tom Burk Daniel Mitchell: Shirley Mitchell David Mobley: Steve & Connie Reed Richard Morphy: Anita Morphy Steven Morris: Anne Morris Dick Morrison: Susan Jessup Verda Moss: R William Moss Joe Mukai: Ken & Betty Mewhinney Michael George Murdock: Betty Taylor Ruby Muzzy: Roger & Donna Glanville Mary Newbern: Carmen, Leila, Margaret Ann & Aaron William Nicholls: Shannon, Chris, & Fran Nicholls Jim Nielson: Kurt & Lorie Alspergeer, Evelyn Miller Bill Noonan: Ruth Comin, Richard & Trudy Raymond Charles & Doreen Parker: Darlene Seward Herman Pein: Joyce Montoya Rosalie “Rosie” Perkins: Lee & Judy Lefler Edward Peterson: Michael Krattli Raymon Pfeifer: Darlene Leachman Robert Pitney: Lydia & Monica Pitney Steve Pontius: George & Marilyn Pontius Jim Potesky: Julie & Larry Naccarato Jim & Ida Jane Potesky: John & Joann Simmons, Jeff & Shelly Potesky Wayne Powell: Robert & Donna Haas Gloria Prahl: Gretchen Prahl Eunice Rainville: Jim & Mary Ewing Harold Ratzlaff: Guy & Gail Smith Edna Rice: Janet Scarcello Winnie Richards: Robert Richards Ed Robbins: Ethel Johnson Phyllis Roberts: Arthur Roberts, South Hill Bible Church Marie Moylan Rooks: Dr. & Mrs. Robert Moylan, Harold Rooks, Merwin & Elaine Houger John Rosand: Larry & Michele Moran Bob Rosin: Dorothy Rosin David Ross: James & Wilma Ross Clem Rueckert: Sandi Crittenden, Colleen McCracken, Betty Johnston, Deanna & Duane Ranniger, Ramona Turnbull, Kathryn Stowell, Selma Hair, Barbara Pruitt, Ralph & Gloria Klinder, Diane AndersonWenke, Roy & Marie Nyholm, Lou & Lori Plant, Sadie Rueckert, Vyron & Mary Wells, Tom & Betty Jean Collins, Bill & Dianne Peterson, Roger & Ellen Rueckert, Stan Sainsbury: Mr. & Mrs. George Dormaier Marion Samuels: Lynn Samuels Doug Sauer: Irene Sauer Art Sather: Donna Jean Sather Pat Schilling: Ellen Johnson Delores Schmitz: Dolly Roush Louise Scott: Jerome & Donna Kenagy Margaret Scott: Ken & Betty Mewhinney, Bud & Carol Aaker, family of Margaret & Dale Scott Sharon: Richard & Shirley Grosch Clarence Sheldon: June Sheldon Robert Spencer: LaVerne Kautz Don St. John: Mary & Erma Widman, Royce & Doris Johnson, Marlin & Evelyn St. John Al & Bernice Stagman: Peter & Kathy Strahm Keith Steffan: Lenore Steffan Ernie Stueckle: Harmon & Janice Smith, David & Elisabeth Kellogg Rachel Stueckle: Mary Sceideman, Allen & Martha Hibbard & family, Jerry & Kathy Camyn, Drs. L Charles & Janet Norby, Kenneth & Berniece Wigen, Esther Gentry, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Largent, Don & Lenora Moore, Teuben Stueckle, Dick & Greta Stueckle Ezra & Rodney Swope: Sandra Geier Merle Tess: Ray & Adeline & Rayma Daves Ted Toll: Lisa Carey Norman Traaen: Helen Traaen Melba Valley: Beverly Sherwood, Steve & Mary Ferrell, Terrence & Loretta Totten, Verna Nelson, Lorraine Flikke, Jerry Flikke, Marcene Hendrickson, Sharon Grunwald, Kent & Lynn Hatfield, Leanne Brosius, Charlene & Guy Hombel Irene VanKlaveren: Martha Hibbard & family Daniel Votava: Tyler, Blair, & Ruth Votava Patrick Walsh: Gloria Walsh Robert Walsh: Geraldine Walsh Tyler Ward: Evelyn & Wayne Russell Ed Weilep: Janet Scarcello Wilma Widman: Eleanor Fichtenberg Ray & Lydia Wimmer: Robert Wimmer Maxine “Mickey” Wold: Rick & Shelly Peterson, Lois & Everett Arvidson, Tami Walker, Dee Steffen Bonnie Wood: Douglas & Gayleen Aubertin Steve Wood: Wallace & Kathryn Von Bargen Jerry “Ray” Wright: Ward & Jacqueline Sandberg John Yoshikawa: Robert & Josephine Harder Susan Zimmerman: Bruce Zimmerman
memorials that live on
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Mission News
I
Mission News
Janu a r y 2 0 0 9
FROM ALL OF US AT THE
UNION GOSPEL MISSION MINISTRIES!
t-shaped scar over Clifford Ellenwood’s right eye serves as testament to his reckless drinking days and the night a beer bottle smashed into his face. “I wandered, and I was lost. I was very, very lost.” The light of Clifford’s life, on the other hand, his four-year-old daughter, Jordan Marie, serves as testament to God’s grace and His ability to bring beauty out of chaos. Almost fifteen years before Clifford found himself at the Union Gospel Mission, he had accepted Christ through the Mission’s outreach at Juvenile Detention. He was 16. When he got out of detention, however, his old friends were waiting and the slide back into his old lifestyle was effortless. Pulled in both directions, Cliff joined the Master’s Commission – a year-long intensive training in biblical knowledge and character at Zion Christian Center. After demonstrating the discipline and drive to complete the program, Cliff still found his old way of life an easy option. “After a full year of ‘yes, Lord, yes, Lord,’ I went out and drank again. “I went back out into that lifestyle because I had these ideas in my mind that I didn’t belong. I thought, These people are better than me; so I went back to old friends where I felt like I belonged, and it was nothing but hell after that for almost ten years. “There’s no guarantee when you live that life of sin, and you come out from the protection of the Lord, and you’re out there like a sheep among wolves . . . and that’s what I was. I was scared, but I couldn’t find a way out. I believed at one time I was never continued to page 3...
A
L OST
was LOST, very, very
Union Gospel Mission Anna Ogden Hall Crisis Shelter for Women & Children Classy Rack Thrift Stores UGM Motors Tshimakain Creek Camp
H EART
TO
H EART
We Fall Down. We Get Up.
We fall down. We get up. Sometimes new beginnings are as simple as that. Clifford Ellenwood fell down and got up. He fell down and got up again. The truth is, we all fall, and sometimes we need help to get back up. New Year’s resolutions have become a bit of a joke in our society for that very reason; we break them almost as soon as we make them. Our journeys are not journeys of perfection. The ministries of the Union Gospel Mission are based on grace and the understanding that we are all – residents, staff, and volunteers alike – broken people in need of God’s mercy and forgiveness. We seek to be a place where it is safe to be yourself, to be transparent with your honest struggles, and where we help each other get back up when we fall. This is perhaps most obvious among our residents who experience a wide range of new beginnings: the first day of a life free of drugs and alcohol; learning new job skills; expressing hidden feelings for the first time; and being introduced to the love of Christ. Less obvious, but no less significant, are the new beginnings for staff and volunteers when we see the world in a new light, meet people we might never have otherwise known, reorder priorities, witness God’s transforming power, and realize that the same God who rescues the homeless and softens the hardened heart works within us, cares about us, and changes us. Something you might not know about Clifford is that he has a heart for his people, Native Americans. He realizes that his new beginning is not just a new beginning for him but for his daughter and the generations that come after her, as well. He wants to tell his story of transformation to anyone who will listen because he knows God can use one changed life to change another and another. We all fall down, but it is in the getting back up that we witness God’s grace. I’m excited for a new
Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director year, to witness the new people God brings through both our doors and the new beginnings He has in store. Thank you for helping people get back up when they fall. Serving Together,
Phil Altmeyer Executive Director
Change at Anna Ogden Hall
Anna Ogden Hall experienced a change of leadership in October. Debi Pauletto, who had been the director for nine years, stepped down to make more time for family. Executive Director Phil Altmeyer praised Debi’s tenure as a unifying time for the ministry and expressed his gratitude that she won’t be leaving UGM Ministries altogether. Debi has assumed a new position in Donor Relations. She is looking forward to getting to know our donors better and having the opportunity to share stories about the lives they’ve helped to transform. Chris Armstrong, the new director, said she feels as though God has been preparing her for this position her whole life. The first time she walked into Incoming director, Chris Armstrong (Left) Ogden, she loved the fact that it felt nothing like a homeless shelter. Her and outgoing director, Debi Pauletto vision for the future is to build on that foundation. “When I look at our If you would like to help the women women here, I don’t see homeless women. I see leaders. My passion, my at AOH, there is always a need for heart for his ministry, is to help these women find that leader within themvolunteers. Please call to sign up for our selves. I want them to understand the fullness of who God created them to volunteer orientation class! 509.535.8510 be and live it.”
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story continued from front page... gonna make it out. I should have died.” When Clifford got out of jail in November 2005, the thought immediately came to him, Go to the Union Gospel Mission. He pushed the idea aside. A homeless shelter was the last place he wanted to go, and he wouldn’t . . . until he had cut himself off from every other tie. “I had nothing. I had nothing.” He partied hard on January 1, 2006 and afterward realized, “Nobody wants me around, and I don’t know what to do, so I’m gonna go down to the Mission and just stay for the night.” When he stepped through the east door, however, Clifford had the sensation of coming home – not so much physically as spiritually. As the Mission’s warmth welcomed him, he realized God was also welcoming him. Cliff joined the Mission’s Grace Recovery program. He confessed his fear of not being good enough and found the sense of belonging for which he Today Clifford has hope for a good future.
When he stepped through the east door, however, Clifford had the sensation of coming home – not so much physically as spiritually.
the Lord, it would work out.” Clifford doesn’t need the scar over his eye to remind him of the past. He’s in little danger of forgetting that he missed the first three years of his daughter’s life. Overshadowing any regret, however, is his joy in the present and hope for the future – that his life will serve as testament to the power of God to transform.
in You can be involved growth by Clifford’s continued prayers. keeping him in your ifics for Here are some spec prayer: which he would like
The continued growth of his relationship with Jordan Marie and Gabriella.
had longed. “I wanted that so desperately in my life – to be able to be real and have nobody judge me and not have to hide behind a mask.” The opportunity for him to Full of hope, Cliff returned to Zion Christian Center where he found that share his story, especially same kind of acceptance. “Man, they were just waiting for me to come among Native Americans. home.” Toward the end of Cliff’s time in the program, he discovered that he had His relationship with his a three-year-old daughter, Jordan Marie, who was living with her maternal younger brother, who has just grandmother. With his life back in order and grieved that he had missed out been released after spending on so much of her life, Cliff was anxious to make up for lost time. “When I 11 years in prison. first met her, I was like, ‘I want to take her and I want to love her,’ and I wanted her to be with me.” Clifford realized, however, that God was calling him to wait and not rush ahead. “The Lord said, ‘You have to listen to me if you want to make it through this and do it the right way;’ so I listened to Him, and He gave me wisdom.” Clifford has worked to establish a good relationship with his daughter’s grandmother, and she has grown to trust him. “The walls started coming down. Now we’re comfortable with each other.” Cliff has Jordan Marie every weekend and To learn more of Clifford’s story check out has also opened his arms wide to her sister (by another faour website! www.ugmspokane.org ther), Gabriella. “I knew if I was just patient and listened to
3 Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
A tiny glimpse into some of the services and hope offered to homeless men, women and children throughout the Union Gospel Mission Ministries.
2008 by the numbers
61,949
{
nights of safe, comfortable sleep were provided for the weary homeless of our city
208,658
{
hot, nutritious meals were served to hurting, hungry people who came through our doors
{
268
people received basic healthcare through our medical and eye clinics
{
lost people chose to accept the ultimate gift of hope, salvation in christ jesus
12,070
{
volunteer hours were logged in throughout the various ministries. we couldn’t do what we do without our faithful volunteers.
{
4
men & women were able to make use of our learning centers
These vital services were made possible by your faithful support. Please continue to pray for us and for the homeless men, women and children we will serve in 2oo9!
Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
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152
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994
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W HAT ’ S G OING O N A ROUND
THE
M ISSION
Because of your support we were able to provide a Merry Christmas for over 350 homeless men, women and children. To see photos of our Christmas please visit our website: www.ugmspokane.org
out with the old
Make way for your new Christmas gifts by donating your gently used household goods, clothing and furniture to the Classy Rack!
&in with the new
Check our online donation guideline form for more info concerning what we can and can not accept!
WWW.UGMSPOKANE.ORG
Christmas at the Mission
January Needs List
Give online! I t ’s easy, secure and saves paper!
Ranch dressing Butter or Margarine Ground beef Women’s underwear (sizes 6 - 10) Women’s bras (esp sizes 36B-38D) Diapers (Size 6) Coffee Creamer Sugar Salt Pepper Bacon, sausage Canola cooking oil Canned vegetables Flour Spices (all sorts) Salsa & Tabasco sauce
All items can be dropped off at the Union Gospel Mission Donation Dock: 1224 E Trent Open 7 days a week 7am to 6pm
get your group involved
creatively
Do you have an idea about how to get your group creatively involved in helping the homeless in Spokane? Art instructor Tom O’Day held an art auction that benefited the Union Gospel Mission! You can get your group involved, too. Put your thinking caps on, and contact Laurie Willson for more information. [email protected]
Thank you!!
vounteer orientation class dates
Tues, Jan 13th, 6 pm @ The Mission Thurs, Jan 22nd, 10 am @ The Mission Tues, Jan 27th, 6 pm @ AOH
You must pre-register for these classes by calling 509.535.8510 This newsletter is an official publication of Union Gospel Mission Ministries. 1224 E Trent, Spokane, WA 99202 509.535.8510 [email protected] www.ugmspokane.org
Hope starts here!
5 Union Gospel Mission Ministries Mission News
Given to the Union Gospel Mission Ministries November 26, 2008 to December 29, 2008
Aaron: Mary Gamble Edward & Alma Allan: Douglas & Gayleen Aubertin Jeff Amon: George & Marie Mabee Ira Anderson: Dolores Workman Jack & Jackie Arthur: Apryl Wraspir Dale Barbour: Jean Barbour Robert Barnes: Betty Barnes Lawrence Beal: Ed & Gloria Kochel, Penny Moore, Barbara Kyllo, Dan Kyllo, Carol Ann Nord, Joe & Arlene Gordon, Jim & Mary Carson, Gary & Marlene Laws, Robert & Connie Dorman Ken Beeson: Karen Dempsey Troy Bennett: William & Joan Bennett Ralph Bertelson: Cathy Bertelson Gary Bird: Christine Hobbs Dr. John & Erna Brennan: Kevin & Teresa Brennan Scott Brosvik: Jeannette Brosvik Stephen Brown: Marilyn Joyce Mourer Lucy Browne: Kenny Browne Bonnie Burroughs mother: Betty Smith Ida Busk: Hermance Insurance Agency C Wesley Cameron Jr: Dolores Cameron Emily Caruthers: Dale & Betty Savidge, Bob & Jane Papst James Caton: Leroy Caton Clarence Chafin: Dolly Chafin Wayne Chapman: Marie Chapman Lloyd Jr & Helen Christensen: Lloyd Christensen, Mike Murdock Club Dusty Christofferson: Janet Wright, Dennis & Nola Koesel Violet Clark: Robert & Lynne Pryor Don Collin: Jo Collin Ken Colling: Shirley Colling Jeffery Michael Conn: John & Jana Dieter Betty & Clint Corliss: Anne Morris Alma Costello: Michael & Gayle Fetcho Anne King Craig: Ray & Adeline Daves Wayne Cripe: Robert & Merle Barr John Curro: Brett & Linda Rybert Ruth Darnell: Delmar & Marie Bault Blaine & Nancy Dean: Anna & Charlie Dean Anthony Decker: Lynne & Nicholas Thompson Hilda Decker: Kevin & Teresa Brennan Robert Dehnel: Laverne Kautz Michael Devenere: Ann Devenere Richard Dingle: Jack & Belle Rogers Shirly Donoian: Scott Pennington Lois Doughty: Lois Huber Roger Elber: Wes & Joy Hughes Bradley Ewing: Jim & Mary Ewing Rose Fehr: Les, Lori, Aspen & Zack Clark Molly Francis-Brown: Lee & Verla Enright, Shirley Broyles Vita Franks: Louis Franks Alice Fritsch: Carol Hardy Dorothy Gabriel: Harry Frazier Betty (Rhodes) George: Tom & Beverly Forkner Gil Gifford: Lorrayne Erickson Willis Glanville: Jude Guyer Dani Gording: Sandi Mason Kay Groom: John & Joann Simmons RJ “Speedy” Gunsaulis: Clarence & Barbara Bennett Leslie Hacker: Robert & Cynthia Stock Jay Haggard: Glenngrae Owners Association Lawrence Hankel: Vera Hankel Dorothy Hansen: Richard & Vicki Jeffries, Pat & Homer Hilborn Blaine Harbaugh: Kristin Megy June Heimbigner: Karyn Christner, Craig Heimbigner, Gary Heimbigner Allen Hibbard: Lorraine Larson, Martha Hibbard & family Wayne Hodges: Gary & Salli Heaton Alvin Holman: Cheryl Holman, June Holman Keith Holmes: Elaine Holmes Eldon Hughes: Ann Devenere Lt. Col. Louis Hughes: Ruth Schafer Ed & Dorothy Humes: William & Dorene Reynolds Vivian Irons: Dorothy Stebbins, Dorothy Morse DJ (Buzz) Irvin: DJ Irvin Co, Inc, Evelyn Irvin Betty Isaak: Jim & Joanne Pitts Leslie & Alene Jackson: Richard & Francine Cutler Florence Jersild: Ken & Betty Mewhinney Don & Edith Johnson: Bev Johnson Elmer Johnson: Charlotte Johnson George Johnson: Gloria & Doug Fraser Hilding Johnson: Judy Colbert Ruby Kelleher: Walter Sauer Clair “Skeet” Kelso: Mr.& Mrs. Wayne Plummer Kathy Kendall: Rich Kendall Ruben Kerber: Rod & Susan Olson Albert & Anne Kiefer: Patricia Severud Janet Krupa: Paul Krupa Valerie Kubik: Ray Carpenter Elwood Landt: Del & Bobbie Williams Harry Larsen: Marian Larsen Juanita Lauk: Richard Lauk Jerry & Mary Anne Littlemore: Jerry Littlemore, Jr. Dale Lundin: Ronda & the girls Harvey & Lily McAllister: Douglas & Gayleen Aubertin John McCauley: Juanita McCauley Colleen McComb: Marv & Tresa Iverson Bob McHoes: Laura McHoes Jeanette McKinney: Georgie Batton Wilmae McVay: Keith & Barbara Green, John & Mary Eason Walt Michaelis: Tom Burk Daniel Mitchell: Shirley Mitchell David Mobley: Steve & Connie Reed Richard Morphy: Anita Morphy Steven Morris: Anne Morris Dick Morrison: Susan Jessup Verda Moss: R William Moss Joe Mukai: Ken & Betty Mewhinney Michael George Murdock: Betty Taylor Ruby Muzzy: Roger & Donna Glanville Mary Newbern: Carmen, Leila, Margaret Ann & Aaron William Nicholls: Shannon, Chris, & Fran Nicholls Jim Nielson: Kurt & Lorie Alspergeer, Evelyn Miller Bill Noonan: Ruth Comin, Richard & Trudy Raymond Charles & Doreen Parker: Darlene Seward Herman Pein: Joyce Montoya Rosalie “Rosie” Perkins: Lee & Judy Lefler Edward Peterson: Michael Krattli Raymon Pfeifer: Darlene Leachman Robert Pitney: Lydia & Monica Pitney Steve Pontius: George & Marilyn Pontius Jim Potesky: Julie & Larry Naccarato Jim & Ida Jane Potesky: John & Joann Simmons, Jeff & Shelly Potesky Wayne Powell: Robert & Donna Haas Gloria Prahl: Gretchen Prahl Eunice Rainville: Jim & Mary Ewing Harold Ratzlaff: Guy & Gail Smith Edna Rice: Janet Scarcello Winnie Richards: Robert Richards Ed Robbins: Ethel Johnson Phyllis Roberts: Arthur Roberts, South Hill Bible Church Marie Moylan Rooks: Dr. & Mrs. Robert Moylan, Harold Rooks, Merwin & Elaine Houger John Rosand: Larry & Michele Moran Bob Rosin: Dorothy Rosin David Ross: James & Wilma Ross Clem Rueckert: Sandi Crittenden, Colleen McCracken, Betty Johnston, Deanna & Duane Ranniger, Ramona Turnbull, Kathryn Stowell, Selma Hair, Barbara Pruitt, Ralph & Gloria Klinder, Diane AndersonWenke, Roy & Marie Nyholm, Lou & Lori Plant, Sadie Rueckert, Vyron & Mary Wells, Tom & Betty Jean Collins, Bill & Dianne Peterson, Roger & Ellen Rueckert, Stan Sainsbury: Mr. & Mrs. George Dormaier Marion Samuels: Lynn Samuels Doug Sauer: Irene Sauer Art Sather: Donna Jean Sather Pat Schilling: Ellen Johnson Delores Schmitz: Dolly Roush Louise Scott: Jerome & Donna Kenagy Margaret Scott: Ken & Betty Mewhinney, Bud & Carol Aaker, family of Margaret & Dale Scott Sharon: Richard & Shirley Grosch Clarence Sheldon: June Sheldon Robert Spencer: LaVerne Kautz Don St. John: Mary & Erma Widman, Royce & Doris Johnson, Marlin & Evelyn St. John Al & Bernice Stagman: Peter & Kathy Strahm Keith Steffan: Lenore Steffan Ernie Stueckle: Harmon & Janice Smith, David & Elisabeth Kellogg Rachel Stueckle: Mary Sceideman, Allen & Martha Hibbard & family, Jerry & Kathy Camyn, Drs. L Charles & Janet Norby, Kenneth & Berniece Wigen, Esther Gentry, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Largent, Don & Lenora Moore, Teuben Stueckle, Dick & Greta Stueckle Ezra & Rodney Swope: Sandra Geier Merle Tess: Ray & Adeline & Rayma Daves Ted Toll: Lisa Carey Norman Traaen: Helen Traaen Melba Valley: Beverly Sherwood, Steve & Mary Ferrell, Terrence & Loretta Totten, Verna Nelson, Lorraine Flikke, Jerry Flikke, Marcene Hendrickson, Sharon Grunwald, Kent & Lynn Hatfield, Leanne Brosius, Charlene & Guy Hombel Irene VanKlaveren: Martha Hibbard & family Daniel Votava: Tyler, Blair, & Ruth Votava Patrick Walsh: Gloria Walsh Robert Walsh: Geraldine Walsh Tyler Ward: Evelyn & Wayne Russell Ed Weilep: Janet Scarcello Wilma Widman: Eleanor Fichtenberg Ray & Lydia Wimmer: Robert Wimmer Maxine “Mickey” Wold: Rick & Shelly Peterson, Lois & Everett Arvidson, Tami Walker, Dee Steffen Bonnie Wood: Douglas & Gayleen Aubertin Steve Wood: Wallace & Kathryn Von Bargen Jerry “Ray” Wright: Ward & Jacqueline Sandberg John Yoshikawa: Robert & Josephine Harder Susan Zimmerman: Bruce Zimmerman
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