We had a man and woman break down next to our house. They were running on the spare tire with no extra wheel in case of a flat. They happened to be driving a vehicle which we could find no replacement tire for within 60 miles of our home. The local car repair place called […]
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Hillside Bible Church is located in Forest Grove, Oregon. All the expertise of Portland is just an hour east, while the grandeur of the Pacific Ocean is an hour west. The community is nestled among the beauty of acreage covered with filbert orchards, blueberry crops, wheat & corn fields and towering pines. PRAYER REQUESTS: This precious, committed
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Yesterday we were outside in the parking lot for our worship service. One woman who was out for a walk stopped and listened for about ten minutes before moving on. Another driver stopped to listen for about two minutes. The way we are situated the sound travels down the valley, and I am sure that
David & Cindy Fraher, West Bethel, ME Read More »
La Pine sits 30 miles south of Bend, Oregon, close to the popular Sunriver Resort area. La Pine once had a thriving timber industry, but times change. It is now primarily a bedroom and retirement community that is growing rapidly. PRAYER REQUESTS: Three men in our congregation have had surgery for various cancers in the
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McKenna Community Church is located in the beautiful and rainy Pacific Northwest between Olympia, Washington, and Mount Rainier. Our community is made up of military families who serve at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, hobby horse ranchers, and those who commute to Olympia/Seattle for work. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for our jail ministry that sends teams
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We have had a real opportunity to reach young people during this time of isolation. As they have more of a natural ability with online interaction, they seem to be showing up for our virtual events more than any in our congregation. There are also reports of those helping people with their physical needs abounds
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We continue our series, “Struggles in Small Town Canada,” highlighting problems faced in rural North America. Makenzie McNeill discusses the topic of alcohol and substance abuse in rural Canada. A Common Struggle Humans have struggled against addiction to alcohol, drugs, or any other substance history. It still continues to affect millions around the world. Canada
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Mattawamkeag is a town of approximately 670 people, situated on the confluence of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot Rivers in Northern Central Maine. When the Interstate was built, it devastated the local economy, formerly fed by traffic on Rt 2, the main road North. With almost no industry here, most people are retired or unemployed/underemployed. PRAYER REQUESTS:
Landon & Renee Brent, Mattawamkeag, ME Read More »
Tom was called to an accident scene just around the corner. A truck with 5 people overturned in the river. Tom went to help as a newly graduated EMR. He soon realized that a death had occurred, and his roll changed to Chaplain. One of the men in the crash hollered his name in a
Tom & Sandy Morris, Eddyville, OR Read More »
This story is courtesy of a friend of ours who works as a jail guard about an hour and a half from Maidstone. She was listening to a sermon that I had uploaded to YouTube and unknown to her, the inmates were listening in. As she was listening, one of the inmates asked her for
Alex & Melanie Pompu, Maidstone, SK Read More »
West Hoosick Baptist Church is located about 30 miles northeast of Albany, NY, right on the Vermont border. Our little church is often forgotten on the backroads outside of our community. Once a bustling river town with several factories, Hoosick now suffers lasting effects from those now-closed factories that dumped chemical waste into the rivers
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