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Union Gospel Mission: June 28, 2016
Charlonne Ostrander’s job is all about money. Except it’s not. As donations processing manager, Charlonne oversees all the financial donations that come into Union Gospel Mission. If you’ve given a gift to UGM, chances are, Charlonne has touched it....
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Union Gospel Mission: June 10, 2016
UGM LIFE Recovery is five phases, each comprised of different classes that address recovery holistically – emotionally, spiritually, physically,...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 8, 2016
By Joel Brown, Vocational Education Manger Recently, I began teaching my 7-year-old daughter how to ride a two-wheel bike. She was extremely excited...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 19, 2016
Raydeane Owens and her husband JO are lead pastors at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d'Alene, a church that has welcomed women from the Center for...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 17, 2016
By Ellen Presley, former House Manager at the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children They brush their teeth, do their homework, eat dinner, do chores,...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 12, 2016
For nearly two years, the men and women in UGM recovery live in an uplifting community where there is constant access to support, and then, they must...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 4, 2016
"One week at camp can change a life." We at UGM often use this phrase to describe the UGM Camp experience. We have the privilege of hearing about how...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 6, 2016
Kevin Downey grew up with the belief that when things are going well, it's best not to "get to your hopes up." The good can change in an instant and...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 29, 2016
By John Dunne, former UGM Recovery Counselor “Hey, I hear they got this thing called ‘grace’ down at the Mission, so I guess you can get away with...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 24, 2016
By Mike Sholtz, UGM Men's Recovery Counselor The Good News of the Gospel is not only the fact that Jesus died on the cross for us, but that when we...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 15, 2016
By Sonny Westbrook, Director of Ministries The celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead is a high point of the year for...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 15, 2016
Throughout her life, LeAnna Vargas was repeatedly treated as though she had no value, and eventually, she began to believe she didn’t. Feeling...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 11, 2016
An Easter season reflection by former UGM staff writer, Merrily Brast.
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Union Gospel Mission: February 26, 2016
Prior to entering into recovery at UGM, men and women undergo “pre-phase,” an evaluation time and trial period to discover whether LIFE Recovery is a...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 24, 2016
By Cherise Stutzman, UGM Volunteer Two weeks ago, a friend of mine moved from Idaho to Europe. Today, I asked her to define the word “home.”
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Union Gospel Mission: February 19, 2016
By Ryan Brown, Youth Outreach Director Every Wednesday and Sunday there’s a particular group of young people who gather to hear and discuss the word...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 17, 2016
In the first half of this interview with Mike and Jina Doggett, we discussed how they came to work at the Union Gospel Mission and their personal...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 11, 2016
Meet Mike & Jina Doggett By Lynn Yount, UGM volunteer Mike and Jina Doggett are both on staff at UGM, but this couple’s passion for helping the...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 9, 2016
By Dave Edwards, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Fantasy: The word conjures up all kinds of thoughts, feelings and images in one’s mind....
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Union Gospel Mission: February 5, 2016
The following is a firsthand account of addiction and recovery written by a former resident of Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall. Jessaca finished...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 2, 2016
“In the beginning, I thought I was free,” Rowan said, “and in the beginning, I thought he was going to be everything I ever wanted—he had a Mohawk,...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 22, 2016
By Lynn Swanbom Yount, UGM Volunteer “It was hard for me to stay here because I didn't really like staying indoors … What made me really stay here...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 15, 2016
Raydeane Owens, lead pastor at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d’Alene, recently described why the church believes it’s important to welcome those...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 13, 2016
By Merrily Brast, former staff writer I have always wanted to be tall. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wished for the long legs and arms that...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 5, 2016
By Barbara Comito, Director of Marketing and Communications Stories. That’s my one-word answer for why I do what I do.
