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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 13, 2016
As a young kid, Zola lived with her mom, homeless in Compton, surrounded by an environment of drugs and prostitution. “I remember one time, because we never really had a steady home, she got this huge box…And she gave me a Sharpie, we were on the...
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James Bishop: May 12, 2016
On June 21, 2016, men and women in UGM LIFE Recovery will graduate – the culmination of nearly two years of hard work.
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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...
James Bishop: May 12, 2016
For Founder George F. Whitworth’s 200th birthday, Whitworth University initiated a creative partnership with Union Gospel Mission. The university...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 10, 2016
Turns out, coffee may just empower youth to avoid the cycle of poverty, homelessness, and addiction. UGM is teaming up with Project Hope and Indaba...
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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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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 29, 2016
The second part of an interview with Susan Pray, Administrative Assistant at the Center for Women and Children. You can read the first part of her...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 27, 2016
When you hear that Susan Pray is the “administrative assistant” at Coeur d’Alene’s Center for Women and Children, you may get the wrong idea. Sure,...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 20, 2016
At UGM, we believe that the gospel has power to transform lives. Conformity to a set of rules alone doesn’t work. Real change happens from the inside...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 15, 2016
Ironically, victims of abuse often take responsibility for the violence inflicted upon them. The result is deep shame. Ann Williams embodied this...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 12, 2016
In Part 2 of an interview with UGM Chaplain Ron Molina, he talks about lives that God has changed at UGM, why daily chapel services are important and...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 8, 2016
If you’re a guest at UGM’s men’s shelter, you go to chapel every night. If you’re not, you may not even know there is a chapel service at the shelter...
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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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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 1, 2016
“The drug was my god. It consumed my mind, nothing else mattered.” Jeff LeBlanc was heavy into meth for many years, self-described as “the tweaker of...
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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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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: March 22, 2016
Ron James’ story is one of those unbelievable, too-good-to-be-true tales of a bad man turned good. When he was 31, he murdered his ex-girlfriend and...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: March 18, 2016
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!” Samantha Ehli experienced...
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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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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: March 15, 2016
For the majority of people coming through the doors of the Union Gospel Mission, the most pressing issues are shelter from the cold, a warm meal, the...
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James Bishop: March 15, 2016
Following the death of their daughter, caring for women became a top priority for Blondies Salon Owners Marie and Rene’ Lacroix.
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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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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: March 8, 2016
By Merrily Brast, UGM Staff Writer There was a time when Chris Turner had his life together. He kept out of trouble and was confident in his career....
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: March 3, 2016
The counselor cannot say to the maintenance worker, “I have no need of you,” nor again the meal server to the case manager, “I have no need of you.”...
