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Jenny Weddle: July 31, 2014
City kids learn to fish By Jenny Weddle, UGM Camp Director Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, the waterfront at Union Gospel Mission Camp echoes with shouts of “I’ve got one!” Fishing is one of our most popular activities at camp, and most of our...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 30, 2014
Some times the little things are the big things.
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Union Gospel Mission: July 29, 2014
It's impossible to talk about homelessness without mentioning sin. By Rich Schaus, Director of the UGM Crisis Shelter for Women & Children While it...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 24, 2014
To the heart...through the stomach By Jenny Weddle, UGM Camp Director Photos by Clare Pursch James Beard, the famous chef, once said: “Food is our...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 22, 2014
MEET LORI BRADLEY Children's Program Coordinator at Anna Ogden Hall Who is “Lori Bradley” outside of her job? Much the same as Lori Bradley in her...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 17, 2014
We want to be thankful and generous. By Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 10, 2014
Week #2 of Camp By Jenny Weddle (Read the post from Week #1 here!) Photos by Clare Pursch MEET JOE: Joe Lucas first came to UGM Camp with Youth For...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 9, 2014
Editor's Note: A few days ago, volunteer David Wang shared a few of the lessons he’s learned spending time with homeless men in the day room at the...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 2, 2014
Editor's Note: Washington State University professor David Wang is a volunteer in the day room at UGM. His is a ministry of relationship or, as David...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2014
I was ashamed, and you lifted my head. Christian was once interviewed for an article in Salon Magazine entitled, “Nazi Family Values: Chewing the fat...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 30, 2014
Photos by Clare Pursch My First Week as Camp Director By Jenny Weddle Antonio accepted Jesus into his heart on Thursday night. When he arrived at...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 26, 2014
Overcoming poverty, addiction and abuse By Ron Hauenstein, UGM high-impact volunteer Staff and volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission experience a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 20, 2014
The Living, Breathing Story By Barbara Comito, UGM writer Sometimes I love my job. Tuesday night was one of those times. Twenty-five men and women...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 20, 2014
Editor's Note: Roxanne Jenkins graduated from the UGM LIFE Recovery program on June 17, 2014. In this short graduation speech, she turns the focus...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 6, 2014
An Immersion in Trust By Darlene Willis, a resident at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d'Alene Last Friday morning, the weather was warm...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 3, 2014
This is the second of a 2-part interview with Mental health Counselor Dave Edwards on how addiction affects all our lives. The first part, How do you...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 29, 2014
"Aged to Perfection" by Hannah Jo Hannah Jo, 2013 camp intern, read this letter yesterday at Dennis Roach's retirement celebration. Dennis has been...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 22, 2014
Glenda's Journey “My son had to literally peel my hands off the gate as I entered the Crisis Shelter,” says Glenda Bogart. “I was afraid and couldn’t...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 20, 2014
Dennis Roach: 40 years of working with young people Youth Outreach Director Dennis Roach is retiring at the end of June after 13 years with the Union...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 14, 2014
On the Road to My Dream Job By Trinity McLaughlin, 2013 Recovery Graduate In the words of my favorite musical, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 9, 2014
By Marsha Reese Voc/Ed Coordinator at the UGM Center for Women & Children The other day I was completing some paperwork in my office while a group of...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 6, 2014
Ken and Jenny Weddle and their three boys live at UGM Camp (formerly Tshimakain Creek Camp) - 125 acres bordering the Spokane River near Ford,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 1, 2014
Addiction is so much bigger than drugs & alcohol. In this interview, Dave Edwards, a Spokane mental health professional and former UGM counselor,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 18, 2014
A Junkie No More Photo by Robert Peterson Eddie Collins was the subject of my first newsletter feature when I came to UGM in January 2008. He had...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 1, 2014
Do you remember the darkest dark you’ve ever experienced? I know I do.
