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Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2013
As part of her recovery, Dionne Varney needed to find a new career. Before coming to Anna Ogden Hall, she spent 14 years in the adult entertainment industry. “I had all this experience,” she said, “but I wanted to do something that my family and the...
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Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2013
Bill and Jan Traynor were mentors before UGM had a mentor program. Several years ago they and other members from their church were preparing and...
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Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2013
Makin’ a list. Checkin’ it twice…and here’s what we discovered. In order to best serve our clients and clearly communicate our holiday needs to the...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 26, 2013
This is part of a series on UGM's Core Values. Read a variety of staff members' musings on God-dependence, Christ-likeness, Pursuing Excellence,...
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Union Gospel Mission: August 22, 2013
Kathleen Wilson, a Resident Advisor at Anna Ogden Hall, chose three of UGM's core values and wrote a short essay that untangles the meaning and depth...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 14, 2013
Chase Montgomery with his mom, sister, brother and grandparents Chase Montgomery’s mom dropped him off at the UGM Men’s Shelter the day before his...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 8, 2013
From left: Ethan, Melissa, Cameron, Isaiah, Silas, Noah, Izzy, Roman, Maliaka, Joe and Maranatha The Reid and Hefling families stopped by 1224 E...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 7, 2013
The UGM MarCom team: Dave Wall, Danielle Davis, Jessica Morgan, Elisabeth Roginski, Barbara Comito & James Bishop It’s been said when one door...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 2, 2013
Paul Stankiewicz, who was featured on the cover of the August 2013 Mission News, was recently baptized in the Spokane River at Harry Altmeyer Park,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 1, 2013
2013 Tshimakain Creek Camp Staff - loving kids well and being a little goofy at times God works for our good. All the time. Even when we are praying...
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Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2013
The other day I received this text message from Scott, one of our program graduates: “I forgot to mention that yesterday was my 6 years...
Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2013
Help children staying at UGM shelters begin the school year on the right foot with all the necessary school supplies.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 26, 2013
When a woman makes the decision to commit to UGM's long-term Recovery, the impact of her decision is far reaching. That decision impacts her...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 22, 2013
I thought this day would never come. Recently, I interviewed for my business practicum at The Spokesman Review. As I sat in the human resource...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 19, 2013
A poem by Dani, pictured above, one of the residents at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d'Alene (Listen to Dani read "Ashes to Beauty."...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 16, 2013
What Does God Mean When He Calls Us to Be Separate? It’s sad how I’ve sectioned off people because of their economic status, or upbringing, or even...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 9, 2013
Robert Lewis turned to drugs and alcohol partly in response to frustrations in the work place. “My addiction came from always trying to be a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 3, 2013
A few weeks ago, I had my worst case of writer’s block ever. I asked for prayer from pretty much everyone I knew, and many of you were kind enough to...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: July 1, 2013
You may have noticed a theme in the 2013 Mission News. Over the past several months, we’ve been looking at the first three verses of Isaiah 61 and...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 1, 2013
Grace Peterson created a beautiful tapestry with her life, and the people of UGM – staff, residents and volunteers – are oh-so-grateful to have been...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2013
Debi Pauletto, Community Relations Director at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d’Alene, teaches a class on the beauty of being a woman....
Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2013
“Clothe yourselves with compassion,” Colossians 3:12
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 25, 2013
One of the graduates began their speech last Tuesday night with these words from Matthew West's song: " Hello, my name is Child of the One True...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 17, 2013
Volunteers are a huge part of everything that happens at the Union Gospel Mission. They devote countless hours in service to the poor of our...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 10, 2013
UGM helps people with a wide variety of needs—everything from stretching the food budget through an occasional meal to our long-term residential...
