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Union Gospel Mission: March 11, 2013
“We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them....
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 6, 2013
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 5, 2013
“He has sent me . . . to proclaim freedom for the captives,” Isaiah 61:1. At 11, Rowdy had his first run-in with the law. He stole a dirt bike. When...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 25, 2013
Robert Miller, medical records at Columbia Medical One in Ten: Odds that a person who has been out of work for more than 27 weeks will find a job...
Union Gospel Mission: February 22, 2013
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 19, 2013
The UGM Crisis Shelter for Women and Children held an essay contest. Below is the winning entry by Carla Knudsen, age 19.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 14, 2013
If you’ve ever had your heart broken or just found yourself utterly alone on the day devoted to romance, hearts, flowers and chocolate, you know...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 6, 2013
"He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted," Isaiah 61:1. Before the publication of February’s newsletter on “binding up the brokenhearted,” we sat...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
“I believe what drives people to bad behavior, whether it’s addiction or abusive relationships or being abusers, is brokenness of heart. They harden...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
Are you familiar with the game Jenga? It’s a tall tower of blocks where each player attempts to remove one single block without toppling the tower....
Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
We’re hoping you’ll help to make someone’s day. Pull out the construction paper, scissors and glitter and create a Valentine for a man, woman or...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 1, 2013
“My heart was hard, but now I have a new heart.”
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 29, 2013
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 25, 2013
The new UGM Center for Women & Children celebrated its first phase promotion last Friday – another landmark step on the fulfillment of a vision over...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 22, 2013
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 20, 2013
“And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 17, 2013
She came into the staff office of the Crisis Shelter. Her black eye drew my attention and I tried not to stare. I had known Sue* for a couple years...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 16, 2013
We are just coming off of a GREAT New Year’s Eve party that was “off the hook” with fun, food, gifts, games and a challenging message. The food was...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 15, 2013
Zachariah’s story is written in ink all over his body. His mom died when he was 12. The tear drop under his eye is for her. He never knew his dad. At...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 11, 2013
Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall held a celebration yesterday for the women completing various phases of the program. Director Chris Armstrong...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 3, 2013
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,I needed...
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Union Gospel Mission: December 31, 2012
Young and old. Washington and Idaho. Individuals, churches and businesses. Look how you teamed up to care for the poor in 2012.
