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September 19, 1990 The Portland Observer Page 3
»Portland Observer
RELIGION
SAVE THE CENTER
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ne
G ra c e
C o llin s
S c rip tu re o f the
M atthew Chapter 10
UNITED METHODIST NEWS
M em o rial
on the old piano, and ju st fun, fellow ­
Com m unity Center, also known as ship, and LOVE!!
the Christian Com m unity Center needs Our kindergarten program is equal
the the help o f all the m em bers of this to o r superior to any in the City. By time
com m unity and especially those whose our children com plete kindergarten they
lives have been touched by the work recognize 100 w ords or m ore, count to
M iss Collins has done. W e m ust raise
$10,000 im m ediately as a part o f an
effort to keep this day care and ministry
open for others to benefit from this
service.
G race Collins M emorial C om m u­
nity C enter was founded as the Christian
Com m unity C enter in 1954, as a non­
profit corporation. W e started in a large
older house, which we outgrew in a year’s
time. A Board o f D irectors was organ­
ized and prayerful search begun for larger
quarters.
The building on N.E. Russell was
purchased in 1957. A fter much needed
repair, renovating and alteration (par­
tially done by donated labor) we m oved
in in July, 1957.
A ttendance increased rapidly. W e
soon had as m any as 108 children daily
for our Day Care and K indergarten, and
over 100 school-age students. In the
evening we had teenagers for Basket­
ball, Ping Pong, W eight Lifting, banging
200, w rite their nam es,and recognize
Rom an num bers I to XX. They know the
days o f the week, and the months of the
year. They learn the piano keyboard and
many songs. They also, read sim ple sto­
ries. In Spanish they learn to count to 25
and to do double-digit m ath, adding and
subtraction.
Many years ago the children sang
and recited many Bible verses at a pro­
gram in a large church. O ne o f my for­
m er college professors follow ed them in
his Bible, to be sure they were accurate.
A man cam e to him later and said, “ It
isn ’t fair to ‘m ake’ those little children
learn all those Bible verses.’’ He said,
“ Yes it is! It’s good m ental gym nas­
tic s.”
If you are interested in helping the
center is this tim e of great need, please
contact M rs. L aV em c Davis at King
School, 280-6456 or the center directly
at 281-6930.
Fall Term Starts Sept. 24
AT
Grace Collins with her kids
THE CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH
Starting Septem ber 19th thru 23rd, 1990. 7:30 p.m. e a c h night.
Pastor and Missionary Roy L. Tate of The Christ M emorial
C.O.G.I.C. will be celebrating their 9th Pastoral Anniversary. In
honor of this occasion m any o f our local Pastors, guests,
churches, family, a n d friends from all over the city and churches
as far as Long Beach, California, will gather to help ce le b ra te this
joyous occasion.
Images o f military troops and refu­
gees, televised on the nightly news,
amplify the Rev. Ihsan A rdhuerum ly’s
concern for family members caught in
the web o f the M iddle East crisis, the
Iraqi native says.
Dr. Ardhuerumly, pastor o f First
United M ethodist Church in T exas, said
he has had no contact with his three
brothers and three sisters in Baghdad
since Iraq’s invasion o f Kuwait Aug.2.
“ I am concerned for their well-being...I
do not think my family could leave the
country even if they w anted to, ‘ ‘ he said.
He is especially fearful for the young­
est victims-the children o f his brothers
and sisters and o f others- concerning the
effects o f the invasion and o f the U.N.
em bargo on Iraq and occupied Kuwait,
he said.’’The innocent are alw ays the
ones who pay the price,’ ’ he added.
“ For humanitarian reason, for the
sake o f the innocent, (the U nited N a­
tions) should allow m edicine and food to
be sent to the Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein
and the rest will get their food...I am
concerned that the wrong people are
benefiting (during the em bargo),” Dr.
Ardhuerumly said.
During one nightly new report, which
showed scenes from a refugee camp, he
said he w ept when he viewed “ families
scrambling for milk and bread’ ’ and when
he saw evacuees from India, Pakistan
and Bangladesh who were forced to flee
K uw ait
As events in the G ulf continue to
unfold, Dr. Ardhuerumly said his col­
leagues have told him they are praying
for him and he has received a num ber of
letters expressing support. “ For the first
few days, I walked the floors day and
night. I called my friends; I called my
(former) churches. I pul a plea for prayer
in the newspaper here,’ ’ (Texas) he said.
Born in Baghdad, Dr. Ardhuerumly
Try Me Cleaners
We are cordially inviting you to c o m e out a nd hear w h at th e
men of G od will b e saying, a n d join us along w ith our local choirs
to lift up Jesus' Holy name.
E x p e rt A lterations
Pressing & Cleaning
47 years experience
289-1885
NIGHTLY SPEAKERS
Wednesday
Pastor, Rev.T.L. Lewis,
Morning Star Baptist Church
Thursday
Bishop/Pastor, A.R. Hopkins,
Solid Rock C.O.G.I.C
completed his high school education there,
and came to the United States in 1952
“ with $234 and a suitcase to my nam e,”
in pursuit o f an engineering degree. A fter
he com pleted his education, he rem ained
in the United States, becam e a U.S. citi­
zen and served in the arm ed forces for
tw o years.
A lifelong M uslim , he converted to
Christianity after what he called a “ three-
year dialogue” with his wife Lillith, a
devout M ethodist. “ It becam e apparent
that God was calling em, saying that 1
have a story ...I need to tell. The only way
that it could be told was by answ ering the
call to the m inistry,” he said.
Dr. A rdhuerum ly left a successful
business career 13 years later to enter
Perkins School o f Theology at Southern
M ethodist University in Dallas, where
his wife had already begun to train for
the ministry.
The Iraqi invasion is “ morally wrong,
politically wrong and contrary to the
Muslim faith as I understand it,’ ’ he said.
‘ ‘The Muslim faith is like the Serm on on
the Mount: be hospitable to your neigh­
bor and not initiate hostilities. The word
Muslim means subm itter to the will o f
G od,” he added.
“ Iraq did not count on the wide
opposition it received...and m iscalcu­
lated what President Bush’s reaction would
b e,” Dr. Ardhuerumloy said. D espite
widespread condem nation o f his act,
Saddam H ussein will be slow to adm it he
has made a m istake, the pastor said.
In the Arab world, “ one m ust not
lose face” and, therefore, “ denial that
one is actually w rong” is com m on, he
said. “ T hat is why Arab tradition is
always ruled by consensus.”
Dr. Ardhuermuly said his “ prayer
for folks on all sides” is that they “ rec­
ognize that a higher will needs to con-
sulted-a higher will that speaks for peace.”
806 N.E. Dekum
Jesus Loves You!
Bishop/Pastor, Samuel Irving,
Albina Church of G od
Friday
NORTH PORTLAND BIBLE COLLEGE
Our community's own inter-church center for biblical studies and ministry training
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Monday Evenings
6 :3 0 -9:30 p.m.
Tuesday Evenings
9:00- 12 M
6 :30-9:30 p.m.
9:00- 12 M
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Chaplain Jim Coleman
Rev. Michael Lindsey
Sis. Beth Nance
Rev. Alan Cushway
Sis. Beth Nance
Bishop Grace Osborne
Rev. Michael Lindsey
TBA
Old Testament Survey
Basic Bible Doctrine)
New Testament Survey 1
Prophecy of Isaiah
New testament Survey I
Defending the Faith
Bible Ijtnds and Customs
leaching Techniques
REGISTRATION AND TUITION - still only $35.00 for the first class; $25 for each
additional
HOW TO REGISTER:
a. phone 288-2919 for registration materials, b. Come early
to the first session of your selected class.
PLEASE NOTE:
Our new, temporay location is in Berean Baptist Church
4822 N. Vancouver Avenue. Entrance on Wugant.
4236 N.E. Eighth Avenue
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Portland, Oregon 97211
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