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AZUSA
ZU S A-means blessed miracle-an In
dian derivative. Organized in Los
Angeles, CA on Azusa street in a
horse bam in 1902 by a black group
The new Azusa will be renewed here in
Portland under the guidance and direction of
Pastor Wendell H. Wallace. This is not the
first for Pastor Wallace. Maranatha, a well
known existing body was also initiated by
Pastor Wallace in 1967. God gave him that
vision and ministry, and now He has given
him another. Azusa! One of the focuses for
this vision is “equipping the believer for their
ministry”.’’Not give me a fish, but give me a
fishing pole; no handouts-just a hand.”
Pastor Wallace is planning for a 'S atur
day Academy’, which will train our young
people how to gain employment, and how to
prepare for and work in their chosen field
Pastor Wallace says “there’s a real need to
engrain in our youngster the crucial exercise
of giving back to the community.
There are three P ’s that will encompass
the learning process in the academy.(1) Pas
sion, (2) Personality, and (3) Personal gifts.
To get an interpretation of this dynamic trio,
you must hear Pastor Wallace himself.
Pastor Wallace functioned as a Evange
list for the major part of his ministry which
began in 1954. His attention is now focused on
being in a pastoral position, involving hands
on experience and training for those who are
entering into the world of ministry . Pastor
says, “This is a new role for me, and God is
really teaching me. I now know how pastors
feel when an evangelist comes and goes As an
evangelist you can stir up things and leave.
Now I have to stay and take the heat. I have
learned how to hear and really understand the
complications of people and their personali
ties. Some things that I’ve been taught, I have
re-learned. I am the first to keep learning,
therefore the ability to teach effectively. I will
be passing the mantle on.”
“This Is a new role for
me, and God Is really
teaching me. I now
know how pastors feel
when an evangelist
comes and goes. As an
evangelist you can stir
up things and leave.
Now I have to stay and
take the heat. I have
learned how to hear
and really understand
the complications of
people and their per
sonalities. Some things
that I ’ve been taught, I
have re-learned. I am
the first to keep learn
ing, therefore the
ability to teach effec
tively. I will be passing
the mantle on. ”
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Please note: The New
AZUSA Center has
aqulred the building at
4 4 NE Morris (the old St
Vincent DePaul Building)
for thier services.
Pastor Wallace has reached the nice young
age of 69, and expects to keep on fighting for
the souls that so badly need God’s protection
He is a warrior like David of old. Goliath
doesn’t stand a chance.
You are invited to attend services at the
Travel Lodge/Coliseum, atN E 2nd & Weilder,
Washington
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in the Horizon Ballroom, at 10:30 am Sunday,
January 31, 1993. Look for future meeting
places and times here in the Observer. You
may also hear this informationon the “Wendell
Wallace Presents” radio program aired on
KPDQ 93.7 FM-800 AM at 10:30 pm to 12
midnight.
Kevin Spencer
A top African-American fitness profes
sional shares her own inspirational story
along with her high-energy, innovative
workout techniques.
Anyone who thinks there is no such
thing as a perpetual motion machine has
never met Victoria Johnson. A certified
aerobics instructor for seventeen years and
a new spokesperson to LA Gear, Johnson
has fourteen nationally distributed aerobic
videos to her credit and has gained fitness
fans around the world. Victoria Johnson s
A ttitude is not just anot her exercise book. It
is a book about self-esteem and self-empow
erment. It is an inspirational guide to rede
fining your body, your health, and your
outlook. Victoria Johnson’s A ttitude was
published as a Penguin paperback original
on January 12, 1993, priced at $14.00
It’s hard to believe that Johnson, now a
svelte 110 pounds, once carried an out
standing 170 pounds on her 5 ’ 3" frame The
Act’vate Personal
daughter of migrant farmworkers, Johnson
spent her child hood in migrant labor camps
in W ashington’s Yakima valley. The farm
diet she ate (high on fat-low on nutrition)
made her plump at an early age When her
parents moved the family to Washington
state in search of a better education for their 11 children, it was not the fact that
Victoria was the only black kid in an all-white school that made her feel
different, but rather that she was the only one vv ith a weight problem She began
her first diet at age seven, and over the following years Victoria sufTered from
bulimia obesity, and borderline diabetes She spent her adolescent years
binging and purging-gaining and losing. The former captain of the high school
Victoria Johnson’s
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to Redefining
Your
Outlook
checrlcading team found herself teaching
aerobics classes for heavy women like her
self while binging on candy bars and down
ing diet pills.
Today, those candy bars have been
replaced by barbells. In her book, Victoria
shares her inspirational story and shows
others how they , too, can break unhealthy
patterns to live a more vital and energetic
life. Three workout sections give step-by-
step instructions for aerobic and body shap
ing programs for people of all levels. “The
New Step Workout" highlights the popular
fitness craze—step aerobics; “Dance Train
ing Techr.ifunk Series” combines the funky
moves of inner-city dance with low-impact
aerobics to put some fun into your workout;
and “Definition Body Sculpting" discusses
the muscular sy stem, body types, and how to
design a workout using light weights and
other easily accessible tools in order to help
you attain your ideal body shape.
Exercise has always been a positive
force in Victoria’s life. Through all the
phy sical movement, the sweat and the laugh
ter that accompanied her workouts as well
as her teaching, she gained confidence,
renewed energy', and ultim ately inner
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An Inspirational Guide to Redefining V our
our Health, and Your outlook, gives concrete steps toward the goals
health and fitness From eating and food shopping to general fitness
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