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•y » v * * * t* ' V* ♦ *•* r ► w * * **> * > / # * • w ♦ V » a > » , f / » « A * * * ** ► ▼ ’»‘ir • P age B5 i .» T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 17, 1993 .A ’ J VU - ' • ’ » « » JK atíÉeaj 4:23 ’ ’ c O c r ip tu r e O f l$ )e e £ a jirn a n n e ^ o f _ a M n a n n ^ v e n t a ^ _ a í í 9 a í ^ .. 5? ope Constantly, I see and hear the peoples, o f this world, proclaim ing their hopelessness. Often, I see men, women, boys and girls w alking about w ith their heads hanging so very low, their hands dug deep into their pock ets and w ith an aim less gait. Y ou cant help saying, T h a t p erso n looks like they dont have any hope or a friend in the world. H av e n ’t you e v e r w o n d e re d how people get this way? T he answ er is that they have noE ope and no Jesus. T he world has painted, for them , such a grim picture until their very appearance depicts w ith his body developm ent. He was child. 1 thought. E ach tim e we plan n ed a trip, we not progressing like his tw in brother. had to carry him -physically. T h e older 1 took him to doctors and more doc he got, the heavier he got. He w as like tors. E ach one said, O h, he w ill grow out o f it. Just dead weight. I cried to the Lord, O h F ath er! My ch ild is becom i ng leave it alone. D ont worry mother. I listened intently; and, instead of a heavy burden. Please help me! I ju st s u c c u m b in g to c a n ’t do it by myself. I took my son to th e doctor again; their inept determ i and finally, it was determ ined th at he nations, I stepped w as b o m w ith cerebral palsy. The o u t o n f a ith . I hopelessness. How sad! However, in the m idst o f all their darkness and their dism al forecast, there is a bright ray o f hope; and his nam e is Jesus. If no one has ever shared this w ith you and you are reading this article, I tell you now that there is hope in this w orld today. Y ou can find hope. A nd— w hen hope com es, joy is right by its side. You see—joy & hope are close friends. 1 can rem em ber the hopelessness o f w atching my child after he was bom. There was som ething very wrong so u g h t co u n sel from an expert in the field o f o rtho pedic surgery after m uch prayer. M y little boy w as three years old and he still couldnt walk. His legs were spindly and just hanging from his body (inoperative). W hile his brother, w ho is twenty- seven m inutes younger, w as progress ing norm ally, w alking and running about, my other baby was sliding ab o u t on the floor, by pulling him self w ith his hands. His arm s were developing and his torso; but, his legs w eren t doing anything but h anging there. 1 began a regim ent o f PT (Prayer T herapy) everyday. 1 w ould put him in a tub o f w arm w ater and move his little legs; then, rub his little hips, legs, feet and toes w ith oil. As I was m assaging his little body, I prayed to the Father and I believed that God w ould heal my doctor asked. W hy w asnt he being treated? ¿ t.P a u l íWiSáionnrp JBaptiát O lirti) 1 asked, How can That be? He h asn ’t had any signs o f palsy. H is only im pair m ent is that he cant walk. He h asn ’t had seizures or convulsions or noth ing. T he doctor prescribed for him and placed him in a Brow ns Splint (w hich has two little shoes fastened to a steel bar). T his contraption w as designed to hold his legs in a stationary position w ith hopes that the legs w ould turn forw ard Church Phone: 289-0147 I. t-.t * • * ,» * In O c to b e r 1 879, T h o m a s Edison sat alone in his laboratory at M enlo Park, New Jesey. His “boys,” as he called his helpers, w ere home e x h a u s te d a f te r w o rk in g d ay s w ithout sleep. For thirteen m onths they h ad se a rc h e d for a m etal filam ent that w hen sealed in a glass bulb and electrically charged w ould give o il light. All their experim ents failed. Funds were depleted, and financial backers w ere clam oring for results. F o reig n n ew spapers called E dison a dream er. N oted m athem aticians said he w as attem pt ing the impossible. T hen Edison recalled a Scrip ture verse on light he had read as a youngster. (Let there be light: and there was light. G enesis 1:3). Hesi tantly, his hand w ent to a m ixture o f lam pblack and tar. He rolled the 9:30 funeral Because you hear me, I am at peace. Because you forgive me, 1 leave my sins. Because you overcome evil, I drop my fears. You are my Shield, my Fortress, my Advocate, my Shepherd, my Light, my Wisdom, and my Friend I have nothing to ask for, really. Just rem em bering. T h an k you. Father. Has moved Sunday sevices to 6:00 Stone T ow er C hurch N .E . Sandy Blvd. & 30th Evening Service Theme: Whatever yo u ’re going to do for the Lord, do it now I Peter iv.11 ♦ • w » j - ■ -:r ■ ».*» » ’ • the light ’ • * * Û ¿ * d ir e c t o r s 503/281-2836 zi CHRISTIAN CENTER '.c~ 7600 N .E. G LISA N P O R T L A N D , OR. 97213 Radio M inistry each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on KBMS Piedmont Friends Church A T eaching Church W ith A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor 5736 N. Albina Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954 "A Church where friends are friends Indeed Jesus Loves You! Michael DeJean, M. Div. Pastor Allen Temple C M E Church Larry & Tiz lluch Senior Pastors It's contemporary! It's Multi-cultural! It's Spirit Filled! A church for the 90 s! Psalms 34:3 (503) 289*0143 Are you tired of the same old thing? Then you are ready for New Begin nings! Come join the excitement as we take Portland for Jesus! 4236 NE Eigtli Avenue (corner of 8th & Skidmore) M allo ry Avenue Christian Church of bulb was invented. Is there some dream that you’ re holding on to? Y our own unique invention m aybe? Paying off the house m ortgage? O r getting financ ing for a college degree? H old fast to your dream , w ork tow ard it and, w ith G od’s blessing, you’ll reach . 5211 N. W illia m s P o rtla n d , Or. 97217 "Come Grow With Us" D is c ip le s 7. Cleodis D. Vann, Jr. 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Worship Celebration 10:30AM Wed. Bible Study 7:30PM • F am ily O w ned and O perated Since 1954 Serving the C ity o f P ortland fo r over 37 years In your hour o f need Vann &Vann are there to serve Worship Services 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Church School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 N .E . Schuyler Pastor, Rev James C.E Faulkner i t. VANN & VANN you. Bible Study substance, sought a spoon o f cotton th read an d carbonized a strand. W ould this frail substance w ithstand an electrical current that m elted the hardest o f m etals? He w ould try. For thirty-tw o hours, he and his helpers once again strove to produce one, unbroken, carbonized thread. Finally, one strand was sealed in a glass bulb and electric current was applied. T he filam ent glowed and soft light crept across the laboratory. Victory at last! T he electric light 2 ■ - MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School s,.’; i.“ Lord Put A Dream In My H eart Study Phone:289-1911 10:45 > t ‘ < .■'? - 1 v*;. ?» Jesus. I rem em ber that you will keep us in perfect peace if our m inds are stayed on you. Father, 1 love you, adore you, magnify you, praise your Nam e, and count you more precious than any thing in life. A nd for at least two m inutes my m ind has been stayed on Continued on Page BQ Sunday Service 7:00pm t£ e ^ £ _ - S ’* Heavenly Father, I approach you in the N am e o f your Son. I don t have the right words, it’s neither the right tim e nor the right place. I need to be quiet but there is no quiet. I will not ask you to del iver me out of my situation because a lot o f it was brought on by myself. I w ill not ask you to fill my cup, for my cup is a sieve Instead o f asking I am rem em bering. I rem em ber that you created the universe and all its galaxies by your mighty power, and said it w as good. Lord God, let me be part o f that good. I rem em ber that you forgave my sins an d purchased my salvation with the blood o f your Son. I place m yself under that blood and claim Jesus Christ as the O ne who saved me at the Cross. I rem em ber that you established your church as a fellowship o f believ ers com m itted to a life o f love. Father, put me in your church not as pew- sitter but as a lover. I rem em ber that you sent your Spirit into our church to teach us w hat love is. I need to be taught again. I rem em ber that your Son is com ing back for us one day. Come, Lord and get stronger. In the m eantim e, I continued the PT O ne Sunday, follow ing a con cert at the church, I had gone dow n stairs to receive my guests (the au d i ence). My accom panist and I were standing in the receiving line w hen som eone shouted out my nam e. 1 turned to see my child having a g rand mal seizure. W illie M ae H art, a trained nurse and a m em ber o f my church, w ent into action. She placed a spoon in his m outh an d held him flat until his little body calm ed down. T h en — his little body w as limp. W e called the hospital 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97203 • » .¿ V i* : A Thirst For God J6 y J Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 287-0261 • Anointed Preaching & Teaching Clay & Tami Drayton Phillip S. Nelson P astor Pastors C h r is t • Dynamic Children <& Youth Ministries • Powerful Praise & Worship Ì • Street Reach & Overcomers Ministries "Coma to ma all you uiho ora uiaary and heavy laden and I will giva you rast." 9:45am 11:00om 7:30pm . The People’s Church 1425 NE Dekum & 15th Sunday School Morning Worship Tuesday Bilble Study and Prayer (Housed in the Woodlaw n M ethodist C hurch structure Pastor: Rev. Robert Probasco Sr Sunday A.M. Worship - 9.00 a m. Thurs. P.M. Bible Study - 7:30 p.m. 283-5917 Inter-racial Congregation 126 N.€. Alberto t t Portland. OR 97211 - 7600 NE Glisan Street 256-6050 Scott & Lydia Sigman Pastors (503) 288-5173 * ▲ A ( / 4 4 4 4 4 4 «A .4 «» 4 4 * 4 1 1 ...............................................— . Service Times: Sunday 10:30 am 6:00 pm / . ^M A M M A A ' » -* 4 •< >4| f>* A* ; . w*. 4 * 4M - . « * * / • V. a