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Students Learn to Express
Themselves...on Canvas
Multi-cultural high school students
at Ecumenical Ministries o f Oregon’s
International Learning Program (ILP)
will see their stories take form this
semester in a mural project funded by
the Oregon Arts Commission and led
by Portland artist Isaka Shamsud-Dm.
The semester long project began
in February with students learning
the history o f mural making and shar­
ing their visions for their 4-foot square
panels. Shamsud-Din said he is en­
couraging students to work on the
themes and stories emerging from
their own lives. Nov and Cristo
Vanna from Cambodia are working
on themes from their lives— past,
present and future-in their artwork.
Nov and Cristo, like many o f the
students at the ILP, are working on
high school credits at the alternative
school w here special issues o f
m u lticultural education are ad ­
dressed. Many o fth e lL P ’s students
come from immigrant and refugee
families and have found the ILP a
better fit than regular Portland Pub­
lic Schools. The ILP is one o f Ecu­
menical Ministries ofO regon’s refu­
gee and immigrant community min-
lstries initiatives. Through personal
instruction, students obtain high
school credit with special focus on
language skills they would not other­
wise receive.
The project, funded through an
Oregon Arts Commission grant, is
teaching students about art and pro­
viding a forum for discussing the
way the stories o f their lives can be
expressed artistically. A mural un­
veiling is planned for June. For in­
formation about the mural project,
contact ILP program manger Jackie
Sandquist at 503-232-5334.
O B IT U A R Y
Alvin Gale Deskins
Final disposition was by cremation.
Mr. Deskins was bom on December 30, 1954 in Portland, Oregon to Curtis X. Deskins and Gracie Lee
Brown Deskins and passed away in Portland on February 27, 1998 at the age o f 43. Cause o f death was
apparently an auto\pedestrian accident on 1-5 near Jantzen Beach.
Alvin attended John Ball and Portsmouth Grade Schools and Roosevelt High School. He liked music
(especially drums), basketball, tennis and kids. He had been a production worker at Freightliner Corporation
in Portland.
He and Abbie L. Deskins were married on June 10, 1995. He was not a veteran and was not active in any
church at this time.
He is survived by:
Abbie L. Deskins .wife; Portland, OR.
Jamall Kingham-Deskins, son; Portland, OR.
Keisha Kingham-Deskins, daughter; Portland, OR.
Ramon Benton, stepson; Portland, OR.
Chelsea Benton, stepdaughter; Portland, OR.
Nigel Kingham, stepson; Portland, OR.
Nina Kingham, stepdaughter; Portland, OR.
Barbara Jean Rhodes, sister; Portland, OR
Donald C. Deskins, brother; Portland, OR.
Charlene G. Deskins, sister; Portland, OR.
Lisa M. Deskins, sister; Portland, OR.
Also one grandson.
His parents preceded him in death. Also survived by a host o f nieces and nephews.
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Ju st re c e n tly , I saw a s c i­
e n c e - f ic tio n th r ille r c a lle d
“ S p h e re ” that involved an alien
b ein g . T he m o v ie did a g reat
jo b a llu d in g to how the U n i­
v erse o p e ra te s u n d e r the "L aw
o f A ttra c tio n ." T he b ea u ty o f
th is p rin c ip le is th at w e can
draw ex p e rie n c es to us through
th e a ttr a c tin g fo rc e o f o u r
th o u g h ts and e m o tio n s. O ur
g re a te st d e sire s can be m ade
m a n ife st i f w e w o rk ed w ith
the sim p le m e c h a n ic s o f this
law.
A frie n d o f m ine re la te d a
p ast e x p e rie n c e to p ro v e the
“ Law o f A ttra c tio n .” W hen he
w as in his tw e n tie s, he had
d e a lt w ith u n re so lv e d a u th o r­
ity issu es. H e had a p e rso n a l
b e lie f th a t A u th o rity w as out
to put him dow n. H is a n g e r
c o u p le d w ith a n e g a tiv e m in d ­
set a ttra c te d five cops w ith bad
a ttitu d e s in one year. He had
tu rn ed on a “ m a g n e t” that said,
“ H a ssle m e!" W hen he re a l­
ized th a t he c re a te d th e se c ir ­
c u m s t a n c e s b y h is o w n
tho u g h t-fo rm s and strong em o ­
tio n s, he c h a n g e d his a w a re ­
ness an d beg an to m eet "g o o d
c o p s” th a t p laced high v a lu e
in s e r v in g a n d p r o te c tin g
p eo p le.
So how d o e s the “ Law o f
A ttra c tio n ” w ork?
A s a b a sic p re m ise , w e hold
w ith in o u rse lv e s g re a t Pow er.
It is o u r im a g in a tio n , w ill, in ­
te n tio n and focus. T h ey act as
a v e h ic le th ro u g h w h ich o u r
th o u g h ts and em otions can out-
13 o d y ,
a n d .S p irit
B y J oy R amos
flow . W hat w e m an ifest is in p ro ­
p o rtio n to o u r v isio n . If w e dare
to dream big, then abundance will
be ours.
A c c o rd in g to R everend N eil
H eilp ern , “ T hat w hich you dw ell
upon com es into y o u r life like a
gift from G od. G od loves you so
m uch that He g iv es you m ore o f
w h a te v e r you think you are, even
if you have a victim m en tality . I
b e lie v e G od a n sw ers ev ery th in g .
E v ery th o u g h t you h av e is a
p ra y e r.”
F leas have a su p e r stro n g a b il­
ity to leap long d ista n c e s. T hey
can be tra in e d to do stu n t w ork.
As tra in in g , they are placed in a
c irc u s rin g w ith a g lass dom e
o v e r th e m . T h is k e e p s fle a s
w ith in the b o u n d a rie s. If they
ju m p too far out, they bang th e m ­
se lv e s a g a in st the g lass. A fter a
w h ile , th e y le a rn to p e rfo rm
w ith in th e ir g iv en space.
O ur m inds are lik e a glass b a r­
rie r k e e p in g us in a m ental rut. It
is also lik e o u r n e g a tiv e beliefs
that have go n e u n c h a lle n g e d and
k e e p in g us in e ffe c tiv e.
M an ifestin g o u r hig h est v i­
sion takes m ore than C re a tiv e
V isualization and a p o sitiv e a t-
titu d e. T hat a p p ro ach is too
fragm ented. P ictu res help but
it is really the em o tio n al a t­
traction we have tow ards those
p ic tu re s that im bue them w ith
v itality.
I t's also not enough that we
put physical and m ental e tto rt
to m ake a goal a reality . A
fin al step is needed. It is to
sim ply get out o f the w ay.
“ A fter you select the p ro p er
goal and m ake the a p p ro p ria te
e ffo rts, you m ust sim p ly relax
and allow G od to do His part
in the creativ e process o f m ani­
fe sta tio n . For in tru th , you do
not w ork a lo n e , but in p a rtn e r­
ship w ith S p irit. W e can be too
a n x io u s, fe a rfu l, o r a ttach ed
to the o u tco m e to let S pirit do
its part. T he w o rst o n es are
th o se w ho th in k th ey know
b e tte r than S p irit. T hey try to
d irect it, but this c a n ’t be done.
I f th e se a n x io u s o n es w ould
only re la x , th e y ’d find that
S p irit can be tru ste d ! In fact,
the results w ill be greater, m ore
su rp risin g and o rig in a l than
anything the hum an c o n sc io u s­
ness a lo n e c o u ld e v e r have
a c h i e v e d ,” e x p l a i n s A r ie l
T o m io k a, a u th o r o f “O n the
B reath o f the G o d s .”
J esu s m ade the “ Law o f
A ttr a c tio n ” know n by sa y ­
in g, “ It is d on e u n to you as
you b e lie v e .” L ife is y o u r
d ream , w hat are you goin g
to a ttract?
P r o m is e K e e p e r s A i m s t o R e a c h E v e r y M a n In A m e r i c a
1 9 9 8 " L iv e a L e g a c y " C o n f e r e n c e s P la n n e d F o n 1 9 C i t i e s
Promise Keepers (PK), the Den­
ver based Christian m en’s ministry,
today officially announced its plans
for 19 stadium and arena confer­
ences. This year’s conferences, with
the theme o f“ Live a Legacy— Make
A Difference In Your Lifetime” will
be free o f charge for the first time in
Promise K eepers’ history.
The decision to waive admission
fees for all 1998 events is a bold
move for the eight year old organiza­
tion (which derived 72% o f its in­
come from such fees in the past).
This departure from business-as-
usual represents Promise K eepers’
Spirited, Strategic and Storied Organizing
The eleventh annual Peace-ing It
T og eth er Conference will be held
on Saturday, March 2 1, at the Uni­
versity o f P o rtlan d ’s C hrist the
Teacher Chapel. The event will run
from 9am until Ipm. Cheryl Andes,
a professional organizer with the
United Power for Action and Justice
in Chicago, will be the Keynote
speaker. The theme for the day will
be “ living and acting in the midst o f
the world as it is and the world as it
should be. Broad based organizing
as a paradigm for relational power
and love in the midst o f this tension.”
Ms. A ndes’ talk is titled “ Living and
Acting with Love and Power.”
Cheryl Andes works with United
Power, a broad based metropolitan
organization in Chicago. United
Power is the newest Industrial Areas
Foundation affiliatejoining 55 oth­
ers throughout the U.S. Ms. Andes
live in Oak Park, IL. with her hus­
band and two children. She has been
largely responsible for organizing the
suburban, middle class membership
o f United Power, which was con­
ceived as a metropolitan, city and
suburbs, organization.
Cheryl Andes has a Masters de­
gree in Pastoral Ministry from Bos­
ton College. She first learned about
broad based organizing during an
internship with the Office for Peace
and Ju stic e in the D io cese o f
Worchester, MA. She was inspired
by the potential o f organizing large
numbers o f people to act on their
faith in concrete and meaningful
ways.
Her rertlarks will focus upon the
tension between the world as it is—
a world o f power, self-interest and
change— and the world as it should
be— a world o f love, self-sacrifice
and peace. She will suggest a para­
digm for living and acting in the
midst o f this tension.
The annual Peace-ing 11Together
Conference is being cosponsored by
the Office o f Justice and Peace/Cam-
paign for Human Development o f
the Archdiocese o f Portland, the Port­
land Organizing Project, and the
University o f Portland. Fee for the
Conference is $ 10 per person, or $7
per person if in a group o f four or
more, with pre-registration by March
16.
Same day registration will be $ 12
per person. For more information
contact the Archdiocese Office for
Justice and Peace 503-233-8361.
Former Resident Joining Southern Baptist Seminary
F o rm e r P o rtla n d re s id e n t
B ruce W ar is jo in in g T he S o u th ­
ern B aptist T h eo lo g ical Sem inary
in L o u isv ille , K Y ., as p ro fe sso r
o f C h ristia n th eo lo g y .
T he se m in a ry b o a rd o f tru s t­
e e s ’ ex ecu tiv e co m m ittee elected
W are to th e facu lty at its m eetin g
F eb ru ary 3.
W are is c u rre n tly a sso c ia te
p ro fe sso r o f b ib lic a l and sy stem ­
atic th eo lo g y at T rin ity E v an g eli­
cal D iv in ity S ch o o l in D eerfield ,
111. he re c e iv e d a P h .D . from
F u ller T h e o lo g ic a l S em in ary in
P asad en a, C a lif., and earn ed his
M .A . fro m th e U n iv e rs ity o f
W ash in g to n . He earn ed tw o d e ­
g re e s from W estern C o n se rv a ­
tiv e B ap tist S em inary in P o rt­
land and u n d e rg ra d u a te d eg rees
from Ju d so n B ap tist C o lleg e and
W hitw o rth C o lleg e in S pokane.
S tev en C o rts, ch airm an o f the
t r u s t e e s ’ a c a d e m ic p e rs o n n e l
c o m m itte e a n d a tw o - tim e s
S outhern Sem inary graduate, said
W a re ’s ad d itio n to the facu lty
and his c o m m itm en t to e v a n g e li­
cal th e o lo g y m arks a new era at
the sem inary.
“ H is stra te g y and p ra c tic e is
to en gage all form s o f th e o lo g i­
cal th o u g h t b u t at the sam e tim e
is to n o t o n ly id e n tify th o se
sc h o o ls b u t also to id e n tify th eir
w eak n esses and then to give an
e v a n g e lic a l th e o lo g ic a l r e ­
sp o n se ,” said C o rts, p a sto r o f
E dw ards R oad B ap tist C h u rch in
G re e n v ille , S.C .
“ T h at is so m e th in g ... we b e ­
liev e is very n e c e ssa ry for the
g ro u n d in g o f fu tu re p a sto rs and
m issionaries in their w ork ,” Corts
added.
W are ta u g h t at W estern C o n ­
se rv a tiv e B ap tist S em inary and
se rv e d in nu m ero u s m in istrie s in
O reg o n b e fo re m oving to I lli­
nois.
H e w ill be n o m in ated for te n ­
ure at the A pril m eetin g o f the
se m in a ry ’s b o ard o f tru ste e s.
S em in ary P re sid e n t R. A lb e rt
M o h le r, Jr., said o f W a re ’s h ir ­
ing, “ th is helps bring to w h o le ­
ness the q u a lity o f e v a n g e lic a l
sc h o la rsh ip th at re p re se n ts the
fa c u lty o f S o u thern S e m in a ry .”
stongest effort yet to reach out to the
three-quarters o f A m erican men
(some 67 million) who do not attend
church regularly (Bam a Research,
( jood
1996).
For more information: PK N a­
tional M ediaO fficeat 303-964-7777
or Fax at 303-964-7720.
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NORTH PORTLAND BIBLE COLLEGE
New Life in Christ
“If any man be in
Christ he is a new
creation...”
II Cor. 5:17
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presents its
1998 Annual Musical
Saturday, March 21,1998
Bethel AME Church
828 NE 8th Avenue
Portland, OR. 97211
7:00 pm
Featured Artists
Bethel AME Cathedral Choir
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Young Adult
Choir
+
Gospel Music Workshop of America
Portland Metropolitan Youth Mass Choir
Dan Johnson, The Singing State Trooper
The Victor Brown Family
Harmony A Capella Group
Signs of Praise-Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and others
‘Brown
'Pastor and Counselor
We Extend Our Hand To Everyone
Services Sunday 11 A.M. and 6 P.M.
. Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Community Church of God
202 N.E. Skidmore
281-5678 Church