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¡Elje -jlortlanò ®b»eruer Page B6 December 18. 2002 R eligion B U S IN E S S ^Victory d ir e c to r y Committed to (503) 256-3335 Phone HI-TECH AUTO SERVICES . Open : Mon - Sat. : 8AM - 8PM Sunday : 10AM - 5PM 10010 NE Sandy Blvd Portland. Oregon 97220 BOANERGES Group. L L C . • 5«ri4c«j • B u ì ÌK ci s v M a m a ^ m ì MÌ • fragri y î>«veUp»e-*f Sharon toaxwell-Hendricks 5 0 3 0 3 1 -0 5 9 7 5 0 3 - 3 0 9 - 8 7 4 6 ceil 5 0 3 - 2 8 4 - 1 9 1 0 fa x _____________ BuMkig yoir C U S T O M P R IN T E D OARM EM T9 M O M SC RAOS PUZZLES E M B R O ID E R Y S IL K S C R U M NUMBERS q u ic k a i r r s B 0 I . mm 4R, 4 07 HE Nason »6 (MLK JR. BLVD.)Portland, OB97211 5O3-184-1S1O p h o n e bandbtshirts@ earthlink.net p iti» tin t 4SI NEGRANDAVE. PORTLAND, OR 97211 on a firm foundation n b llr 503-184-1910 I*» fu r irait! M A R «U T T € FflILLA, D C. A FFO R D A B LE JJ LO CK & KEY FULL LOCKSMITH - SERVICE • RE-KEY AND INSTALL LOCKS LOCKED 0UT7-WE MAKE KEYS FROM SCRATCH HOUSE, OFFICE OR CAR Two Locations: 503-284-9582 Oregon City 503-656-2116 Portland S e r v in g P o r t l a n d / M e t r o a r e a (N , N E , S E , S W & N W ) the passed over and forgotten by D avid P lcchl T he P ortland O bserver M ichelle H ollins had been on drugs for m ore than h a lf o f her lifetime. O ne cold afternoon in C hicago, som eone handed h er a flier about a church that w as devoted to saving troubled lives through a com m it m ent to Christ. H ollins d id n ’t think m uch o f it, but held on to the little piece o f p aper anyw ay. O v er the course o f the next three m onths she w o u ld occasionally take the flier o u to fh e r purse, glance at it, then bury it again, preferring the m ind num bing high o f drugs to the cold slap o f reality. B ut one day, after w aking up to the w ailing o f her tw o so n s’ ig nored cries, she decided to do som e thing. H ollins called the num ber on the flier. “ I w as tired o f being on drugs,” she said. T he m an on the phone told her she d id n ’t need anything - except a little w illingness to change. “T h ey described it as a spiritual b oot cam p,” H ollins said. A few w eeks later, she w as on a bus to Portland and determ ined to turn her life around. W hen Hollins arrived in the ‘City o f R o ses’ she m et P astor Erskine Sias and his w ife, P astor Roxanne Sias, w ho m anage the Portland branch o f V ictory C hurch. Both are former drug addicts who n o w run a m inistry and tw o ‘resto ration h o m es’ com m itted to the service o f ‘the passed o ver and fo rg o tten .’ E rskine and Roxanne help m any people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. H ollins had been to 13 different tre a tm e n t c e n te rs, b u t n o th in g seem ed to w ork until she found Christ. “ It w as alw ays conditional,” she said. “ H ere, they o nly w ant you to know Jesus.” Hoi lins said she has found safety and stability in this house com m it ted to G o d ’s love. She is drug-free and telling others about w hat V ic tory C hurch has d one for her. “T h ey accepted m e into their hom e, and they d id n ’t know an y thing about m e,” she said. “E very thing about this hom e is about Je su s,” Erskine and Roxanne are com mit ted, caring pastors, dedicated full tim e to the teachings o f the bible. Michael Ward has been attending Victory Outreach Church for over six months. “I put my past behind m e ," he said. “I came here and I am happy.’ PHOTOSBY D avid P lechl / T he P ortland O bserver Victory Outreach Church members Tilden Blackbear, Terry McBee, Richard Crook and Michael Ward listen to a sermon by Pastor Erskine Sias. “W e run this church like a fam ily,” E rskine said. “ Seven days a week.” Parishioners in recovery stay in one o f the two ‘restoration hom es.’ G uests are expected to rise early, pray often, and stay clean and sober. — Pastor R o xann e Sias P astor E rskine bases his life and m inistry solely upon the w ord o f God. “People ask m e - ‘ D on ’ t you ever get tire d o f doing church?” ’ Erskine said. “ I say no, because I never got tired o f doing d ru g s.” Roxanne says she finds it a jo y to “NOW WITH 2 LOCATIONS” 4510 S E. 52ND & HOLGATE PORTLANO, OR 97206 (503) 771-1834 HOURS - MON THRU FRI 9 TO 8 • SAT 9 TO 4 DOMONIQUE'S / 2 8 6 -3 7 5 8 HAIR DESIGN n anointed dramatizati^BInspired by the book of story poems by O. 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Roxanne tells the w om en that recovery is possible and the rew ard o f s o b rie ty is w ell w o rth th e struggle. “ I know w here I’ve been, I d o n ’t w ant to go back there,” she said o f her past riddled w ith drug addic tion. “ W hen 1 realize I d o n ’t have that craving anym ore - it is an aw e som e feeling.” H ollins w ants desperately to be back in the life o f h er sons, but for now she is taking care o f the chil dren that com e through the doors o f the church. “ 1 pray everyday to be the w om an and m other I should b e,” she said. H ollins spends m uch o f her tim e in bible study, fund raising for the church and talking to people about Jesus. “T hanks to V ictory,” she said. • “ M y heart no longer resides in m is ery-” a P a sto r E rsk in e S ias can be reached by calling 503-309-2655. V ictory C hurch services are held each Sunday at 11 a.m. at 4007 N. A laska (O b itu a r ie s NEW • USED • NEW CAPS Taxes. Mounting 4 Balancing included FULLY GUARANTEED 6841 N.E. M.LK. JR. BLVD. w ork w ith the w om en that are turn ing their lives around by com ing to know a higher pow er. “W e k now w h a t’s rig h t and w rong, yet w e continue to do things w e know are w rong,” she explained. “But when you com e to know Christ, We know what s right and wrong, yet we continue to do things we know are wrong. But when you come to know Christ, those things weigh heavy on you. DOUBLE J TIRE CENTER PORTLAND. OREGON 97211 (503) 283-9437 » For reservations and ticket information visit www.roseofsharon.org or Madam's Suburban Salon , 1631 NE Alberta > 503-288-1053 d or call 503-591-0206/503-283-5576 ■ T E R E S A ‘H IG G S ’ C U R T IS passed aw ay on Dec. 5 at the age o f 44. C urtis, a Portland resident, w as b om on M arch 2 8 ,1 9 5 8 in V ancouver, W a. She w as a self-em ployed highw ay flagger and hom e care giver. Survivors include her husband, D onald C urtis, tw o daughters, Jessie W ilcox and Jenny Steinbach, her parents, M ax and E lizabeth H iggs, six brothers, D avid, Larry, D ennis, Steve, Brian and D onny H iggs. C urtis w as preceeded in death by her sister, M arianne H iggs. A m em orial w as held on Dec. 14 at K illingsw orth Little C hapel o f the Chim es. A N N A M A R IE V E F F passed aw ay on Dec. 5 at the age o f 74. She w as b o m on Aug. 26, 1928 in L eavenw orth, K ansas and had lived in the Portland area since 1976. V e ff retired from service in the arm y and w as a hom em aker. She is survived by her son, Frederick T hom as V eff, four daughters, Valerie Barnes, Cinderella Muniz, Rochelle Myers and Michelle C orona, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. M em orial services w ere held at K illingsw orth Little C hapel o f the C him es and all rem em brances can be m ade to the C ancer Society. G R E G ‘S K IP P Y ’ S C A R B O R O U G H d ied Dec. 11,2002 afte r a long stru g g le w ith m u sc u la r d y stro p h y . F u n eral se rv ic es w ill b e held T h u rsd ay , D ec. 19 at II a.m . at St. P aul C h u rch o f G o d in C h rist, lo cated at N o rth e a st R o d n ey an d S tan to n . H e w as b o m on N ov. 7, 1962 in P o rtlan d , the son o f N am an an d M ary S carb o ro u g h . He atten d ed H ig h lan d E lem en tary w h ich is now M artin L u th er K ing. He en jo y ed cars, d raw in g and b ein g w ith his fam ily and frien d s. He en jo y ed alm o st a n y th in g th at a p erso n w h o d id n ’t h av e a d isa b ility w o u ld do. H e leav es to m ourn tw o d a u g h te rs, L ak iesh a an d T y iesh a; a sister, E ln o ra; tw o b ro th ers G eo rg e an d G ary ; th ree h a lf sisters, S ele n a P o sto n , T u y n a S carb o ro u g h an d D em etria S carb o ro u g h ; g ra n d p a re n ts N am am and Z em la S carb o ro u g h ; an d sev eral au n ts, u n cles, co u sin s, n ie ce s, n ep h e w s an d m an y b elo v ed frien d s. «
