y r i i 6,2005__________________________________________
Dear Deanna!
My boyfriend and I have prob­
lems with his baby mam a put­
ting their baby in the middle of
our relationship. W hen we make
plans, she brings the child over
and he baby sits. If the child
gets sick she calls him in the
middle o f the night. The final
straw cam e when we planned to
go out-of town and she left him
a message to get the baby from
daycare. W e d id n ’t see her for
two days. He needs to choose
between our relationship or the
baby. - F e d Up; St. Louis. MO
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Dear Fed Up:
The junk in your trunk isn’t so
good that you can m ake a man
tinue to walk with God so she’ll
pick you over his child. If you
see your faith and obedience.
w ant the baby m am a to stop
playing gam es hit her with re­ Dear Deanna!
My m other’s
verse psychology. The father Help me fast!
should voluntarily start spend­ having an affair on my father
ing so much time with the baby and I’m in the middle. I’ve lied
that the m other will becom e a for my m other and covered for
little lonely. This will slow her her but I think sh e 's about to get
up on th o se b o g u s d ro p -in s. busted. My d a d ’s real suspi­
D on’t force him to choose be­ cious and h e’s going to question
cau se y o u ’ll co m e up em pty me soon. I’m loyal to both my
handed and dry as the G rand parents and I do n ’t want to hurt
neither one. My dad’s a good
C anyon.
man and if he asks me, I can ’t
Dear Deanna!
look him in the eye and lie about
W hen I m et the w om an I ’m
it. Help! —Anonym ous; India­
with, I w asn’t saved. Now I’ve
napolis, IN
given my life to the Lord and she
doesn’t understand why I w on’t Dear Anonymous:
have sex w ith her. I asked her to L et y o u r m o th er know sh e ’s
marry me but she said no. I w rong and shouldn’t be doing
d o n 't feel as if I can continue this to your dad. Y our m other is
this relationship because my sal­ unfit because she’s teaching you
vation is more im portant. W hat adultery, fornication and lying.
should I do? —Dennis; M em ­ If your dad asks, do n ’t lie — tell
everything you know. Pray for
phis, TN
your m other because when that
Dear Dennis:
d ram a harvest com es in that
Y ou’re doing the right thing by
sh e’s sowing it’s not going to be
avoiding fornication which is a
pretty. She’s going to reap what
sin. It’s not worth it to send
she sowed in such a way that
your soul to Hell over lust— a
only the Lord can save her.
m om ent o f passion with som e­
one who isn ’t your spouse. Lead Ask Deanna is written by Deanna
her to the Lord and help her M. Write Ask Deanna! Email:
b eco m e saved. G od d o e s n 't askdeannal@yahoo.com or 264
want you to be unequally yoked S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283
so d o n ’t sw eat the m arriage re­ Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Website:
jection. Pray for her and con- www.askdeanna.com
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Jermaine Thompson, YO Center resource room coordinator, helps Azucena Hernandez with her resume.
Money Runs Out for YO Center
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in the fall, he plans on attending
P ortland C om m unity C ollege.
counselor som eday and is now M urphy looks forw ard to som e­
taking her G .E.D practice tests. day having his own business,
"The case managers help us but wants to work with people.
The center serves 1,900 young
out so much,” she said. Ross’
career objective is to become a adults ranging from 14 to 21 years
counselor because “people al­ old and 1,300 African Americans.
ways come and talk to me about Most are school dropouts. More
their problems, I might as well get than 300 hom eless youth are
served at the center in partner­
paid for it.”
T rem aine M urphy started ship with O utside In, an organi­
out the New Year in jail. Now he zation known for hom eless youth
is an intern at the YO C enter advocacy.
The Yo C enter building on
working as the assistant for case
m anager Marilyn G ordon, and MLK and M orris Street is situ­
ated in w hat many consider an
ideal location for com m ercial in­
terests. W ith all the gentrification
in north and northeast Portland,
some fear the center will become
a restaurant or health club.
“ It would be a shame if there’s
not another com m unity resource
located in this building, because
it is a central location,” G ardner
said.
But according to a source at
the A rchitects Forum , the ow ner
of the property, Howard G lazer
plans to lease the property to a
non-profit organization, specifi­
cally one that benefits north and
northeast Portland.
The YO center is sponsoring a
youth opportunity fair on June 21,
to give honor to staff, youth and
agencies that supported YO. This
will also be an opportunity to pro­
vide information on the other eight
agencies. It’s going to be a block
party to “end on a great note,”
Gardner said.
The YO center also is having a
jo b fair with 30 com panies on
Wednesday, April 6 from 3 to 6 p.m.
for those aged 16-21. For more in­
formation, call 503-528-7500.
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