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lune 15. 2005 ' '(Jortlanìi © bscruer P a g e B3 R eligion Inspiring Book Honors Father Charles Jordan Book signing event Saturday former Portland City Com m issioner got and all that y o u ’ve got is all it and is the retired D irector o f P ort takes,” m eans that everyone has land Parks and Recreation. w hat they need to m ove forw ard in “A lot o f the teachings in my life. T he key is for people to use A w ell know n m o tiv a tio n a l b o o k ca m e fro m my w hat they have to their speaker and educator from P ort father’s influence,” said ad v an tag e. land has w ritten an inspirational Dion Jordan, w ho also is “ You may not have a book as a way to encourage youth a youth pastor at Bethel college degree or the fin and adults to pursue their dream s, A M E C hurch in north est clothes,” Charles Jor honoring his m other and father, east Portland and a stu dan said. “ But you are Dion C. Jordan will host a cel dent services coordina so m eb o d y . Y ou are a ebration and sign copies o f his newly tor at O pen M eadow A l child o f G od so you have released book, “All T hat It T akes Is ternative School. som ething and you have All T hat Y ou’ve G ot and All That “T he title o f the book to say, 'A m I w illing to Dion Jordan Y ou’v eG o tIsA llItT a k es,"fro m 12 is a quote from my father. use the gifts that G od p.m to 3 p.m . on Saturday, June 18 He said it at a tim e when gave m e?’ ” at Reflections B ookstore, 446 N.E. I needed som e direction in life,” Dion Jordan, w ho is now a na K illingsw orth St. Dion Jordan said. “T he one thing I tio n a lly k n o w n m o tiv a tio n a l A lthough it is a coincidence that hope the reader takes aw ay from speaker, said he had low self-es the celebration/book signing is the reading the book is the feeling o f teem w hen he w as younger be day before F ather’s D ay, Jordan em pow erm ent to live their dream s, cause he w as bom severely pigeon- said it is no coincidence that the find their talents and reach their toed and had a severe speech im role his father, C harles Jordan, goals.” pedim ent that caused him to stut played in his life is w oven through C harles Jordan said the quote ter. W hen he w as 8, both his legs out the book. C harles Jordan is a “all that it takes is all that y o u ’ve w ere broken and reset; he had to W is h in g Y o u P re c io u s M e m o r i e s t h is learn to w alk all over again. D uring his m iddle-school years, he m issed gym class and recess to spend tim e with a speech therapist and still rem em bers the nam e o f the class bully who teased him daily. Dion Jordan said through those trials, he learned a lesson that he im parts to others: “Focus on your ow n race. There will be people w ho will m ake fun o f you or discourage you, but you do w hat you have to do (to achieve your dream ),” he said. And despite his obstacles, Dion Jo rd an ’s m other, Esther, said her son had been fulfilling his dream o f inspiring others since he w as a young boy. “ He was alw ays doing the right things. He was alw ays helping o th ers,” E sther Jordan said. “ My heart is running over with love and I’m very proud o f the success h e’s had overcom ing his disabilities.” V isit w w w .dionjordan.com . F a th e r’s D ay. Stop by and order your com plim entary Wishing com m em orative You Much Father’s Day Success and candle A Safe Summer Stop by and pick up your com plim entary graduation gift courtesy P ß P .lty , Church Celebrates Youth Night T h e F u ll G o sp e l P e n te c o s ta l C h u rc h , 1033 N. S u m n e r, in v ite s th e y o u n g to “ G et Y o u r P ra iz e O n ” d u rin g a Y o u th N ig h t on M o n d a y , J u n e 2 0 at 7 p.m . G o s p e l ra p a r tis t X ile a n d th e Y o u th C h o ir w ill p e rfo rm , a lo n g w ith a sp e e c h by O v e rs e e r L .F . T o w n s e n d . J e rs e y s an d je a n a ttire are e n c o u ra g e d . F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n on the Y o u th N ig h t e v e n t c all 5 0 3 -2 8 0 -3 0 0 3 . Escape School" of Xile will perform for Youth Night June 2 0 at 7 p.m. a t Full Gospel Pentecostal Church. Killingsworth Little Chapel of the Chimes 430 N. Killingsw orth St. Portland, OR - 503-283-1976 The Oregon-Washington A.M.E. Zion Church Annual Conference The Oregon-Washington Annual Conference Will Hold Its 113th Session June 14-19, 2005 At First A.M .E Zion Church, Portland, OR 4304 N. Vancouver Ave (corner of Vancouver and Skidmore Sts) Birth Announcement “ Raising Our Level Of Enthusiasm” Is The Theme For The 2005 Oregon-Washington Annual Conference Session. Dylan Thomas Beckett Bishop Roy A. Holmes Will Preside Over The Annual Conference. This Will be The First Time Bishop Roy A. Holmes Will Have Presided Over An Oregon-Washington Conference. Bishop Roy A. Holmes Was Elected The 92na Bishop Of The A.M.E. Zion Church, In August‘2004.’ C atherine and Tom B eckett gave birth to D ylan T hom as Beckett on M ay 2, 2005 at Providence Portland M edical C enter. The baby boy was bom at 11:49 p.m., w eighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces w ith a height o f 19.5 inches. D ylan T hom as has a big brother nam ed Stryder, age 7. 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