GOOD NEWS
FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
STORIES OF GOD’S DEEP, RELENTLESS LOVE
In Portland, English Classes Build New Friendships and Hope
Our English Language Learning Program in Portland currently offers two beginner level classes and one intermediate level class at The Root Cellar. Read more to learn how these classes are welcoming, loving and empowering our neighbors.
Welcoming our New Neighbors at The Expo!
In June, a large group of families made their way to Portland, ME seeking asylum, traveling by bus from San Antonio, Texas. This was the last leg of a very long journey, taking them from their home countries of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they fled violence and oppression.
Portland's New Asylum Seekers : How to Help
The City of Portland is currently welcoming hundreds of new asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Over 150 are currently being housed at the Portland Expo, we are told that hundreds more are in route. This is a dynamic, changing scene - and there is much work to be done. Here are a few things you can do right now.
God's Kingdom
We pray to see God’s Kingdom come and His will be done in our neighborhood, just as it is in heaven.