Updates From Portland

As the summer is quickly turning into fall up here in the great Northwest, we are caught off guard by the many blessings that we have received this past few months. I truly regret not updating our blog as much as I would have liked, but at the same time, we have been very busy making important connections and building a firm foundation for our community and neighborhood in Portland. We have been living in our apartment now since April and have adjusted well to living in our amazing neighborhood. I would like to quickly update you on what we have been up too:

HomePDX:
We have been serving some amazing people with this group that we have connected with for the last few months. HomePDX is really a community of people who live indoors and people who live outdoors. We meet under the Hawthorne bridge in downtown Portland and we share a meal, stories and love. It has been such a blessing to be a part of this! We will have more stories to share later.

Bread and Wine:
Bread and Wine is a new church plant here in the Northeast section of Portland, which is the neighborhood we live in. We are based out of three house churches that we affectionately call "Gospel Communities." We have quickly fell in love with all of the people who are involved in this endeavor to spread the Gospel and serve our neighbors. Recently, Tisha and I were asked to lead the third "Gospel Community," and we take it as a great honor to be able to participate at that level. Much of the vision of Bread and Wine aligns with our purpose of moving to Portland and I encourage you to check out the website to get a much better understanding of what Bread and Wine is.

These are just a couple of the ways that God has been using us in Portland. We are so excited to see what will happen in the future and we are working hard to make connections and to simply love people. Please continue to pray for us and check back soon for more updates!