Sunday, August 29th, 4-10pm

1804 W Broadway

In The Porch Parking Lot

Kids Games and Prizes

Great Food

Free Movie

That’s right, we will not be in our building for our regular gathering on Sunday. There is nothing official planned, but that shouldn’t stop you from grabbing some Porch people, or some neighbors, and heading off to the lake or BBQing in the back yard. You can see the fireworks from the NW lawn at Gonzaga.

Hope you have an amazing 4th of July! See you next week. . . that would be the 11th. . . at 5pm.

Priest Lake, June 18-20

If you’d like to get away for a few days, and you’re a girl, contact Kristy Wilkinson to get more info!

As many of you know, The Porch and Kaleo are heading to Haiti in June to strike up a friendship with a community there. Our goal is to learn how to be good neighbors with our sisters and brothers in Haiti. You can read about this partnership here at The Haiti Collective.

We hope to invite more people into this relationship in the near future. You can join us right now in praying for the group of 4 of us who will be traveling in June. You can also support us by giving financially. We still need to cover some travel expenses and are hoping to bring fund a water collection project that will cost approximately $1500.

David’s Pizza

6pm, Tonight, Friday April 30!

Bring you’re own dough. . .uh. . .cash.

Many of you gave money in response to the earthquake. Here is where the money went and some stories about how your gifts were used to benefit people. The following is a report from Dave Graffenberger: Continue Reading

Dr. Mike and Robin Nash will be at Whitworth University this Saturday for the Africa Symposium! Register by Wednesday and spend the day learning what you can do to make a difference in Africa.

Posting an email that we received from CAMA services:

March 2010

On behalf of Compassion and Mercy Associates (CAMA), the relief and development arm of The Alliance, I want to thank you for your generous commitment to help those in desperate need. Currently, over $1.3 million has been raised for CAMA’s Haiti earthquake relief efforts!

Here are some ways your gifts have been applied:

On January 12, an initial gift of $25,000 was made to sister organizations on the ground. To date, a total of $30,900 has been given to Samaritan’s Purse, $85,400 has been given to World Relief, and $25,000 has been given to Youth With A Mission.

A CAMA survey team arrived in Haiti on February 12 and identified five Alliance-affiliated churches in need of assistance to rebuild their facilities. Currently, Drew Bishop of CAMA and Adner Joseph of the Alliance Haitian Association are on their second trip to assist these churches.

We are sending tents for distribution to those desperately in need of shelter, as the rainy season will soon be upon Port-Au-Prince.

The Southeastern and Metropolitan Districts of the C&MA are coordinating with the Haitian Association to reach out to family and friends still living in the wreckage of Port-Au-Prince.

Future Plans

We will be working with the Haitian Association to rebuild damaged churches and homes. Haitian churches will be utilized as bases for community development involving food-for-work and income generation projects, clean water distribution, and other community identified needs.

Short-term teams will be needed soon. More information and opportunities will be located on the  as they become available.

Current Status

Due to the overwhelming financial response of people like you, CAMA’s planned work in Haiti has been fully funded. That being said, I would like to invite your participation in additional relief opportunities. Go to the  page for additional giving opportunities.

God bless you for your generosity, as you have been the heart and hands of God to the people of Haiti.

Living the Call Together,

Rick Hemphill
Director for Communications

Photo courtesy of International Federation of Red Cross

Easter Gathering and Meal.

10am

Meal by all of us. Go here to get the recipes, make one, and bring it to share. Or just show up. That’s acceptable, too!

Music by Wolfgang