Volume 852 Issue 1 Jan 2016

From the Friendship House By Paula Rowell

In This Issue: Page 2 — From The Executive Director Page 3 — Page 4 —From The Friendship House Page 4 —

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Ken Monday is truly a miracle in the works! Ken was in the Grays Harbor County Jail looking at going to prison. He had robbed the Safe-way and the Casa Mia Restaurant and on top of that he assaulted two policemen. Ken was born in Aberdeen raised here and graduated from Weatherwax High School. He was married six times and has one child. Ken was a me-chanic and worked for most of the new car dealer-ships in the area from 1977 until 2005. During that time he went in the Army and spent time in Viet Nam and Germany. Because of a motorcycle accident that broke both legs from the knees down and his back in four places when he was younger he had to quit work in 2005. Ken suffers from being bipolar and schizophrenic and was off his meds when he did all the bad stuff. He also had burned a lot of bridges around town and C.C.A.P. wouldn’t let him back in the building. When he was released from jail the D.O.C. made arrangements for him to come to the Mission and he accepted Jesus into his life. God has been making drastic changes in him daily. He has changed so much we have had people and tell us they can’t believe Ken is the same person. Ken is was baptized and plans on join-ing the program. He says he’s the happiest he’s ever been here

A Miracle In The Works I realize that we live our lives one day at a time, yet the beginning of a new year seems to promise better times. 2015 was a good year. Many of our ladies were able to find work, housing and hope. Marshall’s will bring local employment, and there are rumors of a new business in the Top Foods building.

I would like to say that Top Foods was one of our largest contributors of food to the Mission and Shelter. Their leaving will mean less food for our feeding program.

The Shelter is full of a really great group of ladies and only one child. I don’t even have to ask them for help they volunteer. This makes things so much easier. Deserae is my new long-term program person, who has taken on the task of redoing the clothing bank. She requested that chore and I was very happy to put her in charge. It is now just beautiful, and clean.

Please remember that our Tea has returned to spring. For more information check our web site at www.ugmgraysharbor.org

Ken Monday

I have no idea how long the Mission has been having Christmas Parties for the low income and homeless and given gifts. I know we have done this for the last twenty-eight years since Paula and I have been here. This is the first year we haven’t had enough gifts. We need your help for next year so we can bless those less fortunate with a Christmas. Can you help us with new clothes in all sizes from small to 4x for men and women and children’s clothes and new toys through-out the year?

We Need Your Help For Next Christmas

In this Issue: Page 2 - From the Executive Director Page 3 - Reaching Hearts and Changing Lives Page 4 - From the Friendship House

Published By Union Gospel Mission of Grays Harbor 405 Heron Street P.O Box 859 Aberdeen, WA 98520-0913 360-533-1064 ph. 360-533-6202 fax www.ugmgraysharbor.org Gary T Rowell Executive Director Board of Directors Pete Schave President Mike Poitras Secretary Ron Roffler Treasurer Bonnie Anderson Charles Capoeman Steve Crabb

Gary T Rowell

Sears Teams With UGM

On Sunday December, 13 Pastor Dave Arnot of the Grays Harbor Evangelical Church baptized two of the residents of the Union Gospel Mission.

Ken Monday accepted Christ into his life and wanted to continue in his walk by being bap-

tized. James Horack knew Christ when he came in and also wanted to continue with his walk by being bap-tized.

It is always fulfilling to see men’s lives changed as God works in their hearts. Ken has also de-cided that he wants to join the New Foundation Pro-gram.

Reaching Hearts and Changing Lives

Union Gospel Mission and Friendship House Needs for 2016

Travel Size Hygiene Products

For Hygiene Bags

Canned Vegetables Cake & Brownie Mixes

Chicken Fresh Produce

James Horack Ken Monday

Sherry Corbey, man-ager of Sears offered to team with us to help meet the needs of those in need during their Friends and Family Sale. Many shoppers gave blankets, coats, socks and many other articles of clothing. We would like to thank Sears and donors for caring for those in need.

Sherry Corbey of Sears & Gary Rowell

Happy New Year! I saw a Frank and Earnest cartoon the other day, in it one was saying to the other , "No wonder we're in such a mess the Old Year never hangs around to tell the New Year how to do things". I think that is the way a lot of us are, we never look back to see the mistakes we made or the things we did right. If we did perhaps it would help us make fewer mistakes as we live our lives.

I once had a friend I never really considered too bright, but he did come up with a statement that was quite good. He said, '' We need to learn from other people's mis-takes because we don't have enough time to make them all ourselves". As we enter the New Year maybe we should take time to look back at the past year, and perhaps, see things that would make our lives easier. The most important help to make our life smoother is to ask God to guide us in our lives. The Bible tells that He is the Beginning and the End and He knows all about us, if this is true who better could give us direction? I pray that you have a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!!