Cassie's weekend in Portland

If you were at New Hope on Sunday morning, January 13th, then you heard Cassie Gamble talk about her plans to go to downtown Portland last weekend and show Christ's love to the homeless. Some of you even donated items for her to take with her--thank you!

Here's a brief report I got from Cassie about her trip:

Hey everybody! Thank you so much for your prayers and support!

Being in Portland really opened my eyes. I had the honor of meeting some really incredible people on the streets. I thought that most of them would be drug addicts, or something similar; they weren't. Quite a few of them were put in their position by circumstances they couldn't control.

The homeless really have their own community, almost their own culture. One thing they say could have a hundred meanings. I would like to ask one thing of you all; while it is snowing and cold, that you would keep these people in mind and pray for them. Many of them are sleeping outside and going hungry every day.

I had an amazing experience, and was very blessed by this trip. Thanks again for your support! - Cassie

If you want to hear more, just ask Cassie--I'm sure she'd be glad to tell you all about it!