newsletter-2010-07 - Union Gospel Mission

MissionNews
July 2010
Men’s Shelter | Men’s Recovery Program | Women’s Recovery Program - Anna Ogden Hall
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Hands of
Healing
Last year, the UGM clinics treated 954
patients who might otherwise have
ended up in area emergency rooms.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Dr.
Allen Seely hurried into the small waiting
room of the Union Gospel Mission
medical clinic carrying two large boxes of
donated medications. The blue plastic chairs
lined against the walls were already filled with
patients. Dr. Seely hit the ground running,
calling the first patient on his list within five
minutes of arriving. He had, in fact, been
running since 7 a.m. when his day started
at the Valley Rockwood Clinic where
he practices. He skipped lunch, came
straight to the Mission, and, in a whirlwind
three-hour stretch, saw 20 patients with
ailments ranging from dangerously high
blood pressure to pulled muscles. His
one break was to take a call from the
ER. By 4:30, the weariness showed in
Dr. Seely’s shoulders, but he took a
deep breath, held out his arms, and
smiled: “This is my life. It’s crazy
and nuts, but I think we have to be
crazy and nuts for the Gospel.”
full story on page 3

PHOTO WITH
ROUNDED
CORNERS
Phil Altmeyer
Executive Director
HEART TO HEART | page 2
God Loves to Heal
A man named Gary came to the Mission recently because he was going blind.
Gary wasn’t homeless – not yet anyway, but if he didn’t get help, he soon would
be. Gary had a job on a farm down in Nevada driving tractors, combines, and
other farm equipment, and he lived in a bunk house on the farm. But when Gary
began to have trouble plowing a straight line due to his failing eyesight, he knew
he needed help. He took a bus up to Spokane where he has a sister and found his
way to the Union Gospel Mission.
Gary saw one of the doctors in our medical clinic who facilitated his surgery
for cataracts. After a few follow-up visits for double vision, Gary headed back to a
waiting tractor in Nevada.
Now, that whole process took several months and numerous connections. It
was quite a bit more complicated than the methods by which Jesus healed the
blind when He walked the earth, but I’m fairly certain that He was no less delighted
with the results. God loves to heal.
In Matthew 11:5, Jesus described His ministry like this: “The blind receive sight,
the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are
raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.” Physical healing went hand in hand with Jesus’ message of
salvation.
The doctors and nurses who serve in our medical clinics are the reaching arms and healing hands of Christ,
and we are incredibly blessed by their dedication and enthusiasm. Michelle Kiddoo, one of the nurses, said she
volunteers because it is “an honor to be part of these men’s lives.” Susan Vowell, RN, said her great joy is to see the
women in the recovery program “begin to blossom and to participate in their journey,” and Dr. Seely said he wished
he could do more: “I can’t out-give God.”
I believe the Mission is a picture of the church caring for the poor in the way God designed. Every day, I see
people eagerly stepping up to participate and wanting to make a difference. Thank you for partnering with us to
bring healing to both the body and the soul. ●
A Musician’s Gift
Frank Delany and his wife, Maddy, had been playing
music for chapel services at the Mission for about a
year when Frank began to wonder if some of the men
in the recovery program might be interested in learning
to play the guitar. He offered ten weeks of free lessons
in folk guitar on Wednesday nights and picked up two
very eager students: Ronnie Rutt and Brandon Gwyn.
Ronnie is a songwriter who wants to learn how to put
his lyrics to music. Brandon said he has wanted to play
the guitar since he was a teenager, but “it’s just one of
those things I never followed through on.”
Frank, a producer for Spokane Public Radio and an
accomplished musician, loaned Ronnie one of his own
guitars and did some repair work on a loaner from the
Mission for Brandon. After the first 10 weeks, the three
men were having such a good time that Frank extended
the lessons into blues guitar. So, now, on Wednesday
nights the library at the Union Gospel Mission is filled
with the sound of men making music and pursuing
lifelong dreams. ●
Great to see Frank sharing his
talent with Ronnie and Brandon !

...continued from cover page
Dr. Charlie Wolfe has been volunteering
at the clinic for 13 years.
The Union Gospel Mission Men’s Shelter began offering
medical services free of charge to its homeless guests in
February 1992 when the clinic was opened by Dr. Dexter
Amend and his wife, Yvonne. Well over 10,000 patient
visits have been performed since that time by the
doctors and nurses who volunteer their time. Services
are provided on a first-come first-served basis once a
week on Wednesday afternoons. No narcotic drugs are
prescribed.
Dr. Charlie Wolfe, who takes one shift a month at the
Men’s Shelter and also serves on the Mission’s Board of
Directors, emphasized the two-pronged benefits of the
clinic. First and foremost, God’s love is demonstrated
in a very tangible way to men in great need. The doctors
and nurses carry out Christ’s ministry of healing.
Secondarily, the community benefits because basic
health needs and chronic conditions are handled
outside hospital emergency rooms and communicable
diseases are stopped before they spread to the larger
community.
Last year, the clinics of the Union Gospel Mission
treated 954 patients and gave an additional 141 tests
for tuberculosis. Dr. Wolfe suggested that if even half
of those 954 patients had ended up at the emergency
room for basic services, the costs (estimated at a low
$150 per visit) would have added up to $71,550 – costs
that would have been passed along, one way or another,
to paying patients.
Helping Hands Clinic
The Helping Hands Clinic at Anna Ogden Hall was
opened in 2005 to deal specifically with the medical
needs of homeless women and children. With a
registered nurse on staff two days a week and a
HANDS OF HEALING | page 3
volunteer doctor once a week, the pace and purpose
of the women’s clinic differ from that of the men’s.
“Three-fourths of what we do here is education,”
said Susan Vowell, the clinic coordinator, with the
three major emphases being: quitting smoking, eating
right, and exercising. Each woman receives a complete
physical, something the majority has not had in years.
Many residents have been treated for emotional
issues before coming to Anna Ogden Hall. “In the
system,” Susan said, “they’ve often been treated as a
number, and unfortunately, the most expedient solution
to their problems has been medication. When the ladies
come here, time is not a factor. They get to express their
needs. A relationship is built.” And a holistic approach
to their health is established.
Gratitude
Dr. Seely had to end his recent shift at 4:30 p.m. sharp
to run to another appointment, and though he worked
to the last possible moment, two men were still waiting
to be seen.
One was Clyde, who, although he had waited for
over an hour, wasn’t at all upset. On the contrary,
Clyde – who had seen Dr. Seely previously – sang his
praises: “He’s just awesome. He’s always going above
and beyond. He’s even purchased my medication out
of his own pocket. If I ever had the opportunity to do
something for him, I would . . . in a heartbeat.”
The other man was hoping to get a prescription
filled – a prescription for a two-hundred-dollar
inhaler. Dr. Seely gave him two: “Don’t thank me,”
he said. “Thank God. He brought them to me, and I
brought them to you.” ●
To see more photos of the clinics in action and
for a list of the doctors and nurses who volunteer
visit: www.ugmspokane.org

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS | page 4
Thank You, Volunteers
We absolutely love our volunteers. They give us their
most valuable asset — time. Last year, volunteers
donated 63,255 hours, the equivalent of 30 full-time
Union Gospel Mission
Rookie of the Year – Michael Parks & Daryl Koch
Helping Hands – Bill House
Messenger of Hope – Chatteroy Community Church
Group Service – South Hill Bible Youth Group
Albert Arend – Bill Byrne
Life of Service – Ray Eberle
Full Circle – Frank Woods
Family Service – The Rogers Family
Anna Ogden Hall
Rookie of the Year – Stephanie Perkins
Helping Hands – Elizabeth DeNiro
Messenger of Hope – Mary Davies
Outstanding Youth – Lydia Wolfe
Group Service – North Addison Youth Group
Full Circle – Corissa Palmer
Sojourn Teacher – Francine McGaughy
Tender Arms – Maila Patrick
Volunteer of the Year – Kathy Lee
Crisis Shelter for Women and Children
Rookie of the Year – Tim Hepper
Helping Hands – Cindy Frank
staff members or $1.3 million. We’d especially like
to highlight a few individuals who contributed to the
ministry in extraordinary ways.
Messenger of Hope – Joy Mewhinney
Outstanding Youth – Aurora Rogers
Group Service – Spokane Faith Center
UGM Thrift Stores
Rookie of the Year – Tim McElroy
Helping Hands – Jacki Beck
Messenger of Hope – Dee Comer & Karen Herson
Volunteer of the Year – Bonnie Wartes
Women’s Auxiliary
Ellen Funseth Award – Erma Ward & Marilyn Webb,
representing South Hill Bible Church
Macedonian Award – given to 29 churches for their
diligent service
Erma and
Marilyn from
South Hill Bible
Church were
presented the
Ellen Funseth
Award!
One World Spokane As part of the training taking place in the food services
department of the Union Gospel Mission, kitchen
supervisor, Steve Viers, and his crew were the guest
chefs at One World Spokane, 1804 E Sprague Avenue,
on Friday, June 18. One World Spokane is a non-profit,
organic, community kitchen whose goal is to provide
a dining-out experience to everyone in the community,
regardless of their ability to pay. Hence, customers pay
what they can.
Men from our kitchen crew gained real world
experience as guest chefs at One World Spokane.
The menu that night was a Latin feast: gazpacho;
braised pork tacos and vegan tacos with salsa fresca;
Honduran ceviche; black bean salad; Caribbean-style
beans and rice; and spice cake. The men did a fantastic
job and gained real world experience at the same time.
Delicioso! ●

UGM UPDATES | page 5
U p c o m i n g Events
July 8 • Camp Open House, Tshimakain Creek Camp
July 13 • Volunteer Orientation, 6 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission
July 14 • Meal Server Orientation, 10 a.m. at Union Gospel Mission
July 20 • Volunteer Orientation, 6 p.m. at Anna Ogden Hall
July 21 • Meal Server Orientation, 5:30 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission
Please call 535-8510 to reserve a spot for Camp Open House or either orientation.
Two ovens and 235,714 meals
Steve Viers, kitchen supervisor, removes the first batch of cookies!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Elizabeth Pool Foundation and an
anonymous donor, the Union Gospel Mission now has new Lang ovens.
Last year, the Mission served 235,714 meals, an average of 645 meals a
day. Oftentimes, a meal is a person’s first introduction to the grace offered
through our shelters and programs, and now the kitchen is equipped
with quality, reliable ovens to do the job right. ●
Employment Opportunity
Program Counselor – The Men’s Recovery Program is searching
for a Washington State licensed counselor who has expertise in
treating childhood trauma, sexual abuse and PTSD.
Kitchen Supervisor – Our Food Services Department is searching
for an experienced cook with supervisory potential to be responsible
for the production of over 500 meals daily. Hours: 5:30 a.m. to 2:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Go to our website – www.ugmspokane.org – or contact Teri Munson (teri.munson@
ugmspokane.org) for more information.
MINISTRY NEEDS
July 2010
Food Items:
cereal/snack bars
tuna
canned fruit
salad ingredients
salad dressing
mayonnaise & ketchup
coffee
grocery gift cards to purchase
food for cooking classes at Anna
Ogden Hall
Camp:
hot dogs
hamburgers
corn dogs
sliced cheese
bacon & sausage
eggs
paper plates, napkins & towels
plastic utensils
ice cream sandwiches
Clothing:
leather belts
men’s briefs & boxers
cargo shorts
white crew socks
Miscellaneous:
toilet paper & tissues
insta-read thermometers
silverware (especially spoons)
Sharpie markers
sunscreen (kids & adults)
hair brushes
pull-ups & diapers
backpacks
Bibles & Children’s Bibles
pain relievers & antacids
Thank You!
Donations can be dropped off at the
Mission (1224 E Trent Ave. Spokane)
daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A publication of
LUBE, OIL & FILTER SPECIAL
$19.95
(up to 5 quarts of oil - by appointment only)
509-327-HELP (4357)
expires 07/31/10
1224 E Trent Ave.
Spokane, WA 99202
509-535-8510
info@ugmspokane.org
www.ugmspokane.org

In Memory of: The Kind gift of:
Geneva Adams: Joseph & Susan
Mauro
Roy Agar: Lois Huber
Elmer Armstrong: Judy May Francis
John Ray Ates: Melvin & Darlene
LeClaire
Robert Barnes: Betty Barnes
Ruby Battles: Paul & Sandy Heindl
Ken Batton: Georgie Batton
Versa Marcus Beachler: Odin A &
Nearine Baugh
Nadine Beeman: Ralph & Emily
Wagner
Dorris Bender: Mr & Mrs Richard
Epler
Stuart & Marion Benshoof: Carol
Haskell-Byron
Sgt. Robbin Best: Marian E Phalon
Gary Bird: Christine Hobbs
Tom Blossom: Robert & Lois Strader
Robert Boston: Paul & Becky Keiper
Clyde Boyle: Dale & Mickey
Cummins
James Bramm: Hubert & Dorothy
Washburn
Edgar Breeden: Mary Breeden
Scott Brosvik: Mr & Mrs Mark B
Hennessy
Nathan Bundy: Jane Bundy
Gayle Burrows: Marion L Phillips
Ruth Bylund: Barbara K Flower
Robert Caldwell: Jeanette L
Caldwell
Alex Campbell: Timothy Rhoads
Clarence Chafin: Dolly Chafin
Wayne Chapman: Marie Chapman
Larry Chestnut: Jean Askov
Kenneth Colling: Mrs Shirley J
Colling
Clint & Betty Corliss: Anne Morris
Don Davis: Lloyd & Delane Fowler
Tom Davis: George & Mercedes
Dormaier, Gordon Peterson
Bess Donelson: Elaine M Botts
Dale Donelson: Elaine M Botts
Florence Eddy: Stephen & Barbara
Eddy Smith
Norma English: Mark & Sharon
Johnson
Charles Falconer: Doris Schmitt
Dan Fitzgerald: Greg & Julie Hatch
Ruby Fox: Earl & Mary Ann Buri
Esther Frobom: Donna J Gregerson
Allan Galbraith: Mrs Irene Galbraith
Glenn Galbraith: Tammy Booker,
Mr & Mrs Robert A Christenson, Mrs
Irene Galbraith, James & Elouise
Johnson, Sig & Carol Jorstad,
George & Mary Losbaugh, James &
Lorena McCourtney, James & Julie
Sparks, Barbara Wimer, Robert &
MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS | page 6
GIVEN TO UNION GOSPEL MISSION MINISTRIES APRIL 11 TO JUNE 10, 2010
Lois Wynecoop, Richard & Kathlyn
Wynecoop, Beth Zimmer
Alice Gardner: Evangeline Moeller
Isabelle Garvey: Cecilia Cote
Brian Gorman: Mrs Shirley Redding
Jacob Greenslitt: James & Marsha
Greenslitt
R. J. “Speedy” Gunsaulis: Clarence
& Barbara Bennett
Mary Ann Hallinan: Charles &
Rhoda Jackson
Blaine Harbaugh: Kristin E Megy
Olive Hart: Dorothy J Morse
Joe Hartz: Rose Poutré
John Hartz: Rose Poutré
David Hayes: Donald & Shirley
Gravos
Hayes Hayes: C. Priscilla Reems
Grant Herndon: James & Sherry
Klaus
Edna Herrman: First Assembly of
God
Mamie Jean Herron: Jane D
Wynhoff
Austin “Bud” Hilborn: Dennis &
Danna Erdman
Homer “Bud” Hillborn: Milo & Rita
Clark, Ted & Marlys Fortier
Al Hollen: Robert & Arlis Schmidt
Elsie Holmes: Wayne & Evelyn
Russell
Phyllis Hood: Frank & Betty Fullmer
Cory Hubbard: Anonymous
Buzz Irvin: Evelyn M Irvin
Russell Jaderquist: David &
Rebecca Wall
C. Harold Johnson: Ethel I Johnson
Albert & Anne Kiefer: Patricia A
Severud
Ruth Kincheloe: Ray Kincheloe
Doug Klages: Peter & Karen
Bauernfeind, Kimberly Carey, Melvin
& Grace Carlson, Dragstedt Business
Services, Carol R Gerdts, Kenneth
& Molly Gross, Selma Hair, May A
Hogberg, Gary & Elinor Johnson,
Betty A Johnston, Geoffry & Shannon
Jones, Richard & Ann Kinzer, Noel
Koss, Harry & Eloise Lorentz, Don &
Joy Martin, James & Roma Nelson,
Milt & Alice Neumann, Gloria M
Nicol, Arthur & Ruth Nordling,
Dwight & Eloise Opp, William &
Caroline Palmer, Barney & Elaine
Peterson, Sandra Pfeiffer, Riverbend
Association, Linda Semmen, Richard
& Delores Solberg, Robert & Gladys
Stelzer, Irma Weick, Maxine Weick,
Paul Klawitter: Gary Klawitter
Charles Kuntz: Delbert & Barbara
Williams
Ida Lewis: Fred Lewis
Elmer & Ruby Lindahl: Kenneth
Dillon
Alvin L. Lowry: Stephen & Meredith
Lowry
Marjorie Luiten: Vera M Sautter
Scott Lukins: Mac & June Crow
Wayne Lundberg: Odin A & Nearine
Baugh, Dorothy J Morse
Nevin Magnus: Joseph & Marian
Baran, Marjorie Coombs, Mary
Duncan, Carolyn Duncan, Keith &
Barbara Green
Gloria Martin: Ray & Jeanne Billman
John McCauley: Juanita E McCauley
Don McDavis: Bruce H McDavis
Bob McHoes: Laura McHoes
James & Janet McIntyre: Betty
McIntyre
Michael McKinnon: Dan Simpson
Sadie Mills: Mrs Lola B Olson
Daniel Mitchell: Shirley A Mitchell
Minnie Molles: Wayne & Evelyn
Russell
Steven Morris: Anne Morris
Gerry Mull: Mary Albertson
Allen Mulligan: Virginia Mulligan
Liz Munk: Robert E Munk
Bob Murphy: Howard & Beverly Bass
Robert Murphy: Mrs Denise D
Johnson, Wallace & Ruth Loe
Mary Newbern: Leila Stewart
Gordon Paul: Dale & Betty Savidge
Dale Peringer: Dorothy Bothman,
Donald & Violet Crites, Sarah J
Hester, Mr & Mrs Austin Raine
Dale Peringer, Jr.: Sandra Peringer
Ralph Perry: Pete & Lois Perry
Charles Piersol: Dorothy Smith
Chet & Ina Pierson: L Esther
Williams
Jim & Ida Jane Potesky: Jeffrey
& Shelly Potesky, John L. & Joann
Simmons
Earl Poutre: Rose Poutré
Buell Rees: Betty Ann Hunter
Nelson Repsold: Hal & Sue Parry
Roderick Rhoads: Timothy Rhoads
Winnie Richards: Robert Richards
Jim Rinker: Delbert & Barbara
Williams
Arthur Rudolph: Barbara Rudolph
Herb Sauvageau: Fran Gorton
Elaine Schauble: Grace Miller,
Jeffrey Pratt
Marilyn Schauble: Helen Cowan,
Robert & Lola Gillespie, Eric & Cindy
Glorfield, Reta Hornbeck, Greg
& Kathy Schauble, Virgil & Jean
Wagner
Helen Schimke: Anona Heimbigner
Kenneth Schuppe: LaVonne
Schuppe
Betty Seaman: Clark Garner
Clarence Sheldon: June L Sheldon
Warren Shoop: Phyllis Forster
Fern Showacre: Lester Harder
Virginia Sieveke: Paul & Geraldine
Bippes
Paul Sievers: Genevieve Gelhaus
Art and Irene Spliid: Sharon
Stephenson
Melinda St John: Meghan Melinda
Antoni
Carmen Stewart: Leila Stewart
Stan Stockman: Donna Fisher,
Mabel Gunning, Hermance
Insurance Agency, LLC, M James &
Betty M Kintschi, Gerald & Virginia
Zellmer, Barbara Zier
Patricia Stone: Kurt & Jean Flechel,
Carolyn P Stone
Dorothy Stromberger: Harold &
Susan Kirkendall
Paul Swannack, Sr.: Lloyd & Sheryl
Johnson
Randal Sylvia: Indra Burcella,
June Christie, Bradley & RaeAnn
Hedstrom, Max & Laurie Johnson,
Charles & Judith Owens, PSESO, Inc.,
Anne Smyth, Theresa Wells, Michael
& Nancy Wilson
Ben Taylor: Joan Pearson
Charles Thurman: Louise M Ellis,
Donna Gilbrech-McGown, Lawrence
& Beulah McGee
Marvin Towner: Alan & Susan
Lesher, Merlin & Phyllis Martin, Hal &
Sue Parry
Vern Tracy: Dolores Workman
Pat Travis: Allene R Henry, Ron
Myers
James Turnidge: Kermit & Patricia
Kilcup, Raymond Myrvik, Fred &
Susan Sunderman, Mrs Carol A Upp
Bertha Tuttle: John Tuttle
John & Irene Van Klaveren: Karen
Van Klaveren
Bud VanSickle: Colleen Pryor
Cecelia Wall: Howard & Beverly
Bass
Robert Walsh: Geraldine Walsh
Dick Williams: L Esther Williams
Franklin Woods: Mary E Woods
Kira Wraspir: Vivian O Zagelow
Roy Wyatt: Mr William L Bell
Tom Zaring: Mr & Mrs Thomas A
Mays
Ronald Zimmer: Donald & Melba
Barton
Susan Zimmerman: Bruce
Zimmerman
Thank You!