We Treasure Interacting with God in These Ways and More: 

• Listening prayer 

• Prayer walks 

• Healing and deliverance 

• Inner healing 

“In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” 

• Romans 8:26 – 27

God Intends Portland to be a Place of Refuge

• Opportunities to play in safety 

• Provide resources for those in immediate need

• Avenues for long-term support and guidance 

• Worship, prayer, and teaching 

• Invitations to home church communities

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, designate cities to serve as cities of refuge…”  

• Numbers 35:10-11a

The Church Can be a Family of Families  

• Prepare and share a meal – celebrating communion as the early church did 

• Worship through simple music 

• Bible-based, Spirit-inspired, Jesus-focused Socratic teaching 

• Corporate and personal prayer 

• Fellowship through games, movies, and more

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” 

• 1 Peter 2:9 – 10