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A Place To Call Home

A place to call home Most likely you have never met or heard of Pancho, Griselda, and their two young children, Angel and Michelle. Yet, they know you. They know

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Outreach In Thailand A Ripple Effect

Outreach in Thailand a ripple effect learn more about global trips For nearly a decade, Eastside has been sending teams on global outreach trips to Thailand.  Over the years we’ve

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Journey To Motherhood And Recovery

Journey to motherhood and recovery I first was invited to Eastside when I was in junior high by a classmate. I loved the people here. When I was in college

Follow The Meals To Baja Mexico

Eastside Christian Church packed and delivered 500,000 meals delivered locally and to an orphanage just across the border. Follow the meals to Baja Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9juN7rW2IA Seven-year-old Pamela lives in an

Learning My True Identity

LEARNING MY TRUE IDENTITY *trigger warning – sexual assault and suicidal ideation* As a child, I was a victim of incest. I was never allowed to talk about it or

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Infertility Birthed Uniquely Knitted

doug & jesse share their personal story and struggle with infertility https://vimeo.com/457146171 In 2013, after trying for a year, Doug & Jesse were unable to get pregnant.  Jesse had a

I am a cycle breaker

What are you doing tomorrow? Wondering how someone gets inspired to say I am a cycle breaker.  Reggie was in a relationship and felt really broken that this relationship just

Reckless Love And ASL

What do reckless love and American Sign Language have to do with each other? Katie can tell you how for her, the two will always be inextricably intertwined. Katie talks

Isabel’s Story

VICTORY Child sponsorship saved this seven year old girl from an arranged marriage. The artist, Isabel Chavez, went on a mission trip to Kenya in 2017. This was one of

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Child Sponsorship Get The App Now

Child Sponsorship News It’s easier than ever to connect with your sponsor child in Kenya! For nearly a decade, Eastside has sent volunteer teams to assist missionary partners at an

Child Sponsorship App

child sponsorship app It’s easier than ever to connect with your sponsorED child in Kenya! https://youtu.be/nUBopTE27dk Hey, everybody, Arty Vangeloof coming to you with another global compassion update. This is

Olive Crest

Olive Crest We were all inspired by the movie “Instant Family” with Mark Wahlberg.  Imagine growing up without the love and support of family to guide you through life. That’s

Partnering With Olive Crest

We we’re all inspired by the “Instant Family” movie with Mark Wahlberg.  We’re partnering with Olive Crest a local organization that is making a huge impact for children in foster care. https://vimeo.com/534138556

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Healing After Loss

http://vimeo.com/506349328 Wondering about healing after loss or finding hope after tragedy. My parents, in 1964, took me, my older brother, Corey, and my younger brother, Kenny, out to the desert.

Robert shares his baptism story

I feel like I’m broken

Here is what Robert had to say about his decision to be baptized: I have been been coming with my family to Eastside since Easter in 2018. My wife’s friend

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