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How Can Shoes Show God’s Love

How can Shoes Show God’s Love? Here is a story from Ray who was an Eastsider working with the Orange County Department of Education Access Program. “ACCESS is proud to

Only God Is Greater Than My Past

I’ve always had an identity problem, but there was one place that I was always accepted and that was with drug users, and that type of people. So I got

Why An Invitation Matters

Why an invitation matters Rina decides to get baptized Sometimes it takes more than one invitation “I’ve been blessed with Lilia’s friendship since kindergarten – over 40 years of sharing

Freedom Isn’t Free

As a second generation military man, I know the sacrifice our service men, women, and their families make to secure the freedom we enjoy. The long hours, the stress and

An Unlikely Road to Fatherhood

Jazmin and Zeke had been dating for about a year and a half when they knew that marriage was in their future. Zeke didn’t have kids, so he knew that

Change Maker // Meet Katie

CHANGE MAKER // Meet Katie. She is a Change Maker serving in Eastside’s High School Ministry, HSM, at the La Habra campus. She is the definition of a true Change

The Benefit of Buying at Eastside

Scrip is a program that enables you to purchase gift cards to hundreds of the stores, restaurants and gas stations that you frequent, with a percentage of each purchase going back into Eastside’s Compassion Department to help families in need.

Danny’s Story Going Beyond Borders

“Just because you’re painting a door in Mexico, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done perfectly. City of Refuge is another piece of God’s Kingdom, God’s house. Just imagine that when

Let’s Talk About Poverty

Let’s talk about poverty. Poverty. Poor. Living under the Poverty Line. These terms and phrases we hear on a daily basis to describe a person in need–but what do they

Change Maker: Mark Buttrey

“I see souls and I love people, that’s all I do well,” claims Mark. This passionate Eastsider began serving in his home of Orange County upon returning from living abroad in Romania at age 24.

Hidden Joy

When Cindy and Danny came across Eastside for the first time, they were amazed at how friendly everyone was. The big smiles and the heartfelt greetings made a big church feel amazingly small in just the blink of an eye. They couldn’t believe the energy and passion that was all around.

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Being a Voice for a Child Without One A look into Foster Care And CASA

May is National Foster Care Month, a time set aside originally in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan to offer appreciation to foster parents.  Since being initiated, the National Foster Care Coalition has worked to expand the goals of this month to focus on awareness of the issues at hand and to encourage willing citizens to get involved with the foster system. 

Just Let Go

Just Let Go My name is Sharon. I was about to lose the lease to the preschool I had been running for 28 years. It was the only source of

Life Together

By Devon Wayne Our small group started with eight people who didn’t know each other, but over time our stories have woven together into a beautiful tapestry. A job opportunity

An Embrace that Crossed Cultures: A Sponsorship Story

We’re both named Sam, I guess that’s what initially drew me to her sweet face in the sea of Sponsorship Cards I was looking over.  I had had this small and steady feeling on my heart for awhile to step up and join the many compassionate Eastsiders in taking a sponsorship child under my financial and prayerful wing.

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A Community in Support of Our Officers

On a Tuesday morning this past February, two policemen responded to a typical traffic accident call in Whittier, California; but when they appeared on the scene they were faced with much more than that.  A man known to have gang affiliation had stolen the vehicle responsible for the crash that morning and opened fire on the officers as they approached him at the site of the collision.  What was supposed to be standard procedure, turned into a day filled with emotion as the gunman took the life of one of the officers and injured the other.

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