Homelessness – Brett’s Story
On the hunt for a shower each morning became a new part of that routine, hygiene kits given by Eastside helping when a source to get clean was nowhere to be found.
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A Love Like No Other
With the love and prayers from her teammates, Morgan became well enough to help and participate at the orphanage. God showed her that life is best lived when it is with others and she left Thailand experiencing a love she will never forget.
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Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way
Eastside stepped in and was able to fund the remaining weeks of the family’s stay while their paperwork process was completed–allowing a huge weight to be lifted off this single mom’s shoulders.
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This Grace Is For Everyone | Week 3
Note to Leaders: The fall semester ends on December 10, and the spring semester will run January 29-April 29. During the break we will not be writing sermon discussion guides. However, if your group has been using them and is meeting during the break, here are a couple of short studies you can use in
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A Hike to Remember
A Hike To Remember Abel Rodriguez felt compelled to start a small group. He had been attending Eastside for a few months at the invitation of his brother and sister-in-law. He had initially resisted going to church but changed his mind when he realized that the choices he was making were taking him down the wrong
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This Hope Is For Everyone | Week 2
introduction Hopelessness is a difficult thing, and this feeling that your situation will never improve is usually accompanied by a deep loneliness. Rarely does someone who is surrounded by people who love them feel hopeless, even if the situation is hopeless. One of the most remarkable things about Jesus was his ability and—more importantly—his willingness
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This Church Is For Everyone | Week 1
introduction God has always intended His Church to be a place where all people are welcome, people of every background, race, upbringing, age, culture, and political perspective. The Church is meant to be a people who demonstrate the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to bring together people who are nothing alike—people who otherwise
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Home for Good
Dean Martin once sang a song with lyrics claiming he had his love to keep him warm, and it seems no truer words have been spoken for Virgil and Terry, an elderly couple that have lived in between motels and the actual streets of Orange County for more than 13 years. They accepted the hospitable
Rainbows in Mexico
Pam opened up a bible for the first time when she was 60 years old. Although she did not have a life-long relationship with Jesus, she was given an opportunity and found herself truly putting her trust in the Lord when she visited Temoaya, Mexico. This is her story: Pam noticed that her friend Sharon
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