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A Ministry of Rescue & Discipleship

A publication of the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission † Anchorage, Alaska

Larry Aldrich

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Operations Manager

Randy Hess
Maintenance Supervisor

Larry O’Connor
Roger Klein
Client Supervisor What Does It Mean To You?
David McKnight A Resurrected Christ—Do You Believed
Van Driver
It Really Happened?
Solomona Talivaa
Maintenance Some Do – Some Do Not!
Tom Ruggles

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hose that accept the Bible as the Holy Inspired, Inerrant Word of God believe it –
the rest of the people do not believe it. Some believe that Jesus was and is God’s
Bill McCormick Son – others do not. Some believe that He was virgin born and that His birth was
Donations a miracle – some do not. Some believe that he actually lived among men on earth without
ever committing a sin – others believe that He was just a teacher or prophet with no personal
David Williams relationship to God. Some believe He came to give himself as a sacrifice for man’s sin, shed
Program Director
His blood and died on the cross – others see His death as just another criminal that was put
to death. Some believe that God raised Him from the dead completing His plan of salvation
and giving believers real hope – others do not believe any part of the resurrection. Some
believe He is coming back to receive believers to Himself. That is why Paul wrote these
words of encouragement in I Corinthians 15:19, “If in this life only we have hope in Christ,
Serving we are of all men most miserable.”—Others do not believe in His return. They believe that
Anchorage your heaven or hell is right here on earth and that when you die it is all over. But, THANK
GOD, we have a risen living Savior that is going to return one day (and I believe it will be
Since 1965 very soon). We have this promise, which is just one of many, from the two men that stood
by Jesus as He ascended into heaven, “. . . .why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same
Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen
Him go into heaven”. Acts 1:11.

April Hallelujah! Christ Arose

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he resurrection of our Lord and Savior ,
Jesus Christ should be the most significant
event in the life of any Christian—except
for their own salvation experience. The
resurrection solidifies our faith, gives us hope and
assures us eternal life with Him (because He lives, we
also shall live). Paul tells us in I Corinthians 15:19,
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of
all men most miserable”. He continues, “but now is
Christ risen from the dead”. Then Paul recalls the life
of Christ in I Corinthians 15:3-4, “how that Christ died
for our sins according to the scriptures; and He was
buried, and He rose again the third day according to
the scriptures”.
I am so thankful that what the scriptures says happened
as they were prophesied and our hope for a resurrected
eternal life was made possible by Christ’s victory over
death. Yes, because He lives we will also live. Do you
have this hope?
The soon return of our Lord is at hand, it has been
promised and whether or not you believe it, it is
immanent—it is going to happen! Can we say with
John, “even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus”? If you
cannot say this or if you are not ready for His return, It
is my prayer that you will get ready now—before it is
eternally too late!
Are You In recovery?
Usually we think of people with drug and /or alcohol
problems as being the only ones “in recovery.” But,
just what is recovery?
The dictionary tells us that to recover means to reclaim,
rescue or regain something that we previously had.
Now, in a “spiritual sense, that means ALL of us are in
recovery!
Man was created in the image of God, but because of
the sin of Adam, we have been separated from God.
When we receive the gift that Christ offers us in the
cross and resurrection we are made new again and
spiritually reborn. Praise the Lord!
So, in a real sense, all of us Christians are “in recovery.”
We are all dealing with daily taking our crosses and
following Christ. We are ALL dealing with sin in our
life that corrupts our communion with God. We are
ALL overcoming old thought patterns, old hurts and
old habits.
God’s offer of New Life in Christ Jesus makes true
RECOVERY possible for all of us. In essence, recovery
is what the Christian life is all about. We are growing
in Christ (hopefully) and becoming more and more
formed into the image of Christ.
Bro. Don

2 and (Jesus) declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of
holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Romans 1:4 (NKJV)
 Living Memorials
. . . . touch lives as they honor the
MEMORIES
memory of loved ones and friends. The “Old Hymns” how I do love them. Here is one
In Memory of that is a standard but I have not heard it in a very long
Venice Anderson time. It also kinda reminds me of Easter. See if you
by Marlin and Sabah Heim think so or see if you even remember it.
In Memory of
Julian Cases and
In The Garden
Consuels Garcia
by Martha Cashen
I come to the garden alone,
In Memory of
Betti Cuddy
While the dew is still on the roses;
Jay Hite And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
Kit Crittenden The Son of God discloses.
by Mary Doppelfeld
In Memory of He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Mike Howerton Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
by Carol Howerton And the melody that He gave to me,
In Memory of Within my heart is ringing.
Arnie Howard
by Cynthia Howard I’d stay in the garden with Him,
In Memory of Tho the night around me be falling;
Norma Leach But He bids me go thru the voice of woe,
by Stephen and Janis Funke
His voice to me is calling.
Dudes Dames Square Round Dance Chorus:
In Memory of And He walks with me,
Dale Lindsey And He talks with me,
by Carol Lindsey
And He tells me I am His own,
In Memory of
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
Paul McLaughlin
None other has ever known.
by Marjorie McLaughlin

Old Friends Worth Thinking About!

Old Friends are not forgotten
Whenever they depart. Let your light shine before men, that they may see
They occupy a special place your good works, and glorify your Father which is in
Deep within the heart.
heaven—Matthew 5:16.
Years and years of memories
Do not quickly fade away. The Lord is near unto them that call upon Him in
The dreams you shared together truth—Psalms 145:18.
Are not lost in yesterday.

The pain of separation

May linger for a night.
But joy comes in the morning
When everything is bright.
Old friends are not forgotten
When new friends come along.
There is always room for someone new
To help you sing your song.
But as it is written, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them that love Him”—
I Corinthians 2:9
Jesus said, “If thou can believe, all things are possible
to him that believeth”—Mark 9:23.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for
Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.
Matthew 28:5-6 (NIV) 3
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hat a wonderful time we have at the
Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission at
Easter! Mrs. Charlotte is tireless in her
efforts to make the Mission a place
where our homeless men, women, and children can
experience what Easter should be like at home. She
tries to provide, especially the children who spend the
day with us, an atmosphere of warmth, joy, and love.
An atmosphere where all can enjoy a homemade meal
with all the trimmings. Yes this is a home cooked meal
because it has been prepared by our volunteer moms,
dads, daughters, and sons not unlike your meal at
home. They come to the Mission with a heart to serve
and find themselves being served with joy, love and
gratitude from those who otherwise would have spent
the day alone and depressed. Thanks to all of you who
support this Mission in its quest to share love and hope
these men, women, and children are able to take a
precious pause in their lives and, just for a moment,
not worry about where they will sleep or what they will
4 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,
and the third day rise again.’ Luke 24:7 (NKJV)
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eat. Your love has given them respite! I wish you all
could experience the joy on a child’s face when they
are told they can take the Easter basket full of candy
and stuffed toys with them when they go. For many of
these children it will be the first time they have had a
basket of their own. Their faces change from disbelief
to absolute joy at having their very own Easter basket.
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here is also a Special Easter Service held
in our chapel for those who spend the day
here at the Mission. After all this is Easter
and therefore the story of Christ and the
resurrection must be told as a way to remind us all what
a wonderful gift God has given to us all by breaking
the hold death’s grip had on our lives. Christ has
risen and this has set us all free! While the service is
under way the volunteers are busy cooking away in the
kitchen making sure the feast is just right. All the meals
here at the Mission are prepared with love but there is
something special about the Easter meal that brings out
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our A-game. We all seem to try just a little harder on
Easter day. The significance of this day is not lost on
anyone here at the Mission.
O
nce the service is over and the meal has been
enjoyed the men, women, and children who
shared this day with us will disburse and
go their separate ways. For those who are
fortunate enough to have a place to call home they will
carry the memory of Christ and his resurrection with
them. For those who will be staying the night they will
shower and snuggle down in a warm bed with clean
sheets as they reflect on Christ and his resurrection.
However for those who have no place to call home and
was not among the lucky few able to get one of the
few beds available at the Mission they will be forced to
sleep out in the cold. I can’t say with any certainty they
will be able to reflect on Christ and his resurrection
through their misery. Because of our inability to provide
adequate bed space they need your prayers the most on
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and
sat down at the right hand of God. Mark 16:19 (NKJV)
this Easter day.
A
ll the staff along with the men in our
“NewLife” Discipleship Training Program
would like to take this opportunity to thank
Mrs. Charlotte for all the things she does for
us. She is tireless in her efforts to make sure our guest
experience a taste of home. She also acts as a surrogate
mother to all the men here at the Mission. There is not
a person here who does not believe they are loved by
this wonderful woman. Her and Bro. Don will celebrate
their 59th weeding anniversary at the end of this month
. All of their sons, here at the Mission would like to
wish them a happy anniversary and especially a Happy
Easter.
David Williams
Program Director
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He Has Risen!
Look at God, he made man, yet He is so
powerful He still lets us use our voices to
move mountains. My mountain was so tall at
one point that it casted a shadow over my life
that made it even impossible to see the sun
rise. While growing up as a kid I struggled with
watching my mother’s drinking and how it
affected me and my brother and sister’s lives.
I look back and see how we use to hide in the
corner while she drank and started fights with
our father. There were other times where she
tried to kill herself, ounce right in front of us.
I felt so angry as a kid because even as a kid
I knew this was all wrong. After seeing the
difference between how my friends lived and
how I lived I blamed God for the unfairness
of life. The fighting got real bad when I was
seven years old. It got so out of hand one
times my dad threaten to kill my mother and
then himself. I hate to think it but there were
time when I wished he had done it just so that
I and my siblings could get some peace.
After several more years they finally got a
divorce. I suppose they thought things would
get better, they didn’t. All they did was argue.
They fought over things like which child would
6 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live: John 11:25 (KJV)
live with which parent. I finally went to go live
with my dad along with my brother and sister.
The funny thing is I swore I would “NEVER”
end up like my mother and father. The sad
reality is both my brother and I became severe
alcoholics. The saddest part of all this started
when I was thirteen years old.
It is sad to think that I haven’t seen my brother
in 20 years, he lives in California and I live up
here in Alaska. He’s been in and out of prison
for robbery from his drug and alcohol abuse
and has messed his brain up enough to where
he can’t think straight for himself anymore.
I wasn’t doing much better. Granted I hadn’t
been to prison, “yet”, however I had received
three D.U.I.’s prior to moving to Alaska in
September of 1990. My first D.U.I. came in
1986 during the time when I was supposed
to graduate High School. My next one came
in 1989 and I received another in 1990. When
I moved to Alaska I was hoping things would
be different. I was wrong; nothing had really
changed inside of me. I received two more
D.U.I.’S one in 2001 the other in 2007 making
that five in all.
In the twenty years I’ve lived in Alaska I’ve
been through nine treatment centers. Despite
all the head knowledge I learned the longest
I’ve been able to stay sober is three years.
Now that I think about it at least half of my
time in Alaska has been spent in treatment
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struggling to stay sober. I suppose I’m more
like my brother than I first thought. My prison
has been self imposed.
This is my second time being homeless from
my disease and not knowing what to do with
my life. I entered the “NewLife” Discipleship
Training Program at the Rescue Mission. By
being here, learning to be a Disciple of Christ
and helping others has started to humble me
and change my outlook on life. One of the
stories that best fits my attitude is the one
of Moses taking the Israelites into the desert
away from Egypt and out of slavery. They
still complained and grumbled after, through
God, Moses was able to show them miracles,
but they were blind to them because of their
murmuring. That’s how my life has been until I
was able to see it doesn’t have to be a mountain
that needs to be moved, when you choose to
give yourself over to Christ. I’ve been recently
baptized on February, 13th and the conviction
of the Holy Spirit has been overwhelming, I’m
coming up on a year here now and through
the faith in Christ my mountain has become a
hill and the light is shining down to where He
can nourish and let me grow Amen …
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all nations for His name, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
Romans 1:5-6 (NKJV) 7
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STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominational
Anchorage Gospel organization. We receive NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a United Way
Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us to provide
Rescue Mission for the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donations allow
Board of Trustees us to provide a Discipleship Training program. All Donations are fully tax deductible. We
will give you a receipt for your donation.
Ed Shelton
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