Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends (Quakers)

Quincy is a growing community in North Central Washington, not too far from Wenatchee. As we drove around the community we got the feeling that the place is really growing and bustling. Now if you’re from Seattle or Portland or Rufus, you might not use the word “bustling”, but “growing” would be a very appropriate description!

Read more of Gar’s travelogue from around the Northwest in his pdf Newsletter Tid Bits.

This issue includes articles on:

• Quincy Friends
• Ed Marston
• Rufus New Works Retreat
• Hayden Lake’s Send-Off Party
• Pastor’s Conference

Download or read the April Keeping Current.

        It is also available in Spanish.

Articles in this issue:

• Honoring Authority of God and Caesar ~ Betty Kelley
• Prayer and Praise notes
• Greetings from Shawn McConaughey

April 2008
Some nights I worry. Not often, but occasionally. Maybe I’m hyper from too much activity, food, or ego stroking. I should drift off to sleep, but I don’t. Did I lock the car? Do I hear a faucet dripping or is it rain pattering the windowpane? Will the war ever stop? Why don’t they return my call? This pain in my back, is it angina, arthritis, or acid reflux?
So I flip- flop side-to-side seeking to get more comfortable. I fluff pillows and untangle blankets. Then I opt for practical strategies, like staring at the sky until I get drowsy. Like munching a cracker, which often works (whether physical or psychological, who knows)! Continue reading …

Out of my mind…

NWYM Superintendent

“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” Jesus

As I write on this day after Easter, I am mindful of the costly nature of God’s love and the lengths God went to in order to redeem a lost world and broken humans like you and me. What an amazing grace!

I suspect the cost to Jesus was even greater than we sometimes imagine. Beyond the agony of death, I wonder if the sheer grief of seeing human suffering—especially suffering caused by human evil—was overwhelming, disappointing and deeply frustrating. Continue reading …

April 25-27, at Twin Rocks Friends Camp, The Journey retreat will explore many aspects of our relationship with God and others in a biblically-based manner. Root causes of personal identities and relationship problems will be explored, and how to practice the Presence of Jesus will be experienced. The Journey combines worship, lectures, testimonies, and healing prayer to model and encourage collaboration with the Lord in pursuit of the health and wholeness He offers.

The cost is $150 person, with an additional $40 if you desire one of the lodge rooms (limited space available). Contact your local church or the Yearly Meeting office (503-538-9419) for a brochure and registration form.