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U Matters - 16 Oct 2014

by Greg Anderson on October 16, 2014

Poverty is a massive problem. Union, along with other churches, participates in the 10/10/10 program where in October (10th month) we spend 10 minutes considering poverty and encourage you to give 10 dollars for poverty relief. It seems that the magical number for Union is 37, not 10. 37 of you went with Lee-Ann and Brenna to the Philippines to experience graphic and extreme poverty while building two houses and working in a girls' home with close to 37 girls. Last Sunday during 10/10/10 offering, we raised over $37,000 for a food bank in HK. And Union's senior pastor is 37 (plus a few years.)

This week, Martin Thomas of Viva, will share the creative ways that Christians are networking together to as we follow Jesus "who came to preach good news to the poor."

Thank you for your compassion and generosity!

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About the Author

Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson joined Union as Senior Pastor in January 2007. He has served churches in England and in the US and has taught at Wheaton College. He has degrees from Wheaton, Princeton Seminary, Yale University, and the University of Minnesota. Greg has been married to and besotted by Holly for 29 years. They have four children: Lindsey a chemical engineer in Boston, Andrew a banker in London, Jamie an actor in LA, and John a student at Hong Kong University. Greg has a passion for preaching, evangelism, teaching, church growth, and equipping people for ministry in the marketplace. He gets teased for quoting C S Lewis too often and having a staff so stunning that people wonder what there is left for him to do. He collects and even reads books, watches baseball on the internet, and thanks God daily for the opportunity to serve with such an amazing congregation.