West Side Chaplain

07/04/2023

Hello Prayer Partners, Saturday night I signed myself out of the hospital because they were worsening my conditions, just star overcoming it yesterday, but my pharmacy really messed up my medication this month. And I ended up talking too much of one of the medications which lowered my blood pressure causing lightheadedness, and extreme shortness of breath, and I walked into some stores instead of asking then to bring be a mobility chair, and one store couldn’t find theirs for quite a long time, so I over stressed my hip, the one with sciatica so I had throbbing pain some of the night.
I really need to get the pacemaker in, and then the ablation, but I haven’t been able to find but I can’t leave my Mother alone anymore and I need a solution so that I can get care for her when I have the two procedures, and for better health until that ca happen.

06/23/2023

Someone made me aware that I can do a belated Birthday fund raiser, and I desperately need to raise $260.00 to buy and install a hitch on my Forester, so that I can use me hitch rack with a ramp to take moms power chair with us, and give her some freedom, and prevent me from hurting my back or hips again, I am not asking anyone who has already helped me recently, or those who are supporting other ministries and are not able, or those who can not afford to help, but I would welcome any prayers.
These gifts would not be tax deductible, but if you could help you could send a check made out to Dennis Woodruff to 6522 NE Birch St Hillsboro Oregon, 100% of what you send will go to the hitch, and I will post when the goal in meet

05/25/2023

Mom has been watching the mail box, but she only received one birthday card it was from her Church, I am sure she will get more at her party.

05/24/2023

Well praise the Lord, I was able to get the Subaru Forester, and I love it, but the Toyota had some damage caused by rodents, that chewed the ignition wires, we never had any issues with rats until a man who refused to follow the food laws set up an illegal food pantry 3 blocks away it had rotting fruit and vegetables that he apparently sneaked out of the grocery store dumpsters, and tons of stale bread from the dumpsters, and it created a huge rat infestation, and several neighbors cars and property have been damaged.

So, the bottom line is that I need to pay the dealer $750 by the end of June, I almost walked away it was a very fare deal, but I have absolutely no idea of where I will get the needed money. I never get birthday gifts anymore, but perhaps this year I might get some help to pay off the car, I turn 65 on June 19th, I could sure use some help, so that I can keep my mother in her home and continue with the Ministry.

Any contributions would be Non-deductible which is a real challenge.

Checks could be made out to Dennis Woodruff, and mailed to 6522 NE Birch St Hillsboro Or, 97124.

05/22/2023

https://sojo.net/articles/have-churches-abandoned-elderly

Christians have suffered from the sin of apathy, being guilty of ignoring a large segment of believers — the elderly — who are continually forced into the shadows of our ministries, leadership structures, publicity campaigns, vision, and dialogue.

05/21/2023

Hello, Prayer Partners, I thought that we had a deal that would allow me to trade in both of my broken down care and get the Forester, I cleaned up the Toyota and drove it to the shop late at night because it would not go more then 20MPH but the next morning it would not even start, and I cleaned it at night so I did not get it very clean.

This dealer tried to repair it but was unsuccessful, so I drove it home late at night, and used it as a storage unit, and since it sat idle some rodents nested in it, and I did not get all of their droppings vacuumed up, so the dealer wants me to pay a Hazmat cleaner $500 to clean it, and I cannot afford that.

So I am most likely going to need to sell the cars for $200 each to Pick and Pull, and dissolve the Ministry, and put my mother in a nursing home, and move on to the streets in March, I will not last too long on the street, I just pray that I can out live my mother so that I can visit her until the Lord takes her home.


I believe that Satan has finally won, he hates long term care home Ministry, because collectively and together we comfort the ill and elderly Christians, and even more offensive to him, we lead still lost souls to salvation.

I am forever grateful to all of you who have been faithful with your prayers and offerings, but there are just too few Christians who are willing to help the least of these, or the Ministries who do step in.
I am still praying that some how I can buy a car to care for my mother, and the elderly, and/or that someone will donate a Ministry car.

04/29/2023

Dear Hymns and Hope Ministries friends and partners.

Hymns and Hope Ministries needs a Ministry car, I have worn out 7 cars serving in Care facilities and Churches, and paid for the gas, insurance, licensing, and repairs, but ai have exhausted all of my assets.

We are praying that someone will have a dependable van or car to donate, the doner would be able to deduct the fare market value of the vehicle. Then my personal car would last much longer.
I cannot take Helen the piano player to the without a dependable car, and she needs to keep serving, she is 83 and has served the Lord all of her life and she needs this opportunity.
Please join us in prayer over this, and if you or anyone you know could do this please contact me.
This link can inform you about your deduction… https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/charitable-contributions/how-do-tax-deductions-work-when-donating-a-car/L4NnMuKQM

In His service Chaplain Dennis.

Donating your car to charity can result in significant tax savings if you include it in your charitable contribution deduction. However, doing a little planning will ensure that you maximize the tax savings of your donation.