Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Where I Went: Sonrise Church in Hillsboro, Oregon hosted the 2012 Washington County Project Homeless Connect (PHC) event. Described by their website: Project Homeless Connect has become a nationwide movement to increase access to services for the homeless and engage the … [Read more...]
Where I went: The Beaverton School District (BSD) serving Beaverton and parts of NW Portland, OR, sponsors this volunteer opportunity. Their welcome letter gives a program overview: School cafeteria food, which would otherwise be thrown out, is packaged by nutrition services … [Read more...]
I’m a planner. I like to know what is happening, when it’s happening, with whom it’s happening, how it’s happening, and usually - why it’s happening. When I started this Nature of a Servant project, I knew I’d need activities scheduled for at least a month to keep me accountable … [Read more...]
Northwest Children's Outreach, Hillsboro, OR Where I went: Moms in my area rave about donating their kids’ unwanted clothes and toys to Northwest Children’s Outreach (NCO). Unlike dropping off bags of outdated clothing to a thrift store trailer, families can walk into any of … [Read more...]
Where I went: Through Hands On Greater Portland, I signed up to serve a meal at the Union Gospel Mission in downtown Portland. In addition to caring for the homeless, Union Gospel Mission(UGM) is home to the LifeChange addiction recovery ministry. LifeChange participants … [Read more...]