Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
What I did: On Wednesday evening, I asked my 12 and 9 year old daughters to make sandwiches and package lunch items together. On Thursday, a friend and I went to Downtown Portland and handed the lunches to those who looked like they needed a helping hand. That’s it. No sign … [Read more...]
Friends Church, HomePlate location on Monday evenings Where I Went: If I ever make money on this blog, I’ll have to give a finder’s fee to Hands On Greater Portland. Again through their website, I registered to help serve a meal at HomePlate in Hillsboro, about 10 miles … [Read more...]
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: 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...]
Photo by Sandy Hoppenrath I belong to a church that believes in putting words into action. Shane Claiborne, popular author on justice issues states, “Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.” Pastor Troy … [Read more...]