Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
The last post I wrote is burning a hole in my gut. Anger and darkness eat away at my soul. There is hate. And I have to get rid of it. The only way to combat hate is love. So, if I may take a few minutes of your time, here is a post about something I love: I love … [Read more...]
The first time is always easier with a friend. On Wednesday, 7 of my friends came to serve dinner to couch-surfing youth at HomePlate for the first time. 8 if you include the baby. 3 of the lovelies in this pic have helped before. The dude in the back is a … [Read more...]
Where I went: HomePlate is a nonprofit organization that supports struggling teens. Some of the kids are “couch-surfers” - sleeping on sofa’s at friends houses. Some have tough home lives. Some can’t find anywhere to sleep. A few of these kids have babies themselves. Every … [Read more...]
This experiment gets easier. I don’t have the dreading, nervous, pit in my stomach every time I enter a place foreign to me. In fact, the feeling is quite the opposite. On the morning of a planned activity, I find myself waking excited to be focused on doing some good in the … [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...]