Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
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...]
My friend, Katie, blogs about living a healthy life over at My Better Balance. On her site, she posts before and after photos of friends and clients that have lost a significant amount of weight. Every picture shows an amazing testimony to exercise, eating right, and … [Read more...]
Some of my church friends If you're around the Portland area on Sunday, I'm giving my testimony at Kaleo Covenant Church about how serving the less fortunate has blessed my life in 2012. I'll be sharing how I believe God has worked on my heart, the hearts of my family, and the … [Read more...]
What I Did: Every year at Christmas time, Sunset Presbyterian in Portland hosts an assist-a-family program. Key volunteers labor for months identifying families needing help, coordinating groceries that will be delivered to thousands, and finding community members willing to … [Read more...]
Here we are again. Full circle in 365 days. Last year at this time, volunteering at the Festival for the Homeless touched my heart in a way that nothing had before. I was so moved, so convicted, so wanting to do more for this hurting world. That feeling led to the biggest, most … [Read more...]