Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Can't have the kids up to no good during these footloose days of summer, so we've allowed plenty of time to volunteer around town. The best part? The kids love serving with their friends, so for them it's just more social, hang-out time! While not my own children, these lovely … [Read more...]
Here in the Portland, Oregon region, our kids have one month left of summer vacation. 4 weeks leaves plenty of time to volunteer with the following organizations serving those in need. For those living outside of the Portland Metro vicinity, read my suggestions for finding a … [Read more...]
Z Family and Pastor's Family Where I Went: The Children’s Book Bank in Northeast Portland is primarily a volunteer run organization focused on providing all children with books to own. Their website gives a comprehensive explanation to their approach, but here is a snippet … [Read more...]
Where I Went: Using my “go-to” scheduler, Hands On Greater Portland, I registered for the project labeled, “Serve it Up for Seniors” with Loaves & Fishes. The job description looked simple: volunteers help prepare, serve, and clean-up a meal for seniors eating at the East … [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...]