Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
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...]
Where we went: Most Saturdays this summer my family volunteers with the Beaverton School District and St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s Faith Cafe serving bagged lunches to families in need. Our church sends a lot of people to serve at one location and we all love bringing our … [Read more...]
Where I Went: Northwest Children’s Outreach (NCO) is a volunteer led, Christian based collection and distribution center providing basic needs to children in our community living in poverty. First Impressions: Monday morning I stood in the shower wondering what I would … [Read more...]
On Monday, my neighbor asked if our family would like to volunteer with her family at Northwest Children’s Outreach. I had a previous commitment, but my two daughters begged to go. After months of wondering if my quest to find the nature of a servant was having any serious impact … [Read more...]
My mom with 3/5 of her grandkids.A generational service project. Where I Went: I’ve made a monthly commitment to deliver food from St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s ministry Special Church/Community Action Team (SCAT). So far, I’ve been twice - once on Week 13 of my 2012 … [Read more...]