Category Archives: Service
Leveraged Staycation – Day 5
Well, my vacation has ended. The week went by so fast, it’s hard to imagine how much stuff was packed into it. Friday I spent most of the day finishing organizing the CORE library with a break in the middle … Continue reading
Leveraged Staycation – Day 4
Only one more day left in my City of Refuge adventure. Today I was in the kitchen again in the morning, helped with Safe Haven check-in for lunch, went back to the kitchen to assist with cleanup and dinner … Continue reading
Leveraged Staycation – Day 3
My, this week is going by so fast! Today was another awesome day of helping out at City of Refuge in Atlanta. This morning I was in Feed My Lambs, a Christian preschool/daycare for the women of Eden Village and … Continue reading
Leveraged Staycation – Day 2
Today was just as interesting, rewarding and varied as yesterday. The first task of the day was making 75 sandwiches to be delivered on the street tomorrow night. After this I assisted with checking people in for a delicious, free … Continue reading
Leveraged Staycation – Day 1
As a result of my pastor talking about leveraging whatever we have for eternity, I have embarked on an exciting adventure. I took a week of vacation from work and made arrangements to use that time as a volunteer at … Continue reading
Timely Reminders from Rent
A close friend took me to see Rent at a local theater in (early) celebration of my birthday. I had seen Rent before 5 or 6 years ago and didn’t really plan to see it again. It turned out to … Continue reading
This made my day!
So, last fall I signed up with Compassion International to sponsor a little boy in Honduras, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. When I looked in the mailbox this evening, I was excited to there was … Continue reading
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Homeless in Atlanta
I can’t imagine what that would be like, it breaks my heart and I hope it always does. Buckhead Church posted this video by Matt Pearl, an 11Alive reporter who spent a day at Atlanta Union Mission back in January.
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Passion 2011: Report
This post is somewhat delayed, I’m still working on posting regularly. Passion 2011 was amazing, awesome, humbling, refreshing, renewing, challenging and inspiring. Things are changing, God is doing something and I am thrilled to be a small part in the … Continue reading
Filed under Passion Conference, Service
Hope for Christmas
Saturday was the third annual “Hope for Christmas” gala at Westridge Church and I had the privilege of participating in this event for the second time. “Hope for Christmas” brings assistance to families who need it at Christmas. They partner … Continue reading
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