What a full and yet productive day we had on Monday at Shepherd’s Door, a ministry dedicated to serving homeless women and children by providing basic needs, housing, food, training in life skills and schooling to help get them off the streets.
This is a Christian organization and they have a wonderful vision of imparting the gospel through meeting these practical needs but also in meeting the ultimate need of the gospel of Jesus Christ. IT was a great delight to tour their facility and see the good work that is going on. They house forty women at a time and provide children’s programs at the same time to enable the mother’s to attend school, get their GED, etc. while their children are also learning and such.
As a team, we were able to do some serious weeding throughout the grounds of their facility (and trust me, there was alot!). We cleaned gutters and sprayed moss on the roof, in addition to sanitizing and wiping down all their playground equipment. We had a great team for the first day!
My mother & mother-in-law with Karis – everyone is helping!
Please continue to pray for perseverance among the team…especially for all the younger folks. May we all continue to give our very best and not grow weary in well doing! We are off today to serve in cleaning up a local park!
Are you in Portland Oregon? My husband has family that lives there and more that will soon be moving to the area. We have even considered moving there because it is a bike friendly city and well known for being health conscious.
Yes we are. Actually, more on the outskirts, as we live in Vancouver, WA, which is actually just across the river. I love the northwest!
Blessings!