Portland Mission Outreach: Day 2 Recap

God has been blessing and multiplying the labors of our hands and we are exceeding the expectations of those we are serving. Praise the Lord! Today we were serving at a local park in Wood Village on the outskirts of Portland. This was an extensive project of pulling up grass and weeds that were growing alongside and overcoming a bark trail around the park.

It wasn’t an easy task, but the Lord supplied the grace and gave the team the extra strength and energy for the work.  We had another part of our group laying down new bark chips in the playground area to protect the children while they play. The man (Chuck) who was directing the project was extremely impressed by the hard work the team put it. He kept saying again and again what a huge help it was and that we were serving in a much needed way in our city.

I guess volunteers are becoming harder and harder to come by. This is unfortunate…what better way to be a light than being willing to get dirty and serve our community in this simple way? Chuck was passionate about taking care of the earth, and although our worldview may be different, there is a lesson to be learned that God has called us as believers to lead the way in being good stewards of the earth He has entrusted to our care.We were able to give this man a basket of goodies, a gospel tract, and to explain the reason why we were here was because we were Christians. Please pray for Chuck’s salvation. Along the way others walking the path also asked what we were doing and we were able to share why we were serving.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) the team is off to serve the homeless in downtown Portland! Pray the Lord would really direct them to the right people and open the hearts of the lost to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. Please also pray for my husband Aaron who has come down with a sinus infection today and it is taking him down. Thanks so much!