Goodbye Fall; Hello Winter

Our painting project at Portland Rescue mission was a huge success. Its not all about numbers, but they sure make updates more simple.
-14 volunteers
-about 2.5 hours
-2 Rooms painted; one with two coats
-12 handmade bows & other handmade decorations
We also got to meet some of the residents of the Next Step Program and learn how it works. Its pretty cool. We intend to work with them more next term. .

The Essentials Pantry drive from last week went really well too. People donated over 4 shopping carts of supplies. Becky even brought her flute and played Christmas music for everyone entering the store.
It is always interesting to see how people react to these sort of things. I had one guy shrug me off when he entered the store only to return about 5 minutes later and ask for a list because he had changed his mind. He later returned with a whole grocery bag of supplies. How cool is that!? Since a large part of asking for donations involves rejection, it is comforting to remind myself that God is in control. Though i may not see it, there is no limit to how God can use my simple act of obedience to work on someone’s heart.

I’m now updating this while working at the Warming Shelter that First Baptist Beaverton provides for the needy. Their doors are open to anyone from 6pm-9am when the temperature drops below freezing. (which is going to be at least for the rest of the week.) Let anyone in the Beaverton area know that they have a warm place to sleep in case they can’t heat their homes or they don’t have a home to heat.

Our on campus activities at PCC will resume when school starts back in January.