Compassion and Kindness

This past Friday I was invited to a luncheon at Willow Creek church,  and the speaker was Wess Stafford (Compassion International) and he spoke very openly about his ministry and his heart for orphans (and children in general).  After the lunch I had the privilege to meet Wess in person,  and told him a little about what I do,  caring for orphaned children in the Third World.  You never know,  we may someday travel together to poor countries and minister to children and orphans. 

 Wess was the guest speaker at Willow Creek this past weekend.  On Sunday I headed downtown and attended the Chicago campus,  saw Wess via video from S Barrington.  Afterwards we served some food to about 45 homeless men at the shelter on Clark St.  This is the same shelter I served at on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.  I'm planning to trek downtown once again this Sunday to again attend the Chicago campus of Willow Creek.  The vibe and energy here is totally off the chain.  This past Sunday it was really cool to see the ethnic diversity in that room,  hear the different accents of the English language.

 Yesterday I began serving at the Peoples Resource Center at their Wheaton location.  They have another location in the Westmont area.  It's quite a place,  a refuge for the needy of DuPage County and the west suburbs of Chicago.  I worked in their food pantry.  They also have a Clothes Closet,  ESL classes,  Computer training,  job counceling,  etc.  I'll be working there every other Monday.

 I don't know when I'll be traveling abroad as of yet,  but will always keep you updated

 As always,  remember to choose kindness!

Happy New Year

I know we're 13 days into the new year but realized I've not posted since Christmas Day.  It finally snowed here in Chicago,  ending a 2 month snow drought and mild temperatures.  After going out earlier today,  I wish the mild weather would return again soon.  Just today I found out about Orphan Network,  an organization that works with orphaned children,  mostly in Nicaragua.  Later in 2012 hopefully I can make another trip with Global Orphan Project,  the organization in Kansas City I traveled to Haiti with last month.

 I wish you all blessings in this new year.