There will be details forthcoming, but right now, if you are in the Raleigh area (or want to fly in - don’t laugh, several folk are), save the evening of March 21, 2010.
In Downtown Raleigh (in a venue with plenty of parking), we will hold a shindig/party/blowout/extravaganza that will blow your mind. Seriously.
We will be [...]
My friend Jenny gets it right about serving food to poor people in Moore Square. This is the sort of post that lets me know my work out here is accomplishing something.
After my short bit the other day about day labor, I wrote a long piece for my friend Karen’s blog. If you want to [...]
Not sure if you have seen it, but you ought to catch the book excerpt in this week’s Independent. It’s the second chapter of Dick Reavis’ book Catching Out: The Secret World of Day Laborers.
I haven’t read the book yet (But it is on my Amazon wish list - hint, hint), but the excerpt was [...]
Just a quick heads up that we have updated our list of things we need. If you or your organization is looking for something to collect for us, here are the things we currently need.
And of course, we still need your financial support. Nothing impacts our ability to be a real presence in the lives [...]
My friend Karen (who wrote the book our ministry is featured in) keeps asking questions, so I keep answering them! Her latest question is this:
Is there a difference between a homeless person and a panhandler? If so, how do their needs vary and what are some of the ways in which we can respond to [...]
In January of 2009, I got an email from Karen Spears Zacharias – she was writing a book for Zondervan on the relationship between money and Christianity. She asked me if I had anything to say.
Yes, it seems I did.
She came down on very cold day in February and watched us eat biscuits and coffee [...]
Without a doubt, my most frequently asked question involves panhandling. What should I do? How should I do it? Are they going to use the money for something bad?
I submit that most of our questions along this line are not really about panhandlers, but about our need to hold onto our money and our service [...]
And Mary said,
‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation [...]
My friend John works for NC State’s IT Department. For their holiday project, they decided to make Love Wins Ministries one of the objects of their giving… and they came through, big time.
We received:
23 pairs of socks
53 tubes of toothpaste
57 toothbrushes
64 bars of soap or body wash bottles
18 sticks of deodorants
50 packages of hand warmers
52 [...]
We will experience some downtime this afternoon as we work on the site.
Thanks for understanding, and we hope to have it back up soon.
