Category: Ministry

How does doing laundry turn into a dinner party? We were preparing to get a jump on the new semester after our Christmas break by doing laundry before most of the students returned for classes.  Unknowingly, that one small decision placed us in a position of hosting a spontaneous dinner party! By inviting one student […]

The sky is grey and hazy-looking. The wind is cold and biting.  Stocking caps and gloves are found in the closet.  Heavy jackets and fleece lined boots will be needed soon.  Winter is on its way.  So why playground equipment now?  Shouldn’t that be a Spring project? Due to the “fine print” the new playground […]

The swinging motion has done its job.  Her binky dangles, its usefulness no longer needed.   She doesn’t sleep long so I must catch the act as it happens.  I watch her and anticipate her waking moment.  She is dressed in pink and snuggled with her blanket.   The room is filled with other nursery noises but […]

As we walked through the halls of the building his mind went into reverse.   He had arrived here as a young man, but this was not how he remembered it.  The colors of decor were different now.  Walls had been moved and placement of doors had been changed.  Rooms that were once offices are now […]