This past Tuesday we held another of our
ETM nights. I pushed through the pain of the arm (see earlier post) and we came together to hear from Harold and Bea.
They shared the work that they were doing both inside, and outside the walls of Calvin
CRC.
Harold shared with us his experiences growing up, and how they have influenced him now with the things he is doing. At present he is retired and volunteering at Redeemer Christian High School. Helping to keep the computers going. He's there a couple of times a week.
On Tuesday mornings, you will find him helping out in the kitchen of "The Ottawa Mission." He helps clean up from breakfast, and then prepares for lunch with many other volunteers. Many questions came after Harold talked. We all wonder about the homeless. Harold was able to give us more insight, yet we all still had questions left unanswered as well.
If you want to see Harold in a short video that talks about the kitchen and other things, go to
http://www.ottawamission.com/index.php?q=food.html
Harold sharing of himself.
Next we heard from Bea. She's been a long time teacher at Ottawa Christian School, but is now retired. She too wanted to follow God's leading as she entered into her retirement days. She went to Peru on a mission trip, is and elder in our church, but also wanted to do something that was in the community and ministry oriented.
Through a series of events, she now finds herself assisting at the Crisis Pregnancy Centre. Not an easy thing to do at times, but she enjoys it very much.
Thank you Harold and Bea for sharing a bit of your lives with us. For helping us to see that following God's call can lead to many different places. Whether you are 13, 17, or 67, there is always a place where God wants us to be. Have you found your place of calling with God? Be that inside of Calvin
CRC's community, or beyond it?
Oh, and yes, they are all grabbing at the food that was brought.....like a pack of wolves at times. : )
This past Tuesday we held another of our ETM nights. I pushed through the pain of the arm (see earlier post) and we came together to hear from Harold and Bea.
They shared the work that they were doing both inside, and outside the walls of Calvin CRC.
Harold shared with us his experiences growing up, and how they have influenced him now with the things he is doing. At present he is retired and volunteering at Redeemer Christian High School. Helping to keep the computers going. He's there a couple of times a week.
On Tuesday mornings, you will find him helping out in the kitchen of "The Ottawa Mission." He helps clean up from breakfast, and then prepares for lunch with many other volunteers. Many questions came after Harold talked. We all wonder about the homeless. Harold was able to give us more insight, yet we all still had questions left unanswered as well.
If you want to see Harold in a short video that talks about the kitchen and other things, go to
http://www.ottawamission.com/index.php?q=food.html
Harold sharing of himself.
Next we heard from Bea. She's been a long time teacher at Ottawa Christian School, but is now retired. She too wanted to follow God's leading as she entered into her retirement days. She went to Peru on a mission trip, is and elder in our church, but also wanted to do something that was in the community and ministry oriented.
Through a series of events, she now finds herself assisting at the Crisis Pregnancy Centre. Not an easy thing to do at times, but she enjoys it very much.
Thank you Harold and Bea for sharing a bit of your lives with us. For helping us to see that following God's call can lead to many different places. Whether you are 13, 17, or 67, there is always a place where God wants us to be. Have you found your place of calling with God? Be that inside of Calvin CRC's community, or beyond it?
Oh, and yes, they are all grabbing at the food that was brought.....like a pack of wolves at times. : )
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