Women of Faith Conference has contacted L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry offering us an exciting opportunity! For every ticket we sell for their conference, $20 of the ticket price goes directly to L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry, helping us to continue to serve Pittsburgh’s homeless.
If you, some friends, or your small group, are interested in attending the Women of Faith Conference and you **do not yet** have your ticket, we have tickets at a discounted price, even if you buy only one!
Groups of 10 or more get 2 free tickets!
Groups of 25 or more …

This month, L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry was featured in The Northside Chronicle for the renovation of 2544 Maple Avenue.

For the first time ever, L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry held a FREE coat store. Because of a generous donation from Burlington Coat Factory, we had more than 500 gently used men, women’s and children’s coats to distribute. To receive a coat, one had to call our offices and schedule a time to come up to our store. It was amazing the response that we had from people. Our phone rang off the hook every day, 24/7. We only distributed the coats on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursday, but we served over 30 people …

Too many homeless die every year. Because Pittsburgh is a very cold city, every year we end up losing a handful of our brother and sisters due to the weather. On Tuesday, December 22nd, there was a candlelight vigil to pay respects to the homeless who lost their lives in 2010. Among the deceased were people that we ministered to at the labor halls, ALIVE, or in one of the shelters. Please keep in prayer the families and friends of those who lost their lives, and pray for those who …

On Saturday, November 20th, L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry held its 8th annual festival for the homeless called ALIVE. This year’s event was incredible! The weather was perfect, the bands sang their hearts out, there were no confrontations, and volunteers thoroughly enjoyed themselves. But above all, God was glorified and the homeless were appreciated and dignified.

About two months ago Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sent a flyer to the office addressed to the volunteer coordinator. The paper was accepting nominations for the Jefferson Award: an award given to volunteers that display heroism in their service. Past national winners of the Jefferson award include Colin Powell, Sandra Day O’Connor, Oprah Winfrey, Peyton Manning, Jimmy Carter and many other household names.
After a short discussion it became clear that we had a Jefferson Award quality volunteer in our midst: Weiting Zhang. Weiting is a former intern of the …

In September, we will be having our annual car wash fundraiser to help raise the necessary funds to continue to serve the homeless here in Pittsburgh. We’ll be at the Busy Beaver in West Mifflin and the Busy Beaver in Crafton washing cars all day on Saturday, September 11th. Our plan is to run the event as a carwash-a-thon where people sponsor a certain amount for every car that we washed.
We’re trying to get to $80 per car committed before the carwash on September 11th. For that to happen, we …

Walking across that bridge was the loneliest time in George’s life. He had spent months mad at God. Why was his life a mess? Why was he in the particular situation he was? Where could he go to escape it all? The cold blue water below seemed to scream out that he should try it. Jumping off of that bridge would not solve his problems, but only hasten an inevitable meeting with his Maker. Deciding not to jump, George pressed on and eventually found himself residing in Light of Life …

Because of the ensuring departure of Mike Gallo, the L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry was put in the position of needing more hands to help get the work done of serving the homeless. This summer, the ministry is excited to annouce the hiring of (2) paid staff and (2) interns.