http://livingministry.org/blog Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:56:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/11/prayer/prayer-requests-810/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/11/prayer/prayer-requests-810/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:46:26 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1120
Each week we post the prayer requests of some of the men and women from Pleasant Valley Shelter (Northside), Safe Haven (East Liberty), Wellsprings (downtown), and Light of Life (Northside) and Miryam’s (uptown). Please come along side us and pray for each person individually.Truly prayer accomplishes more than we can imagine… click more to read this week’s requests. | Pleasant Valley | Chris- Pray for him getting a great job and being able to find affordable housing | Keller – Pray for his daughter and family | Randy – Pray for his grandmother who is suffering ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/11/prayer/prayer-requests-810/feed/ 1 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/washing-away-poverty-campaign/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/washing-away-poverty-campaign/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:55:04 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1112
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 ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/washing-away-poverty-campaign/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/a-different-urban-challenge/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/a-different-urban-challenge/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:09:13 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1099
On Saturday, October 16th, L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry Board Chair, Josh Hall, will be in Chicago for the Men’s Health Urbanathlon. He ran the 12 mile course last year, but this year they changed it to 9 miles and added more obstacles…like getting up and over a bus! Throughout the course, He will be climbing over marine hurdles, over taxi cabs, and up and down the stairs of Soldier Field (where the Chicago Bears play). His goal is to raise more than $1000 for the ministry. He asks that you ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/a-different-urban-challenge/feed/ 1 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/another-job-fair-is-coming-up/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/another-job-fair-is-coming-up/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:31:25 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1076
For the last 3 years, the L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry been hosts of a revolutionary job fair. This job fair is unlike any other job fair around. Instead of just setting up tables and having people show up and meet employers, we hold a ‘closed’ job fair, where all of our prospective employees receive job training skills (budgeting, resume writing, conflict resolution, and interviewing skills). These skills help prepare them so that they are a step ahead of other jobseekers when they speak with employers. This always makes a better transition and ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/another-job-fair-is-coming-up/feed/ 2 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/volunteer/julys-fabulous-workdays/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/volunteer/julys-fabulous-workdays/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:07:41 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1068
There’s nothing like coming in to work on your first day at a brand new job and finding out you’ve got four distinct groups of people to organize, and the first project is in six days. So, starting on Day 1, I got an education on Work Days here at the Ministry, but I couldn’t have asked for greater groups to learn from! Read on to learn a little more about each fantastic group! July 29th: Heinz Serves a Meal For our last workday in July, Heinz and Pittsburgh Cares ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/volunteer/julys-fabulous-workdays/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/celebrating-gods-goodness/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/celebrating-gods-goodness/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:03:49 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1065
Praise the Lord for the success of Sunday night’s benefit dinner. 65 guests came out and celebrated all of the work that God has done in the life of the ministry over the past 8 years. The food at the Grand Concourse was terrific, and Mike and Katy Gallo were both tremendously blessed by the reception and gifts that were passed their way. The event started at 5:00 PM on Sunday night, August 8th. As guests arrived, they were greeted and sat at different tables. Because of how the Grand Concourse ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/celebrating-gods-goodness/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/08/news/julys-online-newsletter/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/08/news/julys-online-newsletter/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:58:54 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1093
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 ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/08/news/julys-online-newsletter/feed/ 1 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/07/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-graduation/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/07/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-graduation/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:18:11 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1072
On Wednesday, July 7th, we celebrated the first ever graduation of Project L.I.F.E. That night was a great success as 15 people came out and supported Kenneth Hairston’s completion of the program. Although Kenneth was the only to graduate from the program, he certainly was not the only to benefit from it. All 4 of the men’s lives were changed through their close-knit fellowship, accountability, and discipleship. They all received the tools they needed to succeed in life, and each one bettered his relationship with his family The actual graduation went ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/07/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-graduation/feed/ 1