What a great year so far in serving people around the Puget Sound and in Ethiopia!! Our service to homeless men has provided hundreds of hours of bible studies, mentoring, resume development and finding employment. Men range from fully functional with a divorce or job loss causing homelessness to addiction and Read more…
The flight to Addis Ababa included 14 hours to Dubai, overnight at Air Emirates expense and 4 hours to Addis. A great way to travel. The contrast between the 2nd worst economy in the world and the glitz of Dubai is amazing but is what it is. I love our Read more…
I leave today for Ethiopia with an intense trip schedule. Seattle, Dubai, Addis then on to the S in Dilla where our prison and pre school projects will be reviewed with a goal of sustainability in 2015. Our prison chaplain is ill so will visit him and find out how the Read more…
My world is dealing with people in transition. How do I stay focused and positive. First, I never take on another persons problem or burden…God gives them the grace to handle not me…therefore I sleep at night when dealing with a disgruntled homeless man, or a tough marriage counseling case Read more…
What do God and the NFL have in common besides Tim Tebow? How does that question apply to my working with the poor in Bellevue,WA and Dilla, Ethiopia. NFL players, new and experienced, (e.g. Seattle Seahawks) receive a playbook each year with how to execute game plans. The playbook becomes their Read more…
What do impoverished Ethiopians and homeless men in Bellevue, WA have in common? Our NGO, Living Perspectives, serves both by bringing education, empowerment and encouragement. Those individuals beings served, though separated by a 21 hour air journey and a seemingly different culture, have the same challenges and aspirations expressed in Read more…
Have you heard the term “banner” year. I think 2011 falls in that category for Living Perspectives’ work in Ethiopia, not for what we accomplished but for what God is doing. In Ethiopia, the school built for PK-K children is flourishing with 80 students. The parents are beginning to financially Read more…