On Monday afternoon, the walls of EECM's generally-serene Orr Compassionate Care Center reverberated with shouts, cheers, groans and applause. When a staff member poked her head into the common room, the reason became clear: an intense game of Wii Bowling was underway and one of our guests had just bowled a strike!
The afternoon's fun was a wonderful treat for our clients, made possible by a group of dedicated volunteers from the L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry, a Christian ministry on the Northside. One of their standing projects is a weekly shelter outreach program through which they offer fellowship to homeless men and women at a variety of organizations in Pittsburgh.
On Mondays, you'll find them at EECM's Orr Center, playing cards, enjoying snacks, or leading a rousing game of Deal or No Deal. This week, they came bearing ice cream! We are thrilled to have this group of volunteers participating in the our programs.
"We are so thankful for the opportunity to do outreach on a weekly basis in the shelters. It is hard to put into words how much it has meant to the men and women that we serve to have us come on a weekly basis. The homeless are one of the most rejected people in our society. There are countless stereotypes held against them, and most people look down upon them. But Christ would not. The homeless would be exactly who Jesus would minister to."
~ The L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry
~ The L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry
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