Some of you may have heard part of this story but some of you won't have and I love how it demonstrates the heart of God.

This past month we have held two dental clinics together with Medical Teams International. We received a very generous donation from Tunnel Radio that enabled us to pay for the cost of the mobile clinic and volunteer dentist and assistants came to help. Read more...

The coming of June means summer vacation. Summer vacation usually means trips to the coast. On the coast are numerous lighthouses — "beacons" that are a source of light and inspiration. This is what the volunteers who work with Love INC are — and the source of our Light is Jesus Christ. Read more...

One thousand, three hundred and seventy-two calls were received in our office for help in the first quarter of this year. Thank you Lord for providing many volunteers to answer those calls. Read more....

We so often see God providing in such specific ways for people that we occasionally take it for granted. Recently, however, another story of His provision stood out for me. Read more...

One of the things that touch me most about this ministry is that there is room for everyone's gifts to be used.

• Some of us can cook well-someone else may need a hot meal.
• Some of us can drive-someone else needs to get to a doctor or a dentist.
• Some of us love to visit-lonely people love calls and visits.

Bikes — ways to get to work, ways to get to school, ways to bring groceries home but a way to bring hope and healing to a family relationship? ...

We received some gift certificates for the Christmas store in an envelope with a sweet note. The note reads, "Thank you for giving me the chance to feel useful in doing something that is possible for me to do." This is from an older lady. ...

It's hard to remember now-but not long ago-only a few months, it was HOT in the Willamette Valley. Many of us have air conditioners to help us through the hot times in the summer. Or, we live in a house where we can open windows and get a cool breeze in the evening. ...

Homeless women — how often when we think of them do we think of an old woman pushing a shopping cart down the street with all her belongings. That picture can be true, but a homeless woman can also be a 19 year old girl who's just lost her job and has no reliable family to call on for help. Or, it can be an older woman who's just been evicted because she can't afford the ever increasing rent on a fixed income. Read more...