my biggest wish

is that I could be in Portland, Oregon right now. I find myself wishing that a lot.
I like it there. I like the atmosphere, and how while walking downtown you can just stop and help someone at any minute. Not that you can't do that here... but people are a lot more receptive in Portland. Believe me, they are.

Right now it is 6:00 pm in Oregon. People are sitting down to dinner, no matter what their position or status. No matter where people are, or what their food is. They are all eating.
I wish I could be there to help serve dinner at the Transitional Youth tomorrow night. Thats one thing that I really, super-miss. While serving dinner to the homeless people, I got to know everyone pretty well because they were hungry and kept coming back for more.
One of the things I remember thinking is that its amazing how much people can eat when they're really hungry.
Anyway, I miss talking to the people there and encouraging them to not give up on finding jobs, or clothes, or places to live, or God.

Sometimes I go to the Portland blog so that I can read again about what we were doing while we were there, or even just to look at the pictures. I like looking at the people's faces, so that I can remember their friendliness, perseverence, uncertainty, or rebellion. It's easier to pray for them when I remember what they're like.