Small Acts of Solidarity Matter
We navigated the paths packed down by people ahead of us, the freezing wind whipping across the open green. It was dark and cold but we could see our goal: a huddle of over a hundred people, a constellation of…
Reducing Friction: Love in the Details of Daily Shelter Life
Hello! I’m Laurel, the Mercy Volunteer at Lydia’s House in Cincinnati this year. I absolutely love what I’m doing, and I keep trying to explain it to other people, but I’m not very good at describing the work I’m doing…
Lessons Learned: A Spiritual Awakening Through Volunteer Service in Cincinnati
I'm Sudha, and I've joined as a volunteer aide at the St. Boniface School in Cincinnati. I decided to become a volunteer after experiencing a significant loss in my life, which led me to feel a strong spiritual calling to…
A Day in My Life as a Cincinnati Mercy Volunteer
Hi, I'm Grace Sanford, a Mercy Volunteer in Cincinnati, Ohio! I've been journaling every day since I arrived here, and I'd love to share a glimpse of my typical day during my volunteer year. Today, my day began at 8:30…
God’s Presence During My Time in Cincy
This is one of my favorite Bible passages: He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting…