Pinedale Student Ministries

From the introduction of Make Poverty Personal: Taking the Poor as Seriously as the Bible Does by Ash Barker The Bible is like a precious weaving made by God through oppressed people. Yet, its cry for help is mostly ignored. The call is loud and obvious, but people are so distracted with other agendas that [...]

Help me understand how we can be so joyful while other people are suffering so much. How we can be so fortunate when others are in poverty? Why we are so blessed and there are so many broken and hurting? This week has been so emotionally heartbreaking, our eyes were opened wide to poverty and [...]

Ok, so you know how you can feel sympathy for a character in a movie? For example, let’s say you were watching one and there’s this little kid, and after you’ve gotten to know his character a little, tragedy strikes. This little boy loses his parents. You can’t help but feel sad, and you may [...]

Today in Cincinnati was memorable and exciting for the  majority of the students. Like most of the days this week, we dragged ourselves out of our sleeping quarters and headed out for another day of service. What made the day special for most students was having the opportunity to serve the community’s homeless. We were provided a [...]

This week has been awesome. The kids are great….well some of them! I had about 3 girls assigned as my buddies. Their names are Jamaica, Demitria, and Vanessa!! So sweet but they have A LOT of energy. Mad Gab was super fun also (Note from Katie: Check out our Vimeo account to see videos). But I think [...]

Today we were introduced to our neighborhood “buddies”. We spent the day chasing around our buddies, listening to a story about stripeless zebras, and making puzzle pieces. All in all I think the kids are just one more reason I thank God for the opportunity to serve. I hope His love is spread through the [...]

So today  some of us stayed at the church and helped with the day camp. We all got partnered up with the camp kids. My buddy’s name is Madison. She is five years old, with short brown hair, and at first was very shy. I met her on the first day of our trip and I was so [...]

HEY GUYS!!! My name is Josh Pollard; this is the end of the second day of the Cinicinnati trip. It’s been soo much fun!! Yesterday we DEMOLISHED Mrs. Tingle’s back garage!! I was expecting to show up at the house to an already unassembled garage but I walked up the driveway to see (leader) Aaron (Murrell) standing [...]

In the mornings we have been able to spend time with the children during their worship time, and one of the songs they sang has had a pretty significant impact on us and given us a different perspective on their lives. The song was called “Don’t laugh at me,” and was slow and [to us] [...]