Leighton’s Blog

Today was an absolutely fabulous day in Reno! Today we partnered with the Wild West Jeep Club to handout blankets, hygiene kits, socks, water, snacks, bagels donuts and Bibles. The people that we served in Reno we’re so grateful and so polite! That’s not always the case in most of the cities that I go to. Thank you Max, James, Audra, Jasmine and Jimmy! Great to see my Boston friend, Cheryl Wood, who I haven’t seen in 35 years! Thank you Cheryl for making homemade pumpkin muffins for the folks we served today!

We had a great team and met some great people in San Francisco today. Thank you Sharon, AJ, Chad &    Nicole.    I am truly humbled by the kind hearted people who serve beside me in each city.  

Hit the streets of Portland, OR yesterday with Pastor John’s team from Portland Metro Assembly of God Church. We gave out many blankets, hats, gloves, socks, hygiene kits, Bibles and water. Kind of a sad day though. Many of the homeless living in camps, old trailers and RV’s. Very poor conditions. Please keep the city of Portland in your prayers.  🙏 #missionforhope 

The last two days were awesome but sad. Sad because of what I saw on the streets but awesome to see so many smiles. On Friday I did outreach in Vancouver, BC and gave out socks, snacks, water, soap, sanitizing wipes and Bibles.  Today I did outreach on the streets of Seattle with Ken King, the president of the Oregon chapter of the Christian Jeep Association. We gave out lots of blankets, socks, hygiene kits, clothes, water snd Bibles.  Met so many wonderful people in Seattle and prayed with many too. 

I haven’t stayed at a hotel for 2 weeks  and I won’t be at a hotel for 9 more days. My photos in the woods make things look pretty cozy and pretty comfortable. And for the most part they are but I need to do lots of planning to be comfortable and cozy. So these are the type of things I need to think about everyday. Things I need to plan for everyday.   Where am I going to sleep tonight? Where can I buy groceries?  Where can I cook tonight?  Where can I get and when can I get drinkable water again?  Where and when can I shower next? Where and when can I do laundry again?  Where and when will I have cell service again?  What if it rains tonight?  Where can I throw out my trash?  Where can I go the bathroom?  Pretty basic and simple things. But these are things I need to think about every day and plan for every day. But I have choices and resources. Lots of choices and lots of resources!  But what if I didn’t have the Jeep? What if I didn’t have a tent, a stove, a refrigerator, a water ta

FIlled up the Jeep at Walmart today in Victoria, BC with socks, water, soap, wipes & snacks. Kind of sad there. Lots of people using on the sidewalks in a very small area of the city. Had some very interesting conversations off the back of my Jeep.  Despite the situation with homeless, it’s a very beautiful city. 

Anchorage was awesome! We started of the day by volunteering at the Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center to cook the lunch. While  lunch was being given out we gave out blankets, hygiene kits, clothing, ponchos, hand warmers, water, snacks, socks and Bibles. Appreciate the Collins coming along and bringing so much stuff. So awesome to work with them again. Also appreciate Pastor Jared coming and lending a hand. Thank you Beantown Blankets for sending boxes & boxes of blankets. Bonus for the day was being able to pray over Andrea’s Jeep after lunch.  She is our newest Christian Jeep Association member! #takesavillage #missionforhope #christianjeepassociation