October Update: Holding Grief and Joy

“We are led by the people we serve.”
Our best life lessons sometimes come from the street. There are nights when we hear some of the best news, like how someone has gotten into housing or reunited with an old loved one. In the same hour, another neighbor has lost a job or heard devastating news. Our neighbors have had to carry it all. They’ve had to hold both immense griefs in one hand and hold loosely joy in the other. They’ve taught us how to hold both fire and water at the same time. They remind us of the profound beauty and hardships that coexist in life.
Watch this video to hear more of Ryan’s thoughts about being led by the people we serve along with:
• 100-Day Challenge Update
• HOPEfest recap
• Gala Countdown
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People Loving Nashville was unintentionally established in 2008 when a group of friends shared several hot meals with some homeless individuals on a cold Thanksgiving night. The experience changed something in them, and they continued to bring supper downtown once a month. Once a month soon turned into a weekly tradition.
From a two-burner stove in a bachelor pad to a commercially-outfitted kitchen at church, PLN has continued to grow and expand, learning and maturing along the way, all against the backdrop of friendship. Our skilled staff and trained volunteers seek to form relationships that bring a Christ-centered, evidence-based pathway to sustainable hope, healing, and restoration. We begin the process by assembling meals, preparing clothing and supplies for distribution to hundreds, and providing emergency response to serve the disenfranchised of our city in public spaces, low-income apartment complexes, homeless camps, and more, every weekday.