Miracles Among Us

About the Book

A look inside the Lebanon Soup Kitchen reveals the miracles God works in the lives of the servers and the served. They find new meaning in life and faith in humanity by volunteering to help, or by accepting a free meal. Material boundaries disappear in the compassion for physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

People come searching for acceptance of who they are and validation of their value as a human. As they share their stories, tears are shed in both heart-breaking and joy-filled accounts. It is in the bare human needs where God works in the smallest detail to bring a light of hope.

A town of 13,000 reaches out three nights a week to serve restaurant-style baked chicken, Mexican casserole or German meatloaf in a safe, friendly atmosphere. Volunteers, the homeless, the working poor and the disabled come together for more than a meal, more than take-home food and more than hand-me-down clothes; the real thing they find is connection with a caring community.

About the Author

Free-lance writer Nancey West contributes to newspapers and magazines from her home in the foothills of the Oregon Cascades. She lives with her husband, raising cattle and Christmas trees. They have a son and a daughter. Nancey's involvement with the Lebanon Soup Kitchen inspired her first book, Miracles Among Us.