Eta Sigma Alpha National Homeschool Honor Society

Chris Goerner spoke on where we find our value and the delusion of "ladders" we create to rank ourselves and others to evaluate academic & physical accomplishments, beauty, riches and fame. He helped us to see that in our strengths and weaknesses that we can trust God's design for our lives and appreciate the differences in one another as part of His sovereign plan.  New member Joelle Chick receives a word of blessing from her mom and dad.  New member Andrew Droubay hears a word of exhortation from Mom and Dad. Some of our members for 2014/2015 year. Thank you Taylor and Andrew for playing piano  and to Micah and Ben for speaking before the group.

 Elizabeth Shannon thoroughly gleans an entire tree Andrew Droubay   Micah and Zeb Giraudeau help on this cold fall morning.  The fruit of our labor will go to local food banks! You'd never know it was so cold by looking at Luke's shorts

2014 Graduates - Mary Shannon, Jacquelyn Chick, Jonathan Cordle, Meredith Collins and David Norton Time to eat together with families and alumni of honor society Honoring graduates and their accomplishments Andrew Norton, last years president, designs an impossible version  of Parent/Student Jeopardy. Students win for the first time in 5 years!

Honor Society students sang and performed on piano, cello and violin  for residents at the Hermitage Nursing Home on April 24, 2014 Students Singing "Easter Song"

Since 1948, Roanoke Rescue Mission has been serving the less fortunate & giving them food & a place to sleep. Over 200 people come in everyday looking for a safe place. All of the food they serve is by donation & is mostly run by dedicated volunteers. Getting ready for the hungry people, some of who hadn't eaten since the day before Slicing bread To God be the glory

 We had the pleasure of hearing Pastor Jim Kistner's testimony & his knowledge about personal finance. A retired doctor since 2001, pastoring ever since, he has been on multiple mission trips to Dominican Republic, Mexico, and more. He attended UVA for Anesthesiology & moved to Roanoke in 1985 with his wife and children. He told us a lot about using your available financial blessing for good & how to practically use your money.  Pastor Kistner & Honor Society member Carson. 

We had the pleasure of hearing form Chris Cummings, a Home Land Security Agent and a youth leader. He has a very inspirational testimony, proving that God is always good and putting his way before the way of the world. Mr. Cummings with our Vice President, Ben. Mr. Cummings shared the struggles he had in college living in the world but not being enticed by it and staying true to his commitment to God.

A food distribution site is the main objective of the Southwest Virginia Food Bank where they deliver to organizations that deal with food insecurities like RAM House and Rescue Mission. The Food Bank assists in feeding approximately 125,000 people a day. This area is the largest region of food delivery with up to 22 million pounds delivered each year. There are a half million people with food insecurities in the 26 counties they serve in our area. The Food Bank operates with 37 paid employees and 1,800 volunteers annually.  Walking in to see what job we will be assigned to.    A group of us will go through donations to check for open containers or any contamination and wipe off the containers.  The other group will sort the goods and check for expiration dates Getting ready to sort through donations by local   businesse s  such as CVS This group is wiping off containers, checking for contamination, and repacking the food  The Sorting room Checking for expirat