Aaron

Aaron

A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City. Views my own.

West End Standouts

cooper center west end

Does anything stand out to you on this map? Three areas jump out at me: the dark green/yellow/red area in the lower left the bright red “arrow” shape in the upper center the heavy red/blue/green mix under “W Broad St”…

Extravagant Generosity

danny's bike

Two weeks ago, I posted Danny’s video here and on Facebook. I was struck by Danny’s story and his resolve to work hard and succeed. Danny is a new face of homelessness, I think. Danny had laid out clear steps…

Making Lemonade

This blog post originally appeared back in 2010 on our youth ministry blog, archived at GaytonChurch.org. At that point in time, we were trying to make a lot of good come from disappointing situations, and it’s a lesson a lot…

Impact! 2013 Recap

Thanks for being part of the summer of 2013 with Impact! Camps! We hope you’ll keep serving all year long and join us again next summer as we make an impact.

Social Networks

No, not Facebook and Twitter. You know, the real life networks you have. Have you ever thought about how you developed your networks? Professional networks? Friend networks? Have you ever thought about what the people in these networks know? Here’s…

The New Homeless

Matt from The Salvation Army of Central Virginia has done a remarkable job of sharing their mission and their work through a weekly video. Here’s one in-depth story from this week’s video: Danny’s story brings up a couple thoughts: Richmond…