River of Life Mission

Got to volunteer with the youth from my church. we got to serve during lunch time. we served 225 people :) felt so good to see those people eating and getting full from their meals. the serving time was from 1 – 2:30 and cleaning time was 2:30−3. it was such a good experience and we got to volunteer because one of the workers go to church with us :) they close and open up again at dinner time. also for breakfast :) the people that we saw today are so thankful for these meals, it melted my heart… I would def volunteer again. today was my 2^nd time! the other workers there are super nice too! such a good environment!

What they do here at River of Life Mission is absolutely amazing. Really, it is incredible.
I volunteered at the River of Life Mission the other night and was blown away by the generosity of the staff and other volunteers. The staff at River of Life Mission are so kind! And they have definitely got their system /​routine down! And they know their customers.
I helped in the kitchen, preparing the meal. I also poured juice and water for the guests.
I had a great time volunteering here at River of Life Mission and would recommend this to anyone looking for some place to volunteer.

My wife and I wanted to find a way to get involved and help those on this Island requiring immediate basic necessities. We also feel that love is an important ingredient in providing for people.
Most organizations strong requirement for funds results in accepting government funds which then makes sharing love more difficult. It has been said that God is love and in a society that prefers to keep separate church and state sharing Gods love becomes limited to organizations such as River of Life who do NOT accept Government funds.
After researching several organisations on Oahu we found River of Life Mission and are pleased to be supporters with our time and money. Here we’ve meet those who’ve permanently been changed and reached self reliance as well as those who need ongoing assistance for a variety of reasons.
River of Life is run by a former Hotel executive, a first class board of directors, and the support of several churches. Also, many of the staff are «graduates» of RoLM. It is extremely organized and well run.
James tells us: For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-​loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.
3:16−17
River of life serves those affected by disorder, evil etc. and it manifests, by its actions, this purity, peace-​loving, gentleness… every day to all who need it most!

I’ve volunteered here about half a dozen times with my church. The Mission staff treats all the homeless as friends. they know everyone that walks through the door, no one is rejected. Serving here is a blessing and very humbling. The staff works great with the youth that volunteer, giving them and opportunity to serve outside of church. River of Life’s main focus is: Jesus. That’s why they do what they do, 7 days a week, 3 meals a day, church 4x a day.