It's a couple months late, but Liam and I have a little conversation on his birthday.
11 - David Park
David Park is the pastor at Open Table Community in the Brookhaven/Chamblee/Doraville area of Atlanta, GA. He talks about what the church can and should look like during a pandemic. How can the church truly be the church when we cannot meet in person?
Other notes/asides from this episode:
David was recently on an episode of the podcast Token Confessions. Check it out HERE.
Liam’s lego creations:
10 - Ruth Blackstock
Ruth Blackstock is the 3rd-5th grade counselor at Dresden Elementary School. We speak with her about how she and others have been working to meet the needs of the students and their families during the pandemic.
More info from Ruth:
The donation and packing volunteer efforts are organized through signup genius. There is a group called "Let's Lend a Hand" that is organizing this. They add days and slots as needed, so it's a link that should be checked back on often.
Dropping off food is done during specific times (see sign-up genius). They get the cars offloaded pretty quickly.
For food delivery, I am managing that part of the picture. If you want to join in the delivery team, just message me and I'll loop you in.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F44ACA62EA3FD0-lets1
09 - Rebecca Talbot
Rebecca Talbot is a freelance writer living in southern Florida. She is also a volunteer with Friends of Miami-Dade Detainees - a “non-profit organization that advocates for local immigrants and people in immigrant detention centers throughout South Florida.” She shares about her time working with those being held in detention centers, and how the pandemic is exacerbating already existing problems within the system.
08 - Lauren Purser
Lauren Purser shares about her social distancing experience as a flight attendant taking a leave of absence during the month of April.
07 - D.L. Mayfield
D.L. Mayfield is the author of the upcoming book "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power." She shares about how the pandemic has impacted her own community, and how this crisis has revealed a greater need for a care and love for our neighbor in every aspect of our lives.
Her book comes out May 5, 2020. Make sure to pick up a copy!
You can follower her on Twitter @d_l_mayfield
06 - Rebekah Kemp
Rebekah Kemp is a registered nurse working at Ethne Health in Clarkston, GA. She shares about how the clinic is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how she’s getting by during our time of social distancing.
05 - Ian North
Ian North, Communications Director of Presencia, shares how his organization is providing relief to their neighborhood and community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04 - Kim Steadman
Kim Steadman is a systems engineer at JPL. She is currently working on the Mars rover Perseverance, scheduled to launch in July 2020.
03 - Dia Parker
Dia Parker is the Executive Director of Los Vecinos de Buford Highway. She shares about how her community is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as steps her organization is providing relief for families during this time.
02 - Denise Quintana
Denise Quintana, school counselor at Oakcliff Elementary in Doraville, GA, shares about her time since the school closings last week. She’s just as busy, if not more so!
01 - Liam Rhodes
First episode - let’s see how this goes.
I talk with 9 year-old Liam, 4th grade student at Oakcliff Elementary School in Doraville, GA, about how his life has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.