Serve by Design

One of my most interesting   and gratifying part-time occupations, as a retired pastor, is the weekly engaging of truck drivers. I am employed as a workplace chaplain serving several clients in different settings. One, for example, is a national food distribution company. My job is to reach out to over-the-road professional drivers by phone in real-time each week. I do my best in these chaplain-to-driver conversations to offer them encouragement and a listening ear to their joys and concerns. Hooray for downtime! image: png.com Most of these chats occur while the guys are driving and are usually short (3-5 minutes) in duration of necessity. However, occasionally, the calls become longer depending on the need. Sometimes their spouses and family members are included. I especially enjoy these because I seem to get more out of the men when their wives are listening and participating! During summer months, it is common to have these workplace friends to pick up the call, even when they ar