by Kathy Melvin | Presbyterian News Service
Sarah Bleile gets ready for the Wednesday lunch at Okra Abbey in New Orleans, before COVID-19 changed the way meals were served. (Contributed photo)
LOUISVILLE â Sarah Bleile joined the Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program in 2019 because she was looking for a challenge.
A challenge is just what she got.
She was in the middle of her YAV year when the pandemic hit the U.S. The YAV year came to a halt, but rather than returning home, she chose to shelter-in-place at the YAV house in New Orleans so she could continue to serve as a volunteer with several YAV partner organizations.