The story

Our story begins with a yearly parking lot sale.  From first year sales of $9,000 to over $29,000 in subsequent years, this 34 hour sale left us holding some amazing items, with no place to store them. The question became, "Are we supposed to be opening a thrift store?", but we always said "No, that's crazy!"  Here we are, in 2019, just relocated from Sellwood as we lost our building after 7 years. We are excited to see what is in store for us, as we have come back to Beaverton with our eye to rebuild our base here, while keeping an eye out for an affordable spot for us in the SE. We are volunteer run and staffed; all our items are donated; and we get new items every single day!  What an amazing way to take people's treasures they no longer need or want, and to use them to change the lives of over 1,600 children in Uganda, by giving them opportunity and the hope of a future.  Many of these children would not have the chance to go to school without our - or someone’s - help. The government run schools have costs associated with them that often prohibits children being able to afford to go.  Most children have lost at least one, if not both parents, to AIDS, malaria, or even the measles.  They need the basics of food, shelter, clothing and medical care and GSM provides these live-saving items to these children. GSM houses over 300 children in our orphan homes, and we care for and educate over 1,600 students through our program.  What a privilege to be a part of this life changing work. YOU CAN JOIN US! We began this work to provide for our Ugandan children, but have found this Uganda piece to be the added bonus. Some of the best parts of this work has been the relationships we have built in our staff and in our community. Thank you for joining us in becoming community and being a part of something much bigger than ourselves.