Richland, Washington, youth concerned for homeless in area

Devin Fisher Morasch of West Richland, Washington, believes some people fall on hard luck through no fault of their own; and the plight of such people concerns him. Unlike many a fourth grader, his concern is deep.


Since the beginning of last summer, Devin has been working at small jobs, doing chores, having garage sales, and even putting up a lemonade stand so that he could raise money to give to the Union Gospel Mission in Pasco.

"Homeless people aren't any worse or better than anybody else, and God wants us to love everyone. God says to treat your neighbors the way you want to be treated, and a bad coincidence could have happened in their life and then they ended up on the street."

Devin got involved with Raise Your Tents through Central United Protestant and through the encouragement of Pastor David Parker to find a way to show God's love and grace.  Raise Your Tents seemed like a perfect opportunity to help some people in the community while also having some fun.


He attended the event last year with his family, and one of the lectures given about the homeless in the area struck a chord with Devin.  It was a shock to hear about kids his age who were without homes or much supervision and to learn that they had to sleep on the streets and/or near the local skate park. Devin was moved to bring in a bag of change that night to donate to the mission.

"I just felt sad the first time that I ever heard this was going on, and then when I heard about Raise Your Tents, I realized that was something that I could do to help and not sit in the shade anymore."

To learn more about Devin and the causes he believes in, click here.