Joshua's Hands is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 A Servant's Heart Scholarship.  In 2004, the organization established the scholarship to reward Loudoun County seniors for community service.  The scholarship is essay based and expanded in 2008 to provide three scholarships.

The essays were judged on composition, originality and understanding of servanthood.  Special consideration was given to essays based on true examples of servant mentors.

Ben served others for many hours and in many ways before actually developing a servant’s heart.  By his own admission, his motivation was self-serving until he saw the way his service could change someone’s broken world.

He wrote: “Homeless children, the impoverished, people battling mental illness – these are the people who inspire me.  These are the people who live by faith that their worlds will change for the better.  These are the people who remind me every day how blessed I am and how serving them is not a choice but a calling.”

Joshua's Hands was established in 1999 in memory of Joshua Guthrie, who was an enthusiastic community volunteer.  Joshua’s years of service were cut short by his death at the age of 16.  Joshua’s Hands seeks to continue to be his hands of service in the community and to encourage others to serve. 

The organization established A Servant's Heart Scholarship to reward a Loudoun County senior for community service.  In 2008, the award was expanded to a potential of three $1000 scholarships.