For more than a year, we watched a peculiar Micah guest work a full-time janitorial job that paid plenty for him to afford a place of his own. Yet, he was sleeping in his car most nights, and had faithfully appeared at the cold weather shelter at least two seasons in...
Sometimes I’m afraid to tell a success story. Just as I write the final line, all the things I had to say seem to wash away. More than once I’ve come to my computer and sat down to tell you about a particular Micah client who landed at our doorstep more...
I was the messenger, stopping by the home of a formerly homeless pair on a chilly December morning. But just as I crossed the threshold, I was struck by a wild configuration of evergreen, bushing and bowing like no holiday tree I had ever seen. “Oh, a Charlie Brown...
In the beginning, God created everything. And when he was done, he said, “It is good.” The events to follow: not so good. But that doesn’t make the products of creation any less good. You know the story. There was a man, a woman and a garden with an awesome tree in...
Last year, a single mother named Stephanie lost her home after she was laid off from her job. She had obtained a new position, but it paid $5 less per hour, which was not enough to pay the rent. Without family, savings and alternative options to help her stay housed,...
