We talk about the cure for cancer. And we can hope to eliminate childhood obesity. We can say “no child left behind.” And we can fight global wars to stamp out terrorism. But if we say… “end of homelessness,” heads cock sideways, eyes...
His life was about to change. Months of sleeping on a park bench and finagling a cot at the cold weather shelter were finally coming to an end. His daily efforts of pounding the pavement for job opportunities had paid off. He’d dropped off his last resume...
It was three winters ago that we first met the large African-American man, wearing shorts, carrying blankets and lugging personal belongings on his back. He was sent to the cold weather shelter by taxi from the emergency room. His cycle was consistent–emergency...
I planted a plat of marigolds along the walkway one Spring. I watered them, enjoyed them and promptly dug them up three weeks later when they had shriveled to my lack of care. By the following year, I reveled in my relocation to a home with mature landscaping. The...
Micah Yard Sale June 11 from 8:30am to 2pm Target shopping center off of Rt. 17 in Stafford. Micah Ecumenical Ministries is collecting “big ticket” treasures for a June Yard Sale. Clean out those garages, basements and storage units Pull out your furniture, appliances...
