Governor McAuliffe announced last week that Virginia is the first state to “functionally end veteran homelessness.” There have already been news stories and talk of this in the community, and there will be more. But before you say, “Wait! How can that be?...
There are moments in the life of every community where decisions have the potential to change the very core of its culture. Some shifts are for the better. Others are for the worse. And plenty are riddled in unintended consequences brought on in the purest interest of...
As an idealistic college student, I attended a banquet where American aid worker Heather Mercer told her story. Heather had gone to Afghanistan in early 2001 to work for a faith-based humanitarian aid group. But as her team distributed blankets, food and basic care to...
Weeks before I accepted the job as Micah’s Executive Servant-Leader, a pastor friend of mine asked me a candid question. “I want to make sure that you understand this is the kind of work that can take someone to the cross,” he said. “Of...
Micah Ecumenical Ministries has operated its hospitality center from 1013 Princess Anne St. since 2008. Part of the success of that model has been the ability to co-locate key community services within the same space that our guests visit on a daily basis to meet...
More than once have Micah staff, volunteers and other caring parties sat in a courtroom with a neighbor in need. We’ve seen them wrongly accused. We’ve watched them rightfully convicted. The people we care so deeply about have been handcuffed and carted...
