From the outside looking in, its just a road–a narrow, cobblestone street that twists its way through the ancient city of of Jerusalem. It has far too many people and such an unusual selection of “mom and pops,” you’d never know it to be the...
What does Micah have up its sleeve for 2015? Stay tuned! It’s gonna be a great one. 1. Continuing to put a serious dent in chronic homelessness. By our calculations there are about 63 remaining chronic homeless in our community. The point in time count in...
Let’s talk about the Bible’s Micah. You knew it had to happen sooner or later. So, what do we know? Micah was a prophet. His name means “who is like Yahweh or God.” And his story takes place amid utter chaos. Cities are crumbling and warnings have been sent out...
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...
