Word on the Street

An Invitation to Friendship

If you listen closely among the homeless community—at least those who have been around for a while—you will hear them talk about a woman who was incredibly important to them. The late Barbara Gear spent 20 of her retirement years feeding, counseling and sheltering...

Day of Peace: Community Conversation

The United Nations' General Assembly has declared Friday, September 21, 2018  as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The theme of the 2018 International day of peace is "The Right to Peace." The...

A Home for All Creation

It was sometime in 2008 that Micah housed its first homeless person. Admittedly, the event transpired in the aftermath of a minor crisis in which we feared the worst had occurred for one of our street friends. But it was a notable beginning to what we have come to...

Community Matters

On his 18thbirthday, a young man found himself scouring the wooded areas of Fredericksburg for a campsite. His relationship with his adoptive parents had never gone well, but now that he was officially an adult they no longer had legal responsibility for him. More...