Word on the Street
Micah’s 2015 Priorities
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 January will...
God looks closely at how we treat the poor
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 to...
Joy through “whatever”
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...
Planting hope, watering with faith
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 than six years...