Word on the Street

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...

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...

In the beginning, God created everything. And when he was done, he said, “It is good.” The events to follow: not so good. But that doesn’t make the products of creation any less good. You know the story. There was a man, a woman and a garden with an awesome tree in...

Last year, a single mother named Stephanie lost her home after she was laid off from her job. She had obtained a new position, but it paid $5 less per hour, which was not enough to pay the rent. Without family, savings and alternative options to help her stay housed,...