Cold Weather Has Rolled In

Friday was chalked full of adventures from Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller to having Aubie come by late in the afternoon. See below! Our fundraising total is $44,700 and we are grateful to all those who gave on Friday! Last night was cold. Colder than I had planned and anticipated. My sleeping bag is heavy grade … Read more

First Night In The Shack

                Give at www.arm-al.org/give or through Venmo @arm-al Covid-19 shut down the bars a little bit in Auburn, but not all the way. Thus, my first night was a live remix of Stevie Wonder. Seriously, the band playing at the local bar in downtown Auburn was all funk … Read more

We Have Moved Into The Neighborhood

Give at www.arm-al.org/give or through Venmo @arm-al As we get started today, I am grateful for our team getting the shack, the display items, and all the details with sign ups set up. The prayer chain is filling up and there are great responses so far. The first day of sitting starts with Emily Myers, … Read more

2 Weeks Till No More Shacks-Hurricane Sally Recovery

Disasters like hurricanes and storms seem to be disturbingly normalized. Since 2017, I have been part of disaster recovery either through the National Guard or ARM. Many of you reading this have also responded. It is exhausting both physically, mentally and spiritually although we do enjoy going to help. Don’t we all like knowing we … Read more

3 Weeks Until No More Shacks!

Building leaders who rebuild and strengthen communities! Early this April, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, began issuing her executive orders called “Safer at Home” in response to Covid-19. This resulted in some local curfews, shelter at home mandates unless an essential worker, reduced capacity in most stores,  and more recently mask requirements. All in an effort … Read more