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Tuesday: Day 5 “Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”– Matthew 5 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God”– Luke 6: 20 Yesterday our friend and board member, Emily Jones, led a workshop on the Myths and Facts of poverty and where our … Read more
Blog: Day 4 begins- Monday Oct. 14 Yesterday at different times, two homeless men showed up at my doorstep. Trenton was riding a bike and had a pair of jeans and a shirt wrapped around his handle bars. He was clean shaven and wore a huge smile. At first he asked me what we were … Read more
First, some thanks and shout outs: Yesterday while setting up was greeted by Katie and her mom. Katie served on our summer staff in Tuskegee. I was also visited by Kelly the Tuskegee site leader, and Kate Duke who brought me dinner. She also served in Tuskegee. What a great mini and unexpected reunion! Had … Read more
One more night in my bed, one more day before we go into the shack. It is a fun time getting all of the last minute preparations together. This large and high impact fundraiser, carries us through several months and several homes. I was visiting with Andrew and Bernice a few days ago. They are … Read more
It’s just one week away! One week before we go into the shack and live there for several days as a way to relate to families who live in substandard housing all day every day. Although we never want to refer to someone’s home as a shack, we do want to help them make repairs … Read more