So What… Last night was Night 2 in the Shack. The weather is still holding out and relatively comfortable…the colder air…creeping in. I had some young painters come and put their handy work on our shack giving the black, empty tar paper some color and personality. It gives us a chance to talk to kids … Read more
It is always a great feeling when we finish homes for families. Last year we began serving with Ms. Annie in Shorter. Started by the Montgomery Great Day of Service, Annie had a dangerous hole in her floor, moisture causing mold, no running hot water, and wallpaper so old on her walls that it made … Read more
Story Time: It’s All I Have…there has been a young guy walking the streets here that has caught my attention. The Wesley students told me his name is Brian. He is basically homeless. The first night I saw him, he had an overstuffed, green, Army duffel bag slung over his shoulder. His head hung so … Read more
I realize I create an interesting picture as I sit in this “shack†typing away on a laptop or scanning my Blackberry phone for messages and staying with the updates. It’s like thinking we can make someone’s poverty go away by telling them to get rid of their cable or Dish network. I would love … Read more
Question for Thought-what can you do at one time with four cups of delicious coffee served with great love ? Well, it was another chilly one in the shack last night but not as cool. I was again grateful for the small, electric space heater that David Goolsby let me borrow from his office. Yesterday … Read more