Day 7 begins: Is this the day?

New Total: $46,562! Only $3500 left to go! Send me home tonight and pray as the real work begins for families! Glad to have Chris Kelsey from AUMC sitting with me this morning! Enjoying the beautiful weather and hopeful for the rest of the day! Consider giving and challenging someone else to give! #nomoreshacks2014 So … Read more

#NoMoreShacks2014 – What is “the shack”? Isn’t that the title of book???

Well, yes, The Shack is the title of an interesting little theological book written by William P. Young a few years ago in 2008 But, this week at ARM during our annual Poverty Awareness Week, “the shack” takes on a very different meaning. For us it’s all about raising money to purchase materials like lumber, … Read more

#NoMoreShacks2014: Worship Songs and Poverty

This is part 2 of our Poverty Awareness Week blog series called #NoMoreShacks2014. Click here to see all posts in this series. Today is Sunday – the day we set aside as holy, as a day to gather as Christ’s body in the presence of the Spirit to worship our God. I’d be willing to … Read more

#NoMoreShacks2014: What is Poverty?

Today is the first day of our annual Poverty Awareness Week. For the next week, our director, Lisa Pierce, will be living on public display in a “shack” near downtown Auburn, AL. Other friends and supporters of our ministry will join her in a “guest shack” at various times throughout the week. We’ll be hosting … Read more