On December 18, 2021 the Mission hosted it first Cashless Christmas based on the Isaiah 55 encouragement, “Have you no money, come and buy.” Our amazing donors from all over the country provided goods and cash in support of the event. It was set up like a boutique gift shop where the homeless and those […]
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BIKER EAT A CUPCAKE?
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”― John Bunyan He was a scary looking biker dude, bald with long hair (yes, that is possible), tattoos, girth like a small redwood and an attitude of quiet invincibility. A gentle giant since knowing Christ, he reigned over […]
THE BANANA GIRL
Dear Neighbors, I saw her in her ponytail and pink sneakers. She hugged a banana from the dinner cart to her chest before slipping it under her thin jacket. She gave me a child’s shy smile that grew into a sort of across the room embrace when she saw that her happiness made me happy […]
A GIRL AND HER AX
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace. -Nehemiah 2:17 Haddie is a woman after my own heart. Except that she isn’t a woman at […]
