Word on the Street
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Neighbors in the Shadows of ALICE
There has been much talk in recent years about the ALICE (Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) population. In a different time, ALICE would be considered the working poor. While we…
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Word on the Street: Persistent Curiosity
In the summer of 2017, a speaker at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference presented a video on how a systemic response to homelessness should work. The…
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Sustaining Hospitality
Covid-19 has changed the way the world looks at hospitality. We protect others by being less inclusive – we don’t gather with our friends and family, we don’t…
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A Place for All to Shelter
Homelessness could look quite different in the Fredericksburg Region in the next few months. A large flow of CoVid-19 relief funds has equipped local homeless…
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Caring for Neighbors: Carrying the Load
My son is obsessed with Band-Aids. Last week, his grandma got him a box of “emoji” print “stickers” (as he likes to call them) that he can’t keep…
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Cultivating Community:Being Street Church
Gathered around the sofas of a Micah church, nine people – some newly housed and some not yet in housing–met recently to talk about their lives as a…
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Be our Battle Buddy
I was first introduced to the battle buddy concept by a barely 20-year-old Army crewman. He had come from another state in the middle of the night last…
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Looking for helpers: Micah’s beautiful neighborhood
Fred Rogers has had quite the comeback in the last couple of years with a documentary about his life, his mission and his critically acclaimed public television show,…
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God in the Chaos
Each Sunday, our Micah community gathers for a time of worship, reflection, fellowship, food and showers. About 20 to 30 circle up each week. Traditionally, we begin our…
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Refuge in the Storm
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and…