This three-part article explores the following key points about homelessness: How it feels to be homeless from the people who’ve lived it The debilitating mindset that all homeless people have in common What helps break the cycle of being unable to think like a person with a future How all addictions—no matter what they may […]
Pastor Dave Honey: 8,030 God Encounters in 22 Years
Pastor Dave Honey: 8,030 God Encounters in 22 Years: There’s a Miracle in That Math “For the past 22 years that I’ve been at the Mission, I’ve never seen God not be here. If you keep your eyes open, you’ll see a miracle at least once a day.” Twenty-three years ago, Dave Honey was getting […]
One Is the Loneliest Number
“ONE is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do. NO is the saddest experience that you’ll ever know.” – Three Dog Night. Ask this guy. He knows. A short time ago he came into our dining room hours before the noon meal was to be served, laid his head down on the table and slept. […]
Alan’s Story … and Our Story
Alan’s Story … and Our Story by Jenni Keast Meet Alan. He just spent the last hour cleaning up a homeless encampment. He’s been living there since being released from prison. In 106-degree heat, it’s an exhausting and risky business—especially for a 60-something year-old man with a host of medical challenges.
