Spring Updates
It started with a door knock in 2010, over at Challenge House #2. I opened the door, and there she stood: sleek, bashful, determined: “I need help with math”. 6 years later she has a job, and is about to …
Updates
*A lawyer calls; his yard man has gotten old and sick, and can no longer carry out mowing and yard work at his office. He knows the easy way is to just call a commercial mowing company, but he’s read …
Summer is Coming
We have had a good winter here at CH3, and things are starting to pick up as the weather turns more spring-like. We have had great success with the after school program that we launched in December. It is called …
Chasers
We are all chasing something, aren’t we? Maybe we are chasing financial or professional success, or the approval of someone we love, or, if you’re like me, you feel like you are chasing your own tail just trying to keep up with …
Changing Seasons
After spending the last 6 months building a handful of friendly, trusting relationships, we suddenly find ourselves having to start all over again! There are at least 5 empty houses where families with children used to live, some of which …
Doing Our Part
Jail to Challenge House—let me write it differently: I picked up an inmate—I know he’s a skilled carpenter—I took him to the construction site of Challenge House #4, over by Pennyrile Apartments public housing. It was early—probably 6:30 AM—Before he …
Gardening
Apologies for such a long time between posts! Life has gotten busy with the arrival of spring! Not only does spring mean Easter, ballgames, and all the many end of school activities, it also makes me think of gardening. I …
New Friends
I love the way kids can just instantly bond with one another in the name of play! They don’t care about skin color, economic status, education level, or even if they know each other’s names! They just want to play …
Unpacking
You never really know how much “stuff” you have until you put it all in boxes and then unpack it again! That has been the primary focus for us this week-unpacking our new life here at Challenge House 3. We’ve …