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That Little “Lift”

by Katelin Jones, Educational Ministries Director “Are you two scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush?” “Oh, no! Don’t worry; we’re using old rags,” Leslie answered from the floor. I was amazed. These volunteers were certainly going the extra mile… or…

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The Tandem

by Al Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director “Whatever direction your relationship is heading, you will get there faster on a tandem.” Our friend Amy sent us that quote when we posted on Facebook that we would be riding a…

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25 years

by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator At our staff meeting this week, we paid tribute to these lovely people: Andi and Al Tauber have been a huge part of Emmaus over the past 16 years. A couple weeks ago, they celebrated…

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The crazy season

by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator The crazy season is just about to begin here at Emmaus, and we can use your prayers. We’re all familiar with this season; we usually call it summer. Summer is when everything generally goes nuts…

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Tim is dead.

by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator Tim died ten days ago. We found out last Monday, during our day of prayer. To say we were shocked is an understatement. His death was very sudden. Tim had been living in Arkansas and…

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Flaky

by Al Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director This has been a brutal winter: the coldest four-month stretch in Chicago’s history, with more days at or below zero since they first started keeping records in 1870-something. As I write this,…

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What Christopher said

by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator One of the last stories Doug shared with me before he left was a story from his first couple years on the job. He had recently gotten to know “Christopher,” a young man we’ve been…

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Saying goodbye to Doug

by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator Doug completed his term on staff with Emmaus on Friday. We’d say we’re happy about this development… but we’re not. Oh, don’t get us wrong: we’re very happy for Doug. He wasn’t looking to move…

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