by Joel Brown, Kaio Community Member In March, Emmaus hosted a missions team from Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic college in Ohio. After lunch one day, Abbey (one of the “Steubs”) and I ended up talking about the veneration…
by Mary Mayberry, Kaio Community Member We were stuck. My family and I had been on the river for an exhausting two hours already. Some places had a gentle current; other sections felt like a water park ride. Now our…
by Heather Truex, Kaio Community Member The struggle is real. I sigh to myself and grit my teeth as I shuffle along the sidewalk on Outreach. I’m buried in struggles right now. I’m wrestling with the dichotomy between God’s…
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director On a recent Wednesday, “Cliff” came to the Ministry Center. It had been almost five months since he’d been by, and we had heard that he had just been briefly hospitalized after…
by Al Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director It was a hard day. It started well enough. As the 6 am airhorn started the 14th Annual Endurance Ride, it was 63 degrees, with south winds at five miles an…
by Joel Brown, Kaio Community Member Franklin was packing up his stuff to leave. “Well, I’m getting ready to swing on out,” he said in his usual cheerful way. But then he added something: “Hey, would you all pray for…
by Mary Mayberry, Kaio Community Member “You know what’s cool? When God speaks to you in unexpected ways.” While sipping his coffee at the Center, Franklin reflected on something strange that happened to him recently. “I had just bought…
by Heather Truex, Kaio Community Member “Make good decisions!” These words used to echo through my middle school as the vice principal finished up the morning announcements on the PA system. Later, a friend in college repeated them jokingly as…
by Mary Mayberry, Kaio Community Member “Do you care if I hang out with you tonight?” asked Steven. A Chicago native in his early twenties, Steven has become a tourist of sorts. He’s started visiting different bars in unfamiliar neighborhoods…
by Heather Truex, Kaio Community Member I get songs stuck in my head very easily. I almost always have a tune and lyrics running through my mind. This night on Outreach is no different. My partner is tired and conversation…