Are you weary? Our Mile High Ministries staff is weary. Every morning we gather online for a few minutes of contemplative prayer and to check-in. For some time, and over the last week, in particular, it seems weariness is heard in every voice. On our screens, we see each other wipe away tears. You won’t […]
Marcelle with her Family Advocate Ana Reyes “I’m thinking about writing a book about life at Joshua Station,” says Marcelle B. “I would title it ‘Immense Courage.’ It would not be just my story, but stories of all the other parents and families here. This place is absolutely life changing.” Marcelle’s own courage story is […]
Falling Into Autumn Beauty in life, beauty in death – arm in arm so close here. Song of golden aspen, red maple, orange oak. Graceful dance of falling leaves. Distant whisper calling birds to come away. Bountiful harvest blessing. Bright pumpkin faces. Canning gifts shared. Celebrate apple sauce and salsa. Laughter, awe, and mercy holding […]
“This is amazing, guys – we’ve never had this many of our parents enrolled in college!” Our monthly Joshua Station Town Hall Meeting is buzzing with school news (on Zoom these days instead of our community room). Program Director Amy Jackson can’t hide her enthusiasm, and our students can’t either. “I’m starting with my Phlebotomy […]
https://vimeo.com/448656290 Clara Brown was an early Colorado pioneer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who helped make Colorado what it is today. She was born into slavery in Virginia in 1800. She married another slave, Richard, in 1818 and together they had four children: Richard, Margaret, Paulina Ann, and Eliza Jane. In 1835 Clara’s entire family was sold […]
Figuring out school for your kids during the Covid-19? You’re in the same boat with Joshua Station families this fall. Spring 2020 was about simply making it through. For this coming school year, our parents are eager for their kids to thrive. Joining our residents in their determination, we provide robust educational support. Joshua Station […]
Howie and Renée Miller know Joshua Station from the inside out. After very generously supporting Mile High Ministries for over ten years, they actually moved in! They weren’t undergoing homelessness, but they wanted to share life with people who had – so they became resident volunteers. “We always talked about how it would be great […]
Be still, and know that I am God Be still, and know that I am Be still, and know Be still Be Every morning, our Mile High Ministries staff gathers for prayer, reflection, and sharing. We always include five minutes of contemplative silence. Our gateway to silence is this prayer taken from Psalm 46:10, shared […]
We’re excited to hear the first hammers and saws of the project! Fourteen temporary, relocatable homes will make up the transformational community known as Women’s Village at Clara Brown Commons. The Mortenson Company kicked off construction with a volunteer day in July, and the “tiny homes” are already taking shape. Women experiencing homelessness will move into the Village this fall, […]
“The key to moving forward is what we do with our discomfort.” —Robin Diangelo Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome you, discomfort.I welcome you, anger.I welcome you, sadness.Teach me. What do you want to show me? (Wait. Listen. Linger.) I let go of my desire for security—and my fatigue in risk-taking.I let go of my desire for approval—to be […]