End of Summer Celebration for our families at Joshua Station! Lots of fun thanks to Michelle Oh and volunteers from Redeemer Christian Church.        

This summer we’re celebrating Crystal Ortega and her family moving from Joshua Station into long-term stable housing. What mixed emotions this always brings! It’s hard to let go of this era—for them and us. Crystal blessed us by doing a brave thing at her graduation ceremony and celebration. Decked out in cap and tassle, sharing […]

“I’m having a really bad day,” says a young boy at Joshua Station. “It’s because of the Spanish people.” The Spanish people? “They don’t understand what I say.” His eyes glisten with tears. “I say it again and again, and they don’t know what I’m saying.” Somewhere else in the building, a Spanish-speaking child is […]

“The people that come are really nice,” says Joshua Station resident Farah (age 7), of our many summer volunteers. “They say I’m doing a great job. That makes me feel good. I like learning to do new things.” Farah, and dozens of her fellow youth residents, have enjoyed a jam-packed summer of enriching day camp […]

Maria has come a very long way home. Now she can stand in her doorway and say “C’mon inside, this is our place.” By this she means, her family’s long-term, stable home—the goal every Joshua Station resident works toward. Maria’s new place is a rental house with a full kitchen, dining room, and living room […]

Construction day dawned with blue skies and breakfast burritos. Resident kids soon had power tools in their hands, with guidance for the assembly. By afternoon, it was shaping up! Imagination, hope, and curiosity—essential gardening ingredients—were already sprouting. Resident Tahlia Johnsen had a big part in getting her neighbors enthused for the work. Our Community Life […]

Dear friends, This week at Joshua Station we gathered with many of you for our Spring Into Caring celebration event. We all got to cheer forward steps our residents are taking, and to give thanks for our donors’ generosity that supports them daily. You gave $80,864 that will multiply and ripple through the family generations […]

Christ is Risen! Happy Easter from Mile High Ministries, and for reflection, we offer these uplifting lines from Lucille Clifton:   “spring song” the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the […]

“Thank you donors and volunteers… now you helped me with my new step for my future.” —Maria Lopez In the coming week, we’ll be talking with 31 families about moving into Joshua Station. That’s a LOT of in-depth exploration and discernment, for them and for us. For us, it’s a big investment of care for […]

I hadn’t slept in a bed of my own since 2018   “The moment I walked into my new room at Joshua Station I cried, just seeing the bed. I hadn’t slept in a bed of my own since 2018. At best I would be in my car for naps or hiding on a workplace […]