Amid the current crisis of housing in our city and around the world, two simple priorities rise above the others: build housing and build community. This is my primary takeaway from Kevin Adler and Donald Burnes’s important book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, [...]

Often, we delight in sharing remarkable stories of our residents at Joshua Station and Clara Brown Commons—as well as the volunteers and donors who join them in support. This time, will you join me in a step back for a wide [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I Was Ready to Soar, But… “This is the first time in my life I haven’t been controlled by somebody” Sarah Sutton says. “It’s like I’ve been in a cult, and I’m finally free.” Five years ago, in a first desperate [...]

“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, [...]