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We were able to give away over $250 on St. Nicholas Day. There weren’t that many men out that night so the ones who really needed it got more. This is a good thing. A man who has been living on the street for over 18 years is getting an apartment on February 1st. We have been . . . → Read More: Recent Weeks The University of Delaware OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship) have chosen The King’s Jubilee for their spring break service project. This will be the week of March 30. I am so thrilled that they are coming to help us. Through the years it has been a frustration to me that people are more willing to cross the country or go . . . → Read More: Spring Break Lately, all of the economic news has been about recession and how we might try to spend our way out of it. Year-end charitable giving in the US was down in 2007, as was all giving for the year as a percentage of income. Could it be that the recession is a form of reaping sparingly . . . → Read More: Talk About Recession Thanks to all who baked cookies for us to give away. We shared hundreds and hundreds of homemade cookies on three different nights in Philadelphia and gave away as many hats and socks as . . . → Read More: Christmas Cookies If we can finally finish the barn, what are the possibilities? There is always a need for men’s clothing, toiletries and blankets for the guys on the street. There is a need for household goods for those moving off of the street. I currently have no good place to gather and store these. Finishing the barn, . . . → Read More: What’s Ahead? We have changed material again. We are now using Microstrand Wheatboard for the icons. This is made by the same company in Minnesota that makes the Dakota Burl. It is made from wheat straw and soy adhesives. We made the change, because the sunflower hull boards tended to throw off chips that would scratch the fronts . . . → Read More: comeandseeicons.com is Going Greener Now that conveniences have exceeded all bounds, they have become inconveniences. Machines have multiplied, distractions have also multiplied, and man has been made into a machine. Machines and iron order men around, which is why their hearts have become as hard . . . → Read More: Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos |
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