“It’s a lovely room, quiet and cool in the summer, and one that I’ll confess I had kind of forgotten about for a while. That’s a shame, because it has so much to offer!”
“Right now, it feels like being queer makes you radioactive: so many people who should be on your side keep their distance from you, while the other side wants to make you into a bomb that will cause as much damage as possible.”
“While the need for our services has grown – 166% increase in families served in shelter and 45% growth in food shelf demand – we see change happening every day at Interfaith Action. Thank you for being with us as volunteers, donors, and faith partners.”
“The atmosphere is joyful: celebrating being outdoors and the sensorial delights of the produce. People respect the farmers, their hard work, and their spirit of sharing.”
“There is no greater power than a community discovering
what it cares about.
Ask ‘What is possible?’ not ‘What’s wrong?’ Keep asking.”
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as each of them begins another year.
“If Mr. Ochieng had not had access to the quality care at St. John’s Kayoro Health Center II, where he learned about his diabetic condition, he would have most likely died from his diabetic wounds. His healing has been seen by his family and friends as a miracle.”
“First, a caveat — like any other community, disabled people are not a monolith. Every member has their own relationship to their disabled identity. But it is a fact in my experience that many, many disabled people do not want to get rid of their disability.
If you haven’t heard this fact before, it’s understandable that you might feel resistance to believing it unconditionally. Please realize, as you read this article, that the resistance comes from the messages we’ve heard from our society and its systems of power.”
“Over the time of Anthony’s excellent leadership, the clinic has increased its status and reputation within the surrounding communities.”
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