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SEVENS Blog · 6M ago

Update on Eddie

Sorry for the delay in an update, but I wanted to actually have new info. for you. Benny has been to see Eddie twice, and he is SO discouraged and worried about his future. He is in Boulder County Jail … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 6M ago

Prayers for Eddie

(Originally posted at nikinowell.com) Yesterday I got a text from a friend who had heard about a stabbing in Boulder involving 3 homeless men. She wanted to know if we knew them. I read the article and looked at the … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 7M ago

My how I’ve changed…

A man’s body was pulled from Boulder Creek yesterday. It’s the second time this month, and my very first thought was, “Oh God! Please don’t let it be anyone I know.” It’s not what I would have thought before we … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 7M ago

Meet Lily, the “food insecure” puppet

Tune into PBS this Sunday to watch a Sesame Street Primetime Special titled, “Growing Hope Against Hunger.” Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams Paisley join the “Sesame Street” Muppets to help explain to children about the widespread problem of hunger in … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 9M ago

Mourning the loss of sweet baby Christopher

Here it is. The post I’ve been avoiding for a few weeks. After the last exciting post, I’ve truly dreaded writing this one. My heart aches daily and I can’t fix it. If you’re my friend on Facebook, this is … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 10M ago

How I delivered a baby with my iPhone

I used Google Maps to find the house where my friend was in labor. I timed contractions using the timer function. I played soothing music on my iPod to keep my friend as calm as possible. I checked the weather … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 1Y ago

Introducing our 2011 Summer Interns…

Every year we hand-pick a few college students to intern with us for the summer. We offer them a unique opportunity for hands on, life experience in community outreach and faith training as well as various service opportunities. This year … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 1Y ago

Supper on the Pearl 3.5.11

I missed the meal tonight. One of these days all of our children will be healthy at the same time and our whole family will hang together with our street friends. Pete and I stayed home and he kicked my … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 1Y ago

Bizarre Foods focuses on Homelessness

Join host Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Foods on March 1st, as he spotlights food/homelessness in San Francisco. For every viewer that tunes in, the travel channel will make a donation to the 100,000 Homes campaign. The teaser video clip mentions … Continue reading →
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SEVENS Blog · 1Y ago

The New & Improved SEVENS Website!

There are lots of exciting changes happening with SEVENS! We launched the new website this morning and are very pleased with it. There are still a few little kinks to work out, but our hope is that it will give … Continue reading →
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