by cldi | Dec 1, 2013 | Community Development & Housing, Stories, Women and Children
What is so important about coffee cards and cupcakes? Angie* is. A little background information: Angie was referred to me by my good friends Fred and Joan Nelson over a year ago. She is 22 years old, has a three year old daughter and is a single mom. The father...
by cldi | Nov 6, 2013 | Stories
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” – Jesus, John 10:10 Seven years ago I experienced the joy of becoming a father to our son Elijah and this blessing upon my wife and me only increased as we now have three additional children – Ellie, Kai and...
by cldi | Oct 10, 2013 | Affordable Housing, Stories
*Melissa, wife of John Geiger (CLDI’s Youth Works Director), recently purchased and renovated a row house, making this their new ‘home’ as they seek to love God and love neighbor as they follow the example of Jesus, ministering in the flesh. This blog was written a...
by cldi | Sep 1, 2013 | Community Development & Housing, Stories
I have recently started manning the front desk of CLDI in the mornings. In the office bathroom hangs a little plaque that quotes 2 Thessalonians 3:13: “As for you brothers, never tire of doing what is right.” Reading this scripture day after day, I have been...
by cldi | Aug 1, 2013 | Affordable Housing, Community Development & Housing
For the past several years, CLDI has targeted our efforts in a part of the South Side we refer to as the 300 Block (shown below). This distinct part of our community is mostly known for the 79 townhomes that were built in the late 1970’s as an affordable housing...
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