Connection: A Way Out of Addiction

Connection: A Way Out of Addiction

by | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog, Hannah House, Stories

I am nearly six years sober. As I think back on my journey, I can’t imagine finding recovery from my addiction without a group of people supporting me. The community that has had the most influence on me has been CLDI and the Hannah House. We’re a family at the Hannah...
Proximity Matters

Proximity Matters

by | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog, Stories, Youth Works

“That’s YOUR house?!” a young student yelled to me as I opened the gate that separates our backyard from Orchard Elementary’s play area. “Why yes, it is!” I yelled back. Later that week, we crossed paths on a neighborhood walk and was greeted with, “Hey you’re that...
A KINGDOM VISION: A COMMUNITY CHURCH, PART 12

A KINGDOM VISION: A COMMUNITY CHURCH, PART 12

by | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog, Stories

In this final installment of our “Kingdom Vision” blog series, it is our hope that you have been challenged to further orient your lives according to His ways. I had personally been praying for a healthy church to plant in our new CLDI building since 2016. Dinner...

The Story of CLDI: 40 Years of God’s Miracles

by | Sep 17, 2021 | Blog, Stories

In 1981 a motivated group of grassroots folks intentionally and physically uprooted their families and moved to the South Side with the hope of engaging people by sharing and living out the Gospel. How? By building relationships, engaging their...
A Year of Clarity and Transformation

A Year of Clarity and Transformation

by | Sep 17, 2021 | Blog, Internship, Stories

It was my first day at CLDI as an intern and my nerves were only slightly tempered by my excitement. My new boss gave me the wrong address and after I tried to move into the wrong house, I couldn’t help but think—was this really where God wanted me? This past year was...