"Waymarks"

Yesterday I began to highlight the history of Isaiah 58 NH since its founding 10 years ago. I plan to continue to do that until we celebrate our 10th anniversary on October 3. I hope you can join us in that celebration. Go to www.isaiah58nh.com for more info about tickets and sponsorships. Today's blog is the first newsletter published in 2014.

The Exchange Club is a significant part of the history of Isaiah. Before Isaiah 58 NH became the non-profit it is today it was an outreach ministry of Triumphant Cross Luther Church, Salem NH (Isaiah 58 Ministry). A gift from the Exchange Club was the catalyst for the formation of Isaiah 58 Ministry. The gift was a 1980 Liberty Mobile Home. As pastor of Triumphant Cross I was keenly aware of the affordable housing issue in the Salem area. So when I heard the Exchange Club had a mobile home it was offering to a local nonprofit or church, I applied for it and was given the home. I thought it would be a simple process to help a local family rehab it and help them find a home for the mobile home. Not knowing how difficult it would be to find one for an older mobile I became deeply involved in the local housing community and the pending crisis in our area of affordable housing and hidden homelessness. It took three years before a home for our homeless mobile home had a home. It’s n...