Outward Bound

Outward Bound

A good friend of mine sometimes teases me, “Brad, have you started that Outward Bound Program yet? That’s something I’d be willing to help you with!” Of course, he’s referring to sending our young homeless guests out of the area, which is maybe a feeling many people...
Conflict and Compassion

Conflict and Compassion

A couple of weeks ago, when the weather was hot, we had to solidify and begin to enforce a dress code policy. Of course, this led to conflict, resulting in some pretty targeted and nasty graffiti on our front patio area. And then yesterday, after several weeks of...
Annual Letter

Annual Letter

Hello Friends of Hosea, So much of what we hear in the media, discuss with our families, friends and co-workers, and see all around us has to do with the homeless crisis. In a meeting today someone commented, “the homeless in Eugene have now just become part of the...