Bringing Hope to Urban Youth

While Mississippi may not seem like a place where one could engage in "urban Ministires," the truth is that our neighborhoods face the same sorts of problems faced by those of large cities like Chicago, or Newark NJ. The same sort of nihilism that tears down families and young people, resulting in part from decades of poverty and abandonment, plagues our under- resourced areas, creating a poverty trap that is incredibly difficult to escape. And yet, as Kingdom of God people, we are called to the 'desert' places that society abandons. If we cannot bring Hope to these places, who can... and who will?

I am always on the lookout for interesting ideas to help those who are being left behind, and I found what looks like a pretty cool program, in New Jersey of all places. Check out their BLOG and their webpage. I think this would be a great ministry for Mississippi.