My life is 100% more diverse, my heart is broken on the regular, and I love every minute of it. Every week I get to tell about 100 kids from hard backgrounds that they are loved by God. It’s the BEST. And often I get to tell their hard-working, trying to hold on to hope mamas (and sometimes daddies & grannies) that Jesus loves them too. It’s hard, it keeps me on my knees, but I get lots of kindergarten-sized hugs every week, so I can take it.
City Impact has been serving Lincoln’s underserved families for over 20 years. Founded by my friend Brad Bryan in the park right by our building, we’ve grown from a couple of college grads trying hard to love their neighborhood to a thriving non-profit focused on teaching, mentoring, and empowering under-resourced communities through wholistic youth, family, and neighborhood development.
