A Holiday Letter from the LUM Executive Director
“A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn” Dear Friend, “A thrill of hope” comes alive every time someone chooses generosity over indifference,
Christmas-in-July Event Supports LUM
Grace UMC Raises Funds for LUM Jubilee Christmas Grace United Methodist Church recently hosted a festive “Christmas in July” event to raise awareness and support for LUM Jubilee Christmas. This
Merry Christmas from your Friends at LUM
Wishing You Joy, Peace, and Rejuvenation Dear Friends, Merry Christmas! May the joy and generosity of this season fill your heart with hope. On behalf of the entire Lafayette Urban Ministry family, I
A Holiday Letter from the LUM Executive Director
Thank You for the Glorious Blessings Dear Friend, Merry Christmas! I hope you had a blessed 2023 and I wholeheartedly wish you joy this holiday season. I imagine that for Mary
Merry Christmas from your Friends at LUM
Expressing Immense Gratitude to You On behalf of the entire Lafayette Urban Ministry family, I wish to express immense gratitude for standing side-by-side with us during these challenging times, when
A Christmas Card From Lafayette Urban Ministry
This Christmas Make the Marginalized Matter December 2020 Dear Friend, The marginalized matter. The artwork in this letter portrays the arrival of the Messiah. From the hollow of the “stump of Jesse” (Isaiah
A Letter from Executive Director, Wes Tillett
Through Hope, LUM Makes All Things Well All is well? Look at our times. Not all is well: pandemic, poverty, injustice, stress, strife. Yet Julian of Norwich’s words reassure us that
LUM is Thinking About Christmas in July
Jubilee Christmas – Saturday, December 14 LUM Jubilee Christmas is only 142 days away, and many of local churches are thinking about “Christmas in July.” Please consider getting engaged in
Merry Christmas From Lafayette Urban Ministry
Consider a Gift to LUM This Christmas Season I come into the peace of wild thingsWho do not tax their livesWith forethought of grief…I rest in the grace of the world,And
Wishing You ‘Amazing Peace’ This Christmas
A Letter from Joe Micon, LUM Executive Director In our joy, we think we hear a whisper. At first it is too soft. Then only half heard. We listen carefully