by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 23, 2012 | Vision
God started me down a arduous journey two years ago. I was naive enough to think it might just be a long run. My runner’s head thought I would just push through a few more rough miles on some unknown terrain but I could do that pretty easy. However, the conviction God...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 14, 2012 | Sharing
My son Sam was walking through the house humming Audio Adrenaline’s Big, Big, House yesterday when all of a sudden he stated “I need to go pray the house is donated to The Sparrow’s Nest!” You can imagine the pride and the surprise I...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 5, 2012 | Sharing
I’ve added the cooling sites for our area. If you are in need or come across anyone who would need these services I hope this is a helpful tool . Individuals can also call 211 for assistance in cooling their homes. MO Cooling Sites 6.28.12
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 21, 2012 | Vision
Remember we first got started? We just had that seemingly simple plan of we’ll get a house, follow some state rules, recruit some great staff, mostly run it on a shoe string and volunteers, and just fill these girls with the love of God. We’re still trying...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 6, 2012 | Sharing
Pick a page, any page! You want a piece of this?? Do us a favor and run through any or all of the website pages and give us your opinion. Pick us a part. We can take it! Is it easy to give online? Is the content useful? What would you like to see? What makes you...
by Kirk Kasicki | May 28, 2012 | Vision
A few members of our team have shared some interesting conversations and follow up emails last week. The main subject is if I die. In and of itself this topic is a bit disconcerting. But, we were mostly talking about properly sharing and storing passwords to our bank...
by Kirk Kasicki | May 9, 2012 | Appeals
The stairwell will cost $10,000. The house will cost $372,000. You’ll need to make that bathroom ADA compliant. $25,000 right there. You’ll need to add a sprinkler system on every level. That’s going to run you upwards to $80,000. You need a parking...
by Kirk Kasicki | May 2, 2012 | Guest Blog
Today’s guest blog comes from one our amazing board members, Sandra Wilhite. Sandra is a soft spoken leader who is more than willing to jump in and get her hands dirty even with the mundane stuff of getting a non-profit off the ground. Sandra is a strong...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 24, 2012 | Appeals
Mother’s Day will always be one of our most precious holidays at The Sparrow’s Nest. In the future, I see us celebrating Mother’s Day in grand style with gifts, music, balloons and flowers, and cake, don’t forget the cake. 🙂 I will make sure that the young women who...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 18, 2012 | Guest Blog
Jon Arnold is just one of those guys you need to know. I’ve known Jon since he and his roommates in college kept a small museum of empty pizza boxes. He’s one of those guys everyone has always wanted to be around. He’s a handsome, laidback, easy on...