You will not be able to put this book down. The stories will make you smile and cry and wrestle with the hard world in which we live, but also gasp in admiration for the people who have served at the Bowery Mission.

Storbakken reminds us that to be effective in ministry we must get our hands dirty and take risks. If you are still doing ‘safe’ ministry, this exciting history will inspire you to hit the streets.

Storbakken chronicles the Bowery Mission’s formidable challenge to bring food, shelter, clothing, jobs, and rehabilitation to the down and out, turning lives back from addiction and despair. In our new Gilded Age of growing income inequality and homelessness, this book could not be more timely and welcome.

Part history, part memoir, Jason Storbakken’s inspiring book combines personal anecdotes from his own experience with compelling narratives of the Mission’s founding and transformation over time.