Not too long ago, Robert Pearce was sleeping under a tree in a Brisbane cemetery.
Now, he’s living in a unit on the city’s southside and celebrating Christmas alongside newfound friends.
Micah Projects is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a vision to create justice and respond to injustice at the personal, social, and structural levels in church, government, business and society.
They believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity, and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.
Micah Projects began as an initiative of the St Mary’s Community in South Brisbane, a community of catholic people from across Brisbane. People, who with a passion for social justice as a contemporary and critical element of faith in action, continue to support, collaborate, and provide spiritual nourishment to anyone who chooses to participate.
In the early hours of one morning in June, Mr Pearce was approached at the gazebo by volunteers working on the 50 Lives 50 Homes campaign.
The social workers wanted to try and arrange accommodation for him. They were true to their word.
Mr Pearce finally ended his long stint of homelessness nearly three months ago when he moved into an “absolutely beautiful” new public housing unit at Moorooka.
The rent comes straight out of his pension.
“You just couldn’t possibly believe how fantastic it is,” Mr Pearce said.
“It’s sort of taking you out of hell and putting you into heaven. Everything’s brand new.
What a great thought for Christmas... does our faith result in people being taking out of hell and putting them in heaven? That was the intention of Jesus choosing to become one of us.
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