On a hot, humid day in Chester, the gym doors creak open and sneakers begin to squeak. The first ball hits the rim, then another, and soon the place hums with trash talk and laughter. At center court stands Micah Spader, area director and missionary with Vagabond Missions, greeting each teen by name, asking about school and family.
He plays hard, but he listens harder. After the final game, Spader gathers the group for fellowship. The afternoon closes the way many of his days do — with friendship, a reminder that God is near, and a promise to show up again.
Vagabond’s aim is straightforward and bold: to share the Gospel with inner-city youth by raising up and sending out missionary disciples — a mission lived through after-school programs, outreach, and personal mentorship in nine U.S. cities, including Greater Philadelphia.
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