The author presented the issues of the poverty stricken in America with the voice of experience. Her honest struggle to communicate love by living in community with people who are marginalized economically has given her much to say about current issues of inequality in the U.S. I appreciated hearing her opinions as they are formed by authentic action and in genuine relationship with the community for which she advocates.

In Power of Proximity, Michelle Ferrigno Warren invites young Christians passionate about social justice to consider incarnational mission. “Being proximate is necessary to engage brokenness because it transforms our lens.” In this semi-autobiographical work, Michelle Ferrigno Warren convincingly shows how proximate living with the poor helped her theology. But the glaring weakness of Power of Proximity, is it dangerously assumes proximity to the marginalized equates to understanding their experiences - it doesn't. However, this book is a must read for young people passionate about marginalized communities.