If you read this blog on a regular basis you will notice a label for a view posts. Up To The Table are several posts I have made with the theme of food, faith and farming. Those posts are part of a journey I have been on for the last three years:looking deep inside for what it means to follow Jesus at this time in this community.
I have been evaluating social justice in myself and my community because of Will Samson and his wife Lisa Samson. I met them over two years ago and the term "social justice" was etched into my consciousness because of conversations with them. It has been a slow and long journey, but I am now at a place to put social justice into practice in my life and the life of my christian community here in Granville County.
During the summer of 2007 we are going to feed 24 hungry children five days a week.
They will be involved in a tutoring program in our community. They will be learning to read, to write and perform basic math. We will be providing them lunch each day.
I have a small band of about thirty volunteers. We have very few financial resources. We have many ideas. We are going to attempt to use local produce, homemade products and healthy food choices. It seems like a huge task at this time.
I have jumped out of the airplane at 18,000 feet and I am hoping the parachute catches me.
If you have any suggestions, let me have them now!!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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Jimmy,
ReplyDeleteJesus is already on the grown waiting for you. In fact, He's been waiting for you, indeed, all of us, for a long, long time.
Read Isaiah 58
Also, I went to the link with the Shane Claiborne interview today. I know a few like him, too few.
Shalom dude-Tom