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•We believe that God is a God of both Justice and Mercy. •We believe that when Christ said the church was to be his body He meant that He will act through us in very real and practical ways – using our hands, feet, eyes, mouths and hearts to accomplish his work and bring about his Kingdom. •We believe that God has a heart for the poor and calls believers to love one another in practical, everyday ways. •We believe that a key process in coming to understand God’s heart and his love for us is living among the poor and the oppressed, in intentional community with other believers and in learning to love by sharing life and serving one another and those in our neighborhood. •We believe that God calls believers to “love your neighbor as yourself”, and that taking care of oneself is an essential part of loving one’s neighbors. •We believe that we serve a God of generosity who is more than able to provide all that we need and ask for, who gives extravagantly, and who encourages us to give in the same way.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Talking furniture???


In the rare moments of silence in our house, the furniture talks to us. This is weird, we know, but it does. It whispers the names of individuals who have loved us over the years. The TV, the couch, the chairs, the microwave, the mattresses, the bookcases, the table, they all whisper "remember the people who love you enough to share their things with you".


It's pretty amazing actually. Walking though the house, there is not one room that isn't littered with things that were given to us by someone else. Nice things. The generosity and support of the people that God has brought into our lives oftentimes overwhelms us.

The most recent thing whispering to us is a stack of envelopes on our kitchen table. They are envelopes filled with donation receipts for the many people that have decided to share in the journey of The Jubilee House. The response has been such an encouragement and an inspirational reminder to love as Christ has loved (we have already raised 3 months worth of salary for Andra to be in the neighborhood).

So, today, as our furniture whispers to us, we are thankful for YOU and hopeful that the daily decisions of the Jubilee House spread the whispers of Christ's love.


Current Projects:
**New Website: www.wix.com/jubileehouse/atljubilee

**Donations can now be done electronically on the FCS website:
www.fcsministries.org

**Summer Camp planning.
**Soon to be gardening.
**Building relationships with surrounding churches to strengthen opportunities in the neighborhood.
**Community service work day for the youth group, coming in March!

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