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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.

Monday, August 16, 2010


The art teacher grinned and asked the question again. The campers looked at each other perplexed, wondering what the right answer was. “What does God look like?” she asked. A small hand slipped into the air, followed by a few more. “He’s black.” “He’s white.” “I don’t know what he looks like.” “Like a cloud!” Then finally, “he looks like all of us.” The teacher grinned proudly at the answer she had been waiting for. “That’s right: He looks like all of us. Every person, every child, and every color: He looks like us.”

Stunned, the to-do list running through my head came to a halt and I listened. The children quickly agreed with the one camper that suggested that God looks like all of us. They were excited, rattling off descriptions of various people groups, and discussing with their teacher about the love of God.

Does God look like all of us? Does God look like anything we have seen for that matter? In the end, I don’t know. But, I can imagine that it is the round faced, bright eyed, multi-colored, hopeful children that truly beam the reflection of God. The rest of us can only hope to be more like them.



"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3)







A HUGE THANKS again to everyone who supported summer camp through prayers and donations. We had another successful summer with about 35 campers and 10 teen counselors. Even with a last minute change of location, a stolen van, and a heat wave, God proved He’s got it under control.

UPDATES:
-We have a new housemate, Leah, who moved in at the beginning of the summer!
-This fall Andra will continue to work as a full time youth pastor/coordinator in the neighborhood of South Atlanta (donations are welcomed!).
-Please pray as we continue to pursue the path that God has for us and that we will continue to deepen our relationships with each other and our neighbors.
- Mike has transitioned out of his job at The South Atlanta Marketplace and is currently working part-time at Java Monkey while searching for the right job.


In Christ,
The Jubilee House
(Andra, Katie, Leah, & Mike)
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Becca said...

Hi!
Can we come visit your ministry? We want to move into Atlanta and start an intentional community . . . we'd love to pick your brains and pray for y'all and see what you're doing in Atlanta!

August 16, 2010 6:50 PM

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