A reflection by David Steele, general secretary
community
WHY SHOULD I GO?
by John Krabacher My wife Pat returned from her first Nigerian Fellowship Tour in August 2016. First thing she said was, “You need to go – it was a fantastic experience.” My first thought was why do I need to go? Or, do I need to go? Pat left to go grocery shopping and I picked
Youth Peace Travel Team 2016 – Orientations!
Hello friends! The 2016 Youth Peace Travel Team is so excited to start sharing our experience with y’all this summer! We just finished up our Ministry Summer Service (MSS) training and are enjoying the first week of camp. We want to introduce ourselves a little bit and get y’all acquainted to the blog again for
Responses to Care for the Displaced around Yola
By Peggy Gish (Volunteer in Nigeria) I had been taken to pieces of land being developed into a settlement of small houses for the Nigerian people displaced by the violence of Boko Haram, and a camp of newly constructed buildings where families will start moving into in three weeks. Both sites were nestled in among
The Kitchen
By Katie Cummings In my house When I want to be with Someone I come To the kitchen And I sit At the kitchen table. Organically people may Emerge— Stretching on the floor after a run, Shuffling pots and pans for dinner, Reading a book in the glorious sun. It is the heartbeat of our
A Declaration of Love
By Katie Hampton I spent three years and three months (2007-2010) as a BVS volunteer in OKC Abrasevic in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am still discovering all that those three years meant to me, but it is no exaggeration to say that it changed my life. If I’m being completely honest, sometimes I freak
Shop till I drop
By Katarina Eller, Brot und Rosen Community, Hamburg, Germany My days mostly consist of cleaning, chopping vegetables, and food shopping. Our day begins with devotions in the chapel, with a simple prayer-song-Bible-reading-silence-song-prayer model…. Like a sandwich, or an Oreo cookie. Almost all of the songs come from the Taize movement. (You know you live at
Hyper-real Unconditional Positive Regard: BVS Orientation
By Emily Davis Perception of reality is often so subjective and inconsistent that it can subvert being present with others. That in conversation or from moment to moment there is a sense of surreal space and time, where situations seem distant, foreign or magnified; where waking consciousness seems more sleep-like. A friend recently spoke so
Bread that gives life
John 6:52-59 Prayer for the day: Listening God, Help me to rise to the challenge of following you. May my commitment to you grow like leavened bread rising on a warm day. Question for reflection: What are areas in your own community that could use leavening? ~ Katie Cummings, National Youth Conference Coordinator Congregational
No time to be alone
Luke 22:39-46 Prayer for the day: For our frailness and for our strength, which are so intertwined, we give you thanks, Great Comforter. Work through us to touch the lives of others, even when we are completely unaware of your movement. Help us to help each other, Lord. Question for reflection: Think of a time