It looks to be a rather weak storm, but the Dwellers are prepared anyway. The shutters have been applied. Help has been offered to the neighbors. The two houses of Dwellers are spending the night together as we have our community day together tomorrow.
If the weather doesn't interrupt us, we'll be meeting our friends at Sembrando Flores. Sembrando is one of the amazing ministries that truly reflect God's love to a community. They've been serving the migrant farmworkers and others in south dade for decades. They do it cheerfully, passionately and on a shoe string. But it often looks like the parable of loaves and fish. God makes miracles from such small offerings. I am very glad we'll get to sit together tomorrow.
Also we'll be discussing 5 chapters of Foster's Celebration of Discipline. Quite a chunk to conquer but it's very good stuff to start a year together.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
You are Invited- Housewarming Parties!
This Saturday Sept. 25, from 2pm- 5pm you are invited to help warm the house of the Dwellers living in the Wesley parsonage in Little Gables. Drop in and meet the new team. Feel free to bring a housewarming item, or a plate of yummy food.
The fun does not stop there! Oh no. The following Saturday, Oct. 2 the place to be is the volunteer house in the Redlands Community Association, 296 St and S. Dixie Hwy, Homestead. We haven't had volunteers in this house for a few years. They could really use some warming. If you'd like they need would love a loaf pan, a casserole dish, and fruits and veggies!
If you'd like more details, email Heidi@doornetwork.org. She'll get you directions or more information about living and serving in Dwell.
The fun does not stop there! Oh no. The following Saturday, Oct. 2 the place to be is the volunteer house in the Redlands Community Association, 296 St and S. Dixie Hwy, Homestead. We haven't had volunteers in this house for a few years. They could really use some warming. If you'd like they need would love a loaf pan, a casserole dish, and fruits and veggies!
If you'd like more details, email Heidi@doornetwork.org. She'll get you directions or more information about living and serving in Dwell.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Dwell Miami
August 30 marked the beginning of a new intentional community of young adults living, serving, worshiping in Miami. This year we have 7 young adults living in 2 houses, Little Havana and North Homestead. Traditionally we start our year in the fall. It’s funny that so much of our lives revolves around an academic calendar long after we are out of school. But like school, we began with an assigned reading, “In the Service of Life” written by Rachel Naomi Remen. She passionately outlines the very different experience of helping, fixing or serving. Take a few moments to read the passage and think how this impacts the activities you are undertaking in your own life, group, school or church. There is certainly a time to fix. There may be times to help. But I challenge us all to be sure that Service reigns in our hearts and minds as we approach any situation. Let’s be aware of the situation, our intentions and certainly our impact to ourselves and our brothers and sister.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Re-Launch of our local partner the Lighthouse
Today marks a special new beginning for our local partners, Miami Music Ministries/ the Lighthouse and First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables. They have combined in prayer, personnel and purpose. Today the Community Music School is registering new students. Tonight the Lighthouse will be a special Sunday night service for professionals, young adults, college students, youth, and generally the folks that prefer an evening gathering.
It's one of those God moments where the sum is greater than the two parts by themselves. God's math is often whimsical. 5 loaves and 2 fish feed thousands. Two adults in marriage become one. A baby becomes King. The blameless took all the blame.
So tonight dinner is at 5pm, Worship together at 6pm.
It's one of those God moments where the sum is greater than the two parts by themselves. God's math is often whimsical. 5 loaves and 2 fish feed thousands. Two adults in marriage become one. A baby becomes King. The blameless took all the blame.
So tonight dinner is at 5pm, Worship together at 6pm.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Looking back on the Summer
Written by summer staffer, Colleen
1 John 3: 18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
Our 6th DOOR group this summer was from Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania. A group of 50 people brought their faith and work ethic down to DOOR Miami for a week. It was apparent on Monday morning just how hard these youth and leaders were willing to work. One of the fundamentals stressed here at DOOR is that God and his work are not on a schedule; God is always present in our lives. After working one day at Roots in the City, a Community Garden located in Historic Overtown, one youth was distraught thinking about future groups having to work with a broken wheelbarrow at the garden. In order to put these thoughts into action, a fundraiser was held at Christ the King, our host church. Randy, the youth participant determined to purchase a new wheelbarrow for Roots in the City, asked all participants and staff for any monetary donations. At the end of the day, over $140 had been collected. The group raised more than enough money for a new wheelbarrow, and they kept with their initial intention to donate all of it to the garden. A new wheelbarrow as well as a gift card were purchased on Wednesday night, which is the groups’ free night off from DOOR activities. It really is refreshing to see the groups affected so much by God and his work in the city to utilize what is technically their night “off” pursuing their goals and keeping the primary focus in order to help others and to show how God’s work never ends.
The group epitomized the phrase “love your neighbor as yourself” and always kept the work of the mission and God on their minds even when they were not physically at an agency. Following our Friday morning reflection, the group took the new wheelbarrow and gift card to Roots in the City so that future volunteers, employees, and community members can benefit from a fully-functioning wheelbarrow and to better enjoy the fruits of their labor. In 1 John 3:18, we are told to show our love in our actions, and this group really embraced their experiences to produce positive repercussions for the community. All of the participants are a great inspiration through their actions. They work hard at agencies to gain knowledge through experiences from new people and places which develop through practice into future actions. The faith in their words and love in their actions are a great representation of how the face of God is seen in the city and beyond.
1 John 3: 18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
Our 6th DOOR group this summer was from Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania. A group of 50 people brought their faith and work ethic down to DOOR Miami for a week. It was apparent on Monday morning just how hard these youth and leaders were willing to work. One of the fundamentals stressed here at DOOR is that God and his work are not on a schedule; God is always present in our lives. After working one day at Roots in the City, a Community Garden located in Historic Overtown, one youth was distraught thinking about future groups having to work with a broken wheelbarrow at the garden. In order to put these thoughts into action, a fundraiser was held at Christ the King, our host church. Randy, the youth participant determined to purchase a new wheelbarrow for Roots in the City, asked all participants and staff for any monetary donations. At the end of the day, over $140 had been collected. The group raised more than enough money for a new wheelbarrow, and they kept with their initial intention to donate all of it to the garden. A new wheelbarrow as well as a gift card were purchased on Wednesday night, which is the groups’ free night off from DOOR activities. It really is refreshing to see the groups affected so much by God and his work in the city to utilize what is technically their night “off” pursuing their goals and keeping the primary focus in order to help others and to show how God’s work never ends.
The group epitomized the phrase “love your neighbor as yourself” and always kept the work of the mission and God on their minds even when they were not physically at an agency. Following our Friday morning reflection, the group took the new wheelbarrow and gift card to Roots in the City so that future volunteers, employees, and community members can benefit from a fully-functioning wheelbarrow and to better enjoy the fruits of their labor. In 1 John 3:18, we are told to show our love in our actions, and this group really embraced their experiences to produce positive repercussions for the community. All of the participants are a great inspiration through their actions. They work hard at agencies to gain knowledge through experiences from new people and places which develop through practice into future actions. The faith in their words and love in their actions are a great representation of how the face of God is seen in the city and beyond.
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