"Thank you Gary. Fun to revisit this dusty site! I am still committed to the SOIL manifesto. So much water under the bridge this past year and a half."
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October 2011 Blog Posts (3)
Good news!
God has brought some interesting people to live in our house over the past few years. One of these was a Gambian woman fleeing domestic slavery in the UK. She came to stay with us for 2 months while she awaited an appointment to claim asylum in the UK (she has been here for 10 years living as nanny/domestic for various households for no payment - modern slavery).
She was really nervous about…
Added by Rachael Bee on October 24, 2011 at 6:42am — 1 Comment
PRISM and What's So Radical article
You might be interested in connecting with Evangelicals for Social Action and their magazine called PRISM.
Find it at this link: PRISM
Attached is an article I wrote for their Sept-Oct 2011 Issue.…
ContinueAdded by John Becker on October 7, 2011 at 3:53pm — 4 Comments
Responding to Disasters Such as Horn of Africa Famine
Hi SOIL. Recently I helped a few like minded organizations meet in Nairobi to work towards a sustainable, locally led, collaborative effort to respond holistically to the current famine in the Horn of Africa. This effort is just a small part of a much bigger effort that is underway. However, the need is huge and begs all of us Jesus followers to care and respond. One thing…
Added by John Becker on October 4, 2011 at 10:29am — No Comments
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I have been journeying with John in his engagement in fulfilling the SOIL commitment. This led me to look back at the site and notice that it has been inactive for quite some time. I assume we have all been engaged in the current calling God has placed before each one of us. For the past four years Linda and I have been engaged in starting a shelter for runaway/homeless youth in crisis: https://www.yeshelter.org/with a couple of forays to Kenya and…See More
"Craig. Thanks for this incredible song. What truth and challenge I found in it. I will not be at Street Church tonight so please say hello to our new friends. Thanks again for this post. John"
Song: End of my journey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwSzJcBogkU&feature=youtube_gdata_playerLoved this song, gives the example of what the cross and message of Christs life. Total surrender to ego, to be resurected to live in and from spirit. Following and surrendering to Christ.To be who we are and what we have come at this time in life to do on the earth. Only through the holy spirit can that be revealed.See More
"Hi John, thank you for the encouraging verse's. They were very powerful and very enlightening! I read that from a book called " A course in miracles". Thank you again for all the spiritual lifting you have brought to my…"
"Hi John, had great time seeing you last night! Again thank for the invite to SOIL, hope I can share some positive energy with the site!"
"Holiness often isn't thought of in that way these days but that is so true. In what ways am I living a life that is different from the general way of the world, a life that is separated from the 'normal' way of living?"
"Good to see you on SOIL brother. I am excited about the possibilities. Shoot me an update on your life.
Your brother, John"
"Hi Dave it's good to see you on here. Look forwards to the conversation."
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