Taking Stock

Our small group has been meeting for 90/90 time for nearly a year and a half. A lot has happened in that time-- some of our group has dropped into the background, others have had major shifts in faith or job or circumstances.

We've read and discussed several books together-- starting with _The Irresistable Revolution_, which brought us together in the first place, then going through _The Shack_ and the book of John (aloud).

We have not yet made the time commitments to be together or the service commitments; however, several of us have explored new avenues of service in an effort to figure out what we as a group feel called to. Andy and his boys have spent time helping with childcare for the ESL programs and church projects, along with building a 'shack' where they can host friends. Caleb and Eric have spent time at HARTS. Shiree continues with her Faith Sharing Group and many other projects. Don excels at hospitality, and was able to house a friend who needed a room last year. Aiden, Riley, and Brody helped put together boxes for Samaritan's Purse at Christmas time. (This kind of feels like a holiday card, actually... )

Maybe it's not a lot, what we've done. But every community starts somewhere. We've built some strong friendships and experimented more with sharing our gifts than we would have without each other. And I still hope to see many of Andy's and Don's ideas come together as we continue in our journey together.

Specifically, I would like to welcome more people into our circle of friends, particularly those who are looking for friends in the area-- people with different cultural backgrounds from ourselves.

Also, I'd love to have Andy or someone else read a passage from a book or a poem that has been meaningful to them this week-- whether while we eat or afterwards. And sometime in the future, living in community would be awesome.