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When Jesus launched his one-man invasion of planet earth, he began by gathering a band of disciples to advance his kingdom-movement. He ended by entrusting his movement and his dreams to his inner circle with these words: "As the father sent me into the world, likewise I am sending you!" The mantle of the Jesus movement was not only taken up by the 12, but by the next generation (Stephen and Philip) and the next generation (Paul, Silas, Barnabas, Apollos) and the next generation (Timothy, John Mark, Titus) and beyond. Movement leaders gather people around tables and bread and wine and vision. Meals make movements. We are in the cafes and clubs and campuses of Romania to mobilize the next generation of Jesus' movement to overthrow injustice and exploitation and indifference. Table to table. Jesus style.
Pray: This is Almost Impossible!
We are kind of cavalier when we talk about our plans for the summer program. It is the nature of faith: We expect to succeed, and we don't much fear failure.
That doesn't change the fact that a lot of what we are doing is extraordinarily difficult to do without lots of money and some very experienced people. We have neither. We dangle on a shoestring, and our executives are green 22 year-olds.
This is what we need, and today we strike out to find it: We need to rent a house within walking distance of the Ion Creanga children's center. It must be big enough to sleep and bathe 4 ladies and 2 men, segregated. It must be big enough by day to accommodate learning activities with 15 children, 3 teens, and 8 adult leaders.
And here's the real kicker: We only want it from June through September!
PRAY with us, people. God knows what we need, pray that we will recognize his answer!
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