Can You Hear Me Yet?

Hi! I finally did it! I have made a blog spot for myself. Not sure what I will do with it but occasionally I would like to write down some thoughts for others to see or comment on.



I am in St Louis, MO with my husband, Alex. We are at a CCDA conference - Christian, Community Development Association. Many ministry people are here from the US. They are people in ministry who help the poor understand the love of Jesus. They are interested in how to help the poor in a better way. I am not much of a conference person (maybe because I have been to so many) but have enjoyed watching people and seeing how they respond to what is presented. I ,on the other hand, have been presented with much to ponder. One of the main topics that keeps filtering through my thoughts is "living in community". One of the speakers, Shane Claibourne, talks about his experience with "living in community". Very interesting. Many gracious believers are leaving their comfortable surroundings to immerse themselves in different cultural worlds and "live among them." Wow! Could I do it? Am I suppose to? Am I enough in community where I live(New Life Ranch - camp in OK)?



I see some of this happening and it sounds exciting and adventurous. It sounds like a Jesus thing. I guess I just wanted to write and see what others thought about community. Well, I got to go. I will post more later.