tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254323599867075946Fri, 15 May 2015 02:51:36 +0000blair househope for the homelessthe foundryWasteland Ministrieshttp://wastelandministries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jeney)Blogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254323599867075946.post-3117481734810010074Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:31:00 +00002008-07-31T00:57:30.390-07:00blair houseNIV at an SLEOnce a week, Troy and I co-teach a bible study at the Blair house - a transitional housing for recovering addicts. Tonight, Sam and Karen were out of town, so we led the group ourselves.First of all: So fun. Not just because there were cupcakes, either. Troy was in rare form and between his unexpected commentary and Tony's (Tony is the Big Cheese there) deadpan humor, I was almost literally http://wastelandministries.blogspot.com/2008/07/niv-at-sle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeney)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254323599867075946.post-6544487421241764809Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:42:00 +00002008-07-28T16:36:24.717-07:00hope for the homelessHope For The Homeless. And hot dogs.Yesterday, Troy and I made it out to our second BBQ that Jim and Lisa B. (Hope For The Homeless) put on at Franklin Park here in Santa Rosa.We met this couple at a monthly CMA meeting, and we were encouraged by the CMA president (via mass email) to attend this BBQ for the homeless. Meet new people? Eat hamburgers and chocolate cake? Ok!One of the coolest things happened at the first BBQ - we saw http://wastelandministries.blogspot.com/2008/07/hope-for-homeless-and-hot-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeney)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254323599867075946.post-5209737907719238972Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:22:00 +00002008-09-02T11:12:50.211-07:00the foundryWe're starting in the middle of a story.So far, the story has included action, suspense, disappointment, hilarity, excitiment, tears, joy and a few fights.Before we moved back to California, we started and ran an outreach center for the neighborhood we lived in. Every Friday night we opened our doors and let in some pretty gnarly people - all beautiful to us. It wasn't uncommon to welcome more http://wastelandministries.blogspot.com/2008/07/were-starting-in-middle-of-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeney)0