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Lately... / Nov 2, 10:36 AM
A lot has been happening.
Last week, all of the Mission Year teams in our area had a commissioning service. We had been here for nearly two months, so we all made a ceremonial decision to committ to our year together. It was a beautiful service and it helped me to feel closely bonded not just to the people I’m living with, but with the other thirteen people in the Philly area as well. We may not share all that much in common, but we’re committed to growing with and challenging each other for the rest of the year.
The five people in my house also wrote a covenant with one another, outlining what exactly it is we’re committed to. We based it loosely on Romans 12.9-18:
“Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”
We all signed and, in recognition that we are members of the Body of Christ, we each put a different finger print on it. Mine is the middle.
This past week, I settled into my routine schedule at my community service sites. I’m working one morning a week at St. Luke’s Medical Services, a doctor’s office for un- and under-insured folks. Two mornings, I’m working at My Brother’s Keeper, a residential drug-rehab facility in North Camden. And I’m working at an after school program run by Urban Promise. There are about 40 1st-4th graders at our program. I work mostly with the 1st and 2nd, it’s great, albeit a bit crazy, getting to know these kids.
Things are going well. I’m settling into my new house and my new neighborhood and my new routine.
I look forward to hearing from you all.
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