We'll be hosting a film class and a spring break trip--both from Calvin College--at Huss in the next few months and we're going to do quite a bit of preparation if we're to be properly hospitable. The school is currently winterized (no heat, no running water), so we're going to treat it a bit...
We've sent out a few e-mails requesting end-of-year donations, but it probably doesn't hurt to mention it here, too. We're hoping to raise an additional $2,000 by the end of the year to help cover Huss expenses for the first several months of 2010 (mortgage, insurance and electric) and it looks like we've still...
One: Watch! Wait! The day of God is at hand! All: Like the bud on a tree, God's possibilities are about to blossom! One: Stay awake! The reign of God is very near. All: We are here, watching and waiting with hope. All: May God bring justice to all people. May God's...
Even in the midst of great pain, Lord, I praise you for that which is. I will not refuse this grief Or close myself to this anguish. Let shallow men pray for ease: "Comfort us; shield us from sorrow." I pray for whatever you send me, and I ask to receive it as your gift. You have put a joy in my heart greater...
On Friday, June 12, we closed on Huss School. On Tuesday, June 16, Rob and I hit the road for a two-week speaking tour. The two weeks since our return from the tour have been a whirlwind of trying to catch up and stay on top of the many projects that have converged...
Closing on Huss School and holding the actual keys in our hands opens up a world of possibilities. We, along with *cino and Three Rivers friends, are eager to get to work on everything from the nitty gritty details of cleaning to recruiting students for service and study. However...
Bruce Snook did an e-mail interview with me yesterday and posted an article about the closing on the River Country Journal blog--check it out! ...
Elena Hines, managing editor at the Three Rivers Commercial News, was on hand at the closing on Friday to take photos and do interview for a story that appeared on yesterday's front page. Thanks, Elena! ...
Thank you to all of you who have sent your congratulations on meeting our first fund raising goal, either virtually or in person or just through your thoughts and prayers. People keep saying to us, "Wow! You must be excited!" Well, yes, we are excited. It's been so liberating to be...
It happened one weekend in early June of 2009: *culture is not optional crossed a threshold and entered a whole new realm of possibilities. What a Monday morning! It's true, we've officially surpassed the $20,000 goal we set at the beginning of May in an attempt to see what might be in store for *cino's future....
One of the primary reasons we launched the Imagining Space campaign was that, in an age of so much virtual interaction, we realize the distinct value of just being in the same place with other people. There's simply no substitute for learning and loving in the presence of actual eyes and ears and physical...
