I first met Erik in a class for seekers at Northshore Baptist Church. His girlfriend had found a website for a Discovery class at the church. Erik and I connected quickly and found that we liked chatting about the big questions in life. The class lasted for a year and Erik had taken steps toward Jesus but had not become a follower.
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Norma is one of those people whose appearance gives no clues to the difficult road she has walked. Her sparkling eyes, tall slender figure and graying hair belie her battles with cancer, with confusion, with how to live. However, this story isn't about just one person, but about a network of people practicing practical faith. It's about people living into their Kingdom-callings that extend out far beyond accepted definitions of "ministry."
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What does it mean to "live" in your neighborhood? In this age of garage door openers, fences to separate houses and a hectic lifestyle how do we live in our neighborhoods in such a way that our neighbors get a complete picture of the good news of Jesus? Is it just a matter of getting them to our church so they can hear a message from the Bible? Is it bringing them to a crusade at a stadium event? These may be very good things if the timing and the setting is right.
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One opportunity that brings Sue repeated joy is investing in the spiritual well-being of a young woman named Deborah. Sue first met her in 2004 when she arrived in the U.S. with her family from Jos, Nigeria. At that time Deborah began attending high school not far from our home. Three years later when she enrolled in a university in Seattle, her parents returned to Nigeria. The Lord gave Sue a deep, heart desire to walk alongside Deborah on campus as long as she was interested in getting together.
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On the first Saturday of each month a group of twenty friends from the greater Seattle area gather to share the things they are learning from the Bible about justice, poverty and corruption. The seeds for this learning community were sown in 2008 when Nigerian Navigator Okorie Kalu came to Seattle and facilitated a number of discussions on this topic.
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Thursday evenings are special for us because one of our neighbors hosts an open table for dinner. Her generous spirit and inspiring cooking ability always make for a delicious and delightful evening. The tastiest morsel is the conversation. One Thursday we talked about African politics and on another the place of work in bringing fulfillment (and how hard should a person work anyway?).
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A few years ago, some couples living in a rural area outside of Seattle started thinking about the people in their social networks. Curt and Judy had been part of a community of horse lovers affiliated with a local club. They began to pray for the friends in that network.
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Here is a story from Al Engler, the Metro Leader for the Seattle Metro.
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Read up on the history and interesting facts about the Seattle Area.
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A year ago, one of our neighbors lost her husband and said, “Thanks for being with me this last year. I believe God has put me on a journey where I know I need to look up to Him.” This is what excites us – people on a journey with others in seeking and following Jesus, our source of joy and life.
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