“Who is my neighbor?”
(Luke 10:29)
“How am I to be a neighbor?”
Jesus followed this question with the Good Samaritan parable.
How are we neighbors with people who seem different from us?
How are we neighbors with people half way across the world?
How do we open our Hearts to people in devastating need?
Stories coming out of Darfur and Rwanda from twenty years ago began these questions.
As we struggle with these questions, we’ve been led to plan a trip to Uganda, Africa. We have committed to a trip from September 8th through November 9th of this year. Our goal is to better understand how to be neighbors.
St. Francis presents a powerful model of how to see Christ in others. We are currently studying St. Francis and will spend a week in Assisi, Italy in preparation for this spiritual quest to open to what it is to be a true neighbor.
We would be grateful for your prayers in this process.
So good to have you come along with us on this insightful journey.
Steve & Elizabeth
I look forward to sharing in this journey of the heart with you. Many blessings in your travels. Love you
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DeleteHow wonderful to hear this call and ask friends to join in your discernment process...we are honored to be "along" on the journey and look forward to hearing more as the process moves as God wills it.
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Charles & Ann
Thank you for reaching out and taking us along on the inner and outer journey this will most certainly be. Blessings and Balance. Love you both.
ReplyDeleteLove and Prayers to you Steve & Elizabeth
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Mike & Parker
I love the invitation to join you on this significant quest. It feels to be a part of the unprecedented leaps and bounds being initiated to find and establish Peace and Love in Our Home. May God be with you both. Love, Charlotte
ReplyDeleteThis pilgrimage to be with the church in Africa will deepen your faith. Know that you will go with all of our prayers and blessings. Wish I could join you.
ReplyDeleteI so appreciate and happily accept the invitation of joining with you on this Heart-Loving adventure. Seems you both are already being blessed by receiving and considering this inner directive. May your path be continually paved with blessings all along the way. Love to you and Steve, Jim
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This is an excellent call from God, I have no doubt that with God's help you will achieve your goal. my family from Burundi is a live testimony of how good neighbors with different people and open heart to people in devastating needs you are, I wish you could go in my country as well but, at this moment, it is not safe. I want to take this special time to thank you very much for your open heart to us. May the Lord continues to guide, protect, and bless you all the time. We love you.Suavis
ReplyDeleteMany blessings to you both as you prepare to embark on what will be an amazing journey and exploration. Thank you for including me in the context for this. Love you...
ReplyDeleteDear Steve and Elizabeth, I fell like you've invited me to go along. I look forward to this adventure of the heart.
ReplyDeleteHello Elizabeth and Steve, Thank you for including me as well and look forward to this part of the journey with you both <3
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