It has been a few months since we set up this site and much has happened. Since February, most of our time has been consumed with the various tasks associated with moving across the country: packing, getting rid of things, making the logistical arrangements. It has been an incredibly stressful time, but thanks to the support and encouragement of many of you out there it has been exhilirating as well.
Today it is officially 3 weeks until we leave Portland. We will be travelling to San Diego for a few weeks and then making our way across the country, arriving in New York by June 29th. For two months we will be staying in a sublet in Inwood (upper Manahattan). I've never been north of Central Park but I personally can't wait to experience this neighborhood.
Many thanks to Geoff and Crystal Neill for inviting us to speak at The Bridge's "Shaken and Stirred" a few weeks ago. This was our first opportunity to present our vision in a formal setting to a group of people, and it went very well. If you're a Myspace junkie check out the group at http://groups.myspace.com/shakenandstirred (those of you in the Portland area - this is a great monthly event!!!)
All of the busy-ness has made it difficult at times for us to focus on rounding out the vision and mission of 141NYC. Right now we're just trying to get ready, retain our sanity, and soak up as much as possible. I am currently reading Moltmann's The Crucified God which is blowing away my world theologically. Kelly is working on The Irresistable Revolution, a book that is helping both of us immensely in defining and articulating the direction that we are headed.
If you have any input, words of encouragement, or just want to say hello, please feel free to post a comment, or you can email us via the link on our profile page.
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- 141NYC
- 141NYC is a project beginning in the summer of 2007. Brian and Kelly Petersen are travelling to New York City to start a new community dedictated to serving the poor
2 comments:
wow im excited!
I've lost track of time--the last couple of months have gone by so quickly. I almost forgot that this was the month you guys were coming through Calif. You must be getting here by now if not already since it's been 3 weeks since your last post. Make sure you call us.
Yes, keep moving forward--believing, trusting. Actually, it's the only way. I just had another meeting with my financial guy who, by the way, asked to join the Crossweave core team just a few weeks ago. Yes, a definite Yay God! He is starting to crunch those numbers. He looked me in the eye and said, "You don't have a clue where the funding is coming from, do you?" Thank God he is a believer and has a concept of what it is to completely trust God for everything. I told him the next time I replied to a question with an 'I don't know', to take it to mean that God will provide and I just don't know when or how He will--but I know without a doubt that he will.
Case and point: we now have a complete PA system that another church is loaning us practically indefinitely. It includes powered mains and monitors and a 24-channel Mackie board! They even wanted to throw in a Triton Pro keyboard but I just don't have the room to store it for now. God is good! You can access our Specific Needs page by going to http://crossweave.org/specific-needs/
for an update on how God is taking care of our needs.
The needs you guys face may be of a different sort but it all works the same way. I do know for sure that God won't ask you to go where He won't already be there and provide for your every need.
So, keep believing, trusting, and one more--keep obeying. Keep anticipating God's next move in your lives because it will be truly amazing.
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