this house has been called a bunch of different names so far... the ministry house... the missional community house... intentional community house... seeds... sperma... don't ask... and so we decided that we needed to land on a name. the hamline house.
our house is on the corner of hamline & thomas avenue... and it has a nice ring to it without sounding too corny or too over the top. if you're interested in following the comings and goings of the ministry & people of this house you can continue to read my blog (cause i'm sure i'll never stop writing about it.), or you can check out the official hamline house blog. we're gonna try to have everyone in the house take time to write a little something on the blog so that people can have an avenue to stay connected.
so this past weekend we all signed the year lease and started moving all of our belonging into the house! it was a crazy hectic process, but tons of people were around to help out! we've already started sharing our stuff with one another... if anyone was missing a bed or a dresser or anything like that, we were able to get it for them! we also had plenty of visitors over the weekend helping unpack & organize... there's a very warm feeling all over this house. people walk in and feel welcome, comfortable and at home... which is EXACTLY what we want! we started meeting some people around the neighborhood and we've already established the beginning of some friendships with people from the local shops right on our block! across the street there is a coffee shop, a gas station and right below us is a pizza joint! they welcomed us to the community with discounted prices for pizza & gatorade! ha... so much fun!
last night was the first night we all stayed over night in the house and it was wonderful! as i was busily unpacking my boxes and getting my room situated, the rest of the roomies were plopped down on the kitchen floor till 2 or so in the morning having awesome conversations! God is at work here. tonight we have our first dinner together as a family followed by a house meeting to discuss how everyone's feeling, what we feel God doing, and maybe go over some plans...
more to come soon with pics!!!!
:)
8 comments:
How awesome is our God! I have no idea what praises will rise to him as a result of this house, but I know there will be so many. Blessings to all of you!
HOORAY!!! (this is my gazillionth hooray for the day . . . you'll have to check out sarah's and k-sissy's blogs to find out why.)
this stokes me. i loved hearing these details. i can totally picture you guys meeting all your neighbors. i can totally picture the stoked-ness on discounted pizza and gatorade. i can totally picture you unpacking your boxes and getting everything just so, while your roomies are camped out on the kitchen floor swapping stories and making each other laugh.
this. rocks.
so i'll say it again: HOORAY!!!
cool D...cool.
It'll be fun to witness this!
love you...
God Bless The Hamline House !!!!
Danny, reading this I got a feeling/sense that I can't really describe. But I'll try. It was a very peaceful quiet moment and I thougnt I could smell iris blossoms, although I'm indoors and none are in sight.
anyway, God bless you and I'm looking forward to being at least a small part of your journey.
I'll be prayihg.
awesome, danny!! i can't wait to hear what God does & how He shows up through the living, breathing community you've got going on there.
awesome, possum!!
;o)
love you, bro!
-k
this is going to be so good and hard and lovely and terrible and holy and rowdy and the beginning of something that will change us all forever. love you so much sweetie.
hey all! sorry, we don't have internet at the house yet so i haven't been able to come on and tell you all that i love you! :)
i'll be checkin' all your blogs out as soon as we get hooked up!
but for now... back to work :)
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