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Monday, October 26, 2009
New website
I haven't posted here in a long time. You can check out the early days in the progress of Headwaters here. But for what's up now, go to our website.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Headwaters serving news
At Headwaters we spent last Sunday doing trail work with the Prickly Pear Land Trust. Check out the story and pictures here.
Monday, March 30, 2009
What's on your plate?
I just got back from the grocery store. It was a quick trip for some basics--apples and bananas, a bunch of vegetables (the artichokes look good), and some meat. As I was paying for it, the checker says to me, "Everything you're getting is healthy."
It seems kind of pathetic for that to be noteworthy! The stores are full of all sorts of great food, but so often we're buying all sorts of processed junk full of multi-syllabic chemical ingredients that probably didn't even exist ten years ago. It is nice to eat real stuff without all of the sodium and trans-fats and corn syrup (that stuff's in everything!).
What's on your plate?
It seems kind of pathetic for that to be noteworthy! The stores are full of all sorts of great food, but so often we're buying all sorts of processed junk full of multi-syllabic chemical ingredients that probably didn't even exist ten years ago. It is nice to eat real stuff without all of the sodium and trans-fats and corn syrup (that stuff's in everything!).
What's on your plate?
Monday, March 23, 2009
God's Love
Yesterday a number of us from Headwaters went down to God’s Love, the local homeless shelter, and made and served a meal to about 50 people. We first met at ExplorationWorks at 10 a.m. for a brief service and then headed over to serve.
A pile of onions and peppers got chopped, beef and sausage got browned, salads got prepped, and the big spaghetti meal all came together pretty quickly. Meanwhile, others got some windows washed, tables wiped down, and some serious crud cleaned off the chairs. In all, it took about 90 minutes to get everything ready for the mid afternoon meal. We were also able to get a truckload of food from Helena Food Share for the women’s shelter (which is run separately from the men’s side where we were making the meal). The second shift came in later in the afternoon to get the noodles cooked, serve the meal, and clean up.
On the weekend, God’s Love serves breakfast and then a meal at 3:30. Typically, one employee makes this all happen! We had 32 of us between the two shifts (and a few did both shifts).
It was great to bring in the food and make and serve the meal. But more than just a meal was made. People serving alongside one another got to know each other a little better. People got to meet and talk with the people who came for the meal. Hopefully we fed both body and spirit in our efforts.
A pile of onions and peppers got chopped, beef and sausage got browned, salads got prepped, and the big spaghetti meal all came together pretty quickly. Meanwhile, others got some windows washed, tables wiped down, and some serious crud cleaned off the chairs. In all, it took about 90 minutes to get everything ready for the mid afternoon meal. We were also able to get a truckload of food from Helena Food Share for the women’s shelter (which is run separately from the men’s side where we were making the meal). The second shift came in later in the afternoon to get the noodles cooked, serve the meal, and clean up.
On the weekend, God’s Love serves breakfast and then a meal at 3:30. Typically, one employee makes this all happen! We had 32 of us between the two shifts (and a few did both shifts).
It was great to bring in the food and make and serve the meal. But more than just a meal was made. People serving alongside one another got to know each other a little better. People got to meet and talk with the people who came for the meal. Hopefully we fed both body and spirit in our efforts.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Piles of food
While I don't have the final numbers, our food drive was an unqualified success. Michele from Helena Food Share hoped we'd get perhaps two palates of food. We filled almost three! With about 3200 pounds of food. So many people gave generously; it was great to see.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Collecting food donations at Safeway
This coming Sunday, Headwaters will be partnering with Helena Food Share for a food drive at Safeway in Helena. We'll be there from 9 to 5 taking donations for those who are in need in our community.
Helena Food Share has been experiencing record levels of demand over the past months. To get an idea of the need, consider what Food Share gave out on one day recently:
500 cans of fruit/vegetables
300 cans of beans
200 cans of tuna
300 prepared meals (like macaroni and cheese)
80 jars of peanut butter
80 boxes of cereal
...and much more. In one day!
So if you're going to shop this weekend, consider shopping at Safeway and making a donation. It's easy to do: notices placed throughout the store describe the kinds of products that are needed. Just purchase some needed items while you shop and drop them off as you leave the store.
And if you aren't able to donate during our food drive, fear not! Safeway always has a donation box for Food Share in their entryway, so donate anytime. Donations can also be brought to Food Share from 8 to 4, Monday through Friday. They're located at 1616 Lewis. Questions? Call them at 443-3663.
On Tuesday after the food drive we'll be sorting the donations at Food Share. If you would like to be involved with this, leave a comment.
Helena Food Share has been experiencing record levels of demand over the past months. To get an idea of the need, consider what Food Share gave out on one day recently:
500 cans of fruit/vegetables
300 cans of beans
200 cans of tuna
300 prepared meals (like macaroni and cheese)
80 jars of peanut butter
80 boxes of cereal
...and much more. In one day!
So if you're going to shop this weekend, consider shopping at Safeway and making a donation. It's easy to do: notices placed throughout the store describe the kinds of products that are needed. Just purchase some needed items while you shop and drop them off as you leave the store.
And if you aren't able to donate during our food drive, fear not! Safeway always has a donation box for Food Share in their entryway, so donate anytime. Donations can also be brought to Food Share from 8 to 4, Monday through Friday. They're located at 1616 Lewis. Questions? Call them at 443-3663.
On Tuesday after the food drive we'll be sorting the donations at Food Share. If you would like to be involved with this, leave a comment.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Almost home
Dateline: Denver International Airport. I'm almost home from the Covenant Midwinter Conference in Chicago. I was supposed to fly home this morning at 9, but my flight got canceled. So instead of getting home at 2 or so, I'll be home closer to midnight.
But by being bumped, I got to hear the Friday morning speaker, Gary Haugen, from the International Justice Mission. He was not only a great speaker with great delivery, he was inspiring! Hopefully more later, but now I'm getting on a plane.
But by being bumped, I got to hear the Friday morning speaker, Gary Haugen, from the International Justice Mission. He was not only a great speaker with great delivery, he was inspiring! Hopefully more later, but now I'm getting on a plane.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Church Planting Connection in Chicago
Today I'm in Chicago meeting with other people starting Covenant churches. It's cool to see what other people are doing and get new ideas. We're all in some ways doing very similar things, yet all a bit differently, and encountering different challenges. If I get any brilliant insights I'll let you know.
One thing I love about the Covenant church is that they always welcome people from outside our denomination to come to these kinds of things. Every time I've been to a church planting training event (3 times) there have been people who aren't Covenant pastors who have come to learn and see if they want to either plant a Covenant church or have their existing independent church join the Covenant.
This time is no exception. I was talking with a friend from Helena who is in seminary in Chicago when a guy I've known for quite a long time walked up to say hi. He's from another denomination and been working for a Christian organization for a long time (both of which I better not mention) but is here checking out church planting with the Covenant. It was great to catch up and talk about what the Covenant is like. And I was surprised to see him, to say the least!
One thing I love about the Covenant church is that they always welcome people from outside our denomination to come to these kinds of things. Every time I've been to a church planting training event (3 times) there have been people who aren't Covenant pastors who have come to learn and see if they want to either plant a Covenant church or have their existing independent church join the Covenant.
This time is no exception. I was talking with a friend from Helena who is in seminary in Chicago when a guy I've known for quite a long time walked up to say hi. He's from another denomination and been working for a Christian organization for a long time (both of which I better not mention) but is here checking out church planting with the Covenant. It was great to catch up and talk about what the Covenant is like. And I was surprised to see him, to say the least!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Friday night at Headwaters
Last Friday night we had a great time at Headwaters as we focused on how we can serve the Helena community. We came up with great ideas, made good connections, and had lots of great food. Tabouli, empanadas, bruschetta, guacamole, chicken satay, dal, really spicy soup, cheese and more. It was a good spread.
Check out what we came up with at the Headwaters blog.
We'll do this kind of thing again. It will be great. And we'll have more great food.
Check out what we came up with at the Headwaters blog.
We'll do this kind of thing again. It will be great. And we'll have more great food.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Let it melt...
Well, happy new year. The snow is melting like a flood in Helena and I'm really glad it didn't freeze last night. We would've had a skating rink around our house!
The last time we had a worship service we were dealing with freezing pipes and a failing water heater at our house. Hopefully this weekend will be a little less eventful! We're back at ExplorationWorks this Sunday. Refreshments at 9:30, service at 10. I'm headed over there today to see what the new exhibits look like--since we'll have to make sure we can move them for our worship space!
The last time we had a worship service we were dealing with freezing pipes and a failing water heater at our house. Hopefully this weekend will be a little less eventful! We're back at ExplorationWorks this Sunday. Refreshments at 9:30, service at 10. I'm headed over there today to see what the new exhibits look like--since we'll have to make sure we can move them for our worship space!
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