As some of you may know, I've been praying for years for God to show me how He wants me to serve the homeless community of New Orleans, a heart-burden that I've had for a long time. In the past month or so, I feel like God's given me confirmation to move forward in my vision of either pioneering a homeless ministry in the French Quarter/Bywater/Treme area, or joining up with an already existing organization.
I know that whatever direction the ministry takes, moving to the neighborhood where I'll be serving is imperative. God has given me a desire for community that just isn't being met in the suburbs, and I want to be in a place where the homeless and poor are literally the neighbors that I am called to love as myself--not a job that I commute to.
So I'm putting out the heads-up on this thing: I won't be ready to move until at least August of this year, but when I do it's my sincere desire to create a Christian community house in the Quarter. Nothing groundbreaking, nothing fancy. Nothing that hasn't been done for centuries. Just a body of believers who live like the church in Acts. A place that operates on Love and Grace.
If that sounds like something you're interested in, I urge you--please pray about it! You've got plenty of time; that's why I'm announcing this so early. Get in contact with me and tell me what God's laying on your heart, so that I can be praying too. And pass the word along to anyone you know who might be interested.
Gracias,
Nikki
(pencil_dharma@yahoo.com if you want to e-mail me)
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