God is alive in our cities!

All the nations you made are on their way, 
      ready to give honor to you, O Lord, 
   Ready to put your beauty on display, 
      parading your greatness, 
   And the great things you do— 
      God, you're the one, there's no one but you! 

-  Psalm 86: 8-10, The Message

This week, I spent serving with DOOR Chicago, helping and learning from our director there, Brian Sales. The groups were from Alabama and Mississippi, and they worked really hard all week.  This is a photo from Kenwood, a church several blocks from President Obama's house, where many volunteers prepared food for a soup kitchen meal.  What a joy it was to unite with the work being done in another city, "parading" God's greatness together as we all sought ways to find the face of God.  The fellowship was powerful for me, and I'm excited anew to welcome groups to Hollywood throughout the year.

Hollywood announcements:

Please come help with our community garden.  Workdays are from 1:30pm to 5:00pm starting again this Sunday, March 22.  There will be subsequent workdays (1:30-5) on April 5th, April 19th, May 10th, and May 24th.  Please call 323-872-3174 or email Matthew or Alison if you'd like to come!