Unity Gardens and the Kroc Center In South Bend
Last summer our daughter Kirsten served as a trainee with Majors Bob and Collette Webster at the Kroc Center in South Bend IN. Kirsten wrote at that time – The Kroc Center here in South Bend has a Unity Garden. It is part of a community initiative to make sure everyone has access to fresh vegetables, as … Read more
Sunday At the Chicago Kroc
This morning Gail and I visited the Chicago Kroc Corps for their Sunday worship. The Corps continues to meet in the Higgins Community Academy at 117th and South Morgan Streets until the new Kroc Center is completed early in 2012. It means equipment setup and take-down in the school gym every weekend by Majors Dave and … Read more
MAP Weekend In Grand Rapids
John, you were right. Smashburger is the best. The best tasting hamburger. And the sweet potato fries with bits of rosemary. With a cherry Coke. And a charming 7 month old baby girl seated next to me. Doesn’t get much better than that. Sydney is the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pope. It was lunch this afternoon after the MAP Conference in Grand … Read more
Grand Rapids: Mission and Purpose
Later today we will leave the Kroc Center in Grand Rapids MI where we’ve been meeting with 164 delegates of the Mission and Purpose weekend. Great speakers, workshops, and the weather cleared up for work outdoors Saturday afternoon. After lunch MAP delegates divided up into twelve teams of workers to join the Kroc Center’s I’ll … Read more
Chicago Kroc: Now Hiring
Looking for an opportunity to serve in the name of Jesus in an under-resourced urban neighborhood? Major David Harvey of the Chicago Kroc Center shares – If you have a passion for sports or the arts and want to change the world by bringing Jesus to Kids trapped in a community of violence and few opportunities, Keep … Read more
Rain, Paint and Mission In Atlanta
Last Wednesday morning it rained in Atlanta, heavy at times. Not an icy cold rain like we would have this time of year in Chicago. The rain seemed to feel and smell like spring is on the way. It felt good. The painting crew of Indiana Wesleyan students was dodging drops as they assessed what to … Read more
Kroc Center: Community Development in Grand Rapids
Yesterday I visited the Grand Rapids MI Kroc Center in preparation of the Mission and Purpose Conference, October 28-30, to be hosted at this newest of six Kroc Center openings in the Midwest. In the course of our MAP planning Major Marc Johnson and Captain Peter Mount began sharing the vision for the Grand Rapids Kroc. I tend to think in terms … Read more
