Ordinary Radicals
After I completed my undergrad in May 2006, I took a year off of school and volunteered in Camden, NJ with the organization Mission Year. It may have been the best decision of my life. In short, the mantra of Mission Year is to Love God. Love People. Nothing Else Matters. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less. Just the simple objective of waking up everyday and exhausting your time and energy into loving others. This experience was fulfilling because it was so focused developing relationships with the people in your community rather than blind charity to be given with uncompassionate hands. Sparing your time, I won’t get into all the wonderful stories and memories created in Camden (that’s an experience best conveyed in another book), but I will ask you to dig a little bit deeper by checking out some of their website and the following video, Ordinary Radicals. This video IS NOT a video produced by Mission Year, but some of the folks involved with the video know Mission Year folks in the Philadelphia area – they try and keep a good network of folks who are doing similar work across the country. Also, you can research the the books New Neighbor, Irresistible Revolution, and Jesus for President. Plus, check out these websites:
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