It was so great to hang out with the church family over the past weekend. What I noticed during the Family Weekend is that there are a lot of green spaces in LifeSpring. Whether I noticed it first hand, or it was brought up by others, I could see how we have created spaces that are green, especially for our kids.
I had a conversation with someone who pointed out that it was very rare to see so many generations in the same room that were not only comfortable interacting with people of their generation but across generations, both ways. Another person mentioned how the kids were welcome to be a part of everything, from our board game night to our sports night, there was always a space for them to participate and play with everyone. I got the opportunity to assist our children’s helpers over the weekend, and though I saw chaos, I also saw that we were green to the kids, that we were seen as safe people.
LifeSpring is unique because we are able to bridge gaps that can exist in the church (i.e. the generational gap), and because we have a 3 o’clock service, but I think that this is just the start. As we progress in our sponsorship of two refugee families, we will be challenged to bridge the gap between culture and trauma as well. This is no easy task, but the Family Weekend training was a first step, and as we grow individually and as a church to love God more, our capacity to love others will also increase.