Get It.

I have one of the most remarkable "Grand-Father-In-Laws" in the world. He is a remarkably hardworking and generous man. He has accumulated some measure of wealth over the years but it has never gone to serve or benefit himself or his standard of living. It has always been about the other. He has taken an interest in me from the first time I met him when Shannon and I were just dating.

He loves God and the church, so there has always been a particular interest in our church endeavors. He has contributed financially to the Mars Hill community from the very beginning, even when he didn't always GET IT.

This past Saturday he was in Oklahoma City visiting. He came over to KAMP's during the middle of Sharefest and witnessed us meeting Jessica and shifting gears to help her move. I was able to tell him about urban OKC, Kamp's, the neighborhood, what God is calling us to BE, etc. We sat on the porch and just discussed all sorts of things.

Here is an email I received yesterday from Shannon's Uncle Dan regarding my Grand-Father-In-Laws experience and perspective:

ben

i can't tell you how much my dad was impacted watching your efforts on Saturday. he related the shopping cart story. his words were, 'i never have seen anything that is more "Jesus" than what they were doing that day.'

i think my dad sometimes struggles with the social gospel aspect of the emerging churches. but when he sees it played out in real life - HE GETS IT.

love what you are doing. glad to hear you can see God in the failure of your own home buying situation.

take care,
dan