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As you enter the hustle and bustle of this Christmas season, you may be wondering what to get for that special person who seems to have everything. Well, Empowering Lives International (ELI) has some great ideas. We are excited to direct you to the ELI Alternative Gift Catalog where you can find a variety [...]

Micah Albert sent over some info on a documentary film. In his words “I just watched it and really was blown away. Not the best filmmaking per say, but amazing images by one of my fav photogs and incredible insight. In fact, I think people at Flood would benefit from seeing the film, in lieu [...]

Ideas are being shared around the $2 A Day project on FLOOD’s discussion group. People are even giving away food from their yards! Not a part of the conversation? Click here and add yourself to the group. We love hearing ideas and being able to collaborate.

Last year Matt Jurach helped to start an “urban gleaning” group in East Sacramento, where volunteers picked over *3000 lbs* of citrus fruit and donated it to the Sacramento Food Bank. They looked for trees that weren’t being picked by owners, hoping to distribute that fruit to the needy instead of watch it fall [...]

Shane Claiborne (a co-conspirator and favorite author amongst the many with FLOOD) was recently voted “best of” in Esquire Magazine. Read the article here.

Advent Conspiracy Project: 2009

In 2002, ELI Congo joined forces with a number of parents and guardians in the Keredi slum of Bukavu to start the ELI Christian Academy. The school is now providing education to over 600 children, many of whom would otherwise have no opportunity to receive an education. The community calls the school [...]

We will have a meal hosted by the Tigers, and we’ll be discussing Sean’s message from last week: part 2 of the myth that “Real Love Consumes: Disinterested Love.” The message recording and notes can be found here
The questions for this week:

>What was your definition of love when you were in High School? How has [...]

In 2002, Empowering Lives International joined forces with a number of parents and guardians in the Keredi slum of Bukavu, Congo to start the ELI Christian Academy. The school is now providing education to over 600 children, many of whom would otherwise have no opportunity to receive an education. The community calls the school a [...]

Sean will be hosting a silent retreat on Sat., December 5 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Christ the King Retreat Center in Citrus Heights. For those interested, please contact Sean. It will be $25 for the day, and you’ll bring your own lunch.