JPUSA stands for Jesus People USA, an evangelical covenant community. For all of the mennonite readers of this blog who don't have the foggiest idea of what that means, I didn't really either. I got to know a bit of the community, decided to come, THEN learned of the affiliated denomination. Think of a stereotypical evangelical, then tone it down quite a bit, throw in some hippy loving peace, and finally add a little bit of everything from the saints of mennonite congregations (we all have that one in mind, who does everything and just seems perfect in all situations) to young adults who came to christ recently in their lives and are just learning what it means to be Christian. So far I have been working on Home Crew monday-friday and had free time to hangout with people, read books, and just relax. It is nice having a steady routine without the stress of college. Home Crew is the group in charge of all things food. Preparing -> washing dishes. I have just been washing dishes for the whole community, so everyone who lives in this foreclosed hotel they bought so long ago eats in a cafeteria and I help clean all the dishes used. I work breakfast and lunch from 7am-2pm. Home Crew is generally for the new members of the community and visitors like myself. Here is a panoramic (series) of the dining hall area and serving line.
Working Home Crew is what I have done this past week, but I am told I might be moved to help construction on a new building they are re-doing (I was told I would work with wiring the building (electrician type of thing) or general construction of some sort. The building is hoping to be finished in the next few weeks. That should start Monday. This blog was supposed to be about the people here, but turned into explaining what I am doing more.
Welp, thanks for reading,
JD
(Check out this clifford plate I found in the stacks of extra plates that people use)
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