Foster Avenue–More Snow
I'm finally home after several weeks out on the road. My trip finished with a great weekend in a North Chicago Suburb visiting some old friends from Mexico. Chuy was part of both of our church plant projects where we lived for 10 years while Judy was a short-term missionary with us for several years in Monterrey . Chuy and I spent many hours over coffee in a VIPS restaurant with our Bibles and study notes. He is a good friend. Visiting Chuy and Judy was a wonderful finish to a full trip.
On this entire trip I felt like I was followed by snow each step of the way, from California to Chicago. The photo above is a scene on Foster Avenue close to North Park University in Chicago, my alma mater. Check out some of my other photos of the snow and winter scenes I have experienced on this road trip [here], at least the first 16 photos in the set. The city took a good hit from a storm passing through the Midwest, surprising many locals by the amount of snow dropped last Thursday and Friday, delaying or canceling many flights out of O'Hare. My flight was delayed on Monday but thankfully, I did escape. News tonight tells the story of another 1000 people being stranded at that airport. This seems like a wild winter across the country.
It is late but before I hit the hay I wanted to mention the re-open of the Q Cafe that is associated with our church in Seattle. The cafe is part of the community presence ministry of Quest church. Q Cafe is a non-profit neighborhood cafe featuring direct trade espresso and tea, art, live music, and community events. After some refurbishing and rethinking the strategy and purpose of the cafe, they have relaunched with a fresh vision. It is a joy to worship at Quest and be part of a significant, innovative ministry to our community. The vision is important and they offer free Wi-Fi to cafe customers [wink]. Here are their commitments to the the community as stated on their website:
ONE | Partner with roasters or providers that serve
fair trade/direct trade coffee and exhibit a growing commitment and
relationship with local coffee farmers and environment.
TWO | 10% of all cafe sales go to outside local and
global non-profit organizations. Each month’s receipient will also be
highlighted through the cafe website to raise awareness.
THREE | Host events - fundraisers, film
screenings, benefit music shows, discussions groups - to help raise
awareness on local and global causes and issues.
If you are in Seattle, you need to visit the cafe. Or come and worship with us on Sunday. Have a great week.
