Church of the poor - Jesus Army
Church of the poor - Jesus Army
Church of the poor - Jesus Army
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For <strong>the</strong> past ten years Shane Claiborne has lived out a daily revolution against <strong>the</strong> American dream.<br />
Along with six o<strong>the</strong>rs, he lives in a community home known as The Simple Way, in one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>poor</strong>est<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia, America. The community aim to be <strong>the</strong> best neighbours <strong>the</strong>y can – distributing<br />
food from <strong>the</strong>ir kitchen, helping local children with <strong>the</strong>ir homework and renovating disused homes for<br />
<strong>the</strong> homeless to inhabit. In June this year The Simple Way saw disaster strike <strong>the</strong>ir community. A fire,<br />
thought to have been started by an arson attack on a local disused warehouse, destroyed <strong>the</strong>ir home<br />
and community centre. More than 100 houses were evacuated as <strong>the</strong> blaze spread to surrounding<br />
streets. Lucinda van der Hart, editor <strong>of</strong> Faithworks magazine, talked to Shane about his way <strong>of</strong> life and<br />
found out how members <strong>of</strong> The Simple Way are coping after <strong>the</strong> fire.<br />
<strong>Jesus</strong> Life One/2008 Page 14<br />
www.jesus.org.uk