The Simple Way
Earlier today I learned that the fire in Philadelphia that I had heard about the other night was in the Kensington area of the city..right where The Simple Way community is. Now our community (Veritas) has been touched by the Simple Way community. Several college students from Veritas went down to the Simple Way back in December to their open house and one returned for a school of conversion (that he blogged about back in May). The Fire has impacted the Simple Way, burning some of their buildings and 2 of their community (Shane Claiborne, and another) lost everything. Here is the report from their website (www.thesimpleway.org)
This morning (June 20), a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors’ homes. Over 100 people were evacuated from their homes, and 400 families are currently without power. Despite this tragedy, we are incredibly thankful to share that all of our community members and every one of our neighbors is safely out of harm’s way.
This fire will forever change the fabric of our community. Eight families are currently homeless, and in many cases have lost their vehicles as well as their homes. One of our neighbors, the Mahaias Family, lost their three cars as well as the equipment one family member uses for her massage therapy business. Teenager Brian Mahaias is devastated not because he has lost his belongings, but because he fears that this fire will force him to move away from this neighborhood that is his family as well as his home.
The Simple Way has lost a community center that was home to our Yes! And… afterschool program, community arts center, and Cottage Printworks t-shirt micro-business as well as to two of our community members. Community members Shane Claiborne and Jesce Walz have lost all of their belongings, Yes!And…’s after school studio and library were ruined, and community member Justin Donner’s Cottage Printworks equipment and t-shirts were destroyed.
We are thankful that we are able to help each other during this time of need, and we will continue to keep your informed about today’s events.
Please pray for those effected by this tragedy (it seems like no one was hurt or killed so that is good news). Also if you feel like donating money see their website for how to do that. I am thinking that Veritas should support the Simple Way monetarily as their community and Shane's book "The Irrestible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical" have made a profound impact on several of us within our community. Those involved in Veritas what do you think?
This morning (June 20), a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors’ homes. Over 100 people were evacuated from their homes, and 400 families are currently without power. Despite this tragedy, we are incredibly thankful to share that all of our community members and every one of our neighbors is safely out of harm’s way.
This fire will forever change the fabric of our community. Eight families are currently homeless, and in many cases have lost their vehicles as well as their homes. One of our neighbors, the Mahaias Family, lost their three cars as well as the equipment one family member uses for her massage therapy business. Teenager Brian Mahaias is devastated not because he has lost his belongings, but because he fears that this fire will force him to move away from this neighborhood that is his family as well as his home.
The Simple Way has lost a community center that was home to our Yes! And… afterschool program, community arts center, and Cottage Printworks t-shirt micro-business as well as to two of our community members. Community members Shane Claiborne and Jesce Walz have lost all of their belongings, Yes!And…’s after school studio and library were ruined, and community member Justin Donner’s Cottage Printworks equipment and t-shirts were destroyed.
We are thankful that we are able to help each other during this time of need, and we will continue to keep your informed about today’s events.
Please pray for those effected by this tragedy (it seems like no one was hurt or killed so that is good news). Also if you feel like donating money see their website for how to do that. I am thinking that Veritas should support the Simple Way monetarily as their community and Shane's book "The Irrestible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical" have made a profound impact on several of us within our community. Those involved in Veritas what do you think?
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