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Dear Friends, November 18, 2009

Each day you face the demands of ordinary life – the tasks you need to do, the people you need to “deal with,” the obligations you have to fill. How often do you have the opportunity and the joy of thinking about and living the non-ordinary?

The people at Bread of Life and Spirit in the Arts gently guide us and everyone they encounter to take the risk to connect on a deeper level with the people in our lives. They help us find our place and connection to earthly and spiritual experiences, to express ourselves in ways we were afraid of or never imagined.

Along the way, they provide very tangible and practical support to people in need in the community around them.

I can attest from my own experience that people who volunteer their time to Bread of Life find their lives enriched. Atonio Ahoafi, now a daily volunteer, describes his experience:

I want to make a difference. I thought I’d work with a youth group, but when I came here I fell in love with the artist studio straight-away. I especially love working with the disabled people. I want to listen to them and give them what they need to do their art. I like helping.

The environment of the work here makes me feel close to God and that’s what I was missing after coming here to this country. Right now, this is my calling.

Bread of Life makes it seem natural that a place that provides deep spiritual guidance and profoundly moving, process-oriented art programs would also provide paper, paint and a can of soup to someone from the neighborhood who wandered by in search of sustenance and support.

The mission of Bread of Life is to “welcome all to explore and deepen their spiritual and creative lives for engaging life with courage, contribution and grace”. I encourage you to engage life with courage, contribution and grace – share with this wonderful organization what you can. The realities of ordinary life mean that Bread of Life needs your financial support to continue and grow the programs that deepen our lives in non-ordinary ways.

Be a ripple in the pond – contribute to Bread of Life.

Ann Foley
Bread of Life Volunteer & Board Member

Your Support Is Crucial To:

  • The new Spirit Print program providing job training to area youth. In an area where only 30% graduate from high school, and gangs are a primary connector, we offer a real alternative.


  • The free open art studio, a safe place to be artistic and expressive. We average 200-300 visits/month including children from local after-school programs who come each week.


  • Spiritual guidance and mentoring in a non-denominational, truly accepting environment. We see 60 people/month plus countless in-the-hall conversations of support and encouragement.

 

 
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