Jesus of Nazareth’s first invitation to his followers was to be with him. This came before any other instruction or task. This is because every good thing flows from being together with God and with each other as His body in the world.

Together we have brought healing to the sick, comfort to the lonely, love to the broken and food to the hungry. Together we have taught so that children and teens and adults can have a future, so that prisoners can have hope and so that families can be restored. Together we have loved the poor with compassion, brought justice to bear on behalf of the oppressed and shared the gospel with the lost.