I so enjoy the emails you send describing all the great work you and your circles continue to do. In a world where “Christian” is increasingly a term for hateful, racist, close-minded ignorance, your work is a true inspiration. Too bad the media don’t find covering good things as clickable as the opposite!
—Wes Howard-Brook, Seattle, professor emeritus in Theology and Religious Studies at University of Seattle; Teacher of the “Radical Bible” series on YouTube
Isai Robledo, Lindsey Mercer-Robleo, and infant son, Kotán, have named their house Casa Alter-Nativas (House of Alter-Nativas). It is also the center for the Alter-Nativas ministries. And recently they were also named the Casa de Túmin, San Cristobal.
The Túmin is an alternative currency to the peso. Lindsey explains….
You have received updates during 2023 on the ministries and needs of the Jubilee Circles.
Heading into 2024, here’s a snapshot of our financial picture. Can you find yourself in it?
John Michno and Jeanne Peterson have been visiting the Farmer’s Market, Lemon Grove for a little over a year. We go nearly every week, buying fresh produce from Rodney and Diane at People’s Produce, a distributor who sources from local neighborhood farms like Mt. Hope Community Garden. A diverse group of vendors welcomes and helps us feel at home.
Quick Headlines: A Peek at Baby Kotan; Pedro Zooms to Peru; Response to Book Burners; Serving Migrants Families with Children; Young Man Quits Drugs
The special need was a leaky roof—not only dripping but multiple little streams. These leaks in the large tarp roof over the Dan Swanson Centro Cultural interfered with all the activities (and there are many) happening in the cultural center. The estimate to replace the roof? $1500. Impossible in the financial reality of the Jubilee Circle in San Mateo.