A few weekends ago The Hub enjoyed a time of restoration at The Mission House in Madera, California. We are thankful that the Kinabrew family opened their missionary retreat home to us for a short stay. Our weekend consisted of plenty of rest, laughter, breaking of bread, singing, fellowship, prayer, reflection, devotion, worship, breaking of more bread, and watching episodes of Scrubs. We shared stories of how God has changed us in the passed year and how he still continues to work in us. There were stories of conflict and chaos with each other, stories of internal struggles with ourselves, and a lot of jokes. We explained how we can continue to help each other grow and exposed what was hindering our community from growing. Ahead of us is a continuation of loving thy neighbor and only good things if we follow Jesus example.
As of today, we are 60% of the way to the end of The Hub experience. However, I know that this is only the beginning of our lifestyle of intentional community with our neighbors. All of us entered the program knowing that we must love God and we must love our neighbors, but God has revealed to us how much He loves us and our community, and how we must see Jesus when we look into the eyes of our neighbors. It was not easy to get to this point and I don’t think it will be easy until our time on earth is complete. I am still learning every day and even in close quarters I still occasionally fail to love our neighbors. But God is gracious!
Josiah Mariano
About Me
- HCCD_THEHUB
- Fresno, California, United States
- The Hub exists to develop young adults into urban leaders through incarnational training. We understand that the continued growth of urban areas and the urbanization of rural and suburban areas require an empirical and experiential method of training up individuals who can help bring health and wholeness to the urban areas typically resourced for a myriad of reasons. We recognize that Biblical community is a process that we open ourselves to sharing our lives and having common commitments. We are committing ourselves to transparent relationships, pursuing consistent practice of honest and loving communication and confrontation. Knowing that major differences exist based on ethnicity, culture and gender, we pledge ourselves to a climate which facilitates reconciliation. In light of our calling, we believe that we are to be stretched beyond our comfort zone and be bold for the sake of the Kingdom. As leaders we seek to embody integrity, discipline, and the courage to do what’s right in the midst of conflict, spiritual warfare and unjust systems. We intentionally open ourselves up to the influence of more mature leaders, wanting to be faithful, available, and teachable.
