FHL's special 'Urban Projects Day'... Tues, 7/24

[Updates... These projects are growing almost hourly! Catch up on the latest... at our 'Urban Projects Day' wiki-page. See how YOU can get involved!]



This year, Faith Hope & Love Week includes a special "Urban Projects Day" (July 24th) to build multicultural relationships & service together in the name of Christ.

The Unleavened Bread Cafe will be one such location as host to several 'projects'. We've started a wiki-page for all of us to use centrally to collaborate & coordinate these efforts of faith. Take a look... and see what YOU can help with...

[continued at the detailed wiki-page]

Yet ANOTHER Great Use For Computers In Ministry?

[Personally, I cringed to see the flat-panel drop, knowing how much we'd have LOVED to have had it for our 'Ask Anything Saturday' program at the cafe. **sigh**]

Check out Rhonda's MyChurch.org site...

[Loved this pic when I saw it on MyChurch.org. Click for the real pic.]

Good job on your MyChurch site, Rhonda. And I'm anxious to see how it also helps develop a related 'church' website for Greater Faith House of Prayer. After all, the 'Church' is the PEOPLE. MyChurch helps connect & communicate among the people. And together, we can all acquire new computer skills & capabilities.

In fact, more than just computer skills. Recently, one of our Saturday morning guys at the cafe whom you've helped put up his wiki-page, was able to pick up some cash working with someone else he met on Saturday morning. And that's helping build a resume of work-experience for the future.

So again, thanks Rhonda (and everyone) for your leadership in connecting & communicating in the neighborhood.

BikeHiker: "I'm breakable."

[Many of you know Pastor John Hay from the cafe Bible study Wednesday mornings... ]



"I'm embarrassed about it, but it happened. Mountain biking with a couple of guys from church early Wednesday morning at Washington Township Park in Avon, I went off the edge of a trail bridge, fell eight feet, and really did a number on my ribs, back, right scapula, and sternum. A beautiful early-morning bike hike turned into torturous pain, an ambulance ride, trauma center care, and three days in a hospital bed.

John: 16 fractures, including two compressed vertebrae."


[But he can still blog! Continued at BikeHiker Blog]

Seniors and the Internet... Class or Clash?

photo compliments of Mid-North Shepherd's Center

Seniors get together at the Unleavened Bread Cafe (30th St. x Central Ave... map) at 10 a.m. on the 1st Tuesday of every month, to fellowship in a diverse setting, and to learn from each other... and others who will share their gifts & experience.

This monthly get-together is sponsored by the Mid-North Shepherd's Center.

July 3rd is the next meeting (10am) -- the topic of which will be "Seniors & the Internet... Clash or Class?"



The featured guest speaker will be Neil Cox, Founder of IndyChristian.com. Neil now serves as the director of the new "Center For Urban Innovation" at Crossroads Bible College. Neil regularly volunteers with the cafe's "Ask Anything Saturday" program for friends of the cafe neighborhood.

So Seniors... bring your questions, your suggestions, and a pencil & paper... And let's have some fun... as we decide... "Class or Clash?"

Paul Williams... 50 years of achievement

Here are a couple of important photos taken at the cafe recently...



Paul Williams has been a neighborhood friend and businessman here in the Mapleton Fall Creek area of Indy. Paul operated the local laundrymat and was known by all. It was only fitting recently, as his friends and neighbors bestowed this award on him, recognizing & honoring his achievement and service among us.

"The Film That Failed"

I enjoyed finding this on YouTube so I could easily share it with all of you...



And I had to laugh as I watched it -- very funny, and very creative. Good job everyone!

Christine is the daughter of an urban pastor friend of the cafe... Pastor Bryan Hudson... who runs a MultiMedia camp for youth nearby. Check out their YouTube site... definitely cool!

Ok, now that we've seen Christine's handiwork... here's some handiwork from Pastor Hudson, the (very) proud father, as she recently graduated from Heritage Christian High School, with considerable achievements... including a $120,000 college scholarship.

Want to learn more about VIDEO?

Rebuilding The Wall... video... on the map!

Great example of urban ministry using the internet...



As you read the article at IndyChristian.com, be sure and click on the 'map' link provided. This new community-mapping feature is something we teach (among everything else) on Saturday mornings here at the cafe in the 'Ask Anything Saturday' program. Come check it out and learn how to do it for YOUR ministry or Christian-owned business.

Neighbor wikis...

There was a lot going on in the neighborhood this morning -- both inside and outside. Let me share the inside portion, and you'll see how it relates to the outside portion of activity today.

Inside, we continued building out our 'Ask Anything Saturday' set of wiki pages. And when I say 'we', I mean 'The Begats'.

Sister Rhonda ('Double R') is one of 'The Begats', and we'll be introducing you to some others in the coming weeks.



If you click to Sister Rhonda's wiki-page, she'll tell you about what's going on in the neighborhood today.

MLK Video: "Serve!"

Cafe Cam

Scott shot this video clip using a cam attached to a laptop, while fielding the questions of one of our visitors today... Dan Gushee. Visit the VIDEO QUESTIONS page at "Ask Anything Saturday".

Center for Wellness of Urban Women... CWUW...

[just yet another example of folks coming into the cafe...]



Center for Wellness of Urban Women.... [continued]

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[link to our ongoing Who's Who of cafe photos.]

Celebrating with 'Rebuilding The Wall'...

Praise God -- Celebrating another RTW home completed!

'Rebuilding The Wall' is a neighborhood ministry not far from the cafe. You can learn a lot about it at their site (see link below). Often, volunteers stop in at the cafe for a hearty breakfast before heading over to work on the homes. And like the cafe, RTW is a solid advocate for 'Christian Community Development'. [visit CCDA.org]



[Grab a plate of ribs and come on in -- look around!]

We praise God for this ministry in the heart of the inner-city. And thanks for everyone's efforts of faith that helped this to happen -- modeling 'love one another' and 'love your neighbor as yourself'.

[Visit RebuildingTheWall.org]

Chaotic Podcasting Training...

We're taking notes LIVE at our new 'AskAnythingSaturday.com' site... in this case under the PODCASTING topic. Scott & Kathy Wilder and their ChaoticChristians.com co-host Doug Pierce conducted today's special training. If you missed out on this fun training time (and such things as 'Chicks Are Hot'), come to the cafe on future Saturdays (10am) during 'Ask Anything Saturday', and we'll be doing some one-on-one assistance with these new technologies.

Scott emphasized again... everything we do here each Saturday is FREE & easy. You just have to know someone who can lead you to the free stuff and the easy ways.

And we're uploading pics from the cafe today as well....

Hey look who's new at the cafe today... MY pastor...


Dominic Francese, The ROCC

Anniversary Pix from the Cafe

There are tons of pictures now available from Sunday's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Recognize any of these folks? **smile**

Sunday... April 22... 12:30pm... Celebrate with us!!!

[Special thanks to Pastor John Hay Jr. for posting this at BikeHiker Blog!]



COME AND SEE. We're celebrating an anniversary for Unleavened Bread Cafe at 30th & Central in Indy on Sunday, April 22.

Food and festivities begins at 12:30 pm and rolls on thru the afternoon. Come see why this little place is so big.RESTAURANT OR MINISTRY? Elease Womack (taking an order behind the counter in the photo) facilitates the place like a ministry more than a restaurant.

There's always a welcome, hug, and good conversation at Unleavened Bread. The food's cheap and good, too. You can get food and you can also get help learning how to use a computer for school or work. Learn more about Unleavened Bread Cafe any Saturday. It's a free wi-fi hotspot.

[continued at BikeHiker... Pastor John Hay's blog]

[Visit UBcafe.com]

And if you love the cafe ministry or want to learn more, come be with us on Sunday... 12:30pm !!!

Here's your OFFICIAL invitation with details.

Who was 'in the house' today?

Today's cafe visitors for "Ask Anything Saturday" included Tiffany Powell is the new Director of Enrollment Management at Crossroads Bible College. [If you're anxious to get your college degree from an accredited Bible college here in our city... contact her at 352-8736... and be sure you mention you saw this at the cafe site!]

Who else was 'in the house' today? [continued at our Flickr photos page] [Thanks again Ellen for your great help in doing this!]

"I'm Back!"

Listen in to cafe guest Deron Williams as he later recorded "I'm Back!"... at the Chaotic Christians studios. [continued at IndyChristian.com]

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[Great job, Scott ! Great job, Deron!]

TechMission handiwork at the cafe...

Can you do this?



This morning one of our volunteers for 'Answer Anything Saturday' at the cafe, did this video conversion and upload to YouTube for one of our participants who brought in a ministry dvd....

[continued at Scott's MyChurch Blog]

These are just some of the varieties of FREE help & training sessions at the cafe on Saturday mornings.

Especially mark your calendars for 4/28... 10am... on PODCASTING.

Celebrity Pix at the Cafe

Everybody's a celebrity at the Unleavened Bread Cafe.

See who's been at the cafe lately.... [continued at our Flickr pix page]

[And if you've not yet had YOUR picture made 'at the banner'.... come down during "Ask Anything Saturday"... 10am til noon.]