“Welcome to the most beautifullest home” says my favorite 4-year-old of a dear friend. Kids have an amazing way of communicating clearly (and bluntly) what they want you to know. There are so many moments like the one mentioned above that I want to capture on video. I want to capture it so I can savor it, and when I need it most re-play it. When you spend any amount of time at Hope Street your desire to “get it” suddenly slips away. You find yourself deeply entrenched in relationships, conversations and a culture that... keeps you coming back. It produces one of those ”you can’t make this up” moments. Yet to the outside, when you hear Greenhouse for People, you’re frustrated that it can’t just be this black and white thing that you “get”, that you can explain, or justify. But as the classic A Wrinkle in Time states, “...one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t have to understand things for them to be” (23).

In this next season we believe inviting you into the everyday (the mess, mundane and beautiful) will give you insight into how GFP is actually lived out. As Heard Around Hope Street will allow you to get a firsthand glimpse of the things that are said, done and LIVED out at Hope Street. We hope they encourage you, but we also hope that they begin to shift your paradigm. That you too be willing to learn alongside of us. Time and experience has shown that when we willingly lean in with soft hearts a transformation takes place that we have always hoped for but have been unsure of where to begin. The key to remember is we don’t ever become “the expert” - we humbly accept everyone’s process is different and that we are all on a road towards wholeness.

So first step first: Welcome! You are the Beloved. Join us on the journey through “As Heard Around Hope Street”.