When my husband and I began to share our Bible-related insights in the public square back in 2010, and later within various messianic circles we had attended along the way, we found our ideas were generally not accepted, and we found ourselves to be very isolated.
While we remained open to interacting with others who didn’t see eye to eye with us on every issue, we sought to continue to grow in the areas where we felt led. But we were not interested in just going it alone, especially when we knew there were others out there just like us.
Getting Together
Over the years we started hosting annual gatherings on our homestead to meet with other messy messianics.
While these gatherings were the highlight of our year, we longed for regular fellowship throughout the year. Plus, I felt a need to have a more interactive forum to share what we were learning besides simply blogging and posting on Facebook.
So, in January 2018, we began to host weekly remote meetings via our Zoom room and invited others of like mind to join in.
Having a safe environment where we could freely express our thoughts without condemnation was important to us, as well as having a place where we could be held accountable by those who shared our same convictions in loving and honoring our heavenly Father, while learning and growing from study of the Bible.
Out of that step of faith, a small band of brothers and sisters formed from all across the land and seas, and many, if not most of us, identify ourselves as Messyanic Misfits.
We enjoyed the camaraderie of like-minded fellowship, particularly the encouragement, shared experiences, and the iron-sharpening-iron aspects of our get-togethers.
We began to record our weekly sessions and made them available on YouTube and after a while, we started sharing some of these recordings here at Messyanic.com.
That online fellowship disbanded shortly after our last physical gathering in 2018, which I would categorize as the most rewarding fall camp out that we’ve ever had on our homestead.
My husband and I ceased those annual campouts at that time because we were being drawn to turning our attention offline and focusing on developing relationships in our local area, particularly for the sake of our children.
My Continuing Desire
My continuing desire is to be an encouragement and inspiration to others, to be a light in this darkened world. Hopefully, in sharing our study group sessions, round-table discussions, and personal testimonies, you can see that we, too, are human and relatable.
We’re not perfect, but we’re always striving to be all that we were made to be, growing in wisdom while loving our Maker, walking in obedience to Him and loving our fellow man in the process.
If you appreciate what you’ve heard & seen through this Messyanic channel, consider visiting and perhaps even camping out alongside us. We’d love the opportunity to meet & potentially spend some time with you.
