So, Flo was big. And so too was the ‘Dream house’, not so much in stature but in inspiration, in influence and in idea. We spent just a short time with Flo, but in the few short hours we had to talk his deeply rooted ideas in Christ centred community blew our tiny little minds.
The Dream House, although it’s been running for near on 5 years is very much in its infancy. From what we learned (much as we did in Macedonia) it’s about relationships. Deep rooted tight relationships. Flo has faced many difficulties in running the race set out before him, he has encountered a lot of opposition, but his dedication to the idea, to the dream is intense. Dream House is community, it’s a charity, its workshops for kids and young people, its teaching and learning, Dream House in its self, is a dream and it’s about releasing dreams!
We only saw a small aspect of it in action but it was enuff, enuff to see this guy and the people around him really live, as if it all depended on them but believe that in the end, it all depends on God. The ‘Summerloch festival’ was just one string in the intricate tapestry of the Dream House, but the idea to connect Christians directly with the world through the common passion of music really was something special. The security, the sound guys, the drinks lorry, even the guys helping put up the fences, most weren’t Christians, most probably had negative views on church but there seems to be, through many hours of hard work at building friendships, such a deep level of respect for these guys and their work, a respect that perhaps a church group couldn’t get to but just a few guys, living out there faith in the only way they feel possible is having an influence on so many lives. Take Albi, a hard working, hard living sound man that I’m sure you’d never get even into the car park of a church. He says to us ‘So, you’re friends of Florian, right?’’ ‘’Ok, so you’re in with the Dream House? Then you must be Christians, right? ‘’Ok, that’s kool’’. Kool! Is it? not most of the time, not in most circles but due to the relentless work of this band of soldiers, working behind the scenes, somehow, the fact that we are living representatives of Christ have become exceptable, even kool, thus giving ground to sow into. Florian says that since he left conventional church some 5 years back he’s never spent so much time with non Christians. Therein lies a massive challenge for us.
The Dream House vision has still so much to achieve: A community house, not just for Christians but for those who need a place to belong and feel loved, Youth work, Connections around Europe, A catalyst for further development of these ideas around Europe. It goes on. Who knows how it will progress? Who knows how far its influence will stretch? But, what starts in simple prayer and sharing life (really sharing life) could do so much to bring about the kingdom of
God in our time.
As an aside Florian and the Dream House guys would love to connect more around Europe, especially with England, for teams to come and help with the music festival, to come and pray to simple be together as Christians to build and strengthen each other. The invitation is open. It’s for You! please come, visit, serve, pray, simply be the family we are called to be.
Oh yeah, I borrowed one of flows shirts one day too, it was a little tight around the knees but other than that it was fine.
The Dream House, although it’s been running for near on 5 years is very much in its infancy. From what we learned (much as we did in Macedonia) it’s about relationships. Deep rooted tight relationships. Flo has faced many difficulties in running the race set out before him, he has encountered a lot of opposition, but his dedication to the idea, to the dream is intense. Dream House is community, it’s a charity, its workshops for kids and young people, its teaching and learning, Dream House in its self, is a dream and it’s about releasing dreams!
We only saw a small aspect of it in action but it was enuff, enuff to see this guy and the people around him really live, as if it all depended on them but believe that in the end, it all depends on God. The ‘Summerloch festival’ was just one string in the intricate tapestry of the Dream House, but the idea to connect Christians directly with the world through the common passion of music really was something special. The security, the sound guys, the drinks lorry, even the guys helping put up the fences, most weren’t Christians, most probably had negative views on church but there seems to be, through many hours of hard work at building friendships, such a deep level of respect for these guys and their work, a respect that perhaps a church group couldn’t get to but just a few guys, living out there faith in the only way they feel possible is having an influence on so many lives. Take Albi, a hard working, hard living sound man that I’m sure you’d never get even into the car park of a church. He says to us ‘So, you’re friends of Florian, right?’’ ‘’Ok, so you’re in with the Dream House? Then you must be Christians, right? ‘’Ok, that’s kool’’. Kool! Is it? not most of the time, not in most circles but due to the relentless work of this band of soldiers, working behind the scenes, somehow, the fact that we are living representatives of Christ have become exceptable, even kool, thus giving ground to sow into. Florian says that since he left conventional church some 5 years back he’s never spent so much time with non Christians. Therein lies a massive challenge for us.
The Dream House vision has still so much to achieve: A community house, not just for Christians but for those who need a place to belong and feel loved, Youth work, Connections around Europe, A catalyst for further development of these ideas around Europe. It goes on. Who knows how it will progress? Who knows how far its influence will stretch? But, what starts in simple prayer and sharing life (really sharing life) could do so much to bring about the kingdom of
God in our time.As an aside Florian and the Dream House guys would love to connect more around Europe, especially with England, for teams to come and help with the music festival, to come and pray to simple be together as Christians to build and strengthen each other. The invitation is open. It’s for You! please come, visit, serve, pray, simply be the family we are called to be.
Oh yeah, I borrowed one of flows shirts one day too, it was a little tight around the knees but other than that it was fine.
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