The Movement of God Under the Shade of Trees

The Movement of God Under the Shade of Trees

Two weeks ago, I traveled from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Helena, Arkansas, with a group of lively volunteers from my church. We spent over a week working with Together For Hope, a rural development coalition that focuses on engaging the 339 counties of persistent rural poverty in America.  While the primary purpose of our presence in Helena was to teach the community’s people how to swim, as my church has for the past twenty years, I quickly c…