the 99 collective

I can tell you that although I never go to church, I have an enormous faith in God. I believe that you don’t have to go to church to believe in the Lord and his ways.

In second grade, helping someone means lending them a pencil or saving a spot in line. But as I grew older, helping people became more personal. I always wanted to do more, but joining ¨a community of faith that unites people to work for peace with justice¨ frightened my knickers off.

I want to continue my dream of becoming a professor. Because she couldn’t. Because not only am I fulfilling my dream, I am fulfilling hers.

Some people find God in the stars. Some find him in stained glass windows. Some find him in the mountains or in the mystery of the deep, blue sea…

Cultural assimilation is not the goal. Instead, radical hospitality means celebrating others for who they are.

The 99 Collective; the movement that is happening, is not only in social justice non-profits, its happening in our hearts and in our dreams. It’s too big for one song, it’s too big for one issue, it’s too big for words to convey.

Hi. I’m Wes Whitesel, a 23 years old recent college graduate who loves sports and is committed to surrounding myself with the most incredible people I can find…I also really like beards.

I spend most of my time in the great state of WI serving up smiling burgers at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, but lately I have branched out to Chicago, to start seminary in Hyde Park at Lutheran School of Theology.

Every summer, I remove myself from the technology-driven world and enter a new one. It’s overflowing with natural beauty and a profound sense of community. Welcome to Luther Heights Bible Camp, where sleep is rare, outrageous costumes are the norm, and the sound of kids hyped up on sugar, and fresh air, fill the air.

My name is Lisa Gray and I live in Portland, Oregon. I grew up across the river in Vancouver, Washington, but consider myself an “Oregon native” as I was born in a hospital in Portland, and I moved there for college in 1997. I’ve been a happy Oregonian ever since!