A visit to Paradox
As we enter the final few weeks of our time here, Beth and I are starting to do things which we probably won’t do again.
Yesterday, we went to visit the Joss family, down in Kwinana, a poor suburb about as far south of Perth as Ellenbrook is north. Their church, Paradox, is part of The Crowded House. It was good to hear about the people they’re working with, especially a middle-aged couple who were recently converted.
It’s tough work down there; all the usual challenges and disappointments that you’d associate with deprivation – even though, this being Perth, it still looks kind of, well, nice. Despite the challenges, Brad and Lisa thrive on it. As they say, the people in neighbourhoods like Kwinana are ‘real’ and open; their sin and brokenness is out-there.
I’m reminded again how adept many of the people we come into contact with in other contexts are at pretending, and therefore how sadly few are the opportunities to speak the good news into people’s lives.
Brad and Lisa, along with their small gospel community, are committed to the long-term in Kwinana.
