The Go(o)d Seed Project

Our third European Solidarity Corps project is coming to an end and here are the results and reflections from our volunteers. The activities and goals were focused on three main themes: Hospitality and mercy, Sustainable gardening, and Youth ministry.  Hospitality and Mercy Tuesday community meal (Sarah)  Vegetables from Sundet For me, Tuesdays were very special. There was a particular kind of peace in those days that I really appreciated. One of the most important things I am seriously thinking about bringing back to Egypt with me is the idea that we are not just individuals who happen to be part of a church community; we are a body, and each person has something unique to contribute that completes the whole body. I learned so much during the community meal: I learned how to prepare food for a large number of people. Each of us volunteers took responsib...

European Solidarity Corps · Learning & Reflection Beyond Words: What I Learned About Listening Reflections on Nonviolent Communication during my European Solidarity Corps experience John Elhami  ·  The Good Seed Project  ·  Luleå, Sweden I remember sitting in one of our project discussions and realising that I was already preparing my answer before the other person had finished speaking. I was listening, but I was also waiting for my turn. That small realisation made some of the ideas in Nonviolent Communication much more personal to me. During our European Solidarity Corps project with The Good Seed Project in Luleå, our project coordinator, Joshua Armfield , introduced us to Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg . We read and discussed the third edition together, looking at how the ideas i...