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The community is the Church; it is the viable Body of Christ coming together, living
and having its being in union with the Head, and out of this dependence upon
God, living out the principles taught to us in the Bible.
Everyone comes into community with the need to live out of their gifting, adding life and
vitality to the Body of Christ. When a person first comes into the community,
he/she comes with a broken or divided mind/heart and often doesn’t know what
their gifting might be or what they might contribute to a community. Through the process
of healing, God faithfully demonstrates what He
created us to be so that we can act like ourselves as we minister to Him in
whatever ways He gifts us. (Ephesians 4:11-16)
This is a healing community. This is a community of broken people. It is a
community committed to the truth of God’s Word, to giving God the glory
through prayer and praise, to healing, to helping one another, to being
transparent with one another, to praying with one another, to being honest with one
another by communicating relational problems with one another, to allowing God
to sift us in a community environment. There must be a willingness to walk away
from worldly entrapments, a willingness to be “set apart” for the heavenly kingdom,
a willingness to be hated for the sake of Christ, a willingness to say
“not my will but Thine.” This is a maturing community dedicated to fighting the good fight in the
spiritual realm.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)
Community Events
As a community, we worship as Messianic Christians. Messianic Christianity is a
movement of Jewish-Gentiles from all walks of life, who believe that Yeshua
(Jesus in Hebrew) is the promised Jewish Messiah and Savior for Israel and the
world.
Community living provides these opportunities.
 | Friday evening we have a Seder Community dinner at 6:00 before
erev shabbat service. The service at 7:30 is optional and usually includes a minimum of 30
minutes of praise and worship. Members of the Manna congregation are learning
Messianic dancing which has brought an additional element of praise through dance. |
| Bible study is offered weekly on Friday mornings from
10 - 12. |
| Praise and worship service is offered every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. |
| On Saturdays we have a dance class in the morning, Bible study in the
afternoon, and social time in the evening. |
| Currently we strive to have a team for each member of the community. The team consists of
a mentor (for helping the community member establish weekly to monthly goals),
an accountability partner (to help them stay on task with their goals and to
assist them with the goals) and a prayer partner to pray with them concerning
issues with which they are experiencing difficulty. Community members who have
had experience with spiritual warfare and prayer counseling are devoted to
helping others once a foundation of healing has been established in their own
lives. |
| We also have job opportunities for community members such as C.A.R.E.
Packaging Company, which processes and ships orders that come in
for the books in our inventory. This is a community run business. |
| We are also offering internships to people who want to learn how to become Prayer
Counselors within the community. |
| Every Wednesday afternoon is open to discuss community or relationship issues with one
of the community leaders. |
What Does the Community Desire as a Standard?
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Survivors who are committed to healing and are willing to live a Godly life. |
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A willingness to accept the reality of being dissociative, mind controlled,
and cult active (until sufficient healing has been accomplished). |
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A willingness to pray about cult or personal “agendas.”
It is not uncommon to have agendas in place (programming) which come against
each other’s healing or the CARE ministry. It is very common to discover
agreements to sabotage one’s own healing work. We openly embrace the issue
of agendas and acknowledge presenting "parts" or personalities are usually
not consciously aware of them. |
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A willingness to confront issues, especially relationship issues and pray
together until resolution has been accomplished. We desire to function as a body of Christ. |
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A willingness to heal any substance abuse issues. |
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A willingness to work with any of the community prayer counselors, according to
scheduling opportunities with only 2 active leaders ministering to the
community. We do not have any current support staff or “caregivers,”
therefore ministry times are typically limited and survivors are scheduled as
ministry hours are available. During office hours, the CARE building is not used
as a meeting place for survivors without prior approval of the staff. |
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A willingness to be submitted to the community and its leadership. |
The Positive Benefits of Becoming a Part of this Community Would Be:
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A life changing opportunity to live in a Christian community and be in proximity to
other survivors. |
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An opportunity to function as a body of Christ and witness the power of prayer. |
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An opportunity to take authority in Christ against strongholds that are often
difficult to face alone. |
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An opportunity to learn a new job skill. |
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An opportunity to mature spiritually and increase your faith. |
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An opportunity to experience the power of God in healing you and others. |
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An opportunity to be in an internship program to learn to work with other survivors
of Ritual Abuse in a counseling setting. |
What This Community Is Not:
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It is not a social center. Those who live here have “left the pleasures of the
world” behind and focus on truth and healing. It is a life centered on prayer and praise. |
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Support from the survivors is not to take the place of one's own responsibility for
praying, journaling, and developing self-control. Unlimited contact is not a part of
living in a healing community. We do encourage one another, we pray for each other,
we stand in the gap when someone cannot pray, and we care. This does not always take
place with face-to-face contact in a social setting. |
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Because of the hours the community leaders spend in ministry and other responsibilities
(phone calls, e-mails, website, answering letters, etc.), they are often not
available after hours, with the exception of the scheduled community events. |
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We encourage our team members to develop healthy boundaries as they heal. Each person
in the community is also responsible for developing outside supports for when a
team member is not available. |
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge
the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law (Torah) is
summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you keep on
biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be
destroyed by each other.
(Galatians 5:13-15)
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