Well, a little bit about what the Holler is, because I've gotten many questions about what it is I'm doing. The Holler is a Christian Community, Camp, Ministry, and Farm. I'm in the program called the Discipleship House. This is for college kids or older (I think) to come and live in community, be a part of the ministry, and most importantly be discipled by mature Christian's by being in their lives and serving along side them, very much as a family. The goal is to love God, love people, and teach others to do the same.
I live on the Holler campus; it's 75 acres of land owned by Justin Rhodes. There are currently 4 houses on the campus, but only 3 are in the community. There's the Holler House; this is a modified horse barn that houses Justin and Rebekah, Jonah and Josiah. It's the central house in the Holler. There's the Log Cabin; it is home to the Lucas' (Mark, Kathy, Connie). I probably spend almost as much time in the Log Cabin as I do at my house. Then there is the Hill House, so named because it sits atop a mountain. This is where I live. Me and Ryan share the Man Cave (our room in the basement). Also in the Hill house are Burton and Ashley, Brackin, Lindsey and Forest. Burton and Ashley are the main house parents over Ryan and I. Brackin and Lindsey actually sleep in the Wheel House, an RV they bought for $2500, but they spend a lot of time in the Hill House. Forest is their 1 year-old son.
So far I've been on an incredible adventure filled with homelessness, poverty, camps, baptisms, missionaries, cow slaughtering, chicken wrangling, weed-whacking, mountain boarding, guitar playing, tire rolling, widows, orphans, movies, dutch-blitz, baby-birthing, tractor riding, Spirit-filled meetings, transformation, Jesus seeking, and the best of friends. And that's just the beginning! I know there are more and better adventures to come if I allow Jesus to rule my life.
This is my life (which is owned by Jesus, by the way).
