Nancy continues…
Four days later in our travels, we arrived at Jubilee Partners in Comer, Georgia. Jubilee is familiar to us; in years gone by our older daughter served as a volunteer there for two years and the daughter of founders Don and Carolyn Mosely lived with us in Waco for a while.
We always feel warmly welcomed at Jubilee, even on busy weekends like this one when the community was transitioning from a board meeting to a two-day pastoral visit. Meals provided opportunities to reconnect with old and new friends such as Coffee Worth who is about to turn 100 years old this coming October!
It was a special pleasure to spend time with Brenda and Gladys from Guatemala, two single mothers who are exploring being novices at Jubilee. It is refreshing to see intentional community through their eyes as they wrestle with the commitment, the cultural challenges, and the calling to follow Jesus in this manner. A walk with Sue Byler-Ortman and a picnic with the Mosleys and friends were also wonderful times for renewing friendships and telling stories.
Though Jubilee’s property is a lively and beautiful place—with scattered homes, gardens, pond, animals, a cemetery and a unique carousel—it’s not these tangibles spaces that will endure after several seasons, but rather the stories of changed lives and a peculiar people who lived a life so generous and hospitable. Many of the people who originally came to Jubilee through their refugee resettlement program have returned to Comer to make it their home. Comer itself has become an open, welcoming and diverse corner in Georgia.