***Dan Kimball of Vintage Faith shares about “The Banquet on The Row” on his blog, www.dankimball.com***

… After that we headed off to “The Banquet on The Row” – which was part of the pre-Saturday part of Origins for people to go to and be part of. Newsong Church in both LA and Irvine who are part of Origins partnered with the Fred Jordan Mission and Rolling Hills Covenant Church. Dave Gibbons and his team (I wish I could remember all the names as there were many involved), launched Origins with a huge outdoor banquet for the homeless of what is considered “skid row” in Los Angeles. It was a collaborative effort put on with the Fred Jordan Mission. It was an honor to meet Willie Jordan(Fred Jordan’s wife) and also his son and learn about what this mission has been doing in Los Angeles for the poor and needy for so many years. They had blocked off about 2 city blocks and set up outdoor tables and served a meal, had music, worship, some sharing and I don’t know the exact numbers but it had to be 1,000 people at this banquet.

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