Our Mission Statement

The 107th Psalm Christian Family is a group of believers in Jesus who live out the promise found in Psalm 68:6 “God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell.” (Classic Amplified Version)

Our first and foremost purpose is to come to know, love and serve God as He expresses Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ. The foremost mechanism by which we accomplish this purpose is to provide for people who are in crisis the support that in years past would have been provided by a healthy extended family, and to continue that support as long as it is in the best interest of the family member.

Everyone who lives as part of the Family is a person who wants to live as independently as she or he can. The way each person achieves this independence is by choosing the psychological independence that comes from voluntarily being on the helping end of things – by actually helping others – instead of by choosing the physical independence of living alone. Everyone here tries hard to make even the people who require the most care, experience as much of the respect and joy of giving as they would experience if they were in what the world would consider to be “higher” positions of responsibility and leadership.

We serve God by providing living quarters for:

• those who desire to cultivate their relationship with God in a family-like setting,
  
  
• those who believe that their quality of life will be better if they are living with others who are also cultivating their relationship with God,
  
  
• those whose responsibilities seem overwhelming, such as single parents,
  
  
• those who are facing extra challenges, such as the learning disabled, those with spiritual or emotional problems or the mentally ill,
  
  
• those who are recovering from traumatic events, such as the abused and battered,
  
  
• those who are experiencing difficult transitions, such as the elderly, or those adjusting to widowhood, separation or divorce,
  
  
• those who have no other family with which to live or to call home,
  
  
• Et cetera.

All house tasks are voluntary, performed by those who can take pleasure in helping in that particular way. Those who are gifted at housecleaning, clean; those who are gifted at cooking, cook; those who are gifted at shopping, shop; those who are gifted at home maintenance and repair, repair and maintain; those who are gifted at maintaining the grounds, maintain the grounds; those who are gifted at driving, drive; those who are gifted at giving, give; those who are gifted with visiting the sick or imprisoned, visit the sick or imprisoned; etc.

Those who are unable to help in more practical ways are treated with respect, and esteemed for who they are, and for the less tangible but nonetheless vitally important help that they can offer. Indeed, prayer is one of the most important ministries in which persons can engage. We do our best to help each other identify and cultivate our gifts and also to identify the best ways in which to use the gifts that we identify.

Each is encouraged to attend the church of her/his choice, to obtain help from professionals – pastors, doctors, therapists, educators, et cetera – in areas of special need, and to develop relationships and interests outside of the house.

There are 4 to 6 family dinners each week, where there are family discussions, prayer, Bible study … usually just for fellowship, but sometimes to resolve difficult problems. We aim at consensus. Everyone’s input is respected. Everyone has a vote. Because we cannot have whole – Family interactions unless we come together as a family, and the only regular times when that is feasible are during whole-house dinners, coming to as many of these 4 to 6 weekly meals as possible is an indispensable part of living in our home. (There are special, different rules for those who live in the buildings designated for families.)

People stay here when staying is in their best interest. People leave when leaving is in their best interest – for example, when the best next step is independent living or marriage. The close family-like relationship with that person usually continues.

Most family members become interested in living here through word-of-mouth communication, professional referral, responding to our website or by actually visiting our home.

© Lucille Morgan, 2006, and revised.