Koinonia Foundation is a public charitable organization that works to promote projects that are consistent with its values which include: *A belief in the oneness of life. *A belief in the spiritual nature of the human individual, with respect for the integrity and wholeness of the person and the human race. *A belief in the existence of a spiritual order designed by God, with a recognition of the wholeness of creation. %26quot;When the Koinonia Board receives grants that suggest a sense of the sacred, the interplay of caring hearts, an urgency for change, the redemptive potentialities of life, and a sound conceptual base and likelihood of successful implementation, we get excited. Our belief and faith in the ability of individuals to grow, love, care and act from deep wells of inner resources both personal and universal in nature, has led us to prefer funding programs that teach fishing rather than offer fish. As a small funding organization we are often willing to fund programs that may not necessarily fit into mainstream ideas of how to foster %26quot;good works%26quot;. We rarely consider funding projects requesting more than $3,000.00 from us, for our part of the overall project. The English word fellowship is from the Greek word koinonia. It is also translated as sharing, relationship, communion, participation, or partnership. The essence of Koinonia is %26quot;committed relationships%26quot;-a committed relationship with the Lord and committed relationships with other believers. It is the heart (or root) of the gospel, out of which everything else grows. The Greek word Koinonia has many nuances of meaning, but all revolve around the experience of fellowship. When we recognize that our lives are founded upon the great permeating mystery of spirit as it should, and we experience deeply that commonality within our differences, then fellowship happens as leaves come to a tree. Koinonia is the wordless greeting that happens between people, the peace of love within a group, an intuition of who we are that lies deeper than thought, and, ultimately, the courage to live out of that and discover who we really are. Actions arising out of koinonia are almost universally kind, reverential, and in focus. When Koinonia was first established, it was to address the significant attrition of Christian missionaries who often succumbed to loneliness and isolation once they went abroad, and returned home before their work was done. Koinonia taught people to keep the warmth of fellowship
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