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Troy Greenwood is the Co-Founder of GraceFull Cafe & Foundation. Today, he shares the story of feeling like something was missing in his life when he seemed to have it all, moving to Uganda for 10 months, and discovering a whole new way of living with God. He and his wife, Heather, run the Gracefull Cafe in Littleton, CO (where I live) and serve meals to anyone even if they cannot pay. Together, Troy and Heather are creating a community around food that’s open to all.

Listen to Troy’s story now!

Stories Troy shared:

• Starting Gracefull Cafe with his wife
• Growing up as a pastor’s kid going out of obligation
• Feeling something was missing while seeming to have it all
• Moving to Uganda for 10 months
• Forgiving his parents because the Lord asked him to
• How Uganda changed his understanding of himself
• Noticing how his journal entries changed
• Learning to leave God space to work in his day
• The dream that convinced him it’s okay to go home
• Opening Gracefull Cafe and how it works
• Representing the entire community by creating a welcoming space
• Why we must learn people’s names

Great quotes from Troy:

While the Lord was holding me in his hands, he was breaking so many things about what I knew and understood about myself and about him.

Ugandans taught me more about my faith than I taught them.

Sometimes we plan God out of our schedule.

I didn’t know anything about community until I lived in it.

I need buckets of patience and truckfuls of trust.

Resources we mentioned:

• Gracefull Cafe

Related episodes:

• Craig Greenfield and Good News for the Poor
• Julie Court and the Power of Forgiveness
• Jeff Brodsky and Barefoot Until the Last Child is Rescued

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