I recently received an email from the Community Lay Director of another Emmaus Community.  He was outlining some challenges that his Community was experiencing and asked that we share ours to see if we have similar challenges that we might brain storm about together.  As Communities grow mature there is an inevitable ebb and flow.  This appears to be their challenge.  To some degree I think we are having some ebb and flow challenges as well. 

The biggest challenge that the Dallas Emmaus Community  is facing is very much in our control.  You have seen and heard announcements and calls to action for you  (and everyone else) to log onto the website and update your personal information.  Today's world is a much more mobile world than any in our past.  People move from city to city or neighborhood to neighborhood or job to job  much more often than previous generations.  Our primary method of communication with most members of the DEC is electronic. 

Emails change like the weather.  So if you change your email and don't notify us via the website, we lose touch with you.  We want to maintain contact with you!  Also, today's telephone method of communication is transitioning from land line (home phone) to cell phone.  Personally, I seldom answer our home line.  Fortunately, my wife does.  My children, all grown and on their own now, all have ONLY cell phones.  If your telephone number in our database is not accurate, it becomes very hard for you to be asked to work on a Walk team.  No one can contact you to talk with you.