“We still don’t let him make any foolish decisions,” said Seth’s mom. “And he still likes to tithe to the church, and he likes to go to the food bank, and he gives some of his money to the food bank. So he’s very responsible with his funds.”
The lawn-care business he started when he was 13 had not only bought him a car at 16, it had also taught him that money makes more money. Jason orchestrated extravagant bashes, spending $1,500 upfront, then selling tickets and making a profit. But at the end of the day, I would wander off, and I would just have these moments with God, he said.
The Rocks mission is to plant house churches throughout the inner city so members can live in and work with the communities they are trying to serve. On the face of it, their tactics for revitalizing a racially mixed, economically depressed neighborhood are simple: walk the neighborhood streets, make eye contact and open your heart.
RALEIGH (WTVD) —
Eleven-year-old Seth Holloway has quite a little business out of his Apex home. He’s running a chicken coop, caring for dozens of chickens and turning their golden eggs into cash.
Since the congregation members prefer to gather in homes to worship, the church structure at 934 Norton Ave. is a convenient neighborhood gathering place for everything from art classes to association meetings.
On the driveway, tilapia swim in an aquaponics system fashioned from recycled, food-grade plastic drums that takes up as much space as an average living room. Fragrant basil grows in rock beds above the drums, cleaning the water for the fish while the nutrient-rich fish waste fertilizes the basil, all without the use of soil.