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in our community then we should be meeting in a war room. WRITING ON THE WALL T he room is designed to be read like a book from left to right. It begins with a Needs Wall. This wall has a chain-link fence covered with articles and newspaper clip- pings bringing the problems on our citys streets right in front of our staff. If heroin overdose deaths are up in our city and they are does our staff know that If gang violence is skyrocketing are we aware If our streets are seeing an influx of souls wandering lost in mental illness so what What are we going to do about it The next wall is floor-to-ceiling glass dry-erase boards. Lots of pens lots of space. Lots of room for drawing pondering creating and solving. The next wall the longest wall is covered in maps of the city the county and the neighbor- hoods in greatest need. Each of the maps is cov- ered with glass so staff can sketch and draw out strategies for particular neighborhoods. In fact just about every surface in the room is writable even the tables are glass on sale at IKEA. Finally the last wall is about victories. It focuses on the idea that if we are doing this right then we should have some great stories to tell. There is a picture wall with portraits that can be selected as videos so anyone can begin to hear the stories of life change firsthand by those who have been saved from the battlefield. Because of the dynamic nature of the room it has become a powerful tool when working with donors and other community supporters. As soon as they step into the room they dont just see tables and chairs they see our problems they see our strategies they see our solutions they see our passion and they see the lives that have been changed. Recently the mayor declared a state of emer- gency on homelessness in Seattle. Were glad he finally noticed. There is a war going on. Sin and brokenness are gripping our community and we must continue to be moved with a passionate urgency for those who are losing this battle. One small war room is not the solution it is simply setting the stage for where those on the front lines can be stirred to enter the fray. 22 WWW.AGRM.ORG MARCHAPRIL 2016 As soon as they step into the room they dont just see tables and chairs they see our problems they see our strategies they see our solutions they see our passion and they see the lives that have been changed. PhotocourtesyofSeattleUnionGospelMission