Movement is taking Omaha by storm. The Better Together Tour team (a Seer Outfitters project) stopped through to share more of the story of Abide.
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We Are Better Together
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012Uncommon Good
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012A message from Seer Outfitters, their new movement, and the Abide Network in Omaha.
Omaha
There is something uncommon and all together special about the ability to remain faithful, constant, and committed to something.
In a culture that is bent on immediate results and instant gratification, faithful is a character trait that is often used to describe the generations that have come before. It is rarely named in ours. We talk a lot about change these days; it feels good and new and less suffocating. But change in the form of transformation or restoration of any kind, is a process. A process that require personal sacrifice, faith, trust, the uncanny resilience to get up and try again and again for as long as it takes, persistence, and the commitment to see a goal through. Trust, within a community, a relationship, even a workplace doesn’t just happen, it is earned and built over time.
We have been thoroughly humbled, by the outrageous commitment one family has made to North Omaha. Leaving the comforts of middle class jobs and lifestyle behind, the Doetzler family moved into North Omaha and began The Abide Network twenty three years ago. Now, with deep roots in the community, contagious faith, and a lens of grace too few of us have ever seen the world through, their goal of ending the inner city of North Omaha is beginning to manifest. Holistic, life changing programs, individual development, housing, necessary education and authentic love is their life long work in progress. Because of their commitment, there are over 50 neighborhoods that have been built up by their work, time and belief.
“Better Together” isn’t a cliché to them. It’s their way of life. What they have found is that you can go faster on your own, but you can go further together. Life is better, together. We have been challenged by their commitment, their courage and their zeal. Which is why we were honored to team up with them to create our first cause shirt. Catch the vision at www.theabidenetwork.com
Photo Credit: Alex and Miranda Photography
ABIDE
Monday, August 20th, 2012To watch the video, just click the link: ABIDE from Kyle Korver Foundation on Vimeo.
You know when you meet someone that you want to be around. Their personality, the way they live life, well it’s attractive. That sums up the entire team at the Abide Network. Their hearts are too big if that’s possible, and they have been serving their community now for 23 years. And they do it all. Youth programs, sports programs, job placement programs, and one of our favorites, purchasing old run down properties, fixing them up, and then helping families become homeowners. So check out the video, if it tugs on your heart, look them up. Or buy one of the “Better Together” shirts, because when you really think about it, we are “Better Together”. Each purchase goes towards purchasing a new home.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU BOUGHT!
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012Last week we were in Omaha, installing hoops and getting to spend time with the folks at the Abide Network. Because of you all’s generosity, we were able to give them a check from the #BetterTogether shirts we’ve sold.
Later that day, we asked Mr. Dotzler what his plans were for the money you had raised. He said, “Oh, well we bought a house.” 
This home is about to begin the process of making it livable, for an incredible family in North Omaha. Now that is really, really, really COOL!
HOOP DREAMS, OMAHA
Saturday, July 14th, 2012Because of last year’s golf outing in Omaha, we were able to install 8 new basketball hoops around North Omaha through our friends at the Abide Network and out in West Omaha. Check out the photos below..
