As a community we continually present our bodies to the work of transformation as we seek out new arts of peace in the restoration of the Kingdom. What we want is to see Jesus’s Prayer fulfilled. Our work is to do everything that we can to make that happen.
For too long we have lost sight of the astounding fact that we are Jesus people. That idea in and of itself should be enough to bind us together in eager cooperation and zealous worship. Instead, we have become too adept at dancing upon the lines that divide us. The one idea that has shaped our identity more than anything else is the single most shattering notion in the history of the world: the Creator God became just like us, so that He could make us just like Him. This alone should consume our efforts with one another. Nothing is worth losing sight of the love that we are meant to have.
C.T. “Wailer” Giles peaked too early in life. He graduated high school in the Florida panhandle with an International Baccalaureates diploma. Rather than make the sensible decision of attending any Florida state school for free, he chose to take on mounds of debt by attending Liberty University. And then he ceased his studies when he was all but 12 credit hours away from a B.A. in Religion. Life happens, as do kids in marriage. He spent 16 years as a slate roofer in Lynchburg, VA, restoring the signature Victorian homes of the area according to the historically accurate specifications of a dying trade. In 2020 he was offered the position as Director of Outreach at Proven Ministries. It’s second only to sumo wrestling as a dream job. He and his wife Adena have been married since 2005; they have 6 children and 2 dogs; and they are actively restoring one of these Victorian homes for themselves – yet another decision of dubious wisdom.
Please call him Wailer. He really does prefer it. If you ever have the chance to meet up then he might tell you the story… but there are some pre-requisites. He won’t tell you those until you meet, either.
C.T. “Wailer” Giles
Soulwrights Founder
