As I walked the streets today I was reminded more than once of how blessed I am in the simplest things... In street ministry people come and people go and sometimes you don't know where they are or if they are safe... I have faith in my God that no matter where they are HE has his hand on their life..HE is just waiting on them to reach out and take his. That is where the struggle is no matter what we say to them during our visits or what we pray some of them are just so caught up in the moment to moment and dwelling on all the hurts of the past to look for the light that the SON has to offer.
Take Carolyn I meet her last week and could see through her eyes that she is hurting and lost and has no desire to be found... It makes me want to take her and shake some sense into her ..but I know that would do no good. I could snatch her up and take to the shelter but then what she is not there of her own will and will walk away.... SO I ask all of you to continue to pray for her that she find peace in the storm and the desire to walk into the plans HE has for her life....
Another friend PeeWee aka Carl Edward Boone was dismissed from the hospital on Tuesday and transport took him to a nursing home...The nursing home has no record of him ever being there... Which means our friend is back out there some where trying to find his way back to where he calls home aka Cleveland Avenue Underpass. Please continue to lift PeeWee up in prayers ...that he be totally healed and restored and continue to walk into the plans HE has for his life.
It is now summer and more friends are back on the streets for the summer. Ryan, 26 years old and the 75/20 underpass is his home ........ Addictions are such a hard, ages a young person so quickly... Please pray for Ryan and all those out there like Ryan that they allow the Holy Spirit to swoop down and embrace them in a way they have never felt an embrace that will heal them of all wounds and addictions and lead them into the life that HE has chosen for them....
In Genesis it says is there any thing that is too hard for the LORD ...the answer is NO... I will never give up on my friends on the streets because I serve a God that does things in HIS time not ours.
In Psalms 147:5 it says great is our Lord, and mighty in power: HIS understanding is infinite. HE UNDERSTANDS... everything about each of us..HE knows the good, the bad and the ugly and yet HE loves us. All of us...
I will close with this....Pray please pray for all the men, women and children that find themselves on the streets for what ever reason...
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