Kevin and I went to a Leadership Breakfast. I have to say I was not looking forward to this. They were looking to honour us as leaders. I don't like the acclamation and I don't like meeting new people. Both are terrifying to me.
So, I went to get Kevin at his room and Zach told me he had already left! I went running to the 7th floor conference room....and no Kevin. I was on my own.
Sigh. Pull up your big girl pants. You can do this.
I quickly got my breakfast--another thing...I don't like eating in front of people.
Sigh. Pull up your big girl pants....
We had a great meeting, lots of great stories of working here. I told our Snaps story, and I was asked to write it out in detail, they'd like to use it as a testament of what we are willing to do to ease the suffering of a man.
We then went with New Jersey to load the food trucks. We had a time of testimony--then we had it loaded in no time.
Interesting note: Each time someone speaks here to give testimony OR prays, a helicopter goes over our heads or a large truck rumbles by. So, it's like this: Dear God RUMBLE, RUMBLE, Thwaka-Thwaka Amen. It's become humorous.
From there were were headed into a presentation about the Discipleship Leaders School. I looked at Noah and said, Infomercial!
I should know by now, that my lousy attitude is going to be pulled back into check in minutes....literally, minutes.
As the morning wore on, I was broken, in tears. I now know what I need to go when I get home. I have Kevin's blessing--in fact, Kevin is going to make phone calls as soon as we get back.
Here they have a program called Project Prevention. They will go to families who have an open file with DFCS. (Foster Care) and do their best to fulfill the needs of the families. Sometimes they just need a bed for their children, it's the tipping point between getting to keep the kids or not.
In the US, 500,000 kids are put into foster care. The statistic is 50% of those kids come from loving families, who want to keep their kids. In the US there are 500,000 Evangelic Churches. If half of the churches met the needs of 1 family--the need would be met. Here, last year, they closed 200+ DFCS files.
Closed.
Kept Families together.
Kim is broken. How easy would that be! We have a HUGE God standing behind us ASKING us to be His hands and feet.
I can bet, I'd find free stuff. I bet I could find discount stuff.
As I was walking out of that meeting we were talking about the Emancipation home (kids aging out of Foster Care), Project Prevention, (as described above) and Adopt-A-Block. All very easy things to show the love of Jesus to Colwood.
Isn't that why we are there?
Right now, as I type this, our kids are on the Family Floor. An extension of the Project Prevention. The parents are all in classes this afternoon getting his/her GED. Our kids are babysitting babies, playing with toddlers and doing crafts.
As, I am typing, Chloe is sitting next to me and she said, each of the Directors we have worked with have texted her raving about the Canadian Team from Victoria. She said, it doesn't happen all the time that a Director will say, how great teams are, she said it definitely doesn't happen when EACH Director during a week will send her positive messages about a team. She thinks we are a first.
And I sit here and think, the past year of Discipleship Training--every minute of it is worth it. Our teens are God's Heroes.
And again, I am broken before the Lord, his goodness is overwhelming.
Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
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