Wednesday, September 25, 2013

ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ – CHALLENGES

Life starts and is formed through time spent waiting, developing, and watching. That is where we are, watching and waiting for life to come to life. We have about 6 weeks to go as our first girl at The Hope Center (THC) gets ready to give birth.

This month has been one of many challenges as Mike, Peggy & Sarah are adjusting to living in THC maternity home, which is located in the midst of a very interesting Gypsy neighborhood.

We are offering help to a pregnant girl who has needs beyond our comprehension. Our desire to protect her confidentiality prevents us from mentioning too much about her particular situation, but you can imagine her need for love and security for her, her baby, the father of the baby and their future. Their concerns about work, proper paperwork, housing, and paying for the hospital are just the start of the list.

Another interesting twist to this story is that our girl speaks only Greek. This has created lots of stress and weariness in trying to communicate about sensitive subjects in another language but we also have had lots of laughs too.

Above all the challenges listed above, and the many more that we don’t have the space to mention, we have found that NOTHING is a challenge for God. He has met us at our every point of need and we have found Him FAITHFUL ABOVE ALL ELSE. There is no challenge that we cannot handle together with Him. He is SOVEREIGN and TRUSTWORTHY!

Please pray with us:

  • To be Christ-like to all we encounter each day, in THC and in the neighborhood. 
  • For wisdom to know how to help others and not create dependencies. 
  • For the physical, mental, and emotional health for all of us living at THC. 
  • For God to open our girl’s heart to know Him as Lord and Savior.