Martes

    Tuesdays continue to amaze me! Last night I was sitting at the table for hospitality dinner, as I looked around I thought about those represented. Active gangmember, teen mama, drug dealer, felon, doctorate degree in psychology, former principal,and myself. All sharing a meal, two different languages and lots of love and laughter. It is crazy how Christ can remove every barrier due to profession, ethnicity, past, language ect. and bring his family together. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about how grateful I am to be here, to live it, to witness the impossibility of the gospel. Okay so I'm crying now, but I love how Christ redeems brokenness. How our deepest sense of calling comes from our own wounding healed. When I think about the future for these kids I am so excited! They are going to be world changers! They are going to rock the world with the gospel. They will reach people that I never could. I am so proud of them.
     One of the boys is active in a gang but he so desprately wants to change. He is so hungry for God's word, for truth, for purpose. He has been turned down for almost every job he has applied for due to his past but he isn't giving up. Last night we were working on math, he is trying to get his GED and he has one last math test to pass so that he can go to college. He has a beautiful daughter who is about to turn one and  an awesome girlfriend who cheers him on. The couple wants to get the little one baptized. They want to work and be free of welfare and government assistance. It inspires and challenges me to be around them. Sometimes I wish that they could see right away that gang is not family, that violence is not the answer, that bitterness kills over time and that true friends respect you no matter what. But transformation takes time, the Holy Spirit is softening and breaking and bringing light to the dark places. I get to watch! I am able to see God show up in power to deliver these kids from the lions paw! It helps to share their stories and struggles. I think if you knew them you would find them easy to love and laugh with. They aren't gangmembers & drugdealers, prostitutes, addicts and felons, they are broken kids who have been abused by this world and those within it, they are crying out for love and acceptance. They are willing to change they just need a helping hand.
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