Just a few days ago, I was at a Bojangles getting breakfast. I heard a voice call my name. I smiled. I knew it would be a former client. I was right. It was a man who had graduated from our men’s Rebound program six years ago. Six years ago, he was doing whatever it took to keep himself in active addiction. Today, he is gainfully employed at one of our city’s corporations.
To every other guest at Bojangles that morning, he was just another customer. To me, he was a story of God’s grace that was poured into a struggling life.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Upcoming Crosspath Topics
This week's Crosspath radio program has been uploaded. See the following topics for the next two weeks:
| Day | Date | Transition Question |
| Mon | 2-18 | Are there 29 characteristics for marital harmony |
| Tue | 2-19 | What does Peppy Le Peu have to do with marital harmony |
| Wed | 2-20 | Is marriage like flies on a screen door |
| Thu | 2-21 | Is curiosity important in marriage |
| Fri | 2-22 | What do oxen have to do with marriage |
| Mon | 2-25 | What does marriage drift towards? |
| Tue | 2-26 | Is Marriage 50 50 |
| Wed | 2-27 | Can you be selfish in a 3 legged race |
| Thu | 2-28 | What are we guaranteed to have in life? |
| Fri | 2-29 | What is the natural drift of marriage |
Friday, February 15, 2008
Increase in Winter Shelter Food & Another Success Story
As you read this, our kitchen is busier than ever. For the past ten years, we have been responsible for providing the evening meal to homeless men at the Emergency Winter Shelter. This season, we are experience a 40% increase in meals this fall vs. last fall.
In addition, each day, the clients in the Rebound and Dove’s Nest programs work hard to turn around their life from the self destructive habits that drove them to the streets. At a recent class I conducted at our Dove’s Nest program, I talked to one woman who has been with us since October. I remember her first few days, trying to tell me everything she thought. She didn’t realize her best thinking lead her to the streets. Today, she is about to complete our program. She is much more humble, willing to learn, anxious to learn the tools we teach so that the streets will become a thing of the past.
In addition, each day, the clients in the Rebound and Dove’s Nest programs work hard to turn around their life from the self destructive habits that drove them to the streets. At a recent class I conducted at our Dove’s Nest program, I talked to one woman who has been with us since October. I remember her first few days, trying to tell me everything she thought. She didn’t realize her best thinking lead her to the streets. Today, she is about to complete our program. She is much more humble, willing to learn, anxious to learn the tools we teach so that the streets will become a thing of the past.
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