We took the girls on a scavenger hunt this week for LNO. Here is Jenna(a volunteer) and her team.
I met Sarah
two years ago on a trip that First Glance takes every year called Tunnel Vision.
I began to invest in her. We hung out often and at one point we actually read
the Bible a few times together. For Sarah, she constantly battled the tension
between the life of anger she used to live in and her newfound freedom in
Christ. I wish I could say that she continued down the straight and narrow
path, but she did not. She got involved with a man that threw her back into her
old ways of drugs, stealing and violence. It deeply broke my heart. Sarah
stopped attending Ladies’ Night Out and First Glance all together. She stopped
returning my calls and in small interactions with her you could tell the
intense anger she was dealing with.
The great
news is that two weeks ago Sarah returned to Ladies’ Night Out. She came in and
immediately hugged me. She began to explain that she got out of her old ways.
She was now clean from drugs. In thinking about Sarah’s return I immediately
thought of the parable of the prodigal son.
Luke
15:22-24
22 “But the father said to
his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his
finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
24 For
this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So
they began to celebrate.
Celebrating and so thankful that
Sarah has returned. This afternoon Sarah and I are hanging out. Please pray for
our conversation and that I would be bold in talking about God.
Thanks for your continuous
prayers and support. We are very blessed to have such a strong community
backing us up.
