Exactly two years ago, on May 12, 2006, I had just returned from college, and over the next year, I really forgot that I hadn’t just landed back here because it was my hometown, but because I really felt called back here.
Here’s a bit of what I wrote that day.
“This week has been difficult in some ways, as I’ve learned that the ministry God called me back here to do (use me to work with several young women from my home church and high school) is going to be harder than I ever thought. I just can’t believe how so many have gone so far astray. And I fear the fault lies in how their parents have taught them to know Christ’s message in their heads, but not in their hearts. And for that I end up having to blame what the American institutional church has become…”
“On the positive side, I’ve found several allies in the most unlikely places, including a girl who, for all intents and purposes, should be completely buried in sin (pretty much how she says it), yet she is as passionate as I am about helping these young women. “
The crazy thing? I don’t think I had any idea that the day I wrote that post was actually that girl’s birthday! Now, two years later, Marie, I’m so proud of you for all the things you’ve come through, and how God is continuing to work in your life. I know it’s not easy, and that there are often tough choices to be made, but you really are making a difference and asking the hard questions and growing. I’m honored to call you friend.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
