Someone stopped by the clinic today when I was praying with a
message for you!
I was about half-way through my hour of prayer, and though the day
was absolutely beautiful, and warm, I was feeling the solitariness of it
all and fending off the temptations of "is this really necessary?
-- you could say prayers at home...." But, then again, ....it's all for
Jesus, and in reparation for all the bloodshed; always MANY things to
pray for.
Then a small black car pulled up and parked and a young
African-American woman got out and came towards me. She asked if I
knew "Sue"? She said that 3 years ago, she had met you out in
front of the clinic and shared her story of being pregnant, ready to be
evicted, and not knowing what to do.
She said "but I had my
baby...my son...come see, he's in the car...his name is Jaden" . I
met her beautiful, boisterous, all-boy 3-yr-old! Her name is Nia,
and she said you led her to Darlene who helped her out; and, I think took her
in and was with her for Jaden's birth. Nia said she's doing well
now, has her own place; Jaden's dad is active in his son's life and she
still stays in close touch with Darlene.
She just wanted to tell you and all of us how important our work
and prayers are and thank you! I thanked HER for stopping!
Praise the Lord! He always knows when I'm getting a bit
discouraged! I always read the stories on the national 40 Days
site and Jenny & Maribeth's stories and think WOW! Well, today I had my WOW moment! So thanks for YOUR love and
concern towards Nia three years ago! She now has her beautiful
son, and she said he is such a joy for everyone in her family and is so
very loved ! (Mary R)
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What a blessing to know that simple efforts of kindness and concern from our Spring 2009 campaign are still being felt in our community!!! See, my fellow prayer warriors, WE DO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE! I anticipate what God will do with all of our current encounters.... (Maribeth)
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