Friday, April 22, 2016

Alongsiders

Kristie received a blog post written by Craig Greenfield, founder of Alongsiders International.  It couldn't have come at a better time.  Here are some highlights:

"But some of God’s children suffer greater pain, poverty, and oppression than others on this earth. Through no fault of their own, by the simple fate of birth, some were born into broken families, dysfunctional communities, or war-torn nations. They struggle with abuse, addiction, mental illness, lack of opportunity, or awful living conditions."

"The Israelites faced this same question of allegiance when they used the safety of their children as an excuse not to obey God and enter the Promised Land (Numbers 14:3)."

"God called them out on their wrong priorities, and because of their disobedience they had to spend forty years in the wrong place. The desert may have been safer, and maybe it had better schools, but it was clearly not where God had called them to go."

"The children of the Israelites finally entered the Promised Land, but without their parents."

"For Jesus subverts the status quo.  He turns things and people upside-down."

"He uses the most unlikely among us. The overlooked. The weak. The vulnerable."

"He even uses you and your children."

Update on our Current Process:

March 31st, 2016 - Homestudy was approved by F.F. and submitted to the state of GA.

April 22nd, 2016 - Met our case worker for the first time.