What's God's Purpose?

Do you ever wonder what God's purpose for you? I do all the time. Why? Well I am 43 and have diabetes in which my sugar very seldom hits below 250, heart disease, high cholesterol, very big guy. Yet for some reason I feel good enough to work with the homeless every weekend. Do I get tired? Sure! Do I feel sick? All the time! Last week I was in bed all Saturday until 3pm and I did not want to move. My wife suggested I stay home, but I had the feeling that I needed to be out and see my friends on the land. About halfway there, we where listening to Phil Joel singing and I thought about why I am going when I feel so terrible. Then it happened, I felt the sickness leave my body. I was laughing and talking and it all came together. If your like me I wonder whatever. Your hear stories about this, but to see God work, it's amazing. Sure, I have seen him work with our ministry. But, to know he made me better in order to serve him, that's amazing.

Then when we arrived at the storage it was wonderful. We had so many friends show up. We helped the campers and they you could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. When it happens like that, it opens your eyes to a whole new level of love for our Lord. I know my purpose, do you know yours?

I have seen so many wonderful people find the path that God wanted them to follow. I have always wondered how they realized they where doing God's purpose. Now that I know how God has done it for my family, I wonder how are you are finding your purpose. God doesn't work the same in every situation.

So, for the second week in a row, our group was fantastic. What makes a fantastic group, well when you see them get out and connect with our campers. The have true love for the neighbors aka the campers/ When we started we had people that would not even go near our campers. Heck, we had some stay in the car and never show their face to the campers. Love is shown in many ways. The biggest is showing up and getting to know the campers. So, to those who came out one time or another who did you connect with? You know My Abby has a soft spot for a guy we call Shorty, I have a soft spot for a few of our campers. Then you have Jessie. Who doesn't love Jessie?

So, we went out for dinner last night and had a wonderful conversation. So many great people we serve with. It is such an honor to serve with people that actually care about the homeless. It's not because they want have hidden reason to serve, or they are out there to feel good about themselves, but they did it because they care. It was so hot, but they showed up. They never complained, it was such a good time.

So, after we where done we came across a new bunch of homeless. They live not in camps and they don' have tents. They live on the side of the street. Not just one or two, but over 20 people. We stopped and talked with a couple of the street campers, and my heart was tore up. She is 18 and pregnant and she was kicked out of her home. She sleeps in the bushes, hoping that she is not raped or hurt. She is still in school, and she using bus passes given to her, but if they run out she has to walk. I know there is two sides to this story, but we only know this side and I feel an 18 year old pregnant girl should have some sort of hope for the future. Not to mention, what kind of hope will she be able to give that baby. There is no one congratulating her, and she has no one to share the joy of being pregnant. She won't have a baby shower. Welcome young lady to the world of living on the streets. How many night does she cry herself to sleep? How can you plan for a future if you don't know how to plan for your next day? May our God send the Holy Spirit and bring light to this young lady. I beg you to pray for her, because as you read this she is sitting on the side of a street without the hope. What is her purpose?