Tough Mission Jan 20th

Today was pretty rough.  I had to step back, look at the bigger picture and pray that I would make a sound decision for Be Generous and our partners (donors&volunteers) in mission. Sometimes I have a tendency to make decisions with my full heart, where I want to do everything to make others happy, which can get the best of me. My goal on our missions is not to enable people but help them get back to living and giving their children a chance at life.  Most  have lost all hope and have no one else to turn to.  I pray God  continues to guide me and Courtney in our missions, providing us with clear vision, open minds, and the strength to know which direction to take each situation. 

As we have been helping this mom get into a home so that she can provide better living conditions for her children,  I visited the property she was interested in to make a checklist of the things she would need to get settled into the "Perfect house." I was devastated and heart broken.  My heart ached because what was "perfect" in her eyes, was in reality and in my opinion and the professional opinions of contractors, a home that should be condemned.  I felt a sense of urgency to step in and help her realize it was not the best for her and her family. I knew this news would hurt her and make her feel as if another door was shutting in her face.  On the other hand, I knew I had to be honest for her sake and the sake of the kids.  She could not move into that property.  She was in denial and  I soon realized that when you go without for so long you tend to be blinded with despair and just except less of things because you have no vision of better.  She deserves more, her children deserve more.  No one in America should have to be subjected to unlivable conditions, especially when they are trying and can not catch up because they have been so low.  This is why it  was on my heart to call upon our community to pitch in and help me with this family.  The mother has faced awful circumstance and regardless of how she got there we should have open hearts and open minds and let her know  this community and God loves her.  As I  visit her on every occasion I  explain to her I am only working through God and for him.  He is who lead me to her, he has asked for me to call on her showing her his love and help her understand she can depend on him and those who work in his name.  She is coming around and I feel that once we get her where she needs to be, she will be more comfortable to face the world and raise her head to the heavens and call upon him when she is need if ever again. 

Thanks for the support of all my family and friends.  God bless!
G momma out on a mission to find a home and a vehicle.
Steph