Family Center for Women & Children

I had the opportunity to take a few teens
to an emergency shelter for women and children.
We were scheduled to serve food, clean up,
and babysit while the moms attended a Bible study.

Their motto: "Meeting physical needs to bring
those with spiritual needs to Christ."

Most of the women were younger than me.
And most of the children were the same age
as Luci & Lijah.

And this shelter is only a few miles from my home.

It amazes me that I worry at times
about crap that just doesn't matter.
And these women and children
have hope in what tomorrow will bring.
Hope in finding employment.
Hope in finishing a GED.
Hope in getting an extension to stay at the shelter
so their children won't freeze outside.

Praise the Lord for the good people
who work at the Center to empower
the truly needy to help themselves.

But pray to the Lord
that we will never forget
that these women and children
are our women and children.