Zoe Children's Home--Rescuing!!

MyySara and Isabell are sisters ages 4 and 7. They were abandoned by their father, and for survival they were left on the streets selling flowers to strangers in bars. Their mother is an alcoholic, and with the probability of following in their older sisters footsteps of prostitution, they are Sara and Isabell are sisters ages 4 and 7. They were abandoned by their father, and for survival they were left on the streets selling flowers to strangers in bars. Their mother is an alcoholic, and with the probability of following in their older sisters footsteps of prostitution, they are the typical children of the streets where 9 out of 10 children are sold into prostitution. An urgent call came into ZOE one night that the girls needed a stable home or they would most likely be headed for a brothel. Even though at the time there was no room or financial means to rescue more children – we just could not say no. We made room for both girls. Because they are not truly orphans, it continues to be a challenge to keep them safe in our care and away from a life at risk... typical children of the streets where 9 out of 10 children are sold into prostitution. An urgent call came into ZOE one night that the girls needed a stable home or they would most likely be headed for a brothel. Even though at the time there was no room or financial means to rescue more children – we just could not say no. We made room for both girls. Because they are not truly orphans, it continues to be a challenge to keep them safe in our care and away from a life at risk...

This is the true story written on the Zoe Children's Home website. They are saving precious souls from a horrible life and giving them hope! I love to find organizations like this to support! Won't you go and read about their work too? www.zoechildrenshomes.org

Thanks Kim for introducing them to me! :)

The Shack--place of healing

Hey gang! You've gotta read this book!!!!! I just finished the last page this morning with my Cheerios and coffee and let me just say that it is WONDERFUL!! Having lost not just one child, but three, and although I have done intense grief work (I call it "work" because there is nothing fun about it) and have come to places of deep healing, this book really punctuated things I've discovered myself and certainly put new ideas for consideration in my mind. If you are human and you've faced any sort of tragedy or ever questioned why God would allow pain in the world, then you would be mesmerized by this book as well. It seems to me to be a lighthearted look at what things may really be like--a delightful eye opener. Go get a copy! It will do its best to blow the doors off your God-in-a-box that you may or may not realize you have. Healing is a mighty powerful thing, and in this world we live in, who doesn't need a huge dose of that???