Tonight was a story of release from drug addiction.
Teen Challenge is a faith based international drug addiction rehabilitation program. A high result rate – in the 80% range. Six men were there who have been in or through the program. The regional director, Serge LeClerc, also came.
My impression, as I write this a 11:00 in the evening?
There is a youth and even adult culture which too easily succumbs to drugs. And it’s not the "down and outs". How do we prevent this — from both a governmental and a church base? Certainly we as the church need to actively seek out youth. As a government we need to allow faith based programs to function with our blessing, if not our dollars.
I’m sure there is more to consider, but right now I’m off to bed!!
We often see the outcomes of drug abuse through work and from my perspective there is one common denominator — that is a sense of ‘lost hope’ something that we as Christians have the only answer — often relationships are the instrument used to extend a thread of hope for those in greatest need —
It takes a strong church body to stand behind those on the front lines — hope is so easily put down — and those working face hopelessness on a daily basis — making the importance of a hope filled church standing behind them of even greater importance.
It is hard to hang on when at the end of ones rope — and still give out the threads of hope to others.
This is where the greatest miracles can occur — government and societies dollars are being channeled into a mighty move of God to restore hope to the lost — and we as a church famlily (all of God’s Children) need to be ready to carry lamps of healing and restoration .
There is lots to think about in this area.
MaryAnne