The best surprise

I don’t want to write this post because I honestly don’t know where to start. There are so many things going on in life these days… good, bad, indifferent… but the good news is that in all things the Lord is right there by our side strengthening us and surprising us in the middle of it all. 

In this, the busiest season of life that I may have ever had, I told myself that Puerta de Esperanza was going on skeleton crew.  No new girls, no actively looking for new girls, no changes until I get back from my honeymoon… we just don’t have time for one more thing.

And then the Lord brought us M and her 4 month old daughter S.  She sought us out while we did NOTHING.  For three weeks now she has been eagerly going to church with Jennifer twice a week and taking advantage of every opportunity that we offer her.  She is honest and open and praises God for this new chance in her life to start over.  She flat out told me the first time I met her that she was not a Christian, but was interested in the things of God.  Last week I clearly shared the Gospel with her and she accepted her sin and need for a Savior and understood that it had to be Jesus.  We prayed together and she asked the Lord to change her life.  Wow.  And I was just in the middle of telling God that I didn’t have time for this…  good thing He doesn’t always listen to me.

So she is coming to PDE on Sunday!  We have one more interview scheduled for her with a psychologist friend from church just so that we know her past and where she is coming from on a emotional level.  But assuming all goes well, Sunday afternoon she will make girl #3 in Puerta de Esperanza.  Praise the Lord!!

Please continue to pray for her Spiritual growth and that she will adjust well.  Praise God that she has joined the family of believers!  Pray also for the other girls as this is a lot of change happening all at the same time and they are feeling jealous and having a hard time with it all.  Pray that I would learn to listen to the voice of God and not just my fall prey to my schedule.  Thankfully He pushes me daily outside of my plans and wants :)