Christina. A single mom of a 15 month old who is now pregnant for the 2nd time with no place to live. We welcome her here at Fatherheart and the Lord reminds me that He trembles with joy every time a new girl drives through these gates because they are entering His presence. Christina has been with us for a little over 4 months and due in 5 weeks. She is having another little girl and placing for adoption because she realizes that she cannot take care of 2 children and wants this child to experience having a mom and dad. Before Christina came to Fatherheart she was not walking with the Lord. She cussed all the time, never went to church, and pretty much did whatever she wanted. During her stay here I haven’t really noticed any spiritual growth in her and today she proved me wrong. Last week another girl joined us here at Fatherheart. She is 17 years old and has been abused all of her life by men. She has really never experienced the Lord and doesn’t really know who He is, and frankly really doesn’t care because how can she trust men, and how can God allow this to happen to her. Her and Christiana have rooms right next to each other and have really grown close the short time of her stay here. Yesterday, as I stood in the kitchen making Breanna lunch, I couldn’t help but hear their conversation, which consisted of Christina telling Hallie why she is deciding to place for adoption and how God gave her the answer and he can give Jessica one as well. I thought nothing of it.
This morning, before church began, Christiana approached me and asked me how she can tell Jessica about Jesus. What can she tell her? How can she get Hallie to change like she has? So I told her about the power of our testimonies and that she could tell Hallie to talk to Mama Brown (the house mom) or me. And that was that. We arrived at church and the worship team played the song “Rescue.” One verse in that song say “I need you Jesus, come to my rescue, where else can I go.” When the song ended Hallie came to Mama Brown in tears!! She sat down in between Mama Brown and me and just wept. Knowing how the Lord works, the whole sermon was about how He loves us and we need to have faith that we can change and forget the past. As pastor closed, he opened the altar for prayer and she began to cry harder. Mama Brown offered to go up with her, but she refused. Christiana, who was sitting a few isles in front of us, came up and asked Hallie if she wanted to go up front and pray with her. Hallie began to cry harder and said no. Christina, who was very persistent, began walking with her to the front. Hallie resisted a few times as they were walking to the front, but eventually arrived and was getting prayed over. After the prayer team was done praying with the two girls, right in front Christian and Jessica began to hug and weep. But it did not end there.
Christina spent this Sunday afternoon going over scriptures that she has learned during her stay here. She told me “Hallie and I are going to have a little pow wow and go over these scriptures. She needs to change like I have and I feel God is using me. We are also going to have a talk about her accepting Christ into her life. I just want her to change like I have, and I am afraid she won’t.” So I began to explain to her that she is planting a seed in Hallie’s heart, and it will be Hallie’s decision to water it and help make it grow.
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| Hallie in the middle and Christina on the right |
Please join me in prayer, pray that Christina continues her walk with the Lord after she leaves Fatherheart, and that Hallie will water that seed. J
