We heard today in class from people who worked on our Service Saturday at Rescue The Children. It was a blessing to be together as family, working, getting better acquainted with one another, and doing something for the Kingdom of God in Fresno. Most of the people on our work crew had not seen the facility before.
"I was impressed by how nice it is and how much work has already been done to the place," Amanda Ellington commented. Jeremy joked, "We've already put in an application to live there!"
Rescue The Children, formerly The Vagabond Inn at Clinton and 99, is a completely enclosed facility, with only one entrance. Inside the facility are lawns, gardens, pools and lots of shade trees and sidewalks. It is a very safe and peaceful envirnoment for these women and children, many of whom need a safe haven from abusive backgrounds.
"I like the way the kids are able to run around and have fun in an enclosed area and their mothers don't have to worry that someone is watching them through the fence," Jeremy Ellington observed.
Stephanie Spencer-Norby, who worked at the facility earlier this year with the youth group, said, "It's a great place! God is doing amazing things down there!" She is impressed with the wisdom of the staff who require the women to receive training in nutrition and cleanliness before they are allowed to have refrigerators and microwaves in their individual apartments.
With 22 volunteers on Saturday, we finished all our painting projects in record time and didn't even need ladders to paint ceilings, thanks to Sean Gresham and Jeremy Ellington!
Steve Ocheltree shared a little with us, this morning, about the miracle of the financing for the purchase of the property. We are happy to be a part of the many miracles happening there!
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:40 (New International Version)
--Posted by Mama O.
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