Pickled peppers and fast cars

We had another great weekend downtown at the Baton Rouge Dream Center. It was about 8:45am when I arrived at the building Friday morning, so I was a little surprised when we already had handful of homeless people waiting for the opportunity to serve. They were chillin' down by the dumpster, waiting for Craig to show up and hang out with them. How cool is that?

We had about forty women join us for Thrive; all of them anxious to hear what Alliece had to say this week. As the ladies listened to the teaching the homeless guys were busy sweeping halls, picking up trash and painting the nursery. After the teaching the women sat around in their small groups while the homeless guys took turns getting their new clothes from the boutique. As always, the men were grateful for the clothing, and grateful for the opportunity to serve.

At our Saturday morning outreach we had two teams going door-to-door handing out pickled peppered, pinto beans and tiny bags of hershey's kisses. (As you can see, we're big believer's in a balanced diet.) While one team was over on Wyandotte, our other team was visiting families on a cul-de-sac a few blocks away. From out of nowhere, a car sped down the street and crashed into a parked car. Thanks to our quick-thinking volunteers (and a big hand from the Holy Ghost) everyone was safely moved out of the way. During the excitement one of the neighbors invited the team inside her home and we got to pray together. Next week we're going back to that street to do a block party. It's so cool that in the midst of all the chaos and confusion in that area, that God has called us to spend time with those particular families. God cares about all of His kids; and I love that we get to watch His light show up in dark places.

The Dream Center, like all of Healing Place's outreaches, is about being a healing place for a hurting world. Next weekend we're going to feed the hungry, visit the widows and bring hope to the hopeless. Wanna help? Meet us at 450 Roselawn at 10:00am Saturday morning. God's going to to show up and show off. It's guaranteed to be a blast! See you there.

All glory to God!