She came to the Haft because of some things that took place while she was on short term missions in Mexico. Things that she didn't intend to get involved with, but it happened, & she had to leave Mexico. However, the mission group she was working with didn't want to just send her home with shame, & not give her a second chance. They contacted the Haft, wondering if they would be interested in working with her for a short time. The on-site team (that includes us), discussed the matter- was this the kind of person that the Haft was for?? We could offer her some one on one prayer, & love from caring people, but would that be enough?? So without knowing a whole lot about the situation, we as a team agreed to tell the mission director that "yes" we would allow her to come here. We could only have her be here for 3 weeks due to Bruce & Joan and the Brauns having plans to be off-site for several weeks (Joan & Betsy are the Haft counselors).
Well she arrived around midnight, & the following day was rainy- I commented to Dutch that it was a dreary day for her to arrive. But God did a work in those few short weeks & I'm amazed. So to make a long story short- and I will summarize what she said as best I can "When I came here things seemed hopeless, my plans for the future looked messed up. When I came it was raining, but now the sun is shining. Just being here, & seeing you all love on your kids, & the sun shine, & even the barn being refreshed- brought hope."
She still needs prayer as she goes from here, but her outlook when she left was certainly different than it was when she came. It reminds me of a song I've been hearing on the radio, "That's What Faith Can Do." If you have a moment, check out the song, I posted it on here.
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