APPLICATION TIME

                                From the Head to the Heart

We have the joy to be working with 2 ladies at LH at present.  One of our ladies decided to return home.  One of our ladies has had 18 months in a faith based (FB) dorm with a 4 yr. sentencing.  To see her depth in the Word, her worship before God...… This is REAL!!!  One of our ladies has walked through breast cancer and is a survivor and now walking through the program to return to her children as a single mom.  We really enjoy them both!  We are accepting more ladies that fit this 2 yr. program soon.  Some are waiting on the release on parole.  

Our schedule is FULL from working to learn a business, Bible Studies, house keeping, exercise, Celebrate Recovery, Christian Women's Work Force, Church, game nights, a War Room for prayer, and family communication and visits. Our mornings begin at 4:30 am for our quiet times and the day wraps up around 9:30pm.  We have rotation in the kitchen, guest speakers who have recovered from serious incarceration into walking in His Kingdom.  The ladies are busy, excited, and responding well to the over all program. 

Our recent addition, has been volunteers.  Some are coming to teach, some to do quilts, sewing, and some to intercede for our ladies.  Each lady is assigned an intercessor for 2 yr. to pray her through this change and new beginning.  

One of our first business opportunities we are teaching is the selling of female baby kangaroos.  Our ladies do the bottles, pouching for sleep, diapers if they come inside to entertain, and making formula 3-4 x a day.  Motherhood has begun again for them!!! Even Coach is helping.  One of the ladies, "Little Bit", has taken to Coach and when he is in our apartment, she hops in and stands at the couch for him to pick her up and hold her while he watches TV !!!!!!! She follows him around like he's her mom.  From the track to the pouch!

  The kangaroos sleep inside in pouches that hang on knobs in the kitchen and out to the pen every am after breakfast.  

Recently, we viewed the new film on abortion, Unplanned.  There was complete silence in our car as we returned home.  Wow, the pain of abortion and the need for us to stand up as Christians.  We decided to let this move us into action.  There is a Planned Parenthood in Waco, TX.  We took a space of time and went to their hiding wall for prayer. 

There we prayed and worshiped with music from Bethel.  This is the 1st time our ladies have ever experienced putting feet to their convictions in such a way.  We have determined to return over and over.  

We realize that in incarceration, there is nothing but time.  They read, view DVDs, memorize, worship.....now they APPLY what is in their heads into their hearts.  They walk out passion, forgiveness, surrender, and put feet to prayers.  We are equipping them in every way we see they need to be productive, powerful, positive citizens for this world and the Kingdom of God.  We are hoping to turn out warriors and women of integrity.  

It is our JOY to see them experience lotions on dry skin.  To hand shower gel to replace lye soap.  To have haircuts for the first time in 4 yr.  We rejoice when they walk into the home in color and shoes that fit and shout freedom from white.  They are no long called OFFENDERS, but forgiven sisters in Christ.  They are like little sheep needing to nurse, be nurtured, and held close.  These 2 yrs. will be the GREATEST pause they have ever had.  They have entered the Bridal Chamber with their King and this time will remold them into His brides.  We are honored and reverent to work with this process. 

May Easter bring great moments with you and the Lord.  He is risen indeed and He is Lord of all.  We will be spending it with our ladies.  We will play, we will worship, we will remember the cross and all the healing it has been for us all.  No long OFFENDERS, but we are all sons and daughters of the Most High!. 

Happy Easter!

Made by one of our ladies for her door!