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I had lunch today with one of the guys who's asked to move in. I was thinking that I'd tell him he needed to wait another month before moving in...even if I had to help pay for his rent...while I thought and prayed about this a bit more. But the conversation went well, and some of the concerns and questions I had were answered. I talked to the guys here at the house about the situation, and we agreed that he should be given an opportunity. So he'll be moving in tomorrow. It seems that he understands his mistakes and is trying to make some changes. So...I guess we'll see.
This probably means I'll let the other fellow move in as well. As I said, his situation is fairly serious too. And as the saying goes...in for a dime, in for a dollar. Or something like that... =) Or maybe it’s something about falling into the deep end of the pool...
At any rate, when I last spoke to this other fellow, he was pretty emotional (very unusual for him) and as we prayed together, he was crying a lot. I'm actually more confident about this guy. He tends to be a bit of a follower, and that's gotten him in most of his trouble. He comes from a very poor home, and I think he's embarrassed by that. He ends up over-compensating and going along with just about anyone who says, “Let’s go do...” whatever. But I think for the first time he’s realizing where that could lead him and what he could lose.
The other factor in all of this, is that by taking these two guys in, I will probably cause more problems with the home where I used to work (where these guys are from). I’m not a part of that ministry anymore, and really have no connection with them...but there’s not too much doubt that this will ramp up the tensions that exist there. That’s not at all what I want for sure. But in the end, I have to do what I feel God is leading me to do. Absolutely these guys have made mistakes. But...we’ve all done that at some time or another. They have no plans to return to the other home, and so I have to ask myself what’s best for them. In my heart I believe that continuing to work with them is the right thing to do. I guess we’ll see about that too... =)
So again, I would appreciate prayer regarding all of this. I still need to figure out what to do with the other guys who want to stay here. And the truth is, our resources are a little bit stretched at the moment. So I need to take that into consideration as well.
It’s good to know that people back home are praying about this with us. That’s encouraging! If you have any thoughts or whatever, please let me know!
Well...I guess I should go figure out my financial stuff. I'm backed up for about...oh, six months.
That should be fun...
I had lunch today with one of the guys who's asked to move in. I was thinking that I'd tell him he needed to wait another month before moving in...even if I had to help pay for his rent...while I thought and prayed about this a bit more. But the conversation went well, and some of the concerns and questions I had were answered. I talked to the guys here at the house about the situation, and we agreed that he should be given an opportunity. So he'll be moving in tomorrow. It seems that he understands his mistakes and is trying to make some changes. So...I guess we'll see.
This probably means I'll let the other fellow move in as well. As I said, his situation is fairly serious too. And as the saying goes...in for a dime, in for a dollar. Or something like that... =) Or maybe it’s something about falling into the deep end of the pool...
At any rate, when I last spoke to this other fellow, he was pretty emotional (very unusual for him) and as we prayed together, he was crying a lot. I'm actually more confident about this guy. He tends to be a bit of a follower, and that's gotten him in most of his trouble. He comes from a very poor home, and I think he's embarrassed by that. He ends up over-compensating and going along with just about anyone who says, “Let’s go do...” whatever. But I think for the first time he’s realizing where that could lead him and what he could lose.
The other factor in all of this, is that by taking these two guys in, I will probably cause more problems with the home where I used to work (where these guys are from). I’m not a part of that ministry anymore, and really have no connection with them...but there’s not too much doubt that this will ramp up the tensions that exist there. That’s not at all what I want for sure. But in the end, I have to do what I feel God is leading me to do. Absolutely these guys have made mistakes. But...we’ve all done that at some time or another. They have no plans to return to the other home, and so I have to ask myself what’s best for them. In my heart I believe that continuing to work with them is the right thing to do. I guess we’ll see about that too... =)
So again, I would appreciate prayer regarding all of this. I still need to figure out what to do with the other guys who want to stay here. And the truth is, our resources are a little bit stretched at the moment. So I need to take that into consideration as well.
It’s good to know that people back home are praying about this with us. That’s encouraging! If you have any thoughts or whatever, please let me know!
Well...I guess I should go figure out my financial stuff. I'm backed up for about...oh, six months.
That should be fun...
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