This past week we had the pleasure of hosting college students from Concordia University and University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A big thank you to everyone who served with such enthusiasm and a heart for God. I wanted to share one of the reflections from the groups last week about how she saw the Face of God while serving in Atlanta.
~Jannan Thomas, DOOR Atlanta City Director
"I have seen God personally two times this past week. The first one includes some of my future goals and includes some history of myself. I haven't had the easiest life and in fact I had once started down a wrong path. When I was 13 or 14 years old, I was able to turn my life around. I had help from a number of individuals who helped me realize that I could actually do something with my life. Ever since then, I have had a dream of having a shelter for teens who were like me. I want to be able to guide them in the right direction in their lives. My plan is to be able to provide a place to stay and eat until they are able to get on their feet, and transportation to and from places such as school, work, church, etc. Basically a place where they can go to better themselves. For a while now I have been thinking of other services I could provide for young people but haven't been able to decide on what would be best. This past week my group went to a place called Genesis. And as we were given a walk through the building, we learned about the different services that they provide. As the Genesis worker was discussing what went on, a light bulb went off in my mind. I believe that it was God telling me that I should provide counseling, clinical, and day care services in my shelter, in addition to the other services I was planning for. I also believe that, without a doubt, this is something God wants me to do with my life and by visiting places like Genesis, HE is giving me opportunities to learn how I can help benefit the lives of many teens.
The second time I saw God was during one of the times we were doing the prayer stations. I walked over to the scrabble session and read the directions. I sat down and prayed, asking God to give me a word to add to the board. I thought of the word acceptance and picked up the letters E, A, P, E and nothing more. I was looking at the board for a place to begin spelling the word but could not find a place. So I gave the words on the board a look over and prayed once more. When I opened my eyes, they landed on a single "E" on the board and when I looked back at the letters I was holding, I realized that with what I was holding, plus the "E", it spelt "PEACE". So, I layed the letters on the board, said a thank you prayer to God for leading me to the word and went back to my seat."
~Latressa
~Jannan Thomas, DOOR Atlanta City Director
"I have seen God personally two times this past week. The first one includes some of my future goals and includes some history of myself. I haven't had the easiest life and in fact I had once started down a wrong path. When I was 13 or 14 years old, I was able to turn my life around. I had help from a number of individuals who helped me realize that I could actually do something with my life. Ever since then, I have had a dream of having a shelter for teens who were like me. I want to be able to guide them in the right direction in their lives. My plan is to be able to provide a place to stay and eat until they are able to get on their feet, and transportation to and from places such as school, work, church, etc. Basically a place where they can go to better themselves. For a while now I have been thinking of other services I could provide for young people but haven't been able to decide on what would be best. This past week my group went to a place called Genesis. And as we were given a walk through the building, we learned about the different services that they provide. As the Genesis worker was discussing what went on, a light bulb went off in my mind. I believe that it was God telling me that I should provide counseling, clinical, and day care services in my shelter, in addition to the other services I was planning for. I also believe that, without a doubt, this is something God wants me to do with my life and by visiting places like Genesis, HE is giving me opportunities to learn how I can help benefit the lives of many teens.
The second time I saw God was during one of the times we were doing the prayer stations. I walked over to the scrabble session and read the directions. I sat down and prayed, asking God to give me a word to add to the board. I thought of the word acceptance and picked up the letters E, A, P, E and nothing more. I was looking at the board for a place to begin spelling the word but could not find a place. So I gave the words on the board a look over and prayed once more. When I opened my eyes, they landed on a single "E" on the board and when I looked back at the letters I was holding, I realized that with what I was holding, plus the "E", it spelt "PEACE". So, I layed the letters on the board, said a thank you prayer to God for leading me to the word and went back to my seat."
~Latressa
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