Saturday, June 09, 2007

Ardamore Team


Two days ago I had an opportunity to lead a team from Ardamore, OK to the streets. They have been working on the drop in center construction as their main focus for the trip. On this day though I was touched by what one team member had to say...

...."The experience of going to the place where the young people hang out was
very heartbreaking. It was sad to see young kids ages 12 to 13 years
old high on sniffing glue and other substances. We were greeted with
smiles and a special handshake, but as they spoke to us, they weaved back
and forth trying to keep their balance. They would only make slight eye
contact with us and many times we would have to repeat ourselves. We
spoke with women who looked older then they really were because of being
years on the streets as prostitutes. One young man who was 24 years old
said that he had been on the streets for 20 years. This was a great eye
opener for the team. We will return home to relate this to our
church, encouraging prayer support for the Street Kids and the
missionaries working with them."

Pictured is the team praying after the gospel had been shared.

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