Door of Hope

I fell in love with a new ministry sight today...Door of Hope.  It is a transitional home for women and children that are victims of domestic violence.  One of the hosts from last summer works there now so we have started working with this ministry more and today was my first day there.  For the most part my group just sorted through donations but the real joy was helping a woman and her son move into their new home.  One of the leaders in my group and I had to go and pick up this woman and her son on a street corner.  We were given an address and direction how to get there and when we arrived there was a woman and her son standing on this street corner with all of their belongings.  They had just left their house because the woman was being abused by her husband and so they were coming to Door of Hope for a new start...and a safe place to live.  This woman was so excited with everything that she saw in her house.  She loved the TV, the couch, the beds, and even though everything wasn't all set up yet and they didn't have everything they needed she was still so happy with all that she had for herself and for her son.  Her son was very excited to jump off the beds and just run all over his new home.  It was a joy for me to get to be the one to pick these people up on the street corner and welcome them into their new home...help them pick out pillows and sheets...and help them to arrange their apartment.  In the midst of this tough transitions for this woman she was overjoyed by everything that was provided for her.  It was my joy to be a blessing to this woman today as she was moving in and starting fresh...my prayer is that God will continue to provide for Elizabeth and Nicholas and that Door of Hope can guide them into a blessed future.