I Was Naked and You Clothed Me

It is to the least of this world that we have been asked to go. Our joy is the fleeting sight of Christ among the powerless, the homeless, the voiceless. It is somewhat akin to Lucy catching glimpses of Aslan among the trees as she struggled to find him when the children returned to Narnia after an absence of decades in Narnian time.

Mary is finding Christ among the homeless outcasts, many of whom have been discarded after serving their country in Vietnam and now Iraq. They are to be found in hometowns across America, these broken men and women, unable to deal with the violent noise of war that will not leave their heads.

These days Mary is reveling in her opportunity to help some of these lost ones come home....at least to find at Shalom Center some sense of home and a moment of peace and welcome.

I thought you who might read this would enjoy learning a bit about where she is serving.

The article the link will whisk you to refers to a petition that is to be presented to the Board of Zoning in Martinsburg, West Virginia on Nov. 14th. Mary told us last night that she and her team were able to gather over 100 signatures asking that Shalom Resource Center be allowed to continue its work. She will be testifying at the hearing.

http://www.journal-news.net/News/articles.asp?articleID=4598

This is the work of the Kingdom. A cup of tea, a clean bathroom, a warm, sudsy shower, and a place to wash your clothes. How simple. How blessed.