It's all about saving Grace....

YEAH! I finally have a minute to blog again!! How Fun! It's been sooo long since I have actually had time to just relax and chat with all my blogger friends. Since I do alot of driving with my job, I have the opportunity to listen to a ton of cds. Yesterday, I was finally sick of the same old cds and decided to listen to the radio. One of my favorite songs came on. It is called Grace. I absolutely need to share with you the memory behind it:) I hope this touches you (just as much as it has me:) Before I tell you this memory, I have to remind you that for about 20 years I have worked to help teens get off the streets. About 4 years ago I recieved a phone call in the middle of the night. The voice was familiar. It was one of my teen girls (from the streets) begging for me to pick her up. My heart pounded as she gave me the address. All I could think was, "Oh no, one of my girl's need me and my husband's at work! This meant me going to pick her up alone!!! She told me to meet her at the corner of a street that most people avoid at midnight. I pulled into the parking lot shaking as I searched for a small blond haired child. She was no where to be found! My heart pounded and I began to pray. "Dear Lord, Please protect this child! She is so young and has no idea the danger she has put herself in" ....Then I realized if she was in danger, I was too!!! Suddenly, I began to pray for us both!! As I sat low in my van, I noticed so many young girls walking the streets. There was adult men exchanging money (and most likely drugs) from slow moving cars. I turned the radio up as high as I could. Okay...when I'm nervous I sing! So guess what I did in this situation? I sang as loud as I could and was going to sing until I found my child! BTW My voice is what probably kept so many from coming to my van! LOL Anyway....the radio announcer said, "Here is a song called Grace". I thought, "Oh great! Here I am about to be killed and I am going to sing about giving grace!!!" As I listened to the words I realized what the writer was really trying to communicate. Grace is a child! As you read these words, please put yourself in an old minivan, waiting for an abandoned child, on a dark cold night.....
She had her father's blue eyes. He left home before she arrived. Mama named her Grace. Just getting by on their own. When Grace was 15 she ran from home. One December day Grace is lost and alone in a world as cold as stone. God is counting on us to reach her with His love(Chorus) It's all about saving grace All about living love Being Jesus to those he came to save. Sharing life and giving our own away. It's all about serving God. All about saving Grace. She'd never darken the door of any church. She would say, "What for... No one there would care for me". We have to go where she lives. Simply show her who Jesus is. Watch Him set her free. For grace flows down from above and faith requires a selfless love. For a world that's dying to see the hope in you in me. (Repeat Chorus) There are countless millions just like Grace. Who need a merciful embrace. They won't believe our God is real. Until they feel his touch (Repeat Chorus) It's all about saving grace. All about living love. Being Jesus to those he came to save. Sharing life and giving our own away... It's all about serving God... All about saving Grace!!! I finally found this young girl. But, this memory will stand out forever. This was the night when I realized that in order to save a street child, we need to meet them where they're at. We need to come to all the "Graces" in the world and not expect them to come to us!!! Up to this point my mission has always been to go to the streets and bring abandoned kids to our house. But, on that night I realized that to rescue them was impossible! Mainly, because it wouldn't be long before they ran back to the streets. Their safe place was their neighborhood. So, there ya go! This is how the Unseen Child Foundation came to be! This oraganization is raising money to build a safe houses for teens in downtown Denver:) I need to go deal with all of my kids...but, over the next few weeks I hope to explain more about what I do and how people can get involved:) Have a wonderful week!!! God Bless!