One of our court chaplains, Bev, has written the following message:
We hear so much bad news I thought I would share something precious. A client from Intervention Court was in an extreme state of hopelessness after having to sleep in an empty house with her young son on the floorboards for sometime just so they were safe.
She found closed doors at every point to seeking assistance, she was on the edge. The option to return to a violent situation or her thoughts of suicide appeared to be all she could see. Either way the result would be the same, due to the situation she ran from.
I spoke to her for a while & asked if I could pass on her information to our doorways staff at Marion Salvation Army. She cried out to God that night & then the next day was contacted by Kerryn from Marion. They have helped this lady & her son in such a precious way, treated her with dignity , respect ,care & compassion. Reminds me of our God who calls us to be His light in the Darkness.
This lady has a new lease on life, believes that God heard her prayer & that there are some beautiful people in the world.
I thought this was something definitely worth sharing - our workers are such a gift, may we treasure them as they treasure those we send to them.
Thanks to Bev for such positive feedback. Thank you to Kerryn for her service, and Greg for his leadership of the Community Services team. Note Bev's reference to light: We continue to shine God's light in Adelaide's south so that others lives are saved (!) and others will join us as disciples of Jesus Christ.
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