This week a construction crew started to work on the basement in our facility. They are renovating it so that we can have our Day Shelter for homeless women there, in addtion to some other expanded programming.
Yesterday, they brought in some equipment to cut a huge pathway of concrete out to accomodate for plumbing. They quickly ran into a problem. One of the men told our staff, "It's true they don't make 'em like they used to. The floor of this house is much thicker than it is in newer buildings." Apparently, the equipment couldn't cut through it and they had to modify it before they could make any progress.
It made me smile, as God reminded me of our real "foundation," back when Safe Harbor was just a dream for me. The co-founder and I spent over eighteen months, 2 hours each Sunday, just praying for the birthing of this ministry. That's it. Praying a lot, and then planning just a little - as we had God's direction.
Five years later, a big part of that dream has come true with our residential facility and now a larger, better place for the Day Shelter. We are definitely experiencing growing pains - like a colt whose long, spindly legs are not quite adequate to support her inbred passion to run like the wind. Our support is growing quickly, but not quite at the pace of our needs. It has been scarey at times (even though I know I don't sound "spiritual" to admit that). But yesterday's "foundation" experience has given me new strength and a renewed vision from a renewed assurance that what God has begun, He will surely finish.
If that wasn't enough, in my inbox today was a quote from Andrew Murray: "Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation."
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