GROW

Tonight we had GROW, which is a weekly visitation program for our church. Roger and I had made an appointment with a couple that have been visiting our church. The couple have lived in the area about a year. The man has been a pastor of a church in a neighboring state. He resigned that church and the Lord didn't open another pastorate for him.
They have moved to the area to open a ministry to children who are suffering from cancer or have other illnesses. Their ministry is to minister to children through animals.
This couple have four horses, 2 donkeys, 4 dogs, a couple of cats, several goats, and numerous chickens. They plan to have children come to the farm and help feed the animals. The animals are then used as therapy for the children.
It is exciting to visit with a couple who love the Lord and have a plan to minister to children in this way. Everyone is gifted by God in different ways. Our purpose is to allow the gifts that God has given us to minister to others. For this couple it is ministering to children through animals. For others it may not involve children or animals.
This couple has responded to God's call for their lives by being available to what He has for them. We need to be available whenever we sense the call of God on our lives.