There is a constant ripple of change here at Victory Home. Men come, men go.
As we watch them come, we see many faces,
the face of anxiety,
the face of fear,
the face of hopelessness,
the face of weariness,
the face of relief.
As we watch them go, we also see many faces - sometimes the face of anger, sometimes eagerness to return to the pigpen, and sometimes, the face shows
humility
and gratefulness
and determination
to continue in the the things they have learned. Those faces can be seen all over the community.
One can be seen at Chick-fil-A, where a woman has been working since she completed Victory Home over two years ago (we had a woman’s program at the time), is active in her church, and has not returned to her destructive lifestyle.
There’s one attending school at a local Bible college, who is reunited with his wife and children, and drops in periodically to touch base with his Victory Home family.
There’s one in Franklin, working hard as an auto mechanic and living with his family again.
There’s the HIV patient who calls periodically to let us know that he’s doing well.
There’s the man who now has a good job at the shipyard, and called just last week to say hello.
God can take a heart full of anxiety, fear, and hopelessness, and change it into a heart of faith, integrity and promise. All it takes is a heart ready to forsake all and follow Jesus,
who is the face of LOVE.
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