Some nights make the rest of them worth it

So on Wednesday night we gathered once again for home church at the Lake House. It was a great night as usual but this Wednesday was just a little cooler to me. As I came in, just a little late, from a neighborhood association meeting with VM Ybor I found the house just full of people. Ben from The Good Samaritan Inn, who has been a part of our family for a long time now, introduced my to two Marks. These guys were father and son and had unfortunately been on the streets for two weeks after losing there place at the Inn. I had a great time sitting down and talking to them and getting to know their situation better. Meanwhile Dave, who used to be a resident at The Good before getting his own apartment, sat in the family room talking with John and a few others. John is the owner of the Good Sam who I have known for years and finally decided to come over and join us for a home church meeting. The house was actually pretty much half full of people we know from The Good. Hugo and I made a few phone calls and found a place for the two Marks to crash and potentially get off the streets. I thought it was so cool to have the owner of the Inn over to see people at our house that we met there but had been on their own for over a year, some who still stayed there and others who had lost their place there and were at our place to get some help.
Then after home church our friends from the good got back to the Inn to find a friend who had recently been arrested and trespassed there for a scene he had made. They got there just in time to talk him out of going inside and getting himself in trouble again. They called us and Hugo and I were able to head over there and pick him up to stay the night. It was Ben who called us for that too and when we got their he just laughed and said 'I'm keepin' y'all busy tonight huh? I hope you don't quit answering my calls." Ben, you have no idea how much we appreciate your heart and partnership. We wouldn't have had these opportunities without you! Its really cool to see God using you and Christie to reach out to and love others at the Inn.
By the way the father and son that we found a place for are doing amazing. The son is enrolling in classes for his GED and staying with the Timothy Initiative. The father is going through a program and then will be joining his son with TI after completion! Very cool! Thank God for our friends in the Timothy Initiative.