Dear Friends & Family,
How perfect the love of the Father is to us who believe on his name. Brian and I are loving our new position as House Parents in our Home in Vancouver. We were able to reopen in January of this year. Every day has been a blessing from the Lord. Simply put, I love what I do.
The girls here in our home come from the streets. Some of them have hit rock bottom before contacting us. As they come into the warmth of a home that has structure and guidelines as well as freedom and laughter, they struggle to understand what loving parents are for. We have watched as each one of them has opened up their hearts, first to the unconditional love, then to the Father God who gives us that love. We are blessed beyond measure.
There are those days when the tasks seem overwhelming. Days when the girls are hurting and not responding in the way we want them to. Days when fellow students have put them down, or unkind word have been spoken. There are days when volunteers are not handy and there are too many appointments to get to....but then there are those days when one of them walks forward to an alter, and has a change of direction in her life...those days bring the hard times into perspective.
And then the babies...we have two living with us now and three more on the way. We are indeed blessed as they grow, start to crawl, start to walk...we laugh with them and cry with them, these precious girls and babies, once homeless and penniless, now living with hope, love and peace in their hearts.
Ask the Lord if this is a ministry you are to be involved with. It is beautiful, tiring and rewarding.
Blessings to you all, Rhoda Gigstad - House Director
360-989-0280