I wrote a letter today to the one Barton girl we have had since our first day at Vera Lloyd. Now that the girls' side of our Transitional Living Program is open, she has officially moved into that program as of this weekend. We are so excited for her and know this is the crucial next step to her success in life, but we are so sad to see her go. We are praying that the hard work and endurance she has shown thus far will continue as she takes on large parts of life on her own. We pray for good influences and that she will be able to build trust quickly with the new people in her life. We pray she will find the strength and courage from her faith to make the right decisions and do what is best for her and others. We pray that she will grow through the impending difficulties rather than become imbittered. We pray for opportunities to be a part of her life as our role in her life transforms. And we pray for the strength to let go enough so she can spread her wings and begin the process of becoming who she was meant to be.
Michael and I are very excited to share that we have accepted a job together as Family Teachers at Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home and Family Services in Monticello, Arkansas! You can visit Vera Lloyd's website here and get a tiny glimpse of the awesome ministry that exists on its campus. We were able to visit the campus last Thursday and Friday and have been spending time in prayer individually and as a couple until last night when we came to the place where we both knew this truly is where God has been leading us the whole time. There are so many questions to answer, so I thought I would format this post in a question/answer format. Feel free to leave any unanswered questions as a comment! And as always, take or leave the details! Q: Where is Monticello and how big is the town? A: Monticello is 1.5 hours South of Little Rock and 1.5 hours North of Louisiana. It is a small college town (University of Arkansas @Monticello) of about 10,000 people situ...
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