Volunteering

Thursdays are busy for Pax and I. I started volunteering at the Fifth Ward Pregnancy Crisis Center last Thursday and love it! This center basically counsels women who are abortion minded to choose life. However, that is not their mission. Their main mission is to share the gospel of Christ. Therefore, I am in love with this ministry! I met with the volunteer coordinator a month ago and told her that I would volunteer where they would need people the most. Basically we agreed to childcare for the other volunteers so that way Pax could be with me. So, we started last Thursday and watched a little two year old boy named Samuel. He definitely kept me busy but I loved him and Pax loved him too. Since then, God has really been dealing with my heart and fear. I actually "chose" childcare b/c it was easy and I didn't have to share the gospel. However, God has really been pushing me past this fear so I started to work on the material for counseling. So today, when Samuel's mother came to pick him up, she asked me point blank why I was not counseling. I told her that the center needed childcare but she said that she had been thinking and wanted to switch off with me every week so I could counsel. She would watch Pax and Sam one week and I the next. Right then, I felt God opening up the door for this. So after talking to the volunteer coordinator, it looks like I will start training next week! I am nervous and excited to see what God will do with my heart and the opportunity to see the Holy Spirit work. Stay tuned!