He's Fifteen Years Old

This past week my husband came home to tell me a co-worker had asked him to take in a fifteen year old hispanic boy. The boy has been taking care of his mentally challenged brother, he has no idea where his father is and his mother has disappeared. His older brother has been caring for them financially. One day last year this boy came to school drunk. He has a hard time getting to school on time and was put into what we call AEP, it's an alternative program. It's not Challenge where the really bad behavior kids go, but it's where kids go who have problems and cannot function in the normal school environment. Anyway, this boy came to school last week and advised this lady, who is the school nurse that he could no longer make it alone, he had gone as far as he could go, he was tired and giving up.

So we sat down and began to look at what we could do. We already have two boys living with us and we minister to fifty two at the Correctional facility along with the boys who have gotten out and call us periodically, plus the neighborhood kids whom we have ministered to and had bible studies with. My heart goes out to this young man, but I explained to my husband we really needed to think this through before we make this decision. He was really ready to bring him home, but I was putting the brakes on. We don't even know the whole story yet, this boy still has two siblings who also need help, so I know there has to be some kind of assistance that could help all three of them. I just know it isn't about quanity, it's about quality. Sometimes I wish we could save the world, but I know we can't. I am really at my limit right now, it's enough for me to work fulltime, keep up with our ministry and be consistent with the two we have at home now and go see my mother who has been sick for the past four years.

So, now I ask if each of you would stop and say a prayer for this young man, I would greatly appreciate it. Please ask God to open a door for him to receive help and for us to have wisdom in this situation. We are going to meet with him and see what we can do to find him help. I gave my husband all my insight on the whole picture, not just the situation at hand. I explained I wasn't saying I didn't want to take him in, but I wanted to make sure that was the right decision. So after all my input, he decided perhaps it was more than we were equipped to handle right now. So again, please lift this boy up in prayer, God knows who he is and what his needs are, as well as his siblings. I appreciate all of your prayers, God bless all of you!