How do you feel on your worst day?

Meet Jennifer.

I’ve only seen her once.

But the memory of that Saturday morning left an indelible impression on me.

Jennifer was 28 years old and pregnant. She was strung out on meth. She quite vociferously refused any help we offered — except for a plate of food.

She became very angry when we persisted in trying to help her; she actually got up and walked away.

We haven’t seen her since.

She has no chance. Her baby has no chance. Or do they?

Having had the privilege to journey with many, many people in our “community of the streets” over the years … hearing their stories, seeing their lives unfold, watching God at work … Mike and I have found our perspectives shifting.

For many of our friends at Prodigal’s Home, every day is their “worst day.” They know what it’s like not to be recognized as being a part of the human race. To have people look past you, or away from you, whenever you’re around. As if you’re invisible. Or as if you’re too awful to look at.

I can honestly understand, after what I’ve seen, how someone can develop such an intense sense of hopelessness and failure. What is the point of living when there is no hope? This is where drug and alcohol abuse comes into the picture. It seems like the only way to dull the pain in the soul and in the mind … at least for a while.

But this isn’t the end of the story. Jesus came to bring hope to the lost, to “the least of these.” He came bearing the Good News of Love — not most of all for the rich, but most of all for those who were considered dead to society … the walking dead.

Easter is the time of resurrection from the dead.

We saw Smoky come back from the dead. We saw Owen come back from the dead. We have seen Scott, Cynthia, Cody, Gery Don, and many more come up from the “death” of the streets, into a new life in Christ.

By faith, I’m claiming Jennifer, too. Hoping, praying, that God will miraculously save her. Maybe even give us the chance to have a part in her personal resurrection.

This Easter, our invitation to you is that you continue to walk with us as we journey with the Prodigal’s Home community … to resurrect the walking dead to new life. Your prayers and generosity help us to “roll the stone away from the tomb” — so that new life may spring forth in abundance.

Happy Resurrection Day!

Peace be with you,
Kim