Serving God while in jail...

Tonight is my weekly night at Anderson County Detention Facility commonly known to us as ACDF. Darrin goes to ACDF every Sunday and Wednesday. I go on Wednesday's. Honestly, most weeks I do not want to go but every week I never regret going. Something about this day that satan just pounds me and I guess I let him... I never leave ACDF feeling anything less than totally blessed by God. These women are such wonderful, loving women. Maybe not what you were thinking, huh?

Do you serve others regularly? Do you have a time each day/week/month that you spend giving up yourself, your time, your money? If you don't, I want to encourage you to serve somewhere. There are so many great organizations that you can become involved with. If you can't get involved in an organization - how about in your neighborhood? A stranger in the grocery store? There is no better blessing for me than the time that I spend with the women of ACDF and the women that I serve with. I am telling you the truth, those women that I serve with are my favorite people in the world! :-)

A lot of times after we go into ACDF and worship our King, we talk about His word, we lay hands on the sick, we hug and we cry with those women and we love them and we leave and we go break bread together. A frequent hang out is Taco Bell but we (the women anyway) much prefer Los Callabros. We laugh, talk, share our concerns and our thoughts.

Anyway, I am kind of rambling...I started this blog because I am looking foward to tonight. Not sure what God has in store for us but whatever it is will be great. He always meets us in that little room with these women who often times have given up hope.

The week before last we had a worship night. We took about 10 different songs and about 20 of us got into that little room (and I mean little) and we worshipped and we sang songs to Jesus and we got SO excited! Our hands were raised, we were yelling and clapping and just praising our King. I closed my eyes, quit singing and listened to these ladies and OH what a beautiful sound it was!! They sounded like Angels singing!! I was so full of God's love! I felt His presence in that little room with us.

Can't wait to see what He has in store for us tonight!!

If you don't serve others for God somewhere...step out, try it and you won't regret it! I promise!