This past Thursday night was one of the greatest nights I have ever experienced. We borrowed the idea from HPC and hosted our own version of “chick night”. We invited all the ladies in o
ur program out for a night of pampering. We provided them with free manicures, scalp massages, jewelry, roses, high heel shoes, and the men cooked and served them supper. Jennifer Maggio came out and shared a powerful life-giving testimony that really spoke to all of us. We wanted these ladies to know just how valuable they are to us, their families, and the Kingdom. We wanted to honor them and let them know that they are not forgotten.
Most of the women in our program have little or no self-worth, no dignity, and no notion of what it means to be human. After years and years of incarceration, a life of drugs and alcohol use, mental, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of those closest to them, its easy to see why these women feel hopeless. On this night, we wanted to give them something different to think about.
The Scriptures tell us that Jesus showed the full extent of His love for His disciples by washing their feet, with no strings attached. In a real and practical way, that’s what we attempted to show these ladies on this night. God showed up! They left with such a glow on their faces. In the end it was a win for the city of Baton Rouge. A win for Louisiana. A win for these ladies, and most importantly a win for the Kingdom. You can NEVER go wrong serving out of love with no strings attached!
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