In a Christmas sermon given December 2, 1928, Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, who look forward to something greater to come. For these, it is enough to wait in humble fear until the Holy One himself comes down to us, God in the child in the manger. God comes. The Lord Jesus comes. Christmas comes. Christians rejoice! When once again Christmas comes and we hear the familiar carols and sing the Christmas hymns, something happens to us...The hardest heart is softened. We recall our own childhood. We feel again how we then felt, especially if we were separated from a mother. A kind of homesickness comes over us for past times, distant places, and yes, a blessed longing for a world without violence or hardness of heart.But there is something more--a longing for the safe lodging of the everlasting Father. And that leads our thoughts to the curse of homelessness which hangs heavily over the world.”
For the past months since my arrival we have been praying for a home for boys. We prayed and looked and realized that only a miracle would involve us in the debaucle that the house market is right now. We were looking for a big place, secluded enough to raise chickens, with the look of adventure. So what happened was that we didn't find it; rather, it was offered to us last week. Pray and praise with us as this work continues. In 2 months me and several other brothers ("staff") will move into a home on the edge of town. We already have a full number of guys wanting to move into the house to begin being discipled. As the Shephard moves the sheep will follow. May His voice always be familiar to our ears.
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