Kathy,

I'm praying that God's will be done nad that He show both you adn Chris 
whether this agency is the right program to get him on the right track.  God 
may use them or someone else, but in the end he'll be doing the leading.



JulieMelton
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www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!





>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: A matter of prayer
>Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:33:08 -0500
>
>Hi Guys,
>Well, I haven't heard from Chris any more since Saturday afternoon so
>I have absolutely no idea where he is.  However, I took the
>innitiative this morning to contact the agency that called me on
>Friday about having a possible opening for Chris and it might be an
>okay thing, if he takes it seriously.  This program is called,
>"life."  It is a community action program.  They pay for rent on
>certain apartments in the city.  It is for kids between the ages of
>17--21.  They push the kids to either finish school or get their
>G.E.D. and work a 40 hour a week job.  Their goal is to also help the
>kids learn to budget and save money.  At least Chris would be
>accountable to someone again if he took advantage of this help.  I
>told the man that I talked to to try to leave a message at the high
>school, but that, otherwise, I have no idea where he even is.  I know
>that this program isn't a permanent answer, but at least it might  be
>a place for Chris to park for a bit and, maybe, get his head on
>straight.  i don't know.  Actually, the reason that they want to get
>hold of him is because he needs to take some psychological testing to
>get into the final acceptance part of the program.  I don't know if
>this is the right thing for Chris or not.  I also know that Chris
>could really mess up this opportunity as he has so many
>others.  Maybe  I'm just writing to you guys as a mother who is
>clinging to another hope being extended.    I know that the counselor
>wasn't happy to hear that Chris had quit McDonalds and had begun
>working for a tella marketing place.  I can't even tell you guys how
>to pray for Chris, but please just keep praying for him.
>Kathy