Feeling helpless

Last night at about 11 o'clock I was made aware of a teen that was in need of help. I was talking to his older sister on the phone and she brought me up to speed on what was happening with her brother. I wanted to do so much more to help but there was nothing I could do at the time. She also wanted to do much more to help but she felt helpless. I look forward to the day we have a home to help these kids out.

I did get to talk with him on the phone for a couple of minutes and I reminded him that no matter what was happening in his life that he needed to make good choices right now. I asked him not to compound his situation by making a mistake he would regret later. He assured me he would not do anything stupid.

On a different note I had a wonderful discussion today with some other teens. We were discussing the challenges that some of their peers are facing. One of the girls said, "wow, do we ever live a sheltered life, we don't have any great problems and our lives are pretty easy." I am glad for them that their lives are that way. They were saddened to think that others have it so much different.

One of the other girls involved in the conversation realized that someone she goes to school with was having a really challenging time in his life. She had no idea. She wished she had known earlier as she may have had a more compassion for the person experiencing turmoil. I think it is so important that we spend time getting to know people and building trust. Once we do that we may understand their challenges and know why they act like they do.

Please pray for our teens and their families. Be thankful for what you have. Take time to listen to this generation of teens.

Tomorrow I will put up the last video regarding the donation of her hair to the IWK.