Step Onto The Streets

     Ok. First and foremost, yes, I have started my own outreach. It hasn't been easy, sometimes when ways are made you must be pushed from the nest that you have become comfortable in. I have never been good with change, and in that, this has been one of the hardest things in life. I have come to realize that God can lead you in one direction  so you can learn necessary things, make the necessary connections, and 'learn the ropes' so to speak. In this outreach my purpose is to do exactly what I was doing before, but with no boundaries or set parameters, pretty much to do what I feel I should do, when I should do it. It has been extremely frightening, and yet, amazingly freeing. I can't explain what it feel like, all I can say is that if you find a point in the day where you feel the inherent need to move in one way or the other, MOVE. Do not become stagnant, morose, stale, or anything else of the sorts. I know it is hard, and I have had my bouts with various 'issues', fears, anxieties, or whatever else you want to call them. All I can say, once you jump, as long as you keep your focus in the right place, you will quickly find that you can fly. In that, never forget that your power of flight is not yours. It is God's power, and you must never forget that.
     In moving in what I feel is God's way I have realized one thing. It's all His. He has surrounded me with wonderful people who have just 'showed up'. I needed a hierarchy, I know one thing, at this time I am not cut out for any type of 'office' position. I am need to do some of those things, but most of it, let's face it, I have no business being in it. In that, God has brought me people to fill those positions, a Executive Director, (who is so overqualified only God could have brought him to me), a CFO (once again, who is so overqualified, only God could have brought him to me), quite possibly a Vice President (once again same as above), a Volunteer Director of Marketing (see previous statement that looks like this), the list goes on and on with God pouring out more people than I know what to do with. Good thing He has a plan, because it is already moving in ways that I never anticipated.
     I have been befriended by wonderful people in my field, most nationally recognized for what they do, and my head just spins in awe of the things that are happening. We have been placing a new family, a couple with a baby who is less than a month old. Our 'Partners In Hope' have just poured out blessing after blessing to make sure that this little family has the tools that they need to stay off the street and live a life that they need for their child. I am proud to say that they want to be baptized as a family very soon. I have also been asked by a person who teaches at a nationally recognized college to speak on street outreach, which just has my head spinning. The fact that a nationally recognized author and speaker who I deeply respect is the one who suggested me for this role, just makes me feel so grateful that I have been chosen to possibly fulfil such a task.
     In that, I can't take any credit for it, I must make it as clear as possible. I have done nothing. The only thing I have done. I woken up every day, and I can't even take credit for that, since it is God who choses to let me rise every day. Not Me. If left to my own accord, I WOULD BE NOWHERE. All of this is through the power of God. ALL HIS, NONE MINE. Just want to make that clear. Either or, this is the new blog, hope you dig it. I want to thank all of you who have become 'Partners in Hope' in any way. Your prayers and faithfulness make all of this possible. I love each and every one of you and God does too!!! LLLAKYFOTPA XD -Todd 'Preacher' Finney