After volunteering at Waterloo's House of Hope and coming to know moms and children who had been homeless and who were in great need, I happened upon Bridge of Hope, a national organization that works to mobilize the Church in a community to form mentoring clusters around homeless moms and their children. Because one of the greatest holes in many of these moms' lives is a network of relationships that work for life and growth, a mentoring cluster of Christian women and their families is a tremendous picture of a healing, loving, Christ community offering help and friendship in a very wholistic way.
I was able to share this idea with a friend in Hampton, IA, and then watch how Bridge of Hope became a vision and a reality there this past year. My prayers are that Bridge of Hope North Central Iowa will continue to be led by the Spirit of God as He links people together with people for growth, reconciliation, transformation. You can check out Bridge of Hope National at http://www.bridgeofhopeinc.org/.
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