Day 23

Duncan Roseweir | Re:Hope West End

This year we moved from a flat to a house. We were very excited for many reasons, including having a back garden for our black lab Pepper. Upon moving she was understandably not herself with all the change as we made the adjustments to a new house. Instead of happily sleeping on the sofa or our bed (as she normally would), she would isolate herself at the end of the garden or in the bathroom with a very anxious presence. 

This continued for 2 months with little change in her behaviour. During this time, after trying recommended approaches to help and being reassured it can take several months, I decided to commit it to prayer. The phrase in my head was 'learn to pray this through'. I felt strongly that God was giving me an opportunity to take a problem in life and to stay firm in prayer as my path forward.

The result was peace and a settled heart and mind that I had committed to a way forward. My faith went up that I could trust God with however He dealt with the situation. It has been something that Kelsey and I have been able to do together. I write this with thankfulness to God for how He has drawn our hearts together and to Him through committing this to prayer. 

This morning, I got ready to go into work early for BRT. I let Pepper outside, gave her her breakfast and then got on my bike. Before I got to the end of the road I had a message from Kelsey. A picture of Pepper lying next to her in bed, there of her own accord. Thank you God for caring about small things. Thank you God that the greater fulfilment of the prayers that we ask is that we get to draw closer to you.

Linda Yim | Re:Hope Motherwell

I was praying to God for provision in regards to my eldest son, who has been trying to look for a steady part time job and had no luck all year.

Our prayers were answered at the beginning of July, by the second week of the new Re:Hope Motherwell starting, he successfully passed his interviews and got a part time job. It's a perfect location with good people around him. Thank you Lord!

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