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God is Our Strong Tower

This morning to kick off the week, I shared a short devotional based on Psalm 119:103, 105 & 2 Timothy 3:16-17 with all the girls & staff. The biggest emphasis was how much our team love God's Word and treasure it. And that our prayer is for each of the girls to love the Bible one day just as much because it is our Heavenly Father's words to us. Thanks to the GO Fund, we were able to give each girl their own teen Bible & they were all very excited to receive them! And guess what the highlighted verse was on the first page of the Bible... 2 Tim. 3:16-17 - Only God could plan that! - Megan M. 

The girls receiving their Bibles

Last year our team project was to furnish a new Patio at DH1. Construction was delayed so we purchased the furniture but were unable to help assemble it. It was fun to see it all together this year! Another wonderful fruit from the GO Fund!


It was so fun and sweet to be at Deborah House today with all the girls! In our Bible study time the girls were eager to jump into Scripture with their new Bibles. We studied our memory verse of the week, Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.” We got to share with the girls how the Lord is our protector, our rescue, and our safety. I can’t wait to get more into our study throughout the week as we discover more about God’s character and how the names of God represent His character! Please pray that the girls will continue to learn about the Lord’s character and run to Him in times of trouble. -Hannah M. 

We are using Kay Arthur's Kids Precept Study, "Lord, What is Your Name" and the theme with that is detectives -- searching for clues of who God is. So of course they needed detective apparel to get the job done!

The girls decorated Jenga blocks to represent the Strong Tower.
One girl drew the days of Creation on her blocks and this is what we studied/taught in Bible study last year!

Then we made bookmarks for their Bibles and marked the memory verse in Proverbs.

Craft time is a great time to see the different personalities of the girls and encourage them in their creative efforts!

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Hannah (one of our incredible translators!) & Gabi (all the girls social worker & case manager). It is a testimony of the Lord's faithfulness hearing about each staff member's story and how they got to Deborah House!




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