{"id":1027,"date":"2013-10-04T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:30:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:30:17","slug":"saved-to-sin-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2013\/10\/04\/saved-to-sin-no-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved to Sin No More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I\u2019d like to introduce you to one of our “Robin\u201d interns, Julie. She joined the intern team in July 2013 (as opposed to our \u201cBatman\u201d interns, who joined the team in January 2013). Before long, a \u201cmother figure\u201d role of sorts was bestowed upon Julie by both the interns and residents. For one, Julie has a lot of wisdom to share and is nurturing in spirit, though she is quick to redirect praise to her Savior. \u201cIt\u2019s all God\u2026 everything He does is awesome.\u201d In addition to spiritual direction, Julie also embraces a motherly role in her physical direction: Fifteen years separates a 52 year old Julie from the next oldest intern, Jenni (whom you met last week). You may be shocked, as was I, that a woman in her 50s would choose (CHOOSE!) to leave her hometown of Glover, Vermont and move into a house with 12 young women, to work with young women! Well, maybe I should rephrase: it was God Who chose the path, Julie simply chose to obey.<\/p>\n

Julie was saved at 45 years of age; saved from a life of drinking and drugs that originated from 6th or 7th grade. It was Teen Challenge that first showed Julie the power of God\u2019s Word. Julie wanted to get sober, but more than that she wanted to know God. She started attending the BCTC with her church each year. In 2006, Julie toured Vision of Hope and couldn\u2019t get the idea out of her head. \u201cWe need to be doing this back home for women,\u201d Julie thought.<\/p>\n

Julie went back to her hometown in Vermont and spoke with her pastor about starting a home for women. \u201c[I wanted] a place where they could come and live with me, learn about God, and stay off drugs.\u201d The excitement was there, but the finances were not: Julie was in debt. \u201cI made a promise to the Lord,\u201d Julie remembers, \u201cI want to serve You, but I need to get out of debt.\u201d Through God\u2019s leading, Julie sold her home to reckon her outstanding debts, and invested the excess in a \u201cGod account\u201d to be used however He would see fit.<\/p>\n

With God\u2019s leading, Julie went and talked with her church about starting a women\u2019s home, and they accepted the proposal! Four years after she caught the vision\u00a0 <\/span>at Faith\u2019s BCTC, Julie officially opened \u201cHearts of Change,\u201d in 2010. \u201cThere were a lot of fails,\u201d Julie admits, \u201cI didn\u2019t know what I was doing, but I just wanted to try.\u201d About 20 women and 15 children have gone through Hearts of Change since its opening.<\/span><\/p>\n

While her NANC certification gave her some direction in the Hearts of Change ministry, Julie recognized she would benefit from some additional training on discipling women and simply managing a household. Her Pastor suggested the internship at Vision of Hope. Julie thought it was a GREAT idea, but for whom? She never thought her pastor was actually asking HER to go! Though doubting, Julie believed the call of God to \u201ctake up [her] cross and follow,\u201d and began the application process in Feb. 2013. \u201cGod knew I needed that training, to be better equipped.\u201d<\/p>\n

When I asked Julie about her experience so far as an intern, one word stood out: \u201cLOOOOOVE.\u201d Julie loves how coming to Vision of Hope is like having a \u201cbrand new family\u2026 the people here are so full of love and grace.\u201d Another major theme of Julie\u2019s intern experience is repentance and change. The need for change and repentance is especially evident in a house full of diverse women. \u201cWe start living together and we start seeing things\u2026 [God] called me to repentance in [those] things\u2026.\u201d Julie is no stranger to obeying God\u2019s Word, and had to take a hard look at her agenda and preferences as an intern and housemate. \u201cI walked around that pond in repentance and tears,\u201d Julie says, speaking of the circular path of concrete outside VOH and the community center. The interns often trek \u201caround the pond\u201d to process God\u2019s teaching. Julie is so thankful that God gave her a whole YEAR to learn all of what He has to teach her. \u201cTo change, to grow, to learn\u2026 talk about amazin\u2019 blessin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing Julie wants to say about the internship is how overwhelming it felt at first. When you arrive as an intern, you are immediately thrown into intensive training about the policies and procedures, and you begin shadowing your shifts. After two weeks, you\u2019re handed your name tag and you\u2019re an intern! It\u2019s definitely a crazy, uncomfortable whirlwind; but worth it. In Julie\u2019s words, \u201cThank God He doesn\u2019t let me get out of these things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie also wants people to know that you don\u2019t have to be \u201cspecial\u201d to come and intern at Vision of Hope. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to come and have ambitions of starting a women\u2019s home someday. You can just come and help. [The internship] is for any kind of girl who wants to love and serve and grow in the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the future, Julie wants to tailor her internship to best glean and learn from Vision of Hope. Whether that\u2019s sitting in on staff meetings, shadowing certain staff members, volunteering as secretary, or whatever; it doesn\u2019t matter, Julie wants to learn and serve as much as she can. \u201cI don\u2019t want to waste any of my time here,\u201d Julie resolves. When she\u2019s done with her internship, Julie plans to return to Vermont and \u201cstart over\u201d with Hearts of Change, employing all the lessons and strategies she\u2019s learning from Vision of Hope.<\/p>\n

One passage that has meant a lot to Julie during her internship is Phil 1:6<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, which says,<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe finishes what He starts\u2026 that\u2019s what this [the internship] is for me. There\u2019s a lot of truth that I can\u2019t do things.. but His truth is greater.\u201d<\/p>\n

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