Albert's Message

Dear Friends:

Running late after a staff meeting, I recently had the opportunity to observe the moms and kids in the maternity home having dinner. A new resident, a teenager, had just been admitted and was eager to fit in. Seizing the opportunity, she volunteered to say grace.

It was very moving to watch this young girl begin the prayer by folding her hands in a typical manner you often see in pictures of little children saying their bedtime prayers. She struggled through a refrain of “God is great, God is good . . . , and then smiled broadly as she and the others enjoyed their meal of baked chicken and potatoes. It might be simplistic, but her words were heartfelt and beautiful.

Reflecting on this later that night, I was reminded of the many times over the last year when I have seen so many other hands doing simple things, yet accomplishing much. The volunteers from the Greater Greensboro Builders’ Association preparing Amy’s House, the day care staff playing with the children in Joey’s Room, the volunteers from Westover Church teaching the residents in the maternity home how to make scrapbooks . . . the list could go on and on. Hundreds of people in our community have wrought a very busy and productive year.

Making the Love and Mercy of Jesus present and real to some of the most vulnerable of our society--homeless women and children--requires our hearts and minds, our gifts of commitment and often, our sacrifices. But thanks to the innocent mealtime prayer of a pregnant teenager girl, I was happy to remember that it starts with the hands.

In Christ,

O. Albert Hodges
President / Chief Executive Officer
Email: roomattheinn@triad.rr.com

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