Atascadero GO! Team Heading North

It was 4:30 this morning as I stood with our Atascadero GO! (Global Outreach) Team and prayed with them in the church's parking lot. They then quickly loaded themselves into the various vehicles and began their jaunt northward toward the city of Atascadero, and the opportunities waiting there for them at the Atascadero Christian Home and Country Care Facility.

The team will spend their time combining projects around the grounds with time spent with residents there. I was reminded of the importance of this kind of time when I was there once. I was talking with an elderly lady who was staring off into the distance as we sat on a porch. She told me that we were the only ones who had come to see her. That her son had not been visited even once since he had placed her in the home over a year earlier. I asked where he lived, certain it was a far distance. I was surprised and heartbroken for her when she sadly replied, "Atascadero."

Many fail to appreciate the great need our elderly have for connection and relationship, and how they have been too often failed by those in their lives. The great thing about this kind of outreach is that we don't have to look far to find ways to reach out and make a difference for those of the "Builder Generation."

Please keep the team in your prayers as they travel, work hard, and share their lives. Pray for their unity as a team, and for open doors as they share the hope of the Gospel with those yet to know it, both residents and staff.