Prayer request - potential HOD mom open to Christ
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:20 am
Hi everybody,
In another post, I mentioned we had a visitor over today, and that I gave her an HOD catalog. We had met at swimming lessons, and she had asked to come over to pick my brain about homeschooling. When she came over today, we went over the different philosophies of homeschooling curricula and why I like HOD. I pulled out a catalog and went over it extensively.
At the end of the time, she said, "we go to church, but we really don't go all that often. We certainly don't really push the Bible, but we want our daughter to grow up with Christian values. We just don't want to force her to read the Bible." I told her I could relate, and that I certainly don't want to push the Bible down my kids' throats either. We both agreed that HOD didn't seem to do that, and that it could be a great curriculum for gently introducing the things of God to our kids. She acknowledged that she wanted to do that.
I just wanted to ask you to pray for this mama, who seems scared to really assert a Christian faith. Pray for her kids, and that the ministry of HOD would continue to welcome people into the family of God. I mean this in the gentlest, most caring way possible. Carrie and Mike, and everyone else associated with the ministry, thanks for such a gentle curriculum that doesn't force people into a way of living, but introduces them via relationship to the Person of Jesus Christ.
In another post, I mentioned we had a visitor over today, and that I gave her an HOD catalog. We had met at swimming lessons, and she had asked to come over to pick my brain about homeschooling. When she came over today, we went over the different philosophies of homeschooling curricula and why I like HOD. I pulled out a catalog and went over it extensively.
At the end of the time, she said, "we go to church, but we really don't go all that often. We certainly don't really push the Bible, but we want our daughter to grow up with Christian values. We just don't want to force her to read the Bible." I told her I could relate, and that I certainly don't want to push the Bible down my kids' throats either. We both agreed that HOD didn't seem to do that, and that it could be a great curriculum for gently introducing the things of God to our kids. She acknowledged that she wanted to do that.
I just wanted to ask you to pray for this mama, who seems scared to really assert a Christian faith. Pray for her kids, and that the ministry of HOD would continue to welcome people into the family of God. I mean this in the gentlest, most caring way possible. Carrie and Mike, and everyone else associated with the ministry, thanks for such a gentle curriculum that doesn't force people into a way of living, but introduces them via relationship to the Person of Jesus Christ.
