There was a young child who birthed into a broken family where he received no love from his parents. No love was an understatement, in fact, they abandoned him to the care of the grandmother as they went on their separate lives. He grew up in emptiness and poverty. Soon, this child was lured into the streets got entangled in glue-sniffing and was earmarked for failure by his neighbors. He rose up the ranks in the street gangs and found comfort in the company of juvenile delinquents - the only family he knew.
One day, he stole a few coins, hoping to buy either glue in hopes of intoxicating himself to overcome hunger pangs. But in a series of unforeseen circumstances, he met friends who convinced him to spend the coins in this newly opened internet cafe. This internet cafe, unknowingly to him happens to be RADION's outreach centre.
The staff reached out to this child and understood the crisis at hand. Before long, he volunteered to be on the rehabilitation programme to get himself "cleaned" and rejoin mainstream education. Within 3 months, he had successfully overcame his addiction of glue and started to do betterl in school. He grew to be a committed youth who knew how to care for others. His name is David.
David's joy was short lived, with gang members taunting him to rejoin the "pack". Under incredible peer pressure, he eventually left the programme and dropped out of school again. In a turn of the moment, he was back in the streets and got involved in glue yet again. 2 years being bumped around, without money and without a future, Davide is now in the streets of bangkok trying to make a living through selling things on the streets.
While most would have given up on David, something in me refuses to let him go. Something in me tells me that this child has a destiny ahead of him. Deep in me, I have a suspicion that God has something in stored for him. Therefore this round as I head through Bangkok back to my field office. I'm planning to do the most ridiculous thing - I'm hoping to try to locate this boy and offer him a second chance in his life.
I ask each and every one of you to pray alongside me as we navigate through an impossible maze to bring back a prodigal son.
Update : http://radionjournals.blogspot.com/2011/03/finding-david-chapter-2-incredible.html
One day, he stole a few coins, hoping to buy either glue in hopes of intoxicating himself to overcome hunger pangs. But in a series of unforeseen circumstances, he met friends who convinced him to spend the coins in this newly opened internet cafe. This internet cafe, unknowingly to him happens to be RADION's outreach centre.
The staff reached out to this child and understood the crisis at hand. Before long, he volunteered to be on the rehabilitation programme to get himself "cleaned" and rejoin mainstream education. Within 3 months, he had successfully overcame his addiction of glue and started to do betterl in school. He grew to be a committed youth who knew how to care for others. His name is David.
David's joy was short lived, with gang members taunting him to rejoin the "pack". Under incredible peer pressure, he eventually left the programme and dropped out of school again. In a turn of the moment, he was back in the streets and got involved in glue yet again. 2 years being bumped around, without money and without a future, Davide is now in the streets of bangkok trying to make a living through selling things on the streets.
While most would have given up on David, something in me refuses to let him go. Something in me tells me that this child has a destiny ahead of him. Deep in me, I have a suspicion that God has something in stored for him. Therefore this round as I head through Bangkok back to my field office. I'm planning to do the most ridiculous thing - I'm hoping to try to locate this boy and offer him a second chance in his life.
I ask each and every one of you to pray alongside me as we navigate through an impossible maze to bring back a prodigal son.
Update : http://radionjournals.blogspot.com/2011/03/finding-david-chapter-2-incredible.html
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