It is hard to believe how much the work of ICC has changed in this last twelve months! As we entered 2004 we hoped for a year of 'quiet' advancement in our work. However God had other plans.
As we come to the end of the year we can look back and feel somewhat like a victim of circumstance. We have faced abitrary government decisions that force change to happen quickly and somewhat chaotically, and yet....
I was reminded when reading Henri Nouwen's book 'Reaching Out' as to how God's uses the circumstances that unfold around us to bring about an opportunity for out continued growth and conversion. What seems arbitrary and chaotic, in hindsight can be clearly seen as the Potter moulding His clay in order to create that which lies in His heart.
ICC has been transformed from an organization with two residential care units with support services, to a community-based care organization with six group homes, a residential unit for children with more severe disabilities, and a vibrant and growing foster care program. Our support services such as therapy, education and medical care continue to serve the children in each of their new settings.
As we begin to look forward to 2005 I feel a renewed sense of excitment, purpose and vision rising up inside me. God has used these times to transform us, and I am more convinced than ever that this is in order to make us ready for the greater works that lie ahead.
Let me ask you to pray for us as this year comes to a close - that God would enable us to move through the struggles that this year has brought, and to raise our eyes to the exciting new developments ahead in 2005.
Join us in believing for our great God to great things!
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