Prayers for Mark

This entry isn't so much a story of something neat or cool that happened... it's more of a plea for prayers for our brother Mark... Mark has been on the street for over 10 years, and is a severe alcoholic.  Mark is a perfect example of the "Why do you help others who won't help themselves" argument.  Mark wakes up in the morning looking for that first Cobra beer... he spends his days pretty much just hoping to stay alive and find that next sip.  Several weeks ago, Mark broke down crying and claiming he wanted to go to rehab, because he knew he "would not survive another winter on the street."  Mark cries a lot, and usually can cry on command, but it still doesn't hide the fact that he is a severely broken man in severe need of Christ's furious love.  He once told me that it's not fair he's alive, because he was the outcast and the black sheep of his family.  I look forward to every Sunday at the Hope House, just hoping to hear one of Mark's hilarious stories.  He often tells of how he hopped a train one day to head to Florida.  He was too scared to jump out of the train unless it was completely still, so three days later, he landed on the other side of Georgia.  From the first time we met Mark, he definatley grasped onto a very special place in our hearts... I ask that we all please pray for his deliverance and his healing.... He knows who the Lord is, as demonstrated by the moring he talked with God, Jesus, and his dog Benji... but please pray that he can fully grasp onto the unrelenting delivering love of our Christ... without some God intervention, I'm not really sure how much longer Mark will be with us... thank you, God bless, and GOd love!!

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