Many things grow at Palmer Home for Children.
We have an orchard full of apples, peaches, blueberries, plums, blackberries, grapes and figs where the children love to pick and enjoy eating the fruit. It is fun to see them exclaim how delicious the fresh picked fruit tastes and teach them how the fruit must be nurtured for it to grow.
Palmer Home for Children is known as a "Christian ministry where hope still grows". This summer at Palmer Home I have seen that statement to be so true. The good news of Jesus and the love that the staff showers upon the children here at Palmer Home truly gives them hope. What a joy it is to see so many children come from a place of hopelessness to Palmer Home where they do have hope, love, care and the gospel. Over the past few weeks a tiny little girl told me, "In the shelter we cried every night but at Palmer Home we do not cry anymore." An eleven year old boy exclaimed, "I am not afraid anymore!" when a caring staff member helped him conquer one of his ongoing fears. A six year old boy professed Jesus as his Lord and Savior with joy. These are just some of the wonders that happen through the love and service of the staff of Palmer Home and because of the grace of God.
Someone called me recently crying out for us to help three children that had no parents to care for them and were staying in a different location almost every night. At the end of the conversation she said, "Thank you. You have given us hope."
Jesus has given us hope. It is that hope that we pass on to these children and then nurture them to see them grow.
