Reclamation Welch Blog

God is at work in our lives, and every single one of us has a story. We have a life story. Tell a story, our lives are a story, but more specifically, each one of us has a God story, how God is drawing us to himself, or He's drawing us to himself continually, and how He is making us more like Him and working in our hearts, minds, and lives. What are the big occurrences for the two of you? Kids. One of my cousins, who’s addicted, has a kid who is 2 1/2 years old, and he is through the CPS system, and he has been placed with us right now. We’re hoping to long-term adopt this young man named Hudson. How is God growing you in this entire experience? For me (Randall), it's just been we’ve got three kids running around, work, life, and everything, so it’s just like every minute, every second counts to make it all worth it. (Marlee), definitely patience. I’m at home with them all day, and our oldest is 3 1/2 years old, and the rest of our 2 kids are even younger. So it’s kind of craz...

Desire that your life count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this! Don't coast through life without a passion.” - John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life   It’s been a sweet few days around RCW thanks to a team of college students who traveled a long way to serve and learn.  We have the privilege of hosting work teams from time to time, including on college Spring breaks. This past week four students from Azusa Pacific University — three seniors and one sophomore — came to McDowell County through Young Life Expeditions to spend their Spring break learning about the work God is doing here and jumping in wherever they could help.   They spent time visiting several local events in the area (lots of laughs, lots of young folks) and getting to share their stories with YL kids at Campaigners, which in my opinion was an absolute highlight. They also rolled up their sleeves to help clean the church and set up for the Zera House spaghett...