The Power of Hospitality
She arrived a few weeks ago. She stood in the doorway of Welcome House Raleigh with a look of utter shock. She was overwhelmed and exhausted - twenty something, baby on her hip, uprooted from her family and her culture, hours upon hours of travel, no English, no money, a small bag. . .
Because of our shared ministry, she stood in the doorway of a Welcome House not a hotel room. She went into her bedroom and shut the door. She was safe.
Because of our shared ministry, the house hosts recognized that something was wrong. They knocked on the door and realized with the help of a translation app that she had no way to tell her family she had arrived. She was comforted.
Because of our shared ministry, another family in the house noticed that she had not come out of her room to eat. They set a place at the table for her, and invited her to eat with them. She was not alone.
Because of our shared ministry, her beginning is marked by compassion and friendship. Love and welcome stretched across 3 cultures and and 3 languages to support and uplift, to encourage and hold fast. She is building a new life in a new land with new friends.
Hospitality allows a person to belong and to begin. Hospitality calls forth our best. Hospitality means that we are not alone. Hospitality is changing and will change the world - here at Welcome House Raleigh we see this every day. Thank you for helping us change the world by creating a place at the table for all of God's children. We hope you will read on to celebrate "What Happens" when hospitality is allowed to flourish.
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