Thursday, November 20, 2008
A dark place...
Last night I went to see Marlon, the guy who is in drug rehab. I found out that he didn't admit himself, but was admitted by his probation officer. When I walked in, it was so sad and a dark place. I saw people sitting in pairs on chairs in the hallway and in a small room. Each person was visiting with their person who came to see them. This place seemed so hopeless to me, because I know how ineffective anything but the redeeming power of JESUS is. This rehab only lasts for 30 days and from many programs that I have heard about, it doesn't stick. The addict is back out on the streets and back into his old habits. I visited with Marlon and asked him how things were going. He said it was fine and kind of felt like school to him, because they learn a lot about drugs and the effects that they have on your body. As he shared with me, I got angry inside because I know that drug rehab centers are just a sad attempt to do what only a solid relationship with JESUS and His Word can do. We only got to visit for about 7 minutes and then the mother of his children came to see him. He told me that I didn't have to go, but I didn't want it to be uncomfortable for them as they visited having a 3rd person there. There was also a man there who I have seen around the neighborhood lately. The woman that was visiting him is a lady who I have been able to get to know a little better over the past week. It was eye opening to see them there, because I felt like I had an even deeper look into John DeShields and the problems that go on here.
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