Then we walked across the adjoining courtyard of the GMA lockup, had a service for the juveniles, and meet 16 attentive young men – some look to be barely in their teen years. As Dee was doing the PFC intro, we saw many of the boys removing their earrings. The headmaster spent 2 years in CA as a caregiver. When her husband became ill, she returned with him to their home in The Philippines and became the headmaster of the juveniles in her care as a new career. Eddie gives a riveting account of Joseph of the Bible and Tim gives an equally impassioned sermon about the prodigal son. As Jaycob was giving his testimony Pastor Louie asked if any of the boys came from a broken home, and 60% of them raised their hand. Three young men were released today one of which was a Muslim when he came in but now by the grace of God he is a Christian. They blessed us with a Christian rap song that they composed accompanied by highly impressive beatboxing. The team is delighted and blessed by it all. The food and Bibles were well received by the respectful young men including a basketball received with huge smiles. The team had also brought sandals (flip-flops) but they were too big for the youth. We will get them exchanged for the correct sizes for them. We are made aware of a special needs boy who is being cared for there not because of a criminal offense, but because he has no family to care for him otherwise. He was not able to attend the services but Steve, Tim, and Eddie agree to go see the boy back in the dorm area and pray over him. The other boys from the service soon arrive in the juvenile dorm and show great concern and care for this impaired young boy. It is sweet to see their compassion for one another in this circumstance.
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