Recovery Connections Network : Updates during COVID-19

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Updates during COVID-19

Quarantine update from my daughter, Lovelady Center Director Melinda MeGahee:

Day 31.... Asking for prayers.... One of the biggest challenges I have had since being quarantined inside the center where no one leaves and no one comes in, is telling the "one" that needs to come in that she cannot.

I understand the reason I can't; we had to first verify we didn't have Covid-19 inside the center, then we had to keep it out. I am beyond grateful that we have not had an outbreak. In fact, we have less sickness inside the center than we have had in years. I have witnessed nothing but the Hand of God over the past 31 days; our girls have worked hard, they have worked together, they have sought out and worshiped God like never before.

Watching them has been overall inspirational; however, there has been that "one," many times begging to come in for the first time - or some for the 5th time.

Birmingham police needing to drop a lady off in need, and through the locked front door, telling her "no" has been heart-breaking and has brought me to tears. If you know me, you know when it comes to entering our program I am a "yes girl," but the circumstances have required us to say no. Over the past 31 days, worshiping to "So Will I" or "Reckless Love" always brings a heavy tug on my heart. Skipping Matthew 18 has become necessary because they all remind me of how Jesus left the 99 for the "one," and my heart has been so heavy for the "one."

So with all that said, this Wednesday the 22nd, twenty-five of the "ones" will be coming into the program through a strict quarantine process. Though this is not our normal open-arms type of situation, we will receive them with every bit of an open heart, ready to share the love of Jesus. My prayer request is for you to please pray for the twenty-five, that through this "social distance" process, and them having to be somewhat alienated for 14 days, that they will allow Jesus to be their beacon of light.

Please pray for the staff willing to be alienated with them in a specific area of the building, where they can't leave. Pray for the remaining staff while they continuously give of themselves 7 days a week. Please pray that Covid-19 will continue to pass over our ministry. Pray our 210+ women already in the building will continue to flourish and nothing will harm them. I ask you to please pray for the 99... and the 1.

In His Service,