drop 'em... ...and White Trash
Submitted by Nate on July 30 2001 02:06:57
In reply to back off submitted by Splash! on July 29 2001 22:46:42
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Yes, I think all too often, the people in the church make decisions based on outward appearances and fear of how things will be perceived rather than listening to the Spirit and trusting God. At one point, I plainly told my pastor that I thought he was taking me out of ministry to protect his public image - if I got my name in the papers, they could say, "Oh, he has been receiving counseling here, but no, he is not one of our leaders." Boy he got hot! Must've hit on something there. But, it is really a shame when they drop a family in need, especially one of their own. What is "Christian" about that? I don't mean to be negative, just honest. Want to hear a funny one? I am supposed to be cutoff from all contact with boys right now (probably forever), so I told my pastor about WT, the little kid (15, but emotionally about 12) who comes over several times a week to get food. WT's dad is in prison, his mom is seriously emotionally - if not mentally - handicapped. The house is a wreak. When I went over to introduce myself to his mom I looked in the living room and thought somebody must have dumped a truck load of trash in there, I couldn't see any furniture! Anyway, you get the idea. This kid is White Trash. (I am not being racial, I am white. I say it in anger because its the truth.) So I tell pastor, looking for a way out, and he tells me that I need to continue ministering to this boy! WT would do a donkey act for a sandwich! He has tried to talk me into buggering him! He is one of the most precocious boys I have ever met. I frequently have to ask him to stop teasing me. And the church left me, the pedophile, to deal with this one! Luckily, I realised early that WT is a test for me. He wants to trade sex for food, and that makes me so sad that I am not even interested (OK, just a little!), and I have determined that I am going to teach him that he does NOT need to pay for love, acceptance, or food! I have learned that if I feed him first, he loses his interest in sex, so I know his motivation here is just to meet basic needs. BTW, I have talked with WT about getting him out of that home. He was very adamant about not wanting to go back to foster care. "Please don't call Child Services, its not that bad, they don't hit me anymore because I bruise too easy." I keep an eye on him, all of the cigarette burns are old. God! Why do kids have to deal with things like this? Wow, sorry. I didn't think I was going to tell that story tonight. Thanks for the encouragement, Nate |
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