Lent is the calendar season during which we look for the arrival of God's future in our present. It is the time of longing for His Kingdom to come. In our world there are "thin places," places where heaven touches earth and the Kingdom arrives in splendour. Among these are the Mahima After Care homes in Kolkata, India. Smita Singh leads a powerful ministry there to the rescued human trafficked young women from the brothels of that teeming city. Restoring these beautiful children psychologically, spiritually, physically and socially along with assisting them in seeking justice against their perpetrators Smita dramatically answers the question that we as a church seek to persist in: "What would it look like if God's future arrived in these girls' present?" She can simply say "like this!" Smita will once again visit us at Southside this coming Sunday to bring us news of her girls and her co-workers.
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