by symbiote
TWLOHA began with an amazing story of redemption. Instead of ignoring the pain, 5 friends became the church and surrounded a girl very close to killing herself. They took her under their wing and saved her life, quite literally. The story is much better told in its original form at the TWLOHA.com website.
Here is an excerpt from the website:
She cuts herself, using the blade to write "FUCK UP" large across her left forearm. The nurse at the treatment center finds the wound several hours later. The center has no detox, names her too great a risk, and does not accept her. For the next five days, she is ours to love. We become her hospital and the possibility of healing fills our living room with life. It is unspoken and there are only a few of us, but we will be her church, the body of Christ coming alive to meet her needs, to write love on her arms.
TWLOHA is doing what we as the collective church should be doing day by day. Love is the revolution, rescue is possible, and these people mean it when they say save somebody''s life. They literally did just that. Now they are trying to help save every life they can. Many bands have joined the fight for life, Switchfoot, Anberlin, and others. You can find out more about them at their website, get involved, pray for them, buy a t-shirt, something. If anyone ends the epidemic of suicide, cutting, and worst of all homelessness in youth it will be TWLOHA.
They remind me of Proverbs 24:11-12:
I want to be like that. Giving someone hope and another chance at life, maybe the first one they''ve had. Talk about living the gospel.
