Inspiration

Index of daily devotionals (only active to the 2nd of October?) October 2nd's devotion introduces Elsie Isensee, who worked her way through Bible college and becoming a pastor and missionary in Peru and Mexico. (She had an unhappy childhood; her mother abused and rejected her.)

Some think that Elsie is a classic example of someone pulling herself up by her own bootstraps. “Nothing could be farther from the truth,” she says. “It took divine intervention.”
To others who have been denied acceptance and affection, she says, “Come to Christ. He will supply those basic needs in richer quantity and quality than any human parent. That’s the miracle of God’s grace.”