One of the adults that was there that week caught us as we headed out. "Whoa!" he said. "Where do you think you're going?"

"Someone's crying for help."

"Yes, I know," he replied. "The river has flooded. There isn't anything we can do for them right now."

Those cries still haunt me when I think back on that moment. Thankfully, I can tell you that all of the people that were still alive at that time were rescued by our camp staff. Eight people had already lost their lives, though. As the counselor told us, there was nothing we could do for them.

I hear similar cries almost every day, cries for help, cries for rescue. The man who moved to another country with his wife, only to find himself all alone when she died suddenly. The woman who wants to stop the improper relationship she has with her boss. The mother whose children have scorned her love and abandoned their home. The man who says, "I've been so bad; can God ever take me back?" They cry out for deliverance. Their voices echo in the night.

Someone's crying for help

In a very real sense, there's nothing I can do for them, either. At least not me personally. But I know a God who does come to the rescue, who offers hope to the hopeless. He can do something. Because of him, I can write back to these people and say, "There is a way out."

If you haven't watched the videos at HopeForLife.org, I want to encourage you to do so. The videos tell of people who were rescued. Look around on the site, reading the articles there. The next time you hear someone crying out for spiritual rescue, send them there. Not to find the people who are on the site. Not to place their hope in us. Send them there to find rescue. From the God who cared enough to send his Son to die, that others could live a life of hope.

There is something I can do for those that cry out in the dark. I can point them to the God who rescues. If you feel the need for rescue, don't hesitate to write me at tim@hopeforlife.org or leave a comment on our blog at www.hopeforlife.org.

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Title: "Cries in the Dark"
Author: Tim Archer
Publication Date: February 11, 2009

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Tim works for Herald of Truth and writes for HopeForLife. He is the co-author of Letters From The Lamb. You can reach him by writing to tim@hopeforlife.org.

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