Update on our friend

We heard from our friend last night and he is ok and I am so relieved. One week after leaving he was arrested for public drunkeness and was in jail for 2 weeks. I think this was a mercy as it brought him to his senses, sobered him up and kept him from worse harm. He is now working and sorting out the damage. It has been tough but I do feel our prayers were answered. He knows we love him and communication has been restored. He cannot leave the state he is living in, but we will see him again.
Love hurts sometimes as the song goes. We are getting a window into the addicts world and it is not easy. Love is the best we have to offer in a broken world.