“I watch my kids… and some of them are so rascally.  If I were to watch them in the natural, I’d say they’re hopeless.  I want to share about one.  Some of you’ve seen him.  If you’ve been to Mozambique, you’ve seen him.  He stands out in a crowd because he takes more time than 200.  His name is George.  I just feel like talking about George because he’s messed up again.  And George… well, he ran away nine times.  And God would say things to me like, “Get on a plane, fly four hours, and go down there and find George.”  I’d say, “Go down where?”  He said, “I’ll tell you where when you get there.”  George is challenging.  He steals everything.  He’s mentally challenged and he actually abused a little girl so none of the centers would take him.  Even though I built the centers, none of them would take him.  So… I had to build another center.  I literally built another center for this kid.  God says no one is impossible.  And even George… God can love George.  God can love the meanest, most challenging, most difficult people on the planet.  He loves us!  He loves us.  And you can’t mess it up.  He’s absolutely enthralled with who you are because you’re His. You’re His and you can’t mess it up… no matter how hard you try, you can’t mess it up.  I can remember bringing George home.  He messed it up so bad.  And God would say, Pursue him.  Just pursue him.  Love him back to life.  Some people would say to me, “You have 3,000 kids, what do you need George for?”  Because he’s one of my sons.  I don’t think God’s just looking for the pretty ones.  I don’t think He’s just looking for the perfect ones, the ones who win the multitudes.  He’s looking for each one of us because you’re so unique and so valuable that He can’t stand not to have you.”

-Heidi Baker at Dunamis Now! Conference 2005