So, why don’t they sleep in shelters?
I get asked this questions quite often. Worse yet, I hear people asking the homeless “so why don’t you just move into a shelter”. I have no more right to suggest that they move off of the street than one might have to ask me why I don’t live in a bigger house! The question is easy – but the answer is complicated. Many of the homeless live on the streets (rather than the shelters) because there isn’t any room. The shelters only have limited space. In Dallas alone, there are estimates of 5,000 – 9,000 homeless (it all depends who you ask). There...
Read More2.8.2008 Prayer Requests and more!!!
Ok so with the transition of the website I have a lot of prayer requests that need to be added, thus these and more….cause when I say more….I really mean more! (We are going all the way back to before the holidays guys)! Garrett – his brother is diabetic and praise that his brother (Jacob) is now home from the hospital. John - his step daughter is diabetic and almost passed away, also pray for him, 1 year ago he had no job or home and now he has a place to stay. Willie - 6 months ago he found out that his brother in law has colon cancer, since he is on the street he has no...
Read MoreHow to find a missing person
I meet many homeless men and women who are searching for lost loved ones. One guy hasn’t seen his family in years and only has a name to search with. Another has an old address that the family once lived at, but has since moved from. How do you search for a missing person? There are a tons of web searches and services that allow you to pay a premium to find people. Google only goes so far and old records are even harder to come by. I am asking because I can’t find the answer. I need a search tool that allows us to search by various criteria. Sometimes we know a name, an age and an...
Read MoreBlankets come from the best people
A few weeks ago I received an email from David Timoth (the Soup man). A group of women wanted to come downtown and pass out blankets that they had made themselves.We have been passing out blankets for years, but this time was different. These ladies were so full of joy and it brought such a wonderful mood to the evening. They labored over these blankets and now had the opportunity to see the faces of those who would use them.They were so excited and so were the homeless people that received them. I ran into the Day Resource Center to ask if anyone needed one and was amazed at the number of...
Read More1983 was a long time ago
Last Friday night I met a man who hasn’t had any contact with his Family since 1983. As he told me this he started to cry. He shared a story of recently traveling by bus to the last know address of his sister. He walked for miles to the neighborhood only to find from neighbors that she had moved months before. Without any forwarding address – he is left hopeless. Many homeless individuals are victims of wrecked family relationships. It is a terrible fact that many families know that the individual is homeless yet continue to ignore their pleas for contact. I took down the...
Read MoreWhat is your calling?
