In the last 10 days, 4 different homeless friends have come to Renovation Community’s Parsonage or Main Building front doors asking for help (usually a shower and occasionally a fresh change of clothes).
Weirdly, in all my years of serving my chronically homeless neighbors, I’ve never paused to consider the math.
On average, how often does someone stop by seeking help??
This doorbell camera footage from the last 10 days gives you an idea.
One every 2.5-3 days seems pretty average.
A glimpse into my life 🤷🏼♂️
They may not ring your home’s doorbell like they do ours.
And you shouldn’t always give them exactly what they request (because it’s not always what they most need).
And many of them need specialized help you and I cannot provide.
And you can’t help someone radically improve their life if they constantly self-sabotage that helpful change.
And I’m no expert on Chronic Homelessness, Poverty, Mental Illness, or Addiction.
Etc, etc, etc
But you and I CANNOT close our eyes to them.
Open your eyes.
See God’s beloved, broken children.
See how His heart breaks for them.
He calls us to love them as He loves them, and ALWAYS to see them.
“Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.” Proverbs 28:27
