"The homeless now have a face." This is something Jenna told me today. It really hit me when she said it because that is why we are doing this. We are not doing it because we think we can truly know what it is like to be homeless. (that would be foolish and ignorant) We are not doing it because we want attention or to try to start conflict. The reason we are doing this is to put a face to the people on the street.
Let me ask you a question, How many times have to stopped and helped a homeless person in any way? For those of you who HAVE actually helped a homeless person, how many homeless people have you encountered? Is the number of people you have helped and the number of people you have come across close? If not ask yourself why. Let me digress here for a second, I am guilty of this as well. I have helped one homeless person in my life, but I have come across many more. I want you to know this because I used to think like a lot of people. I used to think that the homeless people got themselves in their position and they don't deserve my help. This argument makes sense in a world absent of God. Fortunately for us we have God, so that argument falls short. I agree that for many homeless people, it is their own fault. However, this does not give us a reason to not help them. Look at it like this: We are all sinners, we choose to sin every day. God in spite of our sin still chose to come to this earth to save us. We got ourselves into the mess we were, or still are, in. We didnt deserve any help, but God helped us anyways. We are called to be Christ-like, would God help the homeless? We know through the Bible that he not only would help the homeless, but he DID help them. Not only did God help us, but those that told us about Christ helped us as well. Whether it was your parents, pastor, missionary, friend, etc. someone told us about God. Those people helped us when we didn't deserve help. Was it foolish for them to help you? I would say no, they cared for you and wanted to save you from yourself. Why would you not want to do the same?
Thanks for sticking with me through all that...back to the story. Last night was quite interesting. Everything was going well, minus the whole pouring rain thing, until about 1 in the morning. We were woken up by the sound of "drano bombs". We don't know why people were setting them off, but they scared the crap out of us. Josh woke me up telling me that there was someone shooting a shotgun, because that's what it sounded like. Haha, so we freaked out a little and all ran into the chapel. Inti ended up calling the cops just to be safe, even though it turned out to be nothing. So that created a little excitement for everyone! The rest of the night went well. Some people, me for example, slept fairly well while others got little sleep at all. It was a new experience sleeping on rocks with just a blanket and some padding I cut from a couch that was out by Shen. It was good though. I woke up happier than I ever have at 7:15 in the morning...for those of you who don't know me I am NOT a morning person by any means. After waking up and eating a small fruit bar someone gave me, I went to class as usual and tired to stay awake. Today has not been too much out of the norm for me. I did some homework outside on a bench, came to the campus center to do some work, and talked with my friends. I'm not going to lie, at this point I am pretty hungry. I will survive though, and I already have and will continue to learn things through this experience. Please, if you agree, disagree, are curious, or have no idea about what we are doing come talk to us. We would love to chat with you about are motives behind doing this. Just remember to keep an open mind, and we don't always have to agree but we should ALWAYS strive to understand each other. Thanks for listening.
A wretched sinner saved by grace,
Jordan
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