filling up belly's one conversation at a time...

       I am over joyed, all smiles, and feel so blessed after our first experience with feeding and clothing the homeless.  There were so many AMAZING people at Monroe Park today.  We set up shop and all of a sudden so many people with UNREAL stories started coming to our tables and grabbing some soup, sandwiches, cookies, coffee and water.

       We all met someone that warmed our hearts in a special way. For me, Liza, ,Olivia, Kela, Alex, Maddie and Ashley that woman was Mrs. Janice Fields!! Mrs. Fields was WONDERFUL! She was a fun and very open older woman who just wanted someone to talk to and share her story with. She came to Richmond from New Orleans after the hurricane. She lost her dog of 18 years in the storm and she said that she is in the same family as Miss Fields Cookies!! Crazy huh?

           For Andrew it was Don. Don has a great story, he is homeless by "choice". He has already WALKED from Maine to L.A. and now he is walking from Maine to Miami! He chose this life for himself after what he called a "dead end job" after 2 years and it was so amazing to get to hear his story and learn more about his life. Andrew got to talk to him about Jesus and the church and Mr. Don is coming to church tomorrow with us!

         There were many other amazing stories but you need to ask of of the many people who came to help us out tonight about their own experience. You see we learned today that there are many people in need. There are REAL people with REAL stories and REAL faces who just sometimes want someone to talk to. There are still skeptics out there and I understand your caution, I actually appreciate it. You see if you were to go with us you would have smelled alcohol on the breaths of 75% of the men and women we talked to BUT who are we to judge. That may be their way of numbing the pain, they may not have gotten the chance or taken the chance to get to know Jesus. He can take away their pain, but He needs us to open the door he is knocking on. I love the picture I get in my mind whenever I hear this saying: Jesus is knocking on the door for you, but there is no handle on his side, so you have to open it up for him.

         Thank you so much to all of the men and women who helped me get this project going. Thank you for everyone who has supported this and for all of your amazing hearts. Now:
                        WHO IS UP FOR DOING IT AGAIN????