Jesus on the Streets - February 5, 2023

It was warmer today (finally) after a brutally cold start to the weekend. Many of our friends were outside sleeping under an overpass through temperatures as low as -9 and windchill around -22 on Friday night. Some of our friends were able to pool their money and get a night at a cheap hotel because there were no warming centers open. (From what we’ve heard, many cities and towns appear to have ignored the plight of their homeless.) As a result of all this, many of our friends were still hunkered down and we saw fewer than usual.

We provided 65 meals of hot soup (Chicken International - a bit of everything), along with hot coffee and cocoa, homebaked goods, fresh fruit, and a lot of love.

• Keshawn praying to control his short fuse.

• Robert is a Teen Challenge graduate and is clean/sober, but is now struggling to find a place to live.

• Patrick woke up this week without debilitating back pain for the first time in 5 years. A month ago it was looking like he would need a wheelchair and now he’s returned to work. It is truly a miracle and he’s very excited, the happiest we’ve seen in 10 years.

• Callie is asking for prayers for her friend Christina who has cancer.

• Cherish is asking for an apartment closer to her young daughter.

• Jimmy did not want prayers but wants us to keep praying for him. I think that’s progress?

• Bobby came out from under a bridge without shoes and with a huge abscess on his jaw but he won’t go to a doctor. This is not healthy and we are worried.

Thank you for all your love and support of our friends on the street. Keep praying they stay safe through this winter.