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God Working With Men And Women

Who are the homeless people? Why are they homeless? What do the homeless need? Why don’t our public programs work? How can we help? - Homeless adults feel that what they need most are help finding a job, help finding affordable housing, and help paying for housing. However, the main types of assistance that homeless people usually receive are clothing, transportation and help with public benefits. We need to understand homelessness; and we need to understand the special needs of homeless children, homeless women, homeless veterans and homeless seniors.

HOMELESS

HOMELESS doesn’t mean we never had a family or even that we have drug/alcohol problems. The biggest reason for homelessness is unaffordable housing then it’s job loss, sickness, divorce.

HOMELESS is not something people do for “a living”... if it were so easy why would anyone work?

HOMELESS doesn’t mean we are a certain color. Please remember God made us different so we’d learn how to love. By the way, how are you doing?

HOMELESS doesn’t mean we just need a cup of soup and a blanket. We aren’t just hungry, we are actually homeless.

HOMELESS means we cannot get a home with reasonable payments because as HOMELESS we often have lost our credit through illness, divorce or a situation beyond our control.

HOMELESS doesn’t mean we don’t know the Lord. Like you, we know we will answer to Him for everything we do and don’t do in the end. That’s why most of us are quiet, kind, helpful and careful people. We may be poor but we aren’t stupid. The church is said to be the only place that shoots its wounded. Please, stop shooting.

HOMELESS means getting a job can be nearly impossible with no phone or address or even a place to do up a resume and keep it clean and presentable. Sometimes we can use the computer in a library but usually they don’t want us there. If we are disabled then we cannot work for one year.If we do we will NEVER get disability payments until we are out of work for one year. It’s the law.
If we are mentally ill then we really don’t know what to do.The world is a terribly scary place ...

HOMELESS doesn’t mean we are 100% ok that day that you meet us.Did you ever have a day where you didn’t do things exactly right because of a situation or news you didn’t care for? Try our lifestyle on for size and see how you feel.

HOMELESS, especially if we have no young children, are not abused, or are not a senior citizen, is a position society doesn’t work well with. They have no reason to help us.
But you would think the church could figure it out.

HOMELESS means God would expect you to do exactly as the Bible says because anything less will leave us HOMELESS .

We appreciate a meal but more than that invite us to your Bible study, give us a Bible with our name on it like we used to have, be faithful and don’t forget to pick us up early
so we can bathe and put clean clothes on at your house. Honor our trust with love, not indifference.

Don’t tell others of our homelessness until we have the chance to develop friendships based on love, not based on “HOMELESS” and people’s prejudices. Play fair is all we ask.

HOMELESS is perhaps one of the ultimate tests for the successful Christian, whether it’s you or me.

HOMELESS is not a state of living, it’s the ultimate position for miracles....don’t just pray, ACT. ANYTHING LESS is not faith and won’t please God.

Don’t just be touched for this moment while you read this. Make a difference. Forget fear; it has no place in God’s Kingdom.

Praise the Lord for new avenues to help those who you would consider “the least of these”... of course only fear and prejudice determines “the least of these” but by society’s standards we are just that.

Heaven is a place we won’t be HOMELESS anymore. But until then we need more than prayers... The poorest of poor take in people who need help. Can’t you do at least that much?

FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.
 


Lynn Marie Moen

lynnmm0en@aol.com

 

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