With forecast temps in the 20′s tonight and the teens tomorrow night, unsheltered homeless folks could die sleeping outside: In the United States, hypothermia is primarily an urban phenomenon associated with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, and cold-water immersion accidents. The victims are often homeless male alcoholics. (source) Deb (from … > read more
“I want a blog, just so I can put that on there. Will you put that on your blog for me?” So said one of my sons, as he showed me this news article about a North Carolina man who provided emergency medical assistance to injured car accident victims using … > read more
From FoxNews, “Hospital Sued for Dumping Homeless Paraplegic Man in Los Angeles Gutter:” Civil rights activists sued a hospital Thursday for releasing a paraplegic, mentally ill man who was found crawling in a Skid Row gutter in what the lawsuit describes as an “obscene” case of homeless dumping. The suit … > read more
MY friend Jordan Green writes about “Why Greensboro Needs A Homeless Day Center,” at the YES! Weekly blog. I talked about it briefly at Council last night. It came up in a discussion with a homeless friend who’s been “moved along” by UNCG PD and GPD more than a few … > read more
My youngest child gets half-excited about the prospect of winter weather. No school, of course. And if there’s snow, going outside and throwing snowballs at the windows of the lame adults in the family (like me) who refuse to come outside. But I say “half-excited,” because the other half of … > read more
A word of caution: “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” — 1 Peter 5:8 And a word of encouragement: “For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” — 2 … > read more
From Suzanne, on mission in India: “… Then it was Sony’s turn…She picked the cd ‘Come and Listen’ that had songs on it from a Dance Fundraiser that we had for my dear friends the Byers before they left for Germany. I turned it on for her and then got … > read more
I received a request to pray specifically for missionaries in another country who are baptizing new believers today. Believers in that country are persecuted (beaten, sometimes killed) for their faith and the missionaries requested that followers of Christ pray for them today. I think of Jesus’ prayer in John 17: … > read more
From Today at the Mission: “… What does the gospel mean in this community? 6 days before Christmas I broke up a fight with a knife, so tell me, what threat does hell hold to teenagers who fight with knives and crowbars? I think about this stuff all the time, … > read more
From Kevin Barbieux, “The Homeless Guy,” in Nashville: “…At the rescue mission, people are treated rather poorly, and this poor treatment negatively effects homeless people’s emotional state. Besides that, the rescue mission is an uncomfortable place to be. The only advantage to staying at the mission is that they keep … > read more