Yesterday, I got a call about a homeless man in Greensboro who was sleeping in a barn. There was no room at the shelters for him. And the owner of the barn wanted him gone. I had no answers for the caller. I prayed for God to make a way — because He is the way.
My minister partner Audrie reminded me that Jesus was born in a barn, because there was no room for him in the inn. And soon after, his family had to flee because a ruler wanted him gone, too.
Jesus tells us that whatever we do for the “least of these,” we are doing for Him. Indeed. Yesterday, Jesus got kicked out of a barn in Guilford County, and I have no idea where he slept last night.
Update: Good news! A persistent sheriff’s deputy found a place for this gentleman to stay last night. Still, his homelessness has not ended and the issues that led him to that barn have not been resolved, so there is more work to do for him and so many other homeless people in our community. Homelessness is a huge problem, but it’s also always a symptom of other problems. To end homelessness, we have to address the problems that leave people homeless.
Michele….my eyes won’t stop crying…we must find this man.
Read my update. I don’t have the deputy’s name and I don’t know where the gentleman stayed last night, but I feel sure that if we’re supposed to help him directly, God will have us cross paths with him. In the meantime, I’m honored to continue to pray for him, and I know you are, too. That’s the best thing we can do for any of our friends, and it’s where the power is! God makes a way where there’s no way.