Everyone needs dinner...and Jesus

Tonight the college/singles class met up at Church and instead of having a normal Wednesday evening service, we all brought sandwich meat, cheese, bread, chips, water and candy and made little sack lunches.  We then loaded them all up in the back of a truck and and took them to Downtown Houston to deliver.

Jase joined us on this trip and it was great to be able to talk to him about what was going on.  That these people we were taking food to did not have any food, a house, a room, a bed...nothing.  I told him that they were people just like us and just need a little help right now.  He handed several bags of food and bottles of water out to the men and women on the streets.  He told them you're welcome and God Bless.  :)  He even shook some of their hands and gave one guy knuckles. 

We stopped and had conversations with a few of them and to hear their stories...just breaks your heart.  One man is a Vietnam Veteran and now he lives on the streets with a brain tumor.  Another man was telling us about his 6 grandchildren (oldest is 13-14 years) and he hasn't seen them in years because they live in Florida.  Makes me want to go buy a plane ticket and send him home.  I know how much my mom loves Jase and Allyson and she would probably follow them to the end of the earth to see them and it just breaks my heart knowing this man (and many more) cannot physically or financially go home.  We were able to pray with this man, Dave.

On the car ride back home we were talking about these men and women and their stories and when you get right down to it, their sin is no bigger than our sin.  Shawn mentioned that is the beauty of the gospel...it is for everyone! Thank you Jesus.  In God's eyes we are not above these people, although looking through man's eyes one might say so.  I'm sure it takes a lot of faith to live on the street and not know where your next meal is coming from, but praying that the good Lord will provide.

I had a great time preparing and delivering the food.  I hope we do it again soon.  And as for Dave, if he never sees his grandchildren on this earth again, but if he and his grandchildren put their trust and faith in Jesus Christ, they will be reunited in Heaven...what a glorious day!