Everybody's pitching in!!!
This was another happening week down at the BRDC ( Baton Rouge Dream Center). On Thursday we were working in the warehouse, prepping for Saturday, getting orders ready for pick up, etc. This guy from the alarm company came to do something with our system and for a while the alarm was going off constantly. I was walking through the building with this “Burglary…Burglary…Get Out of the Building Immediately!” ringing through at about a thousand decibels. I passed the room where our pre-school reading program is held and I looked at the kids. They were playing with toys and turning pages in books, completely oblivious to the deafening alarm going off around them. I realized that, for them, a screaming alarm had no impact. They live surrounded by sirens, alarms, gunshots and mayhem. This minor annoyance didn’t even register. It hurt my heart that these three and four-year olds were so conditioned to chaos. It also made me grateful that, for three mornings a week, they can come to a safe place and be surrounded by caring, godly people who loved them.
We had to make a run to Turner Plaza to drop off some items to a woman who had recently moved in. She had been homeless and was released from the hospital only a couple of weeks ago. She had been attacked by a pit bull and required surgery to close the wounds. Future surgery is possible, depending on how her leg heals. We got to take her some stuff and visit with her. She told us that, I the midst of the attack, she called on the name of Jesus. She said that immediately the dog let go of her and walked away. She lost consciousness due to blood loss, but when she woke up she realized that even the dog submitted to Jesus’ name. She decided that if the dog knew enough to obey, that maybe she needed to line up with God’s will too. Powerful stuff.
On Friday it was raining sideways, but we still had a visit from one of the ladies we met several months ago. When we met her she was living on the street, turning tricks, strung out on drugs and pretty sick physically. I’m happy to report that she’s doing much better now. She’s living in an apartment and working a real job. There are still lots of issues to work through, but she’s making progress. We got to pray with her, give her a Bible and send her home with some food. God is good.
On Saturday we did another grocery give-away, this time over on 38th Street. The people were very open and grateful for the food. We started out going door-to-door but then we had cars stopping in the middle of the street. It was like an Albertson’s drive-thru. We told people about the BRDC, what we’re doing and how they can get plugged in. One woman, after receiving soup and prayer, insisted on getting out of her car and hugging everyone wearing a red shirt. It was fine. Then we hit The Alamo and got to serve a bunch more people. I love the The Alamo because it’s always hopping.
Saturday afternoon we had our second Men’s Bar-b-que. Craig and the guys did a great job, feeding and fellowshipping with a couple dozen men from the neighborhood. Our new volunteer (Marlin), rounded up about a dozen homeless guys and brought them over for food and fun. Does it get any better than this? All glory to God!
We had to make a run to Turner Plaza to drop off some items to a woman who had recently moved in. She had been homeless and was released from the hospital only a couple of weeks ago. She had been attacked by a pit bull and required surgery to close the wounds. Future surgery is possible, depending on how her leg heals. We got to take her some stuff and visit with her. She told us that, I the midst of the attack, she called on the name of Jesus. She said that immediately the dog let go of her and walked away. She lost consciousness due to blood loss, but when she woke up she realized that even the dog submitted to Jesus’ name. She decided that if the dog knew enough to obey, that maybe she needed to line up with God’s will too. Powerful stuff.
On Friday it was raining sideways, but we still had a visit from one of the ladies we met several months ago. When we met her she was living on the street, turning tricks, strung out on drugs and pretty sick physically. I’m happy to report that she’s doing much better now. She’s living in an apartment and working a real job. There are still lots of issues to work through, but she’s making progress. We got to pray with her, give her a Bible and send her home with some food. God is good.
On Saturday we did another grocery give-away, this time over on 38th Street. The people were very open and grateful for the food. We started out going door-to-door but then we had cars stopping in the middle of the street. It was like an Albertson’s drive-thru. We told people about the BRDC, what we’re doing and how they can get plugged in. One woman, after receiving soup and prayer, insisted on getting out of her car and hugging everyone wearing a red shirt. It was fine. Then we hit The Alamo and got to serve a bunch more people. I love the The Alamo because it’s always hopping.
Saturday afternoon we had our second Men’s Bar-b-que. Craig and the guys did a great job, feeding and fellowshipping with a couple dozen men from the neighborhood. Our new volunteer (Marlin), rounded up about a dozen homeless guys and brought them over for food and fun. Does it get any better than this? All glory to God!
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