The Day has finally arrived!

We are all set for our first night as an emergency coldweather homeless shelter for 24 guys from our community. Community of Joy and Cathederal of Love are the two area churches that are hosting this week's shelter. We open tonight at 5 p.m. Then supper at 6 and all night shelter till 7 a.m. each day through next Saturday.

We had lots of our own help this morning and 12-15 of the guys came to help as well. It will be a great week as we extend the love of Jesus to these guys!

Thanks to ALL who are being part of this effort and especially to our Key Volunteer Belinda White!

Spent some time this afternoon talking to one of the guys... 66 years old... retired vet and iron worker... never been homeless before, this past week... the shelter is quite a shock for him... he had a stroke 2 years ago and has limited use of his left arm and hand. He was unable to walk anywhere today... normally he is in the Go-Getters Friendship Network and goes to the senior center during the day... but they don't operate on the weekend... so he was forced to stay outside (shelter rules) until 5 p.m. We decided to let him back in to go to the restroom and to fix his lunch... then I offered to talke him to the Library and bring him back at 5 but he opted to sit in the sun on a chair that I got for him. Nice guy... so sad... so hard for him to deal with what he is going through... gets $715 a month SS. On Monday, Go-Getters is getting him hooked up with a section 8 housing situation and he is looking forward to being out of the shelter.... I pray it works out for him!