Helping those less fortunate

Hello,

I love being back in Charlotte, but something is really bothering me. Literally every single day I drive past several homeless people. I am not driving uptown. I am on random intersections all around. Sometimes I see the same people.  Tonight I saw a woman with her small daughter on the corner with a sign. I had a lump in my throat.

I have started keeping a dollar in my console and a bottle of water for just an occasion. Tonight I had already given them to a young man that I have seen repeatedly and I just couldn’t drive by without giving him something.

Money is tight for me right now. Unbelievably tight, but I am incredibly fortunate. I have a roof over my head. I have friends and family that are willing to help me.  I thank God every day for that every day.  That dollar can do more for him than me.

This week my phone had to reset to factory default. I lost everything. It was upsetting, but it was just a phone. It was a hassle to set everything up again. It was horrifying to lose so many pictures. Luckily I post all of the good ones as soon as I take them and I’m pretty good about downloading them to my computer. I really just lost random ones and ones that other people sent me. It sucked, but it was just a phone. A dear friend’s house caught on fire recently. Her family of 6 is living in a Residence Inn until February. They lost everything in their attic (including winter clothes) and other things.  Sadly I know too many people that would be flipping out and complaining about their phone for days. It would be all I would hear about.  It was hard for me to dwell on that when others are dealing with so much more.

I feel sick whenever I pass someone less fortunate and can’t help them.

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Luke 3:11 

And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”