Joey Cruse is our guest writer for this blog. Yay!
Seven members from NFWBC took off at 10am loaded with 50 dogs, sandwiches, chips, bananas, and water. It was great to have my friend, Rick Bracy along for the first time.
WE stopped by my office to pick up some clothes and a load of jackets. Bibles were also picked up. We also had Southwestern students join us, Brady, Kasey, and Joanna. We headed first to Maria's house.
They were still in bed but was able to come out. Maria and three of the girls came out to visit. Enough food and clothes were left over for lunch. Then we headed to the Texas Car Wash.
At the car wash, Ricky, Hector, and a couple regulars were there plus several new ppeople. They were all pretty drunk, but we were able to give them all jackets, socks, and gloves. A guy named Bobbie was in really bad shape with open sores all over his hands. He talked of how he had started drinking in 2005 and hasn't been sober since. He wishes he could. The Stewarts spent much of their time ministering and praying with him. I gave him a contact with Catholic Charities for rehab if he ever wanted to sober up.
From there we headed to the home on Mason where we knew Susan and Claudia would be. WE had a nice visit with the lady who owned the house, but Susan and Claudia weren't present. Susan was staying across the street in a garage with no electricity sleeping on a mattress. We left them lunch and groceries. Later, I found out Susan was kicked out with just the clothes she had on
The last stop took us to the park near the Shamrock station and Southside Church of Christ. We passed out all the clothes and had leftove rwhich we left to to about 20 people present there. Betty, Ruben, and many new faces got plenty of goods. They needed help and were very appreciative. Joanna and Rick were kind enough to give up their coats when we ran out of what we brought.
Please keep the household at 408 Gambreel Street in your prayers. This is where Susan ended up but she as bad as I've seen her in the last couple of years. I connected her and Claudia with my friend Rosa (who works at CC). She had to get into shelter and rehab in order to rent a place from CC. But they have to at least meet the minimal requirements. They had a baby and teenage girl there. We need lots of prayer in reaching this family. They need guidance and a hope that their lives would be changed.
Jesus does just that.
Till next time...
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