Wake-up!

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

I am so glad you got ot enjoy that! Did you happen to have the opportunity to watch the sunset over the pier? I have that on my cell phone. Did you go to the church I recommended?

Blessings, Rhoni

Yse the sunsets were beuatiful. We did not get to a church while we were traveling.

we were fortunate to been 30 miles below the tornados when they hit last week, killing twenty there.

While in St Pete, one thing that amazed me was the huge homeless population linving on the streets.

The wife and i were waking and took the "wrong street" and walked right thru a sleeping bag sidewalk community. People just sprawled out on the sidewalk at 2 in the afternoon.

Makes ya thankful for the roof over your head.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Yse the sunsets were beuatiful. We did not get to a church while we were traveling.

we were fortunate to been 30 miles below the tornados when they hit last week, killing twenty there.

While in St Pete, one thing that amazed me was the huge homeless population linving on the streets.

The wife and i were waking and took the "wrong street" and walked right thru a sleeping bag sidewalk community. People just sprawled out on the sidewalk at 2 in the afternoon.

Makes ya thankful for the roof over your head.

Yes, I worked Community Transitions [homeless] fpr three months and it was so sad. Many of them are dually diagnosed mentally ill and the pattern is: take medications, find work and housing. Stop taking their medications because they are feeling better, lose their job, lose their homes, and back on the streets.

At least they are in Florida with some good weather. There are many shelters, food kitchens, and access to services for these people though. Pineallas county is good about that population.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

Yes, I worked Community Transitions [homeless] fpr three months and it was so sad. Many of them are dually diagnosed mentally ill and the pattern is: take medications, find work and housing. Stop taking their medications because they are feeling better, lose their job, lose their homes, and back on the streets.

At least they are in Florida with some good weather. There are many shelters, food kitchens, and access to services for these people though. Pineallas county is good about that population.

Yes..I think if I was homeless in the winter I'd migrate to Florida.
A few years back a friend i worked with (evangelical wesleyan fellow) invited to go with to minister.(take food and warm clothing) to homeless in our area.

I could not believe what i saw men living in makeshif tarp shelter in the woods olong the Missisppi river. They were huddled around a burn barrel. Our weather (illinois) was one of the coldest on record that year with temps often 20 below zero.

I know there are some that are just lazy shifless..but many of these men had stories of job loss etc that brought them on hard times nad had their house forclosed or evicted from their rentals.

We have occasionally volunteered thru "churches united" and help out at meal centers here by peeling potatoes or whatever help we could provide to feed at the one site about 150 people in need.

It's sad we don't do more in this area. I like most tend to try to ignore the need that is all around us.

I was very impressed when I visited Mic Friends church in St Paul MN a couple years ago.

They fed a large group of homeless after every sunday morning service.

Many of those homeless were in attendance in the morning service also.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Yes..I think if I was homeless in the winter I'd migrate to Florida.
A few years back a friend i worked with (evangelical wesleyan fellow) invited to go with to minister.(take food and warm clothing) to homeless in our area.

I could not believe what i saw men living in makeshif tarp shelter in the woods olong the Missisppi river. They were huddled around a burn barrel. Our weather (illinois) was one of the coldest on record that year with temps often 20 below zero.

I know there are some that are just lazy shifless..but many of these men had stories of job loss etc that brought them on hard times nad had their house forclosed or evicted from their rentals.

We have occasionally volunteered thru "churches united" and help out at meal centers here by peeling potatoes or whatever help we could provide to feed at the one site about 150 people in need.

It's sad we don't do more in this area. I like most tend to try to ignore the need that is all around us.

I was very impressed when I visited Mic Friends church in St Paul MN a couple years ago.

They fed a large group of homeless after every sunday morning service.

Many of those homeless were in attendance in the morning service also.

AWWWWWWWWW Mic Friend...he knows how to grow a church! Excellent preacher and very not UPCI...

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

AWWWWWWWWW Mic Friend...he knows how to grow a church! Excellent preacher and very not UPCI...

I don't him well..thought twice about even mentioning his name.

I don't want the WAKE UP !! thread to turn into a bash Mic thread.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

I don't him well..thought twice about even mentioning his name.

I don't want the WAKE UP !! thread to turn into a bash Mic thread.

I understand...no bashing here! I'd go to his church if he had one here!

Blessings, Rhoni

[Falla39]

Originally Posted by whollyHis

...the voice of reason in the midst of all the madness...

I just LOVE you, sis...thanks for all of your words of encouragement and support the past two years- what a blessing you have been!!!!

Thank you, Sister,

I am thinking about how we have heard that the internet

is more dangerous than TV. I do not have TV myself but do

know that when things are presented on TV, you cannot respond

like what we are able to do on the internet!! Through this medium

God, can by His Spirit flowing through us, reach out to the lonely,

despondant and the oppressed. The Love of Christ shed abroad in

our hearts can move through the network of His children and show

loving care and concern for each other. Where evil doth abound,

Grace doth MUCH MORE ABOUND!!! God can (as He did concerning

Joseph and his brothers) take what they thought evil, God meant it

for good, to save much people alive. Just something I have observed!

A favorite chorus.

Let me touch Him, let me touch Jesus,
Let me touch Him as He passes by,
So that I can reach out and touch others.
So that others may live and not die.

O to be His Hand extended, reaching out to the oppressed,
Let me touch Him, let me touch JESUS. So that
others may know and be blessed.

Blessings,

Falla39

[Scott Hutchinson]

With me I find I have gotten got into a habit of going to bed late ,and feel run down the next day.