I’ve made a friend. Like so many homeless people in our nation or in our communities, this friend watches out for people experiencing homelessness. He is homeless himself. By day he patrols the streets to be sure that the rest of those living on the streets are safe. He keeps them safe by bringing them…Read more »
Author: Pam Wannie
Ministry Partners
South Congregational Church http://southcongregationalchurch-centerville.org is my home church and the place where I worship, share joys and concerns, teach, sing, and pray. South Congregational’s mission team is working to reduce the stigma of homelessness and substance misuse while supporting the creation of an outdoor ministry for people experiencing homelessness. Youth Street Reach http://cwucapecod.org/site/Whocategory/streetreach offers mission education for…Read more »
Myths
This week my heart breaks for the many people experiencing homelessness that have expressed that they feel oppressed, that they feel like systems are set up against them, that they feel hopeless. One gentleman, a vet struggling with mental illness, says that all he wants is some sort of shelter and the opportunity to work…Read more »
Meeting Needs
Yesterday I had a chance to sit down with a group of people who were waiting to have services bridged. The people in this group, like so many of the homeless we serve at the health center, were anxious, perhaps a little fearful, perhaps a little guarded; worried that they might be judged or treated…Read more »
Stories from the Street
Cultivating Understanding, Inspiring Compassion, Demonstrating Love “We are called to become bread for each other-bread for the world.” Henri Nouwen In my homeless ministry work I see people one on one as a spiritual care provider and I also go out into the community and connect with people where they are, on the streets and…Read more »