while i was gone.

while i was out of town this past week, i encouraged others to share a bag of hope.

here is Bari's story: I gave out a bag today and the guy was extreamely happy. He was out in front of Trader Joe's collecting for the homeless and asked for a donation. I went to my car and got the bag of hope. You would have thought it was Christmas! He said thank you but before I could say you are welcome, he had already opened the bag and was eating one of the snacks in it. I said "God Bless" and then he said "God Bless" back to me with a HUGE smile! It was so heart warming. I need to make up a few more of the bags to keep in my car. Now what we all need to do is pray for these people too! I will call him "Trader Joe" (trade in the old life for the new one in Jesus Christ)!!!!

Thanks for sharing Bari!

I love that my friend, Vincent, shared this on his twitter:
packing two lunches today. one for me, and one for the homeless guy off the 57/imperial hwy. inspired by @ktshep.

it's not about what you give, but that you are giving.

Thanks for doing this while I was out of town. I wish I had been able to bring some to Chicago, because there is definitely a community of homeless people that could use some hope.

Keep Praying!