This is the season to be jolly, happy, and with loved ones. I’d like to thank all people who support Street Sense Media and all people who go out of their way to bring warm clothes and hot meals to the homeless community on Christmas Day!
Many moons ago, my first experience with homelessness was on Christmas Eve. That night was very cold. I slept on a slab of ice behind a building in Georgetown, praying to make it through the night.
Morning came and the sun was refreshing to see, but it was still freezing outside. I tried to get up out of this blanket that I took from off a bench and couldn’t stand up. My legs were numb, frozen. So, I layed there in the cold behind this building until I could stand again.
Then, as I was walking with only a small jacket on, I saw people giving out coffee, hot meals, gloves, and coats. If only those people knew how much I needed them that cold Christmas morning. If any of you are reading this, thank you. And I thank everyone who humbles themselves and brings a smile to someone in need and thinks about others. Believe me, I’ll never forget that situation.
