Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me. Psalm 23:4
This week I rode in a van as a little boy had a heart to help the homeless communities he met walking on the streets. His father and mother took turns collecting items to see the reality of this little boy’s dream of loving the homeless community come true. Yet as I tagged along for the mission of capturing the moments through the eyes of a child, it was the boy’s father who gave me an inside view into the world of a child living homeless. He drove me to the graveyard where he and his mother would pitch a tent on pallets every night.
From the ages of 13-19 he lived in that graveyard spending nights in death’s camp. He shared he had no choice in where he stayed since his father was long gone and his mother couldn’t provide a home. They functioned by gathering whatever they could at meal kitchens. In the day hours they would lift whatever they could to get through the night. Anything they could gather meant survival. He cried many nights in that graveyard wanting something different. Yet, we can ask ourselves, who shows up in the graveyards? For that child living in the graveyard with his mother, today he would find Acres of Hope.
Story after story comes to us each day on why a place like Acres of Hope matters. This is one of them. For mothers and children facing the graveyards of homelessness, we are here to show them life and hope. So share with your churches, your neighbors, clubs, and peers about Acres of Hope. For maybe just one person will hear about the hope found at our campus and come out of the graveyards of homelessness. Perhaps one sponsor will sow a seed to help Acres of Hope grow to answer more of the calls from the graveyards. We will let them know we have a place for life and hope.
Will you raise awareness with us? Will you answer the call of seeing more lives renewed? Will you be one of the ones who show up in the graveyards of homelessness?
If you have a group, church, or club who would like to hear about the transformation happening at Acres of Hope email us at: info@acresofhopeonline.org