Pain, suffering and uncertainty about the future have produced abnormal openness even among p Pain, suffering and uncertainty about the future have produced abnormal openness even among people
who not too long ago would have been singularly resistant to the Gospel. As you walk in the streets
eople
who not too long ago would have been singularly resistant to the Gospel. As you walk in the streets
today you’ll see this openness all round you. Children/adult are exploring the street looking and
searching for love and acceptance, food while others search for answers to the hard questions bleeding
from the wounds that life has created open in their heart. These doors into hearts and lives are
swinging open doors that we can just as suddenly swing shut.
These wide open doors could represent another opportunity for us to respond properly. If this fail to
happen scripture as well as history tells us the enemy stands to still devour and kill, the nil and young
in faith if they are not properly grounded and discipled.
In spite of all religious fervor many organizations, institutions and individual, the needs of these places
are still enormous .many are suffering from the pandemic of ADIDS/diseases, poverty, warfare,
hunger and unrelenting oppressions. It’s going to take radical commitment and mountain moving faith
to raise this continent out of the grip of death.
As people lose faith and hope in life they can’t escape their spiritual need. This hunger of the heart
persists regardless of the objections in the mind.
In addressing these questions the first thing to consider is why people become homeless. There is no
end to the reasons people become homeless such as job loss, bereavement, leaving care, leaving
prison, falling out with parents, divorce, war, disaster, poverty. The most common reason people
become homeless is a relationship breakdown whether this be between a couple, family members,
friends or a death. As many of us know these things all come with huge emotional impact and the
breakdown of one relationship often leads to dependence on another to help keep us going.
When grieving for a failed relationship or the loss of a loved one, people can struggle to do the most
basic of things such as getting up and going to work, eating properly, remembering to pay bills and
keep on top of finances. Without the right support, the necessities of life such as paying the rent can
become too much. This could in turn lead to job loss, the loss of other friends or family members and
even the loss of good health. Equally, job loss or even just the threat of unemployment can lead to
difficulties in a relationship which can in turn lead to the aforementioned struggles.
No matter how organized, clear headed and ‘on top of things’ you may be, surely all of us can
identify a time in our life where, if we had not had the right support, things might have ended
differently.
When people become homeless, the first thing they attempt to do is find shelter. They will most
likely attempt to get into a local homeless shelter or an abandoned house, a kiosk, or a tunnel. If you
are fortunate enough to find a shelter that is available, there could be a nominal fee. There are people
that may not be able to afford the fee in the slams. There is also the issue of the safety of some of these
homeless shelters. You have people from all walks of life staying at these shelters. You may have
people with drug addictions, undocumented child predators, and people with mental illnesses staying
at these shelters.
Another issue homeless people face when considering staying at a shelter is the health concerns. The
shelters are not clean, and you may have to deal with a number of insect infestations, and people with
communicable diseases, but if you are homeless your only alternative is to live on the street because
there is no fee. This option is just as dangerous because you may face being assaulted, robbed, and
even murdered when you live on the street and the passer-by life is also at risk. You also have to
contend with inclement weather. Finding shelter is no easy task if you become homeless.
The issue of homelessness is a serious one, and it affects everyone because not one of us knows what
could happen in our future that could lead us to being homeless. This is why it is so important that we
should all care about this issue, and do what we can to bring awareness to the plight of the homeless.
The Homeless Are Different
One of the things people naturally do when they are afraid of something is to distance themselves from
it. Most people tell themselves that "I can't become homeless because"
1. I am not an alcoholic
2. I am not a drug addict
3. I am not mentally ill
4. I am not lazy
5. I am educated
6. I have job skills
7. I have a family who cares about me
8. I have friends who care about me
9. I a home my land is waiting for me
10. We live in a peaceful country, city town or village
11. Our geographical area is secure
12. Or I have stable government
13. Or my parent or I work with the government
14. I have a well-paying job with savings in the bank
Less of the people in homeless shelters are addicted to alcohol or drugs, and/or are mentally ill. Some
of them developed those conditions after becoming homeless. No homeless is harmful, it’s the
harshness of the street that has made them who they are today.
The world isn't perfect, and very few of the people in it are. Sudden disasters fall on the well-planned
lives. Most people, with a little bit of help when they are most vulnerable, can recover from disaster.
Some people seem to recover from disaster without help. There are incidental stories of people who
grew up in extreme poverty, or had their health and all possessions lost in a fire, and who worked and
saved until they had a job and a house and a car again, without ever taking aid from others.
There are circumstantial stories of people falling out airplanes without parachutes and surviving, too.
Shall we do away with parachutes?
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