Violet Little was troubled, there...
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Violet Little was troubled, there in the city of Philadelphia, when she saw a homeless
man, dressed in ragged clothes and not smelling the best, stop in at a fast food place and
be turned away. She knew that many homeless people were sleeping in cars, and that
their only opportunity to clean up and change clothes was to sneak into a public
restroom.
Why wasn't there a place, she wondered, where they'd be welcome and helped, where they could really rest for a while?
Finally she found a church, the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, right in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia, that was willing to provide such a room.
Now, two days a week, volunteer hosts and hostesses serve 25 to 40 homeless people lunch and tea. Meanwhile, these guests can clean up, watch television, help create an afghan, play chess, join in the gospel choir practice, or simply visit and relax.
(From Lutheran Woman Today, January-February '08, pp. 28-29)
Why wasn't there a place, she wondered, where they'd be welcome and helped, where they could really rest for a while?
Finally she found a church, the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, right in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia, that was willing to provide such a room.
Now, two days a week, volunteer hosts and hostesses serve 25 to 40 homeless people lunch and tea. Meanwhile, these guests can clean up, watch television, help create an afghan, play chess, join in the gospel choir practice, or simply visit and relax.
(From Lutheran Woman Today, January-February '08, pp. 28-29)
