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Status Update--Christmas Breakfast

Good to see ya!

So this has been an amazing couple of days.

I've begun to see an outpouring of love and basic kindness and true DESIRE to help and love the homeless of Sacramento.

I'm amazed! Yet, I realize I shouldn't be that surprised...God likes to do amazing things! Just never thought he'd use me to something like this.

I sent out my email (roughly the same as previous post) and was blown away by the response so far. People are coming from all over the city and other areas to come to the downtown area and serve!

One thing that technology is good for is getting the word out! Through the email chain, the word has spread and folks I've never met are committing to come next Satruday morning.

Still I desire to do more to help, serving breakfast one morning is a good start. We'll be sending people away with more food for later in the day. Evenstill, more can be done. Many of the people we meet will still sleep on the ground on Christmas Eve. So I struggle with doing something, but is it just to DO something...or to make a lasting difference...?

Also, I working very hard at not getting caught up in a wave of emotion and developing a "hero" complex. I just want to follow Jesus and love humanity. I think we MUST because his love demands it.

What do you think? Any advise?

Christmas Homeless Breakfast--Come Help!!

Welcome Back,

Blessings to you and I hope this post finds you happy and ready for 2006!

As many of you may know I've been planning a breakfast for the homeless of Sacramento on Christmas Eve. A recent study found that roughly 2500 people in Sacramento are chronically homeless, nearly half sleeping in tents, on the streets or in dumpsters and many of those are teenagers. This time of year is a perfect time to consider reaching out to these folks and sharing our lives with them.

What greater gift is there than showling love to those who need it so desparately? If you would like to participate, this note has details on how you can.

Also, please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested in helping, just please email me so I can keep "in the loop."

Here are some details for you:

Wednesday, December 21 we'll be passing out invitations to any homeless/needy folks in the K Street mall to Old Sac area, Cesar Chavez Park, and around Sutter's Fort. We'll be handing out flyer's just to let folks know we'll be serving on the 24th, here's what will be on the flyer's:

Christmas Eve Morning Breakfast
Where? Cesar Chavez Park
When? 8:00 am, Saturday, Dec. 24
Free!

We're hoping to help and love on 150 - 200 people this morning!

Here's how you can help:

• Please pray...for help, people and the folks who come (my wonderful wife Lizette had a vision of 1000 people to arrive to serve the homeless of Sacramento...what a woman!)
• Bring or Donate Clothing items for folks (NEW wool socks, wool blankets, coats, hats, scarves and gloves, warm pants; in all sizes)
• Bring or Donate food items for people to take for later (granola bars, fruit snacks, apples, oranges...we'll be packing lunches at the park...)
• Please bring a container of coffee or tea with cups and fixings for 15 or so people, like the "to go" from Starbucks)...we need 10 to 12 of these...or more!
• Please bring a dozen of one of the following: donuts, bagels and cream cheese, pastries, or the like...
• Please bring some new toys (wrapped?) in case of children...

If you come please don't come empty handed...and arrive by 7:45 am or so.

If you can't come, please send some items with a friend respond to this post or email me and we'll figure out a way to have someone pick it up.

Thanks so much, God Bless!!

Crash on!!