Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The Urban poor...
Today I had the course 'Church and Urban Poor. For this week's class Dr Lindley took us to a homeless shelter for homeless families called Dayspring center. I learnt some new things that I didnt know before. Did you know that 45% of homeless people in the US are families? Did you know that the average age of homeless people in the US is 9years old?? I discovered these and many other shocking revelations. As I heard the different statistics, and heard the different issues I was made to reflect on my home, Jamaica. Before no I never knew there was such thing as a homeless family (except of course by virtue of fire or hurricane).
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Thanks for sharing Daren. This blog is interesting though I thought that you could have added a little. In other words, how did this affect you as one who is away from home? Did you feel homeless and what did it cause you to do as one who could identify with such persons who are without a home? If this is our Father's world and hence our world as God's sons and daughters, how are we being challenged as Faith Communities to share the resources which we have to partner with God in the realisation that the prayer may be answered 'Give us this day our daily bread?'
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