Something That Is Close To My Heart

I have to come out with something that has a special place in my heart. And I would like to ask for help from anybody that is willing to help.

My story is that I was a freshman in high school. I was at the tail end of my freshman year. With anybody who knew me back then, knew that life had taken it's biggest bat and beat me nearly to death during that year. It was a beautiful spring day in '96 when I went with my church youth group to go down to the Jesus House to serve meals. We served dinner and ate with the people there. We listened to stories, told our own, and enjoyed ourselves. Then we were invited to the evening church service. We all went down there and I saw something I had never seen before and probably haven't seen since. I saw people that were either drug addicts or recovering drug users. These people had nothing but the clothes on their back. But I noticed that they had something more. They had God. I have never seen more faith than from people who had nothing in life BUT God. They were not at the service just so people would see that they were there. They were there because ALL THEY HAD WAS GOD.

Now I have seen certain local charities being 'used' by people who really didn't need the money or goods from that charity but they take from them anyway. BUT the Jesus House is at the end of the line. If you are at the Jesus House, you back is literally against the wall. Everybody has given up on you except the people at the Jesus House and Jesus himself. I have never seen the actual spirit of Jesus Christ HIMSELF more apparent than at this charity.

The Jesus House is having trouble now raising funds. They are backed up on their gas bill to the tune of about $2,000 or over. They are about to be cut off. I am on a personal mission to get together as much money as I can to help put a dent in this bill. I don't like asking for money but I want anyone that reads this blog to please spread the word around and ask for $1 or $5 and maybe we can get this house back on a solid foundation. Thanks.