Bruce always slept on the grate outside of the family court building on the corner of 18th and Vine in Center City Philadelphia. When I say always, I mean every cold night for many years. He had his blankets and stuff piled up under, around and on top of him. He was mentally ill, with some . . . → Read More: Center City Beautification?
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Scott had some seasonal part time work over Christmas, and his assistance and food stamps have been temporarily reinstated. Mack was able to land a couple of big commissions, so his truck is back on the road. Jose finally learned what weird stuff the Mormon friend he lives with believes, and is looking for someplace else . . . → Read More: Updates on Christmas 2009 Report For three weeks in December and the first week in January I was unable to go serve in the city, because I was sick with MRSA and the allergic reactions to the antibiotics used to fight it. The fifth week, I went, but someone else made the soup and I rode shotgun, under priest’s orders. It . . . → Read More: Life Lessons Learned On January 16, Reader Michael Jones and Katie Ren were wed at St. Stephen’s Orthodox Cathedral in NE Philadelphia. They have helped serve on Thursday nights for the last few years, during their courtship. May God grant you many years! On January 22, at 7:57pm, Anna Nora Heveran was born to Helen and Michael Heveran. She came . . . → Read More: Congratulations! In the last few months, I have had several conversations with Chris. He is one of our diners. He is about 6’4″ and large. Of course he looks even bigger all bundled up in layers of winter clothes. He is soft spoken and articulate. He always says thank you, even if he arrives too late to . . . → Read More: A Gentle Giant We serve a hot meal and give away sandwiches, pastries, fruit, toiletries, blankets and clothes to between 75 and 175 men and a few women every Thursday evening at 8pm in the park across from 1801 Vine St. We won’t start serving on Tuesdays until we have a couple more ducks in a row. I leave St. . . . → Read More: Any Thursday Night What keeps you, now, from giving? Isn’t the poor man there? Aren’t your own warehouses full? Isn’t the reward promised? The command is clear. The hungry man is dying now, the naked man is freezing now, the man in debt is beaten now – and you want to wait till tomorrow? |
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