I’m sitting in my basement trying to get up enough energy to make lunches and hygiene kits for AWOL drop off tomorrow.
If you wonder if i ever stop the answer is no. I mean sometimes but my brain and heart work together to keep me going.
I started this AWOL journey in a strange way. Everyday i drove past this area that had sex traffickers and i’d go to the police station and tell them they needed to do something. A couple times they passed me off except when i looked them deep in the eye and said “I’m not going to stop coming in here until you do something” they had that wide eyed emoji face. I kept going back, even chased a police car down. Lol that was a sight.
Then maybe a year ago i got off on the wrong exit and witnessed a woman having her purse/money stolen by her “John”. I didn’t know what to do. That was the worst feeling.
And now here we are, about 8 months into the journey of lunches and hygiene kits. So many have joined me by donating I’m so thankful that i don’t do it alone!
After a long day of serving i met a women in the park who was sexually assaulted and hurt. And it broke my heart.
I love the City. All of it. Yes, i love the restaurants and events. I sure do love that it’s a lot safer than it used to be.
But the City it breaks my heart. And i remember why i don’t stop. Why i cheer on teachers and read books, why i love teenagers, why i make lunches. It’s why i serve. It’s why i love people.
That brokenness it drives me to make things better.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Beware what you set your heart upon. For it surely shall be yours. “
I will set my heart upon love; making the world better. The world around me. It may seem like it is an exercise in futility but i will never stop.
God has shown me incredible love and grace. And i will keep going until i can no longer breathe.
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