I’m living in a shelter. If I go apply for a job they don’t want me because of where I live. People look at me strangely & act like I’m a murderer or child molester. I don’t know what to do.
We used to see homeless people as white, male, drunks or drug addicts in their fifties. Now at least half are families with kids. Who are they? Where do they stay? How do they survive?
How do you decide which people deserve aid? I don’t want to just give my money to beggars parked outside Wal-Mart or on the corner.
Our city businesses and citizens frequently ask us what they should do about panhandlers positioning themselves outside their doors. “It tears down our image and lowers real estate values. Can’t you put them in the Gospel Rescue Mission and get them off the streets?”
What’s the best thing to do when I see beggars? When given money I know many of them head directly over to stores to buy liquor. But I want to teach my kids compassion, too. Any suggestions?
In the event that a church does not have biblical, organizational structures in place, the roles of elders and deacons in assisting poor church members may be studied in such bible passages as 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, Romans 15:25 and Acts 11:29-30, etc.