Giving a Hand up to the Less Fortunate
In this day and age, it’s hard to find a hard-working young man. Sam came to me as an acquaintance of a friend. Sam had recently come into Florida on the run from the demons he left in Indiana. My friend said he was hungry and unemployed! I always look for the Lord to lead me before helping in these …
Got a call today from a young Hispanic man looking for food. He said they were 6 adults family looking for food. It appears he had come across our website Oasis de la Familia for families immigrating to Jacksonville, Florida. He explained that the family was fleeing for their life. Mario said they had recently come into the US legally …
Mac showed up one day for food and as I was trying to open a donated 10/10 tent to keep some of the people in line dry, I guess he saw me struggling with the wind and rain and helped me put it up. Since then when he comes, he always walks up to where we are working and says …
Caleb came to us through a Facebook contact informing us that their relative had just moved into town and would have no income until his new job began. I cant explain why I reached out except to say we were led by the Spirit. We inquired and was told he was a electrician. We had some electrical work we needed …
Carlos also called after hours asking for food. Carlos is not his real name. Carlos is a young black man in his twenties. He said he was living in his car in the Little League field down the street from our Pantry and hadn’t eaten in two days. We got up and found his bright yellow Mazda under some trees …
Bobby has been with us for a long time. My wife says he is almost like family. Bobby has been alcohol/drug free for almost 35 years but has no drivers license because of his many DUI’s. Bobby still drives and gets around well for a 75 year old guy. He is the kind of guy that would give someone the …
Anna’s story begins with a phone call to our offices. Anna is not her real name. She said she and her kids had not eaten in a few days so we told her to come anyway even though it was after hours. When she arrived in her beat up SUV we saw that she has been living in the car …
