Today is Wednesday, June 28th, 2006; Karen's Korner #833

While we were in Des Moines last weekend to watch our school's baseball team play a game there, several of us went to a Hope Thrift Store to do some sorting of clothing which had been donated to Hope Ministries.
 
Among other things, they gave us a listing called "8 Ways to Help the Homeless". Here's the list:
 
1.  Never give cash to a homeless person.
2.  Talk to the person with respect.
3.  Recognize that homeless people (and their problems) are not all the same.
4.  Share God's love whenever you can.
5.  Pray for the homeless.
6.  Take precautions for your own safety.
7.  Encourage the homeless to get help through a local mission.
8.  Support your local mission in some manner.
 
Hope Ministries in Des Moines (and I am sure other similar missions in other towns) have "free tickets" which people can give to homeless people rather than money.Tickets can be printed by logging on to their web site:  www.hopeiowa.org . Then you can have the printed cards to carry with you, if you are in Des Moines and encounter someone who could use help. You will have the help at hand! It tells about all of the help available to them through Hope Ministries.
 
Sometimes people want a hand out, but in reality they need a hand up!

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