taste and see

today was my first taste of homelessness. being always blest with a great family, good company, food on the table-- sometimes even too much and always shelter over my head unless I voluntarily camp
under the stars; I never could
imagine how it would be like homeless.

this is what it looks like..
sleeping on street corners or wherever possible


rolling the blanket around as tight as possible to prevent any winter draft (it's an actual person under tat blanket)



makeshift cardboard houses that can neither withstand the cold nor rain.

going to bed with an empty stomach most nights. and over 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year, when no volunteers work, going hungry all nights.

met about 100 homeless pple today. gave away heapsa tracts and rice balls. realised that the majority are men >60 yrs old jobless&wandering the streets. many drunk, using alcohol as a means of escapism.

main vice? gambling! in fact, the pachinko parlors are the best decorated with the most colourful and prettiest flashing lights! all this while just one street away lay the destitute and poor, huddling in the dark alleys.

do u think Jesus loved the homeless and died for them too? I do. and guess wat? surprisingly, many of them knew about Christ already and some even asked which church we are from even before opening the tract or having a look at is! :)


you can pray for the local church (in the shinsekai area) who's name is in the top of the photo! :)

can also pray for these homeless pple that we met

for high school outreach and community outreach we're heading up this weekend

(and pls excuse this rushed post, 15 mins to type.. :))

see you soon!

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