One Thing You Can Do Today to Help The Homeless

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Every time I speak somewhere, people always want to know practical things they can do to help people who live outside. I resist this, because I do not like to perpetuate the idea that there are easy answers, because the answers are not easy.

But today, I have one simple thing you can do. It will cost you less than $5 and it has two parts:

1. Buy a case of bottled water and put it in your car.
2. Give a bottle of water to people you see outside holding signs.

It is scary hot outside. Here in Raleigh, it is in the triple digits. People who are outside holding signs are usually not in the shade and stand out there for hours at a time. They are a heat-stroke looking for a place to happen.

If you want extra credit, you can ice it down in a cooler, but that is not really necessary. The important thing is that they get  water inside their body.

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward. ~ Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 10:42)

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