Homeless 4 A Night

Daddy managed to stay off-camera this time, but this picture is in today's newspaper. Daddy hadn't been camping in over ten years when he committed to sleeping in a box to benefit Lowndes Associated Ministries to People, an organization formed by Valdosta-area churches to fill the void between people and other social services. LAMP provides many services, several of which directly impact homeless people. Johnny, shown here, had a life like most of us a long time ago, but he decided to leave behind "the rat race" and live on his own. He's camped in some woods here in town for around two years and will be heading back west soon to see his grandson for the first time.
The experience reminded Daddy that we have plenty to be thankful for, as well as the fact that there are legitimate homeless people that we can help without throwing our money at folks sitting curbside who often aren't as helpless as they claim.