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Where does one go when they need a place to stay and no friends or family to help?
Lots of halfway houses for former incarcerates, but for just anyone?
It's been a while since my last blog.
Since then, our friend from the Nashville Rescue Mission, Garry, has been through a great deal.
Let me start by recapping the last two years. Graduated from Rescue Mission in fall of 08.
Left the assisted housing for graduates to drive a truck. Moved in with us while he was back and forth on the road.
Realized that was not God's plan. Moved back with us for a number of months.
Has had a number of temporary jobs. Tried getting an apartment.
Couldn't make ends meet.
What did God want Garry to do? What was the plan for him?
Garry then moved into the Salvation Army for a while so he could get a roof over his head, food and a job while he tried to settle down and listen to God's plan.
Garry hears a whisper from the Lord to take classes in a drug and alcohol counseling program.
Garry's older and closest brother dies of cancer.
Salvation Army says Garry can only go Saturday and come back Sunday.
Macon is a 7 hour drive and even more bus ride and then funeral is on Saturday.
How is that helpful, we ask?! 24 + hours to go and be back?!
Garry says to the Salvation Army that he really needs to go home to be with his family and the Salvation doesn't budge on their decision- even with a snow storm coming in. So Garry decides that he just needs to leave and so he gets on a bus for home.
Garry goes back home to Macon. Unfortunately, the family back home does not welcome him back with warm, welcoming and open arms. Garry calls and is coming back to Nashville. We look into halfway houses and communicate that staying with us is not an option.
Found out tonight a halfway house is $155 to get in. Who is supposed to cover that?
Here is my question...$155 to get into a halfway house. If someone is broke, has no money, has no car, has no job and has no place to live...where are they supposed to go?
Where do I go when I need a shelter?
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