Last night was a monumental day at the Breaking Chains building! The number of people living there has not reached 40! The newest addition is a family which includes a boy with down's syndrome, his two siblings, and grandmother. The family is as sweet as can be and had nowhere else to turn. They first arrived at church on Sunday and said that they were being evicted from their current residence because they could not afford to pay the rent. The move in date was set for the next day and last night we went to help them move their belongings. I was amazed by what I saw.
David, Amber, Rosie, Yovany, Escarleth, and the mother of the family went in David's truck to pick up the family and all their belongings. It was raining when we arrived at a small apartment building. The entrance to the building was wide open and we walked down a long corridor until we reached their room. Yes just a room. A room where 6 people live. A room the size of the room I am sitting in right now. They had only one mattress. It suddenly hit me how much I take for granted how truly blessed I am. I can't imagine having everything my family owns fit into half of a truck bed. I though about all this as I sat in the truck bed with two homeless teens, Yovany (a.k.a. King Kong) and Escarleth. These two are always smiling and always quick to make you laugh and two of the most fun loving kids at the building. It shows a lot about them seeing them be the first to volunteer to help a family they had just now met. When we got back to the building everyone came outside in the rain to bring all the family's belongings into their new room. I appreciate more and more everyday just how awesome the things my new friends down here are doing to help show the people of this country love and friendship.
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