Comments on: 10 Ways Help The Homeless & Join The Mission On Your Doorstep – by Mawuena Rankine

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 23:37:52 +0000

My city here in the US is very bad. The elementary school I used to work at had a couple of homeless people living in tents behind the playground and we had to call the cops because there were used needles on the playground. I always wonder how to best help them, and this gives me some guidance, so thank you.

By: Shovorne Adams

Shovorne Adams — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:00:38 +0000

Thanks for this one Mo. After publishing this, Dom & I made some changes to how we help rough sleepers. We are definitely being more thoughtful about it doing something which are way more effective.

Also when we went to church last week they spoke about the night shelter that they do for 3 months over the winter which for me was a lovely confirmation of this blog post . Plus it was great to be armed with that information, because then we could sign post rough sleepers. Also, the charity doing the night shelter, said what they needed help with, they needed volunteers and bags of sugar as the visitors use lots of sugar, so we found of that that is a simple way we can help.

I would suggest doing, something similar with Food banks, it’s good to find out what they need. They may or may not want loads of tubs of celebrations left over from Christmas hahaha, they might want tea bags or an hour of volunteering.

We have also decided to sign up for the Homeless Sleep out which will raise money and awareness of the issue. It’s run by The Hope Centre, which is a great charity helping them homeless get back on their feet!

Again thanks for this! So thought provoking!

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:33:15 +0000

I love this post! Our church does a Thanksgiving ministry of meal delivery and I love being a part of it.

By: Trina

Trina — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:00:22 +0000

My heart breaks for the people in these situations. The world is shifting and it is getting to the point the King is soon to come. Until then we have to do what we can do. And love unconditionally.

By: Jennabel

Jennabel — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 00:12:57 +0000

I love this so much. The number of homeless people here in US is growing. As a Christian, I always feel guilty if I don’t have cash on hand to give. But I can always pray for them as well.
I agree with having discernment if a person geniunely need help or if it’s just a scam. We should pray for those people in need especially for shelter especially in the winter.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:25:47 +0000

Wow this is such an insightful post with so many great ways to help the homeless! It’s so important, especially this time of year for those of us who can, to lend a helping hand. And it’s so so so important to not be judgemental! We never know someone’s story and the struggles they have faced.

By: Sherry M Lee

Sherry M Lee — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 02:23:51 +0000

Thank you for shedding light on this important issue! I love how well-written this article is. It provides ideas for helping while also ensuring we take necessary safety precautions that we would be wise to take whether or not those we are reaching out to are homeless. I really like your idea of packing snacks and drinks when going to areas where we know we will encounter people who are homeless. There are some that I get a gut feeling that I am to help them in some manner, so I reach out. Others I have easily walked by. I really am not sure why other than feeling absolutely compelled to reach out to some and not for others.

By: Mawuena Rankine

Mawuena Rankine — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:28:12 +0000

Thanks all for your comments.

Case in point. This happened to me today (28.11.19)

So today I had to go to town to run some errands. I was down to my last pound and some change, when I saw a homeless man asking for money. Since I didn’t have the time (or much money) to buy him anything, I decided to give him £1.

I walked a few paces ahead so he did not know that I intended to walk back with anything. Whilst getting out my shekels, another homeless man appeared and asked me to buy him something. Again, not much time or money so I asked him what he wanted, he said a hot drink. I looked back and the first homeless man was gone so I gave £1.20 to the second man to get a drink from McDonalds and kept back about 48p to give to the first homeless guy if I saw him.

I didn’t see him. I was hungry myself but only had 48p at that point. I walked into the train station and was going to buy a packet of crisps or something from WHSmiths when I heard a crowd cheering. Intrigued, I walked around the corner to see what the commotion was.

EE were filming an advert and those in the crowd who didn’t mind being filmed could take part, but had to sign a disclaimer.

As I was with my son, I thought it was a harmful project to take part in so I signed it and the staff member said she needed to give me £1 so that the contract was binding.

A woman nearby said to the staff member, ‘well there’s two people there,’ so the staff member said she would give me £3, £1 for me, £1 for baby and £1 on behalf of a previous participant who refused their pound.

#Yeshualives

Luke 6:38 ??????

By: Kendra

Kendra — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:45:22 +0000

I love this post. This post stands out as a much NEEDED post. Such a good reminder in a world that is so often pressuring us to spend more more more at Christmas (on ourselves and our loved ones), and this post is here to remind us to slow down and remember there are people out there who could really benefit from our help.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:40:15 +0000

I really like your point about asking them what they want to use the money for. I would much rather buy someone something to eat or a daily necessity to make their life a little better than give them money and hope they won’t spend it on drugs.