Cheryl's Home

Ahhhh, the power of prayer--Cheryl went home to the open arms of her husband--he is thrilled to have her back and so are we! Thank you all so much for your continued prayers!

Cheryl said living as a homeless person, "It was cold mom." She said she was hungry all the time, and said how good the food at the homeless shelter was. "Everyday they had the same meal, a broth soup with some vegetables and a sandwich. Mom, the soup was so good on your empty stomach it was warm and it filled you up" In the afternoon, she said, cars would just pull up to Pioneer Park and hand out sandwiches--"mom, if you got a sandwich--it was worth alot of money--ten to twenty bucks worth of drugs, you could exchange it or keep it depending on if you were hungrier for the drugs or food."

When Cheryl described being so hungry and being fed by the shelter, I wanted to cry--I thought of all the people who donate money, food, and time--true Christians who feed the hungry--I just wanted to tell them all thank you so much--your feeding my daughter--thank you.

Cheryl came home after she had a physical fight with one of her drug "buddies." The girl asked Cheryl if she could sleep in her car--Cheryl said no, and the girl started beating Cheryl. Cheryl is a very small girl, and said the girl might have killed her but for another homeless person who protected Cheryl. Cheryl's face has scratches and her back is sore from being thrown to the ground. Cheryl never wants to be on the street again.

After beating Cheryl--her drug "buddy" broke all the windows in Cheryl's car and they towed the car away--without a car Cheryl was truly homeless and it was too cold for her to stay on the streets--she came home.

Cheryl still wants drugs, but says she knows that living on the streets is the life of a "druggie" and does not want the life--she will have a long road ahead of her--but for now she is one step safer--Thank You Jesus.