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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 7 views • unknown
Celebrating Milestones: Salvation For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 At the age of 26, Calvin Hunt lost a much-desired recording contract. Disappointed and angry, he began experimenting with drugs. Over the next few years,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
When 4-year-old Austin Perine was watching a program about a homeless baby panda, he asked his dad if there were homeless people. When he learned there were, he took his allowance and purchased chicken sandwiches, went to a local homeless shelter, and gave them away. Now Austin goes on his mission of…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Sarah Cummings and her fiancé decided to cancel their wedding about a week before it was scheduled, but she could not break the contract with the local Ritz Carlton, so she threw a party for the local homeless instead. Several business donated clothing for attendees, and Cummings notified shelters and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
When a homeless woman saw Cameron Diaz drop her wallet outside a Beverly Hills restaurant, she immediately attempted to return it to the workers in the restaurant. However, they would not take the wallet from her and asked her to leave. Determined, she stayed outside the restaurant until the police arrived…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Two sisters from Dallas saw a need in downtown Dallas and decided to help by providing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The girls, Bella and Riley Sauter recognized a lot of the homeless people in the area did not have enough food and they wanted to be part of the solution. They made 30 sandwiches…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
During the height of pandemic, Zohaib Begg undertook a mission to gather personal protective equipment for frontline workers. Then, the self-proclaimed “Chief Kindness Officer” decided he needed to do more to help his community so he contacted area business asking for help putting together boxes containing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Restaurant owner Robert Magiet has found a unique way to help other small food vendors on the coldest Chicago days. Magiet stops at the vendor’s carts and buys their entire inventory for the day which allows the vendors to make their daily wages and also go home and stay warm. On average, he buys 15…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Traveling with her son gave Kendra Robins an idea to minster to homeless children around the country. Robins noticed that her son slept better away from home when he had a familiar item to snuggle with. She realized children spending an evening in a homeless shelter might be afraid to sleep because they…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
An unknown benefactor offered to pay for hotel rooms for a group of homeless people in Chicago when temperatures dipped to 22 degrees below zero. Someone had purchased 100 propane tanks to help the homeless stay warm, but the fire department confiscated the tanks after one of them exploded. The Salvation…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
It was dark and the borough of Queens, NY was beginning to wake at 5:30 in the morning. Suddenly, a mugger holding a knife jumped out and began to attack a woman. Close by, asleep on the sidewalk, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax saw the attack. Without a thought for his personal safety, the homeless man ran to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Eric White dropped out of high school and was homeless at the age of 15, but his life is drastically different today, after he persevered on and refused to give up. White’s parents divorced when he was in ninth grade, and he was forced to drop out of school to help his mother pay the bills. When his…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Soup Place, a restaurant in Melbourne Australia has created an ongoing program to provide meals to the homeless and in need of support. Customers pay for a meal then leave a sticky note on board for a person in need to redeem. Often customers leave messages for the recipients even though they will…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Clearwater, Florida police were able to recover a stolen van filled with crispy crème doughnuts. The van was reported in the morning, and by late that day, it was recovered 190 miles away. The store manager donated the cargo to the officers, who saved some to eat, and then handed out the rest to homeless…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
New Mexico State University is allowing some drivers on their campus to pay their parking tickets with a unique donation. The Las Cruces, New Mexico School announced that motorists who receive a “No current permit” parking citation could pay their fine by donating at least 80 ounces of peanut butter…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Pastor Bill Losasso, who founded the Florida Dream Center to help people on homeless situations wanted to celebrate his 73rd birthday the way he celebrated at seventeen by driving an ice cream truck. His daughter rented an ice cream truck and Losasso spent his birthday handing out hundreds of ice cream…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Allen Marshall saved $900 dollars for his mother’s 97th birthday party and to buy a special tool. When the coronavirus pandemic meant that his mother could not have a party, the Michigan man decided that the tool could wait, because he wanted to do something to bless health care workers in his area.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
Chris Arnade is a self proclaimed atheist. He quit his job as a Wall Street analyst to document the stories of people he met in his New York neighborhood. He authored a book about his conversations. Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.(Sentinel 2019) Back row is Arnade’s way of describing those…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
A Utah high school teacher plans to be married soon. Instead of the usual gifts of stemware, crock pots, and blenders, Rickee Stewart asked guest to give shoes and backpacks for students at her school. While working at a food pantry set up by the school, Stewart discovered the depth of the need, and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
The USS Little Rock was heading for her homeport when the chunks of ice filling the St. Lawrence River stopped its progress. The sailors could have put their feet up and taken time to relax as they waited for warmer weather but instead the crew went ashore and served dinner at a local homeless shelter.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 23 views
On a routine call in September, Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets noticed a man and woman doing heroin behind a convenience store. The woman was not only injecting a needle into her companion's arm, she was also eight months pregnant. As Holets warned her of the damage she was doing to her baby,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An unexpected trip to the gas station turned out to be a life-changing event for NFL player Tre Boston. Boston was a free agent was trying to decide whether he should sign with the L.A. Chargers or the Buffalo Bills. While driving, he noticed that the price of gas had dropped nearly 20 cents a gallon.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
In a difficult neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Central City Community Church of the Nazarene hosts a karaoke night for the homeless and nearly homeless in the neighborhood. They come, about 200 per week, and shut out the depressing street life to sing and dance and share refreshments. Pastor Tony, who…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 55 views
People from all over the Phoenix, Arizona are taking time to visit a supermarket in Scottsdale, because they know the cashier Joey Abston will encourage them. Abston’s mission is for every customer to leave his register with their groceries and a smile. He understands what it means to have a hard day,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 34 views
Jessica Baldwin was getting married. She wanted a memorable event for her bachelorette party. Rather than a night on the town for her and her bridesmaids, Baldwin and her bridal party visited a Pittsburgh homeless shelter where they took the women for haircuts, manicures, a shopping spree, and a restaurant…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 66 views
Caroline Gowan from Bonaire, Georgia began Loads of Love for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. Today Gowan and volunteers from Bonaire United Methodist Church offer to wash loads of laundry for anyone in need of clean clothes. They do the ministry at a local Laundromat one evening each month and plenty…