Hope for the Homeless and the Poor

 Joe is a military veteran in the United States. Personal and family tragedies left him homeless for some 18 years. One year he began to visit a local public library, where he sometimes conversed with a librarian. Those conversations changed his life.

Martin, a young man in Argentina, felt spiritually empty. Life seemed purposeless to him. In his search for meaning, he left home and ended up living on a beach. But instead of finding the answers he was seeking, he became deeply depressed. In tears, he begged God: "If you exist, please help me to find you." What was the outcome? We shall see.

PEOPLE become homeless for various reasons. Some, like Joe, experience personal tragedies. Others, like Martin, simply opt out of "normal life, seeing it as meaningless routine. Still others become homeless because of poverty, natural disasters, domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse, mental illness, a lack of affordable housing, or loss of employment. 

Next time: Hope for the Homeless and the Poor - Conclusion

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