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ow did I get See when one is homeless there Have you ever had a dream, a
here? Wow, this is a are several stereotypes as to passion, a business venture that
powerful question why one may be living on the you moved out in? One that
H the answers are streets or panhandling to get you were willing to put it all on
and
endless depending on the jour- money, but everyone has a sto- the line and say all or nothing,
ney you are on in life. People ry. Now don’t get me wrong,
may ask them this question in even though there are stereo-
times of great favor and suc- types such as drug addictions,
cess, just in awe at how God alcohol addictions, prostitution,
has truly blessed them; howev- etc. we have to know that God
er, on the other hand, people has a plan for these individuals
may ask themselves this ques- as well and that instead of
tions while they are at a low shaming them for the things
point in their life. We as a peo- they know deep inside aren’t
ple have several highs and lows right, we need to show them
throughout our lives, which is love and encourage them that
how we are strengthened within there is so much more in life
and also how we can develop available then these current situ- just because you believed in it
our relationship with our ations being displayed in their so much. Well that was the
Mighty God! life. In addition to love, hope case with this one couple.
has to be shared and those who There was a husband and wife
This question, “How did I get have overcome these same cir- team who had a dream of being
here?” can be applied to many cumstances can share the hope an Owner/Operating Cross
areas of our lives and can be by sharing their testimo- Country Trucking compa-
asked by everyone. In a recent ny. Hope is a powerful tool that ny. This couple invested their
conversation with Pastor Joe goes hand in and with faith to entire life savings into purchas-
Malat from His Throne Minis- promote change. ing their big rig and began their
tries, we were discussing some company. Well the funds they
of the stores of people he has Let’s look beyond these stereo- had were only enough to pur-
encountered in his 20 plus years typical examples of why one chase the rig, but did not leave
of serving the homeless in the may be in a state of homeless- enough funds to purchase ade-
city of Little Rock. Many of ness. As Pastor Joe was sharing quate insurance. Well, fate hap-
the stories were amazing and some of the stories, I was in pened and their truck caught on
actually sparked the passion and complete amazement. Let’s ex- fire. This was their life savings
background to this very article. plore deeper. going up in flames and they had
