tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357057781902836224.post4629500662583171217..comments2023-03-23T02:01:08.940-10:00Comments on Team Hayes: "I have Diabetes"..."I'm Not Hungry"..."I'm a Vegetarian"Team Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00166167795552893872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357057781902836224.post-70503865213612465372010-01-01T08:17:54.599-10:002010-01-01T08:17:54.599-10:00I like the army T-shirt Tom, too! Maybe Stacey an...I like the army T-shirt Tom, too! Maybe Stacey and I will find him this week! I can't believe three people turned you down. It is unfortunate that they only want money. I guess they are not starving after all. I still think you should continue offering food. Tom always appreciated it! Rice cakes and all (that was all I had one day). See you soon!Amanda Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552757779173904007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357057781902836224.post-49730093290507665292009-12-25T08:14:11.704-10:002009-12-25T08:14:11.704-10:00Great entry Amy. I second Cori's comment. Ho...Great entry Amy. I second Cori's comment. Homeless ministry is not a feel-good ministry. Sometimes your heart gets hardened. I remember leaving a cafe once and this homeless guy asked for some change. I told him to wait while I walked into the cafe to get him a bagel. I buy the bagel, come out and offer it to him and he tells me he's not hungry. After that experience I resolved to never give out money recklessly to homeless people. I had a friend who used to give away Safeway/Save-Mart cards to homeless people. At the time you couldn't buy booze or cigarettes with it, only food. I'm not sure if things have changed with gift cards. The fact of the matter is that there is help available and it is up to people to take advantage of it or not in order to get them off the street. Merry Christmas to you.Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357057781902836224.post-82571127157170064142009-12-25T07:59:22.223-10:002009-12-25T07:59:22.223-10:00I never give anything to homeless people, for seve...I never give anything to homeless people, for several reasons. First, because I have heard of several people offering work to homeless people and them turning it down. My uncle even offered a guy min wage AND meals for him to come work on something in his yard. The guy replied "I make more here." Second, I know some of them are mentally ill and that's why they are homeless, but some are also on drugs and will use my money to get more. I've been in 7-11 and watched a homeless man buy cigarettes, I'm sure with money that some well meaning person offered him for food. Once I offered a homeless guy outside McDonalds a cheese burger, and he turned it down and asked for money. Third, have you ever watched Intervention? There's been quite a few homeless people on there and they live well enough homeless that they don't "reach the bottom" and get the help they need. You would also think no one would WANT to be homeless, but on the show I saw people who liked it, and saw the people that gave them money as "suckers." I feel sorry for the people that are mentally ill, they do need help, but even among them there are people who are out there because they CHOOSE to not take their medications, not because they have no other means to care for themselves. So, there are a lot of reasons why I don't give to the homeless directly... organizations that help the homeless are ok though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com