Soup Run

Our family has started a weekly ministry of bringing food to people who sleep on the street in Antigua. We’ve also given away blankets and clothing from time to time.
One night I was talking to a guy named Charlie who we found lying on the ground like a dog. I offered him some soup and told him about the church we attend here and he started telling me about a drummer there named Mark, not realizing that it was me! He had met me there before. Then, out-of-the-blue, he asked about Christopher by name. Christopher came over and Charlie asked him to pray for him.
Another time I was talking with a guy named Roger. He was so full of anger and bitterness that he wouldn’t even tell me his name at first or let me pray for him. But after talking to him for a while I saw him visibly begin to soften to the point where he was crying and praying to receive Christ! It was one of the most dramatic changes I’ve ever seen! He never even took our soup! He got a taste of the Bread of Life instead!
Last night we went behind the market area of Antigua and to the dump area behind that to hand out food to people we've seen sleeping there. We took police with us so that it would be safer since it's completely dark there and there are quite a few people living there. We had enough bread for 24 people and by the time we were done there giving each person a cup of soup, a piece of bread, and some cookies made by our friends the Srocks, we had only enough bread and soup for 3 more people! We are getting a bigger pot and thinking about maybe going out 2 nights a week so that we can cover different areas at different nights.
Eventually, we may have pictures of the friends we are making, but we want to be sensitive to their situation and not make them feel like we are there for any other reason but to show them the love of Jesus.