I Want To Give The Homeless

481 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Random acts of kindness for homeless

Many people in the world do great things for the less fortunate. Things like donating money to different organizations or volunteering at local shelters. As far as myself, I do the same. Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I decorate holiday baskets filled with goodies. Putting items like blankets, can goods, can openers, fruit cups, hygiene supplies, and flashlights in wrapped woven baskets. Once decorated, I take them down to the New Evangelistic Center and pass them out the homeless. Seeing the smiles on the people's faces makes me melt with joy. It makes me feel like I’ve found my ambition to do something for someone else. Many question the reason why I help people in need, but rather than argue I just show my reason. I want to give the homeless a reason to live. I know I can’t give them the life they used to have or want to have, but I know a simple care package makes them see hope. Hope for survival and future existence. …show more content…

This is just how I was raised and how God made me. God sent his son Jesus Christ down to Earth to teach the poor about having faith and believing. For instance, in Deuteronomy 15:10, Jesus tells his followers and believers, “You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land” ("37 Bible Verses about Giving To The Poor."). These words of fulfillment are what keeps me striving to help others. Not just the homeless, but even my fellow

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of Dorothy Day's Room For Christ

    754 Words  | 2 Pages

    Our readings from Luke’s Gospel portray those in poverty as the people who will inherit the earth and be by Christ’s side in the kingdom of heaven. In the Gospel of Luke, it states, “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours” (6:20). Our readings from scripture paint a picture that suggests that those who are suffering in the world during their lifetime, will be

    Read More

  • Anaheim's Growing Homeless Crisis: A Deeper Insight

    1647 Words  | 4 Pages

    One subject that simply can not be ignored no matter where you find yourself in Anaheim. The homeless population in Anaheim is rapidly growing and there seems to be no end to this conundrum. Sadly, these poor individuals can be found anywhere some small amount of shelter is. Thus, you can constantly find them lingering around parks or on the sides of freeways waiting to beg the next passerby for enough money to make it through the day. In Anaheim they can usually found at the various parks we have around the city. The heart of a person is only so delicate to feel remorse or sadness whilst the less fortunate of society wanders within their eyes. But surprisingly enough when the time comes down to it you often hear the phrase,

    Read More

  • NHS Scholarship Essay

    594 Words  | 2 Pages

    When I was younger my grandfather would take me to a kitchen where I would help put together bags of food and other necessities for homeless people in the area. My grandmother worked at a nursing home so I would come up and entertain the people who didn’t get many visitors, and assist them to the best of my abilities. Helping those people every other week was so much fun, and I have always just loved helping out people in any way possible. I even helped from home, by helping my mom with bake sales that the profit made would go to various charities. I am not in StuCo, but I usually help them pack food for families in need through “Got Your

    Read More

  • Corruption In The Gilded Age Essay

    1426 Words  | 3 Pages

    For instance, Leviticus 25:35 states, “’if your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you” (ESV). As a Christian, a person is called to help those who are struggling, and speaks of giving everything a person has to help those around him or her. According to the Jacob Riis film, citizens turned a blind eye to all those suffering, without a home or food. It also states in Proverbs 22:2, “…the rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all” (ESV). God created everyone on the Earth, and did not create one group to feel superior over another. The last passage that represents the other half is Proverbs 28:6, “ Better is poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways” (ESV). A man can be as poor as can be, but wealth does not make you better in the eyes of God.

    Read More

  • Habitat for Humanity: Helping the Homeless

    403 Words  | 1 Pages

    Homelessness is not something that I could ever imagine completely. I, like everyone else, have a simple idea of what it would be like to be homeless. There is so much more to being homeless than most believe. My exposure to Habitat for Humanity is showing me some about the idea of living in a lower income family. This exposure is an experience that all high school and college students should have.

    Read More

  • Human Flourishing In Ayn Rand's Unleashing Opportunity

    482 Words  | 1 Pages

    Children that start out in poverty are already starting behind in life because their parents aren’t highly educated that and kids that grow up in a single parent house hold are also behind because they don’t get the attention they need. Their parents are too busy to teach the child words throughout their childhood, and they don’t get the one on one time they need to establish a good start to flourish in their education, and in life to get out of poverty is the man goal for these kids. As a Christian we need to encourage are society, and Christians need to become a part of the community. A quote from Unleashing Opportunity states, “…is that every child be raised in a family, within the context of a larger society that supports parents…” (Unleashing, 29). This states that as a Christian it’s our job to bring a community together to support those the single parents so they can spend time with their children. Also as a community we need to strive for the common good, meaning that as a larger society the picture is

    Read More

  • The Minor Prophets In The Old Testament

    997 Words  | 2 Pages

    He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8 NIV) At the time of Amos the poor were being oppressed by the wealthy, and God used Amos to scold Israel for their lack of justice, towards the poor. “Therefore because you trample on the poor and take from them levies of grain, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. “ (Amos 5:11) According to Hindson and Yates “at a social level Israel’s accumulation of wealth led to a wide disparity between the upper and lower class, and a climate of injustice prevailed as the power of the rich began to take advantage of the poor.” (p.370) Justice was something of utmost importance to God; he created all people to be treated fairly. To exploit the poor and to treat them unjustly was something God was not going to allow the wealthy and powerful to

    Read More

  • Beatitudes

    877 Words  | 2 Pages

    Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. This is the first Beatitude. It tells us that we should accept people for who they are and not the material things they have. You should not treat a person who lives in a nice house and drives a nice car any different then someone who lives in a less desirable house and drives an old car. You should treat everyone how you would like to be treated. Just because someone can not afford some of the things as you might be able to does not mean that they are a bad person. We should accept everyone into our community.

    Read More

  • Proposal For Homeless Community

    578 Words  | 2 Pages

    The warm care package is going to be a personalized donation bundle with two articles of winter clothing, a motivational note written by those who donated. Additionally, we want to provide small cards with locations of where they can grab free hot beverages and soups throughout the winter months. These additional cards and information that we will provide offers future opportunities to be able to eat and drink something warm. In hopes that our interaction goes beyond one interaction and opens up the belief of hope. We also find that this is a great opportunity for those individuals who want to give back during the holiday season but have a busy schedule.

    Read More

  • Helping the Homeless

    718 Words  | 2 Pages

    Homelessness is everywhere, it is not a new trend and is a growing problem. Many people ask themselves should I help the homeless or not; it is easier to just ignore the problem than to give a helping hand. Every person needs help at one point or another in their life and homeless people should be no different. Assisting the homeless with healthcare, housing, and childcare are ways people are able to and should help the homeless.

    Read More

  • Creating My Personal Bucket List

    834 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...ne day a stranger did something nice for me. If it becomes a tradition it will affect more than just me and the person I helped, but also the person he or she helped and so on. Hence, I want to do something nice for someone else to benefit more and more people and create a tradition.

    Read More

  • Assistance to the Less Fortunate

    1203 Words  | 3 Pages

    Ensuring that all members of society are taken care of and are treated respectfully is crucial to ensuring the well being of society as a whole. To say that those less fortunate should be left to fend for themselves, or that it is not our responsibility as citizens and responsible members of society to assist those in need of help is simply selfish. How would you feel if you were the one in need of assistance? We the people that make up society must contribute our time, resources and effort to help others who are less privileged and more susceptible to sickness due to their living conditions and the situation that they are stuck in. Ultimately, society stands to benefit when we take care of those members of society that are in need of shelter, food, financial assistance etc. Furthermore, in doing so, we are also keeping our community safe by eliminating the need for those less fortunate to turn to crime as a way to feed themselves and their family. One can only be pushed so far until self-preservation becomes the most important factor to a person, thus pushing those who are hungry to resort to stealing, robbing and other such crimes to survive.

    Read More

  • Helping Homeless

    867 Words  | 2 Pages

    “We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't have enough resources, and we are unlikely ever to have, to satisfy human greed.” That is a quote from Zygmunt Bauman about the basic needs of every human being. All over the world there are people who have nice phones and gaming systems, new clothes and shoes, huge houses and cars (SC6). But there are also people who are not able to have proper shelter, food, and water.

    Read More

  • Vacant Houses For The Homeless

    598 Words  | 2 Pages

    To the people who have ever felt bad for the people living on the streets, if you had the chance to save their lives would you commit to it? Many people are homeless and we may be able to save them just by putting them in vacant houses. Not saying it will be easy but it is a possibility. There are enough vacant homes for each homeless person to have SIX.

    Read More

  • The Kindness of a Stranger

    920 Words  | 2 Pages

    The most joyous season of the year in our house is Christmas. All the family gets together, gifts are exchanged and we give thanks for all that we have. This Christmas however, was one that I will never forget. If it weren't for the help of a stranger coming to my rescue, my holidays would have been ruined. He reminded me that a little kindness really does go along way.

    Read More

More about I Want To Give The Homeless

Open Document