Sententia

So it's been a while. I'm now back on some adventures so here's something I wrote earlier. Harvey House is a 12-18 month Christian program for Drug and/or Alcohol addicted men. It is not for withdrawal, but for men who have already decided to change their lives.

On Sunday we went with some Harvey House guys to Chicago with Trinity College to give out sandwiches to homeless and pray with them. Needless to say it was a great time. My sub-group was with two Trinity College (funny, I almost applied there) students and Scottie, one of the Harvey House guys. Scottie was a pro on the streets because his life used to be the streets. He said he’d bought heroin all over the city. That, apparently, is the drug of choice in Chicago. We spoke, prayed with, and gave sandwiches to over six homeless people. Scottie made conversing with them simple. He was kind, straight to the point, and he steered conversation exactly where it needed to go. I learned a lot from seeing how he interacted with the homeless and from talking with him after. I learned how to pray with drunken people, I learned how to trust God for provision, and I learned how to be humble when offering help to someone older than me. I learned to rely on the Spirit.

Later Sunday night I spoke with Alex and Dave, two other group members from Valpo: