A Night With The Homeless

--by AsianWoman, posted Feb 12, 2010

by: Ellis Moore (Age 10)

Every Saturday or Sunday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. There are thousands of people across The United States without any food or shelter. My family and I have been doing this for several months.

We wanted to see what it was like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to mention is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be hungry. All of the areas we go to are very dangerous. We go on streets such as, Orange blossom trail, Parramore, Gore street, Colonial Dr, and down town Orlando.

We all get together in the kitchen and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom prepares a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people.

I like to write a special notes on the bags like, “God loves you”. Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family prayer. A lot of people misunderstand homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people some are really nice. Some of them just had bad things happened to them.

At first when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their trust. Because a lot of people are mean to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week they trust us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people that have feelings. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food, and thank us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.

We have become really close with this man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal belongings in shopping carts. After meeting with them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from collage and has a PHD. He used to teach French and, Spanish. He graduated from Howard University.

After we get done feeding the homeless, it makes me appreciate what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad, and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone’s life.

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Posted by AsianWoman
Feb 12, 2010
Comments (26)

Readers Comments

helpinghand wrote: Beautiful,meaningful story.God has given us lots of comforts in life.I also feel we must share some portion of food,clothes,money with the people who are in need.After all they are our God's children.

sethi wrote: Thank you for being kind and doing the work you are doing . God bless .

JeanieMarie wrote: This is a heart warming story, and a good lesson for all of us and our attitudes toward the homeless. God surely blesses your work, thank you.

Bluebell wrote: Thank you for such a beautiful story. I hope someone reaches that family to let them know how special they are. God bless them. Love and light, bluebell

molly wrote: Thank you for doing a good deed. I speak for the the homeless.

iris wrote: I am so impressed by you story that i think i will try doing that this sunday. God bless your family and the homeless also.

CW wrote: You could be an earth angel. To bring hope where there is despair or to turn sadness to joy is a wonderful attribute to have, the angels will work with you, guide you and support you. You are truly blessed and a wonderful gift to humanity

CW wrote: Well done, the angels will bless you for your help to those less fortunate in life. Kindness is the currency of heaven

irishgirl wrote: That is truly going above and beyond to make a difference. Thanks for all you're doing, makes the world a little bit better for everyone!

jaydeebug wrote: Amazing that this comes from a 10 year old. The entire story was beautiful and inspirational but the sentence that jumped out at me is that you don't eat beforehand so you can share in their experience.

God has truly blessed you and your family for your depth of kindness and understanding.

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