tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post531119708322758287..comments2023-08-23T23:53:58.164-04:00Comments on <a href="http://paulstokes.blogspot.com">The Stokes Kith and Kin Community Blog</a>: Manna Packs in AustinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-76215628599172295282007-10-21T23:51:00.000-04:002007-10-21T23:51:00.000-04:00Our Kids in Mission at church pack those bags from...Our Kids in Mission at church pack those bags from time to time. They put peanut butter crackers in the package. Don't think they put socks in.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth, our Outreach Chair, moved to Greensboro from Dallas. Must be something about those Texans!!MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553554616669193033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-20269115352462043472007-10-20T11:42:00.000-04:002007-10-20T11:42:00.000-04:00The man at the intersection in Austin also drank i...The man at the intersection in Austin also drank immediately about half the bottle of water, and, then, broke the half empty bottle in half and set the filled half down for his dog to lap. May God bless him and his dog.Paul Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905961019293417243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-73668846945734466362007-10-20T11:24:00.000-04:002007-10-20T11:24:00.000-04:00I need to say that I generally don't think very fa...I need to say that I generally don't think very favorably of homeless people. Lots of them come down to winter in Miami every year. It really is a very nice place to spend the "season", if one can afford to do that. Several years ago there were a man and woman who hung out underneath a bridge over the canal between Medley and Hialeah. The intersection there, Okeechobee Road (US 27) and W 12th Avenue, is very busy, and they would "work" this intersection almost every morning during the rush hour, one on each side of Okeechobee road working the 12th Avenue traffic. They would walk up and down through the lanes of waiting cars with a hand out asking for money. Each of them had a very noticeable limp, and generally they would act as though they also had a lame arm.<BR/><BR/>Because I went through this intersection each morning on my way to catch the Metrorail in to work, I had many opportunities to observe them and learn their patterns. A couple of times I was going in later than usual, after the rush hour. I saw them walking along Okeechobee Road to the Metrorail station a couple of blocks away. Once we were riding in the same car on the train. Interesting that they then showed no sign of a limp or a lame arm. In fact, they seemed quite healthy and vigorous. Perhaps I shouldn't judge all "homeless" people by these two, but I confess that I tend to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-77476404154862186842007-10-20T10:58:00.000-04:002007-10-20T10:58:00.000-04:00One thing I noticed (it was a long light) was that...One thing I noticed (it was a long light) was that the man immediately opened the bag and dumped it out to see what was inside. He commented that there was a pair of socks, and he seemed very happy about that. Morgan told us that homeless people are often in need of socks. His reaction, and the fact that he seemed very glad to have been given the bag, surprised me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com