USA - Engineer helps Homeless

From the team of HELP Texas:
"My name is Terry. I have become friends of the 'Cream and Sugar' team over the last spring and summer. I am a computer engineer and have worked in high tech for 25 years. However, I have been drawn to the homeless population of Austin for the past 5 years, serving as a volunteer once or twice a week in a non-faith based program that provides basic needs and counseling to homeless people aged 17 to 24.

Over the years, I became aware that there needed to be a bible based ministry here in Austin to serve these same young people. I prayed to God that there might be some missionary to serve these people. Little did I know that during these entire five years, the HELP for all Nations team was on the Drag. (Shame on me!) However, we connected because of the "Cream and Sugar" trailer this Spring. The first day I saw it, I knocked on the door and was greeted warmly.

After a few visits, I told them that they were the answer to my prayers! I have become a regular visitor to the trailer. I truly love sitting in the trailer, serving ramen, coffee, and cookies to the homeless people. I enjoy finding out about the lives of the guests, asking them directly to share a little of their stories and encouraging them indirectly to open up to the possibility of an improving future. It is wonderful when we can help them in practical ways, but often we must be satisfied by offering friendship, moral support, and a listening ear.

Since they are often shunned or ignored for being on the street or being addicted to something, this can be a great blessing to them. "

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