The Shelter Day 1
In May of 2022 I was facing homelessness. During an appointment with my doctor I broke down sobbing and told him what was happening. The only help he could provide was a list of shelters I could call. I was devastated with my circumstances but that day I began calling the numbers on the list, one after the other. My devastation was quickly accompanied by despair as I found out to get into a shelter I would have to call each place every day, going through all the motions, to inquire about vacancies. Day after miserable day I heard no, no, no, no availability, no vacancies expected for months… It was one of the most critical times in this journey that my faith met reality. Weighing about 85 pounds, weak, sick, disabled, in constant pain and crippled further by fear…I was out of options. I had no choice but to trust that God would take care of me.
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