Angel

This is Kristan or as we knew her, "Angel". She was a prostitute and she is the one that was found murdered the other night, thrown by a dumpster beside the Motel 6. This pic is from last Summer on midnight outreach.

The No Place Homeless breakfast team knew her well, she lived at the abandonded car lot where many homeless prostitutes lived, where the No Place team brought her breakfast every Wednesday.
She came to the Dream Center once for a block party last fall. Pastor Craig came and got me and had me talk to her. A john had brought her to the block party because he was concerned for her he said. We tried to get her some help, get her to go to a shelter, but she wouldn't. We gave her some food, prayer, water.
A lot of people reached out to her, loved on her, prayed with her, gave her hygiene items, food, clothes, and tried to help her leave the streets but she never would.
THIS is why we do what we do. Feeding the homeless on Wednesday mornings, going out into the mean streets on Midnight outreach, having free block parties, a church and community center in the heart of the hood, etc..because Jesus loves the Angel's of the world, and we are his body, extending His hand to them.

We never know what day could be their last day, or our last day. I know she saw Jesus many times through all of the people that reached out to her. I pray she knew him before she died.
Carole