God has blessed me in so many ways and I want to be of service and help those in need. What do homeless veterans need most and how can I find them and provide whatever that is to them in the most efficient way possible? I can rent an apartment in an ideal location to act as a safe place to shower and stay clean, do laundry, stay warm, etc but I’m nervous that it could go sideways if I’m not careful, I don’t know the pitfalls of running a clandestine homeless shelter but I want to make an effective change in the quality of life and help be a stepping stone to lift up the men and women who have taken the oath to protect our constitution. They deserve better and I can’t sit by another day knowing that winter is here and our nations protectors are cold, hungry, stolen from etc. I don’t know where this will lead but I have a burning desire to start this. I don’t want to just donate to a shelter or hand out blankets, I can afford a thousand dollars a month and my first thought is shelter, supplies, home base, internet access, hot meals, etc. I am an IT guy so I have lots of computers printers etc things that can help a person get a job interview and arrive with clean clothes and a home address. Like a we work office like a satellite homeless shelter designed to help lift a person out of poverty and back onto their own two feet. I’m in East TN if there are any patriots out here that want to help hit me up. I’m going to start to plan and I know I’ll fumble in the dark a bit but I’ve never felt an urge so strong within me. I will let the Holy Spirit guide me on this journey and so I know this work will be good.
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May the Lord assist you with the mighty discernment you will need and protect you from physical harm. Please stop reading right here if you do not want to see what experience with a similar plan, taught me. As someone who has been exposed to homeless people, and who had a generous spirit, I learned a few things. A homeless person who is a veteran and has a drug and or mental problem is essentially the same as another homeless soul plus possible extra medical needs or handicaps. Drug users on gov assistance have their own culture of others who support that they are "Jones'n" for more drugs constantly and will lie and steal and take advantage of people who have anything at all that will assist them in having what they want. Especially important is that families with kids do not "take in" a street person of any age because it can seriously endanger the other kids in the home. Under no circumstances can meth users be allowed to infiltrate your life or your family's. You will be destroyed. What is needed is for the institutions for the mentally ill that the libtards had closed, to re-open. Street people need massive help and the individuals need it for far longer than people think, to have the ability to make conscious decisions to not seek drugs/alcohol. Here is the most important thing I learned: Vets or anyone else, MUST have nutritional support to get off of alcohol and drugs. So rehab places to go to that provide amino acids/vites/minerals and therapeutic recovery meds for body and mind, and for 2 yr program of containment so they are off the street. The comfort of a hot shower a good meal a good bed and decent clothes, is a great kindness towards another. Paperwork assistance and transportation to appts for veteran assistance. But I knew I was providing a "bandaid" and not a cure. And I learned that my own loved ones had to be protected from the strangers I helped. And that I was actually in danger myself because when you are marked as someone who will help, many very bad people are attracted. As long as it is only you, who is put at risk, and not someone else in your life (including pets) then your decision is between you and God with your own prayers, and the Holy Spirit's protection of you.