Imagine being a garbage person—a society toss-away—relegated to the slow-death and -torture that is homelessness. Imagine your only source of transportation being your feet and your bike. Imagine having no money. Imagine a flat tire. Imagine getting passed one of these cards:
They offer free inner tube replacement for bike tires, which are highly susceptible to damage from the rocky and glass-strewn terrain found in most riverbanks and alleyways where homeless people live.
For a mere $5 to $10, I can make a homeless persons day and fulfill my duty in Christ:
In the past three days, I've passed out over 20 cards; however, no takers yet. Even still, all homeless persons who received one were extremely grateful, and impressed at how astutely met their needs were by this particular charity initiative.
The business card-sized handouts I give to homeless/indigent persons I see on the street riding bikes, offering free inner tube replacement for bike tires |
For a mere $5 to $10, I can make a homeless persons day and fulfill my duty in Christ:
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.
— Matthew 25:35-36
The details and restrictions are pretty straightforward: meet me at the bike shop of your choice, I purchase the tire tube, and I keep the original receipt. The reason for the latter is so that, when I offer other Christians an opportunity to reimburse, I can give them the original receipt to head-off any possible concern regarding the integrity of my charity.In the past three days, I've passed out over 20 cards; however, no takers yet. Even still, all homeless persons who received one were extremely grateful, and impressed at how astutely met their needs were by this particular charity initiative.
NOTE | I guess they only need so many tubes of toothpaste, and something meaningful is more endearing to them. They like it when you look like you're paying attention to them, I think, instead to your typical, piss-poor attempt to be Christ-like or charitable.