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Heartbreaking! Homeless found living in furnished caves in California highlight ongoing state crisis

Pastor Dewey Moede

Photo From San Francisco Chronicle: Unhoused people in Modesto dug caves in the riverbank along the Tuolumne River to live in, officials said, until local authorities and volunteers cleared the caverns over the weekend, citing safety concerns. Modesto Police Department

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another:
just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 
By this all people will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.
–John 13:34-35

 

Jesus wept. John 11:35 in context:

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
  • Do I truly care for the destitute?
  • How much do I long to see them blessed?
  • Am I pointing the needy to God their Savior?
  • Will I trust God to judge their oppressors?
  • What act of compassion will I show today?
What Does the Bible Say about the Homeless?

California caves dug out by people experiencing homelessness has the community and city officials concerned for the safety of those living underneath the Tuolumne River. The discovery also brings to the forefront the state’s ongoing crisis with unhoused people.

The Modesto Police Department, the Tuolumne River Trust, and Operation 9-2-99, a volunteer river clean-up organization, worked together to clean up approximately 7,600 pounds of trash from the caves and the surrounding areas, according to local outlet CBS13.

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From Greg Stier

Let the words of William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, be your battle cry as you fight for the Light:

While women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight. While little children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight. While men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight. While there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor, lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight. I’ll fight to the very end!

A Believer’s Wake-Up Call

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