“It’s been a long day without you my friend, and I will tell you about it when I see you again” lyrics from song, “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa

Between Sunday and Saturday, we had the privilege of serving 43 people.

• We attended a memorial service on Sunday for our friend (Henry).  Even though we would see him most Saturdays, we didn’t know the real (Henry).  The pastors at L Street all described him as a man who always watched out for his friends.  We would get a small glimpse of this some Saturdays when he would say, “so and so is up on a particular corner and could really use some help”.  We laughed when talking to his wife that he was up there with Jim cracking jokes.  RIP our friend.

• We met up with our friend (Jay) who had put his number on a bulletin board in the vestibule of a local supermarket for show shoveling.  He got enough jobs to make enough money to sleep in a motel for a couple of nights and get out of the cold.

• Making our way around town Saturday morning, we ran into some of our old friends (Shane, Matt, Susan).  Gloves and socks were in big demand.  We were also able to give out men’s and women’s jackets.  Some of our friends were huddled in a parking garage to get out of the snow.  Liz had brought bags of valentine chocolates she made up for our friends which were a big hit.  It’s these little gestures that make our friends feel that we really do care for them, along with our packet of $10 bill/$10 Dunkin Donuts card/prayer card, snacks Gatorade, water, clothes, blankets.

• We were saddened to hear our friend (Kathy) was rushed to the hospital the other day with severe pneumonia and kidney issues.  She had been sleeping outside with her friend (Steve) in these frigid temperatures.  She’s lucky she’s alive.  We spoke with her in the hospital hoping she’s had enough of this lifestyle – we can only hope and pray.

• This cold weather and snow bring other issues for our friends.  With wet feet and severe cold, their feet swell up when they lose circulation.  A change of socks and sometimes a larger pair of sneakers/shoes or boots are needed.  Seeing all this suffering our friends experience can be disheartening but there is sometimes little nuggets that come our way. While giving out hats, gloves, clothes, snacks and our packet, a small woman who couldn’t speak much English came up to me, hugged me and said, “Thank you Papi”.  This makes it all worth it.

“You shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother” Deuteronomy 15.7A

PLEASE NOTE:    We have changed our location for donations for On the Street Ministry from Holy Cross Retreat House to My Brother’s Keeper.    We currently have a box in the main stairway on the 1^st floor of MBK.  If you have recurring orders through Amazon or any other retail website, please change the delivery address to:

On the Street Ministry

C/o Shaun Teed

67 Turner Road

Scituate, MA 02066

Thanks to all the people who support our ministry by dropping off clothes, DD cards, at MBK. We are also grateful for the support of My Brothers Keeper for allowing us to keep a donation box there.

God Bless,

Liz Londergan

Shaun Teed and Tito

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