Taking It To The Streets

Online, May 12, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Providing food, shelter, and life's basic necessities is every society's responsibility to those that are homeless or displaced in their city. Most cities have programs, shelters, and food banks that work together to provide these. Churches also play a big role in bringing restoration to these individuals as well. However, one local church decided to take it one step further.
On April 18th, Existence Church, a local San Diego church, teamed up with The Isaiah Project and The Waterman to provide a day of escape from the harsh realities of life on the streets. Along with food and a "care package", the population of over 1,000 homeless people in attendance watched the Bill McGee Blues Man perform a concert in an unused lot in downtown San Diego. Among those in attendance were Donna Fry, who honored the event and its hosts.
The Isaiah Project is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing the homeless population in San Diego with adequate food, shelter, facilities, and water. They work very closely with David Ross, also known as the Waterman, a retired veteran who spends every single day handing out hundreds of bottles of water to the same people.
Existence Church partnered with them by putting together over 700 "care packages" that over 40 volunteers handed out during the event. The packages were put together by the church members and their friends for this event and were filled with toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand wipes, and socks.
This event was a great picture of people going beyond the call, to help provide not just the needs of those less fortunate, but show them a good time as well.