Last week I flew to New Jersey to serve with City Relief, a homeless outreach organization serving many in NJ and NYC. It’s one of the highlights of my year, and I’m so thankful to be serving with a team this year, small as it was.
Those of us that have served before feel a sense of awe and wonder and privilege when we go. Last year due to quarantine rules I went by myself. I quarantined in a VRBO in NJ for two weeks, then was able to serve on the streets with City Relief. I was still recovering from rotator cuff surgery, so I was off work and able to take the time to go. And it was a huge blessing like always, but it was very different than previous years.
Covid made the whole process of serving our friends in the streets look and feel less personal. I truly felt the distance part of social distancing. We typically prayed for people one-on-one and had sometimes lengthy conversations with them, but in 2020 it was...
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