#7 The Art Fair 10/11/08

The OV Community Beach was the site of an annual Art Fair on Saturday. When I showed up about 1pm the place was packed. I got excited thinking how many people would hear the Gospel read to them. The day was absolutely gorgeous, but really windy. I read for about an hour before ending the session. A couple of folks approached me and took some literature, but nothing outwardly eventful took place. I say 'outwardly' because I'll never know who is listening to the Words as they walk by and what impact they may have on them.

As I was walking around checking out the art work, I ran into Yvette and Juan - the couple from Chicago that I took to the homeless shelter last week. They were doing great! Juan was working and both of them had qualified for food stamps. They had gotten bus passes and were hoping to save some money to buy a car. The only bummer was that Yvette had lost her ID card and would probably have to return to Illinois to get another one. As we were talking, Juan suddenly dropped his back pack and began running towards the bath house yelling something about his wallet. Unfortunately, he had set his wallet on a top ledge in the men's restroom and had forgotten it. Of course, it was gone by the time he returned. Along with the $24 he had, his ID, Social Security card and bus pass were gone. Distraught is a lame word to describe how he felt. We searched all the trash cans in the area, thinking that maybe someone took the money and tossed the wallet. We prayed for help but after an hour of searching with no luck, I gave them the last $8 I had for bus fare and took Yvette to the bus stop while Juan went to see his son. Please pray for them. I will check on them this week.

I spoke with George over the weekend (the Security Guard) and he's doing OK. He starts a new job this week. Please pray for him, too. Have a great week and God Bless all of you!