rvralph803 t1_j9ypf6x wrote
Reply to comment by moocow4125 in A man with no home was treated as if he didn't matter. Then a group of people helped, saving his life in the process. by CBSnews
Bud, my wife is a pastor and she fights with her church to get them to serve the community in these ways. I've come to the conclusion that the preponderance of Christians are the most vile hypocrites.
The church has 70k in the bank.
When the question of letting homosexuals lead came up they decided to leave the broader Methodist church. There were people tripping over themselves to donate for the costs of leaving over homosexuals in the church. But if there's a drive to do anything for the community. To home someone or fix a person's home or health... Nothing.
As a Christian I'm just as disgusted as you.
That said, what are your practical needs. How can I help?
moocow4125 t1_j9z3l4k wrote
It's too late for me. Help someone else.
Edit: I don't mean to sound ungrateful or pessimistic, it's been several years for me out here. I can no longer sleep inside, it fills me with a similar dread and anxiety one would have for sleeping outdoors. You sound like you want to help and I hope you have a nice weekend.
rvralph803 t1_j9zawyw wrote
I understand that. I once toured across country on bicycle and I found a house an excessive want for a few years after. I simply wish our country would make it easier for people to make choices that don't result in criminalization or privation.
But more to my point, do you have what you need currently to live how you prefer?
moocow4125 t1_ja028bl wrote
No. I live in a vehicle. Employment has never been a problem. I don't have any substance issues. Ive never been convicted of anything, ive technically been arrested a few times, is part of the life, in the wrong place a lot of the time but my point is no criminal history either. I had a medical issue cost me my job and i had no safety net of any kind. There was a window where i couldve made good use of assistance but that window is closed. I am trying to be a normal housed person as I now have a niece and I have an opportunity to be a good uncle. Basically, a goal. I do not wish to impose my situation on my brother, he has tried to help and i dont want my nieces early memories of me to be me crying in their guest room. Its been many years since ive slept inside anywhere. It is difficult to explain, and i realize it is irrational and safer than my current situation. But i cant relax, i end up finding myself in a defensive stance, covering my face, random adrenaline, terrified of nothing, its quite sad. I am struggling to adjust, and finding a month to month rental situation every other year only to continue sleeping in a vehicle and hanging outside all the time is both financially draining and a bit heartbreaking. I believe I need therapy but have been failed by the low access medical system as my efforts have been counterproductive to say the least. It's been too long, the man I was is dead and the man I have become is still strange to me.
rvralph803 t1_ja1ys49 wrote
I totally get that. I really do. Not to your level. Would having a camper be a midway step?
moocow4125 t1_ja3jgke wrote
Yeah, it would. I've been working towards that. Is my next step towards being normal.
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