We like results. It’s all American…to get the job done, celebrate it, and move on. Results. Fruit. Success. That’s what we want. Apparently, we are in the wrong line of work. The truth is that street ministry does not produce a lot of quick and measurable results. There are ups and downs as we ride the roller coaster of addiction alongside our friends, and there are steps forward and back as we work with people who have lived their whole lives on the streets, and then there are the miles and miles of obstacles as we try to help people get a foot out of poverty. It’s long, it’s hard, and “results” are hard to come by. The scope of the problem is enough to suck anyone down. It’s a […]
