Tomorrow at 9 a.m. we are holding a memorial service in honor of Ava.
We are excited to honor her memory with our friends, those who are homeless and those who are not. For those of you who normally attend our Bible study, this will be in place of Bible study tomorrow
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I loaded up my backpack, heavy duty sleeping bag, and freshly cleaned pillow to make my homeless stay as ideal as possible. I was ready. It was go time.
With my backpack on, my massive sleeping bag and pillow in hand, I walked up to a group of people sitting in a circle. You’ve been there, right? That awkward initial meeting of a group about to participate in a poverty simulation? It was all fun and games and giggles. And then things got real.
Read MoreAs I was safely sleeping inside a locked facility with two armed security guards for the poverty simulation Wednesday night, a block away my friend Ava was being beaten to death.
It is nearly incomprehensible to think that of all the nights this could happen, it was the night I was there -- not actually there but just down the road. While she was undergoing this horrible attack, we were laughing and talking, so nearby, and yet of course having no idea what was happening to her.
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Next Tuesday through Thursday, I will participate in a poverty simulation hosted by CitySquare. No one attending has a clue what will actually go down, but here are a few possibilities: