Donate To The St. Francis Breadline This Summer

Here are three short stories that keep me focused on helping the poor and homeless especially in the heat of the summer.

• Two days ago, a young teenager stopped me at the door of the Church and asked me for a cold glass of water. She was homeless and very thirsty.
• Yesterday, while walking home to the Friary, an elderly woman stopped me and asked for some money to buy a cold drink.
• Today, a young man asked me if he could sit in the church and cool off because he thought he was going to faint from the heat of the sun.

For most of us, a cup of cold water is no big deal. If we’re thirsty, we go to the faucet and fill a glass with water. If we want it cold, we get some ice from the freezer. It’s not much to most of us. We don’t even think about it. It’s no big deal. But for many of our homeless children, women and men, a cold glass of water on a blistering hot day is a rare treat. 
Please help us to continue bringing some comfort and cool refreshment to those whose home is a hot sidewalk and a hard concrete bed. Your gift can help us make the simplest gesture - a cool drink on a blistering day - seems like the greatest gift anyone can give.