The part about experiencing homelessness five times but God providing each time really captures something economists often miss when studying poverty. When I was working at a shelter briefly, the materialprovision stuff (food, gift cards, shelter) isn't just luck or randomness. There's often a network effect where communties step up in ways that formal systems cant. The vulnerability of repeated housing instability though takes a huge toll, regardless of faith support systems that help survive it.
Well, I don't know if we'll never be homeless again, but our family definitely has F.R.O.G. down pat! I won't lie, it was hard, and downright terrifying at times. We had to deal with CPS more than once - and if you know anything about how horrid they are, you know they can be a parent's worst nightmare.
The part about experiencing homelessness five times but God providing each time really captures something economists often miss when studying poverty. When I was working at a shelter briefly, the materialprovision stuff (food, gift cards, shelter) isn't just luck or randomness. There's often a network effect where communties step up in ways that formal systems cant. The vulnerability of repeated housing instability though takes a huge toll, regardless of faith support systems that help survive it.
I cant even imagine. I've been fortunate enough to never been homeless (yet) so hearing stories like this really hurts.
Well, I don't know if we'll never be homeless again, but our family definitely has F.R.O.G. down pat! I won't lie, it was hard, and downright terrifying at times. We had to deal with CPS more than once - and if you know anything about how horrid they are, you know they can be a parent's worst nightmare.
Jesus brought us through it every time.