My Dad and I went to Skid-Row this past Sunday, and I was so blessed I went. At first i was a little apprehensive, since I had one of my best friends over, and we’d stayed up all night Saturday, but I knew that I needed to deny myself and go. So I got up, and guess what…I survived! We traveled down to Los Angeles, and it was a beautiful day, perfect weather, and beautiful skies. We got there, after much difficulty trying to park on the crazy streets of LA (we ended up paying for parking, it figures) and we were blown away! There were about 2000 kids lined up on 4th street, and there were about the same amount of motorcyclists as kids. They brought in toys for these kids by the dozens, and they didn’t mess around. They were bringing in huge stuffed animals, some of the which were taller than the people they were strapped to the bike with.
So all in all, these kids got about 2-3 toys each. It was so cool to see their happy faces, not knowing how/where they spend Christmas, or if they get anything at all. These kids deserve to have gifts, and I hope they have an amazing Christmas. It showed me how fortunate a lot of us are, and what we take for granted. So it was great of Fred Jordan Missions to do this. I pray God blesses that ministry in every way possible for what they do. Its needed desperately in this world.
