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Thursday Feeding

The Thursday feeding regimen has been a very fruitful activity, not to be relented, in which LOTS# has been able to build relationships, get to know the people face-to-face, typical numbers, and in many cases personal situations. It has become evident that within the realms of addiction, where lying, manipulating, cheating and thievery are core behaviours, there is the one person who genuinely wants to change his / her ways and LOTS# need to discern individual intentions. For this we require the insights of LOTS# members who have talked-the-talk and walked-the-walk to identify the genuine intentions of those who want to better themselves but do not have the wherewithal to take the first step. This, as opposed to those who are not willing to set aside their ‘street life’ and the need to overcome the withdrawal symptoms as a deterrent, even to the extent of denying serious medical situations. Most addicts have had the exposure to a rehab, where the short term interventions seem to be more of a ‘comparison of war stories and experiences’ during which those, less experienced, learn more ‘tricks of the trade’. This said, LOTS# members will always give the wishes and needs of any person top priority and where possible entertain such so that our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified.

Also evident, amongst those who have been on the streets for extended periods, despite the addiction, there is also a major adaptation to the structures, disciplines, rules and regulations which they are subjected to when entering a rehabilitation centre which, in itself, causes them to run. To assist the committed intentions of addicts there is a need for a nurturing environment where commitments are prayerfully validated by means of a daily program over a period of time, with due rewards / consequences, culminating in accommodation and a more intensive God Inspired program during which a Godly Soul can be ‘adopted’ by a support group who in turn become accountability partners while the person is in rehab and thereafter. The ‘adoption process’ is also an education process for both the adopters and the greater public who want to get involved.

A Thursday expectation as another source of food had been created to the extent that the Garage People sent youngsters to receive numerous meals and not the Food for the Spirit in the form of a Bible reading, Prayer and Message. To this end, LOTS#, as with other ministry groups, decided not to serve the people at the ‘funny farm’, as known on the street. Those who come to meet LOTS# during their stops will never be denied the Word or any provisions they may require.