Being without adequate housing is an incredibly difficult challenge to live with. Some of the difficulties are easy to imagine - such as being cold in Winter weather, wet in the rain, too hot in the Summer. Other facets of the homeless experience may not be as obvious until you think them through. Toilet use. Hygiene. Cooking. Care for clothing and other belongings. Transportation.

As the weather gets colder, and the nights get longer, my heart is holding the many people here in Chicago without homes. 

It is almost Thanksgiving! So many people will be getting together with families, enjoying tasty food and reflecting on thankfulness. I will be traveling as well, visiting my in-laws in Aurora. Because I will be traveling, you will not be hearing from me next Friday in Pip's Perspective, or seeing me in worship on Sunday the 27th. I will still be holding a movie night on the 27th (more about that below).