Bob Johnson story
"FRIENDS, HERE IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO."
THE TESTIMONY OF "BREAKFAST BOB" JOHNSON
One day I was home in bed when there was a commotion outside the hallway of our apt complex. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! was the yell and smoke began coming through our door. Standing in the parking lot, reality finally hit and with tears in my eyes I realized I was now homeless! I had lost everything.
I was at work reading a newspaper article about the homeless.There were 5 men sleeping outside the Wichita public library - no blankets, no shelter, nothing but the clothes on their backs. Not that unusual until you take into account that temperatures that night were predicted to dip to nearly 10 below zero with the wind chill factor. I think the only thing that kept them from freezing to death was the fact that they slept on metal grates above plumbing fixtures that kicked up heat. Anyway, this picture was on the front page of the paper underneath an article telling us to bring our animals inside,out pets. Our cats and dogs because they would freeze to death in these kind of temps. I couldn't believe it. I was ashamed to say I lived in Wichita KS on that day. The next morning was bitterly cold and on my way home from work I decided to drive by the library. There I saw 4 men outside huddled together wrapped in soiled, tattered and torn blankets trying to stay warm.
So I asked myself, what if that was me? Now I ask what if that was you?
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